History Videogame / TalesOfDestiny2

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Judas usually [[DeadpanSnarker has something sarcastic to say when the other characters are being silly]], but he delves into straight up BrutalHonesty at times, usually when they are either asking questions about his past or when he wants to teach Kyle AnAesop about heroism. Despite this, he is well-meaning most of the time.

''Tales of Destiny 2'' is the fourth mainline entry in the ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'', and a direct sequel to ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny''. The game was released on November 28th, 2002 in Japan on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2.

The game received an UpdatedReRelease on the UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable, released February 15th, 2007 in Japan.

* BagOfSpilling: Only comes into play with [[spoiler: Leon]], and to be fair he's been [[spoiler: dead for a while.]] Subverted in that he still has [[spoiler: Chaltier, but using him would reveal his identity.]]

* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Elraine tries to force Judas into this by trapping him in a PsychologicalTormentZone.]] It doesn't work.

* TheDragon: [[spoiler: Barbatos is all too happy to fill this role for Elraine,]] though he could hardly care less about her goals.

* DuelingMessiahs: [[spoiler: Reala and Elraine, both saints of Fortuna trying to find the best way to guide humanity into happiness.]]

* ForWantOfANail: An alternate timeline is created when [[spoiler: Belcrant fires a direct hit on Radisrol, killing all the Swordian masters and Harold Berselius before they could invade Dycroft.]] Phandaria is utterly devastated as result, and the Er'thers only survive because of Elraine's intervention... Resulting in three {{Brainwashed}} [[TerminallyDependentSociety Terminally Dependent Societies]] being all that's left of humanity in general 1000 years later.
* GettingSmiliesPaintedOnYourSoul: Occurs in the BadFuture that Nanaly comes from. People the world over willingly trade in their aspirations to live under [[spoiler: Elraine's]] thumb, because she gives them everything they need. In the AlternateTimeline [[spoiler: Elraine]] pumps this up into a TerminallyDependentSociety.

* LotusEaterMachine: The Illusion World dreams. All are [[HappyPlace happy places]] except Judas's, which is designed to drive him past the DespairEventHorizon by [[spoiler: making him relive his betrayal and death for eternity unless he agrees to serve Fortuna.]]

* MeaningfulName: Kyle naming the mysterious swordsman "Judas". [[spoiler: He's Leon Magnus, BackFromTheDead.]]

* PlotHole: A small one, but when Harold [[spoiler: brings the Swordians out to use as a power source for TimeTravel,]] Berselius is among them. The whole first game's plot hinges on that sword having been left in the ruins of Dycroft as a tribute to Karell Berselius. [[spoiler: Seeing as the end of the game retcons the whole story, this might not be too much of a problem, but it's still a bit jarring to see after a scene telling people [[AesopAmnesia not to meddle with the past.]]]]

* RetCon: The whole point of [[spoiler: Elraine changing the past, to make herself appear even more like TheMessiah and remove resistance to Fortuna's will.]]

** In his LotusEaterMachine, Judas had to choose between submitting to Fortuna's will and betraying his new friends [[DealWithTheDevil (in exchange for a place in history as a hero)]], or being forced to relive [[spoiler: betraying his old ones and drowning]] forever. [[spoiler: He chooses the latter, but is fortunately saved from having to go through with it.]]

* ScrewDestiny: Implied by the game's tagline; "To release Destiny". Eventually, it is done [[spoiler: by Reala and possibly Judas]], who come back despite this supposedly being impossible.

* ShipTease: Loni and Nanaly, to the point of just being shy of an OfficialCouple. Judas and Harold also get shipping moments, as do [[spoiler: Leon]] and Philia. Kyle and Reala ''are'' an OfficialCouple by the end.

* OffModel: The manga takes a lot of... Creative liberties with the character designs.

* {{Kiai}}

* MindRape: Attempted on [[spoiler: Judas]], though he resists long enough for a BigDamnHeroes moment to save him.

* MysteriousWaif: The game's plot begins in earnest when Reala appears and states that she is searching for a "hero who can change history." Kyle knows the CallToAdventure when he sees it, and he resolves to convince Reala that he really is the hero she's looking for.

* NoOntologicalInertia: [[spoiler:Defeating Fortuna erases all of her influence from the timeline, including the events of the game and the existence of Reala and Elraine.]] The epilogue shows that despite this, there appears to be ''some'' ontological inertia for the player characters, who still end up being pretty much the same people they were during the game. [[spoiler:Plus, Reala is reborn due to ThePowerOfLove, and Judas is not 100% RetGone and may be out there somewhere.]]

Judas' illusion world is different in that it is intentional psychological torture by making him relive his past misdeeds. He manages to endure it long enough for a BigDamnHeroes moment to save him.

* ResetButton: [[spoiler:The ending. Fortuna is defeated, which erases all of her influence from the timeline, including the events of the game and the existence of Reala and Elraine. The epilogue shows that despite this, the party members still grow up to be pretty much the same people they were during the game, and Reala is reborn due to ThePowerOfLove. Judas may also have survived]].

** After Barbatos was defeated in the original timeline, it was judged that his crimes were so great that he was to be completely written out of history. The reason he fights as Elraine's [[TheDragon Dragon]] is to prove to the world he actually does exist and is [[BlatantLies worthy of being a hero]]. This is also the ultimate fate of [[spoiler:Fortuna, as well as Elraine. Reala... well, she gets better]].
** Thanks to TimeTravel, [[spoiler: Judas does this to himself.]] Maybe.

* SayMyName: '''REAAAALAAAAAAA!'''

* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong [[spoiler:During the epilogue, you can take a sidequest where you save Nanaly's brother from death by getting him the medicine he needs to live.]]

* TimeTravel

* TomboyishName: Harold calls herself Harold in order to deceive the history books into believing that the famed genius and creator of the Swordians was male. At least, according to her that was "one of twenty-one reasons" why she did it.

* {{Tsundere}}: Nanaly is a type B, nice around everyone except Loni, who tends to hit her BerserkButton a lot.

* WhiteMagicianGirl: Reala learns the most complete suite of healing magic in the game. While she is not limited to just healing magic, she is best utilized casting spells at a distance.

* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler:Judas]], although it is later hinted that Kyle has some lingering memory of [[spoiler:him, and Stahn has his mask]]. Averted by [[spoiler:Reala]], who [[spoiler:is revived and brought back to the timeline due to Kyle's strong heart]]. Effectively, this actually counts for [[spoiler:Nanaly and Harold]], too, as [[spoiler: The Nanaly Kyle knew was from the future. The Nanaly they could have met in their time would have only been nine years old. In Harold's case, she was from the past as Judas was]].

* CoolBigSis: Nanaly is older than Kyle and Reala, who look up to the way she is fierce to her foes, but nurturing to her friends. She is resourceful and steps into the TeamMom role by both hunting and cooking meals.

* HandsomeLech: Loni adheres to this trope slightly, being the only guy who ''dreams'' about flirting.
* HappyPlace: The Illusion Worlds, barring Judas's.

* HumansAreFlawed: As is common with the ''Tales Series'', the upper rank antagonists are {{Well Intentioned Extremist|s}}. [=ToD2=] acknowledges that they want to create happiness by compensating for humanity's flaws, and humanity ''is'' flawed. But their idea of happiness is inflexible, and the game's message is that everyone has to [[EarnYourHappyEnding earn their happy ending]] by overcoming their flaws.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Judas may be a DeadpanSnarker, but he delves into straight up BrutalHonesty at times, usually when people are either asking questions about his past or when he wants to teach Kyle AnAesop about heroism. Despite this, he is well-meaning, most of the time.

* MaskPower: Judas.

* MysteriousWaif: Reala

* NoGuyWantsAnAmazon: Only in Loni's mind, regarding the tomboyish Nanaly. He often receives a bone crusher in return.
* NoodlePeople: The art style of the official game art. The actual sprites used in game, however, have more normal proportions, for the most part.

* PaperThinDisguise: Judas' mask: it's become a RunningGag in the VideoGame/TalesSeries of how poorly it functions as a means of concealing your identity. It doesn't help that Judas has an [[Creator/HikaruMidorikawa incredibly distinctive voice]]. (The excuse in-game is that Judas chose the mask not for its face-hiding abilities, but because it's made of dragon bone, which offers excellent physical and magical protection.) Though it actually does work as a disguise, due to his discretion. Everyone in-game that would recognize him is either dead or he intentionally avoids.

* PsychologicalTormentZone: Judas's [[LotusEaterMachine Illusion World.]]

** MakeWrongWhatOnceWentRight: [[spoiler: The second half of the game revolves around trying to retcon this after Elraine changed history.]]

* WhiteMagicianGirl: Reala.
* YinYangBomb: Judas and Harold both.

* TheAtoner: Both [[spoiler: Loni and Judas]], for different reasons.
* AxCrazy: Barbatos

* BadassCreed: Judas' Majin Rengokusatsu (Infernal Suffering) monologue.
-->"Instant miracles are not brought to mix with life now. Time passes... Unite here and rise to the future! Righteous Holy Sword! I cut off the past... Scatter! Majin Rengokusatsu!"

* BadFuture: Nanaly hails from one.

* BloodKnight: Barbatos.
* BreastPlate: Nanaly.

* CoolBigSis: Nanaly.
* CorruptChurch: [[spoiler: Unlike most Tales games featuring a church, this one isn't actually evil. It's mostly Fortuna being crazy that's the problem.]]
* CrapsackWorld: Downplayed, but the world of ''Destiny 2'' is in a significantly worse state than the previous game; several towns were completely wiped off the map and the world as a whole is dealing with refugee crises that remain unresolved. Seinegald, once a world power, has collapsed into a weakly governed theocracy being infiltrated by a ChurchOfEvil. The Aquaveil islands seem to have been destroyed apart from the town of Sheeden, Fitzgald is now covered by a dense fog that renders travel nearly impossible, and Kalviola is still a desert filled with poisonous air populated by racists. The only continent that seems relatively unaffected is Phandaria, and it still struggles to feed and clothe its refugees.
* DeadpanSnarker: Judas. Harold also has her moments.

* TheDragon: [[spoiler: Barbatos.]]

* DualWielding: Judas and Harold both.

* EasilyForgiven: Justified in [[spoiler: Judas's case.]] His past crimes occurred [[spoiler: 18 years ago, he was [[HostageForMacguffin reluctant to commit them in the first place]][[note]]Though seeing that this is more likely pre-remake [=ToD=], he might be a little bit more gleeful on betraying the team for Marian[[/note]],]] and none of the slights were against any of the other party members. Arguably, he has [[spoiler: also already been punished for them with death.]]
* TheEvilsOfFreeWill: [[spoiler: Elraine and Fortuna]] believe that humans are too weak to take care of each other, and thus they need a more powerful guardian to rule their lives.
* ForWantOfANail: An alternate timeline is created when [[spoiler: Belcrant fires a direct hit on Radisol, killing all the Swordian masters and Harold Berselius before they could invade Dycroft.]] Phandaria is utterly devastated as result, and the Er'thers only survive because of Elraine's intervention... Resulting in three {{Brainwashed}} [[TerminallyDependentSociety Terminally Dependent Societies]] being all that's left of humanity in general 1000 years later.

* HumansAreFlawed: [=ToD2=] portrays its villains as practically being just because they want to compensate for humanity's flaws, and humanity ''is'' flawed. But the game's message is that everyone has to [[EarnYourHappyEnding earn their happy ending]] by overcoming their flaws.

* KnuckleCracking: Nanaly likes to crack Loni's bones, and at one point cracks her knuckles before delivering the bonecrusher.

* MadScientist: Harold.
* MageMarksman: Nanaly.

* SadisticChoice: Kyle had to choose between keeping the world enslaved to fate or killing the girl he loves.

* ArmorPiercingSlap: More like Armor Piercing Bone Crusher. Used by Nanaly on Loni. Reala also has a moment with Kyle when he [[spoiler: turns his back on being a hero to try to save her.]]

* NoGuyWantsAnAmazon: Only in Loni's mind, regarding the tomboyish Nanaly. He often receives a [[ArmorPiercingSlap bone crusher]] in return.

''Tales of Destiny 2'' (not to be confused with ''VideoGame/TalesOfEternia'' [[note]]When ''VideoGame/TalesOfEternia'' was originally released in America, it was called "Tales of Destiny II" because the word "Eternia" was trademarked by the ''Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse'' franchise.[[/note]]) is the fourth title in Namco's ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'' and a direct sequel to ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny''.

First released in Japan in 2002, ''Tales of Destiny 2'' was the first Tales game on the [=PS2=] (and 6th generation consoles in general), and it [[NoExportForYou did not receive an English version release]]. The game got an UpdatedRerelease on PSP in 2007 which was only released in Japan.

* JerkassFacade: Judas may be a DeadpanSnarker, but he delves into straight up BrutalHonesty at times, usually when people are either asking questions about his past or when he wants to teach Kyle AnAesop about heroism. Despite this, he is well-meaning, most of the time.

''Tales of Destiny 2'' (not to be confused with ''VideoGame/TalesOfEternia'' [[note]]When ''VideoGame/TalesOfEternia'' was originally released in America, it was called "Tales of Destiny II" because the word "Eternia" was trademarked by the ''Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse'' franchise.[[/note]]) is the fourth title in Namco's ''Franchise/TalesSeries'' and a direct sequel to ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny''.

* PaperThinDisguise: Judas' mask: it's become a RunningGag in the TalesSeries of how poorly it functions as a means of concealing your identity. It doesn't help that Judas has an [[Creator/HikaruMidorikawa incredibly distinctive voice]]. (The excuse in-game is that Judas chose the mask not for its face-hiding abilities, but because it's made of dragon bone, which offers excellent physical and magical protection.) Though it actually does work as a disguise, due to his discretion. Everyone in-game that would recognize him is either dead or he intentionally avoids.