History Webcomic / TalesOfElysium

* BleachedUnderpants: Before the comic began, Haychel and Sly created a standalone porn comic starring Leon and Vagus entitled 'Now and Forever.' WordOfGod is that said comic isn't canon here, though.

* MadeOfIndestructium: The Book.

The characters and plot points originated in comics and literature that the authors created for WebOriginal/PMDExplorers. By Mission 7, Haychel and Sly decided to abandon the storyline and create an alternate canon story incorporating their characters and their backstories.

* WritingAroundTrademarks: In WebOriginal/PMDExplorers, the Pokémon village is named Tao. For ''Tales of Elysium'', the village is renamed 'Oat.'

* FunetikAksent: Narda the Lanturn, who appears to speak with an Irish accent.

* GirlFriday: Since Narda is a gossip, Team Spartan relies on her for valuable info in addition to her [[TeamMom motherly support]].

** MakingASplash: Vagus (Totodile), Theseus (Samurott).
** PlayingWithFire: Mycaelis (Charmeleon).

* MeaningfulName: Vagus is a latin word meaning 'wandering.'

* AwesomeAussie: WordOfGod is that Mycaelis's demeanour and his way of speaking are based on this stereotype.

* CoolSword: Miranda's WeaponOfChoice, fashioned from a Skarmory feather.

* EyepatchOfPower: Vagus has one of these due to a horrific injury that took place before the comic.
* FaceHeelTurn: Volume 2 shows that Levi [[spoiler:used to be an ally in Elysium]] until he was [[DrivenByEnvy driven by envy]]. Why he's working for Fabius now remains to be seen.

* GreenEyedMonster: Levi the Gallade.

* HealingHands: Leon has shown the ability to do this. He gets it from his father, Chiron.

* LeaveNoWitnesses: As a shapeshifting Zoroark, Lorenzo can't afford to have bystanders blow his cover...

* MagicCompass: Theseus's most prized possession.

* PowerStrainBlackout: [[spoiler:Vagus]] is prone to these due to a medical condition he has known as "Lethargy", which causes him to get tired in battle faster if he puts too much strain on himself..

* SillySpook: Noir the Haunter.

* WouldHurtAChild: Levi the Gallade addresses the group of young pokemon possessing Leon's book as children; This does not stop him from attacking them and [[spoiler:almost killing Kareena]].

* AllThereInTheManual: [=SlyGrovyle=] has also written some [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/SlyGrovyle canon prequels]] that explore the childhood of Mycaelis and Vagus after losing their parents.

* AllThereInTheManual: [=SlyGrovyle=] has also written some [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/SlyGrovyle canon prequels]] that explore the childhood Mycaelis and Vagus after losing their parents.

* AllThereInTheManual: SlyGrovyle has also written some [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/SlyGrovyle canon prequels]] that explore the childhood Mycaelis and Vagus after losing their parents.

* AllThereInTheManual: Both the [[https://haychel.deviantart.com artist]] and [[https://slydragoon16.deviantart.com writer]] have Website/DeviantArt accounts that are sometimes used to delve deeper into the setting, including expanding on the relationship between Leon and Vagus.
** It should be noted that some material created before 2014 — especially material dating back to their involvement in PMD-Explorers — isn't necessarily canon anymore.

* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:Crass]]

* HarmfulToMinors: Before being abducted and brutally tortured as child, Leon witnessed the gruesome murder of a Swellow he had just healed.

* ShoutOut: Vagus references that iconic scene in [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheShining Kubrick's The Shining]] while invading Slade's hideout.

* ISeeDeadPeople: [[spoiler:Kareena]] discovers they have the ability to see [[LivingMemory spirits]], a trait that is shared by all [[spoiler:abnormals]].

Leon is a Riolu without a past, save for memories of ColdBloodedTorture and a strange book that [[LoyalPhlebotinum only he can open]] and with contents that change constantly. Vagus the Totodile is part of a rescue team that leaves their guild after being fed up with their corrupt boss. Together, they search for the mythical land of Elysium in hopes of finding answers to their past, present, and future.