Emil Castagnier

Emil is the main character in the game., Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of a New World

As the game starts, Emil is shown to have saved Marta during the Palmacosta Blood Purge. However, he leaves her with barely a word, returning to his parents, who are dying from wounds that Lloyd had inflicted on them. His mother's final words were to find his relatives in Luin. After this opens, the game plays years later in time. Emil is in Luin, living with his Aunt Flora and Uncle Alba, yet he is shown to be timid, wishy-washy, and otherwise cowardly. He has a less than loving relationship with the two, in addition to the rest of the town, due to him being a so-called, "supporter" of the Vanguard--an organization that wishes to free the Sylvaranti people from oppression--and against Lloyd, who led the attack in the Blood Purge, but is, ironically, a true hero to almost every person in the game. This is why most people call him Lloyd The Great. With that he gets in fights with bullies quiet often.

Emil's day in Luin begins with a howl of a monster waking him up. He wanders around town, eventually bumping into Richter, who saves him from some bullies. Richter ends up having quite the impact on Emil, saying things that inspired him to perservere until the end of the game, one of his quotes being, "Courage is the magic that turns dreams into reality." As quickly as he met Richter, he parted with him, as he didn't know of who he was looking for - a girl with a red gem on her forehead, when he found a bear like monster in the forest the girl came to rescue him. It was then that he met Marta, who saved him. A little futher into the story by a minute or so, to save Marta from Richter he formed a pact with Ratatosk, becoming a Knight of Ratatosk. After the fight, he promises Marta that he will protect her, and the story goes from there.

Relationships
Marta- Emil's first real friend since the attack on Palmacosta and his love interest. At first, Emil was able to play along with Marta's advancing their relationship forcefully, but he finally stood up for himself and Marta finally realized just how special Emil really was, and not for the vision she made of him herself.. He always does whatever he can to protect her and would sacrifice himself to make sure Marta was safe, despite their awkward first encounter. Over time, Emil and Marta's relationship blossoms into true love as each supports the other. If thePerfect Ending is achieved, it hints that Emil and Marta have a possible marriage in the future.

Tebebrae - Loyal to Lord Ratatosk, Tenebrae stood by Emil's side throughout the entire game with Emil, unaware of how he was tied to Ratatosk. Despite Tenebrae's usual teasings and corny jokes, Emil views Tenebrae as a very close and good friend.