Rodyle
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Rodyle is a fictional character from the Namco role-playing game, Tales of Symphonia. In the English version, he is voiced by Daran Norris.
Rodyle is one of the Desian Five Grand Cardinals and the leader of the Remote Island Human Ranch. He intended to overthrow his master, Yggdrasill, and become ruler of the two worlds. To do this, he would construct the Mana Cannon, a mythical weapon used during the Ancient Kharlan War. If Rodyle succeeded, he would be able to destroy the Tower of Salvation, Cruxis's main base of operations. Unknown to him, he was actually being manipulated into building the Mana Cannon by the Renegades, who planned on using it to awaken the Great Seed and restore the Giant Tree. However, a Cruxis Crystal would be required to provide the mana needed for the beam, and was the only element missing from Rodyle's Mana Cannon.
In Sylvarant, Rodyle deceived another Grand Cardinal, Magnius, into gathering Gald (ToS currency) for him by leeching of Governor General Dorr of Palmacosta, tricking him into believing that they would heal his wife, Clara, from her transformation into a monster. He also tricked Magnius into fighting the Chosen's group by not telling him who they were, only that they were to be destroyed. The "Angelus Project" data that Kvar had been working on was stolen too. Both of them are killed by Lloyd's group, but not before they have done enough work to satisfy Rodyle. He even manages to taunt them while they are dying (or already dead) via a hologram projector, possibly emphasizing his disregard for Cruxis and the Desians.
In Tethe'alla, Rodyle used the Exsphere broker, Vharley, as a connection to the corrupt Pope. Vharley delivered poison to the Pope, who needed it to get rid of the current king and take his place. In return, the Pope gave permission for Exsphere experiments involving Cruxis Crystals - the two victims of this were Alicia Combatir, who was transformed into a monster and killed, and her older sister, Presea, whose physical growth was halted for 16 years, which she spent in a zombie-like state. Rodyle would benefit from the research and the Exspheres that Vharley would supply. The latter was probably paid off with the Gald taken from Magnius. It is likely that the Pope was unaware of his helping Rodyle, as he hated half-elves. However, the experiment was a failure and Presea was freed by Lloyd, who made a Key Crest for her Exsphere.
It would appear that Rodyle also became aware that Presea was failing to make a Cruxis Crystal before Lloyd and company were able to give her a key crest. When they arrived, he had already set up an ambush in order to distract the party long enough that he could to kidnap Colette, whose Crystal he could use instead. He escaped to an island in the sky with the Chosen, but upon further inspection, he left her, deeming her "too sinful" to be used for his Mana Cannon.
Unable to produce his own Cruxis Crystal or steal one from the Chosen, Rodyle had to ask for help elsewhere. He finally obtained one from Pronyma, though it is never specified how. When Lloyd's group found him, he attempted to "test its power" by equipping it on himself to fight them off. Unexpectedly, instead of becoming an angel, he transformed into a creature similar to an Exbelua. Despite his increased size and strength, he was defeated and his body started to break down. Realising his mistake in trusting Pronyma, he cursed her loudly and activated the self-destruct system of his ranch before dying. This would later cause the deaths of Botta and his two accomplices.
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Rodyle's decision to transform using the Cruxis Crystal proves to be his undoing. Though physically stronger, he becomes extremely sluggish and a large target. Despite this, Rodyle is still a force to be reckoned with. As stated above, he is powerful (if slow) in close combat and can call upon hard-hitting Earth-type spells.
