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Fans Declare 2017's Favorite Tales of Characters

Every year, the Tales of video game franchise asks its players to vote on their favorite characters, mascots, and villains. The results were announced on Sunday. Tales of Zestiria's Mikleo, the protagonist's childhood friend, took first place.

Tales of Characters Popularity Poll 2017

1. Mikleo (Tales of Zestiria)
2. Ludger Will Kresnik (Tales of Xillia 2)
3. Luke fon Fabre (Tales of the Abyss)
4. Asbel Lhant (Tales of Graces)
5. Eizen (Tales of Berseria)
6. Sorrey (Tales of Zestiria)
7. Velvet Crowe (Tales of Berseria)
8. Jude Mathis (Tales of Xillia/Tales of Xillia 2)
9. Zeros Wilder (Tales of Symphonia)
10. Judas (Tales of Destiny 2)
11. Lloyd Irving (Tales of Symphonia)
12. Raven (Tales of Vesperia)
13. Jade Curtiss (Tales of the Abyss)
14. Emil Castagnier (Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World)
15. Flynn Scifo (Tales of Vesperia)
16. Guy Cecil (Tales of the Abyss)
17. Alisha Diphda (Tales of Zestiria)
18. Pascal (Tales of Graces)
19. Milla Maxwell (Tales of Xillia)
20. Edna (Tales of Zestiria)
21. Laphicet (Tales of Berseria)
22. Rokurou Rangetsu (Tales of Berseria)
23. Rita (Tales of Vesperia)
24. Kratos Aurion (Tales of Symphonia)
25. Spada Belforma (Tales of Innocence)
26. Magilou (Tales of Berseria)
27. Reid Hershel (Tales of Eternia)
28. Reala (Tales of Destiny 2)
29. Colette Brunel (Tales of Symphonia)
30. Alvin (Tales of Xillia)

Tales of Mascots Popularity Poll 2017

1. Repede (Tales of Vesperia)
2. Lulu (Tales of Xillia 2)
3. Mieu (Tales of the Abyss)
4. Normin (Tales of Zestiria)
5. Bienfu (Tales of Berseria)
6. Teepo (Tales of Xillia)
7. Quickie (Tales of Eternia)
8. Tokunaga (Tales of the Abyss)
9. Quppo, Pippo, and Poppo (Tales of Legendia)
10. Corrine (Tales of Symphonia)

Tales of Villains Popularity Poll 2017

1. Asch (Tales of the Abyss)
2. Barbatos Goetia (Tales of Destiny 2)
3. Gaius (Tales of Xillia)
4. Sync (Tales of the Abyss)
5. Dhaos (Tales of Phantasia)
6. Duke Pantarei (Tales of Vesperia)
7. Shigure Rangetsu (Tales of Berseria)
8. Oscar Dragonia (Tales of Berseria)
9. Hasta (Tales of Innocence)
10. Alice (Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World)

The fourth installment of Bandai Namco Entertainment's Tales of Asteria mobile game is slated for this year and features over 200 characters from the Tales series of games, and features an all-new story from the Namco Tales Studio.

The "Tales of Festival" event revealed on Friday that the Tales of the Stage: Last Score stage play will get additional runs in Osaka in August and in Tokyo in September. The play is based on the Tales of the Abyss PlayStation 2 and Nintendo 3DS game.

[Via 4Gamer]