To make things worse, the path to Canaan remains locked off, allowing either Chronos or Bisley to win, dooming either humanity or spirits respectively. Ludger has murdered all his friends to save his brother only for it to be shown that Julius is still dying from his transformation into a Divergence Catalyst. The Bad Ending, with Julius even saying so directly.Alien Sky: Like in Xillia, the world of Rieze Maxia and Elympios has two moons, one smaller/further away than the other.It's eventually revealed to be an Imagine Spot by Elle, based on Alvin and Muzet's suggestions. An ensuing omake is Played for Laughs, Fractured Milla jealously demanding to know who Elle's mother is, prompting Ludger to beg Victor to explain while Julius cries about how much Ludger's grown.In the manga adaptation, Ludger's final moments has him seeing apparitions of Fractured Milla and Julius standing behind Elle.In the manga, he gently pats Ludger on the head before hugging him when Ludger is devastated by the prospect of sacrificing Julius for the Soul Bridge.In the game, if Ludger agrees to hear out Julius' pep talk, he laughs at Julius' attempt and Julius playfully pushes Ludger's head down with his hand, causing Ludger to duck away from him.Adventure Rebuff: Julius attempts to keep Ludger away from Origin's Trial, constantly telling him he doesn't need to know what's going on, but his efforts can't stop Spirius from roping Ludger in anyway, and he ultimately accepts Ludger's involvement when he sees that he's dedicated to going to Canaan for Elle's sake.The manga addresses that like Julius and Victor, he's also at the risk of turning into a Divergence Catalyst from overusing his Chromatus. In the game, the only threat to Rideaux's health is his existing illness and his augmented aspyrix organs that allows him heightened physical capacities.In the manga, it's explained that she cut her finger on a seashell and a drop of her blood fell into the water, drawing the monster to her. In the game, Elle being attacked by the Seafall Phantom appears to be completely random.When Julius does say the line himself, it's an acceptance of Ludger's beliefs instead.
In the manga, however, Julius is confused by Ludger's desire to protect her, and it's Ludger who delivers that line to Julius, stating that Julius was the one who taught him that, stunning him. Adaptational Context Change: In the Fractured Kijara Seafalls chapter, if Ludger chooses to lure the monster out himself to save Elle, Julius will remark on how far Ludger would go for her before changing his mind about using Elle, instead telling Ludger to protect those that are important to him note in English this line was translated as "Protect that girl to the end, no matter the cost!", and giving him the first Waymarker.Furthermore, Ludger now has a special Limit Break gauge that activates his powerful Chromatus form, teleporting the battlefield into a parallel world where he gains incredible power for a short time. Link Artes have been split into Unique Artes and Common Artes, the latter of which can be performed between any two characters that have the appropriate move. The combat system ( Cross Double Raid Linear Motion Battle System) lets Ludger swap weapons and fighting styles on the fly, switching between twin blades, twin pistols and a hammer. In the ensuing chaos, Elle's father's pocketwatch merges with the identical watch carried by Julius, revealing that Ludger possesses the power of the Chromatus, an ability passed down through the Kresnik clan.Īll of the main characters from Xillia return, including some characters that were killed and make appearances in fractured dimensions. After failing to pass the entrance examination and become an agent himself, Ludger finds a new job as a cook at a train station, briefly meeting Jude Mathis on the way there, but is swept up in an Exodus terror attack and finds himself protecting Elle Marta, a little girl seeking the Land of Canaan, a mythical place said to grant wishes. Ludger Kresnik lives in Trigleph with his older brother Julius, one of the top agents of Spirius Corporation, a company with overwhelming influence over Elympios.