Nel Zelpher

Nel in Star Ocean: Till the End of Time

Name

Nel Zelpher

Japanese Name

Nel Zelpher

Kana

(ネル・ゼルファー) Neru Zerufā

Romaji

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Age

23

DOB

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Weapon

Daggers and Symbology

Height

171cm (5'7")

Weight

51kg (112 lbs)

Sex

Female

Homeworld

Elicoor II

Race

Elicoorian

Is first seen on

Elicoor II

Appears in

Star Ocean: Till the End of Time

Favorite Food

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Favorite Instrument

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Japanese Voice Actor

Yū Asakawa

English Voice Actor

Wendee Lee

Nel Zelpher (ネル・ゼルファー, Neru Zerufā) is one of the main characters of Star Ocean: Till the End of Time; she sometimes goes by the alias Crimson Blade when in Airyglyph territory such as the town of Kirlsa. She is a highly skilled covert operations agent of the Kingdom of Aquaria on Elicoor II and the leader of the Secret Legion, a special detachment of the Queen of Aquaria's personal guard that reports directly to her and is responsible for intelligence gathering. Her loyalty to her queen and country motivates her every move and action. Nel is a skilled fighter who uses short swords and Runology interchangeably.

Nel's father, Nevelle Zelpher, was the chief intelligence officer of Aquaria before, and passed the position down to his daughter. He was killed in action and Nel fully expects the possibility of a similar fate. She is prepared to sacrifice herself and others for the sake of her mission, but she doesn't like it, as attested to by when she went to rescue two of her subordinates alone when Fayt and Cliff were sleeping.

StoryEdit

"Nel Zelpher is the leader of the Secret Legion, a special detachment of the Queen of Aquaria's Personal guard that reports directly to her and is responsible for intelligence gathering. Her loyalty to her queen and country motivates her every move and action. Nel is a skilled fighter who uses short swords and Runology interchangebly."

—Official Strategy Guide.

In the events of the game, she learns of the crash of the mysterious ship and infiltrates the Airyglyph prison where Fayt and Cliff are held. She aids Fayt and Cliff in their escape under the condition that they assist the Aquarians in the completion of a superweapon; should they refuse, she'll kill them. This way, if the Aquarians cannot have this expertise, at least Airyglyph will not either. After their escape, Nel, Cliff, and Fayt travel slowly towards Aquios as they stop to free Nel's friends and aid people in danger, such as Ameena. Nel succeeds in so much as Fayt and Cliff agree to help make the weapon (though more out of friendship than threatening), though the weapon ends up as more use against the Vendeeni than Airyglyph. Along one point in the game, Nel heads for the Kirlsa Training Facility to rescue Tynave and Farleen from being executed. Together, Fayt and Cliff infiltrate the grounds and saves Nel, along with Tynave and Farleen, before going up against Shelby.

Nel is also one of the three characters from Elicoor II who can aid Fayt at the Kirlsa Training Facility and accompany the party to Moonbase and beyond. She can be recurited if you do not recruit Albel or Roger. If Nel is not recruited then, she can be reacquired in the Sacred City of Aquios if Peppita did not join the party. When presented with two dialog choices, choose not to stay to convince her to join. Note that if you choose to stay, she loses interest in joining and you cannot attempt to recruit her a second time. Also if you do not go to Elicoor II when you get the chance you will later in the game and you still have to choose the second choice.

BattleEdit

Nel is a skilled warrior both in hand-to-hand combat with a dagger and with Runology, the Elicoorians' name for Symbology. She also has the "Mirror Slice" ability that was Claude's ultimate attack in Star Ocean: The Second Story. The combat gaming system on Gemity pegs her fighting style as a thief class.

Battle Skills Edit

See also Nel Zelpher/Battle Quotes

Symbology Edit

GalleryEdit

Nel's Official Art

Nel in her first Outfit

Nel in her Sacred Kunoichi armor outfit.

Nel in her alternate Crimson Blade outfit.

Nel in her Maid outfit.

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