RUTEE KATREA

is the heroine of Namco's Tales of Destiny. She is greedy, money hungry and always out for herself, but eventually her motives are made known to the party. Working as a Lens Hunter with her parther, Mary Argent (Mary Agent in Japanese), she kills monsters to acquire Lens and sell it to Oberon Corporation for Gald. When not fighting against monsters for her money, Rutee can be found combing ancient ruins for treasures to sell. Rutee is the owner of Atwight, the Swordian of Water, who also excels at healing magic. Atwight has been with her as long as she can remember and is like a mother figure to her.

Contents

Biography

Pre-tense

Present-tense

Atwight

Trivia

Biography

Pre-tense

Rutee was born 18 years ago to Hugo Gilchrist, President of Oberon Corporation, and Chris Katrea. Two years after, she was followed by her younger brother, Emilio. Their family was happy until one day when her father discovered what he believed to be the Swordian, Berselius. In fact, though its body was that of Berselius, the soul contained within was that of Kronos (Miktran in Japanese), the King of the Aetherians.
Kronos began to warp Hugo's mind in order to complete his goal of reviving the Aetherian civilization. It was during this time that Chris gave her daughter Atwight, another Swordian in the family's possession, to protect her in her mother's absence. As Hugo's condition worsened, Chris ended up being killed. However, he did manage to bring Rutee to the town of Cresta and leave her at an orphanage. Thus, the child escaped the horrible fate that was in store for her father and brother.
As she grew up, Rutee began to forget these horrible events and the loss of her family. Because she was raised in the orphanage, she began to feel sensitive towards others who were without parents. She also felt a sense of duty towards those who took her in and raised her and wanted to earn the money they needed to survive. This desire led to her becoming a Lens Hunter, Atwight at her side as her weapon.
When Rutee was 16, she came across an injured woman. The woman's name was Mary and she had completely lost her memory of her past. Mary agreed to work with Rutee and became her partner. Her excellent skills with an ax were of asset to Rutee, but they also shared a sisterly relationship. At times, however, people thought Rutee was using Mary's amnesiac state for her own benefits.
Rutee didn't want to see the orphanage get closed down and those children on the streets, so she set out to make as much money as she could as quick as she could.

Present-tense

After being rescued by Stan and Mary Rutee managed her task of selling the Old Cane to Walt. after the task, they are confronted by the soldiers from the other event. They want back what was stolen and brought other soldiers along. The soldiers are defeated until their leader, Leon Magnus (Lion Magnus in Japanese) shows up. He easily decimates the party and arrests them. He then, reveals he is the master of Chaltier, the Earth Swordian.
Their weapons are taken and the trio is sent to Darilsheid to be locked in prison. After awhile in jail they are taken to see the king. Hugo speaks up and tells the king they can be used to investigate the Straylize Temple. He suggests crowning them with special tiaras, which can be used to administer an electric shock if they misbehave, and sending Leon along to watch over them. The king agrees and the team is set free and equipped with the tiaras; he does, however, warn them about the Eye of Atamoni. Rutee asks for a reward for completing the mission, to which Hugo agrees because he feels it will motivate her. At the mansion, Rutee is reunited with her Swordian and Rutee fights along side the others to free herself and get the large sum of money as her reward.

Atwight

Rutee's Swordian, Atwight, contains the soul of Atwight Eks, a Medical Corps Colonel in the Er'ther Army. She was a physician for Laville Clemente, a hero and fellow Swordian. While in her human guise, she was also in love with Dymlos Timbre (Dimlos Timbre in the Japanese version; also romanized as Tinbar and Tumbre), a Division Commander in the 1st Er'ther Army. Before her death, Chris Katrea charged Atwight with watching over her daughter and protecting her, a promise Atwight kept until she was destroyed while breaking apart the Eye of Atamoni. She loves rutee as a mother would her daughter and tries her best to keep her out of trouble, though it isn't always effective. Atwight is kind and patient but will tell Rutee her true opinion on matters no matter what the girl thinks.
Atwight, despite a slight curvature in the blade, is a stabbing sword similar to a rapier which Rutee wields with good speed. Her natural element is Water. However, she also learns several healing as well as stat-boosting or -decreasing spells.
In the PS2 Remake, she is voiced by Emi Uwagawa.

Trivia

★ She is a playable character in Namco X Capcom.

★ Rutee appears in several of the side games in the Tales series, including , , Tales of Fandom and .

★ Rutee and Leon are the only left handed characters in Tales of Destiny.