Lloyd Irving is the main hero of Tales of Symphonia, though his demeanor is far from the standard archetype that is seen in most RPGs. Lloyd is... freakishly optomistic and oblivious, to the point where many people playing the game feel that Lloyd is an absolute idiot. Not that Lloyd does much to stem these accusations. He takes the self-righteous "I want what's best for the world" act much too far at several points in the game, to the point where it almost looks as if Lloyd feels there are no drawbacks to any action. This mentality costs the party on several occasions.