Lloyd Irving, a human orphan raised by the dwarf Dirk following his mother Anna’s death at the hands of Desians hunting her Exsphere, carries this same artifact—later embedded in his body—as both a weapon and a liability. The Exsphere ties him to the Desians’ Angelus Project, branding him a target. Dirk’s upbringing forged Lloyd’s strong moral code, yet his inexperience with the world’s cruelties fuels impulsive choices masked as heroism, often overlooking broader consequences. When Lloyd disrupts a Desian human ranch to aid Genis Sage’s friend Marble, his defiance inadvertently violates a fragile truce. Retaliation strikes his hometown, Iselia: flames consume the village, civilians perish, and Marble—twisted into a monster—falls by his blade. Exiled with Genis, Lloyd embarks on the Journey of Regeneration to shield Colette Brunel, Sylvarant’s Chosen, and atone for the devastation he unwittingly caused. His idealism faces repeated trials. Confrontations with mercenary Kratos Aurion—eventually unveiled as his birth father—expose gaps in his swordsmanship and force humility. A rescued girl’s rejection, blaming him for Marble’s fate, deepens his guilt, steering him from reckless valor toward a tempered resolve to end cycles of sacrifice. Growth emerges through accountability. Learning of Sylvarant and Tethe’alla’s entwined destinies, Lloyd refuses to uphold a system demanding one world’s ruin for the other’s survival. Wielding the Eternal Sword, he merges both realms, germinating the Kharlan Tree from the Great Seed and assuming guardianship over this new equilibrium—a shift from reactive protector to visionary leader. Allies shape his path: Genis’s steadfastness, Raine’s wisdom, and Kratos’s fraught mentorship sharpen his combat prowess and worldview. Antagonists like Mithos Yggdrasill mirror the perils of rigid idealism, cementing Lloyd’s commitment to learning over dogma. By journey’s end, he balances hope with pragmatism, striving to amend past failures through unity and resilience. Later endeavors see him gathering Exspheres to curb their exploitation, extending his mission to dismantle systemic corruption. These efforts echo his core principles—unyielding loyalty and a drive to forge justice—without altering the arc that defines him.