Tiger Blade

Tiger Blade (虎牙破斬) is a classic technique in the Tales series. It is one of the most well-recognized Swordsman artes, usually balanced with high damage for a low TP cost during battle, compared to other artes.

Arte Description and History
When using Tiger Blade, the user slashes upward while jumping, then slashes downward while landing. This arte is effective for hitting any opponents in the air, further allowing the user to force their target to the ground. In some of the games, there is a third hit that can be added between or after the slashes, sometimes involving a shoulder charge or punches that simulate the standard movement patterns of this arte. In Tales of Eternia, if this arte is used at the precise moment that the Fireball spell is cast, both artes combine to form Flaming Sword, one of four combination artes that are executed by two characters in this game.

In Tales of Symphonia, a Lightning-elemental property can be added to a character's attack through the use of the "Sardonyx" accessory, the Tethe Seal: Lightning arte, a Lightning-elemental weapon, or the "Purple Quartz" item, to replace Tiger Blade with the more powerful Lightning-based arte, Lightning Tiger, if Tiger Blade has been used over 200 times. When Tiger Blade is used in the Unison Attack together with Lightning, the Compound Special Attack becomes Lightning Tiger Blade, while it becomes Pow Blade if used with Pow Hammer. It is also possible to perform Thunder Tiger Blade if the other arte in the Unision Attack is Lightning Blade.

This arte cannot be learned normally in Tales of Rebirth. To use this arte, Veigue Lungberg requires the "Mouko no Tamashii" accessory to be equipped in order to replace his Reppashou with Tiger Blade. In Tales of the Abyss, Tiger Blade can be used within a complete Earth or Dark FOF Circle to transform into Wyrm Wrath.

In the remake versions of Tales of Destiny, Leon Magnus can extend this arte into Sougazan by using the arte twice immediately. Alternatively, as an homage to Leon's original animation for Tiger Blade in the original PlayStation release, the PlayStation 2 versions add the option of an additional hit to his version of the arte by chaining an "Aerial Step" to the attack. This extra hit requires no additional CC, and it deals damage at a 1.15 damage modifier. Leon's ability to extend this arte into Sougazan is disabled if the extra hit is performed, but it can be chained into Sougazan as a separate arte in the same combo. Stahn Aileron does not receive this option for an extra hit.

Mothership Titles

 * Tales of Phantasia (SFC) - Cress Albane
 * Tales of Phantasia (PSX / iOS) + Full Voice + Cross Edition - Cress Albane (Tiger Blade)
 * Tales of Phantasia (GBA) + Mobile - Cress Albane (Tiger Blade)
 * Tales of Destiny (PSX) - Stahn Aileron, Leon Magnus (Tiger Blade)
 * Tales of Destiny (PS2) + Director's Cut - Stahn Aileron, Leon Magnus
 * Tales of Eternia - Reid Hershel, Cress (Demon Hammer)
 * Tales of Symphonia - Lloyd Irving (Tiger Blade)
 * Tales of Rebirth - Veigue Lungberg
 * Tales of Legendia - Chloe Valens (Tiger Blade)
 * Tales of the Abyss - Guy Cecil (Tiger Blade); Reid Hershel (Demon Hammer)
 * Tales of Innocence - Spada Belforma
 * Tales of Innocence R - Spada Belforma
 * Tales of Vesperia (X360) - Yuri Lowell, Flynn Scifo (Tiger Blade)
 * Tales of Vesperia (PS3) - Yuri Lowell, Flynn Scifo, Don
 * Tales of Hearts - Kunzite
 * Tales of Hearts R - Kunzite (Tiger Blade)
 * Tales of Graces - Hubert Oswell (Tiger Blade)
 * Tales of Xillia - Alvin, Gaius (Tiger Blade)
 * Tales of Xillia 2 - Ludger Will Kresnik, Alvin, Gaius (Tiger Blade)
 * Tales of Zestiria - Sorey, Dark Turtlez (Tiger Blade)
 * Tales of Berseria - Dark Turtlez

Escort Titles

 * Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon - Kenshi costume, Kengou costume, Seinaru Kenshi costume
 * Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X - Ougon Kenshi costume, Cress Albane, Dios Bandi
 * Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 2 - all Swordsman costumes, Cress Albane, Leon Magnus
 * Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3 - Swordsman costume, Cress Albane, Leon Magnus, Lloyd Irving
 * Tales of Eternia Online - Swordsman class, Warrior class
 * Tales of the Tempest - Caius Qualls
 * Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology - Swordsman class, Magic Knight class, Stahn Aileron, Leon Magnus, Reid Hershel, Lloyd Irving (Tiger Blade)
 * Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 - Swordsman class, Magic Knight class, Twinsword class, Cress Albane, Stahn Aileron, Leon Magnus, Reid Hershel, Lloyd Irving, Chloe Valens, Caius Qualls, Spada Belforma
 * Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 - Swordsman class, Magic Knight class, Twinsword class, Kanonno Grassvalley, Pasca Kanonno, Cress Albane, Stahn Aileron, Leon Magnus, Reid Hershel, Lloyd Irving, Chloe Valens, Caius Qualls, Spada Belforma, Yuri Lowell, Flynn Scifo
 * Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World - Lloyd Irving (Tiger Blade)
 * Tales of VS. - Cress Albane, Stahn Aileron, Leon Magnus, Lloyd Irving, Caius Qualls
 * Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave - Guy Cecil

Mobile Titles

 * Tales of the World: Tactics Union - Lloyd Irving
 * Tales of Link - Cress Albane, Leon, Guy (Tiger Blade), Kanonno Grassvalley

Animation

 * Viva - Tales Of! - Cress Albane
 * Tales of Eternia: The Animation - Reid Hershel
 * Tales of Symphonia: The Animation - Lloyd Irving

Other

 * Tales of Wall Breaker - Cress Albane, Leon Magnus
 * Namco x Capcom - Stahn Aileron, Judas
 * Project X Zone - Yuri Lowell (Tiger Blade)
 * Project X Zone 2 - Yuri Lowell (Tiger Blade)

Fan-Translated Names

 * Tales of Phantasia (SFC) (DeJap Translations): Tiger Teeth
 * Tales of Phantasia (PSX) (Absolute Zero): Tiger Fang, Kogahazan
 * Tales of Phantasia (PSX) (Phantasian Productions): Tiger Blade, Kogahazan
 * Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 2 (Kajitani-Eizan): Tiger Blade
 * Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3 (Kajitani-Eizan): Tiger Blade
 * Tales of Innocence (Absolute Zero): Tiger Blade

Tales of Phantasia
Japanese Description: 獲物に襲いかかる獣の牙のごとく敵を上下から斬りつける二段技 Romanized Description: Emono ni osoi kakaru kemono no kiba no gotoku teki wo shouka gara zanri tsukeru nidan waza Translated Description (DeJap Translations): "Attack the enemy with two strong slices."

Tales of Destiny
Localized Description: "A 2 part attack that cuts high and low."

Tales of Phantasia (PSX)
Translated Description (Absolute Zero): "Combine two slash attacks, clamping down on the enemy with the fangs of a tiger." Translated Description (Phantasian Productions): "Base: Two-hit slash slicing the enemy up then down."

Tales of Eternia
Localized Description: "The enemy is slashed from above and below."

Tales of Phantasia (GBA)
Japanese Description: 獲物に襲いかかる獣の牙のごとく敵を上下から斬りつける二段技 Romanized Description: Emono ni osoi kakaru kemono no kiba no gotoku teki wo jouka gara kiri tsukeru nidan waza Localized Description: "Two-stage attack slashes enemy like the fangs of a tiger striking its prey."

Tales of Symphonia
Localized Description: "Lv. 1 Sp. Attack: two-hit slash slicing the enemy up and then down."

Tales of Legendia
Localized Description: "Base: Slash the enemy into the air, then knock it down."



Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology
Localized Description: "Base: Slice the enemy up, then cut them down."

Tales of Vesperia
Localized Description: "Base: Slice the enemy up, then cut them down."

Tales of Xillia
Localized Description: "A two-stage martial arte that slices upward then downward. When charged, becomes the three-stage Tiger Rage arte."

Tales of Xillia 2
User: Alvin Localized Description: "A two-stage martial arte that slices upward then downward. When charged, becomes the three-stage Tiger Rage arte."

User: Gaius Localized Description: "A two-stage martial arte that slices upward then downward."