Guardian Field

Guardian Field (守護方陣), also called Gale Shield and Aegis Strike, is a swordsman technique from the Tales series.

Arte Description and History
This arte is not a typical swordsman arte, rather appearing as a mainstay within the "Magic Swordsman" class from Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology. This arte has appeared in only a few of the main games, so it is not well-recognized among players when compared to other traditional swordsman artes. When the arte is activated, a field of light is summoned around or near the character, damaging all enemies within and pushing them away while lightly healing all allies within the same area (in Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology, the arte merely damaged enemies and never healed). This arte is slow to execute, making it extremely impractical for combo purposes, but it can be useful to help protect and heal party members.

In the Japan-exclusive PlayStation 2 version of Tales of Symphonia, Kratos Aurion obtains the arte if the player follows the game path that leads to his reentry into the party. Because of this, only Kratos can obtain the arte, despite the nearly identical moveset he shares with Zelos Wilder. Furthermore, this arte does not appear in the GameCube version of the game.

In Tales of the Abyss, this arte creates a mid-level Light FOF circle, which can be used strategically to create an FOF Change with other attacks. Additionally, the arte itself can be used within a complete Water or Dark FOF circle to convert it into Guardian Frost. Despise that the Magic Knight and Kratos their own way to perform the arte, Luke still uses this moveset in Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology.

In Tales of Vesperia, this arte can be missed for a short period of time when Yuri Lowell gets an important weapon with the skill "Bastion" which changes Crushing Eagle to Guardian Field. After 100 uses, it is learned as a separated arte. Later, through an optional sidequest, Yuri can get another weapon with the skill "Bastion."

Mothership Titles
Tales of Phantasia (SFC) - Cress Albane Tales of Phantasia PSX + Full Voice Edition (PSP) - Cress Albane Tales of Phantasia (GBA) - Cress Albane (Aegis Strike) Tales of Symphonia (PS2) - Kratos Aurion Tales of the Abyss - Luke fon Fabre, Asch (Guardian Field) Tales of Vesperia - Yuri Lowell, Flynn Scifo, Traitor to Heaven (Guardian Field)

Escort Titles
Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology - Magic Knight class, Kratos Aurion, Luke fon Fabre (Guardian Field) Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 - Magic Knight class, Kratos Aurion Tales of VS. - Kratos Aurion

Fan-Translated Names
Tales of Phantasia (SFC) (DeJap Translations): Gale Shield Tales of Phantasia (PSX) (Absolute Zero) - Shugohoujin

Tales of Phantasia (SFC)
Japanese Description: 地面に武器を突き立て敵の侵入を阻む光の壁を作り出す技 Romanization: Chimen ni buki wo tsuki tate teki no shin'nyuu wo habamu hikari no heki wo tsukuri dasu waza Translated Description (DeJap Translations): "Create a barrier that enemies cannot pass through."

Tales of Phantasia (GBA)
Japanese Description: 地面に武器を突き立て敵の侵入を阻む光の壁を作り出す Romanization: Chimen ni buki wo tsuki tate teki no shin'nyuu wo habamu hikari no heki wo tsukuri dasu Localized Description: "Thrust weapon into the ground to create a wall of light that keeps enemies out."