Sword Rain: Alpha

Sword Rain: Alpha (秋沙雨) is a classic technique of the Tales series. This is one of the most well-recognized swordsman arte of the series.

Arte Description and History
Sword Rain: Alpha is a longer and more powerful version of Sword Rain, in which the character rapidly pierces the target several times, followed by a final strike that may involve a upward thrust, rising slash, or backflip. This is one of the trademark swordsman artes that appear in nearly every game in the series, since its original use by Cress Albane in Tales of Phantasia.

With Tales of Eternia, the lower-tier arte Sword Rain was introduced, which allowed the more powerful Sword Rain: Alpha to be elevated to a higher status with a greater level requirement. Since then, this preliminary arte has become an important prerequisite for Sword Rain: Alpha, whenever both attacks appear together in the same game. In Tales of Phantasia, "Sword Rain: Alpha" was named "Sword Rain" despite the currently established names, creating a point of confusion for some people.

In Tales of Symphonia, Lloyd Irving can learn this arte if he is aligned with the Technical style. After mastering this arte, Lloyd will learn Sword Rain: Beta. However, if he is aligned with the Strike style, he will learn only Sonic Sword Rain.

In Tales of Legendia, enough use of Sword Rain and Sword Rain: Alpha will yield Sword Rain: Omega.

In Tales of the Abyss, this arte can be used within a complete Earth or Dark FOF circle to convert it into Eternal Quake.

In the Playstation 3 port of Tales of Vesperia, Flynn Scifo can learn Akisazame as an altered arte. He can activate this arte if the "Alembric" and "Chain" skills are equipped while using Chirisazame until the arte is mastered. After this, Akisazame is available as a separate arte that does not require the skill to be equipped.

Mothership Titles
Tales of Phantasia - Cress Albane Tales of Phantasia (PSX) + Full Voice Edition (PSP) - Cress Albane Tales of Eternia - Reid Hershel, Ras, Cress (Neo Swarm) Tales of Phantasia (GBA) - Cress Albane (Sword Rain) Tales of Symphonia - Lloyd Irving (Sword Rain: Alpha) Tales of Legendia - Chloe Valens (Sword Rain: Alpha) Tales of the Abyss - Guy Cecil (Sword Rain: Alpha), Reid Hershel (Neo Swarm) Tales of Destiny (PS2) + Director's Cut - Garr Kelvin Tales of Innocence - Spada Belforma Tales of Vesperia - Flynn Scifo (Sword Rain: Alpha) Tales of Hearts - Guy; Support Arte: Guy Cecil Tales of Graces - Richard, Frederic (Sword Rain: Alpha) Tales of Innocence R (VITA) - Spada Belforma Tales of Xillia 2 - Cress Albane, Link Arte: Leia Rolando + Muzét

Escort Titles
Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 2 - Swordsman costume, Flame Swordsman costume, Gale Swordsman costume, Holy Swordsman costume, Hail Swordsman costume, Thunder Swordsman costume, Demonic Swordsman costume Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3 - Swordsman costume, Cress Albane, Reid Hershel, Lloyd Irving Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology - Swordsman class, Magic Knight class, Reid Hershel, Lloyd Irving (Sword Rain: Alpha) Tales of the Tempest - Caius Qualls Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World - Emil Castagnier, Lloyd Irving (Sword Rain: Alpha) Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 - Swordsman class, Magic Knight class, Twinsword class, Cress Albane, Garr Kelvin, Reid Hershel, Lloyd Irving, Chloe Valens, Guy Cecil, Spada Belforma, Caius Qualls Tales of VS. - Cress Albane, Lloyd Irving Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 - Swordsman class, Magic Knight class, Twinsword class, Cress Albane, Garr Kelvin, Reid Hershel, Lloyd Irving, Chloe Valens, Guy Cecil, Spada Belforma, Caius Qualls, Emil Castagnier, Flynn Scifo

Fan-Translated Names
Tales of Phantasia (SFC) (DeJap Translations): Blade Storm Tales of Phantasia (PSX) (Absolute Zero): Autumn Sandstorm, Akisazame Tales of Phantasia (PSX) (Phantasian Productions): Sword Rain, Akisazame Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 2 (Kajitani-Eizan): Sword Rain: Alpha Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3 (Kajitani-Eizan): Sword Rain: Alpha Tales of Innocence (Absolute Zero): Sword Rain: Alpha

Tales of Phantasia
Japanese Description: 無数の連続突きで敵を切り刻む技一撃の攻撃力は半減される Romanization: Musuu no renzoku tsuki de teki wo kiri kizamu waza ichigeki no kougeki chikara wa hangen sareru Translated Description (DeJap Translations): "Attack the enemy with a shower of stabbing attacks."

Tales of Phantasia (PSX)
Translated Description (Absolute Zero): "Assault an enemy with unrelenting thrusts." Translated Description (Phantasian Productions): "Base: Attack the enemy with multiple thrusts."

Tales of Eternia
Localized Description: "The enemy is showered with multiple thrusts."

Tales of Phantasia (GBA)
Japanese Description: 無数の連続突きで敵を斬り刻む Romanization: Musuu no renzoku tsuki de teki wo kiri kizamu Localized Description: "Cut enemy to pieces with endless thrusts."

Tales of Symphonia
Localized Description: "Lv. 2 Sp. Attack: countless number of thrusts ending with an upward cut."

Tales of Legendia
Localized Description: "Base: Rapid thrusts blow the enemy away."

Tales of the Abyss
Localized Description: "Arcane: Slice the enemy up with a rapid series of thrust attacks."

Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology
Localized Description: "Master: Countless rapid thrusts pierce an enemy, and a final slash sends it flying."

Tales of Vesperia
Localized Description: "Arcane Arte: Cut enemy to pieces with endless thrusts."