Cress Albane

Cress Albane (クレス・アルベイン, Kuresu Arubein) is the main character in Tales of Phantasia, the first game in the Tales RPG series

Cress is a seventeen year-old swordsman from the small village of Toltus. He is the son of Miguel Albane, a famous swordsman and master of the local sword fighting school. As such, he has practiced sword fighting since he was a young child.

Role in Tales of Phantasia
After the destruction of his hometown (Toltus) and murder of his family, Cress sets off to find those responsible and bring them to justice. This leads him to meet Mint Adenade, and the two of them discovered that their parents took part in sealing away Dhaos, an evil warlord. Upon his confrontation with Dhaos, Trinicus D. Morrison sent him and Mint one hundred years into the past, where they hoped to find the power to defeat Dhaos in the present.

Seiyuu/Voice Actors

 * Takeshi Kusou: Provided Cress' voice in all four versions of Tales of Phantasia and in Tales of Phantasia: The Animation.
 * Robert Tsonos: Provided Cress' voice in the Western version of Tales of Phantasia on the GBA.
 * Johny Young Bosch: Provided Cress' voice in the US version of Tales of Phantasia: The Animation
 * Kappei Yamaguchi: Provided Cress' voice in Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology

Role in Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon
Cress plays quite an important role in this game as one of the Heroes of Eternity that guide central protagonists Mel and Dio on their quest. Several years have passed since the battle with Dhaos and Cress has built a new town where Toltus once stood. He spends most of his time travelling around with Mint as she goes from town to town, healing the sick and injured. He also helps Chester run his orphanage whenever he's around.

Tales of Destiny
Cress appears in Tales of Destiny alongside Arche Klein in the town of Armeida, where the two of them administer a quiz to the player.

Tales of Eternia
Cress appears in Tales of Eternia as one of the opponents in the coliseum battle.

Tales of the Abyss
Cress himself doesn't actually appear in the game. He's one of the costumes for Anise's doll.

Naming Controversy
Cress Albane's name appears (in English) as Cless Alvein during the ending credits to the Japan-only Tales of Phantasia on the SNES. Because of this, fans tend to use the name 'Cless' when referring to the character, especially in the unofficial DeJap translation of the game. However, in his cameo appearance in the US version of Tales of Destiny, his name was localized as Cress. This has carried through into Nintendo's official translation of Tales of Phantasia on the Game Boy Advance and the Tales of Phantasia OVA by Geneon. It should be noted that the Japanese pronounce 'R' and 'L' sounds in the same way, so neither one of Cress' name translations are wrong.