Thunder Blade

Thunder Blade (サンダーブレード) is a classic lightning or wind-element spell that has appeared frequently in several games throughout the Tales series.

Arte Description and History
This spell typically summons a large sword of lightning in the sky, which pierces into the ground to create an electric shock that affects a circular area around the impact point. However, this spell appears with a distinctly different animation in Tales of Eternia, in which the spell summons a long lightning sword from the bottom of the field, which swings back to the right to toss enemies into the air. This same animation style was repeated in Tales of Legendia and the remake versions of Tales of Destiny.

In Tales of Symphonia, Thunder Blade is available to Genis Sage if he is aligned with the Technical style of artes. If he is associated with the Strike style, he learns Spark Wave instead. This does not apply for Kratos Aurion and Zelos Wilder, as both acquire Thunder Blade regardless of their style affinity.

In Tales of the Abyss, this spell is introduced as part of the Wind element, due to the lack of a dedicated Lightning element in the game. For Jade Curtiss and most enemy characters, using Thunder Blade within a fully charged Earth or Dark FOF circle changes the spell into Gravity Well. However, Asch and Philia Philis lack this ability to activate FOF changes. Thunder Blade must be fully mastered to unlock Jade's second mystic arte, Indignation, during a second or later playthrough.

Thunder Blade appears as an altered arte learned by Rita Mordio. Like other Lightning-themed attacks in Tales of Vesperia, the spell is both Wind and Fire elemental. The spell can be learned if Rita casts Blade Roll with the Hell Fire and Gale skills equipped, until Thunder Blade itself is mastered and enabled as a separate arte. Similar to Tales of the Abyss, the PlayStation 3 port of the game requires this spell to be used in order to learn the mystic arte Indignation.

Mothership Titles
Tales of Phantasia - Arche Klein Tales of Destiny - Swordian Clemente, "Thunder Spirit" Aura Disc, "Electrify" Aura Disc (Thunder Blade) Tales of Phantasia (PSX) + Full Voice Edition (PSP) - Arche Klein Tales of Eternia - Lightning Craymel Arte: Meredy, Keele Zeibel, Hyades, Nereid (Thunder Blade) Tales of Phantasia (GBA) - Arche Klein (Thunder Blade) Tales of Symphonia - Genis Sage, Kratos Aurion, Zelos Wilder, Yuan, Mithos (Thunder Blade) Tales of Legendia - Will Raynard (Thunder Blade) Tales of the Abyss - Jade Curtiss, Asch, Sync, Nebilim, Philia Philis, Replicantis (Thunder Blade) Tales of Destiny (PS2) + Director's Cut - Philia Felice Tales of Innocence - Spada Belforma Tales of Vesperia - Rita Mordio, Alexei, Sorrowful Queen of Darkness, Gauche, Droite (Thunder Blade) Tales of Xillia - Milla Maxwell

Escort Titles
Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 2 - Thunder Swordsman costume, Thunder Fighter costume Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3 - Arche Klein Tales of the Tempest - Arria Ekberg Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology - Mage class, Magic Knight class, Bishop class, Arche Klein, Genis Sage (Thunder Blade) Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World - Genis Sage, Zelos Wilder (Thunder Blade) Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 - Mage class, Magic Knight class, Arche Klein, Philia Felice, Genis Sage, Zelos Wilder, Asch, Spada Belforma Tales of VS. - Arche Klein, Philia Felice, Kratos Aurion, Jade Curtiss, Asch, Rita Mordio Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 - Arche Klein, Philia Felice, Meredy, Genis Sage, Zelos Wilder, Will Raynard, Asch, Spada Belforma

Fan-Translated Names
Tales of Phantasia (SFC) (DeJap Translations): ? Tales of Phantasia (PSX) (Absolute Zero): ? Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 2 (Kajitani-Eizan): Thunder Blade Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3 (Kajitani-Eizan): Thunder Blade

Tales of Phantasia
Japanese Description: 雷系攻撃呪文の一つ. 敵の周りに落雷を生じさせる Romanization: ''Ikazuchi kei kougeki jumon no hitotsu. Teki no mawari ni rakurai wo shouji saseru'' Translated Description (DeJap Translations): "Strikes all enemies with a wave of thunder."

Tales of Destiny
Localized Description: "Generates a thunderbolt around the enemy."

Tales of Eternia
Localized Description: "Tear apart the enemy with blades of lightning. Lightning Arte."

Tales of Phantasia (GBA)
Japanese Description: 雷系攻撃呪文の一つ 敵の周りに落雷を生じさせる Romanization: ''Ikazuchi kei kougeki jumon no hitotsu. Teki no mawari ni rakurai wo shouji saseru'' Localized Description: "A lightning-based attack spell that causes a lightning strike around the enemy."

Tales of Symphonia
Localized Description: "Lightning (mid): thrust a sword of thunder and create lightning."

User: Genis Sage Localized Quote: "Wanna charge? Thunder Blade!"

User: Kratos Aurion Localized Quote: "Out of the way! Thunder Blade!"

User: Zelos Wilder Localized Quote: "Don't run! Thunder Blade!"

Tales of Legendia
Localized Description: "Mid: Slash the enemy with a sword of lightning. A. ATR.: Lightning."

Tales of the Abyss
Localized Description: "Send forth lightning from your blade to attack the enemy."

Japanese Incantation: 雷雲よ、我が刃となりて敵を貫け、サンダーブレード！ Romanization: ''Raiyun yo, waga yaiba to narite teki o tsuranuke. Thunder Blade!'' Localized Incantation: "O darkened storm cloud, loose thy blade and run my enemies through... Thunder Blade!"

Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology
Localized Description: "Magic: Call down a sword of lightning to pierce the ground."

Tales of Vesperia
Localized Incantation: "O righteous will, let fall thy sword of lightning upon those who bear fault... Thunder Blade!"

Localized Quote: "This'll tingle a little... Thunder Blade!"