Judgment


 * This article is about the angelic spell and fonic hymn "Judgment". For the wind or sea-element spell that was previously localized as "Judgment", see God's Breath.

Judgment (ジャッジメント) is an important story-related light elemental spell that involves several random strikes of light across the full battle field. Due to the status of this spell, this cannot be considered as a typical attack, and thus it cannot be categorized under the typical novice/intermediate/advanced tier system that is used for most games.

Tales of Symphonia
The following statement can be applied to both the Gamecube and Playstaion 2 editions of Tales of Symphonia.

Judgment is an Angel Skill that can be obatined by Colette, Kratos, and Zelos. Colette learns the ability at the Tower of Salvation, Kratos knows the ability automatic when he rejoins your party at Dirk's House, and Zelos learns it at the end of a battle that you've used his Shining Bind attack. Colette and Zelos can use an upgraded version called Holy Judgment and Divine Judgment, respectively, as their Mystic Artes after meeting certain conditions. Four enemies can also use Judgment: Kratos, Zelos, Mithos, and Mithos (Machine) during their respective boss battles. Zelos' and Kratos' skill requires 40 TP. Colette's skill requires 32 of TP. Although it is essentially the same spell, this skill takes a noticeably longer time for Zelos and Kratos to cast than for Colette.

Tales of the Abyss
In Tales of the Abyss, Judgment represents the Fifth Fonic Hymn, a part of the Grand Fonic Hymn that is known only to those who are descended from Yulia Jue since it is passed on through the family heirs. The ability costs 32 TP and to obtain Judgment the player must speak with Oliver in Ion's room.