Demon Fang

Demon Fang/Fist (魔神剣 / 魔神拳) is a classic technique of the Tales series. This basic technique is usually one of the first skills that a character learns or starts with. All main protagonist characters thoroughout the Tales series have the capability to use this skill, with the sole exception of Kyle Dunamis from Tales of Destiny 2.

Skill description and history
When the Demon Fang skill is used, the character launches a ground projectile towards a target. This skill is useful for melee characters who need to stay away from enemies temporarily and damage them from a distance while waiting for healing or support from an ally.

This skill has two variants, corresponding with the kanji for "sword" (剣) for characters who use their weapon to create the projectile, and "fist" (拳) for characters who use their fist to create the same projectile force. Both forms of this skill are pronounced the same way in Japanese (majinken). The current official English naming convention follows the same pattern with "Demon Fang" and "Demon Fist".

The Demon Fang skill first appeared in Tales of Phantasia, as the first attack Cless Alvein learns. In the Tales of Fandom Gaiden bonus DVD, Cless says that Demon Fang is a "basic technique of Alvein style fencing". This skill has appeared in every Tales game since, with the only exception of Tales of Destiny 2. (Instead, Kyle Dunamis receives the Souhajin skill, which is also a projectile technique, but with a Light-element property.)

In Tales of Rebirth, Demon Fang is not a normally learned skill. To use this skill, Veigue Lungberg requires the "Majin Spirit Talisman" (「魔神の魂」) to be equipped, to convert his Zehhyoujin skill to Demon Fang.