Celsius Calibur

Celsius Calibur (セルシウス・キャリバー / セルシウスキャリバー, Serushiusu Kyaribaa / Serushiusukyaribaa^?) is a Fusionic Force Finality used by Veigue Lungberg and Hilda Rhambling from Tales of Rebirth.

Arte History and Description[]

In its initial appearance in Tales of Rebirth, the attack begins with Hilda channeling the surrounding energy into her hand, while Veigue slashes through the enemy with his blade, imbued with his own Force of Ice. Hilda sends her collected ball of energy into the air before commanding it to drop down onto the enemy to deal several rapid hits. Finally, Veigue summons a weapon known as the "Celsius Calibur" to replace his sword, before slashing down into the enemy, creating a large burst of damage upon contact. Veigue performs this arte on his own in Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 without Hilda's assistance by having her energy strike be the aftereffect of his initial sword slash.

In Tales of Graces, Veigue uses this attack as his Blast Caliber, modified to allow him to use the attack by himself. This version of the attack could be seen as a combination of all three of the Finalities that are available to him in Tales of Rebirth, in which he summons a large prism of ice to trap the target and prevent their escape, similar to Embrace End, before jumping high into the air to slash down and shatter the ice, similar to Ryuuko Metsugazan. He finishes the attack with a final horizontal slash as he dashes through the enemy. The Celsius Calibur weapon is not summoned at any time during this variation of the attack.

The Celsius Calibur itself is a direct reference to the "Soul Calibur", a legendary blade of identical design that lends its name to several games in the Soul series of fighting games, also published by Bandai Namco Games. When the Celsius Calibur is summoned in Tales of Rebirth, it takes on the appearance of the Soul Calibur in its broadsword form as it is wielded by Siegfried Schtauffen in Soul Calibur 2 and Chai Xianghua in Soul Calibur 6. The blade's appearance changes in Radiant Mythology 3, now following the design of the titular weapon in Soul Calibur 4. The name "Celsius" refers to Veigue's affinity for the element of Ice, embodied by the Spirit Celsius, who represents that element in other games in the Tales series. In Tales of the Abyss, the Celsius Calibur is available for purchase at the casino at Keterburg, bearing the same appearance as the weapon that Veigue summons for this attack in Tales of Rebirth.

In Tales of the Abyss, Tales of Graces, Radiant Mythology 3, Tales of the World: Tactics Union, and Tales of Asteria, the interpunct between "Celsius" and "Calibur" is removed.

Ceslius Calibur (TotR) — Celsius Calibur as it appears in *Tales of the Rays*.

In Tales of the Rays, this becomes Veigue and Hilda's Water- and Light-elemental crossover mirrage arte. After Veiuge slashes through the target, Hilda summons a giant sword in the image of Xianghua's Soul Calibur, with a helix of her tarot cards spiraling around the sword before scattering as orbs of Light chiral particles appear and rapidly fire projectiles of the same sword at the enemy. Hilda then appears on Veigue's left side as the latter turns to face the enemy and raises his sword above his head. She places her right hand of Veigue's weapon, which grows into a pillar of ice, with her cards now surrounding it, before Veigue slams it into the enemy.

Appearances[]

Original Titles

Tales of Rebirth - Fusionic Force Finality: Veigue Lungberg + Hilda Rhambling
Tales of the Abyss - Sword weapon (Celsius Calibur)
Tales of Graces - Veigue (Celsius Calibur)

Crossover Titles

Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 - Veigue Lungberg
Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave - Veigue Lungberg
Tales of the World: Tactics Union - Veigue Lungberg
Tales of the World: Reve Unitia - Veigue Lungberg
Tales of Link - Veigue Lungberg (Celsius Calibur)
Tales of Asteria - Veigue Lungberg
Tales of the Rays - Crossover Mirrage Arte: Veigue Lungberg + Hilda Rhambling

In-Game Descriptions and Battle Quotes[]

Tales of Rebirth[]

Japanese Quote:

Hilda: 一気に決めるしかないようね。

Veigue: 絶氷の剣！

Hilda: 断罪の剣！

Veigue: その身に刻め！

Both: 奥義、セルシウス・キャリバー！^[1]

Romanized Quote:

Hilda: Ikki ni kimeru shika nai you ne.

Veigue: Zehhyou no tsurugi!

Hilda: Danzai no tsurugi!

Veigue: Sono mi ni kizame!

Both: Ougi, Serushiusu Kyaribaa!

Translated Quote:

Hilda: "Looks like we'll have to settle this once and for all."

Veigue: "Blade of Rending Ice!"

Hilda: "Blade of Conviction!"

Veigue: "I shall engrave this upon your very being!"

Both: "Ougi, Celsius Calibur!"^[2]

Tales of the Abyss[]

Japanese Description: 第４音素と第３音素を取り入れ作成された剣。
Localized Description: "A sword that incorporates the Third and Fourth Fonons."

Tales of Graces[]

Japanese Quote: 絶氷の剣！その身に刻め！セルシウスキャリバー！！
Romanized Quote: Zehhyou no tsurugi! Sono mi ni kizame! Serushiusu Kyaribaa!!
Localized Quote: "Sword of frost, chill the flesh! Celsius Calibur!"

Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3[]

Japanese Quote: 絶対なる終焉・・・それが貴様の運命だ！絶氷の剣！その身に刻め！奥義！セルシウスキャリバー！！

Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave[]

Japanese Quote: 絶氷の剣！その身に刻め！奥義！セルシウスキャリバー！！

Tales of the Rays[]

Japanese Description: 振り下ろされる絶氷の剣と断罪の剣で絶対なる終焉を敵に刻む魔鏡技。