Eagle Dive

Eagle Dive as it appears in Tales of Symphonia.

Eagle Dive (鷹爪蹴撃 / 鷹爪襲撃, Yousoushuugeki^?, "Eagle Claw Stomp Attack"/"Eagle Claw Descent") is an unarmed aerial strike arte commonly used by martial artists in the Tales series.

Arte Description and History

Two different but related versions of this arte exist, sharing mostly similar functions and Japanese names. The two versions differ with only the third kanji character: "kick" (蹴^?) is used mostly by characters that have a fighting style that matches the Monk abilities, and "overlap" (襲^?) is used exclusively by Anise Tatlin from Tales of the Abyss, Sophie from Tales of Graces and Law from Tales of Arise.

The arte enables the user to jump above the enemy before rapidly shooting into the ground with powerful force, usually with the knee or foot first. This creates a short-range shock wave in the air, while setting the character up to continue the combo with a ground-based arte. The initial jump can be canceled if the user is already in the air when they activate it, or if the user links to it from any anti-air attack.

In Tales of the Abyss, similarly to the original Eagle Dive, the arte allows Anise to command Tokunaga to jump into the air before dropping down to create the same short-ranged shock wave. However, unlike the original arte, Anise's version cannot be used in the air, nor can she have its initial jump canceled. In this game, the arte can be used within a complete Water or Dark FOF Circle to transform it into Frigid Raptor.

Appearances (Eagle Dive [鷹爪蹴撃])

Eagle Dive as it appears in Tales of the Abyss.

Original Titles

• Tales of Eternia - Farah Oersted (Eagle Dive)
• Tales of Symphonia - Regal Bryant (Eagle Dive)
• Tales of Eternia Online - Fighter class
• Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World - Regal Bryant (Eagle Dive)
  

Crossover Titles

• Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 - Monk class, Farah Oersted
• Tales of VS. - Farah Oersted
• Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 - Monk class, Farah Oersted
• Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave - Farah Oersted
• Tales of Asteria - Farah Oersted, Regal Bryant
• Tales of the Rays - Farah Oersted (Eagle Dive)
  

Animation

• Tales of Eternia: The Animation - Farah Oersted (Rousou Shugeki)

Appearances (Eagle Dive [鷹爪襲撃])

Original Titles

• Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X - Grappler costume
• Tales of Symphonia - Farah Oersted (Eagle Dive)
• Tales of the Abyss - Anise Tatlin (Eagle Dive)
• Tales of Graces - Sophie (Eagle Dive)
• Tales of Arise - Law (Eagle Dive)
  

Crossover Titles

• Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 - Anise Tatlin
• Tales of VS. - Anise Tatlin
• Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 - Anise Tatlin, Sophie
• Tales of Asteria - Regal Bryant, Anise Tatlin
• Tales of the Rays - Anise Tatlin

Fan-Translated Names

• Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3 (Kajitani-Eizan): Eagle Dive

In-Game Descriptions and Battle Quotes

Eagle Dive as it appears in Tales of Graces ƒ.

Tales of Eternia

Localized Description: "Rise far above and dive into the enemy with a destructive force."

Tales of Symphonia

Japanese Description: 空中から地上へ急降下攻撃を行う空中専用技 地上技、対空技に繋がる
Localized Description: "Midair attack: a rapid descent that is linkable to ground or anti-air attacks."

Tales of the Abyss

Japanese Description: 空中から地上へ、急降下攻撃を行う特技。

Tales of Graces

Japanese Description: 空中から襲い掛かる鷹の爪。
Localized Description: "An attack followed by a diving strike with hawk-like claws."

Alternate Japanese Quote (ƒ): 鷹の爪！
Alternate Localized Quote: "Rend!"

Tales of the Rays

Japanese Description: 空中から垂直落下による急襲

Tales of Arise

Japanese Description: 急降下しながら蹴りを浴びせる特技
Localized Description: "A flurry of rapid diving kicks."