Eternal Slasher

Kuukan Shouten'i used by Mithos in Tales of the Rays.

Eternal Slasher (空間翔転移, Kuukan Shouten'i^?, "Space Soaring Shift"), known alternatively as Lunge and Chaos Lunge, is one of the space-time attacks unique to Cress Albane from Tales of Phantasia and Mithos and Yggdrasill in Tales of the Rays.

Arte Description and History

Eternal Slasher is an arte where Cress surrounds himself with a column of rising energy, effectively preventing anyone from getting close. He then teleports in front of the targeted enemy, dealing a groundward thrust, followed by a downward slash, a straight thrust, then a jumping upward slash before retreating and preventing reprisal. In several games, Cress does not retreat to where he used it after the final slash and in Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave, he does not teleport directly in front of the enemies but instead from where he has used this arte.

It is used in Cress's Tales of Eternia coliseum battle, though he only seems to use it when Reid Hershel is dizzy. Elements of this arte can be seen in his mystic arte Eternal Blade, as the second part of that arte is a teleport into the air surrounded by rising energy. In Tales of Xillia 2, the move was localized as Chaos Lunge, the name usually given to the arcane arte derived from this arte and Chaos Blade.

In Tales of the Rays, this arte has a different animation and elemental attack depending on the user. Cress's version is both Light- and Dark-elemental. Cress teleports, performs a downward slash as he lands, then an upward slash, followed by downward slash, ending with a final upward slash. This version alters into Tenshou Jigenzan when used while standing still or moving. Mithos's version telekinetically lifts the Eternal Sword above his head before warping towards or behind the enemy. He then has the sword skewer the opponent before grabbing it and performing a slash. His version is Light-elemental. Yggdrasill's version has him warp a small distance backward, similar to Edward D. Morrison's Kuukanten'i, leaving behind a puff of smoke that can inflict damage, and is Non-elemental.

Kuukan Shouten'i used by Yggdrasill in Tales of the Rays.

In both language files of Tales of Symphonia, there are voice clips of this arte used by Lloyd Irving and Yggdrasill while in the Japanese files of Tales of Legendia and Tales of the Abyss, there are unused voice clips of Senel Coolidge and Anise Tatlin using the arte. However, none have access to this arte in any final version of any game.

Appearances

Original Titles

• Tales of Phantasia (SFC) - Cress Albane
• Tales of Phantasia (PSX / iOS) + Full Voice Edition + Cross Edition - Cress Albane (Eternal Slasher)
• Tales of Phantasia (GBA) + Mobile - Cress Albane (Lunge)
• Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X - Cress Albane
• Tales of Eternia - Cress Albane (Eternal Slasher)
• Tales of Xillia 2 - Cress (Chaos Lunge)
  

Crossover Titles

• Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 2 - Cress Albane
• Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3 - Cress Albane
• Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 - Cress Albane
• Tales of VS. - Cress Albane
• Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 - Cress Albane
• Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave - Cress Albane
• Tales of Asteria - Cress Albane
• Tales of the Rays - Cress Albane, Mithos/Yggdrasill

Fan-Translated Names

• Tales of Phantasia (SFC) (DeJap Translations): Teleport
• Tales of Phantasia (PSX) (Absolute Zero): Teleport / Void Shift
• Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 2 (Kajitani-Eizan): Eternal Cross
• Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3 (Kajitani-Eizan): Eternal Cross

In-Game Descriptions and Battle Quotes

Tales of Phantasia (SFC)

Japanese Description: 時空剣技の一つ。敵の前方へ瞬間移動し連続攻撃する技
Romanized Description: Jikuukengi no hitotsu. Teki no zanpou he shunkan idoushi renzoku kougeki suru waza
Translated Description (DeJap Translations): "Teleport to the enemy, scoring up to four hits."

Tales of Phantasia (PSX) + Full Voice Edition

Translated Description (Absolute Zero): "A space-time ability that uses teleportation to strike the enemy without warning."

Tales of Phantasia (GBA)

Japanese Description: 時空剣技の一つ。敵の前へ瞬間移動し連続攻撃する
Romanized Description: Jikuukengi no hitotsu. Teki no sen he shunkan idoushi renzoku kougeki suru
Localized Description: "One of the space-time attacks. Instantly move to enemy and unleash a combo."

Tales of VS.

Japanese Quote: こちだ！

Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2

Japanese Description: 時空剣技の一つ、敵の前方へ瞬間移動し攻撃する奥義

Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X

Japanese Description: 時空剣技の一つ。敵の頭上へ瞬間移動し連続攻撃する剣技

Tales of Xillia 2

Localized Quote: "Lunge!"

Tales of the Rays

User: Cress Albane
Japanese Description:

転移して敵の背後を取り斬り刻む

待機・移動中に発動すると『転翔次元斬』に変化

User: Mithos
Japanese Description: 空間を転移し、剣を投げつけてから一閃を放つ

User: Yggdrasill
Japanese Description: 空間を転移し、自身の後方へ瞬時に移動する