Lightning Tiger Blade

Lightning Tiger Blade (襲爪雷斬, Shuusouraizan^?, "Attacking Claw Thunder Slash"^[1]) is a classic technique and one of the most well-recognized elemental melee artes in the Tales series.

Arte Description and History

When Lightning Tiger Blade is used, the user slashes upward and jumps high into the air, summoning a large bolt of lightning to deal several hits to nearby enemies, before falling back to the ground. In Tales of Zestiria, while low to the ground, Rose performs a powerful upward slash with her right-hand dagger, launching her opponent. Then, while in the air, she performs a horizontal slash with her right-hand dagger. The arte is finished with Rose performing a powerful, downward slash with her left-hand dagger, an action that creates a thunderbolt to strike the enemy.

Some versions of the arte may involve firing a projectile mid-attack that causes the lightning bolt on contact, seen in Cress Albane's version, but can easily miss despite it having tracking ability. The projectile in the original Super Famicom version of the game is clearly seen as being launched with a kick at the peak of the jump before being omitted in later versions.

In Tales of Arise, this arte becomes Alphen and Law's Boost Strike. In Tales of the Rays, Luke's version is Light-elemental and Rose's is Wind-elemental, while Cress and Alphen obtain it as their Water- and Wind-elemental crossover mirrage arte as a reference to the Boost Strike version.

This attack should not be confused with Thunder Tiger Blade, the arte that combines Tiger Blade and Lightning Blade, or the unrelated arte Lightning Tiger, a Lightning-elemental variant of Tiger Blade.

Appearances

Lightning Tiger Blade as it appears in *Tales of Crestoria*.

Fan-Translated Names

Tales of Phantasia (SFC) (DeJap Translations): Lightning Bolt
Tales of Phantasia (PSX) (Absolute Zero): Thunder Claw, Shusoraizan
Tales of Phantasia (PSX) (Phantasian Productions): Lightning Tiger Blade, Shuso Raizan
Tales of Innocence (Absolute Zero): Lightning Tiger Blade

In-Game Descriptions and Battle Quotes

Tales of Phantasia (SFC)

Japanese Description: 周囲の敵を巻き込む落雷を生じさせる技
Romanized Description: Shuui no teki wo maki komu rakurai wo shouji saseru waza
Translated Description (DeJap Translations): "Create a lightning bolt to strike nearby enemies."^[2]

Tales of Phantasia (PSX)

Translated Description (Absolute Zero): "Strike an enemy with a thunderbolt then bring down your weapon on your foe."
Translated Description (Phantasian Productions): "Base: Fry an enemy with a bolt of lightning and finish with a downward slash."

Tales of Phantasia (GBA)

Japanese Description: 周囲の敵を巻き込む落雷を生じさせる
Romanized Description: Shuui no teki wo maki komu rakurai wo shouji saseru
Localized Description: "Strike surrounding enemies with lightning."^[3]

Tales of Legendia

Japanese Description: 斬撃、蹴撃、雷撃の三段属性技
Localized Description: "Base: Call forth lightning and slash the enemy."^[4]

Tales of the Abyss

Japanese Description: 周囲の敵を巻き込む落雷を生じさせ攻撃する技。

User: Luke fon Fabre
Japanese Quote: 受けろ雷撃！襲爪雷斬！！
Localized Quote: "Feel the thunder! Lightning Tiger Blade!"

User: Asch
Japanese Quote: 轟雷喰らいやがれ！襲爪雷斬！！
Localized Quote: "Feel the roar of lightning! Lightning Tiger Blade!"

User: Van
Japanese Quote: 喰らうがいい！襲爪雷斬！！
Localized Quote: "Take this! Lightning Tiger Blade!"

Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology

Localized Description: "Master: Cut an enemy up, then call down lightning."

Tales of Innocence

Japanese Description: 斬り上げ後、落雷をお見舞いする

Tales of Hearts

Japanese Description: 召喚した雷を剣に宿らせ斬り上げた敵を縦一文字に斬り裂く技

Alternate Japanese Quote: 終わらないッ！

Tales of Xillia

Japanese Description: 雷を纏った二人の剣で連続斬りを行い、ラストに落雷を呼び寄せる共鳴武身技。
Localized Description: "A storm of electrically charged sword strikes before lightning is called down upon the enemy."

Tales of Innocence R

Japanese Description: 斬り上げを行った後落雷をオミマイする秘技

Tales of Hearts R

Japanese Description: 召喚した雷を剣に宿らせ斬り上げた敵を縦一文字に斬り裂く技
Localized Description: "Charges the sword with electricity, then sends it smashing down into the ground."

Alternate Japanese Quote: ていッ！まだだッ！

Tales of Zestiria

Japanese Description: 雷撃を伴った斬り上げから、更に斬り下ろしに繋げる。空中連携可能。『双牙斬』の上位奥義。
Localized Description: "A rising slash accompanied by a lightning attack, followed by a downward swing. Can be used in mid-air combos. Higher hidden arte of Fang Blade."

Alternate Japanese Quote: 雷斬り！
Alternate Romanized Quote: Kaminari kiri!
Alternate Localized Quote: "Lightning strike!"

Tales of the Rays

User: Luke fon Fabre
Japanese Description: 敵を斬り上げつつ、落雷を発生させ更に斬り下ろす
Localized Description: "An upward slash that rains lightning on foes before cutting them down."

User: Rose
Japanese Description:

敵を斬り上げ落雷と共に斬り下ろす

待機・移動中に発動すると『灼火燎嵐』に変化

Users: Cress Albane + Alphen
Japanese Description: 斬リ上げつつ、落雷を発生させニ人の剣で敵を一刀両断する魔鏡技

Japanese Quote:

(Shared activation) Alphen: これで！ // Cress: 決める！

Alphen: 雷よ！

Cress: 一閃！

Both: 襲爪！雷斬！！

Tales of Crestoria

Japanese Quote: 唸れ、襲爪雷斬！

Tales of Arise

Japanese Quote: 襲爪！雷斬！！
Localized Quote: "Look sharp! Lightning Tiger Blade!"

References

↑ Tales Series Translation FAQ by KusanagiLord02 GameFAQs (2006) Retrieved on 2008-03-21.
↑ Tales of Phantasia (SNES) FAQ/Walkthrough Part 2/2 by JPuga GameFAQs (2001-07-15) Retrieved on 2009-07-01.
↑ Tales of Phantasia (GBA) FAQ/Walkthrough by sonicfreak77 GameFAQs (2007) Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
↑ Tales of Legendia (PS2) Eres Guide by AncientNova GameFAQs (2006) Retrieved on 2008-03-21.

[transfaq-1] Tales Series Translation FAQ by KusanagiLord02 GameFAQs (2006) Retrieved on 2008-03-21.

[ToP-SFC-2] Tales of Phantasia (SNES) FAQ/Walkthrough Part 2/2 by JPuga GameFAQs (2001-07-15) Retrieved on 2009-07-01.

[ToP-GBA-3] Tales of Phantasia (GBA) FAQ/Walkthrough by sonicfreak77 GameFAQs (2007) Retrieved on 2008-03-07.

[ToL-PS2-4] Tales of Legendia (PS2) Eres Guide by AncientNova GameFAQs (2006) Retrieved on 2008-03-21.

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