Rending Saber

Rending Saber (絞牙鳴衝斬, Kouga Meishouzan^?, "Strangling Fang Roaring Impact Slash") is Asch's signature mystic arte in Tales of the Abyss.

Arte Description and History

Asch tosses the enemy into the air with a flurry of light rays, then slams his sword into the ground, causing a fonic glyph to appear beneath him and more energy to rise up and damage his opponent, similar to Radiant Howl. Van Grants's Imperial Slaughter is visually similar to this arte, highlighting the teacher-student relationship the two share. Nebilim gains this arte in the North American release of Tales of the Abyss, though it is integrated into the Japanese version with the Nintendo 3DS release. During both battles against Asch, any attempt to use a mystic arte on him while he is on the ground will result in him countering with this arte.

In Tales of Asteria, Master of Elements, Act 6, Van Grants can call Asch to use this arte under the name Asch no "Kouga Meishouzan" (アッシュの「絞牙鳴衝斬」^?).

Appearances

Original Titles

• Tales of the Abyss - Asch, Nebilim (Rending Saber)
  

Crossover Titles

• Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 - Asch
• Tales of VS. - Asch
• Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 - Asch
• Tales of Link - Asch (Rending Saber)
• Tales of Asteria - Asch
  

Collaborations

• The Idolmaster SideM - Kyosuke Aoi
  

Other

• Tales of Festival 2019 - Asch

In-Game Descriptions and Battle Quotes

Tales of the Abyss

User: Asch
Japanese Quote: 雑魚が近寄んじゃねぇ！砕け散れ！絞牙鳴衝斬！
Romanized Quote: Zako ga chikayon janee! Kudake chire! Kouga Meishouzan!
Translated Quote: "I don't associate with small fries! Break and scatter! Kouga Meishouzan!"
Localized Quote: "The weak should stay back. Annihilation! Rending Saber!"

User: Nebilim
Japanese Quote: ウフフ･･･ 思い知りなさい！
Localized Quote: "…Know power!"