ToV - Karol Capel: Skills

The following is a list of skills that are available to Karol Capel in Tales of Vesperia. All elements that are exclusive to the Xbox 360 version of the game are highlighted with a light gray background, while all elements exclusive to the PlayStation 3 and Definitive Edition versions are highlighted with a dark gray background.

Attack Skills (攻撃スキル - Kougeki Skills)

Skill Name	Skill Points	Learned From	Effects
Strength ストレングス	2	Wood Maul +1	increases base P. ATK by 5%
Strength 2 ストレングス２	4	Heavy Maul	increases base P. ATK by 10%
Strength 3 ストレングス３	6	Spinning Drill Hammer	increases base P. ATK by 15%
Magic マジカル Magical	2	Zaghnal	increases base M. ATK by 5%
Magic 2 マジカル２ Magical 2	4	Zaghnal +1α	increases base M. ATK by 10%
Magic 3 マジカル３ Magical 3	6	Spinning Drill Hammer	increases base M. ATK by 15%
Rise Attack コンシュームアタック Consume Attack	3	Crimson Axe +1β	increases damage dealt by consuming TP
Heavy Hit アタックフェイント Attack Faint (Blunt Force)	3	Wood Maul +1	increases the chance of inflicting Stun with a physical attack
Combatir コンパティール	4	War Axe	increases P. ATK when equipped with an axe weapon
Raynard レイナード	4	Heavy Maul +1	increases P. ATK when equipped with a hammer weapon
Bug Busters ムシギライ Mushigirai	4	Bastard Sword	increases damage dealt to and received from insect-type enemies
Second Attack セカンドアタック	8	Karolian Sword +1	increases damage inflicted for second attack and onward in a combo
Critical クリティカル	6	Wood Maul Wood Maul +1	increases chance of dealing critical damage
Critical Break クリティカルブレイク	7	Spike Hammer +1α	increases chance inflicting Guard Break when dealing critical damage
Sustained Critical クリティカルキープ Critical Keep	22	Rising Flame	all attack inflict critical damage in Over Limit
Elemental インエレメンタル Enelemental	3	Zaghnal +1α	enables a chance to increase damage inflicted with an elemental attack
Combo Plus コンボプラス (Add Combo 1)	10	Celtis Celtis +1	increases the number of regular attacks in a basic combo by 1
		Celtis Celtis +1α Celtis +1β
Mighty Charge マイトチャージ Might Charge (Power Charge)	5	Heavy Maul Heavy Maul +1	enables the Mighty Charge action by holding the Attack button the Mighty Charge action stores a charge to power up attacks
Charge Hold チャージキープ Charge Keep (Sustained Charge)	8	Iron Hammer Iron Hammer +1	prevents the loss of the Mighty Charge status if an attack misses
Charge Hold 2 チャージキープ２ Charge Keep 2	14	Masakari Cleaver	prevents Mighty Charge from fading if not used increases the duration of Mighty Charge
Speed Charge スピードチャージ	14	Karolian Sword Karolian Sword +1	increases the speed of the Mighty Charge action
Charge Smash チャージスマッシュ	20	Rending Drill Hammer	inflict Guard Break with all attacks while under the effect of Mighty Charge
Attack Arte Charge アタックアーツチャージ Attack Artes Charge	8	Spike Hammer Spike Hammer +1α Spike Hammer +1 Wrath Bringer: Glaysa Labolas	enables Mighty Charge enhancement of attack artes
High Fatal Tension ハイパーフェイタル Hyper Fatal	5	Deadly Horn	perform a Fatal Strike after an FS Chain of 4 to enter Over Limit LVL 1 with 50% bar
Hyper Fatal Tension ハイパーフェイタル２ Hyper Fatal 2	7	Bravior	perform a Fatal Strike after an FS Chain of 7 to enter Over Limit LVL 2 with 50% bar
Cross Counter クロスカウンター	3	Heavy Maul +1	increases damage dealt to attacking enemies
Reflect ペインリフレクト Pain Reflect	5	Spike Hammer	enables a chance to reflect damage to enemy
FS Bonus フェイタルボーナス Fatal Bonus	7	Crimson Axe +1α	recovers HP after a Fatal Strike
FS Bonus 2 フェイタルボーナス２ Fatal Bonus 2	9	Crimson Axe +1β	recovers TP after a Fatal Strike
Fatal Exceed フェイタルエクシード	9	Celtis +1α	increases damage dealt with a Fatal Strike
BA Force バーストフォース Burst Force	9	Crimson Axe +1α	increases damage dealt with burst artes
Burst Hold バーストキープ Burst Keep	9	Silver Edge +1α Silver Edge +1β	prevents the use of a burst arte from ending Over Limit
Special スペシャル	5	event series	enables the activation of mystic artes obtained with the following event series: after Don Whitehorse's death, there is a chance that Karol will have a scene while sleeping in Dahngrest's inn after several of these scenes, Karol will learn Special
HP Condition ＨＰコンディションＳ HP Condition S	8	Mjolnir +1α	increases base P. ATK by a small amount if current HP is greater than 75% of max
HP Condition 2 ＨＰコンディションＳ２ HP Condition S2	10	Mjolnir +1β	increases P. ATK if current HP is less than 25% of max
Chain 連撃 Rengeki	4	Crimson Axe Crimson Axe +1α	changes certain artes into altered artes
Hell Fire 紅蓮 Guren	4	Crimson Axe Crimson Axe +1β	changes certain artes into altered artes
Half Damage ハーフダメージ	1	Karolian Hammer +1	decreases all damage dealt by 50%
Quarter Damage クォーターダメージ (Quarter Master)	1	Karolian Hammer +1	decreases all damage dealt by 75%
Minimum Damage 1ダメージ One Damage	1	Karolian Hammer +1	all damage dealt is set to a maximum of 1

Guard Skills (防御スキル - Bougyo Skills)

Skill Name	Skill Points	Learned From	Effects
Defend ディフェンド	2	Great Axe +1	increases base P. DEF by 5%
Defend 2 ディフェンド２	4	Deadly Horn	increases base P. DEF by 10%
Defend 3 ディフェンド３	6	Riot +1α	increases base P. DEF by 15%
Resist レジスト	2	Zaghnal	increases base M. DEF by 5%
Resist 2 レジスト２	4	Zaghnal +1β	increases base M. DEF by 10%
Resist 3 レジスト３	6	Riot +1β	increases base M. DEF by 15%
Critical Guard クリティカルガード	3	Great Axe Great Axe +1	enables the Critical Guard action by pressing Left Stick Forward + the Guard button the Critical Guard action moves the user forward slightly and, if timed correctly, can decrease damage received
Magic Guard マジックガード	4	Zaghnal Zaghnal +1α Zaghnal +1β	enables the Magic Guard action by pressing Left Stick Down + the Guard button the Magic Guard action decreases magical damage received
Guard Plus ウェルガード Well Guard	2	Great Axe +1	decreases physical damage received while guarding
Magic Guard Plus マジックウェルガード Magic Well Guard	7	Deadly Horn	decreases damage received while performing the Magic Guard action
Guard Reflect ガードリフレクト (Reflective Guard)	4	Guardian Stamp (Xbox360) Guardian Stamp +1β (PS3)	reflects 20% of damage received while guarding
Guard Artes ガーディアルアーツ Guardial Artes	7	Guardian Stamp	enables the ability to cancel a guard into an arte with some invincibility frames
		Guardian Stamp Guardian Stamp +1α Guardian Stamp +1β
Roll パッシブセーフ Passive Safe	2	Spike Hammer +1α	decreases damage received while knocked down
Anti-Element アンエレメンタル Unelemental (Anti Element)	3	Zaghnal +1β	enables a chance to decrease damage received from elemental attacks by 50%
Steel Defense メンタルディフェンス Mental Defense (Last Stand)	8	Golden Hammer	decreases all damage received by 90% when HP is less than 20% of max
Status Guard ステータスガード	5	Riot +1α	decreases amount by which stats drop when afflicted with magical ailments
Condition Guard コンディションガード	5	Riot +1β	decreases the effects of Poison, Contamination, and Weak
Immunity イミュニティ	5	Spike Hammer +1	decreases chance of receiving status ailments
Endure エンデューロ Enduro	3	Gaia Cleaver	decreases stagger time
Void Attack インバリッド・アタック Invalid Attack	5	Masakari Cleaver +1α	enables a chance to prevent stagger against physical attacks
Void Magic インバリッド・マジック Invalid Magic	5	Masakari Cleaver +1β	enables a chance to prevent stagger against magical attacks
Step Away ステップアウェイ	3	War Axe +1	prevents stagger while performing the Backstep action
TP Condition ＴＰコンディションＳ TP Condition S	5	Bone Slasher	increases base P. DEF by a small amount if current TP is greater than 75% of max
TP Condition 2 ＴＰコンディションＳ２ TP Condition S2	3	Bone Slasher +1	increases P. DEF if current TP is less than 25% of max
TP Condition 3 ＴＰコンディションＭ TP Condition M	5	Bone Slasher	increases base M. DEF by a small amount if current TP is greater than 75% of max
TP Condition 4 ＴＰコンディションＭ２ TP Condition M2	3	Bone Slasher +1	increases M. DEF if current TP is less than 25% of max
Crucible 剛烈 Gouretsu	4	Gaia Cleaver	changes certain artes into altered artes
Athenor 烈震 Resshin	4	Gaia Cleaver	changes certain artes into altered artes
Break Down ブレイクダウン	10	Spinning Drill Hammer	10% chance that to increases the duration of Stun by attacking an enemy inflicted with it
Down Hit ダウンバースト Down Burst (Down Burst)	9	Spike Hammer +1β	increases damage inflicted on downed enemies by 20%
Heavy Weight ヘヴィウェイト	5	765 kg Hammer	prevents stagger decreases movement speed by 50%
Healing Arte Charge ヒールアーツチャージ Heal Artes Charge	7	Mjolnir +1α Wrath Bringer: Glaysa Labolas	enables Mighty Charge enhancement of healing artes
Burst Guard バーストガード	3	Guardian Stamp Guardian Stamp +1α Guardian Stamp +1β	decreases ability to be staggered while performing a burst arte
Recovering Guard リカバリングガード	6	Guardian Stamp +1α	decreases ability to be staggered while performing the Recovery action
OVL Concentrate OVLコンセントレート	9	Bravior	prevents HP from going to 0 while in Over Limit

Move Skills (移動スキル - Idou Skills)

Skill Name	Skill Points	Learned From	Effects
Evade イベイジョン Evasion	2	War Axe	increases base Evade by 5%
Evade 2 イベイジョン２ Evasion 2	4	Riot Celtis	increases base Evade by 10%
Evade 3 イベイジョン３ Evasion 3	6	Celtis +1	increases base Evade by 15%
		Celtis +1α Celtis +1β
Item Thrower アイテムスロー Item Throw	7	Bastard Sword	enables items to be used on other party members
Item Pro グッドジョブ Good Job	3	King Size Bag	decreases time spent immobile after using an item
Backstep バックステップ	3	War Axe War Axe +1	enables the Backstep action by pressing Left Stick Back + the Guard button the Backstep action moves the user backward without changing direction
Recovery リカバリング Recovering (Recover)	3	Iron Hammer Iron Hammer +1	enables the Recovery action by pressing the Guard button when knocked into the air the Recovery action prevents the user from being knocked down
Run チキンラン Chicken Run (Chicken Run)	8	Large Size Bag	decreases time needed to escape by 20%
Combo Force イフィシェント Efficient	3	Celtis +1	decreases damage mitigation in combos
		Celtis +1β
Super Chain 4 キャンセルプラス Cancel Plus	8	Minotauros Minotauros +1	enables the ability to cancel a base arte to an altered arte
Super Chain 5 キャンセルプラス２ Cancel Plus 2	10	Masakari Cleaver Masakari Cleaver +1α Masakari Cleaver +1β	enables the ability to cancel an altered arte to an arcane arte
O.L. Boost リミッター Limiter (Over Extension)	9	Minotauros +1	increases duration of Over Limit
Taunt and Evade アピールエスケープ Appeal Escape (Taunt and Escape)	6	Silver Edge +1α	perform the Taunt action to avoid being targeted
Taunt Gamble ギャンブルアピール Gamble Appeal	6	Silver Edge +1β	adds a 50% chance to either increase or decrease all enemies' stats by 20% for 5 seconds with the Taunt action
Member Taunt チキンアピール Chicken Appeal	8	Large Size Bag	doubles the increase in Over Limit gauge when performing the Taunt action near an ally
Alembic 俊敏 Shunbin	4	Riot Riot +1α	changes certain artes into altered artes
Gale 疾風 Shippuu	4	Riot Riot +1β	changes certain artes into altered artes
Motion Change アドバンスモーション Advance Motion	8	Bravior	alters moving and waiting movements
Play Dead イミテイションデス Imitation Death (Feign Death)	12	King Size Bag	perform the Play Dead action by jiggling the left stick while downed the Play Dead action allows the user to stay downed and recover HP and TP

Support Skills (補助スキル - Hojo Skills)

Skill Name	Skill Points	Learned From	Effects
Vitality バイタリティ (Stamina)	2	default	increases max HP by 200
Vitality 2 バイタリティ２ (Stamina 2)	4	Bardiche	increases max HP by 400
Vitality 3 バイタリティ３ (Stamina 3)	6	Bardiche +1	increases max HP by 800
Vitality 4 バイタリティ４	12	Golden Hammer	increases max HP by 1200
Spirits スピリッツ (Spirit)	3	Crimson Axe	increases max TP by 20
Spirits 2 スピリッツ２ (Spirit 2)	5	Bardiche	increases max TP by 50
Spirits 3 スピリッツ３ (Spirit 3)	7	Bardiche +1	increases max TP by 100
Medical Smash メディカルスマッシュ	12	Silver Edge Silver Edge +1α Silver Edge +1β	increases strength of healing artes, up to a maximum of a 50% increase
Eternal Weakness ウィークエターナル Weak Eternal	8	Infinity	enables a chance to make stat decreases inflicted on enemies permanent
Support Arte Charge サポートアーツチャージ Support Artes Charge	6	Mjolnir +1β Wrath Bringer: Glaysa Labolas	enables Mighty Charge enhancement of support artes
Critical Recover クリティカルリカバー	15	King Size Bag	recovers 10 TP for each critical hit dealt
HP Recover ＨＰリカバー	5	Pile Driver +1α	increases HP recovered
TP Recover ＴＰリカバー	5	Pile Driver +1β	increases TP recovered
Rebirth ライフリバース Life Rebirth (Life Reversal)	12	Bahamut's Tear Bahamut's Tear +1	slowly recovers 50% of last damage received
Rebirth 2 ライフリバース２ Life Rebirth 2	5	Bahamut's Tear	slowly recovers 25% of the damage received in a combo
Lucky Soul ルーズレスソウル Loseless Soul	5	Bahamut's Tear Bahamut's Tear +1	enables a chance to recover TP when knocked down
Stat Boost エフェクティブ Effective	3	Minotauros Minotauros +1	increases gains from stat boosts
Resurrect リコール Recall	22	Pile Driver Pile Driver +1α Pile Driver +1β	enables a chance to revive from KO automatically
OVL Bonus リミッツボーナス Limits Bonus	12	Masakari Cleaver +1α	enables a chance to heal all HP when activating Over Limit
OVL Bonus 2 リミッツボーナス２ Limits Bonus 2	14	Masakari Cleaver +1β	enables a chance to restore all TP when activating Over Limit
Taunt アピール Appeal	2	Bastard Sword +1α	enables the Taunt action by using the Taunt stick the Taunt action increases Over Limit gauge this skill performs a different taunt than Taunt 2
Taunt 2 アピール２ Appeal 2	2	Bastard Sword +1β	enables the Taunt action by using the Taunt stick the Taunt action increases Over Limit gauge this skill performs a different taunt than Taunt
OVL Taunt アピールリミッツ Appeal Limits	3	Bardiche	heal HP by performing the Taunt action in Over Limit
OVL Taunt 2 アピールリミッツ２ Appeal Limits 2	4	Bardiche +1	restore TP by performing the Taunt action in Over Limit
Dispersion 拡散 Kakusan	4	Mjolnir Mjolnir +1α	changes certain artes into altered artes
Great Deluge 水塵 Suijin	4	Mjolnir Mjolnir +1β	changes certain artes into altered artes
Life Healer ライフヒール Life Heal	5	Pile Driver +1α	recovers HP after battle
Spirit Healer メンタルヒール Mental Heal	5	Pile Driver +1β	increases TP recovered after battle
Life Up ライフアップ	16	Bastard Sword +1α	enables a chance to increase max HP after battle
Mental Up メンタルアップ (Mind Up)	16	Bastard Sword +1β	enables a chance to increase max TP after battle
Happiness ハピネスシング	11	Medium Size Bag	enables a chance to increase EXP received after battle only affects characters with this skill equipped
Happiness 2 ハピネスシング２	11	Medium Size Bag	enables a chance to increase LP received after battle only affects characters with this skill equipped
Happiness 3 ハピネスシング３	8	Medium Size Bag	enables a chance to increase Gald received after battle
Safety セーフセーフ Safe Safe	10	Karolian Sword Karolian Sword +1	enables a chance to increase EXP earned from a battle with no damage received only affects characters with this skill equipped
EXP Share イメージトレーニング Image Training	1	Iron Hammer +1	enables the ability to receive bonus EXP even when not in active party
Coward チキンハート Chicken Heart	15	Large Size Bag	prevents Surprise Encounters
OVL Plus リミッツプラス Limits Plus	20	Golden Hammer	activates a Over Limit level one higher than the amount of gauge used
Stand Alone スタンドアロン	1	event	enables the character to fight alone in battle obtained by clearing the 200-Man Melee at Nordopolica with any character

References

• Weapons List by Lunar Eclipse Tales Series (2008) Retrieved on 2008-11-20.
• Skill Guide by Yandy Kusanagi GameFAQs (2008-12-12) Retrieved on 2009-01-17.
• [JP] テイルズオブヴェスペリア【スキル】 テイルズ オブ ヴェスペリア 攻略 データベース - Tales of Vesperia (2008) Retrieved on 2008-12-06.
• [JP] スキル(カロル) テイルズ オブ ヴェスペリア 2ch まとめ @Wiki (2010) Retrieved on 2010-03-06.