Beast

This article is about the arte that is localized as "Beast". For the more powerful arte that was localized also as "Beast" until recently, see Punishing Beast.

Beast (獅子戦吼, Shishisenkou^?, "Lion Battle Roar") is a classic technique of the Tales series. This is one of the most well-recognized melee artes in the series, appearing in most of the games in the series, as both a swordsman arte and as an unarmed fighter technique.

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Beast as it appears in Tales of Symphonia.

Arte Description and History

When this arte is activated, the character slams the target with extreme force, creating a blast of energy in the image of a lion's head, which forces all nearby enemies to be blasted away and knocked to the ground. This is an effective arte to clear mobs when surrounded by many enemies because of its power and force. It is usually one of the first artes that a character acquires that can cause enemies to be knocked down.

In Tales of Destiny, this is one of the artes that the dummied character Lilith Aileron can learn in the original version, if a glitch or cheating device is used to add her to the party. However, she loses this arte in the later versions.

In Tales of Eternia, this arte is used to activate the Divine Skill Maximum Burst, allowing it to be used as a combo finisher. It is one of the easiest Divine Skills to activate, requiring only for Chi to connect with the enemy, before extending it by pressing the "Attack" button at the correct moment.

Additionally, in Tales of the Abyss, the arte can be used within a complete Wind or Light FOF circle to transform it into Thunder Beast.

In Tales of Symphonia, Presea Combatir has a significantly more powerful version of this arte than Lloyd Irving, now officially localized as Punishing Beast after the release of Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology. Although this arte was also localized as "Beast" until recently, both artes are considered to be completely different attacks, with different names in Japan.

Appearances

Mothership Titles

Tales of Phantasia - Cress Albane
Tales of Destiny - Stahn Aileron, Mary Argent, Lilith Aileron (Force)
Tales of Phantasia (PSX) + Full Voice Edition (PSP) - Cress Albane
Tales of Eternia - Farah Oersted, Celsius (Chi)
Tales of Phantasia (GBA) - Cress Albane (Beast)
Tales of Symphonia - Lloyd Irving, Magnius, Celsius, Farah Oersted (Beast)
Tales of Legendia - Senel Coolidge (Beast)
Tales of the Abyss - Guy Cecil, Largo, Nebilim (Beast)
Tales of Destiny (PS2) + Director's Cut - Stahn Aileron, Mary Argent
Tales of Innocence - Hermana Larmo
Tales of Vesperia (X360) - Flynn Scifo (Beast)
Tales of Hearts - Shing Meteoryte
Tales of Vesperia (PS3) - Flynn Scifo, Leblanc
Tales of Graces - Sophie (Beast)
Tales of Xillia - Jude Mathis, Gaius
Tales of Innocence R (VITA) - Hermana Larmo
Tales of Xillia 2 - Jude Mathis, Gaius, Stahn Aileron
Tales of Hearts R - Shing Meteoryte

Escort Titles

Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3 - Fighter costume, Stahn Aileron, Mary Argent
Tales of the Tempest - Caius Qualls
Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology - Warrior class, Fighter class, Stahn Aileron, Lloyd Irving, Senel Coolidge (Beast)
Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World - Lloyd Irving (Beast)
Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 - Warrior class, Monk class, Kanonno Earhart, Cress Albane, Stahn Aileron, Farah Oersted, Celsius, Lloyd Irving, Senel Coolidge, Guy Cecil, Caius Qualls
Tales of VS. - Cress Albane, Stahn Aileron, Farah Oersted, Lloyd Irving, Senel Coolidge, Caius Qualls, Shing Meteoryte
Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 - Warrior class, Monk class, Kanonno Grassvalley, Kanonno Earhart, Pasca Kanonno, Cress Albane, Stahn Aileron, Farah Oersted, Celsius, Lloyd Irving, Guy Cecil, Caius Qualls, Flynn Scifo, Shing Meteoryte, Sophie

Fan-Translated Names

Tales of Phantasia (SFC) (DeJap Translations): Lionheart
Tales of Phantasia (PSX) (Absolute Zero): Roaring Lion, Shishisenkō
Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3 (Kajitani-Eizan): Beast
Tales of Innocence (Absolute Zero): ?

In-Game Description and Battle Quotes

Tales of Phantasia

Japanese Description: 強烈な突進で敵をまとめて後方へ押しやる技
Romanization: Kyouretsu na tosshin de teki wo matomete kouhou e oshiyaru waza
Translated Description (DeJap Translations): "Creates a physical being from your courage to attack foes."

Tales of Destiny

Localized Description: "Blows away the enemy by projecting psychic energy."

Tales of Phantasia (PSX)

Translated Description (Absolute Zero): "Blow the enemy away with the force of your fighting spirit."

Tales of Eternia

Localized Description: "Blast the enemy with a massive concentration of energy force."

Tales of Phantasia (GBA)

Japanese Description: 闘気を敵に叩きつけて吹き飛ばす
Romanization: Youki wo teki ni tatakitsukete fuki tobasu
Localized Description: "Blow enemies away by pounding them wtih attack power."

Tales of Symphonia

Localized Description: "Lv. 2 Sp. Attack: slam battle energy into the enemy and blow it away.

Tales of Legendia

Localized Description: "Base: Down the enemy with the force of a charging lion.

Tales of the Abyss

Localized Description: "Arcane: Harness the power of a beast to rip through the enemy."

Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology

Localized Description: "Master: Unleash the power of a beast to send the enemy flying."

Tales of Vesperia

Localized Description "Arcane Arte: Unleash the power of a lion to send the enemy flying."

Tales of Xillia

Localized Description: "Fury takes the form of a roaring beast as it pummels foes and sends them flying back where they came from."

External links

• Official Namco Tales Forums
• ~Tales of Incantations~ by Judgey
• Tales Series Translation FAQ by KusanagiLord02