Cress Albane
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| Game | Tales of Phantasia |
| Japanese Name | Cless Alvein (クレス・アルベイン Kuresu Arubein?) |
| Hometown | Toltus |
| Age | 17 |
| Weight | 59kg |
| Height | 170cm |
| Weapon | Swords, Axes, Spears, Halberds |
| Japanese Voice Actor | Takeshi Kusou |
| English Voice Actor | Robert Tsonos (GBA) Johnny Yong Bosch (Animation) |
Cress Albane, appearing in all original Japanese media and certain fan translations under the name of Cless Alvein, is the main character in Tales of Phantasia, the first game in the Tales RPG series.
Cress is a seventeen year-old swordsman from the small village of Toltus. He is the son of Miguel Albane, a famous swordsman and master of the local sword fighting school. As such, he has practiced sword fighting since he was a young child.
Cress is a kind and caring character, but is ruthless and unforgiving in the face of the enemy, especially Dhaos. He is considered as the traditional hero of the Tales, with that hero-like sword, armor, and all. There are times however, when this guy can be pretty dense, like most Tales heroes.
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[edit] Role in Tales of Phantasia
A young swordsman who lives in the village of Totus. He is Miguel Alvein's son, who is known as one of the four warriors who sealed the demon lord Dhaos in the past. After the destruction of his hometown (Toltus) and murder of his family, Cress sets off to find those responsible and bring them to justice. He was then caught by the attackers of Totus (thanks to his uncle) for he had with him one of the pendants that kept Dhaos sealed. This leads him to meet Mint Adenade, and the two of them discovered that their parents took part in sealing away Dhaos, an evil warlord. Upon his confrontation with Dhaos, Trinicus D. Morrison sent him and Mint one hundred years into the past, where they hoped to find the power to defeat Dhaos in the present.
[edit] Role in Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon
Cress plays quite an important role in this game as one of the Heroes of Eternity that guide central protagonists Mel and Dio on their quest. Several years have passed since the battle with Dhaos and Cress has built a new town where Toltus once stood. He spends most of his time travelling around with Mint as she goes from town to town, healing the sick and injured. He also helps Chester run his orphanage whenever he's around.
[edit] Other Tales Appearances
[edit] Tales of Destiny
Cress appears in Tales of Destiny alongside Arche Klein in the town of Armeida, where the two of them administer a quiz to the player.
[edit] Tales of Eternia
Cress, with name last name romanized as Albain in this game, appears in Tales of Eternia as one of the cameos in the colosseum battle, next to Arche.
[edit] Tales of the Abyss
Cress himself doesn't actually appear in the game, although he's one of the costumes for Anise's doll.
[edit] Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology
Though he doesn't appear in the game, if the Player talks to Chester Burklight as a Swordsman, Chester will mention that, while he looks good, he doesn't compare another swordsman he knows, one of the greatest swordsmen. He is possibly referring to Cress when he says this.
[edit] Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2
Cress will make his first appearance in the Radiant Mythology series with most of the Phantasia characters. He appears as a playable character, although his exact role has not been revealed.
[edit] Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
The bandana belonging to the Eternal Swordsman from the story called Legends of Fantasy.
Cress does not appear in this game. However, his trademark headband (called Fencer Bandana) is an equipable item for Emil.
[edit] Little Big Planet
Although Cress Albane himself doesn't appear in Little Big Planet, his hair and his outfit appears as a costume for the player's sackboy.
[edit] Naming Controversy
Cress Albane's name appears (in English) as Cless Alvein during the ending credits to the Japan-only Tales of Phantasia on the SNES, as well as in the instruction manuals for the Japanese versions of the game. Because of this, fans tend to use the name 'Cless' when referring to the character, especially in the unofficial DeJap translation of the game. However, in his cameo appearance in the US version of Tales of Eternia, his name was localized as Cress. This has carried through into Nintendo's official translation of Tales of Phantasia on the Game Boy Advance and the Tales of Phantasia OVA by Geneon. It should be noted that the Japanese pronounce 'R' and 'L' sounds in the same way, so neither one of Cress' name translations are wrong.
