Shining Blade (閃空剣 Senkuuken?, "Flashing Air Blade") and Shining Dog (閃空犬 Senkuuken?, "Flashing Air Dog") are base artes used by Van Grants from Tales of the Abyss and Repede from Tales of Vesperia respectively.
Arte Description and History[]
Shining Blade, used by Van Grants, involves him slashing with his sword and surrounding himself with a cutting tornado. Shining Dog, used by Repede, is similar, except he launches the tornado forward. In the Nintendo 3DS release of Tales of the Abyss, Shining Blade is replaced by Severing Wind in the Japanese version but retains the same animation, so the localization chose to keep the Shining Blade localized name.
In Tales of the Rays, both variants are Wind-elemental.
Appearances (Shining Blade)[]
Original Titles
- Tales of the Abyss (PS2) - Van (Shining Blade)
Crossover Titles
- Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 - Van Grants
- Tales of Asteria - Van Grants
- Tales of the Rays - Van Grants
Appearances (Shining Dog)[]
Original Titles
- Tales of Vesperia - Repede (Shining Dog)
Crossover Titles
- Tales of Link - Repede (Shining Dog)
- Tales of Asteria - Repede
- Tales of the Rays - Repede
In-Game Descriptions and Battle Quotes[]
Tales of the Abyss[]
Japanese Quote: 目障りだ!
Localized Quote: "Out of my sight!"
Tales of Vesperia[]
Japanese Description: 回転することで、小さな竜巻を発生させる特技
Localized Description: "Base Arte: Spin to send a small cyclone toward the enemy."
Tales of the Rays[]
Shining Blade[]
Japanese Description: 旋風を起こし周囲の敵を巻き込む
Shining Dog[]
Japanese Description:
- 犬撃により竜巻を起こす
- 待機・移動中に発動すると『無影閃空犬』に変化