Slave (artes)

Spirit Rush as it appears in Tales of Crestoria.

The Slave (スレイブ, Sureibu^?) artes are a set of seraphic artes introduced in Tales of Zestiria.

Arte Description and History

The user conjures several colored spheres that strike the enemy in a spiral and explode in a burst of the same color. These artes inflict non-elemental damage and have a chance of inflicting the Paralysis status ailment, but their main use is to steal the target's buffs. Each arte is capable of stealing a specific stat. They are as follows:

• Strength Regression (アタックスレイブ, Atakkusureibu^?, "Attack Slave"), which steals Attack buffs.
• Guard Decay (ガードスレイブ, Gaadosureibu^?, "Guard Slave"), which steals Defense buffs.
• Mindflayer (マインドスレイブ, Maindosureibu^?, "Mind Slave"), which steals Arte Attack buffs.
• Soul Syphon (レジストスレイブ, Rejisutosureibu^?, "Resist Slave"), which steals Arte Defense buffs.
• Spirit Cage (スピリッツスレイブ, Supirittsusureibu^?, "Spirits Slave"), which steals Focus buffs.

The artes that the playable seraphim learn reflect the elemental cycle that the game establishes, as each seraph can steal the stat associated with the element that their own element is dominant against. For example, Mikleo learns Mindflayer, which steals Arte Attack buffs. His element is Water, which is dominant over Fire, and Fire is associated with the Arte Attack stat.

In Tales of the Rays, Dezel gains an altered form of Guard Decay known as Shield Slave (シールドスレイブ, Shiirudosureibu^?) in Japan. It manifests as large sphere of wind chiral particles surrounded by chains that damages his foe, while temporarily increasing his P.DEF but also stealing all stat changes if the affected foes happen to have them. Shield Slave is the master arte to Dezel's Murder, replacing that arte when it is used while standing still or moving.

In Tales of Crestoria, Angel-family enemies use Spirit Rush (スピリッツレイブ, Supirittsureibu^?, "Spirits Rave"), a misspelled version of the arte in Japanese with a different localization. Depending on the circumstances, there is a chance for the arte to inflict a random effect on the target.

Appearances (Strength Regression)

Original Titles

• Tales of Zestiria - Knight Arthur, Rowdy Katz (Strength Regression)

Appearances (Guard Decay)

Original Titles

• Tales of Zestiria - Dezel, Zaveid (Guard Decay)
  

Crossover Titles

• Tales of Link - Zaveid (Guard Decay)
• Tales of Asteria - Dezel, Zaveid

Appearances (Mindflayer)

Original Titles

• Tales of Zestiria - Mikleo, Symonne (Mindflayer)
  

Crossover Titles

• Tales of Asteria - Mikleo, Symonne
• Tales of the Rays - Mikleo (Mindflayer)

Appearances (Soul Syphon)

Original Titles

• Tales of Zestiria - Edna, Phantom (Soul Syphon)
  

Crossover Titles

• Tales of Asteria - Edna
• Tales of the Rays - Edna (Soul Syphon)

Appearances (Spirit Cage)

Original Titles

• Tales of Zestiria - Lailah (Spirit Cage)

Appearances (Shield Slave)

Crossover Titles

• Tales of the Rays - Dezel

Appearances (Spirit Rush)

Crossover Titles

• Tales of Crestoria - Angel, Archangel (Spirit Rush)

In-Game Descriptions and Battle Quotes

Tales of Zestiria

Guard Decay

Japanese Description: 敵一体に無属性ダメージ。確率でマヒにし、防御力上昇中の敵からは効果を奪い取る。
Localized Description: "Deals non-elemental damage to a single enemy. Has a chance of inflicting Paralysis and steals the Defense Up effect from the enemy."

User: Dezel
Japanese Quote: 守りに溺れたら世話ないぜ！ガードスレイブ！
Localized Quote: "No use defending! Guard Decay!"

Alternate Japanese Quote: 肉と皮！ごっそり削いでやろうか！
Alternate Localized Quote: "It's time! To skin you alive!"

User: Zaveid
Japanese Quote: 剥離、脱力、緊張するなよ！ガードスレイブ！
Localized Quote: "You might feel a slight numbness. Guard Decay!"

Alternate Japanese Quote: ガードが固い子も...... キライじゃないけどね？

Mindflayer

Japanese Description: 敵一体に無属性ダメージ。確率でマヒにし、術攻撃上昇中の敵からは効果を奪い取る。

Japanese Quote: 知に溺れし者よ在るべき姿へ戻れ！マインドスレイブ！
Localized Quote: "May your knowledge seep from you! Mindflayer!"

Alternate Japanese Quote: 無へと帰すべし！知を解くべし！

Soul Syphon

Japanese Description: 敵一体に無属性ダメージ。確率でマヒにし、術防御上昇中の敵からは効果を奪い取る。
Localized Description: "Deals non-elemental damage to a single enemy. Has a chance of inflicting Paralysis and steals the Arte Defense Up effect from the enemy."

Japanese Quote: 言に溺れし、因果は、応報！レジストスレイブ！

If the enemy's level is lower than Edna's:
Japanese Quote: 耐えれるとか思ってない？ばーかばーか！
Localized Quote: "Let's see you deal with that. Idiot."

Spirit Cage

Japanese Description: 敵一体に無属性ダメージ。確率でマヒにし、集中力上昇中の敵からは効果を奪い取る。
Localized Description: "Deals non-elemental damage to a single enemy. Has a chance of inflicting Paralysis and steals the Focus Up effect from the enemy."

Japanese Quote: 迅きに溺れてはなりません！スピリッツスレイブ！
Localized Quote: "You can't be finished yet! Spirit Cage!"

Alternate Japanese Quote: 風の邪心、私の焔で！断ち切ります！
Alternate Localized Quote: "My divine flames! Purge all!"

Tales of the Rays

Mindflayer

Japanese Description: 敵から、霊力を吸い、自身の術攻を上昇させる術
Localized Description: "An arte that absorbs mana from foes and uses it to boost one's own A.ATK."

Soul Syphon

Japanese Description: 敵から霊力を吸い、自身の術防を上昇させる術
Localized Description: "An arte that absorbs mana from foes and uses it to boost one's own A.DEF."

Shield Slave

Japanese Description: 鎖と風で刻む秘技。ヒットした敵の状態変化を解除し、自身の物防を上昇

Japanese Quote: 粉々に砕いてやる。シールドスレイブ！！