OOC ⊗ Raven's Artes/Skills
All right. I got tired of having to go back to Gamefaqs all the time to try and look these up :| And I'm too lazy to go in and actually write in the details of all of them (especially since at the moment I can only remember the ones I used most often xD)
Oh. And Raven is right handed. At least. That's what I'm making him. And there is a reason why this is important.
Raven holds his bow in his left hand, meaning he's right handed. However, he wields the sword with his left hand. This could be because of his weapon able to change between the two.
The question then becomes was he right handed and just learned to wield the sword with his left? Or was he left handed and just learned to shoot with his right? Either way, Raven isn't necessarily ambidextrous, but both of his arms are fit for the tasks. He does wield the smaller dagger with his right.
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BASE ARTES
Rain - can fire fast two arrows in succession at a great distance
Bouquet - chance of confusing target for 5 seconds
Serpent - fires an arrow into the ground that creates a trap in the form of a glyph. It lasts for 10 seconds, and when triggered (ie, someone steps on it), it explodes and knocks target to the ground. And yes, they will get singed a bit.
Glimmer of Heaven - fires an arrow into the air that comes back straight down onto the target after a second or two.
Around - a close combat skill; uses his dagger and his bow-turned-katar to spin around and slash at target twice.
Love Shot - fires an arrow that splits into three beams of blue light arrows. Each "arrow" will go to a random ally target, or just to one person if that's all there is, including himself, and heal target for a considerable amount. He can fire these rather quickly, too, making him more effective than an actual caster healer at times since these are instant and he's not actually casting a spell.
Dark Chase - can be used in mid-air; he fires four dark elemental arrows that fly to the target at a medium speed. If it misses, they will slowly loops back around and will hit anything that gets in their way.
Violet Snake / Violet Weasel - for Violet Snake, he fires a dark elemental arrow that "snakes" just above the ground to target and will knock the target down if it hits. When he's close to his target, he uses Violet Weasel instead (will describe what it does when she uses it again >_>;)
ARCANE ARTES
Just Like Dancing - Close combat skill; spins around and slashes them in such an elegant manner~ Makes any targets that are knocked to the ground stand back up.
Cyan Instant - fires multiple arrows at once while spinning around, basically firing a ring of very fast arrows. Any targets hit will knock them down.
Heaven's Tear - It's a close combat skill in which he'll slash at the enemy and then fire an arrow at it right after.
Falling / Flying - ldfaasdkfj I forgot what these did again x_X; I know that Flying is when he's in close combat, and that both are usable in mid-air and if hit can knock the enemy down. For Flying, when he's in mid air, he'll do a downward slash at his target.
Azure Heavens - A lovely skill this. He fires several arrows at once straight up into the air that multiply before coming back down to his target. It's like of rain of arrows. A rain of pointy, sharp arrows :D
Falling Stars - fires a slow moving arrow that becomes more like a beam of light energy in the shape of an arrow and will push the target back a distance before knocking them down.
Crime / Punishment - For Crime, he fires an arrow that splits into three or five that each hit the target in linear succession (so it's like --> --> --> -->). Punishment is a close range attack which is just another quick downward slash.
The Wind's Howl / The Wind's Rage - For the Wind's Howl, he fires an arrow that changes into a huge blast of wind energy that's shaped like an arrow and can go for a great distance. The Wind's Range is when he's in close combat, and I believe it's like a sort of slash of wind blades that come from when he uses his dagger and bow-turned-katar? I'll get back to that >_>
ALTERED ARTES
Rainsong - A very fast moving arrow that can cause a lot of damage because of the power and speed he packs into this baby. Think of it like a bullet. Only as an arrow. He can also spam this one pretty well and a lot since it doesn't take up too much of his energy.
Rain Down - Similar to Glimmer of Heaven, in that he'll fire an arrow into the air. However, it takes 10 seconds to come back down, but when it does, it hurts. Reason why it's up there so long? It's reaching maximum fall speed.
Around and Around - Similar to Around, in that he spins around and slashes with both his bow-turned-katar and dagger. Only difference is it's more powerful and he does three hits as opposed to two.
Rain of Heaven's Tears - Unleashes a series of slashes with his bow-turned-katar and dagger via spinning around, creating a swirl of wind around him, and jumping up to attack. Around ten hits.
Cloud of Heaven's Tears - Uhm, again I believe another slash attack but it also can knock the enemy down.
Falling Further - Jumps into the air and fires an arrow into the ground by his target's feet, causing the ground to rise up beneath them. This will send them flying a bit as well as knocking them down. He's also jumping back, so when he lands, he'll be back a few feet from where he started.
The Growing World - He fires one arrow, and after it hits, it will split into five more and fan out, hitting any enemies behind/around the original target.
SPELLS
Wind Blade (Novice) - Quick spell to cast, basically does what its name says: creates a blade of wind that flies toward target. Possible to slice a bit as well as just feel a bit OOMPH.
Quote for when he casts this: "C'mon wind; knock 'em around and cut 'em down! Wind Blade!"
Havoc Gale (Advanced) - Forms a tornado around the target, sucking them up and spinning them around. There's this weird sphere light cage that also forms around them before converging and exploding on the target. Knocks down targets though. Takes some time to cast.
Quote for when he casts this: "Howl in rage oh mighty vortex! Havoc Gale!"
Arrivederci (Intermediate) - Another wind spell. Forgot the details >_o; But it can knock down targets. Takes a second or two to cast.
Quote for when he casts this: "All my heart, baby, all my love. Get outta here! Arrivederci!"
Vanji Lost (Advanced) - Another wind spell and can make people confused (or dizzy/disoriented...I guess would be the equivalent for this case) for around 5 seconds. Doesn't cause any damage though. Takes some time to cast.
Quote for when he casts this: "Blossom of light, blind 'em with your beauty! Vanji Lost!"
ALTERED SPELLS
Inverno - Wind/Water elemental spell, it forms ice spikes from below the target. Possible to freeze them in place for a few seconds. Easy to cast. (glyph is blue)
Quote for when he says this: "Crazy... Slippery... Crackly BOOM! Inverno!" Chances of Raven actually saying this...well depends xD Cos that's just probably the GREATEST spell incantation EVER.
Tempest - Fire/Wind elemental spell and one of his bigger ones; creates a HUGE hurricane/tornado that will suck in any nearby targets and spin them around in the air before slamming down them into the ground and basically electrocuting them with lightning.
Quote for when he casts this: "Looks a storm's brewin'. Tempest!"
Stop Flow - Very advanced spell, and takes a while to cast. The image of a clock appears before it warps and shatters in a bright flash of light. In the game, all the colors are negative, and everything in the area stops moving. It lasts for five seconds, but it takes a lot out of him. (the glyph is purple :O)
Quote for when he casts this: "Halt oh march of time, I'll pay ya back later! Stop Flow!"
BURST ARTES
Under the right conditions (I guess if he needs to use a powerful attack or is just that fired up xD), Raven can use a set of moves that are a lot more powerful than his normal artes.
For a video of all of the Burst Artes and his Mystic Arte, 3:27 - 4:10 of this video :O
Fury Blast - glows green; will unleash a fury of arrows (around 8) before finishing off with a powerful one that becomes a powerful arrow of wind energy.
Chaotic Fury - glows red; unleash a flurry of arrows (around 12) before finishing off a powerful arrow that becomes three fiery beams that have the form of...well I'm not sure. Tigers? Dragons? They screech o_o and it's fire based.
Garnet Chaos - I think he glows blue? More arrow onslaught (around 12-13) and finishing with a powerful arrow that turns into ice.
Kamikaze Fury - glows kinna purply? Again, slew of arrows before (around 12) finishing off with two wind blades
Storm of Chaos - glows reddish/orangeish; Barrage of arrows (around 12) and then fires one into the arrow that bursts and storms onto the target in a shower of blue energy beams. It's a lot.
He'll probably say this before each of them: "I'll fill you full of arrows!" and then the skill name.
MYSTIC ARTE
Blast Heart - The mother of all attacks. This is Raven's most powerful one and again, needs special conditions (powerful enemy, final attack, wants to get it over with), and he will probably not use it that much because it takes a lot out of him. Like physically. Because of a certain heart condition, after he uses his Mystic Arte, he will kind of hunch over while clutching his chest and take a breather.
Basically, any enemies that are around him will find themselves engulfed in powerful beams of light, first coming from below, and then it just explodes from all around him. It does a megaton of damage, but it wouldn't be instant kill. It also knocks them to the ground and may or may not stun them.
Quote for when he says this: "Here goes my life! Roar, o mighty being! Blast Heart!" and then at the end "Thought I was dead..."
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SCHWANN ARTE SET
Main difference here is the fact that Schwann uses a sword as opposed to the bow. So his basic attacks are sword attacks. He's also pretty fast and can hit hard.
STRIKE ARTES
Apocalypse Toll - In essence it acts as the same way as Serpent in that it's a "time bomb". Basically, he swings his sword in a downward arc with fiery blaze and if it hits, it will set a red glyph and a fiery glowy ring on the target. After a few seconds, it will detonate and explode. ("How do you like this?")
Just Like Dancing - Sword version of this attack. A series of elegant swordplay with cuts and slash. Very fast. 5 hits. ("Prepare!", "Is that your best?")
Violet Weasel - Sword version of this attack. A very fast strike forward. ("Prepare!")
Falling - A powerful downward slash that makes the "earth" rise up upon impact. (Actually I'm not sure about the "earth" part but yellow spikes do come up from the ground. I guess that just be energy *shrug*) ("Begone!")
Ill Wind - A strong round-about slice with some wind element to it. ("I'll blow you away!")
MAGIC ARTES
Wind Blade - Same as Raven's. ("Come oh wind, cut them down! Wind Blade!")
Arrividerci - Swirl of wind and light shoot up from the ground.
Inferno - Ice attack, works the same way as Inverno. ("Be lost in a silver embrace, Inferno!")
MYSTIC ARTE
Blast Heart - Same. ("Burn this life to punish my enemies, BLAST HEART")
...He can apparently make a barrier around himself too o_O It's all...blue and glowy and it's like a forceshield when he guards.
And I THINK I got everything. As much as I could get from watching youtube videos >_o;
Yeah that's a crap load of skills @_@ And he'll say some things that are specific to that skill, but I probably won't as much...especially because I can't remember them all and some of them are silly (Though having him say "Who loves ya baby~" when he uses Love Shot is a high possibility. Or some form of it xD)
It should be noted that he probably won't be using all of those at once. Probably just the ones that I actually use in the game xD Which are usually the better ones. Especially for the spells.
And then some notes on his general Attack:
Raven wields a bow and an arrow, and is an excellent shot. He is skilled, there's no doubt about it. But of course...these are arrows >_> Not that hard to dodge unless he uses his skills. That and he doesn't like to fight ANYWAY. Only when he has to xD Course, according to a skit in the game, he apparently doesn't like being left out of a lot of battles either xD;
For close combat he uses a dagger and, as you probably noticed when I was describing the skills and were like "WTF?", essentially his bow. His bow is a specialized weapon in that it actually folds up into a rather large katar, and it's not impossible to have a sword one either. However, he just has the giant katar blade thing. That's the form it's usually stored as (handy, huh?). To "open" it, he just flicks his wrist and it'll transform instantly. Same way when he wants to make it compact again.
Don't ask where he keeps his arrows. It's probably SOMEWHERE hidden in that giant jacket of his. Or they're actually energy but yanno. WHATEVER.
Defense wise, Raven has a good amount and not too shabby at dodging. He's kind of used to being pummeled a lot back where he's from *cough* Still...he's an old man (well not really). He just has a lot of experience in terms of battle xD
I mean...seriously. All those combos. He's way not too shabby as an old man. ...And for the record, I prefer his English VA over his Japanese (WHAT A RARITY).
Oh. And Raven is right handed. At least. That's what I'm making him. And there is a reason why this is important.
Raven holds his bow in his left hand, meaning he's right handed. However, he wields the sword with his left hand. This could be because of his weapon able to change between the two.
The question then becomes was he right handed and just learned to wield the sword with his left? Or was he left handed and just learned to shoot with his right? Either way, Raven isn't necessarily ambidextrous, but both of his arms are fit for the tasks. He does wield the smaller dagger with his right.
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BASE ARTES
Rain - can fire fast two arrows in succession at a great distance
Bouquet - chance of confusing target for 5 seconds
Serpent - fires an arrow into the ground that creates a trap in the form of a glyph. It lasts for 10 seconds, and when triggered (ie, someone steps on it), it explodes and knocks target to the ground. And yes, they will get singed a bit.
Glimmer of Heaven - fires an arrow into the air that comes back straight down onto the target after a second or two.
Around - a close combat skill; uses his dagger and his bow-turned-katar to spin around and slash at target twice.
Love Shot - fires an arrow that splits into three beams of blue light arrows. Each "arrow" will go to a random ally target, or just to one person if that's all there is, including himself, and heal target for a considerable amount. He can fire these rather quickly, too, making him more effective than an actual caster healer at times since these are instant and he's not actually casting a spell.
Dark Chase - can be used in mid-air; he fires four dark elemental arrows that fly to the target at a medium speed. If it misses, they will slowly loops back around and will hit anything that gets in their way.
Violet Snake / Violet Weasel - for Violet Snake, he fires a dark elemental arrow that "snakes" just above the ground to target and will knock the target down if it hits. When he's close to his target, he uses Violet Weasel instead (will describe what it does when she uses it again >_>;)
ARCANE ARTES
Just Like Dancing - Close combat skill; spins around and slashes them in such an elegant manner~ Makes any targets that are knocked to the ground stand back up.
Cyan Instant - fires multiple arrows at once while spinning around, basically firing a ring of very fast arrows. Any targets hit will knock them down.
Heaven's Tear - It's a close combat skill in which he'll slash at the enemy and then fire an arrow at it right after.
Falling / Flying - ldfaasdkfj I forgot what these did again x_X; I know that Flying is when he's in close combat, and that both are usable in mid-air and if hit can knock the enemy down. For Flying, when he's in mid air, he'll do a downward slash at his target.
Azure Heavens - A lovely skill this. He fires several arrows at once straight up into the air that multiply before coming back down to his target. It's like of rain of arrows. A rain of pointy, sharp arrows :D
Falling Stars - fires a slow moving arrow that becomes more like a beam of light energy in the shape of an arrow and will push the target back a distance before knocking them down.
Crime / Punishment - For Crime, he fires an arrow that splits into three or five that each hit the target in linear succession (so it's like --> --> --> -->). Punishment is a close range attack which is just another quick downward slash.
The Wind's Howl / The Wind's Rage - For the Wind's Howl, he fires an arrow that changes into a huge blast of wind energy that's shaped like an arrow and can go for a great distance. The Wind's Range is when he's in close combat, and I believe it's like a sort of slash of wind blades that come from when he uses his dagger and bow-turned-katar? I'll get back to that >_>
ALTERED ARTES
Rainsong - A very fast moving arrow that can cause a lot of damage because of the power and speed he packs into this baby. Think of it like a bullet. Only as an arrow. He can also spam this one pretty well and a lot since it doesn't take up too much of his energy.
Rain Down - Similar to Glimmer of Heaven, in that he'll fire an arrow into the air. However, it takes 10 seconds to come back down, but when it does, it hurts. Reason why it's up there so long? It's reaching maximum fall speed.
Around and Around - Similar to Around, in that he spins around and slashes with both his bow-turned-katar and dagger. Only difference is it's more powerful and he does three hits as opposed to two.
Rain of Heaven's Tears - Unleashes a series of slashes with his bow-turned-katar and dagger via spinning around, creating a swirl of wind around him, and jumping up to attack. Around ten hits.
Cloud of Heaven's Tears - Uhm, again I believe another slash attack but it also can knock the enemy down.
Falling Further - Jumps into the air and fires an arrow into the ground by his target's feet, causing the ground to rise up beneath them. This will send them flying a bit as well as knocking them down. He's also jumping back, so when he lands, he'll be back a few feet from where he started.
The Growing World - He fires one arrow, and after it hits, it will split into five more and fan out, hitting any enemies behind/around the original target.
SPELLS
Wind Blade (Novice) - Quick spell to cast, basically does what its name says: creates a blade of wind that flies toward target. Possible to slice a bit as well as just feel a bit OOMPH.
Quote for when he casts this: "C'mon wind; knock 'em around and cut 'em down! Wind Blade!"
Havoc Gale (Advanced) - Forms a tornado around the target, sucking them up and spinning them around. There's this weird sphere light cage that also forms around them before converging and exploding on the target. Knocks down targets though. Takes some time to cast.
Quote for when he casts this: "Howl in rage oh mighty vortex! Havoc Gale!"
Arrivederci (Intermediate) - Another wind spell. Forgot the details >_o; But it can knock down targets. Takes a second or two to cast.
Quote for when he casts this: "All my heart, baby, all my love. Get outta here! Arrivederci!"
Vanji Lost (Advanced) - Another wind spell and can make people confused (or dizzy/disoriented...I guess would be the equivalent for this case) for around 5 seconds. Doesn't cause any damage though. Takes some time to cast.
Quote for when he casts this: "Blossom of light, blind 'em with your beauty! Vanji Lost!"
ALTERED SPELLS
Inverno - Wind/Water elemental spell, it forms ice spikes from below the target. Possible to freeze them in place for a few seconds. Easy to cast. (glyph is blue)
Quote for when he says this: "Crazy... Slippery... Crackly BOOM! Inverno!" Chances of Raven actually saying this...well depends xD Cos that's just probably the GREATEST spell incantation EVER.
Tempest - Fire/Wind elemental spell and one of his bigger ones; creates a HUGE hurricane/tornado that will suck in any nearby targets and spin them around in the air before slamming down them into the ground and basically electrocuting them with lightning.
Quote for when he casts this: "Looks a storm's brewin'. Tempest!"
Stop Flow - Very advanced spell, and takes a while to cast. The image of a clock appears before it warps and shatters in a bright flash of light. In the game, all the colors are negative, and everything in the area stops moving. It lasts for five seconds, but it takes a lot out of him. (the glyph is purple :O)
Quote for when he casts this: "Halt oh march of time, I'll pay ya back later! Stop Flow!"
BURST ARTES
Under the right conditions (I guess if he needs to use a powerful attack or is just that fired up xD), Raven can use a set of moves that are a lot more powerful than his normal artes.
For a video of all of the Burst Artes and his Mystic Arte, 3:27 - 4:10 of this video :O
Fury Blast - glows green; will unleash a fury of arrows (around 8) before finishing off with a powerful one that becomes a powerful arrow of wind energy.
Chaotic Fury - glows red; unleash a flurry of arrows (around 12) before finishing off a powerful arrow that becomes three fiery beams that have the form of...well I'm not sure. Tigers? Dragons? They screech o_o and it's fire based.
Garnet Chaos - I think he glows blue? More arrow onslaught (around 12-13) and finishing with a powerful arrow that turns into ice.
Kamikaze Fury - glows kinna purply? Again, slew of arrows before (around 12) finishing off with two wind blades
Storm of Chaos - glows reddish/orangeish; Barrage of arrows (around 12) and then fires one into the arrow that bursts and storms onto the target in a shower of blue energy beams. It's a lot.
He'll probably say this before each of them: "I'll fill you full of arrows!" and then the skill name.
MYSTIC ARTE
Blast Heart - The mother of all attacks. This is Raven's most powerful one and again, needs special conditions (powerful enemy, final attack, wants to get it over with), and he will probably not use it that much because it takes a lot out of him. Like physically. Because of a certain heart condition, after he uses his Mystic Arte, he will kind of hunch over while clutching his chest and take a breather.
Basically, any enemies that are around him will find themselves engulfed in powerful beams of light, first coming from below, and then it just explodes from all around him. It does a megaton of damage, but it wouldn't be instant kill. It also knocks them to the ground and may or may not stun them.
Quote for when he says this: "Here goes my life! Roar, o mighty being! Blast Heart!" and then at the end "Thought I was dead..."
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SCHWANN ARTE SET
Main difference here is the fact that Schwann uses a sword as opposed to the bow. So his basic attacks are sword attacks. He's also pretty fast and can hit hard.
STRIKE ARTES
Apocalypse Toll - In essence it acts as the same way as Serpent in that it's a "time bomb". Basically, he swings his sword in a downward arc with fiery blaze and if it hits, it will set a red glyph and a fiery glowy ring on the target. After a few seconds, it will detonate and explode. ("How do you like this?")
Just Like Dancing - Sword version of this attack. A series of elegant swordplay with cuts and slash. Very fast. 5 hits. ("Prepare!", "Is that your best?")
Violet Weasel - Sword version of this attack. A very fast strike forward. ("Prepare!")
Falling - A powerful downward slash that makes the "earth" rise up upon impact. (Actually I'm not sure about the "earth" part but yellow spikes do come up from the ground. I guess that just be energy *shrug*) ("Begone!")
Ill Wind - A strong round-about slice with some wind element to it. ("I'll blow you away!")
MAGIC ARTES
Wind Blade - Same as Raven's. ("Come oh wind, cut them down! Wind Blade!")
Arrividerci - Swirl of wind and light shoot up from the ground.
Inferno - Ice attack, works the same way as Inverno. ("Be lost in a silver embrace, Inferno!")
MYSTIC ARTE
Blast Heart - Same. ("Burn this life to punish my enemies, BLAST HEART")
...He can apparently make a barrier around himself too o_O It's all...blue and glowy and it's like a forceshield when he guards.
And I THINK I got everything. As much as I could get from watching youtube videos >_o;
Yeah that's a crap load of skills @_@ And he'll say some things that are specific to that skill, but I probably won't as much...especially because I can't remember them all and some of them are silly (Though having him say "Who loves ya baby~" when he uses Love Shot is a high possibility. Or some form of it xD)
It should be noted that he probably won't be using all of those at once. Probably just the ones that I actually use in the game xD Which are usually the better ones. Especially for the spells.
And then some notes on his general Attack:
Raven wields a bow and an arrow, and is an excellent shot. He is skilled, there's no doubt about it. But of course...these are arrows >_> Not that hard to dodge unless he uses his skills. That and he doesn't like to fight ANYWAY. Only when he has to xD Course, according to a skit in the game, he apparently doesn't like being left out of a lot of battles either xD;
For close combat he uses a dagger and, as you probably noticed when I was describing the skills and were like "WTF?", essentially his bow. His bow is a specialized weapon in that it actually folds up into a rather large katar, and it's not impossible to have a sword one either. However, he just has the giant katar blade thing. That's the form it's usually stored as (handy, huh?). To "open" it, he just flicks his wrist and it'll transform instantly. Same way when he wants to make it compact again.
Don't ask where he keeps his arrows. It's probably SOMEWHERE hidden in that giant jacket of his. Or they're actually energy but yanno. WHATEVER.
Defense wise, Raven has a good amount and not too shabby at dodging. He's kind of used to being pummeled a lot back where he's from *cough* Still...he's an old man (well not really). He just has a lot of experience in terms of battle xD
I mean...seriously. All those combos. He's way not too shabby as an old man. ...And for the record, I prefer his English VA over his Japanese (WHAT A RARITY).