#luke/asch

[mukubirdy]

eyes look alike

[sevi007]

"Who you were meant to be..."

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Tales of the Abyss fanart - done! Some insights on the symbolism and a closeup under the cut:

I put a lot of thought into the whole "Scion of Lorelei" prophecy while I was playing the game. If I remember correctly, the prophecy was not public knowledge but only a select few higher ups knew the entire content of it. Still I couldn't help but wonder - what if there was a kind of hero worship for the Scion of Lorelei? He was prophesized to bring glory to Kimlasca, so at least THEY would have loved him. What if there were statues or like here, paintings of the hero that would be coming? What if Asch, who feels like he is no longer that hero, is reminded over and over again by this of all that he no longer is? Hence, this picture

If you look closely you will see that the sword (of Lorelei) is aiming straight at Asch below the picture. I was going for a sort of "Sword of Damocles" feel here, the destiny hanging over his head, and how if he would have followed the prophecy, he would have died

Also, Asch is shown standing in shadow and "lower" than the hero, because that's how he feels like - he no longer is the hero, he is the burnt out ashes of one, operating in the shadow now.

I tried to aim for an outfit that is somewhere in between Luke, Asch, and Mister End, and is still not one of them entirely. The hero depicted here is not one of those three men. He is all of them, and neither. Also, I wanted to go for the Kimlascan colors on his outfit - since he is prophesized to bring good for Kimlasca specifically - but I couldn't rememember if they have a specific flag or anything. I went for violet / purple on the shoulder pads, because that's the color the Kimlascan king wears

There is a small ring of colors beneath the "sun", three colors on each side and an empty one in the middle. This is supposed to represent the seven Fonons and their element: Shadow, Earth and Wind on the left, Water, Fire and Light on the right. The middle is empty, since the Seventh Fonon is not attached to an element and has no color.

[carrythetorchtoinferno]

what if I'm the monster?

-slaps cockpit of albiore- this bad boy can fit so much character development in it

[mukkuruingly]

luke & asch: similar posing

[ten-shika]

My prized possession

[stellaspacewitch78]

Can someone please tell me which artist was responsible for these Tales of the Rays pieces?? Who else thinks Kingdom Hearts? They all look so fire!!!

[anzuhan]

[peachie5000]

and even when you're gone you'll still be here

@luketearweek

[duthea]

spot the difference

[cherrhara]

mirrors

[jaysosillyart]

he found someone to relate to?

[mukubirdy]

i'm barely halfway into the game and I already love these redheads

[sistaofpeace1]

Luke & Asch from the Tales 30th anniversary art collection

Source: https://shop.asobistore.jp/s/feature/30th_art_collection?utm_source=ec_top_banner&utm_medium=ec_toppage&utm_campaign=ectop_banner_tales30th_artcollection_goods

[mukkuruingly]

So like, it turns out all these little in-battle cutscenes can be triggered via certain requirements. I found out about the specifics in a Japanese guide. There's only 3 scenes and most of them involve attacking Asch enough to reach a specific percentage of his HP.

The following are:

1st: Raging Blast + HP @ 75% or lower

2nd: Normal Attack + HP @ 50%

3rd: Rending Thrust + HP @ 25% or lower

Pretty neat! So that's my whole afternoon well spent!

[twincest-ship-of-the-day]

The Twincest Ship of the Day is:

Asch the Bloody & Luke fon Fabre from Tales of the Abyss!

[the-au-collector]

I am very much hating that Tales of the Rays isn't available outside of Japan

HAS ANYONE SEEN DIST'S PAPER BAG HEAD OUTFIT OR ANY OF TEAR'S OUTFITS OR THE FACT THAT LUKE AND ASCH GO AS BROTHERS IN THAT GAME

ALSO ZEPHYR IS ALIVE????

What is going on in this game?