Chosenofmana's battle stratgy guide-ToS

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I. Table Of Contents
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II. Basics
-A. Manual
-B. Semi Auto
-C. Auto
III. Characters
-A. Genis
-B. Raine
-C. Sheena
-D. Colette
-E. Regal
-F. Presea
-G. Opt. Char
---1. Zelos
---2. Kratos
H. Lloyd
IV. Bosses

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II. Basics
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When you put in your disk for tales of Symphonia you will be prompted to choose one of three modes for the first character, these can be changed at any time by going into the character's tech menu and going to the top. To axess multi player go into the 2nd character's tech menu and apply the same method, now player 2 will play in that mode... Ah the simplisity
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A. Manual
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Manual is the idle setting, in it you must move your self, there is no 'press A to run and attack' crap. Unlike semi auto you'll have to block for your self. This is the best mode to play in because you can dodge easier.
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B. Semi Auto
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In semi auto the computer will do half the work. It'll block attacks for you if your idle and everytime you press A the character will run up to the foe. Sadly you'll have trouble jumping and dodging spells. This mode sucks.
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C. Auto
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In auto a character will be controled by the computer. You can change how it acts in the A.I. menu. There's 3 thing's you'll have to tell it, targeting, Tp usage and position. Also there's 4 orders axessed by pressing the + pad in battle and modifyible by pressing X in the strat menu(discussed later), unless your playing 4 player the MOST important this is the strats.

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III. Characters
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In ToS there's a differance between playing characters and utilizing them. The character are grouped from hardest to play as to least
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A. Genis
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Genis is the offence support of the group. Earily on he's crap but later...00BER!!!!! Fear his powers!!!!!
Optiomal growth
1. Get to level 3 and learn stone blast(pre-temple of martel)
2. Get to Lv 5 and learn wind blade(Isalia forest, after Isalia)
3. Learn about EX gems, go into the EX gem menu and change Genis' to tough.
4. Get to Lv 11 and learn lightning, Aqua Edge and Icicle(after getting raine)
5. Get to level 14 and learn Grave(ossa trail)(use stone blast 50 times, if you got stlagmite you screwed up)
6. Get to Lv 17 and learn aqua laser(pre Iziod/Hima, use aqua edge 50 times, if you learned spread you need to change your EX skills)
7. Get to Lv 20 and learn air blade(palmacoasta/Luin, Aqua edge 50 times, air thrust means you suck) go back into the ex gem menu and change genis's to magical, fight till alotta moves appear in blue, you won't learn them now...
8. Lv up to 23 and learn eruption(wind seal, if you learned flame lance you messed up)
9. Lv 26 and learned Thunder Blade(Kvar's ranch, spark web is a mess up) Switch genis' ex-skill to tough, equip him with a Ex gem lv2 in an empty slot and give him gaurd plus, fight till some moves appear in blue
10. Get to Lv 29 and teach him Freeze Lancer(pre-seal of light)
11. Lv 32 for Dreaded Wave(after seal of light, post tower of salvation)
12. Wayyyyyyy later at the tethe'alla base teach him absolute, Lv 44, chuck a Ex Lv 3 on him for rythem
13. Before nest of flying dregons+rescuing colette teach him Atlas lv 48
*tech glitch time!!!(applys to all character but regal, Zelos and sheena*
14. GET TO LV 50!!! equip him with the Ex skills Magical(1), Sprit(2) and keep Rythem. Forget grave, air blade and Aqua laser for the weak Stlagmite, Air Thrust, and spread have him spam them all untill he gets Ground Dasher, Cyclone and Tital Wave.
Set lloyd to player 1 and set spread to his up and down C stick, now put him in the 8th character position and set Colette to player 1 put her C stick both to Air Thrust, she goes into the 7th slot above lloyd, now Raine takes her place and set stlagmite to both her c sticks, put her in the 6th character position and DO NOT LOOK AT THEIR TECH MENUS!!!! Genis goes back to his old Ex skill setup and change rythem to E. gaurd. fight untill you old moves appear in blue forget the ones you just learned and re-teach him to old. Next set his Ex. Skills to Magical, spirt and Rythem again, fight untill the move you dumped appear in blue. Put Lloyd in player 1's slot and fight the dragon, set every1 to hold position and spam his C sticks till genis learns Tital wave. Repeat with colette and raine for ground dasher and cyclone(Earth temple, pre gnome)
*Tech glitch over*
15. keep the Ex-skill mentioned above and get to lv 56 and spam Eruption for exsplode(pre Ice temple)
16. get to lv 60 and teach him Indignation, change his ex-skills to Tough, Gaurd Plus and E. Gaurd and use indignation 50 times. Use it any time it gets in over limits(Shadow Temple)
17. Learn Prisim sword(Tower of mana)
18. Set his EX gems to 1 lv3(rythem) and 3 lv4's(spell save, speed cast, spell charge)
19. After fighting the dark dragon, and going through the door BEFORE using the warp go back to himedal and run around to learn meteor storm!!!!! The go to the grand tethe'alla bridge and talk to the katz and win the mini game to get genis' best weapon
20 YOUR GENIS IS 00BER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SPELLS, WHERE AND HOW
Aqua Edge-don't use this
Aqua Laser-only is the foe is weak to water
Tital wave-only in groups of 4+
Fire Ball-No just No
Eruption- to hit cluttered foes' best range
Exsplotion-This and Absolute should b your main attacks
Wind Blade-Combo only
Air Blade-same as aqua laser, wind weak only
Cyclone-^see above^
Atlas-BEST FOR WIND WEAKS!!!!!!!!
Stone Blast-BEST BIGINNER SPELL!!!
Grave-best damage per Tp, good for spell charge
Ground Dasher-BEST COMBO MOVE
Lightning-don't use this
T. Blade-Best Mid spell
Indignation-best dam in 1 hit, slow, was it when your in overlimits no matter what
Icicle-stone blast>>>>>>>>>>>this
Freeze Lancer-2nd best mid spell, good foe quick attacks
Absolute- best attack+exsplode
Dreaded Wave-CRAP!!!
Prisim Sword-Genis' only light+best spell
Meteor storm-most damage but over all CRAP
Force Field-...
NEXT POST WILL HAVE ADVANCED STRATGY WITH GENIS(BERIEF), AND RAINE PT 1(MUCH SHORTER)

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Genis(cont.)
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Basic strats
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-Go carzy with Absolute during 4/3 on 1 bosses, against multipul bosses use Exsplode(Later Game)
-Earily on have him spam Eruption against groups and T. Blade VS. bosses
-Tital wave sucks
-NEVER USE HIM AND RAINE 2GETHER
-Avoid using cyclone
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Advanced
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-At the beginning of any boss fight go into the menu and press Z untill your playing as genis, have his best spell(meteor storm) set ot a B tech then with rythem tap a while holding B then when you see 'EX skill effect' appear, now switch back to your character, watch what happens if he uses force field or a physical attack
-Spell charge absolute, if you catch a foe casting press down A while targeting it
-WATCH YOUR TP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Raine
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When you get her she is horrid untill she gets to level 26...hehehe
Optional Growth
1. Get to lv. 18 and have her learn all her basic spells(charge, Barrier, sharpness, recover, dispel Photon)(pre-Iziod)
2. Make sure she has the Lv. 1 EX skill magical equipted, have her use all of her moves but charge 50 times
3. Get her to Lv 26 and have her spam First Aid untill she gets the 00ber spell nurse(30% Hp healing 4 all)(Pre-Asgard Ranch)
4. l8er at Lv 30 she'll learn Feild Barrier(Pre tower of salvation)
5. Time to get to Lv 32 and learn purify(Tethe'alla Bridge)
6. Lv 35, Raine meet acuteness(Miltokio sewers)
7. At lv 38 have her learn nullify(this is hard, first use barrier on some one then cast dispel on them, it's the easiest way)(Groochia Forest)
8. Lv. 42 raine gets Healing Circle(Toize Vally Mine) Slap a EX lv 2 and a 3 on her, give her Spirit and Speed cast
9. At Lv 46 she'll get Ray(Tethe'alla base)
10. After leaving the Tethe'alla base give her a EX gem Lv 4, Spell Save, Get her to Lv 50 and FEAR HER 00BERNESS!!!!!!!(After Tethe'alla base)
*TECH GLITCH!!!!!!!!!*
11. Do genis' first
12. Change Raine's EX skills to Tough, E. Gaurd, Gaurd Plus and keep spell save, fight untill Heal appears with Cure in blue, forget Nurse and teach her heal, use it 51 times, now set your EX gems back, make Nurse reappear in blue, put Genis in slot 1 and make his C sticks Heal, put him in slot 8 and re teach raine nurse, put her Ex gems to Tough, E. Gaurd, Gaurd Plus and keep spell save, put genis back in(DON'T LOOK AT HIS TECH MENU!!!) and have him spam heal against the dragon with every1 on hold position untill Raine learns Cure(Earth temple)(Lv. 42 min.)
13. Spam cure untill she learn Revive(Any time)
14. Give her, Speed Cast(3), Spell save(4), Item Pro(4), and Happiness(4), she's 00ber!!!!

Spells, what and when
First Aid- when one character has only >75% HP
Nurse-when all characters have only >80% HP
Healing Circle-avoid this
Revitialize-when all Chars. have >40% HP
Cure- On a Char. w/ only >40% HP
Revive-On Raine at the start of every Boss battle then let her chuck it out on her own
Recover- When some ones posioned
Purify- When multipule people are poisoned
Dispel-when a char is hurt by Weak
Nullify-When ever acid rain is cast
Sharpness-Adverage Battle
Acuteness-boss fights
Barrier-Adverage
Feild Barrier-Boss
Photon- when every1's fully healed(adverage) Healed w/ Feild Barrier and Acuteness(boss)
Ray-enemy groups/dragon/insect plants
Charge-CRAP!!!
Force Feild-...

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Basic Strats
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-cast nurse when ever the group reachs 80% HP(4/5ths)
-In any boss fight have her cast Revive on her self from the start
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Anvanced
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(None)
Next will b Colette!!!!!!!!!1

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I can't believe I 4got sheena
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Sheena Fujibayashi
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She's the fastest character in the game, also other than genis, raine and colette, has the lowest Atk.
Optional Growth
1. Get to Lv 32(pre tower of salvation)
2. Make sheena's EX skills, Strong and Tough
3. Teach her Power Seal Absolute at Lv 38(Grochiia forest) Change her EX skills 2 Sharp-eye and Taunt, chuck an EX gem LV2 on her, make it dash.
4. Lv 40 she gets Force Seal(Toize Vally Mine)
5. Lv. 44 she'll learn Marige Seal Pinion(Toize Vally Mine)
6. Lv 48 comes purgatory Seal(Tethe'alla base)
7. Lv 56 comes cyclone seal(Temple of Ice)
8. Sheena gets Demon Seal at Lv 60(Shadow Temple)
9. Sheena is equipted w/ EX Dash(2) Prolong(3) Speed Cast(4) and Gaurd Plus(4) and guess wat 00ber!!!

Moves, how and when
Pyre Seal-combo finisher
Power Seal-Never
Power Seal Absolute-U attacks only
Marige Seal-don't use this
Marige Seal Pinion-all purpose
Serpent Seal-Aviod this
Serpent Seal Pinion-if you keep on pressing AAA SSP then you'll start an infanate combo
Force Seal- use this to go combo crazy
Demon Seal- aviod this
Purgatory Seal- to revive an ally(they'll only have 0 hp though so heal them quick)
Sylva Seal- Fire 4 fire weaks, water 4 water weaks ect.
Tethe Seal- Same
Summon: Fire, Earth, Origin or Thunder- A group of enemys, chose depending on elemental weakness, if there s none use origin
Summon: Water, Light, Ice or Birth- Screen clearer
Summon: Wind- Sucks
Summon: Corrine- any time
gaurdian seal- ...

Sheena Strats
-If she goes into over limits she can use summons, only then so USE THEM
-For long range use cyclone seal
-all of sheena's level 3's are knockdown moves for a reason, she should be hit and run so run in use AAA, Marige Seal Pinion or Life Seal then Pyre Seal and run away

Colette's next!!!

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This guide'l come in handy! ^_^