------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tales of Symphonia Unison Attacks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Game: Tales of Symphonia Author: r_mage and Dreamwalker Date Created: July 19, 2004 Date Last Modified: September 23, 2004 Version 1.4 Email: Re_qu_in_ox@g_ma_il.com (remove ALL the underscores, it's just an antispam procedure) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- Table of Contents -------------------------------------- 1. Legal Stuff 2. Version History 3. Introduction 4. How to use this FAQ 5. How to perform a Unison Attack 6. Frequently Asked Questions 7. Unison Attacks (Sorted by Character) 8. Unison Attacks (Sorted by Name) 9. Acknowledgements -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- 1. Legal Stuff -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- Copyright 2004-05 r_mage (Jonathan Ieong) and Dreamwalker This FAQ may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal or private use. It may not be placed on any web site or distributed publicly without my permission. If you want to host this FAQ, please email me. Use of this guide on any other website or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. I will however allow duplication, printing, etc. for strictly personal use. All trademarks and copyrights contained in this document are owned by their respective trademark and copyright holders. -------------------------- -------------------------- 2. Version History -------------------------- -------------------------- September 23, 2004 - Added a frequently asked questions section and a partially completed unison attack priority list. Changed my email address and also changed the Legal Stuff section. August 9, 2004 - Added a new host August 2, 2004 - Corrected info in second format of FAQ July 22, 2004 - Merged FAQ with Dreamwalker's. I've seperated the FAQ into two formats, each with their own advantages. Enjoy! July 21, 2004 - Added new ways of getting a lot of the attacks. July 19, 2004 - The first version has been released with all the combos I know of. If you know more, please email me. Meanwhile, I'll continue to try and find more myself. -------------------------- -------------------------- 3. Introduction -------------------------- -------------------------- Welcome to my FAQ detailing an exciting aspect of the game: Unison attacks. If you have any questions, comments, suggestions or corrections, please send them to Re_qu_in_ox@g_ma_il.com (remove ALL the underscores, it's just an antispam procedure) I will try my best to answer them, but don't feel disappointed if I don't answer, I can be busy sometimes [either that or your incessant spam is driving me insane]. Please include at least the words "ToS Unison Attacks" in the title so I don't ignore it or delete it by accident. -------------------------- -------------------------- 4. How to use this FAQ -------------------------- -------------------------- This is pretty self-explanitory. the name of the unison attack is on the left and the attacks used to make it are on the right. When it says (###,##) the first number is base damage and the second is the number of hits. I've included a little blurb on how to actually perform a unison attack below. ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ 5. How to perform a Unison Attack ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Before you can perform a Unison Attack, Kratos will need to teach you how. This will definitely happen (a little into the game), so don't fret. When the time comes, you'll be introduced to the unison attack gauge. This will be displayed above the character portraits during battle. The guage will fill up slightly each time you hit the enemy. It will fill up faster if you perform a lot of combos (Which is difficult to do early on, so don't be discouraged if it seems like it takes forever for the bar to fill). The gauge carries over in battles, so you can save the unison attack for when you really need it. A unison attack can be performed by pressing the z-button when the guage is full (It turns red). When you press the z-button, the party leader will flash and perform a simple swipe. The unison attack will only start if this swipe hits an enemy (and they don't block). As soon as this happens, you will have about 1 second to input your first command and you'll get about an additional second after that for the next command and so on. When the unison attack begins, a button interface will appear in the bottom right corner of the screen. Each character in the party is assigned a button. Pressing their button in conjuction with a control stick direction will have them perform the tech move assigned to that button and stick combination. If you want to change the tech assignments, you can do so in the U. Attack screen, either in the menu screen or in the battle options screen. Each character can only attack once during a unison attack, but they don't have to. Techs performed during a unison attack do not require mana. Now for the fun part. Characters can perform additonal moves together if they used certain techs during the unison attack. These moves are performed immediately after the main unison attack. For example, if Lloyd used Sonic Thrust and Kratos used Sonic Thrust during the unison attack, they will perform a special move afterwards called Cross Thrust where they attack together. I've compiled here a list of unison attacks. Getting a hang of the unison attack system can be very difficult at first since you'll rarely get a chance to use it at the beginning. Here are some tips for first time users: don't use the control stick at first. Stick to simple button presses. For example, if you want to perform the Pow Blade move, set Tiger Blade as the first attack for Lloyd in the Tech menu and Pow Hammer as the first attack for Colette. Then when you perform the unison attack just press the their corresponding buttons quickly. (If Lloyd is party leader, then his button will be A. If Colette is in the second position, her button will be B) Once you get a hang of unison attacks and the combo system, you can try to link a unison attack to a combo string. Example: Hit Hit Hit Sonic Thrust Psi Tempest Hunting Beast -Start Unison Attack- Demonic Tiger Blade Judgment Cyclone Ray Prism Stars Good Luck! ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- 6. Frequently Asked Questions ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- Q: Can I perform more than one special Unison Attack move at a time? A: Unfortunately no. If you do set up two or more possible unison attacks, only one of them will be performed. (See next question) Q: How do I know which one will execute then? A: I've done some research and come up with a partial list. If you perform two possible unisons at once, then the one higher up on the list will be the one executed. (Please help in completing this list and email me the results.) Cross Thrust Power Thrust Dark Serpant Mirage Thrust Stardust Rain Prism Stars Pow Devastation Q: How come when I use Stardust Rain, I don't get many hits at all? A: Stardust Rain's hit percentage is base on the size of the enemy. The larger the enemy, the more falling stars will hit. The position and shape of the enemy are also factors. ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- 7. Unison Attacks (Sorted by Character) ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Lloyd and Colette --------------------------------------------------------------------- Pow Blade Tiger Blade + Pow Hammer (600,2) Heavy Tiger Blade + Pow Pow Hammer Tiger Rage + Pow Pow Hammer Twin Tiger Blade + Hammer Rain Stardust Rain Sword Rain: Alpha + Hammer Rain (1000,112) Sonic Sword Rain + Hammer Rain --------------------------------------------------------------------- Lloyd and Genis --------------------------------------------------------------------- Fiery Beast Beast + Eruption (1000,3) Beast + Flame Lance Hunting Beast + Explosion Raging Beast + Explosion Lightning Tiger Blade Tiger Blade + Lightning (800,7) Heavy Tiger Blade + Thunder Blade Heavy Tiger Blade + Spark Wave Tiger Rage + Thunder Blade Tiger Rage + Spark Wave Twin Tiger Blade + Indignation --------------------------------------------------------------------- Lloyd and Raine --------------------------------------------------------------------- Photon Tempest Tempest + Photon (800,3) Psi Tempest + Photon Omega Tempest + Photon --------------------------------------------------------------------- Lloyd and Sheena --------------------------------------------------------------------- Power Thrust Sonic Thrust + Power Seal (750,1) Hurricane Thrust + Power Seal Pinion Super Sonic Thrust + Power Seal Absolute Dark Serpent Sonic Thrust + Serpent Seal (750,1) Hurricane Thrust + Serpent Seal Pinion Super Sonic Thrust + Serpent Seal Absolute Mirage Thrust Sonic Thrust + Mirage Seal (750,1) Hurricane Thrust + Mirage Seal Pinion Super Sonic Thrust + Mirage Seal Absolute --------------------------------------------------------------------- Lloyd and Kratos/Zelos --------------------------------------------------------------------- Cross Thrust Sonic Thrust + Sonic Thrust (600,2) Huricane Thrust + Huricane Thrust Super Sonic Thrust + Super Sonic Thrust Lightning Tiger Blade Tiger Blade + Lightning (800,7) Heavy Tiger Blade + Thunder Blade Tiger Rage + Thunder Blade Thunder Tiger Blade Tiger Blade + Lightning Blade (800,4) Heavy Tiger Blade + Lightning Blade Tiger Rage + Lightning Blade Twin Tiger Blade + Super Lightning Blade Demonic Tiger Blade + Super Lightning Blade Fiery Beast Beast + Eruption (1000,3) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Colette and Genis --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mjollnir Pow Hammer + Lightning (1000,2) Pow Pow Hammer + Thunder Blade Pow Pow Hammer + Spark Wave Hammer Rain + Indignation --------------------------------------------------------------------- Colette and Raine --------------------------------------------------------------------- Photon Blast Ring Whirlwind + Photon (790,7) Ring Cyclone + Photon Whirlwind Rush + Photon --------------------------------------------------------------------- Colette and Kratos/Zelos --------------------------------------------------------------------- Pow Spear Pow Hammer + Light Spear (600,4) Pow Pow Hammer + Victory Light Spear Pow Pow Hammer + Light Spear Cannon Hammer Rain + Victory Light Spear Hammer Rain + Light Spear Cannon Mjollnir Pow Hammer + Lightning (1000,2) Pow Pow Hammer + Thunder Blade --------------------------------------------------------------------- Colette and Presea --------------------------------------------------------------------- Pow Devastation Pow Hammer + Devastation (600,2) Pow Pow Hammer + Mass Devastation Pow Pow Hammer + Finite Devastation Hammer Rain + Mass Devastation Hammer Rain + Finite Devastation --------------------------------------------------------------------- Genis and Raine --------------------------------------------------------------------- Prism Stars Ray + Tidal Wave (1200,30) Ray + Explosion Ray + Cyclone Ray + Ground Dasher Ray + Indignation --------------------------------------------------------------------- Genis and Presea --------------------------------------------------------------------- Lightning Punishment Lightning + Punishment (840,12) Thunder Blade + Dual Punishment Spark Wave + Finality Punishment Indignation + Rising Punishment --------------------------------------------------------------------- Raine and Kratos/Zelos --------------------------------------------------------------------- Plasma Blade Photon + Lightning Blade (800,3) Photon + Super Lightning Blade --------------------------------------------------------------------- Kratos/Zelos and Sheena --------------------------------------------------------------------- Power Thrust Sonic Thrust + Power Seal (750,1) Hurricane Thrust + Power Seal Pinion Super Sonic Thrust + Power Seal Absolute Dark Serpent Sonic Thrust + Serpent Seal (750,1) Hurricane Thrust + Serpent Seal Pinion Super Sonic Thrust + Serpent Seal Absolute Mirage Thrust Sonic Thrust + Mirage Seal (750,1) Hurricane Thrust + Mirage Seal Pinion Super Sonic Thrust + Mirage Seal Absolute --------------------------------------------------------------------- Kratos/Zelos and Presea --------------------------------------------------------------------- Lightning Punishment Lightning + Punishment (840,12) Thunder Blade + Dual Punishment Arch Wind Hell Pyre + Punishment (840,12) Hell Pyre + Dual Punishment Hell Pyre + Rising Punishment Hell Pyre + Finality Punishment ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- 8. Unison Attacks (Sorted by Name) ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- Note: If multiple techs are listed under the "Tech 2" menu only one is needed ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cross Thrust / 600 DMG / 2 Hits ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tech 1: Sonic Thrust Tech 2: Sonic Thrust Hurricane Thrust Hurricane Thrust Super Sonic Thrust Super Sonic Thrust Performed by: Lloyd, Zelos, Kratos / Lloyd, Zelos Kratos ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pow Devastation / 600 DMG / 2 Hits ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tech 1: Devastation Tech 2: Pow Hammer Finite Devastation Pow Pow Hammer / Hammer Rain Mass Devastation Pow Pow Hammer / Hammer Rain Performed by: Presea / Colette ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pow Spear / 600 DMG / 4 Hits ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tech 1: Light Spear Tech 2: Pow Hammer Victory Light Spear Pow Pow Hammer / Hammer Rain Light Spear Cannon Pow Pow Hammer / Hammer Rain Performed by: Zelos, Kratos / Colette ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pow Blade / 600 DMG / 2 Hits ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tech 1: Tiger Blade Tech 2: Pow Hammer Tiger Rage Pow Pow Hammer Heavy Tiger Blade Pow Pow Hammer Twin Tiger Blade Hammer Rain Performed by: Lloyd / Colette ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mirage Thrust / 750 DMG / 1 Hit ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tech 1: Mirage Seal Tech 2: Sonic Thrust Mirage Seal Pinion Hurricane Thrust Mirage Seal Absolute Super Sonic Thrust Performed by: Sheena / Lloyd, Zelos, Kratos ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dark Serpant / 750 DMG / 1 Hit ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tech 1: Serpent Seal Tech 2: Sonic Thrust Serpent Seal Pinion Hurricane Thrust Serpent Seal Absolute Super Sonic Thrust Performed by: Sheena / Lloyd, Zelos, Kratos ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Power Thrust / 750 DMG / 1 Hits ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tech 1: Power Seal Tech 2: Sonic Thrust Power Seal Pinion Hurricane Thrust Power Seal Absolute Super Sonic Thrust Performed by: Sheena / Lloyd, Zelos, Kratos ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photon Blast / 790 DMG / 7 Hits ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tech 1: Photon Tech 2: Ring Whirlwind Photon Ring Cyclone Photon Whirlwind Rush Performed by: Raine / Colette ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lightning Tiger Blade / 800 DMG / 7 Hits ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tech 1: Tiger Blade Tech 2: Lightning Tiger Rage Thunder Blade / Spark Wave Heavy Tiger Blade Thunder Blade / Spark Wave Twin Tiger Blade Indignation Performed by: Lloyd / Genis, Zelos, Kratos (Sparkwave and Indignation are Genis only techs) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photon Tempest / 800 DMG / 3 Hits ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tech 1: Photon Tech 2: Tempest Photon Psi Tempest Photon Omega Tempest Performed by: Raine / Lloyd ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Plasma Blade / 800 DMG / 3 Hits ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tech 1: Photon Tech 2: Lightning Blade Photon Super Lightning Blade Performed by: Raine / Zelos, Kratos ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thunder Tiger Blade / 800 DMG / 4 Hits ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tech 1: Lightning Blade Tech 2: Tiger Blade / Tiger Rage / Heavy Tiger Blade Super Lightning Blade Twin Tiger Blade / Demonic Tiger Blade Performed by: Zelos, Kratos / Lloyd ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arch Wind / 840 DMG / 12 Hits ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tech 1: Punishment Tech 2: Hell Pyre Dual Punishment Hell Pyre Finality Punishment Hell Pyre Rising Punishment Hell Pyre Performed by: Presea / Zelos, Kratos ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lightning Punishment / 840 DMG / 12 Hits ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tech 1: Punishment Tech 2: Lightning Dual Punishment Thunder Blade Finality Punishment Spark Wave (Genis only) Rising Punishment Indignation (Genis only) Performed by: Presea / Zelos, Kratos, Genis ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fiery Beast / 1000 DMG / 3 Hits ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tech 1: Beast Tech 2: Eruption Beast Flame Lance (Genis only) Raging Beast Explosion (Genis only) Hunting Beast Explosion (Genis only) Performed by: Lloyd / Genis, Zelos, Kratos ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardust Rain / 1000 DMG / 112 Hits ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tech 1: Hammer Rain Tech 2: Sword Rain: Alpha Hammer Rain Sonic Sword Rain Performed by: Colette / Lloyd ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mjollnir / 1000 DMG / 2 Hits ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tech 1: Pow Hammer Tech 2: Lightning Pow Pow Hammer Thunder Blade Pow Pow Hammer Indignation (Genis only) Hammer Rain Spark Wave (Genis only) Performed by: Colette / Zelos, Kratos, Genis ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prism Stars / 1200 DMG / 30 Hits ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tech 1: Ray Tech 2: Explosion Ray Tidal Wave Ray Cyclone Ray Indignation Ray Ground Dasher Performed by: Raine / Genis -------------------------- -------------------------- 9. Acknowledgements -------------------------- -------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- First off, I would like to thank Namco for bringing this awesome RPG to RPG-starved gamecube owners. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks to the following for help and corrections: chaosdragon55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------