2. GAMEPLAY BASICS

Master Tales of the Abyss controls for menus, field, and battle. Learn about key characters like Luke, Tear, and Jade.

Controls:

In Menus:

• O: Accept
• X: Cancel
• S: Remove/Unequip, Discard (Items), Turn On/Off (Skills), Contents (Diary)
• T: Use (Skills), Cook
• Start: Show status/descriptions
• Select: Switch control mode (Manual, Semiauto, Auto)
• L1/R1: Switch party member/item category
• L2/R2: Change Page (Status), Assign Shortcut (Cooking)

On the Field/Dungeons:

• O: Talk/Examine/Open/Enter
• X (with direction): Walk (instead of run)
• S: Mieu Actions
• T: Open the Camp Menu
• Start: Toggle map/compass display
• Select: Play skit
• L1/R1: Rotate character/Rotate Camera (Map)
• R2: Change Mieu Action
• R3: Show World Map

During Battle:

• O: Normal Attack
• X: Special Attack
• S: Guard
• T: Open the Battle Menu
• L1: Deny Item Use
• R1: Choose Target
• L2: Free Run
• R2: Engage Overlimit

Characters:

Luke fone Fabre

Age: 17, Height: 171 cm, Weight: 68 kg, Voice Actor: Suzuki Chihiro. The noble son of the Kimuelasca Kingdom, he has lived a sheltered life due to a childhood kidnapping incident, causing memory loss and a selfish, ignorant personality. He excels at swordsmanship.

Tear Grants

Age: 16, Height: 162 cm, Weight: 50 kg, Voice Actress: Yukana. A soldier of the Lorelei Church and a Seventh Fonim user, raised as a soldier after losing her parents. She is quiet and controlled but loves cute things. She joins Luke on his journey.

Jade Curtiss

Age: 35, Height: 186 cm, Weight: 74 kg, Voice Actor: Koyasu Takehito. A colonel in the Markt Empire, skilled in Tone Magic and spear combat. Known as "Necromancer Jade", he is hard to read and considered the right hand of Emperor Peony the 9th. He encounters Luke's party aboard the Tartaros.

Anise Tatlin

Age: 13, Height: 152 cm, Weight: 42 kg, Voice Actress: Momoi Haruko. Guardian of Doushi Ion, she is a cheerful doll master who uses a giant Tokunaga in battle. She seeks wealth and aims to marry Luke.

Guy Cecil

Age: 21, Height: 184 cm, Weight: 79 kg, Voice Actor: Matsumoto Yasunori. A servant of the House of Fabre, Luke's best friend and former babysitter. He is a fast swordsman and struggles with interacting with women.

Natalia Luzu Kimlasca Lanvaldear

Age: 18, Height: 168 cm, Weight: 53 kg, Voice Actress: Neya Michiko. Princess of the Kimuelasca Kingdom, she is proud yet compassionate. An archer, she is a strong warrior and Luke's fiancée, often scolding him about his noble responsibilities.

Mieu

Age: ?, Height: ?, Weight: ?, Voice Actress: Maruyama Miki. A Cheagle child who accompanies Luke and company. With a Sorcery Ring, Mieu can speak human language and use Fon-power for fire attacks.

Van Grants

Age: 27, Height: 189 cm, Weight: 86 kg, Voice Actor: Nakata Jouji. Head Commander of the Oracle Knights and Luke's swordsmanship master. He is outwardly calm but passionate, and Tear's older brother.

Ion

Age: 14, Height: 166 cm, Weight: 58 kg, Voice Actress: Ootani Ikue. The Doushi of the Lorelei Church, able to see the future through the Fuseki. He is kind, calm, and a symbol of world peace.

Senketsu no Asch

Age: 17, Height: 171 cm, Weight: 68 kg. A leader of the Oracle Knights' special forces, he secretly observes Luke's journey. He is arrogant, self-righteous, and a first-class swordsman.

Madan no Regret

Age: ?, Height: 168 cm, Weight: ?. An Oracle Knight commander who uses Tone Guns and is Tear's instructor. She is cool-headed.

Youjuu no Arietta

Age: ?, Height: 148 cm, Weight: ?. An Oracle Knight commander who controls monsters and beasts. She was formerly a Fonmaster Guardian.

Shinigami Dist

Age: ?, Height: 174 cm, Weight: ?. An Oracle Knight commander and scholar of Fonemes who controls Tone Dolls. He calls himself "Dist of the Rose".

Reppuu no Sink

Age: ?, Height: 166 cm, Weight: ?. An Oracle Knight commander.