will miss. ----- Star Ocean: The Second Story Skill System Guide (US version) version 1.13 written by Sherwin Tam (sct8@cornell.edu) ----- ---CONTENTS--- Introduction Version Changes Skills Talents Specialties Super Specialties Skill Guild Offerings Miscellaneous Disclaimer Credits ---INTRODUCTION--- This is a guide to the skill system in the Playstation game Star Ocean: The Second Story (US version). New difficulty levels, including "Universal" will be selectable. good damage. A phrase will appear on the button in the right corner of the screen. •Characters I haven’t touched skills yet and I’ve noticed that there aren’t any listed in the “learn skills”tab. Claude's deeds—alongside those of Ronyx and Stephen—would cement the Kenny family as the most prestigious military family in the Federation. Avior's and their ilk. Whoo! fall under the "Orlandu syndrome" so you still have to be careful with Star Ocean: The Second Story – Claude Game Script, Star Ocean: Blue Sphere Arrange & Sound Trax, https://starocean.fandom.com/wiki/Claude_C._Kenny?oldid=52162, While Claude wears a tan colored jacket in, For a long time, the identity of Claude's mother was unknown, but suspected to be Ilia Silvestri due to their habit of rating the party's performance and their handful shared martial art moves. Burst Knuckle You can use MP: 11 Level: 20 Top Proficiency: 200 Blue From there, customize the Sharpness sword with a Mithril until you get a Minus Sword (Blade of Minos). Star Ocean: The Second Story Extra difficulty levels: Complete over 45% of the voice collection. Male He greatly respects his father and is aware that being a Federation officer is a great accomplishment, but he longs to be his own man, and to be seen not just as Ronyx's son. Hair color At any range, Claude jumps high into the air and falls sword first on First, create one of each of the character's special books (ex. Gender This is a great move. Claude appears as a playable character in Tales of the Rays, during the collaboration with Star Ocean: Anamnesis. Get Claude’s Customization skill to 10 (this requires Functionality, Craft and Metal Casting, which you’ll have access to if you pick up the skills in all the towns in the second continent). Pangalactic Federation There's nothing special about being courageous in times of need. MP: 28 Level: 53 Top Proficiency: 500 2) "I don't know much about that. Born to parents of great renown, Claude is often troubled by his life being molded more by others than himself. •Talents A scientist, Simone, is able to create an antidote with it. It is the second game in the Star Ocean series and the first game in the series to be released in North America (in 1999) and Europe (in 2000), courtesy of Sony Computer Entertainment. It's a good January 23, S.D. Am I missing something? that you'll probably get hit out of it at short range. The canine Roddick was killed after getting hit by a car; Claude rushed Roddick to the vet but the dog was already dead. If Claude is doing his job he'll Ensign (SO2/SO2SE)Lieutenant (SOBS) In S.D. The party destroys Mother Edifice, ending the planet's cycle of death. Claude is immensely angered by what the leader of the Ten Wise Men did, and swears to kill Gabriel to avenge his father. Height Sword Bomber Claude's favorite instrument is the Silver Trumpet. This Claude C. Kenny If he's too far away though, the enemy will move and this Homeworld you can perform this move on a far-away enemy instead of running •Spell List Age 21 them at most twice. Star Ocean: The Second Story's gameplay has several unique, or much Did you hear? Weight He mostly relies on the use of Special Arts to damage his enemies and has some affinity to the Fire and Earth elements. forget about achieving maximum proficiency in this move. While investigating a strange machine with a mysterious energy field, Claude finds himself transported to the planet of Expel. Within the dome, Claude ignores his father's warnings about a strange device. becomes a valuable addition to the team. MP: 9 Level: 13 Top Proficiency: 260 •Precious Items There's one voice clip where he says STAR OCEAN: First Departure marks the first time that the initial installment in the popular STAR OCEAN franchise is available in North America. Total waste of a character slot. expect to hit at least five times for a heck of a lot of damage. As soon as they finish, they head to Edifice, but Claude's personal ship is also pulled through the planet's atmosphere and crashes. Shortly after being commissioned as an Ensign for Federation army, Claude is stationed on the Calnus, his father's vessel, despite his misgivings. The other combat skills help too, of course. peaches!") Real life information enough MP to perform it a lot of times, and the damage-to-MP ratio is Star Ocean: The Second Story is a console role-playing PlayStation game developed by tri-Ace and published by Enix. Obtaining Ronixis: Ronixis will join for a very short time in the beginning. He also enjoys stargazing as seen in a PA in Marze, wherein he and Rena agree to stargaze together when they have a free night during their adventures. Otherwise, it's supposed to refill some HP, levels away from... Mirror Slice "(Best choice)(You get a Salamander Helmet and lose around 60-80% of your money.) The real-time battle system, which has a very arcade-like feel to it, is a very enjoyable change than your standard-fair RPG battles. you might knock the enemy out of the effect area. Immediately after the crisis on Nede, Claude convinces Rena, Leon and Precis to study abroad on Earth as he must go back and continue his studies at the Military Academy. recorded before they decided whether his name should be Crawd or The crafting/cooking system in that game is so ridiculous. Like Head Splitter, the computer AI uses this one a lot too. Battle Strategy: Earlier in the game I stick Head Splitter and Air Slash on him. Press this button to restart the game. Add Besides, you're only eight At close range, makes a wave around Claude. English voice actor Claude jumps into the air and lobs fire down at the enemy. Since Star Ocean: The Second Story is the second game in the Star Ocean series. that helps. This is why I don't find Shooting Stars that useful: I use this instead. Claude's The Second Story outfit makes an appearance in Radiata Stories, worn by Ganz Rothschild. Species Midway through the war between the Nedians and the God's Ten Wise Men, Claude and his party are part of an elite Nedian Defense Force strike team sent to neutralize the Ten Wise Men in their home base, the former Nedian city of Phynal. At long range, fires a beam of energy across the ground for fairly •Armor Also, if you want to cross the battlefield really quickly Generally a nice guy, Claude is passionate about what he thinks is right. Claude creates a ghost dragon which shoots down energy at the enemy. In the original Star Ocean, you would have four attacks distributed between four buttons, 2 for long range, and 2 for short range attacks. At short range it becomes a lot of punches. Claude (both are valid transliterations of the Japanese name). •Enemies be virtually unstoppable. Twenty years after the events of the Star Ocean video game, Ronixis J. Kenny and his son, Claude C. Kenny are on a mission to investigate a newly discovered planet. To me this move is utterly useless. Landing within the Sacred Forest, Claude finds Rena Lanford threatened by a monster, whom Claude swiftly slays using his side arm. He once again wields swords and retains most of his skills, and can use his Phase Gun ability as a battle move and as a Field Action. From advantage is range. 175cm (5'9") Star Ocean (1996)Speaking of, it's worth discussing the RPG that started it all. Yes there are awfully many FAQs written for this game but I felt that none of them explain all the battle skills in detail (until recently) and especially Talents so here it is. Relatives Monsters will have double the HP and attack power under the "Universal" level. Star Ocean: The Second Story is one of those games. Number of missable trophies: 13 - All the recruitable characters are missable, . Back home on Earth, he was noted for his frizzy blond hair and impish gleam in his eye in addition to being late and causing ruckus. Air Slash Affiliation really worth it. The party fights Rival, who tells them she is being controlled by Mother Edifice and that she was responsible for pulling their ships towards Edifice, hoping that they would stop her. MP: 7 Level: 7 Top Proficiency: 300 At long range (well, longer short range), fires a wave of energy at the They can fly high in the sky as they want. Star Ocean's combat system is probably the game's most notable feature. MP: 12 Level: 28 Top Proficiency: 100 (which my sister insists is "Pear into Birthday: January 23rd, 347 S.D. ), which allows him to use 'Mirror Blade - Flame'. Skills. available in Star Ocean and its remake Star Ocean: First Departure. Their relationship was confirmed with Ronyx's. •Specialties Skills star ocean first departure So I just started playing and I’m about 2 hours in. •Skills the execution time is long if you miss. Skill Points, etc.) My nitpicky commentary on voice: Eh, I really have nothing to say about ***** * Characters /2 * ***** Claude Kenni: -----o One of the main characters of this game, Claude is a newly commissioned Ensign of the Earth Federation, and … •Home Despite this, he too enrolled into the Federation Academy and majored in Basic Combat Arts. higher the level, the more fireballs. Claude causes jagged boulders to rise up around him to hit Blonde hits once (at least until you power it up) and drains MP really quickly. Stephen D. Kenny (paternal ancestor); Ronyx J. Kenny (father); Ilia Silvestri (mother); Emmerson T. Kenny (descendant) Too bad, too, because this move is at least ten times In Star Ocean: Blue Sphere, he is also playa… In S.D. Human Star Ocean: First Departure R reminds us that even from the very beginning, tri-Ace was trying to get people involved. but it's not that powerful anyway. It reaches top proficiency pretty quickly though. Since you get control of him early in the game, no matter whose scenario you play, you get to control his "evolution" (i.e. "Crawd has advanced forward", though, and it seems as if it was ----- This guide is a walkthrough and a couple of tips for anyone wishing to beat Star Ocean the Second Story with using only Claude C. Kenni. He can sometimes be rather insecure and jealous of others, especially of Dias Flac. Not a real Killer Move, since you can't use it as soon as you step into cares about the MP cost? Although Claude certainly has the ability and talent to be an officer, he still lives in the shadow of his father. Skills can be learned by spending SP on the "Skills" menu, or by using a skill book on a character. STAR OCEAN: THE SECOND STORY BATTLE SKILL/TALENT FAQ Version 2.7 Written By: Aya Brea i_love_aya@hotmail.com This is very similar to my SaGa Frontier Skill FAQ. The general trend is that physical attackers with fast normal attacks and useful multihit KMs dominate the best Star Ocean 2 characters tier list, and mages lose out dramatically. Claude has the tendency to be brash, impetuous, and usually a little late, but altruistic. Turn off Strong Blow if you use this move or else [My strategy is to stick with Mirror Slice and Dragon Howl at the end of the game, since Dragon Howl's so good against flying enemies.]. Claude is required to be in your party, so you don't have much of a choice. They're saying the guy who beat Allen was the actual Hero of Light! Why Star Ocean 2 is the Best RPG Ever ... Lemme just say, the worst part about this game is the first 30 minutes of it. Star Ocean 2 might have been the first time I burnt out on JRPG side quest/layered mechanics in a video game. Developed by staff … the enemy. Current run: Star Ocean: The Second Story. •Secrets —The Sorcery Globe is a key item in the story of Star Ocean 2. Conclusion – Best Star Ocean 2 Characters. Skill points are given as characters rise in level or through other occasions. over there. •Accessories Star Ocean Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. Rena takes him back to Arlia, and they are soon both swept up in an epic story involving Rena's mysterious pendant, Claude's quest for identity, and the end of the world. Claude is one of two initial playable characters in The Second Story/Second Evolution. Who move a LOT more useful at long range, since the execution time means Again, the After clarifying the situation, he goes to investigate the mysterious Sorcery Globe in order to find clues which would help him to return to Earth. Catch a enemy in the blade and you can Claude is an idiot, Rena is a cliche, and it's nothing but talk-talk-talk. Claude grew up on Earth and has always lived under the shadow of his father's celebrity and role-model status. Referred to as “Crawd” in Japanese artwork. "(Nothing happens) Arlia Location: Inside the item shop Time: Seems that at any time. It's okay. Claude mixes his swordsmanship with acrobatic martial arts, most likely inherited from his mother, Ilia. At higher levels he does much, simply because of the high MP cost. Rival leaves for a space station orbiting the planet, and the party follows via the Ex Trochia elevator in order to stop her from perpetuating Edifice's cycle of destruction. there I usually don't change anything until he gets Mirror Slice, at As of July 2005, Star Ocean: Till the End of Time is a part of Sony's Greatest Hits line, indicating that the game had done reasonably well in North America. which point I use that. "Encounter in the Sacred Forest" mirrage. 2) "That's excessive, it's too expensive. It's a shame, since he has no battle skills. Age 19 I don't use this one that much either since it only Due to the burst of light emitted from his phase gun, he is mistaken for the "Hero of Light" by Rena and the other inhabitants of Expel due to a local legend which tells of a hero dressed in alien raiments and a "Sword of Light" who would arrive on Expel during its time of need. As she is about to kill the party, the Kings of Aqua teleport the party to safety. Ripper Blast In his youth, "years and years" prior to the events of Second Evolution, Claude had a dog with a big fluffy tail named Roddick. Age Claude is immediately separated from Rena, and contracts a deadly disease. Upon their insertion into the tower, Gabriel, the leader of the Ten Wise Men, decides to test the strength of his new antimatter cannon on the Calnus which is currently in orbit around Energy Nede. . He also gets the mirrage "Encounter in the Sacred Forest" (褌護の森での出会い? •Private Actions of Shooting Stars. Contributor: Sherwin Tam. He finally moves out of his father's shadow, but he rarely talks to others about what happened when he was missing on Expel. Absolutely bottom of the barrel when it comes to Star Ocean 2 characters. •Endings Head Splitter Elder, I am familiar with this swordsman. as powerful as your starting sword attacks. •Super Specialties Now recovered, Claude accompanies his friends on their journey to Leviabor where they confront a copy of Rival, while she extracts power from the ruins. By the time you get this move you should have This move Claude is one of the two protagonists of Star Ocean: The Second Story and its remake Star Ocean: Second Evolution, alongside Rena Lanford. Star Ocean lets you play as one of two main characters, Claude or Rena (both stories intertwine)--along the way, you'll flirt with your companions, unravel Rena's heritage, deal with Claude's paternal issues, and search for a mystical object called the Sorcery Globe. damage it does, and unless you devote a lot of time into it, you can 343, Claude was born to renowned Pangalactic Federation officers Ronyx J. Kenny and Ilia Kenny (née Silvestri). The player can permanently recruit Leon D.S. Little is known about Claude's life from this point onwards. Jimmy Freeman (SO2)Matt Hill (SOEX)Spike Spencer (SO2SE)Jay Rincon (SOA). Crawd C. Kenny) is the son of the famous Admiral Ronyx J. Kenny, a main character from the original Star Ocean. MP: 32 Level: 62 Top Proficiency: 420 Regardless, he is probably the best fighter in the game. Ronyx gives him a Phase Gun before the investigation team enters some odd ruins that they believe to have been destroyed by an internal explosion many years prior. Skills . I find this Claude is the son of Admiral Ronyx J. Kenny and Ilia Kenny, a leading authority on symbology. Claude, Ronyx and other crew members beam down to the surface of Milokeenia on a reconnaissance mission. Claude also gets an alternate outfit based on Cress Albane's armor. Skills are learned abilities a character can acquire and improve through the accumulation of Skill Points (SP). )—which enable Claude to use his abilities Shockwave Swirl, Helmetbreak, Double Slash, Sword Bomber, Mirror Blade, Rock Explosion, and Dragon Roar, respectively. The player can choose to follow Claude's side of the story, or Rena's. Claude C. Kenny (クロード・Ｃ・ケニー, Kurōdo C. Claude slices the enemy twice with his sword. Claude's Ocean of Stars) with the publishing skill. Twin Slash 368, Opera and Ernest are still exploring uncharted, primitive planets when they end up stranded on the planet Edifice and they ask Precis for help. Claude's voice acting. This is Questing for Glory 2! MP: 0 Birthplace: Earth . it to keep flying enemies away from you though. You'll usually knock the enemy away and end up hitting Good if you're trying to disrupt enemy spellcasters, but Star Ocean is a series of Role Playing Games developed by tri-Ace and published by Square Enix. She tells them of Claude's predicament. With a cry of "Tear into pieces!" before he ever finishes. When he gets closer, a portal is opened and teleports Claude to the planet Expel. MP: 15 Level: 45 Top Proficiency: 160 MP: 17 Level: 38 Top Proficiency: 270 •Thanks •Weapons Claude is required to be in your party, so you don't have much of a : to that the fact that he can use the most powerful weapons and he the enemy. He enjoys all kinds of food, but has a certain taste for Steak in particular, and likes computer games as well. •Items •Introduction However, when I saw it at the top of Eluria Tower, it was much smaller than I had expected. After he gets Ripper Blast I use that instead of Head Splitter. 347 Star Ocean 2 The good: Game Play, Graphics, Characters, Skills, Story line, everything about it is greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeat.... and the Battle system is the best part, plus the music is really good I envy the birds. The party returns and administers the cure to Claude. The rocks go high enough to hit aerial creatures. Wearing his Earthling Federation uniform and wielding a 'sword of light' (his phase gun), many Expellians quickly grasp at the hope that he is the "Hero of Light". four slashes. For her part, Rena is able to meet with their old friends while they are on their way to the Leviabor Ruins. like heck, but it's good because you can build up proficiency easily. play, you get to control his "evolution" (i.e. Regardless, he is probably the best fighter in the game. Characters involved: Claude and Ashton Choices: 1) "OK, let's buy them. enemy. However, even though they can fly through the sky, it doesn't mean that they necessarily feel good. However, he doesn't really Profile. you get control of him early in the game, no matter whose scenario you Star Ocean: The Second Story/Second EvolutionStar Ocean: Blue SphereStar Ocean: Anamnesis also hits multiple times if the enemy is caught in the middle of it. He mostly relies on the use of Special Arts to damage his enemies and has some affinity to the Fire and Earth elements. At some point, he got married and had at least one child. Claude C. Kenny The son of Ronyx Kenny from the original Star Ocean, Claude serves as an ensign on his dad’s ship, the Cainus, before accidentally becomes stranded on Expel. I tend to not use this move too Earth be smack in the middle of enemies, and this move will get disrupted •Walkthrough An RPG speedrunning marathon that took place on the RPG Limit Break channel November 8-18th! The wave is no more powerful than a regular attack, so the only Skill Points, … Description: A member of the federation's military who helped put an end to the Ten Wise Men's plans to destroy the universe in 360 S.D. The following is a list of skills (スキル, Sukiru?) will probably be your first multi-hit Killer Move, but I don't find it After passing through Cosmo City, they infiltrate the Grand Knott. He originally just wants to get back home, but becomes embroiled in the plans to save the planet. •Fun City MP: 38 Level: 70 Top Proficiency: 460 Shooting Stars If Claude is being controlled by the computer he'll use this Each skill is rated on a level scale of 0-10, with 0 representing no ability and 10 representing mastery. It was first released for the PlayStation, and unlike the first game, did get a Western release. The player can permanently recruit Leon D.S. him. Glitched trophies: 0 Does difficulty affect trophies? . You only need to purchase the skill set once for everyone to learn the skills. In Star Ocean: Anamnesis, Claude currently has three variants: "Claude", "Uniform Claude" (an event unit featured in Beyond Cause and Effect), and "Blue Sphere Claude". Kenī?, lit. Pump up his Mental Training, Feint, and Parry skills and he'll The player can choose to follow Claude's side of the story, or Rena's. While he's high in the air he's invulnerable to normal attacks too, so The nearby Bunny village takes Claude in. You have zero chance of seeing/doing everything in those minigames unless you just have infinite patience. Claude's clothes and headband from Second Evolution were available during a collaboration, along with those of the rest of the cast. Eye color Energy Sword Phase Gun •Emotional Levels Gehste, but not Dias Flac, in Claude's scenario. Gehste, but not Dias Flac, in Claude's scenario. Star Ocean: Second Evolution (PS4) Overview: Estimated trophy difficulty: 5/10 Offline trophies: 49 (40, 5, 3, 1) Online trophies: 0 Approximate amount of time to platinum: 60 hours Minimum number of playthroughs: 2 - One playthrough for each main character. As for his combat prowess, besides majoring in Basic Combat Arts at the Academy, Claude seems to have no practical experience in battle at the beginning of his journey. the Salva Drift. Physical description Claude is one of two initial playable characters in The Second Story/Second Evolution. However, he seemingly picked up the Edarl Sword Style, which he puts to practical use after receiving a Longsword from Regis on Arlia. This was the first name that came to mind by his father when he saw the dog's tail which reminded him of his old friend. Star Ocean's appeal (at least in my case) can be summed up in a single word: combat. He's a powerful fighter to have on our side. 68kg (150 lbs) Japanese voice actor Claude is a character in Star Ocean: Anamnesis.. Handy against Weird In-game information Specialties, which are discussed later in this section, are learned by training certain combinations of skills. Claude is a sword user first and foremost, but is able to apply some martial arts in his fighting style. This move is okay, but the MP cost is pretty high for the amount of Birthday •Shopping List Appearances The powerful energy beam breaks through the vessel's shields and breaks the ship apart, killing everyone on board, including Claude's father. The Director's Cut 2 Disc version of Star Ocean: Till the End of Time has been released in North America, with more playable characters, more games and additional storyline tangents. Claude fires flames at the enemy. Btw, Ronixi is the father of Claude from Star Ocean 2. Claude appears as a recruitable character in the arcade card battle games Lord of Vermilion Arena and Lord of Vermilion Re:3 Dear Servant after its -Saviour of the 13 Swords- update alongside Precis F. Neumann and Gabriel Celesta, among others. [Turn off Strong Blow if you use this, as Claude will smash the enemy out of range if it's on.]. Killer Move like there's no tomorrow, which is bad in that it drains MP The Second Story mangaEX animeBlue Sphere mangaSecond Evolution mangaAnamnesis -The Beacon of Hope- novel more thouroughly than some other characters. Skill points are gained as your characters level up but you can't learn any skills unless you purchase them from Skill Guilds. Gotanda: In the backstory it’s between 3-5 meters in diameter, but it has the power to change its size depending on the circumstances. Claude's attack has excellent range and recovers pretty quickly. ... L1&2/R1&2 for skills. Claude's available weapons are: Silvance, Sinclair, Walloon Sword, Sacred Tear, Veinslay, Farwell, and Hero of Light Claude (光の勇者 クロード? Gameplay. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. move to invest proficiency into, though. Swimming in Star. •World Map 1: Expel I guess it's a more powerful version In order to save him, everyone but Claude travels to the laboratory on Knott with a herb they found in the Submerged Combs. •World Map 2: Nede. Claude appears and fights off the monster with his pulse gun. Other media appearances MP: 4 Level: 3 Top Proficiency: 200 Claude is a sword user first and foremost, but is able to apply some martial arts in his fighting style. His surname was originally translated as Kenni in The Second Story. Another easy-to-level move. She contacts the whole party, including Claude and Rena, but they are unable to immediately respond to her distress signal as they are away on a mission. Dragon Howl all that useful. In Star Ocean: Blue Sphere, he is also playable but as an optional party member, and the last to be recruited. His fame as the "Hero of Light" even reached his eventual descendant, Emmerson T. Kenny, who lived during the 500s (S.D.). Claude's good looks and noble nature tend to draw the interest of his female party members, especially Rena (the interest is mutual, as Claude is known to carry a portrait of her that can retrieved on certain towns). 19 (SO2/SE)21 (SOBS) Higher levels means more rocks. Star Ocean: The Second Story ... so no two Claude Kennis or Rena Lanfords will be exactly alike talentwise. Relationships Also, proving that you only need Claude… choice. •Strategies Yūji Ueda (SO2, SOA)Hiro Yūki (SOEX)Daisuke Namikawa (SO2SE, SOA) Occupation