This is a character listing and descriptions direct from my guide. Any questions?
Vyse:
Weapon: Dual Cutlasses
Starting level: 1
Profile: Vyse is your main character in Skies of Arcadia Legends. He the son of the Blue Rogue leader, Dyne. He is also the heir to the Dyne legacy.
Strengths: Vyse is your main physical attacker throughout the entire game. He is fast, and has a rather good hit percentage. He also has the strongest super move in the entire game. He can also equip the heaviest armor.
Weaknesses: Vyse is normally well rounded, while that is a strength, it is also a weakness. He the average line on magic power. And he cant increase it as well because of his lack of ability to wear robes.
Recommended Skills: Vyse, as the main physical attacker, should work up on building his super moves. Use almost all of the first few Moonberries you find on him. I usually have his last skill, Pirates Wrath before the boss in Pyrynn temple. As for spells, I usually keep Vyse starting with Red, and then once I get the purple, I put him on that and keep him there.
Aika:
Weapon: Boomerang
Starting Level: 1
Profile: Aika lost her parents when she was very young. She was basically adopted by Vyse’s parents, and so Vyse and Aika grew up together. Feisty and short tempered, her attitude matches her hair color.
Strengths: Aika is amazing, I personally find her invaluable in random encounters. She is the fastest character is the game, and has the highest hit percentage. She is a great healer because of her fast feet. She has 2 super moves that hit all enemies, and once you get enough spirit points to use it on the first turn (8) then random encounters become much easier, and less of a hassle. Lastly, she has rather high magic attacking power, making her useful throughout.
Weaknesses: Aika is a great, but other then her strengths, she is average all around. Her defense isn’t very high, and her hit point average, forcing you to keep her more toward magic or healing.
Strategy: A good strategy with Aika I found is to keep her with a green weapon until she gets to at least level 5(which for me is before or during Valua). She is a great healer, and you must exploit it. And after you get Fina, and have a level 5 Green spell, I suggest putting her on Silver until she learns Rislem. Then it all up to you after that.
Here is an Aika trick (for random encounters) I learned and mentioned a bit earlier. Aika, as the fastest character almost always attacks first. So, you should get her with the Lambda Burst special as soon as possible. Once your party has 8 or more SP on the first turn of battle have Aika cast Lambda Burst. By the time I got the SP (right after Pyrynn) it would kill 90% of the enemies in one hit, and remains useful throughout the entire game. This also works with Omega Cyclone, when you have 13 SP on the first turn.
Fina:
Weapon: Cupil
Starting Level:1
Profile: One of the last remaining Silvites, Fina was sent to gather the moon crystals to stop the corrupt people in the world from destroying the world once again. When her ship is shot down, she is rescued by Vyse, and her adventure begins.
Strengths: Fina is the main spell caster of Skies of Arcadia Legends. She excels at any type of spell and learns any type quickly. She is a great healer, as her last super move completely revitalizes your entire party, and Fina ALWAYS goes first when using it.
Weaknesses: Like all spell casters in RPG’s, Fina is weak physically. She has low defense and HP as well. She is also rather slow in the beginning of the game. Lastly, she starts off at level one, when your other characters are at least level 13.
Strategy: Fina is the main spell caster, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t build up her super moves. Fina’s first, and last moves are totally invaluable. The last one will save your butt, god I don’t know how many times. And it also help save MP you wont have to use on healing spells. I usually bring her Silver magic to level 2, and then change her weapon color to green so she will be the main healer.
Drachma:
Weapon: Artificial Arms
Starting level: 13 (which at the time you get him is high)
Profile: Drachma is the aged sailor bent on vengeance against the arch whale Rhaknam. He is cold, and a loner, but his past, as well as his future are clouded. He owns the ship, "Little Jack".
Strengths: Drachma is the strongest physical attacker in the game. He literally grinds his enemies to grimy pulp with his arms. He has the games highest HP, and can equip all the strongest armors.
Weaknesses: Drachma is the slowest character, meaning less evasion and a lower hit percentage. And he cant hit at all. He also cant cast magic at all. He takes longer then anyone else to learn spells. And his magic, even if you learn it is extraordinarily low. And, well, IMO his super moves aren’t the greatest.
Strategy: I don’t really use Drachma too much, but I am still going to try and write this a bit. Drachma is not good at magic, so build up his super moves. I don’t suggest building him up at all in fact, but if you want to, start with the super moves.
Gilder:
Weapon: Gun
Starting level: 24
Profile: Gilder is your resident gunslinger of the pack. He is a black pirate who loves the freedom he gets from sailing the Skies of Arcadia. Yet, something gives me a sneaking suspicion that he doesn’t roam the skies at that quick pace because he wants to....
Strengths: Gilder is hard to rate with strengths and weaknesses. He is an average character all around who doesn’t excel in anything really. But he does have a higher then average physical attack.
Weaknesses: Gilder has a slightly lower then average magic, and it takes him longer to learn it then say, Vyse. But then again, he is hard to rate with strengths and weaknesses, as he is your balanced character. But I have to say, his super moves aren’t the greatest.
Strategy: Well...my first time through the game, I didn’t realize you could change characters for the final few dungeons, so I was stuck with him. I built up all of his Super moves first, and had his weapon color at whatever I needed at the time. He is balanced, so the strategy to use with him is entirely up to you. He is best at physical attacks though, so focus him there more then magic.
Enrique:
Weapon: Rapier
Starting Level: 26
Profile: Enrique is the prince of Valua, and the only heir to the throne. He realizes his mothers intentions and ways of ruling are wrong, and decides to rebel. As a prince, he has been well educated about the world, and knows much. Except the poor guy has an absolutely weakness for air sickness.
Strengths: Vyse and Enrique share a lot of the same traits. But Enrique has the stronger in magic of the two, and the weaker attacks. He is a great magic user, and his physical attacks are quite strong as well. He also has an incredibly strong final super move.
Weaknesses: Enrique, like Vyse is pretty well balanced. But Enrique’s attacks are a little over average, since his weapons aren’t the most powerful things you will find. He also doesn’t seem to have the best defense. Lastly, in the party he will almost always attack last. At least for a while.
Strategy: I always build Enrique up with magic first. He is great with support magic, and attack magic. But he isn’t good at healing, since he is rather slow. I like to start him with Yellow magic, and then as he gets more spells Red and Green spells later. Silver may also be valuable in his hands, so you may choose to have him powerful there
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