Their level of technology is largely equivalent, but they possess firearms from what would be the early 20th century. Old Astellia's culture and entire aesthetic is reminiscent of the American 1950s. Small towns on Astellia's extreme edges, left behind in the Departure, learned to make do with what they had, eventually rebuilding (for lack of a better term) and forming a number of small, independent city-states on the ring of land that came to be known as Old Astellia. Around the rim of its former location, mountain ranges and crags were wrenched from the seafloor, and the ocean, flooding into the space left behind, created an enormous inland sea.
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However, when the king of the time, succumbing to fear and paranoia, called on the power of Merodii and Makari to rip the continent from the surface, it caused a series of cataclysmic events that came to be known as the Bronze Age Collapse.Īs the Astellian landmass lifted itself from the planet's surface, it tore up the crust around it to an extreme degree, permanently altering the land in its wake. Until six thousand years ago, Astellia was part of the surface of Albion. Unlike Big Bang, he can use this arte to knock out any of the party members.Old Astellia is the name given to a geological phenomenon that occurred when Astellia, at the time still part of Albion, ripped itself from the planet and ascended into the sky. In it, Duke gains access to the mystic arte Brave Vesperia. If the party manages to gather all of the Fell Arms before the fight, Duke will use their power to enter his third form, known as the Radiant Winged One ( 虹翼まといし者 ?). This limit is removed depending on how high the set difficulty is. He can also use the mystic arte Big Bang to bring the entire party's HP down to one, forcing them to work on healing before being able to continue. In his second form, Duke gains seven small blades that he can also telekinetically wield. Each of his artes have a chance to inflict a random effect. Duke has three different forms when fought, and in each one, he gains more artes, most of them originally belonging to the protagonists. When he has accumulated a certain amount of damage, he will recover from being staggered, vanish, and reappear somewhere else, making it impossible to set up combos with him. When fought, Duke floats mid-air while telekinetically wielding Dein Nomos. After Yuri and his companions prove victorious, Duke is finally persuaded by their perseverance and assists them through the aid of Dein Nomos, destroying the Adephagos.Ĭut-in image as Duke in Tales of Vesperia.Ĭut-in image as Radiant Winged One in Tales of Vesperia. Duke, however, longs to return the world to the rule of the Entelexeia as recompense for the slaughter of Elucifer, and fights against Yuri and his companions, serving as the story's "final boss". Yuri and his companions resolve to put a stop to his plans by offering all the blastia in place of humanity. Duke then resurrects Tarqaron with the intention of trading all human life, including himself, for the destruction of the Adephagos. This change of heart occurs when the barrier of Zaude is destroyed and the Adephagos once again threatens the world. However, Duke eventually feels their goals do not coincide and reclaims the sword.
Later in the story, when Yuri and his friends are trying to rescue Estelle from Alexei Dinoia, he hands this sword over to them in hopes that he will fight for identical goals and because they are the only other people besides him who are willing to listen to the Entelexeia. He is officially introduced to the group by Raven after using Dein Nomos to neutralize an aer krene in Keiv Moc.
Early in the story, he is briefly encountered by Yuri Lowell and his companions numerous times in different locations, during which he briefly talks with Yuri before leaving. He only appeared when he felt it was necessary for the protection of the world and the Entelexeia.ĭuke wields the lost sword, Dein Nomos, which is able to control the flow of aer, and is proof of imperial lineage. After this betrayal, Duke lost all faith in humanity and cut all ties with them. Although they were victorious, some humans no longer trusted the Entelexeia and executed Elucifer. He fought alongside the Entelexeia Elucifer so that humans and the creatures could live together in peace. Before the events of the story, Duke was an important figure in the Great War, in which humans and the Entelexeia fought.
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