Arumat P. Thanatos is a playable character in Star Ocean: The Last Hope and Star Ocean: Anamnesis.
Star Ocean: The Last Hope[]
As a replacement to Faize Sheifa Beleth, Arumat is competent in both fighting and symbology, though favoring close range rather than symbols, unlike Faize. Capable of rather high-level Earth (taking over from Faize) and Fire (shared with Lymle) elemental attack symbology, he also has various attack skills with his scythe. In other words, he's a purely offensive character for the front lines. Many of his battle skills either involve massive one or two-hit attacks or multi-hitting attacks with great range.
Like Faize, Arumat is also skilled in Alchemy.
Arumat joins at level 34. From a second playthrough onwards (if the player has clear data), when Faize is about to leave the party, the player can choose to either let Arumat join or keep Faize. If the player keeps Faize, Arumat will still appear in cutscenes even though he did not join the party, and Faize will appear on the Calnus instead of Arumat, therefore eliminating any Private Actions with the latter.
Like all party members, Arumat has his own set of 100 battle trophies that he can earn. His base resistance against all status ailments is 0, and his movement speed is classified as fast.
- Status
| LV | HP | MP | ATK | INT | DEF | HIT | GRD | LUCK | Crit. |
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| 50 | 11512 | 855 | 629 | 149 | 292 | 245 | 77 | 60 | 2.0 |
| 100 | 38108 | 1813 | 1965 | 800 | 940 | 601 | 214 | ||
| 200 | 56872 | 3331 | 2825 | 1493 | 1611 | 1493 | 780 | ||
| 255 | 76431 | 3887 | 3011 | 1774 | 1743 | 1732 | 1207 |
- Move set
| Move | Xbox 360 | International |
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| Long-range attack | 
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| Short-range attack | ￫ ￫
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| Short-range dir.directional attack | ? |  +
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| Anti-Air attack | Analog stick at neutral, then
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| Dash | 
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- Special arts/symbology
| Name | Details | Learned |
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| Unholy Maelstrom | Generate a giant scythe, take a swing with it, then strike it into the ground. | Default |
| Earth Glaive | Earth-elemental attack symbol; Blades of stone burst appear under the enemy. | Default |
| Fire Bolt | Fire-elemental attack symbol; Unleashes three enemy-seeking fireballs. | Default |
| Stone Rain | Earth-elemental attack symbol; Countless rocks rain down on the enemy. | Default |
| Nether Strike | Strike the ground to call up a pillar of fire, launching the enemy skyward. | Level 11 |
| Diabolic Edge | Lunge forward with a five-hit spinning scythe attack. | Level 29 |
| Bloodstorm Revolution | Spin the scythe vertically at high-speed, striking while rising in the air. | Level 48 |
| Explosion | Fire-elemental attack symbol; Sets off an explosion centered around an enemy. | Level 58 |
| Terra Hammer | Earth-elemental attack symbol; Smashes three boulders to the ground. | Level 65 |
| Aerial Gallows | Jump up, grab the enemy after attacking once, then slam them to the ground. | Level 70 |
| Dragon Roar | Strike down and watch as dragons pour forth along their tracks, attacking. | Skill Manual |
- Battle skills
- ATK Boost
- HP Boost
- MP Boost
- Critical Hit
- No Guard
- First Aid
- Auto Healing
- Stun
- Pride
- Fury Boost
- Taunt
- Berserk
- Scan Enemy
- Convert
- Field skills
- Alchemy
- Entomology
- Chain Combos
- Duplication
Star Ocean: Anamnesis[]
Arumat[]
- Awakening
| AwakeningLevel | Details (See Awakening for materials.) |
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| 1 | Eldar's Reaper LV 2 - Imbues attacks with fire and wind (self), and ATK damage dealt +70% at short range (party) |
| 2 | Armed Unholy Maelstorm LV 2 - ATK x 380% → 460% |
| 3 | Soldier's DNA LV 2 - AP recovery speed +150%, critical hit chance +20% during combos of 3 or more skills, and recovers 100% AP when evading damage |
| 4 | Armed Nether Strike LV 2 - ATK x 190% → 200% |
| 5 | New talent: Lonely Mourning (孤独な弔い?) - Slightly recovers AP during long to short-range Charge Assault, and recovers 10% HP during short to long-range Charge Assault |
| 6 | Armed Diabolic Whirl LV 2 - ATK x 540% → 620% |
| 7 | Permament Scars LV 2 - ATK +35% |
| 8 | Wave Decapitation LV 2 - ATK x 230% → 250% |
| 9 | Aerial Gallows LV 2 - ATK x 5500% → 7000% ~ AP cost -50%, and all element damage dealt +50% (20 seconds) |
| 10 | New talent: Never-Ending Sorrow (終わらない哀悼?) - Maintains Cancel Bonus during evasion once per combo, evasion AP cost -80%, and ATK +20% at 200 hits or more |
Butler Arumat[]