Precis F. Neumann is a playable character in Star Ocean: The Second Story, its remake Star Ocean: Second Evolution, Star Ocean: Blue Sphere, and Star Ocean: Anamnesis.
Star Ocean: The Second Story / Second Evolution[]
Precis is a close range oriented character, whose weapon is a rocket-powered mechanical arms she has strapped to her backpack. Like Opera, her anti-air normal attack from afar is a ranged attack (her close range anti-air is less effective), althought not as useful. Her stats are below average compared to other fighters, although her AGL is quite high.
She can equip all of the normal fighter equipment, including some heavy armor; however, she is unable to equip earrings, which are female-exclusive accessories. Through the Machinist Item Creation, Precis can also create some of her own Special Arts and weapons.
Precis' Special Arts tend to have low MP cost and can be used continuously, at the expense of having low hit counts and not being very powerful in general. Most of them revolve using her mechanical arms, as well different technological gadgets, including Robbie, her robot assistant. Among her notable Arts are Hole-y Mole-y, where she digs underground to reach opponents from any distance, being invincible in the process; Parabola Beam, which deals a good amount of hits, being useful to daze opponents; Frankenrobbie, which is a fast multi-hit attack useful to push opponents towards the limit of the stage; Forcefield, which acts both offensively and defensively; and Super Hologram, which is a less powerful version of Ashton's Sword Dance.
The Second Story R[]
Precis has been heavily reworked in the remake. Nearly all her Special Arts boast higher hit count and range, most notably Rocket Punch and Forcefield, both having global range and allowing Precis to attack from virtually any point on the map. Her normal attack has been vastly improved and hits connect better, as well having more range.
Precis' new ultimate weapon is the Roaring Burst Puncher (acquired from a Raid boss on Expel), which causes her Special Arts to inflict triple damage in exchange for triple the MP cost, while already boasting an impressive base ATK. In addition, if she runs out of MP, she'll use HP to fuel her Arts instead. When upgraded into its Spirit form, all of its stats are increased, offering substantial boosts to HIT, AVD, LUC, and CRT. Its secondary effect is also changed so that Precis' Special Arts don't cost any MP so long as her HP is full, rather than having her cast them from HP.
Parameters[]
| LV | HP | MP | STR | CON | DEX | AGL | INT | LUC | STM | GUTS | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gain | -- | -- | 2-3 | 1-3 | 3-4 | -- | 1-3 | -- | 0 | 0-1 | -- |
| 15 | 950 | 100 | 60 | 31 | 58 | 23 | 68 | 153 | 26 | 32 | 100 |
| 100 | 9281 | 575 | 516 | 227 | 419 | 96 | 323 | 155 | 49 | 113 | ? |
| 255 | 9999 | 999 | 908 | 547 | 967 | 96 | 644 | 155 | 49 | 199 | ? |
Special Arts[]
| Name | Details | Level Learned |
|---|---|---|
| Rocket Punch | Fire a robotic fist at the enemy. | Default |
| Jump 'n Thump | Jump into the air and smash a heavy hammer into the enemy's head. | Default |
| Hole-y Mole-y! | Enter the cockpit of a giant Robbie and drill to attack from below. | Level 17 |
| Robbie Tossin' | Pull out Robbie I from the knapsack and hurl it at the enemy. Continued usage leads to Robbie II getting involved, too. | Level 25 |
| Parabola Beam | Fire laser rings from the Parabola Antenna. | Level 38 |
| Hammer Slammer | Repeatedly and powerfully swing a hammer at the enemy. | Level 49 |
| Frankenrobbie | Enter the cockpit of a giant Robbie and charge at foes with drill-arms. | Level 57 |
| Robbie's Superbeam | Enter the cockpit of a giant Robbie and fire a thick laser beam. | Megalauncher |
| Super Holograph | Attack with modifed special arts mastered by generations of Anchors. | PA06 |
| Forcefield | Enter the cockpit of a giant Robbie and produce a powerful forcefield. | Plasma Generator |
Precis' special move, "Super Hologram", requires a PA in Fun City with Ashton in the party to obtain. Ashton must know Sword Dance beforehand and have a significant amount of AR toward Precis and vice versa.
Talents[]
| Talent | Initial | Bloom | Learned when using |
|---|---|---|---|
| Originality | 30% | 8% | Crafting, Customize |
| Taste | 0% | 1% | Cooking |
| Nimble Fingers | 30% | 60% | Crafting, Machinist |
| Design Sense | 30% | 60% | Art, Machinist |
| Composition | 30% | 1% | Writing |
| Rhythm Sense | 30% | 5% | Music |
| Listening | 30% | 5% | Music |
| Love of Animals | 70% | 2% | Familiar |
| Animal Instinct | 50% | 1% | Scout |
| Blessing Of Mana | 0% | 0% | Alchemy |
Star Ocean: Blue Sphere[]
Star Ocean: Anamnesis[]
Haha, let's kick some butt!
― Draw success
Precis[]
- Awakening
| AwakeningLevel | Details (See Awakening for materials.) |
|---|---|
| 1 | New talent: Looking for a Cool Boyfriend (かっこいい彼氏募集中?) - Critical hit chance +100% during [...] |
| 2 | Hammer Slammer LV 2 - ATK x 430% → 480% Rocket Punch LV 2 - ATK x 290% → 350% |
| 3 | Robbie Attack! II LV 2 - ATK +35% at 100 hits or more |
| 4 | Jump 'n Thump LV 2 - ATK x 240% → 270% Force Field LV 2 - ATK x 520% → 580% |
| 5 | Expel's Young Inventor II LV 2 - Hit counter +3 seconds, and additional hit that deals 20% of damage during normal attacks (party) |
| 6 | New skill:  C Clockwise Arms (Ｃ・クロックワイズ・アーム?) LV 2 ~ ATK x 290% -  /  - 19 AP - 6Hits - Rotate counter-clockwise around your enemy while unleashing attacks.
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| 7 | Great Action II LV 2 - Critical hit chance +50% [...] |
| 8 | Creative Spirit LV 2 - AP cost -40%, -50% during combos of 3, 4 skills, respectively |
| 9 | Frankenrobbie LV 2 - ATK x 4500% → 5500% |
| 10 | Great Action II LV 3 - ATK +30%, and critical hit chance +50% at short range (party) Looking for a Cool Boyfriend LV 2 - Critical hit chance +100% during combos of 5 or more skills, and critical hit damage +50%, +100% during combos of 7, 9 skills, respectively New talent: Life As It Is (あるがままの生き方?) - ATK +20%, HP +20%, 20% chance of recovering 20 AP when using Jump 'n Thump, evasion possible during air attacks, nullifies enemy's critical hit during Charge Assault |
Holiday Precis[]
Bride Precis[]
Operator Precis[]
Franken-Precis[]
Sweet Precis[]