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The following is a list of symbology or heraldry in Star Ocean: The Second Story and its remake Star Ocean: Second Evolution. It is primarily used by four symbologists in the party: Rena Lanford, Celine Jules, Leon D.S. Gehste, and Noel Chandler. Healing magic is only available to the Nedians Rena and Noel.
See also: Symbology
Gameplay[]
In Star Ocean: The Second Story, there are ten elements present: Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, Thunder, Light, Darkness, Star, Vacuum and Void. All damaging spells fall under one of these elements, and like the original installment, most of the elemental spells are presented in two or three tiers. Certain spells can be combined.
Because of the nature of Star Ocean: Second Evolution and its shared engine with Star Ocean: First Departure, all elements that were not in the first Star Ocean have been removed (Star, Void, Vacuum), as well as several spells deemed redundant. Many spells have new localized names, and the spells that belonged to removed elements have been reallocated to the other remaining elements, disrupting a few of the tiers. Spell combining is also no longer available.
Sonic Saber, Forget, Reflection, and Earthquake were removed. Anti was renamed to Reflection and repurposed as the only magical defense spell. Earthquake was replaced by Stone Rain, a spell that originally debuted in Star Ocean: Till the End of Time.
Support symbols[]
| Name | Base | MP Cost | Description | Learned by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second Story | Second Evolution | ||||
| Heal | 100 | 3 | Slightly restore HP for a single party member. | Rena, Noel | |
| Cure Light | 800 | 11 | Restores HP for a single party member. | ||
| Faerie Healing (Fairy Heal) |
2800 | 30 | Restores a significant amount of HP for a single party member. | ||
| Cure All | 1200 | 18 | Restores HP for all party members. | ||
| Faerie Light (Fairy Light) |
2200 | 40 | Restores a significant amount of HP for all party members. | Rena | |
| Antidote | - | 5 | Cures poison for a single party member. | ||
| Neutralize (Neutral) |
- | 17 | Cancels all spell effects on a single party member. | Celine, Noel | |
| Condition Cure (Dispel) |
- | 24 | Cancels all status ailments and spell effects on a single party member. | Rena, Noel | |
| Silence | Inflict Silence | 14 | Halts the flow of air and prevents spell casting for all enemies on screen. | ||
| Raise Dead | 50% HP | 45 | Resuscitates a single party member. | Rena | |
| Deep Mist | HIT ↓ | 11 | A deep mist is summoned, lowering the Hit Rate of all enemies on-screen. | Rena, Leon | |
| Acid Rain | DEF ↓ | 7 | A powerful shower of acid falls, lowering the defense of all enemies on-screen. | Leon | |
| Haste | SPD ↑ | 20 | Conjures a shroud of time to increase the movement rate of a single party member. | Rena, Leon | |
| Delay | SPD ↓ | 18 | Impedes the flow of time to decrease the movement rate of a single enemy. | ||
| Fix Cloud (Energy Net) |
Inflict Daze | 12 | A shockwave passes through, dazing all enemies on-screen. | Rena | |
| Curse | - | 20 | Cancels all spell effects on a single enemy. | Celine, Noel | |
| Power Up (Growth) |
ATK ↑ | 22 | Conjures a shroud of strength to increase the attack power of a single party member. | Rena, Leon | |
| Guard (Protection) |
DEF ↑ | 18 | Conjures a shroud of protection to increase the defense of a single party member. | ||
| Bless | HIT ↑ | ? | Conjures a shroud of light to raise the hit accuracy of a single party member. | Celine | |
| Reflection | ? | ? | -- | ||
| Reflection (Anti) |
- | 40 | A symbology force field forms, increasing spell resistance for all party members. | Rena, Celine | |
| Angel Feather | ATK ↑ DEF ↑ HIT ↑ AVD ↑ |
30 | Conjures an angelic shroud to raise all attributes of a single party member. | ||
| Word of Death | Instant Death | 18 | A powerful curse is uttered, killing a single enemy. | Leon | |
| Forget | ? | ? | -- | ||
| Dark Sphere (Dark Circle) |
- | 65 | A door to another world opens, sucking away all enemies with less than 25% of their HP. | Leon | |
Offensive symbols[]
| Name | Base | Element | MP Cost | Description | Learned by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second Story | Second Evolution | |||||
| Laser Beams (Ray) |
80 | Light | 10 | Rays of light flood the area, hitting all enemies on screen. | Rena, Celine | |
| Light Cross | 250 | Light | 18 | Crosses of light are conjured, hitting all enemies on screen. | Rena | |
| Star Flare | 1300 | Light | 26 | Clusters of burning light crash, hitting all enemies on-screen. | ||
| Star Light (Starlight) |
130 | StarThe Second Story / LightSecond Evolution | 10 | Light pours down from the stars, hitting all enemies on-screen. | Celine, Leon | |
| Tractor Beam | 600 | StarThe Second Story / EarthSecond Evolution | 22 | Gravity is reversed for all enemies in the area. Does not affect flying enemies. | Rena | |
| Lunar Light | 1600 | StarThe Second Story / LightSecond Evolution | 38 | Moonlight pours from above, hitting all enemies on-screen. | Celine | |
| Southern Cross | 1800 | StarThe Second Story / LightSecond Evolution | 42 | The Southern Cross shines down, hitting all enemies on-screen. | ||
| Meteor Swarm | 3500 | Light | 82 | Giant meteors hurtle down, hitting all enemies on-screen. | ||
| Fire Bolt (Firebolt) |
15 | Fire | 2 | A spell that attacks one enemy with balls of fire. | A sphere of fire is launched, hitting a single enemy. | |
| Eruption | 800 | Fire | 30 | Hot magma erupts from the ground, hitting all enemies in the area. | ||
| Explode | 2400 | Fire | 54 | A deadly explosion is triggered, hitting all enemies on-screen. | ||
| Thunder Bolt (Thunderbolt) |
35 | ThunderThe Second Story / WindSecond Evolution | 4 | Lightning crashes from the sky, hitting a single enemy. | ||
| Thunder Storm (Thunderstorm) |
700 | ThunderThe Second Story / WindSecond Evolution | 28 | Lightning dances across the sky, hitting all enemies on-screen. | ||
| Thunder Cloud (Thundercloud) |
1200 | ThunderThe Second Story / WindSecond Evolution | 40 | Bolts of lightning rain down, hitting all enemies on-screen. | ||
| Wind Blade | 25 | Wind | 2 | A turbulent tornado is summoned, hitting a single enemy. | Celine, Noel | |
| Magnum Tornado | 400 | Wind | 18 | A giant tornado is conjured, hitting all enemies in the area. | Noel | |
| Fohn Wind (Foehn) |
750 | Wind | 25 | A hot, dusty wind blows through, hitting all enemies. | ||
| Sonic Saber | ? | Wind | 11 | -- | ||
| Glaive (Grave) |
45 | Earth | 4 | Earthen blades slice upwards, hitting a single enemy. | ||
| Crushing Earth (Earth Grave) |
350 | Earth | 16 | Sharp rock formations rise up, hitting all enemies on screen. | ||
| Earthquake | ? | Earth | 65 | -- | ||
| Stone Rain | 2300 | Earth | 65 | -- | Large rock clusters rain down, hitting all enemies on-screen. | |
| Crush (Press) |
50 | VoidThe Second Story / EarthSecond Evolution | 7 | A huge weight is conjured, hitting a single enemy. | Rena | |
| Gravity Crush (Gravity Press) |
550 | VoidThe Second Story / EarthSecond Evolution | 24 | Many huge weights are conjured, hitting all enemies in the area. | ||
| Energy Arrow | 440 | Vacuum | 17 | An arrow imbued with energy is conjured and launched at a single enemy. | Celine, Noel | |
| Blood Scylla (Bloodsucker) |
300 | Vacuum / ? | 12 | The HP of an enemy is sucked out and absorbed by the spellcaster. | Noel | |
| Mental Drain (Mind Absorber) |
50 | Vacuum / ? | 1 | The MP of an enemy is sucked out and absorbed by the spellcaster. | Celine, Noel | |
| Ice Needles (Ice Needle) |
20 | Water | 2 | A shower of sharp icicles falls, hitting a single enemy. | Leon | |
| Deep Freeze | 320 | Water | 15 | Giant hailstones crash down, hitting all enemies in the area. | ||
| Noah | 1500 | Water | 35 | A giant flood is summoned, hitting all enemies on-screen. | ||
| Wounds | 60 | Dark | 4 | A devil emerges from the dark, hitting a single enemy. | ||
| Shadow Bolt | 120 | Dark | 7 | Demonic bubbles shoot off, hitting a single enemy. | ||
| Tetanus Wind | 280 | Dark / ? | 10 | A poisonous gale is summoned, hitting a single enemy. | Noel | |
| Black Saber | 500 | Dark | 14 | A murky wind is summoned, hitting all enemies above. | Leon | |
| Ravenous Fiend (Gremlin Lair) |
950 | Void | 26 | Gremlins appear from the dark, hitting all enemies on-screen. | ||
| Shadow Flare | 1550 | Dark | 32 | Demonic matter is conjured, hitting all enemies on-screen. | Celine, Leon | |
| Demon's Gate (Deamon's Gate) |
1850 | VoidThe Second Story / DarkSecond Evolution | 37 | Devils are summoned, hitting all enemies on-screen. | Leon | |
| Extinction | 3000 | VoidThe Second Story / --Second Evolution | 90 | A strong blast of energy occurs, hitting all enemies on-screen. | ||
Gallery[]
- The Second Story
Cure All.
Earthquake.
Sonic Saber.
- Second Evolution
Angel Feather.
Antidote.
Crush.
Demon's Gate.
Deep Freeze.
Deep Mist.
Energy Arrow.
Fix Cloud.
Guard.
Power Up.
Raise Dead.
Star Light.
Wind Blade.
Trivia[]
- In Star Ocean EX, Celine uses Fire Bolt and Thunder Bolt frequently in battles. While under the control of a monster in Sacred Grounds of Linga, Celine uses Energy Arrow to attack Ashton; she uses Explosion at the Lacuer Front Lines, and Ray while battling Gargoyle and Demon Bird Jean. Leon casts Extinction to annihilate the party's opponents in the battle outside of Eluria Tower in the final episode.