Your fighting style is impressive! My name is T'nique Arcana, and I'd like to challenge you to a duel!
― T'nique Arcana
T'nique Arcana (ティニーク・アルカナ, Tinīku Arukana?, lit. Tinek Arukena) is an optional playable character in the original Star Ocean and its remake Star Ocean: First Departure. A very positive and eager young man, he seeks to become a master martial artist.
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T'nique appears before Roddick in the Tatroi Arena once the latter attains at least Rank D. While he doesn't seem to pose a threat at first, he suddenly transforms into his wolf form and attacks Roddick. Roddick manages to defeat him, impressing him so much that he joins the party.
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T'nique is shown to be eager to fight and tag along with the heroes after he is impressed by Roddick's prowess, and possesses a very cheerful and upbeat personality. Like any true martial artist, he is dedicated to his training, both to improve and remain in control of himself when he transforms.
A PA in Kraat reveals that he has some sort of worship for Ilia due to her forte in martial arts, as he dreams of her beating up Roddick, much to his chagrin. T'nique's favorite food is Salt Rice Ball.
Gameplay[]
In Star Ocean and Star Ocean: First Departure, T'nique appears as an both an enemy and as a playable character, recruited upon being defeated. Being a lycanthrope, he transforms into a wolf to fight and has the fastest movement speed of all characters, tied with Pericci. He equips spears and specializes in dealing physical damage, being a martial artist.
T'nique also appears as a playable character in the spin-off Star Ocean: Anamnesis, as a 5-7☆ Defender and scythe user. He was released alongside Roger, both featured in the event Sanctuary of Oblivion Waddrum X.
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- Originally, in the original Star Ocean in the SNES, there were no Private Actions whatsoever that involved T'nique due to him being a late addition, therefore leaving him sorely undeveloped as a character. This changed in First Departure, which gives him more scenes.
- In the SNES version, T'nique can learn the Love of Animals talent, but not Composition. This is switched in the remake, where he can learn Composition (while not being able to start with it) but cannot learn Love of Animals.
- T'nique greatly resembles Ranma Saotome, protagonist of the manga series Ranma 1/2, especially via his Second Evolution artwork.
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