History Trivia / TalesofTheAbyss

* FanNickname: Luke's FanNickname is Ambassador Asshat, for when he cranks up his {{Jerkass}} nature UpToEleven as an ambassador to Akzeriuth. That's what happens when you give a spoiled rich kid authority and tell him that his freedom and the opportunity to work alongside his beloved father figure ride entirely on him doing an impressive job.

* NonSingingVoice: In the English dub, they kept Creator/{{Yukana}}'s singing for Tear when she uses Yulia's [[MagicMusic Hymns]]. Considering it's some weird Do-Re-Mi ConLang, it's not especially noticable.

->''I dropped a marble; when I chased after it, I dropped another. Only one remains in a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0YuGcJzJQQ&list=PL6akIKaXBeU1mb4pVAcVHepVZysNoNG_m&index=1 single sunny spot]]''

->''When our worn-out motives overlap and tremble, I'll know the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa7CO1ILUjY&index=36&list=PL6akIKaXBeU1mb4pVAcVHepVZysNoNG_m meaning of my birth]]''

->''We are [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngjeV4QglIw mirrors]], each of us meant to reflect every bit of the other's karma''

->''Don't forget, because I'm always calling from inside the same marble. That's right, we'll meet each other for sure; when [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcZgujbU1Bs&list=PL6akIKaXBeU1mb4pVAcVHepVZysNoNG_m&index=83 we build a cross]] on our submerged motives, we will [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EGnFgsdDnM&list=PL6akIKaXBeU1mb4pVAcVHepVZysNoNG_m&index=27 fulfill our promise]]''

* BadExportForYou: Although the English-language version generally has what is considered a [[SuperlativeDubbing superb dub]], the skits weren't recorded in English. New Mystic Artes and costumes were added to the game, but most people agree those didn't compensate (in part ''because'' the dub was already great and the skits would have provided Lowenthal, Bosch and Thornton in particular some of the game's best material to work with). This wasn't corrected in the 3DS port, to boot.

* BadExportForYou: Although the English-language version generally has what is considered a [[SuperlativeDubbing superb dub]], the skits weren't recorded in English. New Mystic Artes and costumes were added to the game, but most people agree those didn't compensate. This wasn't corrected in the 3DS port, to boot.

* MarthDebutedInSmashBros: Nanaly from ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny'' first appeared as a Cameo fight to the west in this game. Likewise, Reala and Harold from ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny2'' also first appeared in this game in the form of references in Tokunaga accessories.

** SignificantDoubleCasting* AllStarCast: Voice-acting example only, but if you go to our [[Characters/TalesOfTheAbyss character sheet]], where the attributions are listed, you'll notice there's only like four or five characters ''total'' that have non-blue links, no matter which side of the ocean you're looking at.

* HeyItsThatVoice:
** Creator/YuriLowenthal ([[VideoGame/{{Persona 4}} Yosuke]], [[WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce Ben Tennyson]], [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Sasuke]]) is Luke and Asch.
** Creator/NicoleBalick ([[VideoGame/{{Persona 4}} Naoto]], [[VideoGame/EternalSonata Rondo]], [[VideoGame/ShadowOfRome Claudia]]) is Tear.
** Before he went rogue, [[Creator/MichaelMcConnohie Van]] used to be an [[{{WesternAnimation/The Transformers}} Auto]][[{{Anime/Transformers Robots in Disguise}} bot]], as well as a [[VideoGame/WarCraft righteous paladin]]. (The vocal resemblance to Uther is particularly strong here.)
** Creator/JohnnyYongBosch is Guy Cecil. [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers MORPHINOMINAL!]]
** [[Creator/KirkThornton Jade]] is searching for that [[PrecisionFStrike DAYUM]] [[{{MemeticMutation}} FOURTH]] [[{{VideoGame/Sonic the Hedgehog}} CHAOS EMERALD!]] And a blue uniform, specialties in thrusting attacks, a cool personality with a professional insight on warfare and even a Colonel of an entire army!? He is no other than [[{{Manga/RurouniKenshin}} the Third Squad Leader of the Shinsengumi, the wolves of Mibu, Hajime Saito!!]]
** At some point, Jade [[VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga injected himself with a demonic virus]] and also was an [[VideoGame/{{Gungrave}} undead gunslinger who rarely speaks]].
** Creator/StephanieSheh ([[Manga/{{Naruto}} Hinata]], [[Anime/XMen Armor]]) is [[{{OverlyLong Name}} Natalia Luzu Kimlasca-Lanvaldear]].
** [[Creator/WendeeLee Nephry]] is [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya a bored theoretical God]] and [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies an excitable redheaded defence attorney]].
** [[Creator/EdCunningham Mohs]] is [[VideoGame/SoulcaliburIII Mitsurugi]].

* NoExportForYou: The original PS2 version never made it to PAL territories. This was rectified with the [=3DS=] port, which was even released earlier than the US one.

* RemadeForTheExport: As stated above, unlike the original {{PlayStation 2}} release, the Nintendo3DS version was released in PAL regions.

* ThemeTuneCameo: A rather unique version of this trope appears in Abyss. Though the game's title theme, Karma, is only remixed for two songs, many of the lyrics of the song were used as titles for many of the songs, especially those having to do with [[Spoilers: Luke, Asch and Van]]:
[[folder: Relevant Lyrics (Translated from Japanese)]]
* I dropped a marble; when I chased after it, I dropped another
Only one remains in a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0YuGcJzJQQ&list=PL6akIKaXBeU1mb4pVAcVHepVZysNoNG_m&index=1 single sunny spot]]

* When our worn-out motives overlap and tremble,
I'll know the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa7CO1ILUjY&index=36&list=PL6akIKaXBeU1mb4pVAcVHepVZysNoNG_m meaning of my birth]]

* We are [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngjeV4QglIw mirrors]], each of us meant
To reflect every bit of the other's karma

* Don't forget, because I'm always calling from inside the same marble
That's right, we'll meet each other for sure; when [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcZgujbU1Bs&list=PL6akIKaXBeU1mb4pVAcVHepVZysNoNG_m&index=83 we build a cross]] on our submerged motives
We will [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EGnFgsdDnM&list=PL6akIKaXBeU1mb4pVAcVHepVZysNoNG_m&index=27 fulfill our promise]]

* Full Lyrics here: http://www.animelyrics.com/game/talesoftheabyss/karma.htm
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** Before he went rogue, [[Creator/MichaelMcConnohie Van]] used to be an [[{{WesternAnimation/The Transformers}} Auto]][[{{Anime/Transformers Robots in Disguise}} bot]], as well as a [[VideoGame/Warcraft3 righteous paladin]]. (The vocal resemblance to Uther is particularly strong here.)

* BadExportForYou: Although the American version got a SuperlativeDubbing, the skits didn't have any voice overs. New Mystic Artes and costumes were added to the game, but most people agree those didn't compensate. This got repeated in the 3DS port.

** Mr.Ending [[spoiler:The red haired man, that could be Luke or Asch depending on viewer interpretation, who comes back at the end]]

** Before he went rogue, [[Creator/MichaelMcConnohie Van]] used to be an [[{{WesternAnimation/The Transformers}} Auto]][[{{Anime/Transformers Robots in Disguise}} bot]].

** [[Creator/EdCunningham Mohs]] is [[VideoGame/SoulcaliburIII Mitsurugi]]

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Apparently some stuff was discovered that suggests more stuff was DummiedOut. While quite a bit of it was restored for the North American localization (and the 3DS remake), among the things found were not only un-used Mystic Arte cut-ins but also Van to be playable at one point. There are quite a few unused battle lines (all of them dubbed in the english release) that are probably unused Artes, such as:

** [[Creator/WendeeLee Nephry]] is [[TheMelancholyOfHaruhiSuzumiya a bored theoretical God]] and [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies an excitable redheaded defence attorney]].

** [[Creator/KirkThornton Jade]] is searching for that [[{{PrecisionF-Strike}} DAYUM]] [[{{MemeticMutation}} FOURTH]] [[{{VideoGame/Sonic the Hedgehog}} CHAOS EMERALD!]] And a blue uniform, specialties in thrusting attacks, a cool personality with a professional insight on warfare and even a Colonel of an entire army!? He is no other than [[{{Manga/RurouniKenshin}} the Third Squad Leader of the Shinsengumi, the wolves of Mibu, Hajime Saito!!]]

* AllStarCast: Voice-acting example only, but if you go to our [[Characters/TalesOfTheAbyss character sheet]], where the attributions are listed, you'll notice there's only like four or five characters ''total'' that have non-blue links, no matter which side of the ocean you're looking at.

** Creator/StephanieSheh ([[Manga/{{Naruto}} Hinata]], [[Anime/{{X-Men}} Armor]]) is [[{{OverlyLong Name}} Natalia Luzu Kimlasca-Lanvaldear]].

** Creator/NicoleBalick ([[VideoGame/{{Persona 4}} Naoto]], [[VideoGame/EternalSonata Rondo]], [[VideoGame/ShadowOfRome Claudia]])

** Asch's Falling Dragon, Ravaging Hell and Binding Doom.

* BadExportForYou: Although the American version got a SuperlativeDubbing, the skits didn't have any voice overs. They added new Mystic Artes and costumes not present in the Japanese versions, but most people agree those didn't compensate. This got repeated in the 3DS port.
** Also, the European release of the 3DS version wasn't translated to any other language apart from English. Even the instruction booklet, with the exception of the instructions to boot the game,got untranslated.

** YuriLowenthal ([[VideoGame/{{Persona 4}} Yosuke]], [[WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce Ben Tennyson]], [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Sasuke]]) is Luke and Asch.
** Before he went rogue, [[MichaelMcConnohie Van]] used to be an [[{{WesternAnimation/The Transformers}} Auto]][[{{Anime/Transformers Robots in Disguise}} bot]].
** JohnnyYongBosch is Guy Cecil. [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers MORPHINOMINAL!]]
** [[KirkThornton Jade]] is searching for that [[{{PrecisionF-Strike}} DAYUM]] [[{{MemeticMutation}} FOURTH]] [[{{VideoGame/Sonic the Hedgehog}} CHAOS EMERALD!]] And a blue uniform, specialties in thrusting attacks, a cool personality with a professional insight on warfare and even a Colonel of an entire army!? He is no other than [[{{Manga/RurouniKenshin}} the Third Squad Leader of the Shinsengumi, the wolves of Mibu, Hajime Saito!!]]

** StephanieSheh ([[Manga/{{Naruto}} Hinata]], [[Anime/{{X-Men}} Armor]]) is [[{{OverlyLong Name}} Natalia Luzu Kimlasca-Lanvaldear]].

** [[WendeeLee Nephry]] is [[TheMelancholyOfHaruhiSuzumiya a bored theoretical God]] and [[PhoenixWrightDualDestinies an excitable redheaded defence attorney]].

** Even worse was the European version of the 3DS port. The localization was non-existent to the point that even the freaking back cover was in English in all countries. Most of the manual wasn't translated to other languages either, only the instructions to boot the game. And as the icing on the cake, the distribution was severely limited. Yeah, Namco. That's how you make a series popular in the European market...
* FanNickname - Luke's FanNickname is Ambassador Asshat, for when he cranks up his {{Jerkass}} nature UpToEleven as an ambassador to Akzeriuth. That's what happens when you give a spoiled rich kid authority and tell him that his freedom and the opportunity to work alongside his beloved father figure ride entirely on him doing an impressive job.
* HeyItsThatVoice: YuriLowenthal ([[VideoGame/{{Persona 4}} Yosuke]], [[WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce Ben Tennyson]], [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Sasuke]]) is Luke and Asch.
** Believe it or not, Tear's voice actress would later go on to voice [[VideoGame/{{Persona 4}} Naoto Shirogane]].

*** At some point, Jade [[VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga injected himself with a demonic virus]] and also was an [[VideoGame/{{Gungrave}} undead gunslinger who rarely speaks]].

* MarthDebutedInSmashBros: Nanaly from ''TalesOfDestinyII'' first appeared as a Cameo fight to the west in this game. Likewise, Reala and Harold from ''TalesOfDestinyII'' also first appeared in this game in the form of references in Tokunaga accessories.
* NoExportForYou: Live in Europe? Get a region 1 PS2 or learn Japanese and import a Japanese copy, it's the only way you'll ever see this game. Also what (quite reasonably given the series's past) fans expect from the 3DS port.
** [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. The 3DS port was released in Europe, even before than in America. If you're in Europe and still want to play it on the PS2, you still have to import, though.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Apparently some stuff was discovered that suggests more stuff was DummiedOut. While quite a bit of it was restored for the North American localization (And the 3DS remake), among the things found were not only un-used Hi-Ougi cut-ins (Even for the cameo teams; a bug could have Rid show a cut-in for Burning Phoenix suggesting this was even programmed in) but also Van to be playable at one point.
** X-Buster was apparently intended to be Dist's Hi-ougi/Mystic Arte.
*** Anise has an Arte called X-Buster (from the Artificial Life Form accessory). Dist's Mystic Arte was supposed to be called D-Buster.
** There are quite a few unused battle lines (all of them dubbed in the english release) that are probably unused Artes, such as:
*** Anise's Valkyrie Saber, Dragon Rampage and Fang Shot.
*** Asch's Falling Dragon, Ravaging Hell and Binding Doom.
*** Natalia's Imperial Raid.
*** Van's Majestic Apocalypse.