History Characters / PhantasyStarOnline2Classes

** Luster's playstyle is hyper-aggressive, rewarding players with Voltage for constantly remaining on the attack. Voltage offers damage and defensive bonuses, as well as a free Shifta and Deband, on top of complete status immunity when maxed, but the Voltage meter rests in seconds, incentivizing the Luster to keep attacking until everything on the screen is dead.

** The class's Level 95 Skill, Quick Shoot, enables Zandi and Baran Styles to follow up a successful Sidestep evasion with a Weapon Action; Zandi can activate Quick Shoot if Sidestepping to the side, while Baran can activate Quick Shoot by Sidestepping forwards or backwards (and even combines with Step Guard).

* DiscardAndDraw: One of their default skills is Non-Element, which negates the damage bonus you get for matching the Gunblade's Element to an enemy's elemental weakness but increases the RNG Pwr of the Gunblade by 70%.

* FragileSpeedster: They have a faster attack speed than any other class but lack defensive bulk. Their very high number of hits, however, means they benefit greatly from LifeDrain Augments/Potentials.

* MixAndMatchWeapon / MorphWeapon: The undisputed masters of Gunslashes. If the Gunslash falls under the latter, it switches between forms ''extremely'' quickly during combos.

* WeaponOfChoice: The most straightforward example of this in the game. Lusters use Gunslashes and ''only'' Gunslashes.

* CounterAttack: Encouraged by the "Charged Parry" skill, giving them Perfect Guard frames for 1.5 seconds while charging a Photon Art. This lets them charge straight through an enemy attack before unleashing the Photon Art at close range.

* HalfTheManTheyUsedToBe: This is the intent of "Distortion Pierce", which causes the Etoile to stab their Soaring Blades into an area in front of them before pulling the swords apart. Meanwhile, the Edges sweep in from the sides to cut them in half again.

* LightningBruiser: The Etoile class boasts unrivaled defense, impressive damage output ''and'' exceptional mobility in-combat. However, their ability to traverse areas quickly and cheaply pales in comparison to the other Scion Classes due to their access to Safoie-0 and Ilzonde.

* DifficultButAwesome: Luster is far and away the most mechanically complex class in the game, with an almost excessive amount of combat options and the Voltage mechanic requiring players to stay on the offensive. If you can master the class's extreme learning curve it's also one of the most powerful classes in the game.

* LightningBruiser: The Etoile class boasts unrivaled defense, impressive damage output ''and'' exceptional mobility in-combat. However, their ability to traverse areas quickly pales in comparison to the other Scion Classes.

** One Dual Blade Photon Art shoots an array of beams.
** "Luminous Beam" shoots a powerful laser from the tip of the Etoile's Wand to deal huge damage over time. The focused version trades this for a single short-ranged blast for a large amount of burst damage.

* ZettaiRyouiki: The female Phantom uniform has this at Grade B.

* DifficultButAwesome: Scion classes are so far divorced from the base classes, that learning ''how'' to use them properly is a hurdle in itself. Their skills and arts are firmly "what you see is what you get", as they're locked out from taking sub-classes to expand their repertoire, forcing players to work within the restrictions to get the best mileage out of a Scion class. If you're able to surmount the learning curve, then you're going to be a force to be reckoned with.

* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: All of the scion classes have wildly different takes on the weapons they wield, utilizing them in unique ways detailed in their respective sections. One thing they do share is that their Photon Arts are all hard-coded into the class, no discs required.

* DifficultButAwesome: Phantoms have access to essentially 10 Photon Arts per weapon at any given time due thanks to their unique Shift Weapon Action mechanics, high mobility, the ability to deal great DPS and burst damage through their markers, and the ability to fight effectively at close and long range. But juggling all these mechanics can be difficult, especially due to the aforementioned Weapon Action mechanic. In addition, Phantoms have no safety net skills like Damage Balancer or Iron Will nor do they have the ability to block attacks, meaning that they ''have'' to time their sidesteps well to avoid eating dirt.

The second scion class of EPISODE: 6, introduced in Winter 2019. In contrast to the previous two scion classes, the Etoile is mostly a CloseRangeCombatant in comparison. Coupled with their close combat prowess is their stalwart defenses, making them unparalled tanks.

* TeleportSpam: Double Saber-wielding Etoiles can perform a "Quick Take" by using a normal attack or weapon action after specific points on their combos, counters, and Photon Arts, teleporting directly to a locked-on enemy and attacking them. Wand-using Etoiles can also teleport short distances and fire a ranged projectile afterward by holding down and release the weapon action after a short period.

* SuperMode: "Hero Time" can only be activated once the Hero's Focus Gauge is maxed. Upon activation, the Hero will gain +50 attack power every time they deal damage, stacking up to a maximum of 999, pushing their damage output to the limit. Their PP is also topped off on activation, allowing them to get a jump start on wreaking mass carnage. When Hero Time is deactivated manually, a finisher is evoked, each weapon carrying a differerent effect on deactivation.

* SuperMode: "Hero Time" can only be activated once the Hero's Focus Gauge is maxed. Upon activation, the Hero will gain +50 attack power every time they deal damage, stacking up to a maximum of 999, pushing their damage output to the limit.

* CanonName: Shizuru for default male Phantom and Helga for the default female Phantom

* MagicKnight: Where the Hero leaned more heavily on the Knight aspect, Phantoms have more of the Magic side, possessing several skills focused on improving their ability to charge techniques and inherently getting a brief invincibility period when they do so.

* SquishyWizard: While the Phantom Rods' Photon Arts encourage users to take advantage of its ability to act as a melee, ranged, and casting weapon, it's fairly popular to simply play Phantom in a manner skin to a faster Force, taking advantage of the increased charge rate and safety with "Phantom Stealth Charge" to constantly sling Techs while weaving through enemy attacks. Phantoms also have the advantage of having unconditional multipliers on all their Techs compared to the FireIceLightning of Force and the Light, Dark, and Wind specialty of Techters. The main downside of this playstyle is Phantom's inability to use Compound or Simple Compound Techniques.

* PowerfulButInaccurate: "Jetsweep Kick" is the Jet Boots' most powerful Photon Art for bossing. Its power scales with the Focus Gauge, dealing a whopping 420% of the listed damage percentage at maximum focus. However, it has a lengthy windup time that gives bosses plenty of time to move out of the way if used carelessly, draining the entire Focus Gauge for nothing. Aim carefully, Bouncers.

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* CounterAttack: The Double Saber and Dual Blades both allow the wielder to deliver a powerful riposte after blocking an enemy's attack. The Double Saber also has the Step Guard skill, which automatically performs a counter if you successfuly avoid an enemy attack by Stepping into it.

* SwordBeam: One Dual Blade Photon Art shoots an array of beams.

An advanced class that favors consecutive single target damage by chaining Photon Arts along with their weapon action. The class was introduced in EPISODE: 6.

* LimitedMoveArsenal: The classes's weapons have only four Photon Arts per type, though that doesn't stop them from doing some ludicrous things. The Phantom, however, is a subversion; despite having only four arts per weapon on paper, their Weapon Action changes the behavior of their next art, doubling their arsenal in practice similar to a Jet Boots Bouncer.

* LimitBreak: If an Etoile uses their Soaring Blades Weapon Action three times in a row, they'll combine their two sword into a {{BFS}} that deals a massive amount of burst damage at the cost of a lengthy windup and the entire Focus gauge.

* LimitedMoveArsenal: The classes's weapons have only four Photon Arts per type, though that doesn't stop them from doing some ludicrous things. The Phantom, however, is a subversion; despite having only four arts per weapon on paper, their Weapon Action effectively doubles their arsenal in practice, similar to a Jet Boots Bouncer.

* SquishyWizard: While the Phantom Rods' Photon Arts encourage users to take advantage of its ability to act as a melee, ranged, and casting weapon, it's fairly popular to simply play Phantom in a manner skin to a faster Force, taking advantage of the increased charge rate and safety with "Phantom Stealth Charge" to constantly sling Techs while weaving through enemy attacks. Phantoms also have the advantage of having unconditional multpliers on all their Techs compared to the FireIceLightning of Force and the Light, Dark, and Wind specialty of Techters. The main downside of this playstyle is Phantom's inability to use Compound or Simple Compound Techniques.

** Like the Hero's Talises, Rods have Photon Arts of their own, consequently functioning more as a legitimate hybrid weapon than a mere spell catalyst. Phantom Rod Photon Arts cover a wide area to deal continuous damage over time.

* SquishyWizard: While the Phantom Rods' Photon Arts encourage users to take advantage of its wide, sweeping attacks, it's fairly popular to simply play Phantom in a manner skin to a faster Force, taking advantage of the increased charge rate and safety with "Phantom Stealth Charge" to constantly sling Techs while weaving through enemy attacks. Phantoms also have the advantage of having unconditional multpliers on all their Techs compared to the FireIceLightning of Force and the Light, Dark, and Wind specialty of Techters. The main downside of this playstyle is Phantom's inability to use Compound or Simple Compound Techniques.

* LightningBruiser: The Etoile class boasts unrivaled defense, impressive damage output ''and'' exceptional mobility in-combat. However, their ability to traverse areas quickly pales in comparison to the other Scion Classes, which also makes them a MightyGlacier.

* MightyGlacier: They fight slow, they move slow, but boy, can they deal as much punishment as they can take.

* FragileSpeedster: Variant when it comes to magic; they have a skill that increases speed cast and lowers photon needed, but lowers the damage.

** Like the Hero's Talises, Rods have Photon Arts of their own, consequently functioning more as a legitimate hybrid weapon than a mere spell catalyst.

* LightningBruiser: The Etoile class boasts unrivaled defense, impressive damage output ''and'' exceptional mobility.

* ArmorPiercingAttack: Weapon Resist Rule Out lets them temporarily bypass weapon resistances.

* MechanicallyUnusualClass: The main gimmick of the class is a unique mechanic called "Voltage", where repeatedly landing hits on enemies causes the Voltage counter to rise. Having more Voltage boosts your damage, and if you have the appropriate Skill, reaching 500 Voltage triggers High Voltage, where you gain a Crit Rate boost, damage reduction, halved Active Skill cooldowns, status immunity, and refreshed Luster Will if you've used it. The downside of this mechanic is that the counter resets if you take too long to hit enemies, but you can also learn a skill that restores HP and PP when your Voltage resets. Unlike most Scion gimmicks, Voltage can also be inherited by other Classes if Luster is subclassed, allowing regular Classes to gain the same benefits.