Cress Albane

Cress Alban is the protagonist of Tales of Phantasia- the first entry in the Tales series of games.

Fanon Wiki ideas so far

 * Cress Albane vs Cloud Strife

Background
Trained in swordplay from birth, Cress is an expert swordsman. He eventually travels through space and time to save his world.

Powers, Abilities, and Weaponry
Powers-

Superhuman strength: Has cut straight through a monster without pausing, can push back massive beasts with his strength.

Superhuman speed: Several artes leave afterimages behind him as he attacks.

Weapon-

Eternal Sword: A magical weapon that gives the user the control of space and time, notably the ability to time travel and to cross through dimensional barriers.

Abilities-

Artes: Cress can infuse his attacks with energy, giving him access to stronger moves and techniques akin to magic.

Notable techniques-

Demon Fang / Majinken: Cress fires a blast of energy along the ground that will explode when it meets an enemy.

Sword Rain / Akisazame: A series of quick thrusts to keep the enemy off-balance.

Distortion Blade / Jigenzan: A technique that freezes his opponent in time as Cress attacks them.

Lightning Tiger Blast / Shuusou Raizanha: A lightning bolt followed by two slashes.

Phoenix Blade / Houou Shouhazan: Cress coats himself in flames before leaping at his adversary.

Inspiration / Shuukihou: Restores Cress' health.

Feats
Managed to fight off a significant part of Dhaos' monster army with only Arche as backup.

Managed to deflect Dhaos' laser attack, which atomized fully armored knights.

Weaknesses
Does not have extreme durability and frequently relies on healing

Has shown to be less-than-effective when fighting anyone who uses magic

Trivia
Appears in multiple Tales titles, in Tales of Xillia 2 you can meet him and convince him to beat the game for you.