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Trade


He lived in the wintery port city of Keterburg, along with Dist, who was then known as Saphir, the future Emperor Peony Upala Malkuth IX, and his own younger sister, Nephry Osborne. In his youth, he was, as described by his sister, a "devil" who was highly adept in casting fonic artes; his sister saw him as one who did not understand the significance of life or perhaps that anything but himself could be sentient, and therefore he enjoyed killing monsters through fonic artes even adults found difficult. When he was nine, he created the process known as fomicry, the science of extracting data from an existing entity to produce a perfect copy known as a "replica". His first attempt was when his sister, Nephry, broke her favorite doll, at which point Jade created a replica to appease her.

Jade Curtiss (ToA)
Artwork for Tales of Asteria.

He was, however, significantly changed by his teacher, Professor Gelda Nebilim, a healer who commanded the Seventh Fonon, which Jade could not command himself. Though he had great respect for his teacher, Jade attempted to control the Seventh Fonon, but instead unleashed a power beyond his control that resulted in the death of Nebilim. As Nebilim lay dying, Jade extracted her data and created a replica of her, though rather than resurrecting his beloved teacher, he only succeeded in creating a monster which he found himself forced to seal away due to its destructive nature.

At some time after these painful events, Jade's talents in fonic artes and fomicry were recognized, and he was adopted into House Curtiss, a family of high position within the Malkuth military. Jade was eventually convinced to cease his endeavors with fomicry by his close friend, Peony, who spent his childhood years in Jade's hometown of Keterburg. It is also revealed that Jade forbade the practice of fomicry on living organisms due to both ethical and technical issues arising from the subject. Dist, however, still did not accept Nebilim's death. His dream was to see Jade return to normal, and help him resurrect her again. However, Jade had always refused, and often opted to make fun of Dist instead.

Meeting Luke

Opening stills from Tales of the Abyss.

Opening stills from Tales of the Abyss.

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Chasing down the Dark Wings in the Tartarus, Jade crossed paths with a coach carrying Luke fon Fabre and Tear Grants to the capital. Soon after, he met the two in Engeve, when Luke was being accused of stealing the town's food. Jade assured the townsfolk that Luke was not the thief. He introduced himself to Luke and Tear, explaining that he was escorting Fon Master Ion to Baticul as an emissary of peace. Jade reappeared during the battle with the "Liger Queen", using his fonic artes to easily defeat the beast. As they approached the exit of Cheagle Woods, Jade ordered his men to capture Luke and Tear, and requests their assistance in peace talks with Kimlasca. After some deliberation, Luke agreed to help Jade and Ion, as this would help him return home to Baticul.

As the group heads toward their destination aboard the Tartarus, they are attacked by the Oracle Knights and six God-Generals. The party finds themselves face to face with God-General Largo, who demands they hand over Ion. Jade tells Anise Tatlin to take Ion and escape, and then prepares to take on Largo with fonic artes. However, an unfazed Largo easily cripples the infamous Necromancer's casting abilities with a "Fon Slot Seal", rendering Jade unable to use fonic artes. Not one to be stopped by such a handicap, Jade, with the assistance of Mieu Fire, manages to catch Largo off guard and seriously wound him using his spear. Afterward, it is thanks to Jade's sharp mind that the party is able to escape the Tartarus relatively unharmed and proceed to St. Binah to rendezvous with Anise.

Appearance and Personality
Jade Status (TotA)
Status image in Tales of the Abyss.

At first, Jade is rather enigmatic. He is sarcastic and witty, sometimes even to the point of cruelty. Jade has a snide, sarcastic response to even the most serious subjects, and loves to tease his companions. For instance, Jade occasionally teases Guy Cecil about his gynophobia, and will say something after Guy's phobia triggers, such as "I know you're enjoying yourself Guy, but we really must be going." The party is often unsure of whether he is being serious or not, though Jade has assured them on at least one occasion that he is "always serious". Regardless of his impish nature, the party trusts and respects Jade for his skill, intellect, and experience. He is referred to as "Colonel" by Anise and Tear Grants due to their own status as soldiers.

Jade's sarcastic and harsh words are often well-founded, and he uses them to express his often disapproving opinions. Other than amusement, Jade rarely shows any sign of his emotions. However, occasionally he loses his composure and his emotions burst out. The subject of fomicry in particular is a sore spot for Jade, as it reminds him of his past sins. He lashes out at Spinoza and Dist for continuing to create living replicas, firmly stating that he forbid replication of living things for important reasons. Whenever Jade's feelings betray his calm and collected mask, he quickly distances himself from them.

Jade Status (ToVS)
Status image in Tales of VS.

If Jade is furiously yowling at a character, when another asks what is wrong, he will quickly put on a small smile and act like nothing had occurred, which further rises suspicion among the party. Beneath his decidedly lively exterior lies a businesslike and scarily practical soldier's attitude. As Arietta lay defenseless on the ground at the Fubras River, Jade is the first to ready his weapon, and only the protests of Luke and Ion stop him from cutting her life short. While Luke thinks it is wrong to kill an unconscious enemy, Jade feels that sparing her will simply give her another chance to come back and harm them. He never even stopped to consider the morality of such an act.

Deep inside, Jade feels guilty for all the people he has killed, especially Professor Nebilim. Because he is very adept at masking his deepest thoughts and feelings, Jade is often able to see through others when they try to hide things. He had deduced Guy's true identity before anyone else, and he is the only one who shows suspicions from observing Anise's behavior at Mt. Zaleho. Despite often being able to see the secrets of others, Jade does not reveal their secrets until the time is right. This is apparent near the end of the game, when Luke's health is deteriorating.

Because of his knowledge on the adverse effects that fomicry creates, Jade is concerned with Luke's health and well-being, which the party is not fully aware of until near the very end of the story. Throughout the story, Jade always seems to be several steps ahead of the rest of the party. He hardly ever appears shocked, and he always has a complex and lengthy explanation behind many of the events that stun the party. He enjoys pushing the group in the right direction, letting them think they are filling in the gaps of what they experienced, when he might have discovered the answer long before the question appeared.

Fighting Style
Jade Mystic Cage
Cut-in image for Mystic Cage in Tales of the Abyss.

Jade wields spears in battle, an unusual weapon for a spellcaster. Unlike the rest of the party, he does not physically carry his weapon in battles; rather he produces it seemingly from nowhere via a unique technique he developed and then sends it away again after finishing his attack. Like with Tear's wands, Jade's spears act more as a focus for his fonic attack power rather than a direct combat weapon, but he can still wield it that way if need be. When Jade first meets the party, he joins at an abnormally high level, possessing all of the artes that he has access to by that level, such as Blessed Drops and Ground Dasher. However, Largo uses a fon slot seal to block Jade's abilities during the invasion of the Tartarus. Jade's strength drops significantly, and he loses nearly all of his fonic and strike artes.

Jade Cut-in (TotW-RM2)
Cut-in image for Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2.

As he increases in level throughout the story, Jade attempts to reverse the fon slot seal to regain all of his former abilities. When he returns to his initial level, he states in a skit that the others probably caught up to his level by then, making all of them relatively equal to him by that time. Through leveling up, Jade gains powerful fonic artes for each element except for Light and Dark. Through sidequests, however, Jade can also learn Absolute, Prism Sword, and Meteor Storm. With the exception of Meteor Storm, each of Jade's high-tier fonic artes invoke a fully charged FOF Circle of its element after it is used. Each of Jade's four strike artes can be altered by a different FOF element. In the Tales of Zestiria cameo battle, Jade's only returning magic arte from Tales of the Abyss is Meteor Swarm; Hell Gate, Rock Lance, and Vengeant Fangs are all seraphic artes, new to his repertoire.