This page covers facts and in-depth game usage of the character, Dhaos. For a comprehensive reference list of in-game commands, see Command List: Dhaos.
Dhaos firing one of his many lasers: Super Dhaos Laser.
Dhaos (ダオス Daosu) is the main antagonist in Tales of Phantasia. He originally came from the planet of Derris-Kharlan and is one of the leaders of the country who sought to prevent a war in their planet. Due to an incident caused by his own people, his home world lost its mana producing tree which promted Dhaos' travel to the planet of Aselia to look for a new mana source. Giving in to the darkness of his own heart, he did all that is necessary in order for him to obtain a new mana source even as to slaughtering Cless Alvein's village and other innocent people who get in the way of his objective.
Dhaos is a very powerful spell caster and martial artist. He can use a few strike artes, cast high level spells, use energy beams/blasts and other powerful artes to obliterate his enemies in an instant. His stats are considered above average with not being able to jump as his only weakness.
Dhaos is not very difficult to use and is recommended for beginners and veteran players.
Dhaos is the main 'villain' of Tales of Phantasia. He is thought of as such by Cless Alvein and his friends because he killed innocent people. However, his true motives are only revealed at the end of the game.
Dhaos has only one victory pose.
Dhaos is surrounded by two glowing orbs during battle.
When faced againstEugene Gallardo, he will be surprised when Eugene starts chanting the spell Indignation at the beginning of the battle.
Dhaos's voice actor for ACS is his orignal voice from Tales of Phantasia, Super Famicom and PlayStation version. His VA, Kaneto Shiozawa already passed away May 10, 2000. His other voice actor for Tales of Vesperia is Toshiyuki Morikawa.
General Tips & Usage[]
Dhaos has high movement, HP and damage output stats but has zero jump height (cannot jump) and dash length (cannot air dash).
Dhaos has average to above average defense against Guard Break.
Dhaos has no elemental strengths and weaknesses. (Please refer to this page for more information on ACS Elements).
Dhaos cannot perform any kind of jump, air dashes, Forward Step, backstep and Backward Leap. But he can still perform an air-tech if he is tossed in mid-air.
Instead of a backstep, Dhaos can run backwards when ←← is pressed.
When walking or running, Dhaos can phase through enemies.
Dhaos has three melee ground attacks (A, B and C). He does not have an aerial melee attack.
His C attack cannot be comboed since it immediately knocks the enemy back and disables them.
A four-hit combination attack which is easy to use in a combo.
Dhaos' standard move. Pushes enemies back.
It's possible to combo this to Dhaos Collider but the timing is very difficult. Press the command just as the lask kick from Tetra Assault hits the enemy.
TTS is Slow and Average during Overlimit Lv2. TTL is dependent from the number of hits taken by the enemy and when they were hit. It ranges from Non-existent to Short.
Last Ray
Dhaos calls rays of darkness to strike around him. It's a quite effective way to end a combo.
Can pick up enemies on the ground.
Decreases an enemy's TP regardless if whether this arte hits them or not.
Dhaos' Mystic Arte from Tales of Vesperia. Dhaos creates a glyph with four colored circles on it behind him. From these circles same colored bolts will be fired towards the opponent. After a short while, Dhaos will replace them with four colored beams.
Can only be used in Overlimit or with low HP.
You can continue the combo after this arte but you have to use an arte that can hit an enemy whilst they are downed (Confirmed) on the floor. (e.g. Last Ray).
The damage of this arte decreases as the combo count increases.
Total Hits = 26. Damage is 45% of Kakashi Scarecrow's HP (500).
Requires 50% TP.
Note 1: The timing to connect Dhaos Collider is very difficult but possible. Press the command just as the 3rd attack hits and before the 4th hit lands.
Dhaos' bread and butter combo. You can remove Dhaos Collider if your not used to the timing yet.
Contributed by: Minarie 09:40, August 23, 2011 (UTC)
A > A > ↓ → A > ↓ → B > ↓ ↓ C > F > A > A > ↓ → A > ↓ → B > ↓ ↓ C > ↓ ← → E
Total Hits = 36. Damage is 65% of Kakashi Scarecrow's HP (500).
Requires 50% TP, Overlimit Bar Lv1 and the enemy must be against a wall.
Note 1: The timing to connect Dhaos Collider is very difficult but possible. Press the command just as the 3rd attack hits and before the 4th hit lands.
Extended version of Dhaos Combo. You can remove Dhaos Collider if your not used to the timing yet.
Contributed by: Minarie 09:40, August 23, 2011 (UTC)
Melee Attack A X2 > Rising Assault > Last Ray > Overlimit Lv1 > Melee Attack A X2 > Twin Assault > Tetra Assault > Dhaos Collider [Note 1] > Super Dhaos Laser > Move Towards Enemy > Last Ray [Note 2]
Quick Input Version:
A > A > ↓ A > ↓ ↓ D > F > A > A > ↓ → A > ↓ → B > ↓ ↓ C > ↓ ← ↓ → E > → > ↓ ↓ D
Total Hits = 73. Damage is about 70% of Kakashi Scarecrow's HP (500).
Requirements:
Full TP.
Enemy is against a wall.
Overlimit Gauge at Lv1 or above.
Notes:
Note 1: The timing to connect Dhaos Collider is very difficult but possible. Press the command just as the 3rd attack hits and before the 4th hit lands.
Note 2:Super Dhaos Laser will inflict the Confirmed status effect. Move towards the enemy and use Last Ray.
Dhaos' highest hit combo. Not very practical in battle as the highest damage combo is better.
Contributed by: Minarie 00:54, August 24, 2011 (UTC)
Highest Damage Combo[]
Para Triangle X6 [Note 1] > Twin Assault > Tetra Assault > Dhaos Collider [Note 2] > Overlimit Lv1 > Melee Attack A X2 > Twin Assault > Tetra Assault > Dhaos Collider [Note 2] > Big Bang [Note 3] > Big Bang [Note 4] > Overlimit Lv1 > Melee Attack A X2 > Twin Assault > Tetra Assault > Dhaos Collider [Note 2]
Quick Input Version:
↓ → D X6 > ↓ → A > ↓ → B > ↓ ↓ C > F > A > A > ↓ → A > ↓ → B > ↓ ↓ C > ← ↓ → E > ← ↓ → E > F > A > A > ↓ → A > ↓ → B > ↓ ↓ C
Note 1: Make sure to position Dhaos correctly that 2 hits of Para Triangle will connect.
Note 2: The timing to connect Dhaos Collider is very difficult but possible. Press the command just as the 3rd attack hits and before the 4th hit lands.
Note 3: Use Big Bang just about the time before the enemy can air-tech.
Note 4: Use Big Bang again just as the screen turns black after the first one. You can also time it using the sound left by the 1st Big Bang. Press the command just as the exlposion sound is about to dissappear.
Dhaos' strongest combo. Has high requirements.
Based from qoojuice562000's combo. Combo created by kakashi.
Story Mode[]
Dhaos has a total of 5 Story Modes, ranging from Easy to Unknown. Note that all modes including and preceding Hard feature opponents that come in "Rounds", meaning that the field, positions, and statistics (HP and otherwise) will reset once an opponent is defeated. Modes after Hard feature opponents that come one after another, meaning that the fields, positions, and statistics of your character will not reset once an opponent has been defeated. However, A portion of your HP is refunded whenever an opponent is defeated in Mania Mode.
