“Awaken, Testa-Rossa!”
— Cedric Reise Arnor, summoning Testa-Rossa
Testa-Rossa, the Vermillion Knight (《
Background[]
It was found in the depths below the Imperial capital Heimdallr, where it was sealed away after the capital was recaptured by the Imperial Family in the fifth Century.
Testa-Rossa possesses the 'Thousand Weapons' system which enables it to summon a large variety of weapons capable of handling any situation.
Trails of Cold Steel II[]
Testa-Rossa made its first appearance in the series shortly after the Azure Tree emerged in Crossbell, it was then that Duke Cayenne took Prince Cedric to its resting place beneath Valflame Palace where the Prince resonated with the sealed Divine Knight.
After Class VII successfully rescued Emperor Eugent, Empress Priscilla, Elise Schwarzer and Carl Regnitz from their imprisonment in the Karel Imperial Villa, Duke Cayenne summoned the Infernal Castle where he had Prince Cedric held so that he could use him to awaken the Vermillion Apocalypse once more.
Unfortunately right after Crow Armbrust piloting Ordine was defeated by Rean Schwarzer piloting Valimar, Duke Cayenne was able to use the opportunity to force Prince Cedric into Testa-Rossa despite the warnings of the others. It was finally defeated when Rean and Crow teamed up to defeat the Vermillion Apocalypse before it could consume everyone in Heimdallr.
Trails of Cold Steel III[]
Trails of Cold Steel IV[]
Testa-Rossa first appears when Cedric summons him during a conflict with Class VII in the Osgiliath Basin north of Alster in Lamare. However, he was briefly defeated when Juna, Ash and Kurt (piloting his newly returned Soldat) defeated him in battle and was forced to withdraw from the scene when the Pantagruel alongside members of the Old Class VII intervened.
Vermillion Apocalypse[]
The Vermillion Apocalypse (
Crafts[]
Trails of Cold Steel II[]
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Demonic Sword - Propator 魔剣プロパトール |
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HP Absorb Ｈ・アブソーブ |
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EP Absorb Ｅ・アブソーブ |
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CP Absorb Ｃ・アブソーブ |
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Disabling Disorder カオスディソーダー |
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Mighty Reflect マイティリフレクト |
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Thousand Arms |
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Demonic Sword - Propator 魔剣プロパトール |
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Evil Strike エヴィルストライク |
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Startling Blow バックワード |
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Oblivion Arms オブリビオンアームズ |
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Vermillion End 終焉の紅 |
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Demonic Sword - Propator 魔剣プロパトール |
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Demonic Spear - Ennoea 魔槍エンノイア |
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Demonic Bow - Barbatos 魔弓バルバトス |
Trails of Cold Steel IV[]
- Main article: Cedric Reise Arnor#Divine Knight
Gallery[]
Trails of Cold Steel II[]
.png "Testa-Rossa - Dormant 2 (sen2).png (1.43 MB)")
.png "Vermillion Throne - Vermillion Apocalypse 3 (sen2).png (1.34 MB)")
.png "Testa-Rossa - Vermillion Apocalypse 1 (sen2).png (1.48 MB)")
.png "Testa-Rossa - Vermillion Apocalypse 2 (sen2).png (2.05 MB)")
.png "Testa-Rossa - Concept Art (Sen II).png (2.75 MB)")
.png "Vermillion Apocalypse - Concept Art (Sen II).png (4.03 MB)")
.png "Vermillion Apocalypse Berserk - Concept Art (Sen II).png (4.89 MB)")
Trails of Cold Steel III[]
.jpg "Testa-Rossa Ruined (Sen III).jpg (317 KB)")
.jpg "Testa-Rossa Restoration (Sen III).jpg (347 KB)")
.jpg "Testa-Rossa (Sen III).jpg (345 KB)")
Trivia[]
- Testarossa is the name of the holy sword central to the plot of Falcom's 1990 game Dinosaur and its later remake.
- It is named after the Italian sport car Ferrari Testarossa.
- Randy Orlando's ultimate, Zemurian Ore-made weapon from Trails from Zero as well as Shirley Orlando's blade rifle in Trails to Azure are named after the "demon from Erebonian folklore".[2]
- The Sen no Kiseki The Artbook lists the Vermillion Apocalypse as the Crimson Lotus Demonic God (
紅蓮 の魔神 ), a name that is not used in-game.[3] - Of all the Divine Knights, Testa-Rossa is the only one with the most known Awakeners with three. They were Emperor Hector I, the False Emperor Orthros and Crown Prince Cedric. In the case of Orthros, it may not be explicitly stated the False Emperor piloted Testa-Rossa himself, however, it can be reasonably assumed either he was selected, if not his heir (the heir who would eventually divert the Cayenne family lineage away from its ducal line). This is because of the Knight's unique Awakener criteria, as "the only ones capable of rousing it from its slumber are descendants of the Arnor bloodline". Additionally, the fact Zector is explicitly stated to the contrary (Lucius helped to guide its Awakener despite not piloting the Divine Knight itself) further suggests the Awakener was Orthros himself. The other Arnor princes can all be ruled out, given that Orthros never forged any long-term alliance with them (as is seen through the Albert-Gunnar and Dreichels-Lucius pairings).
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sept-Archive, p. 147.
- ↑ Trails to Azure, Chapter 1.
- ↑ Sen no Kiseki The Artbook, p. 252.
