Zin Vathek

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Zin Vathek
Debut	Trails in the Sky FC
Seiyuu	Tetsu Inada
Voice actor	Patrick Seitz
Biographical information
Alias(es)	The Immovable
Nationality	Calvardian
Age	36 (Kuro)
Date of birth	S.1173
Place of birth	Calvard
Affiliation	Bracer Guild Taito School
Occupation	Bracer Martial Artist
Likes	Alcohol, Walter (rival), Kilika Rouran (friend)
Physical information
Gender	Male
Height	198 cm
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Dark Brown
Battle information
Weapon	Gauntlets
Orbment type	Earth
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Zin Vathek (ジン・ヴァセック), also known as Zin the Immovable (不動のジン), is an A-rank bracer affiliated with branches in Calvard.

Profile

Appearance

Zin's most striking feature is his middle-aged tall, muscular physique. He has long, brown hair tied back in a single pony tail. He dresses in the style of his home country Calvard, sporting loose-fitting trousers bound with metal bands, a purple sleeveless tabard over an open collar shirt, flat steel toe-cap shoes and a large yellow scarf around his shoulders. Zin's outfit features several features useful for defensive martial arts, such as bandages around his upper arm and shin, purple hand wraps and metal embellishments on his shoes.

He makes use of metal arm braces as his weapon of choice, featuring a blue colour, silver trim and red ties. The guard extend up to his forearm where it ends in a tapered point. Beneath his braces Zin wears padded yellow cloth braces which are in turn covering his purple hand wraps.

Personality

Vathek is a friendly and dependable man. He readily comes to the aid of others and is all too willing to lend his assistance to strangers and those he has recently become acquainted with. Zin has historically lacked self-confidence and resolve, once believed by his master to be holding back his true strength out of feelings of inadequacy and self-imposed doubts. Zin loves to drink a lot and often pulls out a large gourd shaped vessel to celebrate. He acts like a big brother figure to everyone despite his excessively huge and scary stature.

He is a practitioner of Wushu (martial arts), specialised in the Taito school. Although is he not considered among the strongest of the A-rank bracers, he is still able to rival Walter. Zin is an old acquaintance of Cassius Bright and Scherazard Harvey.

Background

Zin was once a student training under the Taito Style in Calvard under Master Ryuga Rouran with his fellow pupils, Kilika Rouran and Walter. After his master's death, he continued to train and eventually became one of Calvard's A-rank Bracers, establishing many guild connections in and out of the Republic. His reputation grew to such an extent that the republic's shady syndicates consider him a threat. Zin was one of many bracers involved in the large scale, cross-national operation to dismantle the D∴G cult.

One of his connections was Cassius Bright, a fellow bracer whose rank was one grade higher. At one point during a joint operation, Zin accepted a request from his old friend as reciprocation for a favor owed. That request was to assist his children training to be bracers back in Cassius' home country of Liberl, where Zin planned to participate in the Grancel Martial Arts Tournament.

Trails in the Sky FC

Zin is introduced when he visits Liberl per the request, and in absence, of Cassius Bright. Zin states that he owes Cassius a favour from his time in Calvard. He travels with Estelle and Joshua Bright and attends the martial arts tournaments in City of Grancel with them. He would later extend his assistance in helping the young pair access the Calvardian embassy and even played a great role in reaching the depths of the Sealed Area in order to stop Alan Richard's plans for a coup.

Trails in the Sky SC

Zin makes his reappearance saving Estelle bright in Zeiss, from thereon joining her party once again to investigate the mysterious earthquakes that were troubling the region.

Trails in the Sky SC addresses the relationship between Zin, Bracer Guild receptionist Kilika Rouran and Ouroboros Enforcer No. VIII, Walter. Zin and Walter were originally disciples of Ryuga Rouran, Kilika's father, in the Taito school of martial arts. When a duel between Ryuga and Walter led to the death of their master, the two disciplines went into separate ways.

Now his enemy, Zin and Walter meet again during Ouroboros's execution of the Gospel Plan in Liberl. It turns out Walter had been behind the series of earthquakes affecting the area through the use of a large orbment that was agitating the Septium veins. Zin makes his reappearance saving Estelle from Walter, from thereon joining her party once again. Walter and Zin would come into conflict with other once more atop the Carnelia Tower but it would be onboard the Liber Ark and within the Axis Pillar where the fated pair would have their decisive duel.

Zin learns from Walter that before their duel Ryuga proposed that his his most talented disciple would inherit the Taito school. Walter demanded a match with Zin to determine the successor and after he kept insisting Ryuga proposed a deathmatch with Walter in Zin's stead. Walter's victory meant the death of their master. In turn, Zin informs Walter that Ryuga had already been diagnosed with a malignant tumour and wouldn't have had long to live. Their final battle in Liberl ends with Zin's victory.

Trails in the Sky the 3rd

Zin makes it known to the Liberl Bracer Guild branches that he will be leaving back for Calvard. He meets with Elsa Cochrane and Kilika at the Elmo Village Maple Leaf Inn to discuss plans for the future and their home country.

Zin is one of the 16 companions brought into Phantasma. Kevin Graham's party releases him from a crystal and from thereon, he joins their efforts to clear the planes and return to reality. Zin is required to be in the party before the The Arena can be accessed.

Trails of Cold Steel IV

Zin has been working together with Fie Claussell. After cancellation of the Great Twilight, Zin was one of the guests at the wedding reception of Olivert Reise Arnor and Scherazard Harvey's wedding.

Trails into Reverie

In late 1207, he is recommended to be promoted to S rank. However due to feeling neither his skills or achievements match up to Cassius Bright's, he remains hesitant about accepting.

Gameplay

Crafts

• Trails in the Sky FC
• Trails in the Sky SC
• Trails in the Sky the 3rd

Trails in the Sky FC

	Name	Acquire	Cost	Delay	Power	Targets/Effect
	Taunt 挑発	Initial	20 CP	30 AT	—	All targets
		Craft - Area (All) - Support Temporarily focuses all enemy attention on self. [Rage]				Rage (100% chance, 500 AT)
	Distend 龍神功	Initial	20 CP	30 AT	—	User
		Craft - Self - Support Parameter-boosting breathing technique. [STR&DEF+30%]				STR+30% (800 AT) DEF+30% (800 AT)
	Composure 養命功	Initial	20 CP	30 AT	—	Single target (1 range + user MOV) Moves user to target
		Craft - Single - Recovery Cures all abnormal status except K.O. and heals 800HP.				Cures status effects 800 HP healed
	Smite 月華掌	Initial	30 CP	30 AT	30	Single target (1 range + user MOV) Moves user to target
		Craft - Single - Attack A mighty thrusting assault. [Confuse 50%]				Confuse (50% chance, 500 AT)
	Disable 奥義・龍閃脚	Initial	100+ CP	35 AT	40	Single target
		S-Craft - Single - Attack A tremendous multi-stage assault.				—
	Aural Blast 奥義・雷神掌	Level 30	100+ CP	40 AT	100	Circle around target (4 radius)
		S-Craft - Area (M) - Attack A burst of drawn-in energy released from both hands.				—

Trails in the Sky SC

	Name	Acquire	Cost	Delay	Power	Targets/Effect
	Chain 2 チェイン２	Initial	20 CP 30 CP (2nd) 40 CP (3rd)		Special	2: Circle around target (1 radius) 3: Circle around target (2 radius)
		Combination Attack - Area (M) Up to three people charge forth and deal damage.				Delay applied to all participants
	Chain 3 チェイン３	Level 72	20 CP 30 CP (2nd) 40 CP (3rd) 50 CP (4th)		Special	2: Circle around target (1 radius) 3: Circle around target (2 radius) 4: Circle around target (3 radius)
		Combination Attack - Area (L) Up to four people charge forth and deal damage.				Delay applied to all participants
	Taunt 挑発	Initial	20 CP	25 AT	—	All targets
		Craft - Area (All) - Support Temporarily focuses all enemy attention on self. [Rage]				Rage (100% chance, 300 AT)
	Distend 龍神功	Initial	20 CP	22 AT	—	User
		Craft - Self - Support Parameter-boosting breathing technique. [STR&DEF+30%]				STR+30% (800 AT) DEF+30% (800 AT)
	Composure 養命功	Initial	20 CP	30 AT	—	Single target (1 range + user MOV) Moves user to target
		Craft - Single - Recovery Cures all abnormal status except K.O. and heals 800HP.				Cures status effects 800 HP healed
	Smite 月華掌	Initial	30 CP	30 AT	30	Single target (1 range + user MOV) Moves user to target
		Craft - Single - Attack A mighty thrusting assault. [Confuse 50%]				Confuse (50% chance, 300 AT)
	True Distend 真・龍神功	Level 57	20 CP	24 AT	—	User
		Craft - Self - Support Distend mastered. Ups STR and DEF temporarily. [STR&DEF+60%]				STR+60% (800 AT) DEF+60% (800 AT)
	True Composure 真・養命功	Level 60	20 CP	30 AT	—	Single target (1 range + user MOV) Moves user to target
		Craft - Single - Recovery Cures all abnormal status except K.O. and heals 3100HP.				Cures status effects 3100 HP healed
	Thunder God Kick 雷神脚	Level 65	35 CP	30 AT	100	Circle around target (6 range, 2 radius)
		Craft - Area (M) - Attack A downward kick from the sky like a flash of lightning.				—
	True Smite 真・月華掌	Level 84	30 CP	30 AT	130	Single target (1 range + user MOV) Moves user to target
		Craft - Single - Attack Enhanced Smite. Has a more powerful thrust. [Confuse 50%]				Confuse (50% chance, 300 AT)
	Disable 奥義・龍閃脚	Initial	100+ CP	35 AT	40	Single target
		S-Craft - Single - Attack A tremendous multi-stage assault.				—
	Aural Blast 奥義・雷神掌	Initial	100+ CP	40 AT	100	Circle around target (4 radius)
		S-Craft - Area (M) - Attack A burst of drawn-in energy released from both hands.				—
	True Disable 真・龍閃脚	Level 58	100+ CP	35 AT	145	Single target
		S-Craft - Single - Attack Upgraded Disable. Now with overwhelming destructive power.				—
	True Aural Blast 真・雷神掌	Level 74	100+ CP	40 AT	255	Circle around target (4 radius)
		S-Craft - Area (M) - Attack Enhanced Aural Blast. Attacks foes within the area.				—
	Wrath of Genbu 奥義・泰山玄武靠	Level 80	100+ CP	40 AT	370	Circle around target (4 radius)
		S-Craft - Area (M) - Attack Ultimate tackle move using earth power to obliterate foes.				—

Trails in the Sky the 3rd

	Name	Acquire	Cost	Delay	Power	Targets/Effect
	Chain 3 チェイン３	Initial	20 CP 30 CP (2nd) 40 CP (3rd) 50 CP (4th)		Special	2: Circle around target (1 radius) 3: Circle around target (2 radius) 4: Circle around target (3 radius)
		Combination Attack - Area (L) Up to four people charge forth and deal damage.				Delay applied to all participants
	Taunt 挑発	Initial	20 CP	25 AT	—	All targets
		Craft - Area (All) - Debilitate Temporarily focuses all enemy attention on self. [Rage]				Rage (100% chance, 300 AT)
	True Distend 真・龍神功	Initial	20 CP	24 AT	—	User
		Craft - Self - Support Distend mastered. Ups STR and DEF temporarily. [STR&DEF+60%]				STR+60% (800 AT) DEF+60% (800 AT)
	True Composure 真・養命功	Initial	20 CP	30 AT	—	Single target (1 range + user MOV) Moves user to target
		Craft - Single - Recovery Cures all ailments except K.O. and heals 3100 HP.				Cures status effects 3100 HP healed
	True Smite 真・月華掌	Initial	30 CP	30 AT	130	Single target (1 range + user MOV) Moves user to target
		Craft - Single - Attack Enhanced Smite. Has a more powerful thrust. [Confuse 50%]				Confuse (50% chance, 300 AT)
	Thunder God Kick 雷神脚	Initial	35 CP	30 AT	100	Circle around target (6 range, 2 radius)
		Craft - Area (S) - Attack A downward kick from the sky like a flash of lightning.				—
	Supreme Composure 極・養命功	Level 110	20 CP	30 AT	—	Single target (1 range + user MOV) Moves user to target
		Craft - Single - Recovery Heals 13000 HP and cures any (non-K.O.) status ailments.				Cures status effects 13000 HP healed
	Supreme Smite 極・月華掌	Level 120	30 CP	30 AT	250	Single target (1 range + user MOV) Moves user to target
		Craft - Single - Attack An incredibly deadly, perfected Smite. [Confuse 50%]				Confuse (50% chance, 300 AT)
	Supreme Thunder God Kick 極・雷神脚	Level 128	35 CP	30 AT	250	Circle around target (6 range, 2 radius)
		Craft - Area (S) - Attack A downward kick from the sky like a flash of lightning.				—
	True Disable 真・龍閃脚	Initial	100+ CP	35 AT	145	Single target
		S-Craft - Single - Attack An upgraded Disable. Now with overwhelming destructive power.				—
	True Aural Blast 真・雷神掌	Initial	100+ CP	40 AT	255	Circle around target (4 radius)
		S-Craft - Area (M) - Attack An enhanced Aural Blast. Attacks foes within the area.				—
	Wrath of Genbu 奥義・泰山玄武靠	Initial	100+ CP	40 AT	370	Circle around target (4 radius)
		S-Craft - Area (M) - Attack The ultimate tackle using earth power to obliterate foes.				—
	True Wrath of Genbu 絶招・泰山玄武靠	Level 122	100+ CP	40 AT	525	Circle around target (4 radius)
		S-Craft - Area (M) - Attack The ultimate tackle using earth power to obliterate foes.				—

Weapons

• Trails in the Sky FC
• Trails in the Sky SC
• Trails in the Sky the 3rd

Trails in the Sky FC

Name	Description	Location
Brass Knuckles プラスナックル	STR+65 "A reinforced glove made of soft metal."	Chapter 3: Default weapon of Zin
Hide Gauntlet 獣皮の籠手	STR+70 "A specially treated leather gauntlet. Flexible and tough."	Final Chapter: Default weapon of Zin Final Chapter: Weis Arms & Guards
Steel Gauntlet 黒鉄の籠手	STR+85 "An Eastern steel gauntlet. Reinforced with a hardened resin."	Final Chapter: Weis Arms & Guards
Cestus セスタス	STR+100 "A battle gauntlet with rivets implanted in the knuckles."	Final Chapter: Chest in Grancel Sewers (East)
Daedalus Arm ダイダロスアーム	STR+120 "An arcane gauntlet which transforms according to need."	Final Chapter: Chest in Sealed Area

Trails in the Sky SC

Name	Description	Location
Heavy Cestus ヘヴィーセスタス	STR+190 "Combat gauntlets wrapped in tough beast leather."	Chapter 2: Default weapon of Zin Chapter 3: Weis Arms & Guards
Silver Gauntlets 白銀の籠手	STR+205 "Silver gauntlets of Eastern origin. Very flexible."	Chest in Grancel Sewers West Block
Knuckle Gear ナックルギア	STR+235 "Gauntlets with a saw-toothed edge on the knuckles."	Chapter 4: Elger Arms & Guards
Blast Arm ブラストアーム	STR+290 "Gauntlets w/ layers of metal plates to boost striking force."	Chapter 5: Sein Arms & Guards
Byakko's Claws 白虎の爪	STR+305 "Gauntlets with armor-shredding claws on the knuckles."	Chest in Ravennue Trail
Gigant Arm ギガントアーム	STR+340 "Thick gloves built only for strength. Inflexible, but tough."	Chapter 7: Arseille Weapons Dispensary Chapter 8: Every weapon shop
Genbu Shell 玄武甲	STR+355 "Ancient gauntlets adorned by holy Eastern beast designs."	Chapter 7: Chest in Carnelia Altered Space
Hecatonchire ヘカトンケイル	STR+395 "Ancient mechanized gauntlets with explosive strike power."	Final Chapter: Arseille Weapons Dispensary
Briarios プリアレオス	STR+445 "Ancient 'living' gauntlets that merge with the user's arm."	Final Chapter: Chest in Liber Ark Tunnels 2
Avalokiteshvara 千手観音	STR+510 "Mythical gauntlets made from alloying a strange metal."	Zemurian Ore weapon

Trails in the Sky the 3rd

Name	Description	Location
Steel Arms スティームアーム	STR+450 "Steel gauntlets made with thick metal plating."	Default weapon of Zin
Tiger Knuckles バグ・ナク	STR+650 "Claws modeled on a tiger's. The back of them is deadly, too."	Fourth Plane
Kaiser Knuckles カイザーナックル	STR+750/DEX+5/SPD+5 "Gloves that draw out the user's power with a special seal."	Chest in Balstar Channel
Purity Fists 雪花石甲	STR+850 "Pure-white gauntlets that forbid the shedding of blood."	Fifth Plane
Moon Claws 月輪爪	STR+950 "Claws modeled on bear arms. Black fur covers up to the elbow."	Sixth Plane
Gold Crests ゴールドクレスト	STR+1050/DEX+10/SPD+5 "Golden gauntlets from the East. Ornamental yet strong."	Chest in The Looking Glass 1F
Omen Breakers ブレイクオーメン	STR+1150/DEX+15/SPD+10 "Ancient gauntlets that destroy foes from within."	The Abyss
Iron Arms クロガネカイナ	STR+1000/DEX+30/SPD+10 "Once a traveler's. The arms of a lost Goddess statue."	Monster drop: Great Abyss, Doppel Zin, Shield Dwarf, Walter the Direwolf, Doppel Zin
Iron Arms+1 クロガネカイナ+1	STR+1350/DEX+35/SPD+20 "Once a traveler's. The arms of a lost Goddess statue."	Monster drop: Doppel Zin
Acalanatha アチャラナータ	STR+1250/DEX+20/SPD+15 "Gauntlets made from the earth of a sacred mountain in Calvard."	Chest in Phantasmagoria
Tetra Monsters テトラモンスター	STR+1550/DEX+40/SPD+25 "Made from strange ore. Give off four colors of light."	Zemurian Ore weapon

Orbment

• Trails in the Sky FC
• Trails in the Sky SC/3rd
• Akatsuki

Trails in the Sky FC

Line	Slot	→ Cost	Bonus
All —		Initial	Base 50 EP
1 —		Initial	+30 EP
		Initial	+50 EP
2 —		Initial	+30 EP
3 —		Initial	+30 EP
4 —		Initial	+30 EP
Display

Trails in the Sky SC and the 3rd

Line	Slot	→ Cost	→ Cost
All —		×20 ×30 ×3 ×8 ×15	×60 ×90 ×6 ×15 ×30
1 —		×30 ×4 ×9 ×18	×70 ×7 ×17 ×35
		×45 ×5 ×11 ×21	×85 ×8 ×21 ×42
2 —		×30 ×4 ×9 ×18	×70 ×7 ×17 ×35
3 —		×30 ×4 ×9 ×18	×70 ×7 ×17 ×35
4 —		×30 ×45 ×4 ×9 ×18	×70 ×105 ×7 ×17 ×35
		×45 ×5 ×11 ×21	×85 ×8 ×21 ×42
Display

Akatsuki no Kiseki

Line	Slot	Initial	→ Cost	Bonus	→ Cost	Bonus
Master —
1 —		—	×20	+ 0 EP	×100	+ 37 EP
		—	×30	+ 7 EP	×200	+ 50 EP
2 —		—	×20	+ 0 EP	×100	+ 37 EP
		—	×30	+ 7 EP	×200	+ 50 EP
3 —		—	×20	+ 0 EP	×100	+ 37 EP
4 —		—	×20	+ 0 EP	×100	+ 37 EP
Display

Gallery

Trails in the Sky FC

Character Artwork (Evo)

Portrait (Evo)

S-Craft Sky FC Evo

Zin's Gauntlets

Concept art.

Concept art.

Initial proposal.

Portrait

Portrait

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Portrait

Portrait

Portrait

Portrait

Portrait

Portrait

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Portrait

Trails in the Sky SC and the 3rd

Taito Students Zin, Walter and Kilika.

Taito Students Zin, Walter and Kilika (Evo).

Walter versus Ryuga.

Walter versus Ryuga (Evo).

Portrait

Portrait

3rd Evo Journey's End - Star Door 4

SC Key Visual Artwork (Zin - left side)

Kuro no Kiseki

Character artwork

Promotional screenshot

Promotional screenshot

Promotional screenshot

Akatsuki no Kiseki

S-craft in Akatsuki no Kiseki

Other

Sora OL

Trivia

• In the PSP version of Trails in the Sky FC, Zin's name was translated as "Zane", a name that was carried over to the Steam version and subsequently Trails in the Sky SC. In April 2017, XSEED Games corrected his name in both Steam versions back to "Zin".
• Zin's English voice actor, Patrick Seitz, is the same voice of Dogi, a main character from another Falcom series called Ys.