| abstract | - This spell is labeled Earth Shaker during battle in Tales of Eternia. Hyades and Regulus also say "Earth Shaker" when they cast the spell. However, the voices of Keele Zeibel and Meredy both say "Ground Dasher" upon activation of the spell, and all menu entries list the same voiced name. The animation of this spell was modified to accommodate the 3-line battle system of Tales of Rebirth, affecting only a single line centered around the target. Tales of the Abyss maintains the same linear effect despite the 3D battlefield and mechanics, providing a narrow effect range that is easily avoidable. Later 3D games shifted back to a wider and more circular effect range. In Tales of Innocence, Ground Dasher appears as an arcane arte for Ricardo Soldato. When the arte is used, Ricardo shoots an Earth-elemental brown projectile which moves in a straight line along the ground. This is one instance of a spell being converted into a physical attack with zero spellcasting delay, a pattern which continues with Freeze Lancer, Aqua Laser, and Pikohan in different games throughout the series. Ground Dasher is often used as a component to activate other more powerful attacks. In Tales of Symphonia, if Genis Sage uses this spell while Raine Sage uses Ray during a Unison Attack, the resulting compound unison attack is Prism Stars. In Tales of the Abyss, if Ground Dasher is used within a fully-charged Water or Dark FOF Circle, it becomes Frigid Coffin. In Tales of Hearts, if either Beryl Benito or Kunzite are summoned into battle using the Connect Command panel while controlling the opposite character to use both this spell and Negative Gate at the same time, the resulting combination arte is Gravity.
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