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Ars Solum

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Ars Solum (ソロアルカナム Soro Arukanamu?, lit. "Solo Arcanum") is a technique in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. The user assails enemies with a ferocious multi-hit combo that leaves petals of darkness in its wake, and can add three additional hits by pressing Triangle successfully when the on-screen prompts appear.

Mechanics

In Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Ars Solum is an Ultimate attack command exclusive to Terra. It takes up two slots, has a maximum level of 6, a normal reload time of 25 seconds, and fills the Command Gauge by 6% per hit.

Learning Ars Solum

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep

Recipes

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep

Ars Solum is a Ultimate-class Attack Command that can be melded through seven different recipes, listed in the Giga Attack Recipe.

  • The first recipe can only be melded by Terra, and is a type I recipe that has a 5% success rate.
  • The second recipe can only be melded by Terra, and is a type B recipe that has a 20% success rate.
  • The third recipe can only be melded by Terra, and is a type B recipe that has a 20% success rate.
  • The fourth recipe can only be melded by Terra, and is a type F recipe that has a 20% success rate.
  • The fifth recipe can only be melded by Terra, and is a type K recipe that has a 5% success rate.
  • The sixth recipe can only be melded by Terra, and is a type K recipe that has a 5% success rate.
  • The seventh recipe can only be melded by Terra, and is a type L recipe that has a 5% success rate.

Other appearances

Terra-Xehanort inherits this technique from Terra, and uses it during his boss battle, though the speed and number of hits are greatly increased through the power of darkness.

Etymology

"Ars Solum" is a pun on the ability's original name "Solo Arcanum" (roughly, "Unique Secret"/"[the] Only Secret" in Latin), and Last Arcanum's dub name of "Ars Arcanum" (roughly, "Secret Technique"). As such, it is meant to mean "First Technique". "Solum" can also be read as "ground" or "earth" in Latin, playing on Terra's own name.

See also