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I am who I am. Whether it's opposing the gods or cooperating with demons... I shall do as I please. It is simply a matter of doing what I think is right.
― Adray Lasbard

Adray Lasbard (アドレー・ラーズバード, Adorē Rāzubādo?, lit. Adlai Lasbird) is a playable character from Star Ocean: Till the End of Time. He is an ex-Crimson Blade and the father of current Crimson Blade chief Clair Lasbard. Along with Nevelle Zelpher, the two actively supported their homeland.

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Adray is former Crimson Blade. Together with Nevelle Zelpher, he supported the growth and prosperity of the Sacred Kingdom of Aquaria. There are many rumors regarding his life; among his many rumored feats, he is said to have conquered the colossal shark Nikson using on his bare hands, fought intensely with the Dragon Brigade, or even appear in the western sky only to disappear, "zigzagging his way to the other end of the skies".

Due to his brash nature, he is often sent on dangerous missions so he doesn't get in the way of the more diplomatic events. This explains Adray's absence throughout a fair amount of the events of Star Ocean 3, as he was in the northern areas of Gaitt. After the game's end, he took up work as an explorer of the seas away from his previous role on the frontline. If the player chooses to see the queen in her throne room in Aquaria before heading to the Vox boss fight, Adray will appear and be recruited for the battle until leaving Elicoor II for the Moonbase. Adray then permanently joins the party outside of Sulferio after obtaining the Sacred Orb. Alternatively, if the player doesn't recruit him for the Vox fight, he can be recruited by visiting the queen's chamber after Gemity has been visited the first time.

When the party meets Clair Lasbard, she hints that she followed her father's footsteps in a similar manner to Nel, but she'll tell Fayt that she hopes her father isn't causing any problems for them when Adray is first brought to her base. It seems that most of the Crimson Blades seem to think of Adray as a nuisance despite his battle ability. His relationship with his daughter seems to hint that the two may have had a falling out sometime in the past, although Adray only wishes the best for her. Their strained bond is evident in Clair's reportedly violent reaction to her father having tea in her room after escorting the Queen back to Aquios, and Adray's decision to peek at her diary (which he implies he has done before) to see if she's hiding anything from him. He later seems bent on finding an "ideal husband" for her, only resulting in further problems despite his intent.

Being a high-ranking member of Aquaria's military, Adray once looked forward to facing Airyglyph's Black Brigade captain, Glou Nox, in battle, a man he considered a rival as they were both commanders in opposing armies. Before this could take place, however, Glou was killed in an unrelated incident involving his son's initiation ritual with an Air Dragon. Disheartened, having never gotten the chance to face his rival, Adray was once again excited with the prospect of meeting Glou's son, Albel, once the two nations decided on a truce while battling the common threat of the Vendeeni. Adray was teeming with excitement at wondering what sort of man Albel would be, but Adray was somewhat disappointed upon meeting him. His impression of Albel was that despite his reputation for cruelty, his appearance was "weak" and thus not a suitable rival, although the two would go on to battle foes in another dimension together, with Adray eventually recognizing Albel's ability over time.

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The gods must love me to give me the opportunity to fight the reputable dragon Crosell! Yes! Yes!!!
― Adray

Although Adray has great knowledge and makes good use of symbology, he hates deskwork, as he has a hard time sitting still. Knowing this, people around him never make him do that kind of work.

Adray does not appear especially devout, and when the Vendeeni raid the Shrine of Kaddan for the Sacred Orb, Adray offers to simply hand over the Orb to them, despite the Orb playing an important role in the religion of Apris and establishment of the Holy Lake that surrounds Aquios.

Gameplay[]

In Star Ocean: Till the End of Time Adray is a hybrid character, using both symbology and physical attacks with katanas (though he never unsheathes his katana, instead opting to hit enemies with the sheath.) Unfortunately, he doesn't excel in either field in particular, though he does benefit from much faster casting times compared to Sophia's. He is often best used as a support character to power up allies or attack enemies from afar.

Adray also made an appearance in Star Ocean: Anamnesis as both a playable character, a 5-7☆ Attacker who uses blade & sheathes, and as an enemy boss.

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  • Like Mirage Koas, Adray was added into the Director's Cut. Unlike Mirage, who was part of the story in the original version of the game, Adray is a completely original character who was not in the original version of the game at all.
  • Both of Adray's voice actors, Unshou Ishizuka and Beau Billingslea, provide the voices for the character Jet from the anime Cowboy Bebop.
  • The bottom of his Holy Samurai robe resembles that of a white mage from another Square Enix series, Final Fantasy.

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