Spicule, also known as Sirocco, is a recurring Special Art in the Star Ocean series. It is an extremely powerful fire-based attack that has been used by protagonists and antagonists alike.

Contents 1 Appearances 1.1 Star Ocean: The Second Story/Second Evolution 1.2 Star Ocean: Till the End of Time 1.2.1 Mastery 2 Etymology 3 Trivia

AppearancesEdit

Star Ocean: The Second Story/Second EvolutionEdit

This Special Art is strictly used by the Wise Man, Michael. He leaps straight up into the air towards a flaming wall and returns to the earth in a blaze that is powerful enough to defeat all party members that have little protection against fire damage. This special art stops time when activated, so once it starts, it can't be stopped.

Star Ocean: Till the End of TimeEdit

Sirocco
Character	Level Acq	HP/MP Useage	Fury%	CP
Adray Lasbard	Massive Folio (Skill Manual)	200/20% HP	26/55	7

When Adray uses Sirocco, he leaps into the air and crashes into the earth head-first, creating a wide-range eruption of flames. It has a long recovery time, leaving Adray vulnerable after performing it. Spicule is also available in the versus battle mode.

MasteryEdit

Skill Level	Points Needed	Total Points
1	0	0
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

EtymologyEdit

Spicule is most likely derived from the Astronomy term, a phenomenon where gas jets up from the surface of the sun. It is also possibly based on the common usage, referring to a sharp or needlelike object, as all versions of the skill involve the user striking the ground with pinpoint accuracy.

TriviaEdit

• Spicule is the first (and currently, only) time a special art debuted as an antagonist's skill and was later adopted by a protagonist in another game. The only comparable skill is Divine Wave, which began as an enemy Special Art but evolved into Symbology in Star Ocean: The Last Hope.
• See Also: A Youtube video demonstrating this skill with several of Michael's (Decus') taunts in Star Ocean: The Second Story (with some comedic relief) Spicule!

Star Ocean: The Second Story/Second Evolution Special Arts
Character Arts
Claude C. Kenny	Phase Gun - Air Slash/Shockwave Swirl - Meteor Palm/Palm of Destruction - Helmetbreak - Sword of Life - Knuckle Burst - Rock Explosion - Double Slash - Dragon Roar - Sword Bomber - Mirror Blade
Ashton Anchors	Twin Thurst - Cross Slash - Vanishing Swords - Northern Cross - Piercing Blades - Hurricane Slash - Deadly Triangle - Dragon Breath - Sword Dance - Tri-Ace
Precis F. Neumann	Rocket Punch - Hop 'n' Step - Hole-y Mole-y - Robbie Tossin' - Parabola Beam - Hammer Slammer - Frakenrobbie - Super Hologram - Forcefield - Robbie's Superbeam
Dias Flac	Air Slash - Chaos Sword - Crescent Cross - Pale Moonlight - Gale Thrust - Moonlight Arc - Phoenix Drive - Full Moon Slash - Deadly Illusion - Phoenix Blast
Bowman Jeane	Explosive Fist - Poison Pellets - Neck Snap - Phoenix Talons - Self Medication - Deadly Intersection - Tornado Fist - Cataclysmic Fist - Inferno Pellets - Petal Fury
Opera Vectra	Flame Launcher - Photon Prison - Tracking Plasma - Dispersion Ray - Blizzard Swirl - Gravitational Sphere - Electric Shockwave - Refraction Beam - Holy Star - Hyperlauncher
Ernest Raviede	Dimensional Whip - Spiral Lash - Arc Swing - Thousand Tails - Sandstorm - Bed of Roses - Thunder Whip - Sonic Whip
Chisato Madison	Roaring Cartwheel - Burning Cards - Gale Somersault - 100,000 Volts - Flamethrower - Rising Dragon - Tear Gas - Missile Strike
Welch Vineyard	Slap - Flick - Left Hand Rule - Spinning Finger - Distraction - Iron Fist - Slappity Slap - Rapid Flick - Mithril Flick - Nibelungaling!
Enemy Arts
Spicule - Wind of Destruction - Divine Wave - Divine Comedy

Star Ocean: Till the End of Time Battle Skills
Support Skills
Active	Stun - Fear - Critical Hit - Loot Item - Drain - Increase HP Damage - Increase MP Damage - Increase HP/MP Damage - Increase Stamina
Passive	Standby Healing - First Aid - Critical HP - Critical MP - No Guard - Quick Symbol - Max Fury - Lucky Star - Common Attack Symbols - Common Support Symbols
Character Skills
Generic	Charge - Aerial
Fayt Leingod	Blade of Fury - Blazing Sword - Side Kick - Ice Blade - Shotgun Blast - Lightning Blade - Air Raid - Dimension Door - Divine Blade - Ethereal Blast
Cliff Fittir	Sphere of Might - Hammer of Might - Electric Fists - Fiery Tackle - Aerial Assault - Fists of Fury - Uppercut - Acrobat Locus - Infinity Kick - Max Shockwave
Nel Zelpher	Shockwave - Shadow Wave - Ice Daggers - Poison Cloud - Whirlwind - Flying Guillotine - Mirror Slice - Divine Wrath - Splitting Sky
Roger S. Huxley	Fiery Axe - Whirling Heat - Land Mines - Flying Torpedo - Piercing Claw - Fiery Fury - Shield & Cannon - Raging Helmet - Bug Triad - Star Fall
Adray Lasbard	Chaos Tide - Titan Fist - Sea Gate - Sirroco - Emotion Torrent
Maria Traydor	Aiming Device - Scatter Beam - Magnetic Field - Pulse Blast - Crescent Locus - Triple Kick - Laser Blast - Gravity Bullet - Energy Burst - Radiation Bots
Albel Nox	Air Slash - Shockwave Swirl - Palm of Destruction - Aura Wall - Double Slash - Vampire Flash - Hand of Doom - Dragon Roar - Air Slash of Fury - Double Slash of Fury
Peppita Rossetti	Magic Hook - Frozen Daggers - Power Dance - Instanto Blast - Panic Dance - Kaboom - Healing Dance - Faerie Friend - Magical Dance - Dream Hammer
Mirage Koas	Sphere of Might - Hammer of Might - Electric Fists - Aerial Assault - Crescent Locus - Triple Kick - Acrobat Locus - Avenger Charge - Infinity Kick - Blazing Cannon
Enemy Arts
Divine Wave - Nibelung Valesti - Binding Field - Celestial Star - Ether Strike