Welch Vineyard

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Welch Vineyard

Welch in First Departure

Name

Welch Vineyard

Japanese Name

Welch Vineyard

Also known as

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Kana

ウェルチ・ビンヤード

Romaji

Weruchi Binyādo

Age

Unknown (appears 18)

DOB

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Type

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Weapon

Handy sticks

Height

Unknown

Weight

Unknown

Sex

Female

Favorite Food

Chocolate Banana

Homeworld

Unknown

Race

Unknown

Is first seen on

Peterny (Till the End of Time), Roak (First Departure), Lacuer (Second Evolution), Calnus (The Last Hope)

Appears in

Star Ocean: The Last Hope, Star Ocean: First Departure, Star Ocean: Second Evolution, Star Ocean: Till the End of Time

Japanese Voice Actor

Tomoe Hanba

English Voice Actor

Melissa Fahn (First Departure + Second Evolution), Julie Maddalena (Till the End of Time), Laura Bailey (The Last Hope)

Welch Vineyard is one of the most recurring characters in the Star Ocean series, first appearing in Star Ocean: Till the End of Time as a non-player character, then making appearances in Star Ocean: First Departure and Star Ocean: Second Evolution as a playable character, and finally reappearing in Star Ocean: The Last Hope as a non-playable character.

Of unknown nature, Welch always appears as an eccentric youth, normally blonde and dressed with blue garments (Star Ocean: The Last Hope being the exception, where she exchanges blue and blonde for purple). She is always friendly and helpful to the party, in opposition to the arrogant Puffy, of similiar mysterious origin.

[edit] Story

[edit] Star Ocean: First Departure

Welch is found by the party in a remote hut, working on her inventions. Ronyx notes that most of her inventions are far more advanced than anything they have found on Roak, making him wonder who she is, exactly. Welch doesn't care to give any details, and asks Roddick if she can travel with him. Roddick agrees, and Welch is more than happy to tag along.

In the end, Welch is back in her hut, busy working on her inventions, where she says that her work is now done. She then laments letting Roddick get away from her, and gets angry at the thought of him getting "busy" with Millie. She then wonders how Ronyx and Ilia are doing, thinking about what would happen if they had a child, and commenting on how tough that kid would have it with Ronyx as his dad.

[edit] Star Ocean: Second Evolution

Welch can be recruited in a PA in Lacuer Castle, immediately after the Lacuer Armory Contest. You must have a total of 4 members in your party.

[edit] Star Ocean: Till the End of Time

Welch is found working in the Craftsman Guild in the Trading Town of Peterny. She is found sleeping at her desk, but is thrilled when Fayt asks to sign up to be an inventor. She gives Fayt a run down on how to be an inventor, and then hands him the Compact Communicator, a device far more advanced than anything found on Elicoor II.

[edit] Star Ocean: The Last Hope

Welch appears as the head of Item Creation, working as a support member for the Calnus crew at the SRF base back on Earth. She communicates with the crew via a holographic chamber in the Calnus, which she uses to great effect to mess with the others with things such as appearing to fly or utilizing the transparent nature of her projection. She's also has a touch of a romantic interest in her, convinced that Edge and Reimi are a couple and showing interest when Lymle and Faize accidently share a kiss in one P.A.

[edit] Equipment

Welch's weapons are "handy sticks", which are exactly as the name implies. It should also be noted that none of her handy sticks have elemental affinities or special powers.

[edit] Abilities

"Nibelung-something or other!"

—Welch, upon performing Nibelungaling

[edit] Star Ocean: First Departure

[edit] Star Ocean: Second Evolution

The Symbol of the Gods item, which teaches Welch the Nibelungaling move, can be acquired by having Welch use Crafting on the Smooth Crystal. In First Departure, the Smooth Crystal is obtained at the lowermost level of the Cave of the Seven Stars; in Second Evolution, the item is obtained in Eluria Tower (via VR Expel only).

[edit] Dictionary Entry

A young woman who runs the Craftsman's Guild in Peterny. This working woman is smart, good-looking, has a good personality, and even the Guild Master who leads the Craftsman's Guild is no match for her.

[edit] Trivia

• At the end of Star Ocean: First Departure, Welch has what appears to be the Eye of Truth, an OPA that was found during the main story, that posses the abillity to open portals to different locations. In Star Ocean: Second Evolution, she appears falling from the sky in Lacuer. It could be a possibility that she used the Eye of Truth to move around in the Galaxy.
• Welch's ultimate skill, "Nibelungaling!", is is a reference to the recurring Purify Wierd Soul/Soul Crush, Nibelung Valesti, belonging to Valkyrie characters in the Valkyrie Profile series, another game developed by tri-Ace and published by (Square-)Enix.
• Welch is the only character in Second Evolution to have a special recruitment requirement having to do with how many party members you have. Every other character has to do with the scenario or PA's
• It is interesting to note that her name is similar, if not equal, to that of the company "Welch's Grape Juice". This connection is reenforced by the fact that grape come from vineyards, her last name.

[edit] Gallery

Welch as she appears in Star Ocean: Second Evolution

Welch as she appears in Star Ocean: Till the End of Time

Welch as she appears in Star Ocean: The Last Hope

Nibelungaling!