Tasla/Riblam

Tasla/Riblam is a type of weapon in Odin Sphere.
==Weapon Summary==
Tasla/Riblam is a red crystal tipped crossbow blaster that belonged to queen elfaria which was created and forged by brom and it is the weapon that mercedes uses in the game as her primary fighting weapon and it is the only psypher weapon that uses range mode instead of a melee attack.
This is the only ranged psypher weapon in the main storyline, compared to other psypher weapons that are totally melee in attacking while this one shoots projectiles in it's attacking type rather than a melee.
== Background Story ==
The Tasla was constructed by the royal blacksmith, Brom, for Queen Elfaria as a means to turn the tide in the war between Ringford and Ragnanival. But after Queen Elfaria was mortally wounded by Demon Lord Odin, she gave the Tasla to her daughter Mercedes before passing on to the heavens. Tasla was re-named Riblam after Brom reforged it in order to destroy the Demon Lord's Psypher, Balor, causing Riblam to be the only Psypher that can destroy another. It is speculated that after destroying the Balor, the Riblam lost is Psypher-destroying properties as Mercedes fought Gwendolyn and her Spear was still intact. However, one must also consider that the Psypher Spear is a much smaller target than Balor.
The Riblam was not sacrificed into the Cauldron, and instead its crystal can be seen in the roots of a great tree at the end of the credits.
== As a weapon ==
In both the original game and Leifthrasir, shots fired from Mercedes' Tasla have a long reach that is only matched by Graveryl. . It is capable of rapid fire and can shoot numerous blasts in one shot. If the trigger is held long enough, it can shoot a massive homing spread shot capable of taking out several foes at once. Instead of a power gauge, Mercedes has a limited amount of ammo, and must reload when she runs out. Due to her rapid-fire abilities with Riblam, Mercedes can easily deal high amounts of damage in a short period of time, while remaining relatively safe by staying as far from enemies as possible. When using Unlimited Power it gives her unlimited ammo instead, drastically increasing her damage output. Tasla (Riblam) is the only one that doesn't learn Cyclone skill. Instead, she learned Piercing Shot. As of Leifthrasir the weapon gives Mercedes the power to shoot multiple types of shots while also giving her the ability to summon spirits to help her shoot more arcane bolts.
== Gallery Artworks ==
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