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{{Character infobox
| series          = secret
| name            = Tao Mongarten
| image           = <gallery>
Taoillust.png|A21
Tao Ryza2.png|A22
TaoA24.png|A24
A25Tao.png|A25
</gallery>
| jap name        = タオ・モンガルテン <br> ''Tao Mongaruten''

| taglabel1       = A21
| age1            = 15<ref>https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321907000580/</ref>
| height1         = 156 cm
| occupation1     = Book Researcher
| weapon1         = Battle Sledgehammer
| location1       = [[Kurken Island]]

| taglabel2       = A22
| age2            = 18<ref>https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322007000306/</ref>
| height2         = 170cm
| occupation2     = Scholar-in-training
| weapon2         = Dual Swords
| location2       = Ashra-am Baird

| taglabel3       = A24
| age3            = 19
| height3         = 
| occupation3     = 
| weapon3         = Dual Swords
| location3       = 

| species         = Human
| family          = Unnamed Grandfather
| appearances     = ''[[Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout|Atelier Ryza]]'' <br> 
''[[Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy|Atelier Ryza 2]]'' <br> 
''[[Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key|Atelier Ryza 3]]''
| japanese_voice  = Yui Kondou <small>(Atelier Ryza)</small> <br> {{w|Junta Terashima}} <small>(Atelier Ryza 2 and Atelier Ryza 3)</small>
}}
'''Tao Mongarten''' is one of the main playable characters in ''[[Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout]]'', ''[[Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy]]'' and ''[[Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key]]''.

Tao is childhood friends with [[Reisalin Stout|Ryza]] and [[Lent Marslink|Lent]] who, together, aims to venture out to the mainland and explore the world out from their homeland, although he is the most hesitant out of the group to actually join the voyage. His family owns old books that contain ancient language and aims to discover and learn it as they travel.

He is the brain of the group, analyzing the great unknown of words unfamiliar for all of them. Though, he is also the least courageous in the group and is always reluctant to venture out of his comfort zone but never really backs out as he cares deeply for his friends so in the end, he never leaves them behind.

Tao can be played as the center character exclusively on his very own DLC Episode: '''Interwoven Fate'''.

== Role ==
===Atelier Ryza===
Childhood friend of Ryza and Lent. Tao always walks around with a cryptic old book he found in the basement of his house. Since he's continually trying to decipher it, the villagers consider him to be eccentric. Although he's timid and not the best at socializing, he never abandons his friends. He has a thirst for knowledge that borders on being obsessive, and an extraordinary ability to concentrate.<ref>http://www.koeitecmoeurope.com/ryza/tao.html</ref>

Tao mentions his family's heritage when it comes to involvement into some kind of repairing and maintaining ceremonial altars. The whole truth about this, in addition to why his family had a lot of books at his house with a different set of language, is that the Mongarten Family are the supposedly ones who are tasked with the maintenance of the island since it was first made.

Eventually Tao and Bos become more closer as they were back in childhood as both gives each other a helping hand in researching more about the island, as well as Tao giving Bos information what he knows about the island's origin.

===Atelier Ryza 2===
As briefly mentioned at the end of the first game, Tao leaves his homeland and studies abroad together with [[Bos Brunnen|Bos]] in the royal capital. Currently he is working hard every day to become a scholar. Over the last three years, his puberty drastically changed his appearance as he have grown quite tall, now not having any image of being bullied. He still haven't changed his preference for reading alone though, but since the capital has so much to see and stimulate, Tao now spends more time outside than when he was, constantly and reluctantly, on the island.<ref>https://www.gamecity.ne.jp/atelier/ryza2/tao.html</ref>

== Gameplay - Combat Abilities & Skills ==

=== ''In Atelier Ryza'' ===

==== Active Abilities ====
{| class="mw-collapsible fandom-table"
!Name
!AP
!Description
!Tactic Level Bonuses
|-
|'''Raven's Feather'''
| -
|Deals magic damage to a single target
and recovers AP.
| -
|-
|'''Dark Book''' 
|4
| Deals magic damage to a single target and recovers
AP; has a good chance to inflict Poison.
|[Lv2+]: increases chance to inflict Poison.
[Lv4+]: has a good chance to inflict Curse.
|-
|'''Dusk Flame'''
|5
|Deals fire-based magic damage to a single target.
|[Lv5]: has a slight chance to inflict Burn.
|-
|'''Wedge Knot'''
|6
|Deals physical damage to a single target 
and reduces their SPD.
|[Lv2+]: has a slight chance to increase 
your speed

[Lv4+]: removes all target buffs.
|-
|'''Ensnaring Lure'''
|8
|Deals physical damage to multiple targets 
and reduces their ailment resistance.
|[Lv3+]: further reduces ailment resistance.
[Lv5]: reduces resistance further still.
|-
|'''Deceptive Gambit'''
| -
|[Action Order] Deals physical damage to a single target
and inflicts a random element.
| -
|-
|'''Rock Driller'''
| -
|[Action Order] Deals physical damage to a single target
and inflicts a random element.
| -
|-
|'''Shadow Creeper'''
| -
|[Extra Order] Deals physical damage to a single target;
the more ailments the target has, the more damage it does.
| -
|-
|'''Judgement Hammer'''
| -
|[Fatal Drive] Deals physical damage to a single target;
the more ailments the target has, the more damage it does.
| -
|-
|'''Revival Medicine'''
| -
|[Normal Order] Heals a single ally.
| -
|}
====Passive Abilities====
{| class="mw-collapsible fandom-table"
!Name
!Description
|-
|'''Bookworm'''
|Increases the chance of inflicting ailments.
|-
|'''Pursuing Attacker'''
|Increases damage dealt to stunned targets.
|-
|'''Detect Weakness'''
|Increases the chance of inflicting ailments.
|-
|'''Preparation'''
|Grants you a one-time immunity to all ailments at the start of battle.
|-
|'''Explorer's Wisdom'''
|Increased DEF when Empel is in the party.
|-
|'''Evade Danger'''
|Increases evasion and reduces damage if the target is at least 5 levels
above you.
|-
|'''Optimize Action'''
|Reduces WT when Tactics Level is at 3 or higher.
|-
|'''Crusher in Training'''
|Increases damage when Tactics Level is at 5 or higher.
|-
|'''Aggression Lv1'''
|Slightly increases ATK.
|-
|'''Aggression Lv2'''
|Moderately increases ATK.
|-
|'''Acuity Lv1'''
|Slightly increases critical rate.
|-
|'''Acuity Lv2'''
|Moderately increases critical rate.
|-
|'''Acuity Lv3'''
|Greatly increases critical rate.
|-
|'''Intuition Lv1'''
|Slightly increases evasion.
|-
|'''Intuition Lv2'''
|Moderately increases evasion.
|}
== Gallery ==
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Tao3dmodel.png|Tao's 3D Model in 1st Game
Tao guide.jpg|Tao Character Design in 1st Game
Tao 3dguide.jpg|Tao's 3D Character Design in 1st Game
Tao's fatal drive design.png|Tao's Fatal Drive Pop-up
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Tao3D-Ryza2.png|Tao's 3D model in 2nd Game
Tao2 guide.jpg|Tao's Character Design in 2nd Game
Tao2 3dguide.jpg|Tao's 3D Character Design in 2nd Game

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4-Party Main Menu.jpg|4-Member Party
5-Party Main Menu.jpg|5-Member Party
Complete Party Main Menu.jpg|Main menu if all parties are unlocked
Post-Game Main Menu.jpg|Main Menu after post credits

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Trio in Pixie forest.jpg|Tao, Ryza and Lent at Pixie Forest
Ryza synthesis time.png|Tao and others spying on Ryza
Original Trio Ryza.jpg|Tao's closest friends
AllPlayableCharactersRyza1.png|Tao with the complete party
Summertime in Kurken.jpg|Tao and others at the beach

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== References ==
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