History Characters / OneStepFromEden

* TheRival: To Saffron. If her quotes are anything to go by, Hazel almost never comes out on top. ''Duelists of Eden'' implies it's more of a FriendlyRivalry in that they have a shared palette swap of each others colors titled "Pal Swap".

* TheRival: To Saffron. If her quotes are anything to go by, Hazel almost never comes out on top.

* FragileSpeedster: Her initial loadout focuses on zipping around the battlefield.

* ShoutOut: One of Saffron's alternate skins turns her into Lea, the main character of ''VideoGame/CrossCode''.

[[folder:Dreadwyrm]]

[[folder:Neera]]

A medic from Eden who uses a needle and thread.

-->
----When Violette was little, her mother made her choose an instrument to learn. She chose violins.

-->A reformed[[note]]as of ''Duelists of Eden[[/note]] wielder of destructive magic. Terra has to go out of her way not to break things.

* GuestFighter: From ''Maiden & Spell''

* GuestFighter: From ''VideoGame/FreedomPlanet2''

* GuestFighter: From ''VideoGame/QuantumProtocol''

* GuestFigher: From ''VideoGame/FreedomPlanet2''

!Non-Playable Bosses

[[folder:Gate]]
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* AchillesHeel: Fire absolutely melts the Gate: since it occupies multiple tiles, it can receive up to eight times the normal fire damage if every space it covers is aflame. Imprecise-but-powerful spells that hit random tiles strongly, such as Monsoon, wreck it for a similar reason in that it's far harder for these spells to miss their target. [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs Firestorm, an imprecise spell that leaves flames when it lands, is an amazing choice for this boss.]]
* DamageSpongeBoss: Has a whopping 19,700 HP. For comparison, Serif, the genocide route superboss, has a little less than half its health at 9200 HP.
* FlunkyBoss: Brings out a wide variety of modules to keep you on your toes. These can be anything from [[MoreDakka machine guns that sweep your field]], {{Roboteching}} missiles that hit a plus shape where you are, and -- when it's at sufficiently low health -- [[WaveMotionGun Wave Motion Guns]] that cover three rows at a time.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://ristaccia.bandcamp.com/track/edens-door Eden's Door]].
* TheWorfEffect: Gets one-shotted by Terrable in the Pacifist route.

[[folder:Serif]]
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* FreakOut: Completely loses her cool when struck with Yami, the only spell capable of killing her.
* HeroAntagonist: Since she only shows up on the Genocide route (where you're on a jolly murder spree trying to kill everyone), she qualifies as this by default.
* InterfaceScrew: One of her attacks directly hits the HUD, causing the spell it hits to become consumed.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://ristaccia.bandcamp.com/track/serif-serifs-theme Serif]].
* LightEmUp: Uses light-based attacks.
* MeaningfulName: A "seraph" is an angelic being represented in various religions.
* OhCrap: Her face practically ''screams'' this when she gets taken down with the Yami spell, since it's the only one capable of killing her off.
* PrecisionFStrike: A subdued version happens if you manage to smack her with the Yami spell.
-->'''What The [[SuddenlyShouting HELL IS HAPPENING TO ME?]] ''AHHHH-'''''
* StealthPun: Why is Serif spelled that way? Because she's the only character whose dialogue uses a serif font!
* UnexpectedGameplayChange: Her opening move turns the color-coded red and blue tiles all grey. Both you and her can move around freely on the whole battlefield; your character will automatically turn to face Serif for attacks.
* WingedHumanoid: A pair of angelic wings befitting Eden's guardian.

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* PurposefullyOverpowered: Playing as her is your reward for taking down the absolutely brutal BonusBoss that she is; read any other part of her section for info about that, but one additional bonus of playing as Shopkeeper is that you won't need to fight her as a boss a second time in order to [[spoiler:sate the Genocide run's requirements]]. Again, since she's such a hard fight, that's one of the biggest mercies the game grants you.

[[folder:Saffron]]

[[folder:Reva]]

* BareYourMidriff: Her default costume leaves her midsection exposed.

* BareYourMidriff: Her outfit leaves her stomach exposed.

* ShoutOut: Terra's alternate outfit is based on the Dreadwyrm Heir from Maiden & Spell, an indie game that came out just prior.

* PurposefullyOverpowered: Playing as her is your reward for taking down the absolutely brutal BonusBoss that she is; read any other part of her section for info about that, but one additional bonus of playing as Shopkeeper is that you won't need to fight her as a boss a second time in order to [[spoiler:sate the Genocide run's [[KillEmAll requirements]]]]. Again, since she's such a hard fight, that's one of the biggest mercies the game grants you.

* EverythingsBetterWithPlushies: During a fight against her, Saffron will sometimes deploy a plush version of herself that, [[CounterAttack when damaged, fires fast projectiles back onto the tile a player is standing on]]. The plushie has also been officially {{Defictionaliz|ation}}ed.

* HotScientist: Perhaps just as hot as the [[LethalLavaLand zone]] she can be fought in when playing as other characters. And as her description says:
--> A military scientist, she's adept with all types of spells.

* FantasyGunControl: As its FlavorText points out, Shisou's Revolver is rather impractical as a WeaponOfChoice, due to the ubiquity of spells and more magical weapons pushing guns like his out of favor, making it rather difficult for him to find more ammunition.

* BoringButPractical: Default Saffron has no particular synergies with any mechanics that allow her scale off them better than normal, but compensates with the highest health in the game, a basic weapon that helps carry her through the earlygame, and a OneUp, along with solid mana and regeneration.

* GlassCannon: Not by default, but Saffron's third loadout, Solo, is definitely this, with no starting artifact and only 100 HP, but starts with the powerful Ragnarok spell... as the only spell in her deck. In Patch 1.2, this was changed so while she starts out this way (Though her max HP is changed to 300), she is a case of MagikarpPower due to to starting with the Soul Food Relic, which grants her 50 extra max HP whenever she kills a hostage, granting her the potential to snowball into huge amounts of HP. That being said, she still keeps Ragnarok.

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://ristaccia.bandcamp.com/track/white-knight-revas-theme White Knight]].

* TakingTheBullet: If spared as a boss, Reva will come back to save the player character should they die by blocking the attack that would otherwise be fatal and heal them for 400 HP. [[spoiler: This is necessary in order to get the pacifist ending, as otherwise Terrable's final attack will kill you.]]

* GlassCannon: {{Bullethell}} Gunner trades his mana-generating beam for a faster, higher damage SpreadShot that is hands down the strongest weapon in the game. However, he ''also'' trades in most of his health, leaving him with only 400, barely higher than Solo Saffron, who atleast has the Soul Food Artifact to compensate.

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://ristaccia.bandcamp.com/track/hot-blooded-gunners-theme Hot Blooded]].

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://ristaccia.bandcamp.com/track/fairfrozen-selicys-theme Fairfrozen]].

* PersonalSpaceInvader: As a boss she loves jumping onto your field for melee hits, and can do the same when playable, making powerful short range spells like Shotgun far more useful. Her alternate "Invade" kit is especially geared to this, giving her a Zenith bomb to drop in the middle of an enemy field and a Crossfire spell that deals double-damage to the tile she's standing on.

* ArtEvolution: Terra received a overhaul of her sprites after both the fans and the developer himself expressed how unpleasant she looked at the game's launch. [[spoiler: Terrable's sprites were also updated in a later patch to match her new look and animations.]]

* HeelFaceDoorSlam: At the end of a pacifist run, [[spoiler:you can choose to off her instead of sparing her as the final boss, doing so will make her absent in the ending scenes]].

* {{Leitmotif}}: She has two, actually. Her normal theme is [[https://ristaccia.bandcamp.com/track/unbreakable-terras-theme Unbreakable]]. [[spoiler: As Terrable, her theme is changed to [[https://ristaccia.bandcamp.com/track/one-step-from-eden-terrables-theme One Step From Eden]]]].
* MeaningfulName: "Terra" is the Latin word for "Earth". Her main Focus is Hearth, which revolves around [[DishingOutDirt earth based attacks.]]
* MirrorMatch: [[spoiler: Even when playing as Terra, Terrable is your final opponent in a pacifist run, with no explanation. Character-specific dialogue suggests the fight is an EnemyWithout scenario, as the latter may claim "You're nothing without me!". Interestingly, the hand extended to her in the ending scene defaults to Saffron's.]]

* UngratefulBastard: [[spoiler: Terra comes back for one more round at the end of a pacifist run despite being spared earlier. After defeating her again, the player can spare her a second time, in which case she has a true HeelFaceTurn, or they can [[HeelFaceDoorSlam finish her off]] and head into Eden with everyone else.]]

* FantasyGunControl: As it's FlavorText points out, Shisou's Revolver is rather impractical as a WeaponOfChoice, due to the ubiquity of spells and more magical weapons pushing guns like his out of favor, making it rather difficult for him to find more ammunition.

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://ristaccia.bandcamp.com/track/neverending-song-violettes-theme Neverending Song]].

* RewardingVandalism: Defeating and sparing the Shopkeeper will have her occasionally appear to give you money. Executing her instead [[spoiler:grants you "Yami", the key to killing Serif in a Genocide run.]]

* JackOfAllStats: Saffron can draft any direction she wishes and will be equally effective, as

* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: When snapping a [[ActionPet pet]] to a tile she is standing on (G key by default), Saffron will kneel down to pet it, complete with a HeartSymbol being generated above the pet's head.

* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: When snapping a [[ActionPet pet]] to a tile she is standing on (G key by default), Saffron will kneel down to pet it, complete with a HeartSymbol above her.

[[folder: Saffron]]

* {{BFS}}: If spared as a boss, Saffron will occasionally assist the player by using Ragnarok on a random enemy, which calls one of these from the sky to inflict massive damage and break a tile. [[spoiler: In any pacifist ending except her own or Reva's, she'll assist in bringing Terrable down by using Ragnarok.]] This is also how she executes you if you lose to her boss fight.