Characters / Aristeia

These are the Aristos of ‘’Aristeia’’:

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Core Game

Maximus

• Celebrity Endorsement: In-Universe example: Maximus promotes Moto.tronica, the company that makes combat equipment for Pan Oceania. His "weapon", the Jotum Shield, references the Jotum TAG from Infinity (incidentally also the most heavily armored unit in the game).
• The Big Guy: Maximus is a tall muscular man clad in a suit of armor.
• Expy: Of Reinhardt.
• Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me: Maximus wields an impressive-looking shield.
• Mighty Glacier: He's the slowest Aristo.
• The Juggernaut: His Agility is a Critical Success, meaning he cannot be held down in place by another Aristo, with the exception of an enemy Maximus rolling a Critical Block on his Brawn. He can still be Immobilized by different means though.
• Propaganda Hero

Gata

• Cat Girl: She sports cat ears and a tail.
• Combat Parkour: Gata's main gimmick.
• Expy: Of Tracer.
• Rags to Riches: Her Parkour skills come from growing up in a favela.

Major Lunah

• Animal Battle Aura: Ricochet and Snake Bite Tactics Cards feature what looks like a cobra spirit. It could possibly be special effects or a hologram in-universe.
• Cold Sniper: Her skills with her rifle are nothing to sneeze at.
• Expy: Of Widowmaker as well as of Ana Amari.

Hexxer

• The Blank
• The Faceless
• Playful Hacker

Miyamoto Mushashi

• Expy: Of Hanzo.
• No Historical Figures Were Harmed: In-universe explanation for spelling his name Mushashi.
• Rōnin: He’s a recreation of the original Miyamoto Musashi.
  • Doubly so after he runs away in Infinity.

8-Ball

• Acrofatic: He moves fast for somebody of his girth.
• Animal-Themed Superbeing: He resembles a panda.

Wild Bill

• Cool Old Guy: The only Aristo with gray hair. A deliberate choice in a universe where rejuvenation procedures are common. Just to hammer this home Wild Bill is featured on the common Tactic "Fortune Favors the Badass".
• The Gunslinger: As would befit an Expy of Cassidy.
• Playing Cards Motif: All of Wild Bill Tactics Cards are named after Aces. He also has a Switch that allows drawing extra Tactics.

Parvati

• Expy: Of Symmetra mixed with Mercy.
• Combat Medic
• Robot Girl

Soldiers of Fortune

Hannibal

• Boring Yet Practical: Hannibal has no Switches and his main ability is giving extra dice or actions to other Aristos, his Tactic cards included. It is extremely useful, but it also means that his own turn often boils down to positioning him so that he can see more enemies and/or shooting his shotgun, which has only one die.
• Expy: Of John "Hannibal" Smith from The A-Team.

Laxmee

• Expy: Of Sombra, although Infinity had colorful African hackers before.
• Playful Hacker
• Witch Doctor: "Maya has its own spirits, and I am their laibon."

Valkyrie

• The Big Gal
• The Juggernaut: Subverted: Valkyrie is completely immune to being forcibly moved once she's in place.

Senor Massacre

• Expy: Of Deadpool.
• Healing Factor
• I Shall Taunt You: While not the only Aristo able to Taunt enemies, Senor Massacre is built predominately around this mechanic.

Smoke and Mirrors

Kozmo

• Expy: Of D.Va
• Lightning Bruiser: Although Kozmo's default movement is 3, Meteoric Charge can add another 5 points of movement to her pool. This depletes her Action Points though.
• The Unseen: We are informed Kosmo's pilot is a Japanese girl named Noriko Ayase, but she is never shown.

Murtair

• Brave Scot
• Hot Blooded Sideburns: And red at that!
• The Berserker
• Man in a Kilt
• Mean Character, Nice Actor: According to his bio page Murtair is a very nice and approachable person when he's not tearing people apart and drinking their blood in the Hexa Dome.
• Our Werewolves Are Different: Murtair is a hybrid human/alien, sharing traits with both Dog-Warriors and Wulvers from Infinity. Since there is no implication about him undergoing any transformation, he's most likely a particularly dog-like Wulver.

Padre Inquisitor Mendoza

• Combat Medic
• Knight Templar
• Kill It with Fire: He even rests his foot on flame!
• Propaganda Hero: Mendoza is a war veteran and has movies made about him, clearly aimed to inspire citizens to join the war effort on Paradiso.

Taowu

• Counterspell: One of Taowu's Tactic Cards is just another "No!" that each player has one of by default.
• Evil Mustache
• Non-Action Guy: Taowu messes with the opponent's Tactics a lot, but he cannot fight aside from the default Contender shot. His Switches and Automatic Ability also discourage the opponent from fighting him.
• Supernatural Fear Inducer: He immobilizes enemies by scaring them.
• Yellow Peril: [Word of God According to Bostria]] "He's evil because he's from Yu Jing, you know."

Human Fate

Bixie

• An Arm and a Leg: Losing her legs from knees down was part of the deal of becoming an Aristo. Officially she lost them due to a Pan Oceania attack on Svalarheima.
• Artificial Limbs: Legs in this case.
• Cat Girl: Bixie sports cat-like claws, robotic paws, tail and hairdo reminiscent of cat ears. Her name refers to a mythological lion-like creature.
• Propaganda Hero: Specifically made by Yu Jing for this reason.
• The Rival: Gata's. In the larger picture of Pan Oceania as a whole.

Dart

• Egomaniac Hunter: Before joining Aristeia.
• The Straight and Arrow Path

Eclypse

• Dark Is Not Evil
• Legacy Character: Of the previous (male) Eclypse, who was killed beyond resurrection.

Prysm

• Barehanded Blade Block: Not exactly bare-handed, but one of the Tactics Card shows Prysm catching Mushashi's sword with one hand.
• Passionate Sports Girl
• Power Crystal
• Practical Taunt: Unlike other Taunting Aristos, Prysm forces the taunted enemy to attack her, where in other cases the taunted can simply forgo using an attack at all.

Legendary Bahadurs

Final Boss

• Back in the Saddle: The Core set introduces Final Boss as a retired Aristo turned commentator. This expansion puts him back in the Hexa Dome.
• Big Red Devil: As a chimera he made himself look that way.
• Even the Guys Want Him: Final Boss is equipped with I-Khol, a powerful perfume that startles the opponents by making them attracted to the target.
• Expy: Of Hellboy.
• Horn Attack: Thanks to being a Horned Humanoid.
• Improvised Weapon: "Wiiilmaaa!" Tactic Card shows Final Boss throwing a crate. It allows the player to hit another Aristo with an Obstacle.

Koorie Queen

• Battle Boomerang: A huge one.

Oberon

• Last of His Kind: Since Oberon program has been stopped, this Oberon is the last one in use.
• Our Elves Are Different: Oberon is a limited AI in a physical body and his el.ven appearance is thanks to a fantasy-themed Aristeia season

Shona Carano

• BFS: Shona's trademark claymore.