History Characters / AzurLaneSirens

The Magister (previusly the Inquisitor before it was retranslated) laments the fact that humanity couldn't win even with the power of the Sirens[[note]]Changed to power of the Oceans in the EN Version of the Game[[/note]], and talks evolution and the tragic ending due to their weakness. The Magister then tells his "beloved Zero" to begin the Inquisition Plan, telling Zero the past of humanity is now in her hands. Accepting the mission, Zero leaves as the Magister goes on a suicidal last stand.

[[caption-width-right:350:The Inquisitor's Beloved]]

The Inquisitor laments the fact that humanity couldn't win even with the power of the Sirens[[note]]Changed to power of the Oceans in the EN Version of the Game[[/note]], and talks evolution and the tragic ending due to their weakness. The Inquisitor then tells his "beloved Zero" to begin the Inquisition Plan, telling Zero the past of humanity is now in her hands. Accepting the mission, Zero leaves as the Inquisitor goes on a suicidal last stand.

** In her debut scene, her conversation with the Inquisitor:

--> '''The Inquisitor''': "Evolution through unending selection and strife. Until we have a sample with power to defeat them. Countless lives will be lost in the process. But that is the price of our (humanity) weakness."

--> '''The Inquisitor''': "Seems like this is it. My beloved Zero."

--> '''The Inquisitor''': "Commence the operation. The future, no, the past of humanity is in your hand."

--> '''Observer Zero''': "The Inquisitor is not taking visitors today."[[note]]The EN Version has Inquisitor mistranslated as "Master Arbiter"[[/note]]

* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler: At least according to Ashes. Dreamweaver is in charge of executing the "Inquisitor Plan" which was meant to ultimately have both Sirens and Ashes work together. Dreamweaver had a problem in executing the plan, the plan in progress didn't match the original plan by Creator, Magister, and the Inquisitor and the Sirens made a mistake, with Dreamweaver usually destroying failed timelines. This eventually causes Ashes to separate themselves from the Sirens. ]]
* IHaveManyNames: Apart from being Observer Zero, she has been called Lyn by the Inquisitor, and the English version of Fallen Wings also names her [[https://i.redd.it/9boemvwcg6v11.jpg Dearmweaver]] (which might or might not be intended to be Dreamweaver).

%%* ArcherArchetype: Like Enterprise, G carries a large metallic bow which she seems to use as an aircraft launcher. She also fits the archetype straighter, being much colder, detached, and generally DarkerAndEdgier.

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[[Characters/AzurLaneMETA META]] | [[Characters/AzurLaneAshes Ashes]] | [[Characters/AzurLaneOthers Others]] | '''Sirens''']]-]

* TheTease: Openly flirtatious with the Commander during the 2024 Special Popularity Poll.

* MsExposition: Her appearance in the epilogue of "The Fool's Scales" confirms that [[spoiler:Arbiter: The Hierophant V was influenced by Deus X]].

--> '''Observer Zero''': "There once was a white whale by the name of Moby Dick. And the story of the men who pursued it - that is, the tale of their adventure - is connected by a chain of excitement and disappointment, hope and despair. We believe that they will locate Moby Dick eventually. Otherwise, their story would never have a conclusion. And all stories, whether comedy or tragedy, must have closure. Regardless of how this story ends, I will continue to observe. If that Beacon you placed serves as a space-time signpost that can bend timelines... then I deem it necessary to augment my Master's authority over timeline observation, control, and travel. We will not let you crush our hopes. We are hope itself. Arbiter: The Empress-III, initiate startup sequence. Protect the future of the Past to your dying breath."
--> '''Arbiter: The Empress-III''': "I have already witnessed their end. Pray that this world can keep me entertained..."

* TheCameo: She briefly appears at the end of the Ashen Simulacrum event. Considering the nature of the Operation Siren game mode (featuring boss battles against the Arbiters), she's likely going to have a significant role there down the line.
** She makes another appearance in the ending of Khorovod of Dawn's Rime alongside Observer Zero, commenting on the Commander blinking out of the timeline within microseconds (implied to be the three Strings scenes). (In the CN script, she also confirms Zero's suspicions that Observer Alpha has something unique about her, but even unique Observers like Alpha shouldn't be able to detect Empress manipulating their experiments.)

* INeedYouStronger: The Sirens goal is revealed to force Humanity and the Shipgirls to evolve through war and strife and achieve "Flawlessness", possibly to defeat an even stronger enemy.

** In JP, "Antiochus" is ''[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Anti-X]]'', [[spoiler:with the unknown enemy simply called 'X'.]]

* BigBad: Of "The Fool's Scales".

* BigBad: Of "Tower of Transcendence".

* BigBad: Of "Parallel Superimposition".

* EarlyBirdCameo: She has appeared multiple times in earlier events, but only as a fleeting shadow in nightmares. She makes her proper debut in "The Fool's Scales".

* GhostMemory: It's implied that she gives the Commander a record of her origin when they meet each other in-person during "The Fool's Scales": she was the first of the Arbiter Program (Dr. Aoste considered Zero one-of-a-kind and unrelated to the Arbiters), and Dr. Aoste strengthened her recognition of language and concepts and installed modules to heighten her empathy and friendliness, such that she easily passed the Turing test. He designed her primarily to [[spoiler:obliterate Deus X for all the human lives lost by its hand]].

* ItCanThink: Dr. Aoste explicitly told Dr. Anzeel that Hierophant's the first Siren designed to "understand others on a deeper level and express emotions like any human being".

* WildCard: [[spoiler:In the epilogue, Arbiter: The Empress III notes that Hierophant has apparently been compromised by Deus X in some way, and wonders why Hierophant didn't trigger her self-destruct protocol. Notably, if the Commander agrees with Dr. Anzeel and thinks Deus X can be reasoned with, he sees a flash of light in Hierophant's eyes, implying '''she wants Deus X and humanity to be at peace'''.]]

* BigBad: Of the Tower of Transcendence event.

* TheSpeechless: Doesn't say a word when encountered or damaged.

* BigBad: Of the Paralel Superimposition event.

* SupportPartyMember: She is able to enhance other arbiters and make them stronger.

* ItCanThink: Dr. Aoste explicitly tells Dr. Anzeel that Hierophant's the first Siren designed to "understand others on a deeper level and express emotions like any human being".

* HijackedByGanon: Her unique generic ships apparently came from a new faction summoned by Marco Polo, but they turn out to be just Sirens.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: She looks more like an Abyssal from VideoGame/KanColle than a Siren, having more organic parts than the others that are almost purely mechanical. She also has unique generic ships that are not only uniquely named, but also looks like belong to [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 Nurgle Cultists]] or The Beast from VideoGame/{{Homeworld}}.
* WildCard: [[spoiler:In the epilogue, Arbiter: The Empress III notes that Hierophant has apparently been affected by Deus X in some way, and wonders why she didn't trigger her self-destruct protocol since she was compromised. Notably, if the Commander agrees with Dr. Anzeel and thinks Deus X can be reasoned with, ''Hierophant's eyes gain a faint light'', implying she '''wants Deus X and humanity to be at peace'''.]]

* BigBad: Of The Fool's Scale event
* EarlyBirdCameo: She has appeared multiple times in earlier events, but only as a fleeting shadow in nightmares. She is only introduced in The Fool's Scale event
* EldritchAbomination: Her appearance in nightmares gives her this feeling, also the unique design of her generic ships that appears like a twisted mishmash of mechanical and organic parts.
* HijackedByGanon: Her unique generic ships apparently came from a new faction summoned by Marco Polo, but it turns out it is another Siren.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: She looks more like an Abyssal from VideoGame/KanColle than a Siren, having more organic parts than the others that are almost purely mechanical. She also has unique generic ships that are not only uniquely named, but also looks like belong to [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 Nurgle Cultists]] or The Beast from VideoGame/{{Homeworld}}.

* {{Kaiju}}: If her artwork is to be believed... her rigging is '''''massive''''' compared to her.

* MultiArmedAndDangerous: She has [[Franchise/SpiderMan Doc Ock]]-style mechanical arms on her back with weapons on them.