History Characters / ArknightsCastersNToZ

* SignificantBirthDate: His birthday was made as September 1st, as it was the day that the last passenger pigeon died.

* OvershadowedByAwesome: Make no mistake, Steward ''is'' a quite serviceable DPS Caster if you're looking to build a low-rarity team, but he's often benched due to players also receiving the (free) 5-star Amiya right off the bat, who despite her MagikarpPower is still leagues above him power-wise. And to make it even worse for him, players will unlock Amiya ''before'' Steward becomes playable, thus giving them little reason to ever field him in the first place.
** That is not to say Steward is completely without merits, however, especially since Amiya herself suffers significant drawbacks to her kit that prevents her from being a direct upgrade towards lower-rarity Casters, Steward included[[note]]Amiya's second and third skills are substantially more powerful than Steward's, but [[NecessaryDrawback cannot be used safely without stunning or knocking herself out]][[/note]]. While he is obviously still completely overshadowed in the presence of high-tier ST Casters like Eyjafjalla, his unique talent, '''Armor Break''', changes his target priority to focus on big beefy enemies (who often have low RES) instead of cannon fodder, allowing him to snipe them without being distracted, which is something Amiya cannot do. When coupled with his skill Power Strike α, which he will proc very frequently due to its low SP cost, he can melt through high defense enemies with relative ease, granting him a useful niche in dealing with durable enemies throughout early to mid game, especially when the player has not acquired any high-rarity Casters yet.

* NonActionGuy: As Elliot, he does not partake in battle, with Kal'tsit doing the fighting instead. Subverted in adulthood.

'''Casters''' are a Sniper's answer to sturdy high-DEF opponents. Whereas the latter are more comfortable with mowing down lightly-armored targets, the former are very well suited in dealing with [[StoneWall Stone Walls]], who are often very lacking in RES. However, Casters tend to have less range than Sniper and have slightly lower attack speed. Casters are classified based on their targeting behavior.

* '''[=AoE=]''' Casters have lower attack speed compared to their Single Target counterparts, along with a higher DP cost to boot. In return, they are capable of blasting multiple clustered enemy units in one attack, making them useful in helping clear out groups of reasonably sturdy foes.useful in helping clear out groups of reasonably sturdy foes.

->'''Real Name:''' Elliot

* AnimalMotifs: Based on the long extinct [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passenger_pigeon Passenger pigeons]], hence his codename.

* '''[=AoE=]''' Casters have lower attack speed compared to their Single Target counterparts, along with a higher DP cost to boot. In return, they are capable of blasting multiple clustered enemy units in one attack, making them useful in helping clear out groups of reasonably sturdy foes.

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* RandomEffectSpell: Upon reaching Elite 2, Tomimi gains '''Protection Plan for Gavial''', which at Skill Level 1, makes it such that every attack has a 50% chance to randomly trigger one of the following effects:

* AmbiguouslyGay: Tomimi is hinted to have something for Gavial. Her bio mentions her being very close to Gavial, having grown up together, and Tomimi ''immediately'' joined up with Rhodes Island upon hearing her childhood friend is there under the pretenses of "bringing her back to the clan", which she ''also'' named after her. Not so ambiguous in the international release, where Tomimi outright states that she is in love with Gavial.

* AntiArmor: His trait, Armor Break, makes him prioritize attacking enemies with the highest defense (who tend to have low resistance), which is a rather powerful trait for defense-ignoring fighters; other than Ceobe[[note]]Ceobe needs to activate her second skill to change her target priority to high defense targets, whereas Steward does so automatically without any restriction[[/note]], no other Casters possess a similar trait.

** That is not to say Steward is completely without merits, however. His unique talent, '''Armor Break''', changes his target priority to focus on big beefy enemies (who often have low RES) instead of cannon fodder, allowing him to snipe them without being distracted, which is something Amiya cannot do. When coupled with his skill Power Strike α, which he will proc very frequently due to its low SP cost, he can melt through high defense enemies with relative ease[[note]]While Amiya's second and third skills are substantially more powerful than Steward's, [[NecessaryDrawback they cannot be used safely without stunning or knocking herself out]][[/note]], granting him a useful niche in dealing with durable enemies throughout early to mid game, even possibly a few rare instances in late game. That being said, he ''is'' still completely overshadowed in the presence of high-tier ST Casters like Eyjafjalla, however, who do his job miles better than he can.

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-->My life plans? …Tch, it was all going swimmingly until that dreadful attack. But after Reunion murdered Phil, their eradication moved up to the top of my to-do list.

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* AmbiguouslyGay: Tomimi is hinted to have something for Gavial. Her bio mentions her being very close to Gavial, having grown up together, and Tomimi ''immediately'' joined up with Rhodes Island upon hearing her childhood friend is there under the pretenses of "bringing her back to the clan", which she ''also'' named after her.

* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Due to her talent '''Arts of the Wild''', Tomimi mainly deals ''melee Physical'' damage[[note]]Not promoted: +50% ATK, Elite 1: +75% ATK, Elite 2: +100% ATK[[/note]] instead of ranged Arts while her skill is active, where she will whack her enemies with her staff instead of slinging spells at them, and won't target airborne enemies. Basically, she turns into a melee unit sitting on a ranged tile when this happens.

* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Tomimi mainly deals ''melee Physical'' damage instead of ranged Arts while her skill is active, where she will whack her enemies with her staff instead of slinging spells at them, and won't target airborne enemies. Basically, she turns into a melee unit sitting on a ranged tile when this happens.

** That is not to say Steward is completely without merits, however. His unique talent, '''Armor Break''', changes his target priority to focus on big beefy enemies (who often have low RES) instead of cannon fodder, allowing him to snipe them without being distracted, which is something Amiya cannot do. When coupled with his skill Power Strike α, which he will proc very frequently due to its low SP cost, he can melt through high defense enemies with relative ease[[note]]While Amiya's second and third skills are substantially more powerful than Steward's, [[NecessaryDrawback they cannot be used safely without stunning or knocking herself out]][[/note]], granting him a useful niche in dealing with durable enemies throughout early to mid game, even possibly a few rare instances in late game. That being said, he ''is'' still completely overshadowed in the presence of high-tier ST Casters like Eyjafjalla and Nightmare, however, who do his job miles better than he can.