History Characters / ArknightsDublinn

'''Operators:''' [[Characters/ArknightsVanguards Vanguards]] ([[Characters/ArknightsVanguardsAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/ArknightsVanguardsNToZ N-Z]]) | [[Characters/ArknightsSnipers Snipers]] ([[Characters/ArknightsSnipersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/ArknightsSnipersNToZ N-Z]]) | [[Characters/ArknightsGuards Guards]] ([[Characters/ArknightsGuardsAToH A-H]] | [[Characters/ArknightsGuardsIToQ I-Q]] | [[Characters/ArknightsGuardsRToZ R-Z]]) | [[Characters/ArknightsDefenders Defenders]] ([[Characters/ArknightsDefendersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/ArknightsDefendersNToZ N-Z]]) | [[Characters/ArknightsCasters Casters]] ([[Characters/ArknightsCastersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/ArknightsCastersNToZ N-Z]]) | [[Characters/ArknightsMedics Medics]] ([[Characters/ArknightsMedicsAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/ArknightsMedicsNToZ N-Z]]) | [[Characters/ArknightsSupporters Supporters]] ([[Characters/ArknightsSupportersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/ArknightsSupportersNToZ N-Z]]) | [[Characters/ArknightsSpecialists Specialists]] ([[Characters/ArknightsSpecialistsAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/ArknightsSpecialistsNToZ N-Z]]) \\

* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:Very briefly aids Rhodes Island's forces during Chapter 12 as one of the instances of the Damazti Cluster comes dangerously close to disrupting her own goals and threatening her people.]]

** As revealed later on in "What the Firelight Casts", [[spoiler:this is an InvokedTrope on her part as Eblana ''wants'' her sister to stand apart from her and strike out for her own beliefs and ideals rather than be simply the body double her sister was tailored to be. Thusly, Eblana seems cold, distant, manipulative and uncaring to her sister's plights as "Leader" to hopefully force Loughshinny away from aimlessly following her own wake up... until the moment Loughshinny got infected by Oripathy during Chapter 9, at which point [[BeneathTheMask Eblana allows the mask to slip somewhat]] and [[PetTheDog allows her sister to leave Dublinn and join Rhodes Island of her own volition]] despite being an enemy of both Dublinn and the Military Commission henceforth.]]
** In Chapter 13, "The Whirlwind That Is Passion", continues to discuss this trope as [[spoiler:when talking to Talulah, she indirectly refers to her sister like an equal when confronted by the former for [[VisionaryVillain her motives]] and is making plans to welcome her sister back into their numbers soon enough. But she also shows her a casual disregard and nonchalantly referring to her sister's bleeding heart as a "softer touch" to only be invoked when necessary in the same breath, implying that she is seeing her sister as a means to an end as everyone else does.]]

* HidingBehindYourBangs: The main distinction that Leader has from her sister, due to being AlwaysIdenticalTwins, aside from her PurpleIsPowerful flames and aesthetic is the fact that Leader has her bangs cut to cover the right side of her face compared to Loughshinny's HimeCut. [[spoiler:It plays into her deceptive character as she's not entirely trustworthy to her own faction as she's [[Characters/ArknightsMilitaryCommissionOfKazdel a willing member of Theresis's court]] to serve as a PuppetQueen to install onto the Victorian throne to fulfil both their agendas against a country they both despise.]]

* PetTheDog: At the end of Chapter 9, Leader decides to respect Loughshinny's wishes and [[spoiler:allows her to leave Dublinn for Rhodes Island. As "What the Firelight Casts" shows, she genuinely wishes for Loughshinny to find her resolve and establish her own identity, even if it means opposing her. Although, she also believes it is inevitable that Loughshinny will eventually return to her side. Notably, Reed ''agrees'' with her sister as she doesn't regard her as an enemy, and fully intends to reunite with her eventually]].
* PlayingWithFire: Leader also has life-based Arts like her sistet, but her flames are purple instead of [[FireIsRed red]]. Whereas Reed's apparent fire Arts are explicitly a result of her own life force going out of control, it is unknown how much it is in Leader's case.
* PragmaticVillainy: Unlike many of her subordinates, Leader [[WouldNotShootACivilian has no wish to hurt noncombatants]]. [[spoiler:"What the Firelight Casts" however reveals she's perfectly fine with civilians suffering and dying... [[VisionaryVillain as long as it fulfills her objective of creating tension within the Taran population to eventually rebel]], and it would defeat the purpose of brewing that conflict if her forces openly harmed Tarans, which would detract support from Dublinn as the option for the disenfranchised to go to. As shown in Chapter 12, she nonchalantly burns the people of Norport to use to fight against the Damazti Cluster.]]

* VisionaryVillain: "What the Firelight Casts" reveals more about Leader's motives. [[spoiler:She is set to form a new country to establish rights for the Tarans living on Victorian soil, which is slowly being phased away as more Tarans adopt Victorian culture to escape the prejudice they face from Victorians. Her methods, however, involve heavy sacrifices and using her {{Necromancy}} powers to plunge Victoria into a civil war.]] In fact, [[spoiler:she is so extreme in her beliefs that the noble Earl of Warwick, who adopted and raised the sisters, despite also wanting a similar civil conflict to free the Tarans wanted a more standard insurrection instead. Eblana disagreed enough to ''murder'' him on the spot despite having raised her, simply because she couldn't see his idea lasting for very long compared to her [[FalseFlagOperation more oppressive, self-destructive means]] of creating a rebellion they wanted.]]

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:Both Leader and Harmonie agree to cut Mandragora loose and offer her up as a sacrifice to the Sarkaz. While she was an excellent asset to them when Dublinn was operating secretly in the shadows, her refusal to change her BloodKnight tendencies or move past her FantasticRacism against non-Taran Victorians makes her a liability for Dublinn's plans to ally with Theresis and go public as a major force in Victorian politics.]]

* PetTheDog:
** At the end of Chapter 9, Leader decides to respect Loughshinny's wishes and [[spoiler:allows her to leave Dublinn for Rhodes Island. As "What the Firelight Casts" shows, she genuinely wishes for Loughshinny to find her resolve and establish her own identity, even if it means opposing her. Although, she also believes it is inevitable that Loughshinny will eventually return to her side. Notably, Reed ''agrees'' with her sister as she doesn't regard her as an enemy, and fully intends to reunite with her eventually]].
** Unlike many of her subordinates, Leader [[WouldNotShootACivilian has no wish to hurt noncombatants]]. However, whether this is because of [[EvenEvilHasStandards moral standards]] or PragmaticVillainy is still unclear. [[spoiler:"What the Firelight Casts" reveals it is closer to the latter, as she's perfectly fine with civilians suffering and dying... [[VisionaryVillain as long as it fulfills her objective of creating tension within the Taran population to eventually openly rebel]], and it would defeat the purpose of brewing that conflict if her forces openly harmed the populace, which would detract support from Dublinn as the option for the disenfranchised to go to.]]

* {{Greed}}: [[spoiler:Known for being the dragon of avarice, Eblana is primarily motivated by her desire to have everything she wants at any cost. Talulah calls her out for embodying this, despite her claims otherwise at being a WellIntentionedExtremist who wants nothing more than to preserve Tara and her people, because Talulah knows full well the nature of visionaries who seek absolute control want nothing more than to become tyrants that will stop at nothing until they have it all. The fact that Eblana weakly refutes this point and later dodges it entirely [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist implies]] Talulah isn't far off and is also ultimately the true reason [[GambitPileup she is coming to blows with Theresis as well]] down the line because their desire to [[TakeOverTheWorld claim everything]] cannot coexist with each other.]]

* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler:Her real name Eblana is a reference to Eblana, the supposed original name for the city of Dublin in ancient Roman times as described by Ptolemy, however due to the uncertainty of its historic location, it has been thought that the town of Eblana might have rather been the town of Loughshinny due to its proximity to an important trading port; further invoking the connection she has with her sister, her position as leader of the organization (and its [[AuthorityInNameOnly puppet]] installed by Theresis), and {{Foreshadowing}} the eventual conflict between the sisters' ideals]].

* TheSociopath: Eblana shows characteristics of this with her high charisma, [[spoiler:but insatiable {{Greed}} and utter lack of regard for the lives of her subordinates. Although she dearly loves her sister Loughshinny, she was much responsible for the latter's poor self-esteem and depressive thoughts in her attempt to "help" her. Even as a small child, her parents dreaded her as they completely yielded to her wants. In other words, Eblana always has a streak for [[{{Jerkass}} cruelty]] and [[ItsAllAboutMe narcissism]], which is only tempered by her public image as the leader of Dublinn and representative of Tarans, whom she treats as disposable pawns for her ambition for a new Kingdom of Tara as she can easily make new ones with her {{Necromancy}}.]]

* {{Greed}}: [[spoiler:Talulah calls her out for embodying this, despite her claims otherwise at being a WellIntentionedExtremist who wants nothing more than to preserve Tara and her people, because Talulah knows full well the nature of visionaries who seek absolute control want nothing more than to become tyrants that will stop at nothing until they have it all. The fact that Eblana weakly refutes this point and later dodges it entirely [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist implies]] Talulah isn't far off and is also ultimately the true reason [[GambitPileup she is coming to blows with Theresis as well]] down the line because their desire to [[TakeOverTheWorld claim everything]] cannot coexist with each other.]]

* TheSociopath: Eblana shows elements of this with her high charisma, [[spoiler:but insatiable {{Greed}} and utter lack of regard for the lives of her subordinates. Although she dearly loves her sister Loughshinny, she was much responsible for the latter's poor self-esteem and depressive thoughts in her attempt to "help" her. Her parents dreaded her as she wasn't shy in using her flames to destroy whatever she didn't want in return for something better, and could never stand up against their own daughter despite being no older than a small child. In other words, Eblana always has a streak for [[{{Jerkass}} cruelty]] and [[ItsAllAboutMe narcissism]], which is only tempered by her public image as the leader of Dublinn and representative of Tarans, whom she treats as disposable pawns for her ambition for a new Kingdom of Tara as she can easily make new ones with her {{Necromancy}}.]]

* TheSociopath: Eblana shows elements of this with her high charisma, [[spoiler:but insatiable greed and utter lack of regard for the lives of her subordinates. Although she dearly loves her sister Loughshinny, she was much responsible for the latter's poor self-esteem and depressive thoughts in her attempt to "help" her. Her parents dreaded her as she wasn't shy in using her flames to destroy whatever she didn't want in return for something better, and could never stand up against their own daughter despite being no older than a small child. In other words, Eblana always has a streak for [[{{Jerkass}} cruelty]] and [[ItsAllAboutMe narcissism]], which is only tempered by her public image as the leader of Dublinn and representative of Tarans, whom she treats as disposable pawns for her ambition for a new Kingdom of Tara as she can easily make new ones with her {{Necromancy}}.]]

* TheSociopath: Eblana shows elements of this with her high charisma, [[spoiler:but utter lack of regard for the lives of her subordinates. Although she dearly loves her sister Loughshinny, she was much responsible for the latter's poor self-esteem and depressive thoughts in her attempt to "help" her. Her parents dreaded her as she wasn't shy in using her flames to destroy whatever she didn't want in return for something better, and could never stand up against their own daughter despite being no older than a small child. In other words, Eblana always has a streak for [[{{Jerkass}} cruelty]] and [[ItsAllAboutMe narcissism]], which is only tempered by her public image as the leader of Dublinn and representative of Tarans, whom she treats as disposable pawns for her ambition for a new Kingdom of Tara as she can easily make new ones with her {{Necromancy}}.]]

* TheUriahGambit: It's revealed in "What the Firelight Casts" that [[spoiler:Eblana knew about the rebellious elements in Dublinn trying to force a conflict in County Hillock and let it happen so that all of her enemies would conveniently be in one place to be wiped out by the time she intervened]].
* VisionaryVillain: "What the Firelight Casts" reveals more about Leader's motives. [[spoiler:Her designs for the Victorian throne is not for power, but to establish rights for the Tarans living on Victorian soil and preserve their history, which is slowly being phased away as more Tarans adopt Victorian culture to escape the prejudice they face from Victorians. Her methods, however, involve heavy sacrifices and using her {{Necromancy}} powers to plunge Victoria into a civil war.]] In fact, [[spoiler:she is so extreme in her beliefs that the noble Earl of Warwick, who adopted and raised the sisters, despite also wanting a similar civil conflict to free the Tarans wanted a more standard insurrection instead. Eblana disagreed enough to ''murder'' him on the spot despite having raised her, simply because she couldn't see his idea lasting for very long compared to her [[FalseFlagOperation more oppressive, self-destructive means]] of creating a rebellion they wanted.]]
* WeCanRuleTogether: [[spoiler:Proposes this to Talulah and Reunion come "The Whirlpool That Is Passion", hoping to align their forces to help seize Victoria for themselves learning that Talulah also has royal heritage that can help legitimize Draco rule of the throne. Talulah, of course, who's gone through CharacterDevelopment and seen the nature of tyrants, denies Eblana's offer knowing she'll just [[{{Greed}} want it all for herself]].]]

* {{Foil}}: To Talulah. Being female Draco royalties who wield fire-based Arts, lead a revolutionary movement for their people and killed the respective noble who raised them out of differences in beliefs, their personality couldn't be any more different from another. [[spoiler:Before Talulah's DemonicPossession, she was an idealistic, rational leader who used peaceful methods to inspire change within Ursus and only fought when necessary. She also openly cherished her Reunion allies and saw them as TrueComrades, and only treated them as disposable once [[GrandTheftMe Kashchey took over her consciousness]]. Eblana on the other hand, has always been a radical reformist who wants to take advantage of Victoria's destabilized state to cause a civil war with Tarans, and uses the BigBad's presence to sow even more chaos in Victoria. Eblana is essentially who Talulah would've been if the latter was in control of her actions.]]

* GlassCannon: Eblana deals very high damage, coupled with her ability to create a very sturdy barrier that mitigates her damage taken and subjugate an operator, making them unable to attack or use skills. Once her barrier is down, however, her defenses are only average and can be quickly taken down with good firepower.

* FatalFlaw: Her uncompromising IrrationalHatred to everyone she considers enemies (which are a lot) ends up sabotaging her faction's cause. Her detachment's FantasticRacism to the Infected alienates County Hillock's Tarans and ensures that those who do join her are all {{Sociopathic Soldier}}s who would brutalize their own kin. While Harmonie salvages the operation by spreading propaganda that downplays Dublinn's atrocities, [[spoiler:Mandragora's action displase Eblana to the point that she sends Mandragora as a 'liaison' to the Kazdel Military Commission, knowing that [[UriahGambit her volatile personality would anger the Sarkaz enough to kill her]]. Everything goes exactly as planned, and she suffers a humiliating defeat by Manfred before being cast into exile.]]

* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler:Her real name Eblana is a reference to Eblana, the supposed original name for the city of Dublin in ancient Roman times as described by Ptolemy, however due to the uncertainty of it's historic location, it has been thought that the town of Eblana might have rather been the town of Loughshinny due to its proximity to an important trading port; further invoking the connection she has with her sister, her position as leader of the organization (and it's [[AuthorityInNameOnly puppet]] installed by Theresis), and {{Foreshadowing}} the eventual conflict between the sisters' ideals]].

'''Factions:''' [[Characters/ArknightsRhodesIsland Rhodes Island]] | [[Characters/ArknightsReunionMovement The Reunion Movement]] | '''Dublinn''' | [[Characters/ArknightsMilitaryCommissionOfKazdel The Military Commission of Kazdel]] | [[Characters/ArknightsOthers Miscellaneous factions & characters]] | [[Characters/ArknightsNations Nation States]] ([[Characters/ArknightsNationsAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/ArknightsNationsNToZ N-Z]]) | [[Characters/ArknightsEnemyIndex Enemy Units Index]]]]-]]]

'''Operators:''' [[Characters/ArknightsVanguards Vanguards]] ([[Characters/ArknightsVanguardsAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/ArknightsVanguardsNToZ N-Z]]) | [[Characters/ArknightsSnipers Snipers]] ([[Characters/ArknightsSnipersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/ArknightsSnipersNToZ N-Z]]) | [[Characters/ArknightsGuards Guards]] ([[Characters/ArknightsGuardsAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/ArknightsGuardsNToZ N-Z]]) | [[Characters/ArknightsDefenders Defenders]] ([[Characters/ArknightsDefendersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/ArknightsDefendersNToZ N-Z]]) | [[Characters/ArknightsCasters Casters]] ([[Characters/ArknightsCastersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/ArknightsCastersNToZ N-Z]]) | [[Characters/ArknightsMedics Medics]] ([[Characters/ArknightsMedicsAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/ArknightsMedicsNToZ N-Z]]) | [[Characters/ArknightsSupporters Supporters]] ([[Characters/ArknightsSupportersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/ArknightsSupportersNToZ N-Z]]) | [[Characters/ArknightsSpecialists Specialists]] ([[Characters/ArknightsSpecialistsAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/ArknightsSpecialistsNToZ N-Z]]) \\

!!"Leader"

->'''Real name:''' [[spoiler:Eblana]]

!!"The Accountant"
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!!"The Bandit"
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!!"The Convict"
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!!"The Elocutionist"
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!!"The Immolator"
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!!"The Toxicologist"
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** At the end of Chapter 9, Leader decides to respect Loughshinny's wishes and [[spoiler:allows her to leave Dublinn for Rhodes Island. As "What the Firelight Casts" shows, she genuinely wishes for Loughshinny to find her resolve and establish her own identity, even if it means opposing her. Although, she also believes it is inevitable that Loughshinny will eventually return to her side]].