History Characters / ArknightsGuardsRToZ

* ButNowIMustGo: Despite having an opportunity to become an Empresses' Voice, an extremely high ranking position in Leithanien, Viviana decides to decline the offer and join Rhode Island instead.

!!Viviana Droste von Höchberg

* InSpiteOfANail: [[spoiler:While exploring the Genisis Horn, Viviana has the opportunity to explore alternate possibilities of what would happen if her parents made different choices before she was born. However none of them turn out any better than her current life, such as one timeline where her father is assassinated for openly marrying a commoner and Viviana is forced to move away to Columbia]].

'''Artist:''' [=TOKI=]
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'''Artist:''' 幻象黑兔

->'''ID:''' 4098

* BigDamnHeroes: Twice. She distracted Catapult's pursuers in her Operator Record, then in "Near Light" [[spoiler:she used her Arts to hide an infiltrating Flametail from the Armorless Union assassins]].

* ContrivedCoincidence: While attempting to [[spoiler:find a path out of the Void, Viviana manages a summon a swordspear of pure light, which is implied to be Nearl's. Later, after Viviana tells Nearl about it, Mlynar comes to meet her personally, implying that the swordspear Viviana saw belonged to Nearl's parents]].

* LightEmUp: Befitting of the "Candle Knight", her Arts manifests as light and fire. [[spoiler:{{Subverted}} when Nearl realizes that her Arts actually use light as a fuel, and she can even use the light from Nearl's Arts and the surrounding lights of the entire stadium; the reason why she always carries a candle around is because it's the easiest light source for her Arts that's also easily spammable]].

[[caption-width-right:350:She is both a knight and a poet.]]

->''Guard Operator Viviana, was known once as the "Candle Knight".''

The former "Candle Knight" and leader of the Nova Knightclub, who is renowned for both her looks and her exceptional talent for Arts. She signed up in Rhodes Island after being exiled from the Kazimierz competition knight scene following her loss to the Radiant Knight in "Near Light".

'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyumiFujimura (Japanese), Rylyyn (Mandarin Chinese), Creator/StephanieSheh (English), Lee Bo-hee (Korean)\\

* LightEmUp: Befitting of the "Candle Knight", her Arts manifests as light and fire. [[spoiler:{{Subverted}} when Nearl realizes that her Arts actually use light as a fuel, and she can even use the light from Nearl's Arts and the surrounding lights of the entire stadium; the reason why she always carries a candle around is because it's the easiest light source for her arts that's also easily spammable]].

* WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer: A particularly amusing case since her weapon literally ''is'' a hammer. Savage uses her hammer for everything in battle. Basic attack? Swatting things with her hammer. A stronger attack with her S1? Swatting things with her hammer slightly harder. Activating her S2? Swatting things with her hammer with enough force that the blast component in the hammer head triggers and blows stuff up. If she hits things with her hammer and they don't die, she's not hitting them hard enough.

'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MaoIchimichi (Japanese), Qin Ziyi (Chinese), Lena Tiemann (English and German)\\

->'''Skills:''' Rapier of Light and Dark, Burning Candle's Shadow, "Flickers"
->'''Talents:''' Burning Candlelight, Nova

'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MaoIchimichi (Japanese), Qin Ziyi (Chinese), TBA (English), Lena Tiemann (German)\\

'''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]] | '''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]]) \\

!!Savage

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* BigBad: [[spoiler:Is the main antagonist of the ''Break the Ice'' event; as he attempts to cause [[TheCoup an insurrection]] to seize complete control of the Kjerag region under the Silverash family]].

* FriendlyEnemy: [[spoiler:Despite being the BigBad of ''Break the Ice'', he remains entirely AffablyEvil throughout and, even after being beaten by the Doctor in a game of political maneuvering, maintains his alliance with Rhodes Island while paying [[WorthyOpponent his respects]] to the Doctor afterwards for beating him at his own game]].

* PoorCommunicationKills: [[spoiler:Admits a measure of guilt to how things end up with Ratatos when she tries to pull a TakingYouWithMe on him, as keeping [[WellIntentionedExtremist his motivations]] from her, while necessary for his plans, pushed it to that point by not communicating his intent sooner]].

* UnderestimatingBadassery: [[spoiler:What is the undoing of his decisive victory in "Break the Ice", as while he has nothing but respect for the Doctor for saving Cliffheart's life with the treatment Rhodes Island provides, he ''vastly'' underestimated the Doctor's analytical and tactical acumen and got flat out OutGambitted just before the end, forcing him to take a draw that, while [[TheBadGuyWins entirely beneficial]] to him still, does leave him with noticeably less power than he initially planned]].

* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:His plan for Kjerag is to stop being a HiddenElfVillage and open up its borders and not only to receive outsiders, but their goods as well to develop into an industrial power of its own rather than to fade into obscurity or be conquered by bigger countries growing around it. However, he is willing to go by any means necessary, up to collaborating with Gnosis on a [[TheCoup coup d'etat]] that might lead to a bloody civil war and [[FalseFlagAttack even set up an attempt on his own life or those of his allies at Rhodes Island]] to ensure his ambition]].

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* DespairEventHorizon: In "Under Tides", [[spoiler:she nearly crossed this after finding a Seaborn that can talk and telling her just what exactly the Abyssal Hunters are: Aegirians enhanced with Seaborn's blood, and that they are always on the risk of turning into Seaborn themselves. Making things worse is the fact that the talking Seaborn ''cannot'' lie as the concept is alien to it, and when Skadi tries to push on by saying that Seaborn killed her family in an Aegir city, the seaborn denies it, with the implication being that it was Aegir who did it instead. If not for Gladiia recovering from her injury and killing the Seaborn, Skadi might have truly succumbed to despair]].

* PoorCommunicationKills: Much of the hardship in the hunt for the Knights' Treasure could have been completely avoided had Skadi actually told Grani why she was searching for Carol from the start. [[spoiler:Granted, this is because she's deliberately trying to keep as many people as possible out of her business, as her past traumas have convinced her she is in fact a walking Catastrophe... and that people die when they get emotionally close to her.]] Grani even calls her out on this attitude.

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'''Artist:''' Huànxiàng Hēi Tù
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->'''Race:''' Kuranta

* {{Jerkass}}: Surtr is not a pleasant person to be around. She's cold, dismissive of others, looks down on those less capable than her, and generally acts annoyed with everything. Even at max trust, she really only starts warming up ''a little.''

** While she's based on demons as a Sarkaz, she's specifically named after the mythical Norse jötunn who guards the FireAndBrimstoneHell realm of Múspell. [[GenderBlenderName It should be noted that Surtr is a ''male'' jötunn, while the operator is female]]. The fire demon that appears behind Surtr during the duration of her S3 is styled after him.

* SimpleYetAwesome: While some may argue that his ''Truesilver Slash'' is AwesomeButImpractical today due to PowerCreep, one thing Silverash does better than anyone is his passive TrueSight. The only other Operator who can reveal invisible enemies 24/7 is Ines (who reveals a smaller range but can reposition), and when its range is boosted during ''Truesilver Slash'', it can trivialize stages with the gimmick of invisible enemies {{Zerg Rush}}ing you, and remains one of the most reliable ways to bring the hurt to powerful stealthed targets. Notably, he can attack enemies in the dark with this, like those in CC Dawnseeker.

'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NobunagaShimazaki (Japanese), Zhengwu Wenjie (Mandarin Chinese), TBA (English)\\

An alternate version of [[Characters/ArknightsDefendersNToZ Noir Corne]] who recieved a set of Felyne-made Rathalos armor and a longsword after mysteriously encountering a [[VideoGame/MonsterHunter Rathalos]] itself in Roka Village.

* AwesomeButImpractical: ZigZagged, thanks to PowerCreep over time. His ''Truesilver Slash'' is indeed very awesome and for a first-gen Operator skill, it can still pull its weight even in the newer, harder contents. However, ''Truesilver Slash'' has a tremendous SP cost, that it's much more practical to retreat him after using it rather than charge its SP the normal way.[[labelnote:*]]unless you cheat its SP cost by battery Operators[[/labelnote]] This means he actually has very little staying power compared to newer Operators and best used as Helidrop Operator, which some late-game players may find too fiddly to set up. That said, he is still a very powerful SupportPartyMember via his Talents and still found use in team set ups for support.

* GlassCannon: His skill, '''Truesilver Slash''', can make him this. While his attack power and range increases significantly, his defense will take a nosedive as long as the skill is active. Upgrading the skill only increases its power and the number of enemies it can hit, but will not lessen the defense reduction. Overall, he can hit very hard with this skill, but he will get hit hard in return if enemies slipped through or if he activates the skill when enemies are already attacking him.

* SimpleYetAwesome: While some may argue that his ''Truesilver Slash'' is AwesomeButImpractical today due to PowerCreep, one thing Silverash does better than anyone is his passive TrueSight. No other Operator can detect invisible enemies 24/7, and when its range is boosted during ''Truesilver Slash'', it can trivialize stages with the gimmick of invisible enemies {{Zerg Rush}}ing you. Notably, he can attack enemies in the dark with this like those in CC Dawnseeker.