Alaster

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==Summary==
Alaster is a main character in Epic Conquest and a Major Character in Epic Conquest 2Epic Conquest (Various)
Born in an unnamed Village, Alaster started kind and caring, to the point of bypassing the inhibitions the general populace had on witches(Half-Human Half-Demon hybrid) to try and take care of one around his age and bring them to the village he lived in.Epic Conquest 1 Chapter 2
Tragedy struck when the witch was reported to the capital of the Alliance by fearful locals, with a unknown amount of Royal Knights being sent to dispatch of the witch, leading to her awakening into a full demon and killing almost everyone in the village including Alaster's father, causing him in grief to swear to kill all demons and kill all witdhes before they can awaken.
This Oath held as iron as he joined the Royal Knights until some years later his life was saved by Edna, a Flame Witch who's brother was in an unknown state.Epic Conquest (Prologue)
Honor-bound as a knight to help her after she saved his life, Alaster(reluctantly) agreed to help Edna search for her brother under the conditions of he cooks for her three times a day and that he would end her if she began awakening, the ladder term he believed he would do anyway.Epic Conquest 1 Chapter 3
However, in their days of traveling together, and further understanding eachother(as well as some help from one Louisa), Alaster grew a soft spot for Edna, causing him to go out of his way to save Edna from the Capital where she was taken by Knights that had tailed him at extreme stubborn risk to himself, going so far as to call Edna more human then any of the knights there, including himself.
Rushing to Salju Ridge to pick up where their search left off, Alaster, Edna, and Louisa traveled through it before they met one Zerav, a demon who had a particular interest in the purity of Edna's soul, and as such wanted to make a pact with her to save her brother, which she(Reluctantly) agreed to much to Alaster's shagrin.
While Louisa wrangled Zerav and kept him in line, Alaster, Edna, Louisa, and Zerav traveled throught the Volanic plateau to reach Edna's brother, with little of note happening, Edna came face to face with the realization her brother was used as a sacrifice alongside Marbas after he was beaten to complete the ritual.Epic Conquest 1 Chapter 4
Zerav was quick to get both himself and Louisa out of dodge of the now Awakening Edna after he tried(and failed) to complete the Pact for her soul, leaving Alaster face to face with the one he had spent the past weeks with helping and growing close to now maddened with darkness... Alaster couldn't bring himself to harm Edna, and so tried an approach None had attempted before, to bring love and light back into Edna he got close enough to embrace her, which succeeded in returning her to her human and sane form.
Alaster and Edna had settled down in the capital after Alaster was scolded by the commander of the Royal Knights for his betrayal, but his commander was accepting of the alternative method for dealing with Witches.Epic Conquest (Epilog)
Seven years after that, Alaster and Edna had settled down in the capital and had a child, drawn to battle once again by a knight girl named Claris who wanted his training after she was scolded by Louisa(now commander of the Royal Knights) for breaking several rules.Epic Conquest 2 Chapter 1
Training the youngster and getting in a bit of trouble with Edna for being injured protecting Claris, Alaster later appears after Claris' trip to the Danos Desert, where Edna begins to truthseek Claris' capabilities.Epic Conquest 2 Chapter 2
eventually, Alaster, Edna, Claris, Chase, and Amy were drawn to Salju Ridge to deal with a powerful demonic disturbance,Epic Conquest 2 Chapter 3 after it was dealt with and Alaster and Edna were scolded by Louisa for bringing a young Magi(Irida) to a battle and having left Aina alone so long, they gave reports to Louisa and disappeared from the current story after the beginning of Chapter 4.Epic Conquest 2 Chapter 4
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: | At least 
Key: Early-Mid Epic Conquest | Late Epic Conquest to Epic Conquest 2
Name: Alaster
Origin: Epic Conquest
Gender: Male
Age: 17 | 24Official Age and Height Chart
Classification: Royal Knight, Human | Former Royal Knight, Human
Powers and Abilities:
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|-|Epic Conquest 2=As before, but stronger, plus: Damage Reduction (Has a chance to guard any attack thrown his way, which reduces it's damage and doesn't stagger Alaster.Epic Conquest 2), Statistics Amplification/Damage Boost (Via Imperial Sword Mode, which allows Alaster to hit 30% harder plus a percentage of his max HP on top of that), Statistics Reduction (Via Savage Rend, which allows Alaster to reduce any enemies' defense by 15% on-hit), Status Effect Inducement (Via Shield Upper; which stuns any opponent hit for 3 seconds. And Via Earth Break, which reduced opponent's speed and Damage dealt by 10%[20% in Imperial Sword Mode] for 8 seconds[10 in Imperial Sword Mode]), Damage Reduction/Vibration Manipulation (Via Rising Slash, which leads into Alaster shield Bashing the ground to create a shockwave that then creates a large area where Alaster and his allies take 20% reduced damage), Damage Boost (Enemies that are bleeding will take 5-20% more damage from Alaster, depending on the amount of bleeding wounds they have), Statistics Amplification (Each direct attack Alaster takes will increase his ability to tank hits by 2%, up to 100% which doubles his ability to take hits), Healing (Via Guardian's Will, which upon each usage of Guardian Shield will heal 15% of Alaster and his allies' max health)
|-|Resistances=Statistics Reduction (Can resist attempts to freeze him[slow his speed]), Ice Manipulation (Can resist being frozen solid in a block of Ice), Extreme Heat (Casually Withstood fighting on an Active Volcano, no-sold cold temperatures that left Edna shivering and Louisa sneezing, and implies he can withstand being in extended close proximity to Edna's fireEpic Conquest 2 Chapter 3), Fire Manipulation (Can resist attempts to set him on fire), Electricity Manipulation/Paralysis Inducement (Can resist attempts to Electrocute and paralyze him), Status Effect Inducement (Can resist being stunned)
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Attack Potency: Small Building level (Alaster is FAR superiorEpic Conquest (Various) to random fodder Bogu who can hold back physically hold back the KE of and defeat a Wild BoarMaria's Story and should be, at bare minimum, comparable to Claris, who could defeat a far larger Wild Boar than the Usurri,Epic Conquest 2: Nina Quest and was capable of helping fight and kill a Giant Sand Worm alongside Chase. Was considered, by both himself and Edna, to be capable of killing her quickly in her transformation state[her weakest state]Epic Conquest (Prologue)) | At least Small Building level (Far stronger than before, considered to be "in another league" compared to Claris, Chase, and Amy.Marduk Boss Fight Combatted Marbas alongside Edna, Louisa, and Zerav.Epic Conquest 4 Chapter 4 also fought Zerav and won about half their duals. Zerav and Marbas are both elite Demons comparable to Marduk, who in of himself struggled against Alaster in a fight)
Speed: Superhuman (Can outpace Wild Boars and Gray Wolves with his movements and attacks) | Superhuman movement speed with Subsonic Combat Speeds and Reactions (Completely disappears from view when attacking seriously)
Lifting Strength: At least Class 1 (Far Superior to random Bogu who can physically hold back the charge of a Wild Boar) | At least Class 1 (Far stronger than before)
Striking Strength: Small Building level | At least Small Building level
Durability: Small Building level (Can tank attacks from those who can tank his attacks), Higher with Shield (Can no-sell attacks that can harm him) | At least Small Building level (Far more durable than before), Higher with Shield
Stamina: Peak Human (as a Royal Knight who spends much of his time trainingEpic Conquest 1 Chapter 1 Alaster has exceptional Stamina, to the point of being able to fight and travel for days with only rest for sleep and eating and be completely untired by the end) | Peak Human (Has not lost any Stamina then before)
Range: Standard Melee Range physically and with Shield, Extended Melee Range with Sword, Several Meters to Tens of Meters with Shockwaves
Standard Equipment: Sword and Shield, Healing Potions
Intelligence:
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|-|General=Gifted, possibly Genius (Alaster is a remarkably intelligent individual for his age, to the point of being a survival expert even in the worst conditions. Capable of easily seeing through fronts and deception, and even making bandages that can heal deep bruises in mere minutes. Alaster is also an amazing cook, to the point of being considered the best cook in the Capital by the time of the second game)
|-|Skill=Genius (Alaster has been stated to have commander-level combat skill, while not very impressive on it's own, leads into him fighting massive groups of enemies with minimal support and winning without taking even a scratch, as well as fighting and beginning to beat former Demon Royal Guard Marduk who has more than a century of pure combat experience and skill under his belt. is a master at dodging dozens of projectiles at a time)
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Weaknesses: Incredibly stubborn
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
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*Skills
**Counter Guard: Change to guard stance and counter 1 incoming attack with a series of ground explosion. At skill level 3 and 6, the explosion count increases, dealing even more damage in a wide area.
**Savage Rend: Alaster spins in a furious whirlwind attack damaging all surrounding enemies.
**Shield Rush: Charge forward while dragging enemies along, followed with a strong shield bash that will knockback enemies. While charging, block rate is boosted to 100%. Hold the skill button to prolong Charge.
**Earth Break: Alaster does a high jump, then strikes his sword to the ground, creating cracks in a cross shape that burst energy. Any enemy caught in the crack will be damaged over time.
*Masteries:
*Sword and Shield Mastery: Harsh everyday sword training has increased his proficiency using his sword and shield. Bringing out the full potential of the weapon he used.
**Agility Training: Agility training that improves his footwork, allowing him to move faster and gain balance after using any Skill (have a slight chance to refresh used Skill).
**Guardian's will: Alaster fortifies hjmself with surging will power of a guardian. Limits the number of debuff he can take, and boost block rate to 100% after taking a certain amount of direct hit.
**Way of the Knight: The way of the Knight is to protect ones that you treasure. With this strong feeling alone, Alaster will stand stronger when he's on the verge of death.
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*Skills:
**Counter Guard: Alaster raises his shield to block one incoming attack. If attacked during this point, he performs a counter move ‘Wind Cutter’.
***Guardian Shield: Increase ‘Wind Cutter’ size and hit count. If Guardian Shield is not ready, increase 2 Guard Points on successful counter.
**Savage Rend:Alaster's signature spinning move that fiercely sherds everything in his path, reducing their defense for 8s.
***Imperial Sword:
- Prolongs ‘Defense Down’ to 12s.
- Increase damage based on Max HP
**Sonic Stab: Stabs four times in a quick succession. Each stab has 35% chance to inflict ‘Bleed’.
***Imperial Sword:
- Bleed chance to 70%.
- Increase damage based on Max HP
**Shield Upper: Strong shield attack with massive break potency. Enemy hit will be stunned for 3s.
***Guardian Shield: Doubles the damage, and break potency increased by 50%.
**Earth Break: Do a high jump and strike his sword to the ground, creating a cross-shaped fissure. Enemies trapped inside the fissure are inflicted with ‘Tremor’ for 8s.
***Tremor: Reduce speed and attack damage by 10%
****Imperial Sword:
- Increase Tremor potency to 20% and duration to 10s
- Increase damage based on Max HP
**Shield Rush: Rushes forward with his shield raised, dragging enemies along the path. Then ends with a Power Bash.
***Power Bash: Increase ‘Guard Point’ for each enemy hit by the shockwave.
**Rising Slash: Performs a series of strong slashes with 25% chance of inflicting Bleed. If ‘Guardian Shield’ is ready, Alaster ends the skill with Falling Bash.
***Falling Bash: A Shield bash to the ground, creating ‘Protection Field’ that reduces damage taken by allies for 15s.
****Imperial Sword:
- 50% chance to inflict Bleed on each slash
- Increase damage based on Max HP
**Azure Flash: Puts up Guard Stance, then performs secret art Azure Flash that punishes every enemy in his sight. Each hit Alaster takes during the ‘Guard Stance’ adds one strike to the Azure Flash.
***Imperial Sword:
- Gain access to higher stages of ‘Azure Flash’ by taking more instances of damage.
Stage 2 : 100% critical hit on initial strike
Stage 3 : Adds 3 additional strikes
- Increase damage based on Max HP
*Masteries:
**Agile Footwork: Allows Alaster to have a 15% chance to reset the cooldown of a used skill.
**Sharp Cut: Increase Bleed potency of Sonic Stab and Rising Slash, and allows basic attacks to inflict Bleed at a 20% rate. Enemies inflicted with Bleed also take 150% increased damage from Alaster.
**Vitality Burst: Each time Alaster takes a direct hit, gains ‘Vitality’ buff that increase Alaster's Max HP by 2% up to 100%.
Bludgeoner: Improve shield attacks. Increasing stun duration by 1 second and break potency by 50%.
**Guard Expert: Increase base Physical Resistance(resistance to physical ailments such as bleed) by 15%. This additional Physical Resistance is doubled when ‘Guardian Shield’ is not ready.
**Guardian's Will: Using ‘Guardian Shield’ recovers both Alaster and Secondary Character's HP by 15% and MP by 50.
**Knight's Serenity: Reduce Sword Gauge consumption in Imperial Sword Mode by 30%.
**Way of the Knight: When Alaster enters ‘Imperial Sword Mode’, MP consumption is massively reduced.
This MP cost reduction effect ignores status effectiveness and limit, but becomes weaker as the Sword Gauge depletes.
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==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
Category:Characters
Category:Epic Conquest