Abigail Crysteffor

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Abigail Crysteffor (/krɪstəˈfʊər/), the Nether Princess, is a deuteragonist of Fractures. She first appeared in "The Struggle."
A Human/Netherkin hybrid, she is a member of the noble Crysteffor Family, who won the right to become heir to the Pig King's throne before her death and resurrection. 
Abigail was revived by chance at the end of "We Are the Danger XL", awakening her familial power from her father during "I Try Today". Newly inspired to end the age of conflict, she leads the against the new Nether Empire in hopes of bringing peace to her realm. 
She is voiced by Amelia Mader. 
== Design ==
As a child, Abigail was a rather short, with her ginger hair being chin length at the time. She preferred to wear a red T-shirt and dark blue sweatshirt as well as long, grey pants with white stripes and brown boots. Throughout her entire life, she has always worn dual black ear piercings - presumably stud earrings on both ears.
In her debut, Abigail was a young woman of average height with sparkling maple/brown eyes and hip-length, ginger hair with a pink ombre. She wore a navy jumper decorated with a Minecraft dirt block icon and striped white and grey leggings. Accompanying her outfit was a pair of lighter brown socks and darker brown boots, as well as a quiver of arrows on her back. In her hair lay a black accessory on the back-right corner of her head. 
As the Nether Princess, her hair was straightened out and grown out to reach her waist. She wore a black, shoulderless, long-sleeve tank top that stopped at the waist, and had a brown/maroon plaid jacket tied around her waist. Her pants changed to a pair of white, ripped jean-esque leggings with flat, brown shoes to enable more mobility. Besides her black choker, she once had a headband of yellow to brown Netherkin horns - reminiscent of Glutton's crown - affixed to the middle of her head, though this was removed once her natural Netherkin horns had grown. The head accessory and earrings from her original design are retained in the design.
During the events of Poison, Abigail's attire changed into black armored shirt with red gem-like adornments on her shoulders, and arm-guards of similar design. Her maroon plaid jacket was replaced by a shorter, white cardigan-like wrap, lying on top of her grey leggings. Her boots also shared the red-black patterning, but instead were shown as stripes. Her hair, their accessories and her earrings remained unchanged.
Upon absorbing the Royal Nether Star, she could toggle a 'Princess State', granting her even more enhanced reflexes whilst turning her eyes a ghostly, glowing white. This state would sometimes trigger red markings to appear on her face as a sign of corruption from the Star. By the time of We Are the Danger - and during her initial post-absorption fight in Begin Again - the corruption had seeped so deep into her that her face was permanently scarred by the red markings.
== Story ==
Alongside her childhood friend and partner Rain, Abigail was raised as a human in Glacierford, a village which was later destroyed and completely massacred by the . She was resurrected by Naeus and taken to the Nether, where she discovered her claim to the Nether throne, which was not elaborated upon. She also reluctantly partnered with her enemy, Kane, to slay the Rogue Ender Mage.
Trained under Naeus, Abigail was able to overcome her 'human weakness', absorb the Nether Star, slay her challengers and be coronated as the Nether Princess. She participated in the Battle for Glacierford fully corrupted by the star, and, learning of her corruption under the Nether Star, a devastated Rain would spiral into a vengeful wrath. This wrath would end with the death of most significant Nether nobles including Abigail, who would die to take him down.
Her body was thrown into lava for safekeeping and later retrieved by a duo of piglins paid by a unknown client. A reaction between Kaia's Nether Star and an End Crystal released a shockwave that went over the group, bringing her back to life in the midst of the Nether-Frostbourne war.
== Personality ==
"Passionate and strong. She fights for the purpose she chooses to believe in."- Lorebook 
As a child, Abigail was a bright and hopeful girl, finding beauty in everyday life. She would be fascinated by gifts from her aunt, including the source of her future spiral; the Royal Nether Star. Her innocence would let her easily share secrets with Rain - her closest friend - and would allow her to see the fighting games they played as just that, games.
At the beginning of the series, Abigail was shown as confident and brave, with alst of spunk and haste behind her actions. She was ready to try and defend Glacierford from the , and would do similar for the , thus proving her loyal to her cause. She was always ready to seek her own goals and shield her honor, no matter what would come. 
However, following the death of Rain and her revival, these traits - minus haste - would become amplified by her training in the Horde, as well as her depression from the loss of her former home. This depression would be prayed upon by Lance in the Dream World, Kane in his bargains (although he was more targeting her honor), and by the Star itself. Eventually, her willpower against the Star would lead for it to consume her, leaving no trace of her behind.
The Star-corrupted Nether Princess was best known as a silent, terrifying enemy, who would easily get the job done with no questions or qualms. She held only loyalty to the Nether Horde and its king, and was unaffected by any emotion besides slight fury.
== Skills ==
"Her main skill is archery, but it changed when she became the Nether Princess. She acquired the ability for very fast reflexes and fire immunity. Her spear is imbued with fire and can pierce any kind of armor, except ice." - Rainimator Lorebook
When she first debuted in The Struggle, Abigail was shown to possess skilled marksmanship and ranged weapons, enough to defend herself from Zombies attacking the village. Abigail also had considerable experience with polearms, facilitated by childhood training, as shown in Clear Skies.
Once she was turned into a Netherkin, absorbing the Royal Star in the process, she began to utilize a long staff named the Ruby Thorn gifted to her by Naeus, allowing her to use short-range teleportation and giving potential for Electromancy attacks. She was incredibly fast and ruthless - being on par with a weakened Lance once her mind was focused - and possessed fire immunity due to the Nether Star, allowing her to live in the Nether.
After being fully corrupted by the Royal Nether Star, the Nether Princess' fighting prowess would increase significantly, as there would be no emotional restraints left behind. Now even faster and more ruthless, she would be extremely difficult to beat, with Rain having to die to even land a good shot against her, though unlike the corrupted Princess, he was held back by emotion.
After her revival, she was given a dual-bladed golden glaive, which she was able to fight greatly with it. Her revival also led her to unlock her latent Electromancy beyond the levels of her Star-controlled state, letting her teleport, enhancing her reflexes, and forge a makeshift arrow and string along her new glaive.
== Appearances ==
== Trivia ==
*Abigail's skin is based on a YouTuber, Fizybubly (now Derivakat), her counterpart from the Radapadaxa channel.
**Abigail herself was inspired by the Queen of Pain from DOTA 2.
*Abigail was the only character in the series to have a confirmed last name prior to the release of Clear Skies with her foster mother.
**Lief Moonfall and Victor Summery both had last names but they were scrapped.
**Cynthia Rose also has a last name, however she is not apart of the main series.
* The name Abigail is of Hebrew origin, and roughly translates to 'Joy of the Father' or 'My Father's Joy'.
**The surname of 'Crysteffor' has no clear etymological meaning.
*Abigail was the first female character introduced in the series and the first female to die.
**Abigail was also the only character to die twice in the series, in The Struggle as a human and in Just So You Know as a Netherkin.
*** She's one of two characters to be revived twice, shared with Rain Wynter.
*Abigail is five months older than Rain and eight older than Ciara being born in February 22nd,
**She shares a birth month with Daryll, Elite Evergreen and Lance, with Elite's based on his creator.
*Abigail is the second character to have been both a protagonist and antagonist, being preceded by Rain Wynter and succeeded by Stella and Lance.
*Abigail is the only character who has appeared in all the Fractures filler episodes.
* Abigail was the first hybrid character in the series, being a Netherkin/Undead Human, and the first female Undead Human.
**She precedes Ciara and Stella as the first female Undead.
*Abigail is the first ginger-haired character in the series.
*Abigail Crysteffor has the highest kill count for any character, with five people. 
**She is also the only one who has killed an entire subfaction, and the only woman to kill another woman.
**Funnily enough, all of Abigail's significant kills were in filler episodes.
* In a Promotional Render on Twitter, it was revealed the reason Abigail chose to pursue the Royal Star was related to her being left to die whilst Rainimator was rescued, becoming jealous of her once close friend.
*Abigail and Rain were the only two main cast members who did not appear in the Fractures Trailer.
*A version of Abigail appeared in Rainimator's Wattpad novel, The Ember Seeker, which is rumored to be a basis for the series. However, she was described as "a dark-haired enchantress" so she may have been closer to Stella in design.
*Abigail has come to the rescue of two separate kings, albeit she was too late to save Glutton. 
**The other king, the Porkshire was already under her protection.
*According to the Rainimator Discord, she was drafted as the daughter of Herobrine, and was the only survivor after a unknown disaster struck her family which in turn had caused Herobrine to turn evil in some way. This was later canonized in Demons.
*According to the Rainimator Discord, she used to often go to the Netherbane Tavern, hinting at some sort of connection to therehttps://twitter.com/Rainolaguer/status/1363666877176635398.
*Abigail is the third character that has a child design, preceded by Riyu and Rain Wynter.
*In Clear Skies, her foster mother, Vanessa Crysteffor debuted, making her the only character with a confirmed parent. 
**This fact makes her the third character to have a confirmed relative. (The first being between Doraine Wintona and Lyria Wintona, the second being between Flame-Eye and Pearl.)
== Conception ==
==== Origin ====
The skin which would eventually form the character Abigail Crysteffor's basis was the female singer Fizybubly/Kat's skin, who performed the female vocals in several of Radapedaxa's parodies featuring Abigail. The character would appear in several of Fizybubly's collaborations with Rain Olaguer.
 
==== Cubeworks ====
Fizybubly's character first appeared in Radapedaxa's Shut Up And Mine With Me, a parody of Shut Up And Dance With Me, as the main protagonist, who ventures with Rain in search for diamonds in a cave filled with dangerous mobs. The female vocals were performed by Fizybubly. She also appeared in subsequent animations, the most notable of which was the short "Screenshots" and parody "Mines Below".
In these videos, she was portrayed as a stubborn girl (as seen with her hunt for the diamonds) who ventures into dangerous situations, and frequently went mining. She was also brave and courageous - not flinching when Rain was cowering out, and once survived a fatal arrow. She also frequently takes selfies, possibly hinting an obsession with vanity, as shown in "Screenshots".
==== Wattpad ====
Both in 2017, a character named "Abigail" appeared in Rain Olaguer's interactive Wattpad tale Ethaendra: Rise of the Storm Mage, as a deuteragonist. This version was a tinkerer and the protagonist Arlon's close companion, as well as the daughter of the Arch-mage Toval. 
Another version of Abigail, now named "Abigail Crysteffor" in full, appeared as the partner to bounty hunter Ron Arlon - the predecessor to Rain - and a Sorceress. This was the true predecessor of Abigail Crysteffor. Notable differences include darker hair and different appearance, and it was revealed that this version's real name was Samantha Flynn, Abigail Cryteffor being a pseudonym. 
==== Pre-Rainimator ====
Abigail appeared in the short test animation "Despacito" on the Rainimator YouTube Channel, where Abigail danced to the song Despacito by Luis Fonsi in a repeating cycle. The original video was later deleted in 2018 for unknown reasons.
==== Rainimator ====
thumb|220x220px|A comparison between Abigail's old model (Shut Up and Mine With Me, 2016) and the new model (The Struggle, 2017), as demonstrated on Twitter. Rain Olaguer stated that he considered the old model "inferior compared to the FMR edit".
In the Rainimator series, Abigail got an updated model, with extruded hair among other improvements; this was demonstrated several days before her debut in The Struggle's release on Twitter. The version here, named Abigail Crysteffor, the same as the incarnation featured in The Ember Seeker, was popular with fans; indeed, the character's revival as an antagonist and subsequent death led to many fans' criticism and desire for Abigail's revival, which was repeatedly confirmed as will never happened by Rainimator. He jokingly tweeted "Abigail was stabbed" and thus will never come back, "Why can't u dudes accept what happened?"
This incarnation of Abigail was portrayed as a strong-willed, stubborn character who fights in what she chooses to believe it, a strong female leader. However, brainwashed by the Horde, she threw away all her humanity in Begin Again and became a Netherkin, a mindless minion of the Nether Horde. Her character arc, and transformation from a human into a Netherkin, was one of the most intriguing of the characters, which was explored in "Begin Again", featuring her transformation into a Netherkin as the long-lost Nether Princess.
Abigail was portrayed by THR3 lead vocalist and prominent series female voice actor Amelia Mader in Begin Again, who also performed the song in Abigail's unique perspective. In the song, Abigail describes mentally her metamorphosis into a Netherkin, and how she has changed, forcing herself to 'stand her ground' to her enemies.
This version was considered one of the most popular love interests' of the protagonist Rain Wynter in the first season, leading to a ship called Rainigail, which received a promotional render for Valentine's day. This partly led to fans' desire for Abigail's return, as they wished for Rain to reunite with his true love; an April Fools' episode featuring this plot called Beyond the Grave was announced.
In early 2019, Olaguer added ambient occlusion to Abigail and the character's eyes and reduced the luminescence to increase realism, which was only showcased in her cameo in 1 of a Kind. 
During her appearances in Nightmares and Poison, both of her Nether forms no longer had the hair attached to her skins body, instead hanging loose, and a light scar goes down her left side of her face. She also now has the eyelash update that the other female characters (spare Doraine Wintona) have, and the glow from her Netherkin eyes has diminished. This redesign was created by XEliteXCraftersX, a skin designer and asset creator from the Rainimator Production Team.
== Gallery ==
== See Also ==
* Nether Horde
* Unburnt Rebellion
* Ruby Thorn
* Rain Wynter
* Rainigail
* Vanessa Crysteffor
* Glacierford
* Undead War
* We Are the Danger
* Just So You Know
* Begin Again
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