Ceris

Ceris (/ˈsɛːrɪs/), the End Matriarch, was the founder and leader of the . She first appeared in "Cold as Ice" and is voiced by Amelia Mader. 
Ceris was the first dragon tamer, a warlord who united the warring kingdoms of under her banner. In the War of the Ender Kingdoms, Ceris formed the Ender Watchers out of the surviving End Kingdoms. Together, they defeated Lance, the tyrant who began the war, and locked away the end crystals in their new capital city, where the End–Overworld portals were. 
The Watchers were the only Ender people to involve themselves with the Overworld and Nether. Ceris, a legendary duelist, killed Herobrine, ending the war which threatened human extinction. She also made a human, Rain, her heir and passed on to him her main weapon, the Ender Greatsword. The Watchers fell when the conquered their capital. The Nether King then executed Ceris. 
== History ==
Ceris was the late ruler and founder of the . Back when during the War of the Ender Kingdoms, Ceris ruled and allied with the Southern Ender Lords against Lance's tyranny. After his defeat, the alliance became known as the , and moved to New Dragonspire for unknown reasons. 
During the age of Fractures, Ceris was initially angered by the 's use of Necromancy (albiet scientifically), and launched an attack on their headquarters. Her attack, however, was ended when Rain Wynter tamed the dragon, with her respect for his deed deeming him an ally - and by extension, the Frostbourne. She would help the Frostbourne in their attempt to take back Glacierford, where Rain Wynter would desert the battle seeing his ex had turned to the . With anger, she would revoke the Dragon from his possession and presumably cut ties with him specifically, however, would still come to the Frostbourne's aid in their final fight against Herobrine, decapitating the Undead Lord.
Months later, Ceris would learn of the prophecy's looming deadline, and would lead the against the in their siege against New Dragonspire. Despite putting up a valiant fight - and watching Vordus die before her - she would inevitably lose, but not before sending Zeganirn with her Greatsword and four End Crystals to find Rain. 
She would meet her end without fear, being executed by Naeus in front of all the survivors.
== Design ==
Ceris was first introduced as a short, flat chested female with long purple-pink hair that jutted out of a black hoodie. She wore short pants and high black boots with purple-pink highlights. She also wore a black mask over her mouth and nose, with both eyes being permanent Ender Eye's. She is taller than Rain, but shorter than Naeus. Her weapon of choice was a pair of mandibles.
As of Goodbye, her hair was sliced off for ease of mobility. She wielded a large Ender Greatsword and bore Ender Armblades instead of her mandibles.
During the events of Ender Wish, her mask was burnt away by Infernius' attack, and before her execution in Cold as Ice: The Remake, her eyes had dulled significantly and had stopped glowing. 
== Personality==
Throughout the series, Ceris was shown to be a calm and composed negotiator, yet unwaveringly strong and steadfast. She is extremely stubborn over things she believes in, such as staying loyal to the Overworld and protecting the future of humanity, even if it meant her death. She's focused in battle, unwilling to let emotions control her in most situations (an exception is when Vordus was struck down in Ender Wish, when she submitted to her hate for the strength to kill Infernius). 
As mentioned in Be Afraid, Lance has referred to Ceris as 'very predictable', showing her plans are easier to dissect by someone with history with her. 
== Skills ==
Ceris is extremely powerful, mainly within physicality. Armed with the Ender Greatsword, she can shatter obsidian and dismember lines of enemies in mere seconds. As an Enderkin, she can teleport. 
Without the Greatsword, Ceris is easily the most skilled duelist in the realm — at full strength, she could kill Naeus (confirmed on Discord), and ended the lives of Infernius and Herobrine. She can teleport rapidly and use armblades summoned by her magic, as well as use exceptional short-range combat, quickly regaining her composure after multiple heavy strikes. However, while she excels in duels, she is less skilled in other forms of combat. She could bottle up her rage and draw strength and resolve from her hatred of the Nether.
Ceris knew several basic forms of arcane magic, and could unleash a vicious barrage of punches, although this special attack is physically taxing. If she was empowered by an End Crystal, Ceris would be able to 'shatter an End Island in half with her greatsword'.https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/795858792143257631/1155355791050670080
== Appearances ==
==Trivia== 
*Ceris was a last-minute addition to "Cold as Ice". Five days before the episode's premiere, a fan replied to one of Rainimator's tweets with her Minecraft skin and he decided to use it.Olaguer, Rain [@rainolaguer] (August 18, 2017). "That's a really nice skin actually, and it fits a villain. I'm currently working on extruding the character design :)". Twitter. Retrieved September 16, 2024. The next day, he revealed a render of the character captioned, "Here's the End Lady, a ruthless assassin from the Sky faction."Olaguer, Rain [@rainolaguer] (August 19, 2017). "Here's the End Lady, a ruthless assassin from the Sky faction." Twitter. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
*Ceris is the third female character introduced in the series, preceded by Abigail Crysteffor and Azura.
*Ceris is the first Enderkin who debuted in the series, and the first who is full blooded.
*Ceris is the second character with unnatural hair color in the series, preceded by Azura.
*Ceris was originally intended to have a dragon tail, but Rainimator changed it to simple extrudes on her leggings.Olaguer, Rain Allen [radapedaxa] (January 12, 2023). "Fun fact about the End Matriarch:" (Discord message). Retrieved December 22, 2023.
*Ceris is the first official LGBTQ+ character in the series being aromantichttps://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/795858792143257631/902466000941907970https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/795858792143257631/913732403342753863 and asexual (also known as 'AroAce').
*Ceris was the first female character to be leader of a major faction, ruling over the Ender Watchers.
**Lady Azura and Doraine are the co-leaders of the Elytra Corps, but since it is a sub-faction, and not a separate faction, therefore they do not count.
*Ceris is the first female faction leader to die in the series. 
**She is also the second female to die in the series, being preceded by Abigail Crysteffor but earlier than Doraine.
*She is the second oldest female humanoid in the series, bested by Arabella.
*Her vocal performance is said to be based off the Protoss from Starcraft.
**All of their songs (Ender Wish, Begin Again and Wings of Salvation respectively) are also sung by Mader.
**Both Ceris and Azura were also voiced by Mader in the Fractures Trailer.
*Ceris is confirmed to be one of Rainimator's favorite characters. 
** He jokingly reasoned it, because "she has big sword and she's awesome".
*Ceris' arm blades in Cold as Ice were based off the Mandibles from the Hypixel Minigame Warlords.
**She was later given arm blades based on the Energy Swords from Halo, and the Ender Greatsword, which is based off the Standard Greatsword from Dark Souls II and III.
** It was originally stated in the Rainimator Lorebook that Ceris also had a katana, however, it was scrapped. 
***However, Ceris wielded a katana in a promotional render. The katana design was later given to Djinn and later Ciara.
*Ceris' melee attack was based on the "ora" barrage used by most stands of the Joestar lineage since Part 3 of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. 
**Her walk towards Naeus also mimics the famous scene from DIO's World (the final arc of Part 3) from the same manga/anime,
*Ceris was the first female to be seen wearing a mask. 
**She is also the second character to be wearing a mask, preceding Daryll and succeeding Herobrine, and Doraine.
*Ceris seem to be the tallest from all Enderkins whose debut in the series, which was shown in one of the renders.
== Conception ==
=== Origin ===
During Cold as Ice's production, Rain had expressed interest in a skin made by a Twitter/X user known as 'Endergirl0426 GAMER', which she herself had submitted in response to a promotional renderhttps://x.com/Rainolaguer/status/898541709964881920. Rain later took the skin and made a concept for the 'End Lady, a ruthless assassin of the Sky faction'<.
==Gallery==
==See Also==
*Ender Watchers
*Ceris/Quotes
*Ender Greatsword
*Dragonspire
*New Dragonspire
*The Dragon
*Ender Armblades
*War of the Ender Kingdoms
*Ender Wish
==References==
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Category:Fractures Characters
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