Aether Externa

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Aether Ex+erna is an umbrella game created by J-Games. The game is designed to serve as a reboot/spiritual successor to Rose Warriors and the Bola Parasola. Aether Ex+erna is a combo-styled action game where the player uses a character to quickly take down hoards of enemies, akin to the Warriors series made by Koei Tecmo or several of the action games made by Tamsoft Corporation. As an umbrella game it includes a vast amount of content from series enjoyed by the game's creator, , using a large ensemble of characters from different sources to tell a story in a manner not unlike that of Disney and Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts series.
The game is the second title set in the Aether universe. The events of Aether Ex+erna mostly run parallel to those of Aether, though it is set in a separate area with very few direct references to it.
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=== Playable Warriors ===
Factions
The story of Aether Ex+erna focuses primarily on four factions, three of which are locked in what they believe to be an endless war for domination, and one faction that aims to bring about peace. These four factions are all represented by their own Apothicon radicals, from which the factions take their names, and all playable characters have these radicals branded upon the back of one hand. The different factions each have their own story scenarios, with the characters available to the player generally being limited to whichever faction they may be aligned with.
Also, unlike most other umbrella games, though the members of each faction hail from a variety of different media, only those that are part of the Esthtuk faction are portrayed as the exact same characters. Those that are aligned with the other factions have had their personalities, memories, and even abilities altered by The Aether, essentially making them different characters that only share their original appearance.
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==== Esthtuk Faction ====
:Esthtuk Faction  
Esthtuk means 'memory' or 'remember', and this is reflected in the fact that the members of the Esthtuk Faction possess their original memories and personalities - they remember their original lives, unlike the others brought to The Aether. The Esthtuk Faction serves as the player's focal point throughout the game, and take up the appearance of a for-hire gang of mercenaries in order to learn about the motives behind the actions of the three warring factions.
==== Arbool Faction ====
:Arbool Faction  
Arbool means 'rule' or 'reign'. The Arbool Faction's goal is to unite the three warring factions under a single banner, using war in an attempt to make their opponents willing submit to their rule. They strongly believe that the best defence is a great offence, and aim to forcibly unite the other factions together before the Ujataroth Faction can destroy them. Of the three warring factions the Arbool Faction is by far the most strategic, often using underhanded tactics in an attempt to force their enemies to submit to them.
==== Lorozzeth Faction ====
:Lorozzeth Faction  
The Lorozzeth Faction stands out from their rivals in that they fight simply to prevent the other factions from taking control of The Aether, fearing what kind of world they may create should they be left to their own devices. Thus, while the other two factions are varying levels of aggressive, the Lorozzeth Faction generally uses more defensive tactics and aim to slowly take back the territories that the other two have conquered. Lorozzeth means 'survive', thus the members of this faction have been branded with the goal that unifies them.
==== Ujataroth Faction ====
:Ujataroth Faction  
Ujataroth means 'destroy' and, fittingly, the Ujataroth Faction desires to wipe out all other factions, ending the eternal war they have been locked in by removing any possible parties to continue it. Though their motives are just, the members of the Ujataroth Faction believe that the ends justify the means; they will do anything for the sake of a peace that they control, making them feared even by the cruel Arbool Faction. The members of the Ujataroth Faction all follow their leader, The Eventide Empress, with an almost blind faith, treating her as an infallible god-like figure. They serve as the main antagonists for a majority of the game, as many of the conflicts are instigated by (or against) the Ujataroth Faction.
==== Zarozzor Faction ====
:Zarozzor Faction  
The true main antagonistic faction of the game, the Zarozzor Faction has been puppeteering the Arbool, Lorozzeth, and Ujataroth Factions to spur war in order to empower the Gaiaphage with the negative emotions released by the combatants. Unlike the other factions, whose names reflect their overall goals or roles, Zarozzor translates to 'decay', instead referencing how they are attempting to restore the dying Gaiaphage. Similar to those aligned with the Esthtuk Faction, most of the members aligned with the Zarozzor Faction are implied to possess their original identities, and only fight as part of this faction as they are being controlled by the Gaiaphage. Though technically the most plentiful faction in terms of numbers, the Zarozzor Faction features the least amount of playable characters, all of whom are only unlocked upon beating the main story.
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