Elise

Elise is an Enderkin warrior who served as one of the captains of the and the girlfriend of Sora Maeda. She debuted in "To The Void", where her forces were defeated by the . She would later return in "The Brave", where she participated in the Gatekeepers' last stand against the . 
==Design==
Elise is an Enderkin warrior with light skin, bright magenta eyes, and braided blonde hair tied at the back with a purple bow. Her armor is black and purple.
==Story==
===Background ===
Elise was introduced in "To The Void" as an honorable Ender warrior defending her home End Island from the .Olaguer, Rain Allen [@rainolaguer] (May 5, 2022). "Elise, an honorable Ender Warrior, defends her home End Island from the Orchid Fleet invasion." (Tweet). Retrieved December 12, 2023 — via Discord. Although she was able to defeat much of the undead crew, their necromancer leader quickly resurrected them and Elise found herself surrounded. She survived the encounter, having "no more reason to fight" after the Orchid Fleet claimed her island's End Crystal.Olaguer, Rain Allen [radapedaxa] (November 16, 2023). "The Brave takes place after To the Void." (Discord message). Retrieved December 12, 2023 — via Discord.Olaguer, Rain Allen [radapedaxa] (November 17, 2022). "she probably had no more reason to fight when Arabella claimed the End Crystal in the island she's protecting, so she most likely survived" (Discord message). Retrieved December 12, 2023 — via Discord.
Elise later became one of the captains of the . During her time there, she would enter a relationship with fellow captain Sora Maeda.
====Battle for the Gateways====
In "The Brave", the schemed to use the Gateways to quickly invade the other End Kingdoms. Skylor, the Gatekeepers' leader, sent Sora to deactivate the Gateways before the Void Kingdom could take control of them. Skylor and Elise remained on the main island — where all of their soldiers were stationed — in a bid to hold the Void Kingdom off. In addition to its own forces, the small kingdom was supported by reinforcements from the and the Aeromancers.
Skylor and Elise led their native forces in the ensuring battle against the Void Kingdom. For much of the battle, Elise was targeted by the enemy general Dystopia while Skylor was preoccupied. Dystopia eventually bested Elise — she was the last of the battle's commanders to fall — but noticed that the portals were closing: Sora had succeeded.
After the Gatekeepers' defeat, Elise and the other commanders were captured by the Void Kingdom.Dexter Kronos [dexterkronos] (December 9, 2023). "She was indeed captured" (Discord message). Retrieved December 12, 2023 — via Discord. Elise's creator hinted that the Void Kingdom may use Elise to draw Sora, her girlfriend, out.Dexter Kronos [dexterkronos] (December 11, 2023). "She can be used to lure Sora" (Discord message). Retrieved December 13, 2023 — via Discord.
== Personality==
Elise is an extremely brave and determined warrior, who defends wherever she calls home no matter what. She is unwilling to let fear control her, and is more than willing to put her life on the line for her forces.
==Skills==
Elise's abilities lie in her extreme physical strength, powerful enough to destroy an enemy with only one hit of her hammerDexter Kronos [dexterkronos] (May 18, 2023). "Elise has pretty good physical combat capabilities as well as hammer ones." (Discord message). Retrieved December 12, 2023 — via Discord.. It is likely she shares a similar power in unarmed combat, and, like other Enderkin, the ability to teleport quickly yet precisely.
As hinted at in her Rainiportrait, she is capable of Electromancy, taking on a purple coloration like her armor. As a Gatekeeper, it is also likely she has some form of knowledge with Spatiokinesis. Both are not shown in The Brave, however, due to her lack of screen time.
== Appearances==
==Trivia==
*Elise is the only member of the without a voice actor, despite having appeared the same amount of times as Skylor.
*Elise is the first blonde Enderkin to be introduced, preceeding Gwendolyn.
*The name 'Elise' is the shortened form of 'Elizabeth' (originally 'Elisheba' or 'Elisabet'), which is a Hebrew name meaning 'God's Promise' or 'God is my Oath'.
* Elise's birthday is on the 27th November.Old Chad Roman [oldchadroman] (September 1, 2023). "They exist :P" (Discord message). Retrieved December 12, 2023 — via Discord.
*Elise was created by Dexter Kronos, who based her design on "a friend that [she] only just recently reconnected with".Dexter Kronos [dexterkronos] (November 19, 2023). "Most of my inspirations when skin designing gears towards something I've watched/played recently." (Discord message). Retrieved December 12, 2023 — via Discord.
*Elise is confirmed to be bisexualDexter Kronos [dexterkronos] (April 13, 2023). "Just for that, I'm gonna canonize:" (Discord message). Retrieved December 12, 2023 — via Discord., making her the second bisexual character introduced after Arabella.
** Elise's sexuality is based on a rough recollection of one of her basis' sexualities, as confirmed by Dexter KronosDexter Kronos [dexterkronos] (April 8, 2023). "Ima just come out and say Elise and Doraine's basis' are - as far as I remember - bisexual, so they are too unless Rain objects" (Discord message). Retrieved December 12, 2023 — via Discord. .
**Her girlfriend is Sora Maeda, agreed to by Tuxel (Sora's creator).Dexter Kronos [dexterkronos] (August 16, 2023). "yep" (Discord message). Retrieved December 12, 2023 — via Discord.
* Elise is one of two people to fight Arabella and survive, with the other being Ceris.
===Out-of-universe===
She created the skin in March or April 2022 as a "generic" reference for Enderkin characters.Olaguer, Rain Allen [radapedaxa] (April 3, 2022). "after lance, the last 3 characters are actually generic enderkin citizens/warriors. none of them are main characters" (Discord message). Retrieved December 12, 2023 — via Discord. She names every skin she designs, and referred to the skin as Elise.Dexter Kronos [dexterkronos] (April 20, 2022). "when i make skins i usually always give them names" (Discord message). Retrieved December 12, 2023 — via Discord.
 Elise later became an actual background character in "To the Void" and reappeared in "The Brave".
Dexter helped with the creation of an "Iron Elise" design for RedBlue115's series Operia.Dexter Kronos [dexterkronos] (September 13, 2023). "Artist: @RedBlue115" (Discord message). Retrieved December 12, 2023 — via Discord | Updated December 24, 2023.
==Gallery==
===Promotional===
File:Unknown-3.png|Elise fighting off the Orchid Fleet in a promotional for To The Void.
File:Unknown-5.png|Elise staring at a singing Arabella in a promotional render for To The Void.
File:TB4.png|Elise, Skylor and Sora Maeda in a promotional render for The Brave.
File:TB16.png|Elise and Skylor staring over the Battle for the Gateways in a promotional render for The Brave.
Soralise.png|Sora Maeda resting on Elise's shoulder in a commemorative/promotional render by Dexter Kronos.
===Conceptual===
File:Elise_Turnaround.png|Elise's turnaround sheet in a conceptual render.
=== Joke Renders ===
File:Sora Kiss Elise.png|A render of Elise and Sora kissing in a YouTube Short.
===Screenshots===
File:Elise being overpowered.png|Elise surrounded by defeated members of the Orchid Fleet in To The Void.
==References==
Category:Assets created by Dexter Kronos
Category:Enderkin
Category:Female
Category:LGBTQ+ Characters
Category:Gatekeepers
Category:Magic Users
Category:Minor Protagonist
Category:Protagonist