Stratos

> "Nimbus' second lieutenant. Honest, Straightforward and dependable, Stratos always puts the good of the squad above his own, His integrity providing a moral compass to the squad."
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> ― Stratos' bio in The Tornado Outbreak Comic[src]
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## Stratos

* Normal
* Weakened

## Level Appearences

The Tornado Outbreak Comic

**Stratos** is a minor character that appears only in the Tornado Outbreak Comic.

## Appearance

Stratos is a muscular light blue and black air elemental with a red cape, horns, and a golden belt donning the Wind Warrior emblem in the center. He has green eyes, black legs and large black forearms.

## Origins and History

Its assumed that he is younger than Nimbus but older than Zephyr. He is intolerant of boastfulness and takes extra precautions when creating atmosphere on a planet. Stratos is confident and is shown to be able to create a tornado.

### Comic

During a routine check on an atmospheric planet, Zephyr, Nimbus, and the Wind Warriors are attacked by Shades, toxic elementals that will crystallize anything they touch. Stratos proceeds to protect Zephyr from the Shades while both Nimbus and Cyclone pummel them away. The squad then retreats to tend to all of the Wind Warriors that were severally wounded by the Shades.

Stratos begins to become skeptical of Cyclone and decides to form a plan with Nimbus; set up a fake competition to see who will become the new leader of the Wind Warriors. The plan goes well until Cyclone sabotages the competition by poisoning Stratos. As time progressed, he began to become weaker until he loses all of his strength.

In the battle at the dark pulsar, Stratos attempted to fight Cyclone but was killed and crystallized as a statue in the process.

## Relationships

### Cyclone

Stratos and Cyclone, although they appeared neutral towards one another, were polar opposites of each other. While Cyclone was egotistical and bashful, Stratos was wise and selfless. Their relationship starts to take a turn when Cyclone, desperate to become the leader of the Wind Warriors, poisons Stratos. As his condition worsens, Cyclone belittles Stratos up until his death.

### Nimbus

Stratos was Nimbus' second-in-command lieutenant and a former student of his at the Academy of Air. The two worked together to catch Cyclone by hosting a fake competition to determine the new leader of the Wind Warriors. The plan succeeded, but at the cost of Stratos' life. Nimbus honors his fallen lieutenant by passing the leadership to Zephyr. This gesture suggests that both Nimbus and Stratos had a high regard for the young air elemental.

### Zephyr

Stratos and Zephyr share a mutual respect. In their first encounter with the shades, Stratos pushes Zephyr out of harm's way, demonstrating that he places the value of his fellow Wind Warriors' lives above his own. As time progressed and Stratos weakened from Cyclone's poison, Zephyr grew increasingly concerned for his fallen comrade. When he learned that Cyclone was responsible for Stratos' death, he attempted to avenge him with a tornado, but was stopped by Nimbus.

## Trivia

* Despite not being in the game, Stratos makes an appearance on a handful of Tornado Outbreak's game discs.