Carbine

**Carbine** is a Master from the Kingdom of Altar. He is a member of the AETL Union and the leader of the Elizabeth Faction.

## Appearance

Carbine wears a full suit of white armor that emphasizes its beauty rather than its practicality as an armour.

## History

Carbide was born in a rural village in a developing nation. He took up painting at a young age due to the encouragement of a childhood friend. When he turned 10, his friend died due to a sinkhole caused by recent heavy rain, with Carbide being unable to save her though he was close by.

Traumatized, Carbide continued drawing, focusing particularly on pictures of his deceased friend so he could remember her as she was. When he became an adult, he left his village and eventually became one of the greatest painters of the 21st century, praised for his portraits of his deceased friend as well as landscapes of his village.

Due to doubts he had about the path he had chosen, he decided to begin playing *Infinite Dendrogram* in order to explore new possibilities.

One day in the Kingdom of Altar, he happened to see Elizabeth S. Altar and believing her smile to be similar to that of his deceased friend, caused him to start attending public events where she appeared and was eventually scouted into the AETL Club, where he determined to protect her life.

## Personality

He is a huge fan of Elizabeth S. Altar to the point that he is willing to escort and move with her to the Huang He Empire. He also believes that beautiful things shouldn't be touched by ugly things.

## Abilities

Carbine is noted to be the second best fighter in the AETL Union after Voynich.

### Jobs

**Hard Puncher** (硬拳士ハードパンチャー): A high rank job from the boxer grouping.

* **My Fist, Become as a Boulder** (我が拳、巌となりて): The ultimate skill of the Hard Puncher. An active skill that add 3 times the value of the user's END to the attack power and defense power of the user's hands. This skill can only be used when the user isn't equipped with any gauntlets and is not holding a weapon.

**Philosopher** (哲学者フィロソフィア): A low rank job.

* **High Speed Speculation** (高速思索ハイスピード・スペキュレイション): A passive skill that allows the user to think at three times the speed of their AGI. This skill can only be used when both of the users' hands are empty.

### Embryo

**Aphrodite de Milo** (アフロズィティ・ティス・ミルミロのヴィーナス): A Form VI Type: Arms that replaces both of Carbine's arms with platinum-colored metal arms. It was born due to Carbine's denial of reality, his wish to manifest the scenery in his heart and realize the beauty that does not exist in reality. This caused it to become arms that brings his heart to reality.

* **Heart's Afterglow — Aphrodite de Milo** (心の残照アフロズィティ・ティス・ミル): Aphrodite de Milo's ultimate skill. A passive skill that allows Carbine to transform Aphrodite de Milo into any number of forms based on his thoughts and imagination. It's transformation speed is far faster than the extension speed of Xunyu's Tenaga Ashinaga. Carbine typically transforms it into an additional full suit of armour to protect him.

## Trivia

* Carbine was stated to be unable to become a Superior as long as he continues to cling onto his past.
* Carbine was stated to have the most kill count amongst everyone who joined the Kingdom of Altar during the First Knight-Machine War before he was killed by Heldine Rockzapper.