Finn Galazor-Lionheart

Finn is the deuteragonist of Calia Nova. She was adopted by Jax as a child.

## Personality

Finn is a bullheaded go-getter- she acts first, thinks later. She's rambunctious and impulsive, always ready to go. She's both very athletic and very geeky, being obsessed with Alien Crush and its every spin off as well as having a Varsity jacket for Calia Nova and being very strong for her slight build. She's somewhat socially unaware. She likes to make cosplays and sewed Violet's Hero armor from scratch at her request. She's also a musician, playing the guitar and singing in a band with Ella and Duke, and she has a keyboard in her room. She's not very booksmart, though, and Violet tutors her for the more academic classes.

Despite this, she does have a very reserved, somber side when talking about her birth parents.

## Ability/Gift

Finn's Gift is Extreme Physical Endurance. According to her, it takes a lot more force to wound her than it would for a normal person, and she is also less sensitive to heat/cold and the strain of physical exertion.

## Background

Finn's parents were both Heroes and when Finn was a child they both died in the line of action. Finn was eventually adopted by Jax, who she has an extremely close bond with. She first saw Violet in the Hero Tournament and recognized her again when she came to Altair. She describes herself as "really lucky" to have been taken in by Jax.

When Finn was a child, she attended a summer camp. While at the bonfire the counselor started telling ghost stories, and the girl beside her got so scared she hugged Finn and begged for Finn to save her. From that moment, on Finn wanted to become a hero to protect cute girls. She cites this as her core motivation.

## Story

Finn first appears in Calia Nova for a single frame as a viewer of the Hero Tournament. She emerges again in Chapter 2 when she sees Violet arriving at Calia Nova and is also in her combat class, where she quickly defeats her opponent, seemingly bolstered by Violet's presence. They soon meet when Violet drops her wand and Finn gives it back to her. When she calls out to Violet and Violet answers, Finn gets so flustered she's unable to speak- however, Violet notices Finn's Alien Crush charm on her sword and from that moment on they are best friends. They hang out together, Finn showing her all her favorite places in Altair, trying her best to impress her. At the end of the night Violet asks Finn if she still wants to watch Alien Crush and Finn is amazed she's actually interested, saying she seems "too cool" to like that stuff. She starts infodumping about all her favorite parts and they zoom off together. When arriving at Finn's house, Violet learns that Jax adopted her and they live together.

In Chapter 3 Finn takes Violet with her to Korkora's lodging in the Calia Nova tower. While making cookies for Finn, Korkora talks about his life back on his homeworld, Tiruta, and how Robin Li's sudden arrival changed everything. They have tea together and Finn leaves with the cookies, gushing about how cool Korkora is and how she models her hair after his feathers. Violet quickly gets spirited away by Ionia for one-on-one training, but they're later shown hanging out again and Violet mentions that training with Robin isn't going great. Finn offers to make her Hero armor and Violet requests it be modeled after Emiko, the protagonist of Alien Crush.

In Chapter 4 Finn finds Violet crying after overhearing Valerie say she only got accepted into Calia Nova because of who her mom is. Finn gives Violet her jacket. Violet confides in her, saying how she's always been more like her dad and that she doesn't know why she's at Calia Nova. Finn hesitates and then puts her hand on Violet's shoulder, telling her she's glad Violet is here. She asks Violet why she wanted to be a hero and Violet gives a non-answer; Finn gives Violet some words of wisdom she got from Jax. She then tells Violet she knows what will cheer her up and leads her to her house. Violet emerges changed into Finn's hero armor, which Finn is quite overwhelmed by. Jax enters and her and Finn soon start geeking out over Alien Crush and hypothesizing about cosplay photoshoots with Violet as Emiko. Violet realizes she'll have to wear the hero costume in public, which Finn and Jax tell her will look "super cool".

The next day in combat class, after a demonstration from Jax, Violet has a rematch with her opponent from Chapter 2, Ella. It goes badly and Violet panics, creating a massive prison of crystal. She faints from the strain and Finn waits for her awakening anxiously and descends upon her the moment she does come to, crying about how worried she was and how she thought she might die. She leaves Violet to recover.

The following day is the start of their first exam. Finn and Violet get placed in the same team and are assigned Hero Leo to oversee their mission. Leo is very cavalier and brushes them off, leaving as soon as he gets a call from his agent. Violet pulls up the villain they're meant to apprehend and finds out her name is Limax. She seems very wimpy.

In Chapter 5 Finn watches as Violet prepares for their trip. She gives Finn one of the shields her dad sent. The day after, when Violet is rushing to the Sky Arena, she finds Finn being bullied by Valerie, who is using her full name- Fiona- purely to aggravate her. Leo breaks up the bickering and Finn and Violet board. They are both very enthusiastic about Leo's skills until Leo snaps at them to leave him alone and they retreat into the backroom. Finn confides in Violet, telling her that she hates the name Fiona because it reminds her of her birth parents. She shows her a picture of them all together before her parents' passing. Violet asks Finn why she became a hero and Finn reveals when she was little she attended a summer camp. At the bonfire the counselor told scary stories until the girl beside her got so freaked out she hugged Finn and squealed for her to save her. From then on, Finn swore she'd become a hero to protect cute girls. Violet laughs and Finn is very embarrassed until Violet reveals she's laughing because it's cute.

When they land on the planet where Limax is, Finn rushes ahead, eager to fight her first real battle, despite the warning signs around them. Violet and Leo give chase and find her behind a chunk of upturned concrete with her finger to her lips. Behind them is Limax, who is being confronted by Moxca and asked to hand over the shard she has. Finn overhears Violet and Leo whispering about how dangerous Moxca is. Emboldened, she leaps out from behind the concrete and declares her name is Finn Galazor-Lionheart and that she is a hero from Calia Nova here to bring JUSTICE! Limax and Moxca both stare, shocked. Violet and Leo prepare for the worst. Before Moxca is able to truly respond, Limax attacks and plunges them all into darkness.

## Relationships

### Jax

Finn and Jax are extremely close. Finn idolizes Jax and Jax dotes on Finn. They watch anime together, especially Alien Crush, and they also train together. Jax really understands Finn and unwaveringly supports her in her interests and pursuits. Jax may be the only person Finn feels genuinely understood by.

### Violet

Violet is Finn's best friend and romantic interest- Finn has a massive, overwhelming crush on Violet, starting likely when she first saw her in the Hero Tournament. Finn thinks Violet is the coolest. Violet really likes her, too, but seemingly only in the platonic sense. They're often together, working on homework or gushing about Alien Crush.

### Korkora

Korkora is likely a surrogate father to Finn. In Chapter 3 she mentions she keeps her hair long and in a ponytail to emulate his. She visits him every Wednesday and he bakes cookies for her. In Chapter 5, Korkora speaks very affectionately of Finn, showing the warmth is mutual.

## Trivia

* Finn's full name is Fiona. She doesn't like being called Fiona because her birth parents were the last people to use that name.
* Finn appears to love spicy food and chips.
* Finn's struggles with socialization and narrow-minded interests align with some behaviors on the autistic spectrum.
* Finn's design mirrors the deuteragonist of Alien Crush, Kaia. They're both athletic tomboys with red as a signature part of their design.