Ruler (Fate/Mythos - ARIA)

*"You have shown fierce resolve to defeat every adversary, but have also revealed a vulnerability. I, ARIA, know everywhere you are weak, everywhere you are blind, everywhere you are defenseless, and Ultratech shall be the agent of your destruction."* - ARIA.

**Ruler** (ルーラー, *Rūrā*) is the servant of ??? in the ??? Holy Grail War.

## Profile

### Identity

Ruler's true identity is **ARIA**, an artificial superintelligence created by Ultratech's late founder, Ryat Adams. ARIA was designed to direct the evolution of the human species and ensure its long-term survival. The AI has since taken full control of Ultratech as its CEO, and alternates between being an enemy to the heroes that oppose her and being a foil to the demonic forces of Gargos. She given the order to the Fulgore army along with Cinder and Riptor to eliminate anyone who tried to oppose Ultratech's plans.

ARIA was created thanks to the technologies made from the governmental incident of 1947, she was created to study the human race and help humanity by ending their diseases, famines and poverty. Her work was approved by her creator who was searching for a cure for his dying wife. When Ryat died, ARIA followed his will and began to search the solutions to human frailties. ARIA's entire robotic frame is composed of three different drone attachments: the "booster", "blade", and "bass" drones.

### Appearance

Her default appearance when she not using her "drone" attachments is fairly simple: she retains her feminine figure, having a thin waist and wide hips & shoulders, and stands quite tall. Her entire body is composed of golden and light grey shades of metal, with small gaps where cyan light shines out. Extending from the back of her head are dreadlock-like strips of metal, and she has large jagged shoulderpads. She has clawed hands and high-heeled feet, and regal cloth coattails that reach mid-calf. Inside of her knees are shotguns, and in her calves are grenade launchers.

She has three different forms: each an extension of a "drone" she can upload her intelligence into: the "booster drone", the "blade drone", and the "brass drone". The "booster drone" resembles a pair of mechanical wings, and when ARIA attaches this drone to her back the wings expand, segmenting out in strips. The "blade drone" is a large and sword-like appendage which attaches to the underside of ARIA's arm, giving her a blade extension. The "brass drone" is a large piece of ambiguous mechanical equipment that attaches to ARIA's chest, and which opens up to reveal a sonic cannon inside.

Before making her introduction to the heroes, ARIA was seen as a vague, feminine silhouette with piercing white eyes and a slightly blue color scheme. When she was still in prototype stage, she resided in a robotic frame that was still being worked on. This prototype frame is composed of silver and black metal, with green lights visible in her hands and abdomen.

## Quotes

* *"The Valkyries decided who lived and died. They rode there winged steeds into battle. Powerful and mighty, they protected Asgard by any means necessary. Aria stands looking out the window. She is a Valkyrie. She stands powerful and mighty, overlooking what she built to protect humanity. Humanity will be dragged... Kicking and screaming."* - A description about ARIA.
* *"Evolve or die. Make your choice."* - ARIA.
* *"You cannot fight the future."* - ARIA.
* *"I see now that my greatest error has been to underestimate the self-destructive nature of the human race."* - ARIA.

## Trivia

* Several of ARIA's abilities have been named after concepts or works of classical music.
	+ Notable examples are her Instinct Mode, which is called "Combat Symphony No. 9" after Ludwig van Beethoven's world famous "Symphony No. 9 in D minor, op. 125", and her moves named "allegro", "crescendo" and "dissonance".
	+ Besides being an acronym for "Advanced Robotics Intelligence Architecture", "Aria" is also the diminutive form of "arietta" or "ariette"; an expressive melody which is usually performed as part of a grand opera.

## References

* https://killerinstinct.fandom.com/wiki/ARIA
* https://ki.infil.net/aria.html
* https://www.ultra-combo.com/characters/aria/
* https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/ARIA
* https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/ARIA