Arlet

> "*I'm sorry I wasn't brave enough to fight back when they took me away...*"
> ― Arlet
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**Arlet** is the adoptive son of Joules who lives with him in his underground lab. He is often assisting his father with work around the facility. Arlet is also super powerful, having the ability to fly and charge balls and lasers of energy, though he himself hates violence.

In Grapple Force Rena, Arlet is created in the Hollow Forge, and unlike everything else that had ever come out of the the machine, Arlet actually had emotions and desires, and Joules later came to treat Arlet as his own son. After the death of Lueh, the Capital kidnaps Arlet in order to force Joules to work for them. Arlet is later saved from her containment unit by Rena and directs Rena to the entrance to Joules' laboratory. Later on, Arlet destroys the Hollow Forge, ending the Archmage's control over his father.

In Petal Crash, Arlet appears as an extra opponent that the player can fight when they meet certain requirements in the Story Mode. He is unlocked as a playable character after beating him. His playstyle involves scoring medium-sized chains. He plays faster when under pressure from garbage blocks fall on his board.

## Appearance

Although there is no biological relation between Arlet and Joules, Arlet actually looks somewhat like him, having a similar skin tone. Arlet is very short and has yellow eyes. He tries to style his hair in a similar manner to Joules, with it covering one of his eyes, but he has a strand of hair on the back of his head that sticks up. When Arlet gets upset, the whites in his eyes turn black.

He wears a white shirt that is rather big for him and black pants. He is also fitted with white shoes to match his dress.

## Personality

Arlet is a very timid person. When he is kidnapped, he doesn't offer up any resistance because he doesn't want anyone to get hurt. However, Arlet can get very emotional, especially when it comes to his father. When he sees Joules and Pine fighting, he freaks out, destroys the Hollow Forge, and runs to Joules yelling at the two of them to stop.

## Abilities

* **Flight**: Arlet and fly through the air quickly and with great precision.
* **Charge Shots**: Arlet can charge up powerful attacks and fire them back out at his enemies. These attacks have taken the form of balls and lasers.

## Relationships

### Artificer Joules

Arlet has a very close relationship with his adoptive father. Because Joules never introduced Arlet to anyone other than maybe Lueh, he became the biggest influence on Arlet. Arlet's desire to want to be like Joules translates into the way that he dresses, with him wearing his long hair over one eye and a putting on a long, white shirt that looks like Joules' lab coat. When the two are finally reunited with each other, Arlet cries into Joules' arm, saying that he'll never leave his side again.

## Quotes

### Grapple Force Rena

*"I can show you the way, but... I don't want to ask so much of you..."* -to Rena after she offers to save Arlet's father

*"I can get you inside, but... I'm too afraid to go with you... I'm sorry."* -to Rena, apologizing for not coming into the lab with her

*"It's me! Your child!! I'm all right! You don't have to do this anymore!!"* -to Joules after destroying the Hollow Forge

*"I'm sorry I wasn't brave enough to fight back when they took me away..."* -to Joules during their reunion

### Petal Crash

*"Oh! S-sorry, I definitely overdid it, didn't I...?"* -to his opponent after beating them in Versus mode

*"I'd love to play again! Um, if you're not too upset with me, at least..."* Vs. mode victory quote.

*"What a fun pastime! I wonder if I could bring it back home somehow..."* -to himself after beating a Trial Mode

## Gallery

Arlet's alternate coloration/palette portrait from Petal Crash.Arlet's sprite from Petal Crash.Arlet's idle animation from *Petal Crash*.