Zentaro

Charge up by hitting targets. At 10 charges, Slashing Strike will dash you forward and fire a piercing projectile that hits the first enemy struck.

### Iai Rush

[SECONDARY] [TELEPORT] [MELEE] [IMPACT]

Blink in a line after a delay, hitting all enemies along your travel path.

Cooldown: 16s

Core Knockback: 1320 + 170%

Player Knockback: 170 + 85%

Player Knockback: 170 + 85%

### Slice and Dice

[PRIMARY] [MELEE] [IMPACT]

Deal a LIGHT hit in a small arc, followed by a larger slash that hits enemies in the center

Cooldown: 7.5s

Core Knockback: 100 + 10%

Player Knockback: 6 + 2%

Damage: 6 + 2%

### Oni's Blade

[SPECIAL] [TELEPORT] [IMPACT]

Blink to a nearby location and become Elusive, repeatedly dealing LIGHT hits to enemies caught in the area. Afterwards, hit all nearby enemies away.

Cooldown: 40s

Core Knockback: 20 + 10%

Player Knockback: 2 + 0%

Damage: 2 + 0%

## Awakenings

The following awakenings are **ineffective** on Zentaro:

* Cast to Last
* Monumentalist
* Timeless Creator

## Lore

Despite his small stature, **Zentaro** is a feared opponent on the Corestrike fields. His mastery of swordcraft is second to none and the blazing speed of his attacks is sure to keep even the most well-composed foes on their toes.

Zentaro comes from an isolated island, tucked away from the urban bustle of Ahten. On this island humans and oni have traditionally been enemies and even to this day are fearful of each other. They built their villages high atop the island's mountains, separated from one another by a deep valley and roaring river. This creates a natural barrier that reinforces their fears--no human enters the oni village and no oni enters the human village. This placed **Zentaro**, a half-oni, in a precarious position. As a baby, he was left at the banks of the river that cuts through the valley between the human and oni villages.

An elderly human couple, never able to have a child of their own, heard the baby's cries in the dead of night and took him into their home. They realized that life on the island would be hard for a half-oni, but resolved to raise the baby as their own and some day help him escape the island's backwards ways. They named him "**Zentaro**" and would cover his small horns with wrappings whenever they went to market in the human village. **Zentaro'**s father was a skilled swordsman and happily trained his son in the ways of the blade.

One day, a merchant traveling from the human village passed by the small hamlet where **Zentaro** and his parents lived and spied Zentaro training with his father. In the comfort of his own home, **Zentaro** had neglected to wrap his horns and the merchant was left shocked and frightened. He hurriedly returned to the human village and warned them of **Zentaro** 's true nature. With distrust in their hearts, the villagers shunned **Zentaro** and his parents disallowed them from entering into the village's borders.

**Zentaro** viewed himself as the problem, and with a deep love for his parents in his heart, decided to flee the island. He wrote his parents a note, thanking them for all their kindness and hoping that by removing the trouble he caused, the would live happier lives. In the dead of night he left the note by their bed and ran away from home.

His journey was a long one, but he eventually found his way to Ahten. He was mystified by the fact that in this big city humans and oni lived together in harmony. There was no hate, fear, or mistrust between them. **Zentaro** resolved that he'd find a way to get his elderly parents to Ahten, but first he need to earn enough money to buy a place for them to stay and to fund their long journey. He met **Ai.Mi** and the two made an instant, albeit unlikely, friendship. She convinced **Zentaro** to use his talents with his sword playing Corestrike with her, and that the two would earn fame and fortune by doing so.

**Zentaro** is happy to have found a city that accepts him and a friend who will stand by him. Now he just need to complete his mission and bring his parents to Ahten.

## Patch History

**2023-05-09**

* Iai Rush (SECONDARY)
	+ PvP Damage and Knockback :: 170 (+85% Power) → 180 (+90% Power)
	+ Core Knockback :: 1320 (+170% Power) → 1340 (+180% Power)

**2023-04-27**

* Released