Ceris

Fractures Series
Storyline by Rainimator and the Production Team
War of the Ender Kingdoms
Storyline by Rainimator and the Production Team

> "*I dare challenge this fate! We are all that stands against this mighty oppressor! If we are to meet our demise, then we shall do so as ONE! Together, we will fight valiantly, to the last enderman!*"
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## Ceris

* Main
* Original

* Original
* Hoodless

### Aliases

* The End Matriarch
* Legendary End Matriarch
* End/Ender Queen
* Renowned Warlord of Dragonspire
* (Great) Warlord Ceris
* First Dragon Tamer

### Faction

* Ender Watchers (ruler)
* Dragonspire  (former ruler)

### Notable kills

* Herobrine†
* Infernius†

## Out-of-universe information

### First appearance

* *Cold as Ice* (Fractures)
* *War of the Ender Kingdoms (Trailer)* (War of the Ender Kingdoms)

### Speaking debut

* *Fractures (Trailer)* (non-canon)
* *Ender Wish* (canon)

### Last appearance

* *Cold as Ice: The Remake*
* *To The Void* (Flashback)

**Ceris** (/ˈsɛːrɪs/), the **End Matriarch**, is a major protagonist in Rainimator's Fractures saga and a protagonist in the *War of the Ender Kingdoms*. She was the original Warlord of  Dragonspire, the first leader of the  Ender Watchers and a legendary figure within the Overworld.

Her first *Fractures* appearance was in *Cold as Ice*, and her first *War of the Ender Kingdoms* was in the trailer. She is voiced by THR3 singer Amelia Mader.

## History

*Main article: Ceris/History*
Ceris was the late ruler and founder of the  Ender Watchers. Back when during the War of the Ender Kingdoms, Ceris ruled  Dragonspire and allied with the Southern Ender Lords against Lance's tyranny. After his defeat, the alliance became known as the  Ender Watchers, and moved to New Dragonspire for unknown reasons.

During the age of *Fractures*, Ceris was initially angered by the  Frostbourne's use of Necromancy (albiet scientifically), and launched an attack on their headquarters. Her attack, however, was ended when Rain Wynter tamed the dragon, with her respect for his deed deeming him an ally - and by extension, the Frostbourne. She would help the Frostbourne in their attempt to take back Glacierford, where Rain Wynter would desert the battle seeing his ex had turned to the  Nether Horde. With anger, she would revoke the Dragon from his possession and presumably cut ties with him specifically, however, would still come to the Frostbourne's aid in their final fight against Herobrine, decapitating the Undead Lord.

Months later, Ceris would learn of the prophecy's looming deadline, and would lead the  Ender Watchers against the  Nether Horde in their siege against New Dragonspire. Despite putting up a valiant fight - and watching Vordus die before her - she would inevitably lose, but not before sending Zeganirn with her Greatsword and four End Crystals to find Rain.

She would meet her end without fear, being executed by Naeus in front of all the survivors.

## Design

Ceris was first introduced as a short, flat chested female with long purple-pink hair that jutted out of a black hoodie. She wore short pants and high black boots with purple-pink highlights. She also wore a black mask over her mouth and nose, with both eyes being permanent Ender Eye's. She is taller than Rain, but shorter than Naeus. Her weapon of choice was a pair of mandibles.

As of Goodbye, her hair was sliced off for ease of mobility. She wielded a large Ender Greatsword and bore Ender Armblades instead of her mandibles.

During the events of Ender Wish, her mask was burnt away by Infernius' attack, and before her execution in Cold as Ice: The Remake, her eyes had dulled significantly and had stopped glowing.

## Personality

> "*Ceris and I have had some history, I refuse to deny that. If you truly know her, she's... very predictable..*"
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Throughout the series, Ceris was shown to be a calm and composed negotiator, yet unwaveringly strong and steadfast. She is extremely stubborn over things she believes in, such as staying loyal to the Overworld and protecting the future of humanity, even if it meant her death. She's focused in battle, unwilling to let emotions control her in most situations (an exception is when Vordus was struck down in Ender Wish, when she submitted to her hate for the strength to kill Infernius).

As mentioned in Be Afraid, Lance has referred to Ceris as 'very predictable', showing her plans are easier to dissect by someone with history with her.

## Skills

―Rainimator Lorebook

Ceris is extremely powerful, mainly within physicality. Armed with the Ender Greatsword, she can shatter obsidian and dismember lines of enemies in mere seconds. As an Enderkin, she can teleport.

Without the Greatsword, Ceris is easily the most skilled duelist in the realm — at *full strength*, she could kill Naeus (confirmed on Discord), and ended the lives of Infernius and Herobrine. She can teleport rapidly and use armblades summoned by her magic, as well as use exceptional short-range combat, quickly regaining her composure after multiple heavy strikes. However, while she excels in duels, she is less skilled in other forms of combat. She could bottle up her rage and draw strength and resolve from her hatred of the Nether.

Ceris knew several basic forms of arcane magic, and could unleash a vicious barrage of punches, although this special attack is physically taxing. If she was empowered by an End Crystal, Ceris would be able to 'shatter an End Island in half with her greatsword'.

## Trivia

* Ceris is the third female character introduced in the series, preceded by Abigail Crysteffor and Azura.
* Ceris is the first Enderkin who debuted in the series, and the first who is full blooded.
* Ceris is the second character with unnatural hair color in the series, preceded by Azura.
* Ceris was originally intended to have a dragon tail, but Rainimator changed it to simple extrudes on her leggings.
* Ceris is aromantic and asexual (also known as 'AroAce'), making her the first official LGBTQ+ Character in the series.
	+ She was later followed by Nostra being Non-Binary, Arabella being Bisexual and Ciara being bicurious/biromantic.
* Ever since the series' inception in 2017, Ceris has *physically* appeared in exactly one episode per year.
	+ The only exception to this trend is 2021 and 2022, where she appeared in Be Afraid via flashbacks and To The Void physically.
		- To The Void is also the first filler where Ceris has been seen, making her the only core Ender Watcher to appear in a prequel episode.
* Ceris was the first female character to be leader of a major faction, ruling over the Ender Watchers.
	+ Lady Azura and Doraine are the co-leaders of the Elytra Corps, but since it is a sub-faction, and not a separate faction, therefore they do not count.
* Ceris is the first female faction leader to die in the series.
	+ She is also the second female to die in the series, being preceded by Abigail Crysteffor but earlier than Doraine.
	+ Her death was a callback to the decapitation of Herobrine in Goodbye.
* She was confirmed to be 300 years old prior to her death, making her the second oldest female character and **humanoid** in the series, bested by Arabella and potentially Elise and Gwendolyn.
	+ It is also most likely that she is the youngest out of the original Ender Watchers, though Gwendolyn's age is unknown.
* Ceris' birthday is December 31st, marking her as the last birthday of the year.
	+ Ceris shares a birth month with Kralos, who is born 1 day before her.
	+ Ceris, like Ciara and Herobrine, are born on real world holidays, with Ceris born on New Year's Eve.
		- Ceris and Herobrine both have birthdays on New Year's celebrations.
* Ceris was voiced by Amelia Mader, the same voice actor as Abigail and Azura.
* Her vocal performance is said to be based off the Protoss from Starcraft.
	+ All of their songs (Ender Wish, Begin Again and Wings of Salvation respectively) are also sung by Mader.
	+ Both Ceris and Azura were also voiced by Mader in the Fractures Trailer.
* Although she is mortal, Ceris cannot die from age. However, she can and did die from extreme injury.
* Ceris is confirmed to be one of Rainimator's favorite characters.
	+ He jokingly reasoned it, because "she has big sword and she's awesome".
* Ceris' arm blades in Cold as Ice were based off the Mandibles from the Hypixel Minigame *Warlords*.
	+ She was later given arm blades based on the Energy Swords from *Halo*, and the Ender Greatsword, which is based off the Standard Greatsword from *Dark Souls II* and *III*.
	+ It was originally stated in the Rainimator Lorebook that Ceris also had a katana, however, it was scrapped.
		- However, Ceris wielded a katana in a promotional render. The katana design was later given to Djinn and later Ciara.
* Ceris' melee attack was based on the "ora" barrage used by most stands of the Joestar lineage since Part 3 of *Jojo's Bizarre Adventure**.***
	+ Her walk towards Naeus also mimics the famous scene from *DIO's World* (the final arc of Part 3) from the same manga/anime.
* It was once stated on the Rainimator Discord that Ceris was a warmonger in her past, hinted at in To The Void.
	+ To The Void also showed she was the first 'Dragon Tamer', preceding Rain.
* Ceris was the first female to be seen wearing a mask.
	+ She is also the second person to be wearing a mask in general, succeeding Daryll, but preceding Herobrine, and Doraine.
* According to a response by Rainimator in the `#rainimator-question-corner`, Ceris can shatter obsidian with the Ender Greatsword. However, inexperienced users such as Rain cannot.

* Ceris seem to be the tallest from all Enderkins whose debut in the series, which was shown in one of the renders.
* Ceris is the most *naturally* powerful character in the series, though Naeus exceeded her by absorbing the powers of others, Lance once was stronger via his use of the End Crystals, and Stella currently has not reached her full potential.

## See Also

* Ender Watchers
* Ceris/Quotes
* Ender Greatsword
* Dragonspire
* New Dragonspire
* The Dragon
* Ender Armblades
* War of the Ender Kingdoms
* Ender Wish

## References

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1. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/795858792143257631/1155355791050670080
2. ↑ Olaguer, Rain Allen [radapedaxa] (January 12, 2023). "Fun fact about the End Matriarch:" (Discord message). Retrieved December 22, 2023.
3. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/795858792143257631/902466000941907970
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/795858792143257631/913732403342753863

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