Etwal

***The Third Heir***

## Appearance

A royal captain for an Empyre with a fancy half-cape and coat. Third in line for the throne and the nation's most brutally powerful warrior, Etwal is full of pride. His skin color is darker, more bronzed; it is an Empyreal cultural artifact that high-status people are “closer to the sun” and therefore more than the commoners they lord over. He has facial hair and sideburns that are shaped like E’s. He carries a straight-bladed, single-edged sword as a sign of his rank, though he’s not afraid to punish those around him with it. Kind of pompous. Before the robots awakened, Etwal was a notable soldier, but his aptitude for commanding them led to his reputation as the strongest man on Sigaea.

## Background

Smoldering fury lurks behind the eyes of master aviator Etwal, ready to be let loose on any who dare question his supremacy as the nation's undefeated hero. Etwal is second-cousin to the current royal family, but he's the national hero and face of the nation during the Five Nations War. Though high in the line of succession to the Empyreal Realm, his passion is battle, and he relishes driving his soldiers into the jaws of death in pursuit of absolute superiority. He has many victories credited to his name--though he may sometimes be the only soldier to return from them. Fighting the Allied Provinces and Great States (Ainer and Gamound) on two separate fronts, he’s the greatest and most feared.

Etwal has an internal complex that drives him towards being the best, and is driven to madness over the young upstart Ainer, who has continuously managed to keep coming back from defeat. In combat, Etwal envisions destroying past, weaker versions of himself over and over again, a stronger incarnation awakening each time.

Throughout his tenure as most feared warrior in the world, he had a long-standing rivalry with the Great States' Gamound, who much like Ainer, managed to avoid death against Etwal numerous times. However, unlike Ainer, Gamound would continually outsmart Etwal by tactically retreating, placating Etwal's thirst for victory without ever giving him significant new ground.

Etwal allied himself with Ixa near the end of the Five Nations War to take down Ainer once and for all. It was in this battle that he pushed himself further than ever before, defeating both his former subordinate Diane, and Ainer's newly awakened ARK-Infinity. Before Etwal could strike the final blow on Ainer himself, however, Ixa betrayed and incapacitated him. She would then disappear with his body, his current whereabouts are unknown.

## Robots and Abilities

Etwal is the pilot of EXCEL-100, EXCEL-1000, and EXCEL-GAN.

Etwal’s EXCEL-100 is the Empyre’s fastest and most efficient jet-type robot, and is outfitted with bladed wings to cause massive damage. It can merge with an Assault Class and a Guard Class robot to become the EXCEL-GAN, an incredibly powerful machine that dominates all battles. The irony of this (with the Allied Provinces and Great States being led by A and G-type wielding commanders) is legitimately lost on Etwal. Poetic justice is nothing compared to martial justice, in his eyes.

His Commander Ability is "**Magnificence**" which allows Etwal to add 1 point to his own robot's integrity, movement, and energy pool every time a basic robot under his control is destroyed. This makes it easier on Etwal players who accidentally lose their robots. Additionally, suicide bombing tactics are made much more viable using this commander.

## Team Building with Etwal

Etwal is one of eight Commanders who came with a pre-built team in the AEGIS Core Box.

This team primarily focuses on sacrificing the fragile ELL-100, ESHA-100 and EJET-100 to inflict damage with their attacks and Parting Shot, boosting the EXCEL robots' power via Etwal's commander ability.

## Trivia

* Etwal was the third commander designed for the game, after Ixa and Ainer.
* His Commander Ability, Magnificence has never changed from its inception.
* "Etwal" doesn't mean anything, but it is close to "**étoile**", the lead dancer of a ballet.