Ingressus Voltaris

### Friend(s)

Achillean Nestoris (former), King Chronos (ally), Pythus (former uneasy ally, turned final opponent)

## Physical Description

### Status

Deceased, killed by Pythus
Episode 30, Crown Peak

## Series Info

### Voice Actor

Jonathan David Bullock

„*They call me... Deathsinger, yet it was they who slaughtered my people and denied me the Prime Songs, which were rightfully mine!*”
— Ingressus Voltaris to Achillean Nestoris↑
**Ingressus Voltaris**, also known as the **Deathsinger**, is the main antagonist of Songs of War, but later becomes an anti-hero near the finale of the series. He is the leader of the Voltaris Clan and the driving force behind the Great War if the initial Nether Invasion does not count as the start of the Great War (which is commonly referring to the Ardonian alliance against the Voltaris and Nether). He was the leader after Dominus Voltaris. Despite his name, Ingressus didn't wish to be evil but became so after he being corrupted by the power of the Prime Songs, fueled further by feeling wronged, and that his life's purpose was supposedly shattered, until he eventually came to his senses during the close of the Second Great War. He is sometimes known as the strongest being to ever set foot in Ardonia. He passed away due to the wounds he received during his battle with Pythus and with his death, the pure Voltaris bloodline came to an end as all the other pure-blooded Voltaris were killed during either their exile, or the First/Second Great War. His wish of uniting the Voltaris with the other clans was fulfilled by Senn, the last surviving half-blooded Voltaris, who would initiate other clan members, clanless Ardoni or halfblood Voltaris (if they existed).

## Lore

### **Earlier Life**

Ingressus was raised in a small camp deep within the Barrier Mountains of Northwind. It is unknown if he was born in Old Voltaria before being forced to flee, but due to how long the Voltaris had been exiled in respect to Ingressus's age, it can be assumed he was born in the Barrier Mountains as well. Ingressus's home was attacked by Ardoni warriors, including Thalleous. He then witnessed the death of his Father, when he was a young Ardoni (around Senn/Ria's age) Dominus Voltaris, who was also the Voltaris Master. (Note: The following passage is not in the script but was said by David R.B. in the deleted season 2 commentary to be something they would have adjusted to be so) After getting the Voltar Staff, he ran, but when he looked back, he saw his father being overwhelmed and killed by Thalleous. This would have prompted him to turn back to retrieve his father's sword and try to fight Thalleous, but as a young child, he could barely swing such a large weapon, much less swordfight Thalleous who was likely in the prime of his life at the time. Thalleous would have blasted him with an Aggressium Song attack, sending him over the edge of a mountain and into the water below. Assuming the young Voltaris was dead, Thalleous would have turned to rejoin the attack on the Voltaris safehaven. Ingressus would have survived though, drifting through the ocean until he landed at the shores of Nestoria, unconscious. A young Achillean Nestoris discovered Ingressus while fishing, and Aegus Nestoris took him into their clan, believing this would allow all clans to unite once more, while giving him Nestoris colors. Originally, Achillean was wary of Ingressus, even reaching for his fish cutting knife in case the Voltaris child turned violent. However, Ingressus, likely being raised in a much less social life, did not pick up on Achillean's discomfort and cool attitude, and asked Achillean to teach him how to fish, surprising Achillean, who relucantly agreed. Over the years, Ingressus was raised in the Nestoris clan, and became close to them, especially Achillean, soon accepting him as his best friend, and the Nestoris as a surrogate family. In time, Aegus deemed Ingressus trustworthy, and returned Voltar and his sword. With these, Ingressus taught Achillean how to fight. This is partly why Achillean was the only one that was able to match Ingressus's abilities in both wars.

### **Participation in the Prime Song tournament**

With the kingdoms of Ardonia losing a war against the Nether, the Ardoni were called upon to use the Prime Songs. The clans agreed and held a tournament to determine a champion who would be allowed to wield them. Upon hearing about the tournament, Achillean suggested Ingressus enter the tournament, believing it would allow the clans to accept the Voltaris. Ingressus initially refused, believing the Prime Songs to be the main reason his clan was hated to begin with, but Achillean promised that after winning, he would eventually be able to show his true colors and reveal the Voltaris clan was actually benevolent and no so different from everyone else. Ingressus was able to fight his way up and eventually win the tournament. During part of the tournament in Season 1, Achillean can be seen watching the tournament. Upon being presented with the Prime Songs, Ingressus revealed his true identity to redeem his clan in the eyes of the Masters, showing that they never meant any real harm. In this scene, Achillean can be seen looking worried as the crowd is audibly shocked and horrified, forseeing how his plan may have backfired on his friend. However, the masters refused to give him the songs, due to the Voltaris Clan's reputation. The following night, as the clans debated their next course of action, Ingressus set out alone, killing the masters of Kaltaris, Sendaris, and Mendoris Clans, and took three of the four Prime Songs. Because of the massacre, he became known as the **Deathsinger**. Ingressus confronted Aegus for the last Prime Song, but came to his senses for a moment and realized what he had done. Achillean came to Aegus' defense, and Ingressus withdrew. However, what he had done was unforgivable. The other Ardoni vowed to hunt down Ingressus and prevent him from obtaining the last Prime Song.

### **Participation in the Great War**

The Deathsinger eventually found the remnants of his clan, and the Voltaris Clan returned from exile to defend the Deathsinger, but were heavily outnumbered. He went to the Nether and met with King Chronos, the King of the Nether. They forged the most powerful alliance ever known, which led to the Great War. The alliance of Enderknights, Magnorites, Humans, Ardoni and the Felinas couldn't stop them.

### **Tidesinger**

However, a young Ardoni, Achillean Nestoris, turned the tide of the conflict. He was able to unite and lead the armies to victory, whilst also being powerful and skilled himself, earning the name of Tidesinger. This caused the Nether Army to retreat back to the Nether, with King Chronos telling Ingressus he couldn't afford to lose any more of his people anymore. With no allies, the remaining Voltaris retreated to Mount Velgrin, knowing the end was near.

### **Battle at the Peak**

Because defeat was inevitable, Ingressus hatched a plan, using the Voltaris's more advanced knowledge of dark magic, to create a time portal which would transport him into the future when Ardonia had grown weaker, his enemies gone, the Tidesinger no longer there to foil his plans, and the kingdoms un-united. However, Achillean pushed through enemy lines, meeting the Deathsinger at the peak of Mt. Velgrin. Ingressus fought the Tidesinger alone in a legendary duel which would signify the end of the First Great War. The Deathsinger, even attempted to converse with Achillean, asking him if he remembered who told him to even enter into the tournament to begin with, which Achillean only responded at with a sad and remorseful look. This hinted at the fact that they were once close friends, which would later be confirmed. With the usage of the 3 Prime Songs, Ingressus was able to overwhelm and knock Achillean off a cliff, however, Achillean somehow survived (It is not known how exactly how, but David stated there was a bit of a ledge a short distance below the edge that Achillean would have landed on and Ingressus would have assumed he was dead seeing him unconscious. However, this theory has problems itself since Ardoni can only be assumed dead once their markings go dark, which obviously Achillean's would have not.) and followed Ingressus through the portal thus arriving in present time. Realizing that the war was lost due to the Nether armies retreating, he used a portal to transport him 150 years into the future so that he could start a new war long after the threat of the Voltaris was forgotten. His passage through the portal forced him to drop all the Prime Songs, which he used to fake his death and cause Ardonia to believe he would never return, thereby dropping their guard and making them unprepared for his ultimate plan. Beforehand, he instructed the Voltaris to attack the other Ardoni and seize the Prime Songs just prior to his return. However, unbeknowst to him, Achillean followed right after, and would be transported to around the same time period.

### **154 years later**

When Ingressus walked through the portal, he joined Tygren, Lucidius and several other Voltaris in battling Zulius Kaltaris, Hadion Mendoris and several other Ardoni. Ingressus quickly killed Zulius and then started to walk to Hadion who said that he should have known that all of this was Ingressus' plot. Ingressus agreed with this and killed him with the rest of the non-Voltaris Ardoni falling soon after. Ingressus then asked Lucidius how much time has it been and upon being answered by Lucidius, he angrily said that in 154 years they were still battling. To his dismay, he found out that his followers didn't have any of the Prime Songs, only perhaps knowing where one of them was, that they failed in securing the known dragon eggs, but was relatively pleased to hear that they heard he had killed the Tidesinger that day on Mt. Velgrin. He then told the group that they had many things to do and that they had very little time.

### **Second Great War**

Much like in the First War, Ingressus spearheaded the side with the Voltaris and Nether. Notable events which occured were him slaying Galleous, with the latter peacefully accepting his fate, honoring his brother by saying that even if he knew where the prime songs were, he would not have told Ingressus. Ingressus also finally slayed the Tidesinger, marking his victory over Achillean. This time however, the shock of killing him so unexpectedly (as he had not anticipated to kill him right then and there) awakened him, and he mourned the loss of Achillean, creating a funeral pyre and lighting a grave with his staff in Northwind for his old friend, as a sign of respect and honoring his greatest opponent. However, in his talk with Senn, he was unwilling to show weakness through his grief for Achillean, rather using it as an intimidation tactic. However, a softer side was shown, as Ingressus, revealed more about himself, and admitted he was corrupted by the prime songs and how it was due to corruption that the Masters took the other 4 primes (it is unknown if he meant the Masters were scared of the primes corrupting a clan they did not fully trust, or the Masters themselves were corrupted).

Ingressus was also indirectly responsible for his clan's death, as Pythus set a trap for his troops at Hailstone, because he had a speculation of the Voltaris clan's betrayal, killing all of the last pure-blood Voltaris, but Ingressus, This led to their final duel with the two most powerful living warriors killing each other on Crown Peak in the series finale. As the Deathsinger sadly accepted it was over for him, he handed down his clan's leadership to Senn, along with all of his memories from the moment he became Master. Senn vowed to revive his clan with unpure blooded Voltaris, honoring the legacy of the pure-bloods and make it known who fought for them, causing the Deathsinger to emotionally thank him, before commenting on the beauty of the sunset, and how it matched his clan's colors, peacefully dying as he gazed at it one last time. He would later be buried in New Voltaria, with Senn mourning him in a scene after the Second Great War

## Personality

Not much is revealed about Ingressus, however it is implied that he is very vindictive, and strongly believes in his goal. He is seen to show his identity when openly faced with his enemies when he was about to be given the Prime Songs. He did not flinch and even bowed his head when faced with the masters - which implies that he still respected the Masters - and even grins, not maliciously, but because he is genuinely happy because he'd won the tournament. He is seen to be more confused than afraid when he is being surrounded by the Ardoni. It is not known what happened shortly after, but the next scene is where he is free - perhaps escaped from prison - and obviously now has a strong desire for revenge, this time using violence rather than diplomacy. However, it is revealed that the prime songs have a way of corrupting Ardoni, causing them to become drawn to their power. The longer they are wielded, the stronger this becomes. Ingressus was not the only one to show signs of this. Ria and Hubris were both drawn when presented with the prime songs. Although the exposure was brief, they too, could not take their eyes of the songs until they were taken away. It can be assumed this corruption had a much larger effect on Ingressus.

He is also extremely feared among the Ardoni, as the expressions on the Ardonis' faces were that of fear more than surprise after Ingressus passed through the portal, though in the eyes of the Voltaris, he is a hero. This did not seem to make him ambitious or self-centered, as he does not wish to be feared, but feels it to be the only way to meet his goals, instead, he kept a stoic face as he drew his weapons. He is also shown at the end of the duel between him and Achillean to feel extreme hatred and malice for those who wronged his clan. It is later shown that he had great compassion for Achillean even to the point of brotherly love in times when he had a clear head. This shows when he kills the Tidesinger, as he feels sad and surprised he did it after understanding what happened and cremates his body, giving him a proper resting place with a lit tombstone.

It is revealed that he simply wants to redeem his clan, and show that the Voltaris are not all evil, and the main reason he wants the Prime Songs is to prevent the other clans from having them, as he is afraid they may use them against his clan, such as in the case of Champions like Thalleous.

## Powers and Abilities

The full extent of Ingressus' abilities are unknown. However, he has been shown to be highly skilled in combat with great mastery of the songs. He was capable of releasing a close-range, explosive blast. He was also able to pull an Ardoni onto his sword using a Supporolift and surround himself with a force field strong enough to withstand an Ender Dragon's breath. Ingressus is able to fight evenly with Achillean Nestoris, even managing to push him off a cliff. However, he was seemingly exhausted by this sudden outburst, as he used all four Song orders to achieve this within a short amount of time. His arsenal includes the Supporium Prime, and he uses three Songs from within that order via his Prime, Mobilium Prime, Protisium Prime of which he is shown to use two Songs from via the Prime, and also a short-range cannon-explosion Aggressium Song called the Aggroblast.

He has a fast reaction time, as evidenced when he parries and dodges all of the Tidesinger's attacks while dashing and zooming around using Mobilibounce to jump from platforms extremely quickly. This is further enforced when he even used his Mobilium Prime to grab the Tidesinger out of mid-air and slam him into the ground.

Due to possessing three of the Prime Songs, Ingressus was able to use multiple song abilities from the Mobilium, Protisium and Supporium Songs categories, including: Proteclone, Protearmor, Mobilibounce, Mobiliflash, an Supporospike. Ingressus was also extremely skilled with using a sword, as he managed to stalemate the Tidesinger using his flaming broadsword. His strength is shown as several times he threw the Tidesinger and was able to use his sword to deflect the Aggrobeam/Ingressus can also use his defensive staff known to the Ardoni as Voltar and his sword with one hand. He is seen using this against the Tidesinger and against Galleous.

## Gallery

Ingressus blocking dragon breath.Ingressus's Aggressium song.Ingressus fighting Achillean.Ingressus revealing his true self.Ingressus holding a Prime Song.Ingressus returns to the Voltaris ClanIngressus after coming out of the portal.Voltaris Master Staff, known as Voltar. It is the only Master Staff which retracts when not in use.Flaming broadsword.Deathsinger in the TrailerIngressus, killing the Sendaris Master to get the Prime SongIngressus killing Zulius Kaltaris on Mt. Velgrin in Season 2, Ep 1Ingreesus who killed a mendorisTides vs Deathsinger
## Quotes

„*You are right... I have lost this war... but you have not defeated me.*”
— Ingressus Voltaris to Achillean Nestoris↑
„*You are my greatest adversary, Achillean. You united the clans, allied with the Enderknights, and brought together an army which I could never have hoped to destroy. And you... you, Achillean, stood between me and the Prime Songs.*”
— Ingressus Voltaris to Achillean Nestoris↑
„*I cannot win this war... not now... but I will return. Long after this battle is over, and I have been forgotten! When Ardonia has grown weak, and my enemies are gone, and when you... are no longer there... TO STOP ME!*”
— Ingressus Voltaris to Achillean Nestoris↑
„*You had 154 years to prepare... yet I still return to a battle.*”
— Ingressus Voltaris to Lucidius Voltaris↑
„*Last time we met, I showed you mercy. When I faced Aegus Nestoris, I showed him mercy. I will not make the same mistake a third time. Give me the Prime Songs, and we can end this war right here, right now.*”
— Ingressus Voltaris to Achillean Nestoris↑
„*Many times have I watched the sun set... watched as the sky turned bright with colors... the colors of my clan. I am glad to see the sun set one more time.*”
— Ingressus Voltaris to Senn, just before dying↑