Rena

Captain Jette

Jarvis

Xander

Zeph

Sarah

Rafael

Cesar

> "*And maybe I will save the world all on my own! I've got to try at least!*"
> ― Rena
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**Rena** is an optimistic young girl and the main protagonist of Grapple Force Rena. She was born and raised in a small village with her mother, Terra. She considers herself to be the town hero and the unofficial leader of her town's elite (which in reality is just a group of her friends that train alongside her). One day, during her hero training, Rena discovers a pair of bracelets beside a tree. She tries them on, and they give her the power to grapple onto any object she wants whenever she wears them.

In Grapple Force Rena, she stops Commander Hurgh from taking over her home village only to find that he and many others in her world have magical objects just her Grapple Bracelets. She then sets off to find the origin of these mysterious objects, foiling the plans of both Lueh and the Archmage in the process.

## Appearance

Rena is a young girl with tan skin, purple hair and red eyes. She wears her hair in a very tomboyish manner, with two short twin tails on each side of her head. Rena is also quite short, which is not surprising considering her age.

She wears a light brown shirt and pants with a red robe over it. She also wears a bandana around her neck and a belt tied around her waist to keep her robe up. She dons her golden Grapple Bracelets around her wrists and has a pair of brown boots with golden edges to match her bracelets.

## Personality

Rena is a very optimistic girl who is always looking to help those in need, much like Lilac from the Freedom Planet games. Unlike Lilac, however, Rena could be described as much more naïve. Rena believes that no matter what, good will triumph over evil, regardless of power difference. Because of this mindset, Rena has no hesitation about throwing herself headfirst into danger in order to right the wrong she finds in the world.

## Abilities

* **Grappling Powers**: Rena's special Grapple Bracelets allow her to grab onto any surface of object. She can use these powers to lift up and carry rather heavy and cumbersome objects. She can also use this ability to scale directly up walls.
* **Agility**: Rena is rather light and nimble. She can jump off of walls very easily and can be quite fast when given a push.

## As a Playable Character

Almost all of Rena abilities involve her utilizing her grappling abilities. Grappling as Rena involves aiming the cursor icon towards the direction the player wants to grapple toward. Once Rena has grabbed onto something, a glowing pink tether with appear between her and the point she has grappled onto. She has six squares of health, and one square can be refilled by collecting four pink triangles.

### Moveset

Rena's standard ability. Allows Rena to connect her tether with most walls and objects.
Rena can make the length of her tether longer or shorter.
Rena can grapple upward and swing from side to side to dodge attacks. The move can be chained in order to swing across the ceiling.
Rena can pick up and carry most objects and enemies.
Rena can throw any object or enemy that she is holding. If the player grapples to a point near Rena when she is holding something, she simply drops the object rather than throwing it.
Rena can launch herself off of walls when she is touching them.

## Relationships

### Magus Pine

When Rena first met Pine in the Glass Caverns, Pine believed that Rena was just an obnoxious kid who was in over her head and told Rena to go back to her village. However, Rena continued to follow Pine through the caverns in an attempt to prove that she was just as strong as Pine. When Pine finds out that Rena is in possession of one of the bound artifacts, the Grapple Bracelets, she tells Rena to hand them over to her. They fight and Rena emerges victorious. After realizing that Rena is also out to stop Lueh and witnessing her skill firsthand, Pine allows Rena to work with her and the two become good friends, with Pine even helping Rena raid Capital City towards the end of the game.

### Captain Jette

Rena first encounters Jette outside her home village while searching for Commander Hurgh and is shocked by the fact that they can fly. Unlike Pine, Jette takes an immediate liking to Rena and allows Rena to come with them. They assist Rena in destroying the Capital's airship near the end of the game.

### Commander Hurgh

Rena (much like the rest of the people in her village) considers Hurgh to be nothing more than a menace who desires absolute control over her village. She thinks of him as a mindless brute who thinks of no one other than himself.

### The Town's Elite

The Town's Elite are Rena's group of friends who protect the town alongside her: Jarvis, Xander, Zeph, Sarah, and Rafael. Although Rena likes to think of them as equally important to protect the town, the rest of the group knows that Rena is easily stronger than all of them because of her Grapple Bracelets. Rena tries to encourage her friends to come along with her to stop Hurgh, but Rafael tells her that they would likely slow her down instead, and thus they stay behind. When Rena returns home from Capital City, they are the first people to greet her.

### Terra

Terra is Rena's mother and the most influential person in Rena's life. She very much appreciates Rena's enthusiasm, but gets worried for the safety of her daughter whenever she heads into danger. When Rena doubts the impact she had on the safety of the world after speaking with the Archmage, Terra comforts her and tells her that she did a good job.

## Quotes

*"Nobody attacks my village! I'm gonna GET 'EM!"* -to Sarah, showing her determination to protect her village from the hollow invasion

*"Hehehe! Oh, Mom, you big worrier... I'll be just fine! And maybe I will save the world all on my own! I've got to try at least!"* -to Terra after she tried to convince Rena to not go after Hurgh

*"Once I figured out they were something you could wear, I tried them on. And just like that... I knew how to use them! It was the most amazing thing I've ever felt! Just like that, I knew what to do! I'm the only one that's ever gotten them to work! And I've been practicing with them ever since!"* -to Jette, telling the story of how she found the Grapple Bracelets

*"Well I'm not going to [kill her]! That's not something a hero would do!"* -to Lueh when he pressures her to kill Pine

*"Ooh! Ooh! We're really doing it! A hero team-up!"* -to Pine, clearly excited at the idea of working alongside a real hero

*"Dirty work? There's no way I'm doing this for you, you buttoned-up bully!"* -to Cesar, clearly unhappy with having to work with a villain

*"No no! Please don't worry! You're safe now... My name's Rena, and I'm a hero! Rescuing people is what I do!"* -to Arlet in a attempt to comfort her after freeing her from her prison

*"I don't know about everyone else... but I'm headed to the capital! As long as there's evil afoot, I need to be there to stop it!"* -to Joules, Arlet, Pine, Arc, Jette, Cesar, and Hurgh after learning of the Archmage's scheme for more power

*"Well, she's the one behind all this, right? We can't just let her go..."* -to Pine when she tries to talk her out of fighting the Archmage

*"Maybe soon, but... honestly, I don't even want to think about that right now. Maybe it's okay if I take it easy for a while..."* -to Terra when asked about practicing her hero training