Pyromancer of Laughter

The **Pyromancer of Laughter**, more commonly known as **Ace Galatine**, is a character in Reflection. He is played by Aloha. He is the isolated Flame of Ace Galatine who, after being taken to the Derelict, was given the position of the Coda's "Seventh Pyromancer" by the Queen of Flames.

## Appearance and Personality

### Appearance

Laughter inhabits a full-body Pyromancer suit that keeps his Flame preserved while using the Flame to power itself. It is made of steel and brass-like metals. Its helmet has various pointed decorations adorning it. A tube connects the interior of the helmet to a large gourd-shaped tank on the suit's right shoulder, which funnels glowing golden Flame throughout the suit.

### Personality

Laughter is incredibly spiteful of his current situation. As he retains all of Ace Galatine's personality and memories, he is not particularly empathetic towards the Pyromancers and their aims, and only joined them after deciding that he didn't really have a choice in the matter either way. He is sarcastic and frequently insults others to their face, even risking harm or death to do so. He openly threatens people with violence and has no qualms with killing those who he sees as a threat.

Despite this, he does appreciate certain members of the Derelict, specifically Strangers like Stephano and Nectar.

## History

After officially becoming the seventh Pyromancer, Laughter was instructed to create a Stranger for himself by the Queen. He was guided in the process by Stephano and Nectar, who led him to a chamber containing technology used to create Strangers. While on the way, Nectar explained how Laughter's role as the Pyromancer of Laughter was to act as a haven of sorts for the melted human bodies left behind in the wake of the destruction of the Old World. After briefly bickering with the Golden Knight, Laughter got to work on creating his new Stranger. He imbued it with a form derived from the ancient past, as well as an impetus to define its own strength and not be tied down to his own preconceptions. After he was done, he spoke to Arg0s in Fio's body, and told him not to tell everyone back at OPIA about his current state.

A few days later, Laughter and Nectar went to awaken his completed Stranger, only to find her tube broken open. His Stranger then walked into the room and introduced herself as Sei Miscellany. After Sei was briefly punished by Stephano for breaking into his food storages, Laughter and his Stranger joined Stephano and the Golden Knight on an expedition out into the Old World. After landing on a deserted island, Laughter was confronted by Vinter, who fought him and the Golden Knight simultaneously and managed to defeat them both. Vinter then told Laughter that he was holding back on his convictions. Ace said that Vinter was underestimating him, and asked him to "bring Moonflare next time". He then reunited with the rest of the group and entered a vault at the center of the wasteland, where Sei revealed that the vault was holding the remnants of an ancient Coda. Looking out at the abyss below, Laughter simply smiled and muttered that they were "one step closer to winning".

After returning to the Derelict, Laughter and Nectar went to the bottom of the building to test Laughter's specific kind of Pyromancy. At Nectar's instruction, he subsumed a nearby Flametouched and managed to remain stable. During the process, he saw flashes of the entity's memories of the Old World right before and during its collapse. After Eternity arrived to oversee Compulsion's operation, Nectar ordered Laughter to remain hidden in his Court, which he begrudgingly did. Some time later, Sei was returned to him by the Pristine One. She informed him that Eternity was no longer in the Derelict. Laughter then left to go speak to the FLOW prisoners taken by Compulsion and the Golden Knight.

## Abilities

Laughter has inherited most of Ace Galatine's skills in life, including the ability to use the Formless Style. As a Pyromancer, he is additionally capable of creating Demons aligned with his Court. Additionally, his Flame has been manipulated by the Queen of Flames to act as a vessel for the bodies of Flametouched.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 No Options
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Take Your Time
3. ↑ Through The Gate
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lost Blade
5. ↑ Strong Enough
6. ↑ Uneasy Future