Atri

**Atri** is a character and a boss introduced in *Phoenotopia Awakening*, who becomes an ally to Gail as she attempts to bring Birdy down. She is a high-ranking member of the Ouroboros Tribe, serving as one of the tribe's Three Guardians and overseer of the Trial of Combat. As such, Atri resides in the Ouroboros's Hideout.

## History

Atri was once the chieftain of the Ouroboros Tribe before she was replaced by Birdy, who earned the right to become the new chieftain by subduing the Great Drake some time prior to the events of the game. Because of this, Atri resigned her position and became the guardian of the Trial of Combat instead. It has not been specified who the former guardian was.

Gail first meets Atri at the entrance of the Ouroboros's Hideout, where Atri is standing guard with another Bandit. The Bandit notices Gail and tries to raise the alarm, but Atri stops her and points out the flute that Gail has. Atri explains that the flute once belonged to the old prince of the Ouroboros tribe, and so she brands Gail as a guest of honor, giving her free range of the hideout, although some of the other Bandits in the hideout still attack Gail on sight.

In order to get to Birdy, Gail is tasked with completing three trials to receive the three Ouroboros Proofs which unlock the door to the den of the Great Drake. After making it through the Trial of Combat, Gail meets Atri again. Atri congratulates Gail on her victory but doesn't hand over her Ouroboros Proof right away; instead, she challenges Gail to a one-on-one duel in order to further test Gail's strength. The duel ends with victory on Gail's part, and Atri gives Gail her Ouroboros Proof.

After Birdy is defeated and captured, Atri is temporarily reinstated as the tribe's chieftain because the Bandits can't choose a new leader due to the Great Drake fleeing to parts unknown after Gail defeated him. From this point on, she can be found in the chamber at the end of the Great Drake's den, and offers to help Gail increase her combat prowess by teaching her new techniques.

## Trial of Combat

Atri's trial revolves around intense combat. It consists of three rooms filled with enemies; in each room, all enemies must be defeated in order to advance to the next room. The first room contains two Ninja Bandits, the second room contains two Axe Bandits, and the third room contains a Ninja Bandit, an Axe Bandit, and two Sand Drakes. After clearing all three rooms, Atri is found at the end of the trial. There she challenges Gail to a duel, and thus must be defeated in a boss battle.

### Boss Fight

During the battle, Atri cycles through three attacks, always in the same order. First, she bounces on her spear across the screen twice, dealing damage to Gail if the tip of her spear makes contact with her. When her health is low, Atri will start to pause mid-jump and throw a shuriken at Gail on every other bounce.

Next, Atri leaps onto one of the walls and throws three volleys of five shurikens each at Gail. Finally, Atri jumps back on the ground and, riding atop her spear, skids back and forth across the ground three times, damaging Gail on contact. Once again, this attack only damages Gail if the spear's tip hits her, although this time the hitbox will linger during the entirety of the slide. After the sliding attack, the cycle resets.

## Aftermath

After Birdy is captured, Gail is informed that Atri has resumed her position as the cheftain of the Ouroboros Tribe and wants to see Gail. When spoken to after this, Atri offers to aid Gail on her journey in exchange of some Ouroboros Scrolls that are scattered across Castella. For every pair of Scrolls handed over, Atri teaches Gail Spear Bomb, the Spell of Rejuvenation, and the Baroque of Battle respectively.

### Ouroboros Scrolls

Similar to GEO Tickets, Ouroboros Scrolls are collectibles hidden in dungeons all over Castella, but usually behind a series of challenges instead of puzzles. Each dungeon containing an Ouroboros Scroll is blocked off by a doorway sealed by an Ouroboros Song Stone.

 Cave north of Ouroboros Hideout
 Forlorn Ruins (Need Rocket Boots) | Blow Up the Crates

## Trivia

* According to other members of the Ouroboros Tribe, Atri did not seem to age much even after being the chieftain for nearly half a century. This may imply that she is likely a Meta-Human, similar to Gilroy.
* Instead of the game's normal boss theme, Atri's boss fight uses the miniboss theme normally reserved for big enemy rushes, such as the Castella Knight horde in the Daea dungeon.
* The way Atri bounces on her spear like a pogo stick during her battle is similar to how Scrooge McDuck bounces on his cane in the Ducktales NES games.