Aster

**Andrew Grafmaeker**, commonly known under his codename **Aster**, is a recurring grunt in Team Meteor and the partner of Eclipse during battles.

Aster can be fairly oblivious to social cues and situations, but is very devoted to Team Meteor.

## Story Events

### Mosswater Industrial

Aster and Eclipse are first met in Mosswater Industrial, introduced by Sirius before being ordered to deal with the player and Fern while Sirius and Ace fight the Gym Leaders. Once the pair is defeated, they retreat alongside Ace and Sirius.

### Lapis Ward

Shortly after the player meets Cal and Shelly for the first time outside the Lapis Ward, Aster and Eclipse show up on one of the nearby rooftops to confirm Borealis's death. Aster then accidentally reveals that Team Meteor was behind the explosion at the Grand Stairway, a fact that Eclipse does not appreciate. They then leave for the North Obsidia Ward.

### Grand Stairway

After the player meets with the leader of Team Meteor in the deepest parts of the Grand Stairway, they fight Aster and Eclipse alongside Victoria in order to free her.

### Azurine Island

Aster and Eclipse ambush the player as they are exploring Azurine Island in search of Team Meteor, taking the opportunity to battle the player now that they are on their own. Once they are defeated, Aster reveals that Team Meteor has a secret base on the island. Eclipse initially asks him to shut up, but then explains that she's not thrilled about attacking Apophyll and its dying teacher, just like she wouldn't want anyone trying to hurt her father. She then points the player in the direction of the base before the pair departs.

### LCCC

During the player and Aya's travels towards Calcenon City along Route 3, they eventually find themselves in a Meteor base, accidentally wandering into the control room for the PULSE Clawitzer where Aster and Eclipse are currently working. After Aster sends a grunt to get backup, the duo battles Aya and the player. Once they are defeated, Eclipse tells the group that she's quitting Team Meteor before powering off the machine controlling the PULSE. Aster then questions Eclipse's motivations, to which she explains that she's done nothing but hurt people as part of Team Meteor and that the New World isn't worth much if the people she cares about aren't in it. She further states that, while Aster never had a family to care about, her father lives in Calcenon and was in serious danger from the Clawitzer's attacks.

Eclipse then tells Aya and the player that Team Meteor wasn't always this bad; at first, Solaris just wanted to cleanse the city, but even before Lin, Sirius had begun to change things. Her explanation is abruptly cut short, however, when Sirius himself shows up and attacks her with his Chandelure. Sirius then explains that the flames of a Chandelure "burn away the soul", leaving her body technically alive but non-functional. Sirius then tries to attack the player, but Aya pushes them out of the way, causing herself to get captured instead. Sirius then orders Aster to destroy the exit and then retreat, and Aster takes Eclipse's body with him.

### Ametrine Mountain

If the player refused to give Blake the Ruby Ring, Aster will ambush the player while they chase Blake up Ametrine City, showing off that he has the TMX for Waterfall before battling the player. After being defeated, Aster tells the player to consider the Machine a gift from Eclipse, further explaining that he no longer agrees with Team Meteor's goals. He then wishes the player luck before leaving.

### Glass Workstation

If the player gave Blake the Ruby Ring, Aster will instead be found in the Glass Workstation, where he blames the player for Eclipse's fate before battling them. After being defeated, Aster explains that he knows the player's not the one who caused Eclipse to be hurt, but that it's easier to blame them since he doesn't want to turn on the only family he's ever known in Team Meteor. He then laments that he can't change the world like Eclipse wanted to before handing over a Meteor ID Card to the player, telling them that it's a gift from Eclipse. He then leaves with Eclipse's body, resolving to make his own choices for once.

### Calcenon City

After the player defeats Aster in either Ametrine Mountain or the Glass Workstation, he can be found out-of-uniform in Eclipse's father's home in Calcenon City, having taken Eclipse's body back to her family.

## Story Battles

### Mosswater Industrial Battle

Aster and Eclipse are battled on a Factory Field in a Double Battle format. The player fights alongside Fern.

### Grand Stairway Battle

Aster and Eclipse are battled on a Cave Field in a Double Battle format. The player fights alongside Victoria.

### Azurine Island Battle

Aster and Eclipse are battle on the Swamp Field in a Double Battle format.

### LCCC Battle

Aster and Eclipse are battled on a Factory Field in a Double Battle format. The player fights alongside Aya.

### Ametrine Mountain Battle (Alternate)

Aster is battled on an Icy Field in a Single Battle format and he and has two Ultra Potions. This battle is only available if the player refuses to give Blake the Ruby Ring.

### Glass Workstation Battle (Alternate)

Aster is battled on a Factory Field in a Single Battle format and he and has two Ultra Potions. This battle is only available if the player gave Blake the Ruby Ring.

## Pavilion Boss Battle

Aster is battled on a Desert Field in a Single Battle format. All of your Pokemon will be set to level 100.

## Trivia

* Aster's name comes from the word 'Asteroid', a rocky object that orbits the sun. When an asteroid enters Earth's atmosphere, it becomes a **Meteor** instead.
* In the game's early history, Aster and Eclipse used to have a shared VS mugshot. This was later removed due to the internal name being too long to display.
* The game used to treat Aster & Eclipse as one entity in battle until the Calcenon control Center, meaning they can send out each other's pokemon.
	+ As of Episode 19, they are now treated as two seperate trainers.
* The pokemon they have tend to have two pokemon that are "opposites".
	+ Lunatone and Solrock
	+ Passimian and Oranguru
	+ Midnight Lycanroc and Midday Lycanroc
	+ Electivire and Magmortar (prior to EP17, which were then replaced by Lycanrocs)