Arken

• Disguised
• True Form

“	In the beginning, there was nothing. But when I arrived, I planted a seed. And there was life. What if I told you the world you know, with all its natural wildlife and greenery, was born from one small grove? Would those on the ground believe me? Many would call it a fable, but I hope that you listen. After all, you are legends yourselves. You have seen and done the impossible. You alone shall learn the truth. 5th Stratum...Untamed Garden	„
	~ Arken

Character Synopsis

Arken is one of the leading protagonists of Etrian Odyssey V and she is first met in the Lucent Hollows. She is first known as a "mysterious hooded girl", whom of which the player realizes that this girl is the one doing the narrations to the stratum intro cutscenes. She later introduces herself as Arken and explains that the Untamed Garden - and the rest of Yggdrasil - was created to contain the Eternal Tyrant until she could find a party strong enough to defeat it. To this end, she created and circulated the myths surrounding the Yggdrasil. Arken later reveals she is an alien race - also named Arken - which has been tasked with watching over many worlds, including that of Arcania, to ensure their growth until they can handle themselves.

Character Statistics

Tiering: 2-C

Verse: Etrian Odyssey

Name: Arken (She goes under the identity of "mysterious hooded girl")

Gender: Female 

Age: At least 4.5 Billion Years Old (She is as old as the planet, having watched it since its beginning.)

Classification: Arken, Alien, Guardian of Yggdrasil, 

Special Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Flight (Arken is capable of traversing the Empyreal Bridge to reach various planets within the universe to plant seeds of life and watch them grow), Elemental Manipulation, Curse Manipulation, Magic (Standard Magic & Curse Magic; Arken has the ability to utilize the elements within her attacks, specifically Ice, Fire, Lightning, Water and Wind. She also likely has the same ability to use magic as Yggdrasil, whom of which can use Curse Magic; The act of utilizing elemental powers involves the use of magical energy and infusing it into a medium), Creation (Stated to be responsible for the construction of Yggdrasil, a space meant to contain The Eternal Tyrant), Acausality (Non-Linearity; Can naturally exist in and function within The Empyreal Bridge, whereas beings experience space-time and the laws of the universe much differently than our universe), Immortality (Type 1; Arken has lived for billions of years and has shown no visible signs of aging), Space-Time Manipulation (Yggdrasil is bigger on the inside than it appears on the outside, having entire spaces contained it in. Likely Created the Empyreal Bridge, which is stated to be a "inter-spatial" realm. It's stated that time and space functions differently in the Empyreal Bridge), Law Manipulation (The laws of the Empyreal Bridge are distorted and defy the universe's standard rules. In order to utilize magic, one has to understand the laws of the universe to "gain control over creation", meaning magic inherently involves controlling the laws of the universe to function), Non-Physical Interaction (Souls, Concepts & Nonexistence; Has the innate ability to interact with The Eternal Tyrant, whom of which is nonexistent and is the very concept of evil and darkness. Users of magical energy are capable of interacting with beings who lack corporeality in all sorts of manners. This can range from ghosts of destroyed ships, phantoms to even nonexistent and abstract beings), Void Manipulation (The full extend of The Empyreal Bridge is stated to be a "void". Can destroy The Eternal Tyrant, whom of which is a literal void of nothingness), Sealing (Locked away Eternal Tyrant away in Yggdrasil and prevents him leaving), Gravity Manipulation (The extend of gravity within The Empyreal Bridge is vastly different from other stratum's with it mimicking the environment of space), Matter Manipulation, Transmutation (Molecular; Manipulating the elements also involve manipulating and transmutation of the raw elements), Negation (Magic and spells that derive from it ignore physical durability and stats, including physical barriers and protection, to the degree that any injury dealt by magic can't be healed unless it's by magical means), Clairvoyance (Magic can be used to see things across an entire battlefield, ranging from all enemies on the field to items and information about the surroundings the caster is occupying), Statistics Amplification (Magic can be used to enhance the statistics and attributes of those who utilize it, such as increasing their strength and defense), Power Bestowal (Magical energy can be infused in objects to give them special properties and powers, whether it normal objects or even weapons that are used for combative situations), Life-Force Manipulation, Life Manipulation (Mana is the underlying source of life behind all living things, with mana naturally emanating from all living creatures, including plants and other lifeforms), Soul Manipulation (It's implied that magical power is the same as "spiritual power", a consistent description in regards to the nature of magic, suggesting that magical energy effects things on a spiritual level), Mind Manipulation (Magic is able to effect one's mind, such as being able to strengthen or balance out one's mind, suggesting that magical energy effects things on a mental level. Curses are stated to be capable of manipulating the minds of those inflicted with it), Conceptual Manipulation (Mana pervades all of reality and serves as a fundamental element of all creation, with it's existence encompassing all components of existence, ranging from things such one's mind, soul and body, including things such as one's grudges), Statistics Reduction (Curses are capable of decreasing one's stats, such as strength, defense and speed), Sleep Manipulation (Curses are able to put opponents on the battlefield to sleep), Corruption (Biological - Curses are stated to be capable of corrupting opponents and giving them cursed status), Damage Transferal (Curses are capable of transferring damage done to the caster onto the opponent), Blood Manipulation: Curse magic is capable of draining the blood of opponents), Empathic Manipulation (Curses can allow one to weaponize their own grudges against opponents) and all the abilities of Yggdrasil's avatars (Created the Yggdrasil from Etrian Odyssey I and should possess it's powers due to bestowing it everything it can do sans the very spirit of Yggdrasil)

• Resistance to Space-Time Manipulation, Law Manipulation, Gravity Manipulation (Can naturally exist within The Empyreal Bridge and endure it's extreme conditions, including the warping of space-time, the laws that defy typical laws and the gravity that greatly mimics the universe), Darkness Manipulation, Void Manipulation (Can survive The Eternal Tyrant's "darkness", which is nothingness as it's contextually meant to mean the primordial void before creation), Magic and spells that derive from it (Etrian Odyssey characters are capable of tanking magical attacks and abilities from opponents, which also correlates to the "spiritual power" and "mental power" of the user), giving Arken resistance to the following abilities: Energy Manipulation, Fire Manipulation, Ice Manipulation, Lightning Manipulation, Matter Manipulation (Molecular), Transmutation, Negation, Life-Force Manipulation, Life Manipulation, Soul Manipulation, Mind Manipulation, Conceptual Manipulation

Destructive Ability: Multi-Universe Level (Arken is the one responsible for the existence of Yggdrasil, which she created as a means to imprisoning The Eternal Tyrant, the same being who was going to destroy both Yggdrasil and the planet itself. Likely the one who created the Empyreal Bridge, which is the size of an entire universe and it's heavily implied that Yggdrasil contains many other universal space-time continuums within it's structure. On par, if not slightly weaker than The Star Devourer, who planned to destroy the world, likely including Yggdrasil and it's entire structure)

Speed: Immeasurable (Capable of fighting against and also imprisoning The Eternal Tyrant, whom of which is comparable to Yggdrasil's avatars, who are capable of taking on beings such as The Abyssal God and can react to their attacks, in spite of their ability to move through the sea of space and time physically. Capable of traversing the universe to different planets, some of which are implied to be outside of the local solar system. Should be comparable to entities such as The Star Devourer, who of which can traverse outer space and destroy planets daily, additionally can reach outer space to earth in seconds)

Lifting Ability: Class 10 (Physically superior to the likes of Golem, who would be this heavy by nature of their material and size)

Striking Ability: Multi-Universal (Created Yggdrasil as a prison for Eternal Tyrant, whom of which is capable of destroying the planet and all of Yggdrasil as a whole. Comparable to The Star Devourer, whom of which is capable of destroy the world and Yggdrasil, which would include The Empyreal Bridge and Yggdrasil's many other universal space-time continuums within it's structure)

Durability: Multi-Universe Level (Supposedly could endure hits from Eternal Tyrant before sealing him away was deemed necessary) 

Stamina: Limitless (Arken are capable of travelling long distances and operating without any need to rest. Managed Yggdrasil for billions of years without any signs of fatigue.)

Range: Multi-Universal with powers (Can affect the entirety of Yggdrasil, which extends beyond all known stars in the universe and has a realm called the Empyreal Bridge, which is the size of the entire universe. It's implied that Yggdrasil contains many universes within it's structure)

Intelligence: Very High (The Arken are an advanced race of aliens who have watched over the many planets across the cosmos and knows virtually everything about them.)

Weaknesses: None notable 

Other Attributes

List of Equipment: Likely Yggdrasil Ring and Yggdrasil Mythril

Notable Attacks/Techniques:

Magic: Arken has the ability to utilize magic and through it, she was able to create Yggdrasil's avatar in Etrian Odyssey I & V, giving it the magical abilities that it is known to have and naturally emanate from it's essence. This means that Arken has access to all the abilities of Yggdrasil's avatars, by virtue of them having her magic

• Cursed Magic: As an extension of having Yggdrasil's magical abilities, this would mean she also can used Cursed Magic, as Yggdrasil has exhibited the ability to use such during many points of the series

Others

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