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https://archiveofourown.org/works/74370211/chapters/244923401

This one was a little shorter overall, but I think it has some fun grappling and character stuff. Ohma vs Lyoto next.

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Name: Leon Everheart

Gender: Male

Age: 100,000+ years old

Species: Unknown

Height: 248 cm

Weight: 65 kg

Skin Color: Unknown

Hair Color: Unknown

Eye Color: White, or at least that’s all that can be seen through the helm

100,000 years ago. The scourge of the universe was born. He could not be called a tyrant, for there was no one for him to rule over. He could not be called a conqueror, for nothing remained in his path. A force of destruction that cost the lives of tens of millions. A being that used his unlimited power to do whatever he willed. He sought a worthy opponent, but there was no one but the Heroine Witch to challenge him. Not even the collective power of the IGF could stop him. For 40 years, he reigned destruction throughout galaxies across the universe.

And yet, all things must come to an end. A one in a trillion encounter would be the thing to turn his life around. An 11-year-old girl would be the first opponent he ever lost to in battle. And she would be the one to completely change his morals and worldview. Ever since, the man has done everything in his power to atone for his sins and make amends. He could not die, so it was his only hope. Once an enemy but eventually an ally, Terra Arc helped him turn his life around. And he would eventually go on to not only become the first ‘Galactic Hero’, but also the winner of the very first Ultima Arena.

In the current era, Leon is known as the ‘Golden Knight’. A legend that while embellished has become a guiding message on the power of love, compassion, and redemption. It would be wrong to say he held no enemies. None from his days of callous destruction, enough time had passed. But he answered to no one, fighting for what he believed was right. And over the millennia, he had drawn the ire of the IGF more than once.

Personality wise, he is akin to a goofy uncle to people that know him well. A lover of bad jokes, good company, and life in general. Countless regrets weigh heavily on him, and he often feels he’ll never fully escape the sins of his past. But he continues onwards, a role model for many and near universally beloved for having saved billions if not trillions of beings. He fights with a colossal golden sword that can change into a whip along while also utilizing a variety of martial arts styles with Bokator as a base.

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Name: Asuka Taro

Gender: Male

Age: Unknown 

Species: Unknown

Height: 190 cm

Weight: 102 kg

Skin Color: Gray

Hair Color: Gray

Eye Color: Unknown

The Galactic Hero. A title given not just to the strongest of the IGF’s Enforcers. But someone that has the qualities of a hero. Kind, but stern. Always eager to give a hand, but also always encouraging people to better themselves. A being that has learned from the past, and gives hope for the future. One that stops and punishes evil, but also seeks to correct and help. A hero that leaves killing as the last option, and tries to earnestly save everyone he can. All of those qualities would describe Asuka Taro.

With thirty years of service, nothing has slowed his path down. Very little is known about the Hero. He always wears his mask and bodysuit. Even his species is uncertain. Theories and speculation about his identity are rampant. Ironically, the only being that seems to know him well is Amadeus Finch, the current Host of Ultima Arena. The two appear to have a working relationship, but Amadeus has denied more than once any familial connection. And yet for such a paragon of heroism, the Hero holds a vendetta. For the Golden Knight himself.

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Name: Terra Arc

Gender: Female

Age: 100,000+ years old

Species: Unnamed, only existing member of her species

Height: 164 cm

Weight: Varies

Skin Color: Multicolor/rainbow

Hair Color: Multicolor/rainbow

Eye Color: Multicolor/rainbow

Occupation: Teacher, speaker, heroine

Home Planet: None

Earth, the origin of all of humanity. One of the most important planets in the history of the universe. One that would eventually die like many others before it. But the universe would hear its cry to live. When a warrior, no a force of destruction with such strength never before seen appeared, an imbalance was formed. And in response a heroine witch was born as a manifestation of the Earth itself. Over one hundred millennia, Terra Arc has served as one of the most powerful people in the universe. An unrivaled force of good, hope, and compassion that would eventually turn this destroyer into the first Galactic Hero himself.

While her Ultima plateaued long ago, she’s still someone many people believe will win the tournament. While she was quite active in her ‘youth’ of thousands of years, she is now semi-retired. Having left things to the generations to follow, she adapts a ‘cool aunt’ personage and has accepted many teaching and speaking positions. Her age has made for a more pragmatic, but still kind woman that seeks the best in everyone. She is also considered the ‘Mother of Elementals’ as they begin to manifest not long after her birth. She wields an exorbitant amount of Elemental powers, but she tends to prefer a more physical approach striking or grappling with a martial arts style reminiscent of Kapu Kuʻialua.

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Name: Caric Rial

Gender: Male

Age: Unknown

Species: Cervidae

Height: 280 cm

Weight: 127 kg

Skin/Fur Color: A dark tan with signs of decay

Hair Color: n/a

Eye Color: Yellow sclera with black goat pupils

Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Home Planet: Unknown

Before the ‘Reaper of Flames’. Far before certain IGF officials regularly used Bounty Hunters for less savory work, there was ‘The Huntsman’. It was a madness, a parasite that travelled from being to being. It would make use of their flesh to satiate its bloodlust. A monster in every meaning of the word. A youth named Caric Rial would eventually be the next designated vessel for this parasite after an unfortunate encounter. And yet for the first time in history. There was no vessel, but simply a parasite and its powers that had been conquered. A man that stared into the abyss, and the abyss looked away in fear.

No longer living, but also not quite dead. The Cervidae had found a form of pseudo immortality, and thus became a Bounty Hunter to quench the thirst of his newfound ally. Despite his grim appearance, there remains a civilized and elegant presence to the man. A polite personality that hides a violent urge to hunt or be hunted. Very few Bounty Hunters have held a body count like his. And one should pray for a quick death, if they are next on his list.

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Name: Robin Dyer

Gender: Female

Age: 19

Species: A mix of Feline and Avian, Hybrid Elemental

Height: 177 cm

Weight: 84 kg

Skin/fur Color: Black and white

Hair/fur Color: Black and white

Eye Color: Black and white

Occupation: Enforcer

Home Planet: Unknown

Among the IGF, the most powerful among their forces are known as Enforcers. Beings used to subjugate powerful enemies and criminals, settle international and interplanetary incidents, and in general help those in need. A system of ‘heroes’ designed to bring about the collective wellbeing of those in the universe. A flawed, but mostly functional system that has largely done more good than bad. A system Robin entered six years ago, and has rapidly risen up in the ranks of. Primarily taking subjugation missions, she has a 98% capture rate of her targets. Though, she has shown to be willing to use fatal means, if necessary.

Largely lacking in any traditional femininity, she is a very serious and business minded being. Having become an Enforcer for some reason tied to her past, the Hybrid Elemental has been noted to be rather awkward and socially inept around her peers. She has strong views on justice and what it means to keep people safe. But a lot of the stern, seemingly confident appearance is riddled with doubts and insecurities she keeps hidden. Due to her youth, she can be naive or unaccustomed to certain situations. A being that strives to be her best self, even if she has no love for herself. A child with no childhood, and a weapon that was fine being wielded by the Federation. She fights with her twin spears of light and dark, along with a martial arts style composed of a mix of Leopard Style Kung Fu and Choy Li Fut.

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Name: Zack Shaw (alias)

Gender: Male

Age: 30

Species: Wooden Fox

Height: 167 cm

Weight: 55 kg

Skin Color: Orange with indentations

Hair Color: Bald

Eye Color: Green 

Occupation: Assassin

Home Planet: Unknown

A phantom haunts this universe. A fox that will kill anyone one desires at a hefty cost. He goes by many aliases. Very little is known about him other than he started his business in the Eclesia Galaxy. There was never a way to contact him for his services. For many, he had shown up when they most wanted someone dead. As if he could smell the bloodlust emanating from him. 

The few that did take advantage of his services and lived would describe him as a strangely relaxed but unnerving being. Casual in murder, casual in everything he did. An unsavory being at best. The last thing one saw alive at worst. One being reported having heard a sound that seemed almost like quiet screams surrounding his body with a ghastly presence. Surprisingly, he has made a public appearance at Ultima Arena. And many in the know fear what he might seek, if given the opportunity.

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Name: Ashe

Gender: Male

Age: 23

Species: 4th Stage Fire Elemental

Height: 188 cm

Weight: 98 kg

Skin Color: White

Hair Color: Orange

Eye Color: Blue

Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Home Planet: Unknown 

There once was a mercenary band named the Silver Ashes. Led by Spencer ‘The Scarlet Blade’. One day they found and adopted a young Fire Elemental they named ‘Ashe’. While not particularly well known outside their home planet Willjon in the Yconal Nebula, anyone that had faced them knew well of their tremendous strength. Now all that remains of them and Willjon are Spencer and Ashe themselves. This is a history very few but they themselves know.

No, what is known is that there is a Bounty Hunter that has grown in notoriety over the last decade. A Fire Elemental that consistently takes on the most dangerous, near suicidal jobs. While inconsistent in successfully obtaining the bounty, no one can deny that not a soul has managed to kill him. With a flaming scythe, shield, and a lethal martial arts style that mixes Bajiquan, Wing Chun, and Aikido. Given a default epithet due to a lack of input from the Elemental himself, a Reaper would be correct. But most that are aware of his reputation would call him ‘The Undying Flame’. A melancholic, mysterious being with a gloomy disposition. No one is sure why he has entered Ultima Arena, but he is sure to heat up the competition.

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Name: Sanada Mine

Gender: Male

Age: 52

Species: Pureblood Human

Height: 220 cm

Weight: 132 kg

Skin Color: Asian

Hair Color: Black with white/aged highlights

Eye Color: Black

Occupation: Traveler, does odd jobs

Home Planet: Asteroid 12 in the Pltl Belt

In the current age, fighting with a regular sword would be seen as near primitive. And yet, a young Sanada studied how to wield the blade with an unparalleled passion. He would achieve a mastery over it few in the universe had. Reaching adulthood, he adopted a nomadic lifestyle seeking out odd jobs to fund his travels. Along the way he would encounter many like himself, and there was not a duel he lost. The one time he did lose was against a male being named Yukimura. A Dradd around his age (alien race whose humanoid bodies are composed of spindly-like wires) who Sanada decided to start traveling with. 

The two eventually fell in love with one another, and became a legendary swordsmen pair. One night, they were attacked in their sleep and Yukimura would be killed. But even death would not pull them apart. Now middle-aged with decades of experience behind him, the man seeks to prove his strength in the arena. While a warrior at heart, he is sociable and a bit of a jack of all trades due to his history. The universe is a nigh infinite place, so one could not say for certain. But the man more than had a claim to being the strongest swordsman in the universe. A position only the Golden Knight himself might contest.

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Name: Luna Key

Gender: Female

Age: 27

Species: PSY Android

Height: 180 cm

Weight: 110 kg

Skin Color: Extremely pale, like albinism

Hair Color: White like albinism

Eye Color: White

Occupation: ‘Ace Pilot’ of the PSY Collective

Home Planet: PSY Colony 214

An Android created for the purpose of military use.  After her older brother left the army and disappeared when she was 8, she would eventually take his place as a candidate for Ace Pilot. Enlisted at the age of 12, she would gain the right to pilot a Psyren after three months of training. Eventually, she would fall in love with Elfei Heros, the then Ace Pilot. Only for him to be killed in the final battle of the 2nd IGF and PSY War. 

Now the current Ace Pilot, she carries many heavy burdens on her shoulders. She pilots ‘The Astra’, the most technologically advanced Psyren the Collective has ever created. And a galactic threat in its own right. While abrasive and riddled with regrets, she is amicable once one gets to know her. And despite having grown from a simple soldier to a far more well-rounded and expressive being, she often finds herself stuck in the past. Many speculate she has entered Ultima Arena for either political reasons or to gain a means of revenge against the IGF. But in truth, it is something far more personal than that. 

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Name: Ophelia Nox

Gender: Female

Age: 330

Species: Celestial

Height: 173 cm

Weight: 68 kg

Skin Color: Purple, almost black. Semitransparent

Hair Color: Purple

Eye Color: Black sclera with pink irises

Occupation: Head of the Nox Family, girlboss (according to her)

Home Planet: Technically none, regularly moves around to avoid authorities

There are innumerable criminals in the universe. But it is rare to find one as infamous as Ophelia Nox. Celestials have a knack for rift Ultima (think wormholes, portals, etc.), and she is a master of it. If you need something sent somewhere, she’s your woman. Inheriting the position of “Head” of the Nox Family some 300 years ago, she has built herself a criminal empire specialized in transporting illegal goods through her complex rift system. Many an IGF Enforcer have been sent after her, and she has almost always escaped. And when escape isn’t an option, the Enforcer’s death was an inevitability. 

She acts like a diva, but tends to play up the part. She can be strangely down to earth outside of business. A bit flirty to everyone, and can be a good conversationalist no matter who she’s with. Just as long as one makes sure to not get on her bad side. In work, she’s ruthlessly pragmatic and intends to get whatever job she’s hired for done well and within good time. Her fighting style is a mix of Taekwondo and Kickboxing. But she has plenty of other tricks hidden.

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Name: Ryuji Soma

Gender: Male

Age: 21

Species: Dragon, Hybrid Elemental

Height: 207 cm

Weight: 123 kg

Skin Color: Silver, scaly

Hair Color: N/A, though he's fashioned his spikes to look like hair

Eye Color: Yellow, almost golden

Occupation: Writer and artist of ‘The Children of Aon’

Home Planet: C142 in the Olascos Galaxy

An unusual fighter. Son of Ryuga Soma, a now retired, legendary Enforcer and Electric Elemental, his son has taken a very different approach to life. Becoming a famous comic artist with a work read by trillions across the universe. His mother passed away when he was very young, so he was primarily raised by his father and hired hands. The young dragon had clearly inherited the electric capabilities of his father’s, but rumors abound his mother was an Elemental as well. But of what type, no one knows. He is an agile striker pulling from three different styles primarily to make his own speedy, custom style. 

Despite dressing loudly and a perhaps over indulgence in profanity, stories by various beings characterize him as humble, cordial, and grounded. He’s excellent at networking, and has made many connections and good friends over the years. He started and self-published ‘The Children of Aon’ at the age of 14, and has rapidly grown a massive fan base over the years. Though, sharper fans have noticed in interviews he’s always avoided answering certain questions. A celebrity that is incredibly outgoing, and yet still has an air of mystery to him. Why exactly has he entered Ultima Arena, and what does it hold for his future?

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https://archiveofourown.org/works/74370211/chapters/238411396

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Name: Airy Everheart

Gender: Female

Age: 13

Species: 4th Stage Wind Elemental

Height: 142 cm

Weight: 62 kg

Skin Color: Pale white

Hair Color: Light Blue

Eye Color: Pink

Occupation: None, beyond assisting Leon as a sidekick of sorts.

Home Planet: None, found in the Kvuv Android Belt, travels with Leon

Leon, “The Golden Knight”, found her at birth and adopted her as his own. She has an unnaturally high amount of power, blowing apart multiple massive asteroids in a belt just from being born. Raised to control her strong power from a young age, she received an unorthodox but thorough education. She was a prodigy in learning how to control her abilities as well, developing a deadly throw and a variety of techniques. Leon taught her a mix of Judo and Silat, feeling it would best suit her abilities.

Growing up, she would accompany Leon on his travels and would sometimes be left in the temporary care of a few close friends or allies across the universe. She grew up being very independent wanting to be her own person. Despite her rebellious, immature nature and sometimes harsh tongue, she loves her father deeply, and she almost broke down once when she mistakenly thought he had been fatally wounded. And she is more privy to his secrets than he knows. After that incident, she started to work alongside Leon “protecting him”, even though it often felt like he was the one protecting her. She takes after her father, fighting with a massive sword accompanied by a slightly less big scythe. She is the youngest fighter fighting in Ultima Arena this year, but she very well could end up one of the strongest as well.

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Name: Noah Sprout

Gender: Male

Age: 15, nearly 16

Species: Mostly human, with some Insecta.

Height: 155 cm

Weight: 53 kg

Skin Color: Black

Hair Color: Blonde

Eye Color: Red

Occupation: Mechanic and Researcher

Home Planet: Bastrop in Quadrant 3 of the PSY Collective

Growing up in the PSY Collective, Noah had a wealth of advanced technology at his disposal. Born to an Insecta dancer/performer and a genius mechanic Pureblood Human father, he partially retained the dragonfly-like eyes and wings of his mother, and inherited the smarts of his father. Growing up in the aftermath of the 2nd IGF and PSY War, by the age of 4 he was already heavily interested in technology behind various mecha and weapons. He also gained an interest in dancing from his mother, and she taught him a unique fusion style of Taekkyeon and Tricking. He calls it Bastral based on his home planet and Luna’s mech "The Astra".

Noah encountered Luna Key, “The Mech of Possibility”, five years before the events of the story at the age of 10, and saved her from some bandits. Forming an unlikely bond, Luna hired him as her mechanic and the two formed a sibling-like bond. He enhanced his skills over the years, and has published several papers as a researcher into various Ultima. Noah is analytical, kind, and fairly relaxed. In battle, he heavily relies on his collection of unique guns, his “Sol Six”, PSY tech, bluffs, and misdirecting his opponent.

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Name: Lilith Cross

Gender: Female

Age: 23

Species: Pureblood Human

Height: 188 cm

Weight: 96 kg

Skin Color: White

Hair Color: Violet

Eye Color: Yellow

Occupation: Underground Fighter

Home Planet: Clestia, Tempora Galaxy

Born in the Cross Orphanage, Lilith stood out being almost a 100% pureblood human. A rarity in the universe. Despite being the odd one out, she was taught to be kind and compassionate to others and often helps out with various errands or tasks. She is very outgoing, social, and is friends with everyone at the Orphanage. Even after becoming an adult, she still regularly helps out at the orphanage. She has a strong sense of morals, and is not afraid to act recklessly. She tries to actively be friendly to others, and rarely gets seriously mad. But underneath her kind nature lies a violence tied to her past. She loves fighting, but those that know her well aren’t ever sure if it’s a genuine love or something more twisted.

At the age of six, she became interested in martial arts after seeing some public matches. Perhaps even rarer than being a Pureblood was her natural talent for martial arts and an incredibly durable body with the potential to learn just about any move or technique she put her mind too. Due to finding out a certain truth about her past, she entered into the ring as a professional wrestler at the young age of 13. And she began to work her way into underground fighting from there. Despite her young age, she developed a unique style of Kudo combined with Professional Wrestling making her a terrifying all-rounder. She would use her winnings to support the Cross Orphanage or donate the funds to those in need. Now in her early 20s, she stands on the grand stage of Ultima Arena wanting to reach new heights. 

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