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"Now beat it. D'aint no one else who can do this but me. Got a little "promise" with Sumeragi, y'know."
—Stella, Luminous Avenger iX
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Stella "The Sudarshana Gravity Well" is one of the elite Falcons serving Sumeragi Institute and one of the antagonists of Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX, appearing as the boss of the mission Sumeragi Building 13. Defeating her grants the EX Weapon Orbital Edge.
The young, confident president of a powerful manufacturing company, Stella ended up serving as one of Sumeragi's Falcons to protect her android assistant Dystnine, the only one to whom she'll open up. She is an Adept possessing the Septima Gravity, which allows her to alter the gravity of her surroundings.
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An Adept in possession of the "Gravity" Septima. Her control of gravity lets her swing high-density bladed discs at her enemies, as well as restrict their movements by altering the gravity around them. She is more capable of lowering gravity than raising it, though. She can lower the gravity over an entire area, but must focus on specific objects or people in order to increase gravity.
Stella became president of the electronic manufacturer "Gargantua" at a young age. The company grew and became the nation's leading manufacturer thanks to her shrewd decision making and top-notch business acumen. She has little faith in her subordinates and treats the corporation as her own "one-woman show." The sole exception is her android assistant Dystnine, to whom she has completely opened up.
Stella became a Falcon in order to protect Dystnine, who is in danger of being confiscated by Sumeragi for "research purposes."[3]
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重力操作により、エッジソーサーと呼ばれる超重量の円月輪を軽々と扱うほか、
敵の周囲の重力を操り、動きを制限する戦法を得意とする。
重くするよりも軽くする方が得意のようで、周囲一帯を低重力にすることはできても、
高重力に変化させる場合は、円月輪や敵本体など効果対象を絞る必要があるようだ。
電機メーカー「ガルガンチュア」の若き女社長で、彼女の辣腕により
ガルガンチュアは国内最大手と呼ばれるまでに業績を伸ばしている。
商売に対してはどこまでも冷徹になれるワンマン社長で、
あまり部下を信用していないが、秘書ヒューマノイドである
ダイナインだけは例外で、彼に対しては心を開いている。
とある事情で徴収されかけたダイナインを守るため、翼戦士としてアキュラと戦う。[4]
Appearance
Stella is a young woman with dark skin and green eyes, with short, matching hair, complete with a long, thin ponytail and heavy eyeliner. She wears a white shirt and black undershirt with no sleeves, black short shorts, and brown heels with tan soles that expose her toes and heels, which are secured by a strap at the top. She also loosely wears a blue Falcon jacket with cyan rims, and has a Falcon Quill clipped to her left breast. Stella wears numerous pieces of gold jewelry, including a bangle on her right wrist, a neck-piece, a belt and a pair of hoop earrings. Her nails are painted green.
In her Armed Phenomenon, Stella's sclera turns black and her irises a dark green, though they are often obscured by her bangs, which turn a darker, more cyan shade. She is covered in white, black and green armor, with the lower half of her body enclosed in a blade-like shell. Attached to her back are two white appendages that hold duel bladed disks, each with a hole in the middle that generates purple energy and lightning when used with her Septima.
Stella's skin appears lighter than usual to varying degrees in most art depicting her Armed Phenomenon, with the exception of her dialogue portrait.
Gallery
Main article: Stella "The Sudarshana Gravity Well"/Gallery
Personality
Stella is a typical serious, no-nonsense business woman with no desire for meandering or leisure when there is a job at hand, as seen with her first and only interaction with Copen.
The only person she seems to care about remotely is Dystnine. Upon her death she calls out to him by name, and on one occasion she refers to him as her "beloved Dystnine", suggesting a high level of affection.
History
Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX
Sumeragi Building 13
Copen, on the hunt for information on the Butterfly Effect, infiltrates Sumeragi Building 13, the largest Sumeragi base in the world, hoping to find clues there. After he breaks into the building, Stella becomes aware of him and alters the gravity in the building in an attempt to slow his progress, but Copen continues to press on, eventually crossing paths with Stella herself, who is accompanied by Dystnine.
Dystnine greets Copen and Lola and introduces both him and Stella, who tells him to not bother introducing himself to someone she's about to kill, sending him away to prepare her coffee, though not without expressing her affection for his human-like qualities. After he leaves, Stella informs Copen that although she has nothing against him, she must fight him nonetheless to save Dystnine from Sumeragi's clutches, much to Copen's confusion. She then transforms into her armed form and attacks him.
Despite her efforts, she is slain in battle by iX, calling out Dystnine's name as she dies.
Sumeragi Secret Bunker 2
As Copen makes his way through Sumeragi's underground bunker, Demerzel creates holograms of the various Falcons he's fought and killed to stop him. One such hologram is Stella, appearing before iX only to be swiftly slain.
Other Appearances
Card-en-Ciel
"...I got a good reason for deliverin' the poundin' that yer about to get!"
Stella is one of the characters from the first Luminous Avenger iX featured in the crossover roguelite card-battling RPG Card-en-Ciel, appearing as both cards and an enemy paired with Dystnine.
Stella's cards possess the [Convert] function, which means her normal state card is the default one in the deck and all copies will be converted into the armored version when [Convert] is triggered, and back again if [Convert] is triggered again.
| Card | Character | Effect | Cost | Movement |
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| The Sudarshana Gravity Well | Stella (Normal) | Draw 2 cards. [Convert] (Special: Draw 4 cards. [Convert]) |
1 | Right |
| Gravitation* Pandemonium | Stella (Armed Phenomenon) | Draw 5 cards. [Convert] (Special: Draw 8 cards. [Convert]) |
1 | Right |
*Misspelling of her Special Skill Graviton Pandemonium.
Powers and Abilities
As a human attuned to the Septimal stage of the Lifewave and a member of the Falcons chosen specifically for her powerful Septima, Stella has an affinity for the Gravity Septima, which as its name states, grants her dominion over gravitational forces. With her Septima, Stella can lower or raise the gravity of her surroundings at will. However, she is more skilled at lowering gravity than raising it. While she is capable of lowering the gravity in an area, she must focus on specific objects or people to increase their gravity. By turning her Septima on herself, Stella can stimulate flight.
In her Armed Phenomenon, Stella mainly fights with twin discs that she can manipulate with her Gravity Septima. The discs are extremely sharp and can cut through most objects. She can also increase the size of these discs, turning them into giant buzzsaws. With these discs, she can fire beams of gravity or create a gravitational field that can pin opponents down and halt their movements. Stella can also fire green energy projectiles and utilize the stinger-like blade on her underside to slash and impale opponents. Stella can also use her gravity powers to manipulate the debris around her, forming high density cubes to crush opponents.
Boss Battle Skills
EX Stella's discs are almost always spinning around her, except when she launches most attacks.
| Skill | Description |
|---|---|
| Stella shoots a sphere of light directly at Copen.
The EX boss version will split into two smaller, diagonally flying spheres upon contact with a surface. | |
(エッジソーサー[4]) |
Stella launches bladed discs which then travel along the terrain. During this attack, she leaves herself defenseless until the discs return.
The EX Boss will increase the speed of the discs. |
(ソードプレッジャー, Sword Presser[4]) |
Using her lower half as a massive blade, she launches herself at Copen with this quick attack, before somersaulting backwards to slash at him. If Copen happens to be directly underneath her, she will go straight down and omit the somersault.
The EX Boss will finish this attack by spinning her discs around her, discouraging tagging attempts. |
(ヘウィシャックレス[4]) |
Stella fires high-gravity beams from her discs. Anyone caught in the beams will have their gravity greatly increased, stunning them. Mashing the buttons might let you break out before Stella slams the discs into the ground, sending out shockwaves.
The EX Boss reduces the delay on both the gravity beams and slamming the discs. |
(ケイジチャクラム[4]) |
Stella's discs connect and form a sphere of gravitational energy that will slowly chase after Copen, trapping him and causing constant damage if he is caught. While the sphere is chasing you, Stella will also fire energy projectiles.
The EX Boss' version of this move moves faster and she occasionally makes a pass with Sword Dive. |
(グラヴィトンスクラバイター, Graviton Scrabiter) |
Stella's SP Skill. She spins her discs in a large circle around her and summons pieces of debris around Copen to crush him into a cube. After doing this five times, her discs become increase in size to fill the entire upper half of the area, pulling the debris blocks up towards them. During this attack, the area's gravity is lowered, and Stella's defense is increased.
Orbital Edge can destroy the blocks. The EX Boss version will lower the discs to the ground after the blocks are crushed, leaving few safe zones. |
Boss Battle Voices
| Event | English | Romaji | Japanese |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transform | Contract! | Kontorakuto | コントラクト |
| Battle Start | Let’s go for it! Uah! | Hona, iku de! Uaa! | ほな、行くで！うあっ! |
| Edge Saucer | Heh! Here’s one more! | Fuu! Mou ippatsu! | ふっ！もう一発！ |
| Sword Pressure | There! | Sokoo! | そこぉ！ |
| Heavy Shackles | I’ll show ya! Fuunn! Get crushed! |
Misetaru wa! Fuuun!Tsuburetokii! |
見せたるわ！ ふうっん！潰れときィ! |
| Cage Chakram | I’m gonna beat ya up! Ya can’t escape! |
Itekomashitaru! Nigasahen! |
いてこましたる！ 逃がさへん！ |
| Light Bullet | Haahh! | Haaa! | はあっ！ |
| Gravity Pandemonium | T’is my ace! Graviton Pandemonium! Haahh! Aaahhh! Begone! Let’s go! Finish! (SP) Here’s more! |
Totteoki ya! Gurabiton sukurabaitaa! Haaa! Aaaa! Oujoushii! Ikude! Finisshu! (SP) Okawari ya! |
とっておきや! グラビトンスクラバイター！ はあっ！ああっ！往生しい！ 行くで！フィニッシュ！ (SP) おかわりや! |
| 1st Phase Down | Not bad! | Yaruyanaika | やるやないか |
| 2nd Phase Down | Let’s… focus... | Ki… Irete okou ka | 気…入れておこうか |
| Defeated | Dystnine…! | Dainain…! | ダイナイン...! |
Special Skill Chants
Graviton Pandemonium:
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In the swirling chaos forgotten
Remnants form together,
Pulverizing all in their path
GRAVITON PANDEMONIUM
(The chant is the same as the English version)
뒤엉켜 춤추는 고물 파편이 모여
거대한 덩어리를 이루니,
이윽고 모든 것을 짓뭉갰도다.
Twisted, dancing scraps gather
to form a gigantic mass,
and soon it crushes upon all things!
GRAVITON SCRABITER
Musical Themes
| Title | Context | Composer | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wishing for a Megalopolis (メガロポリスを望む) |
The Sumeragi Building 13 background music, and Stella's theme. | Ippo Yamada |
Sound master Ryo Kawakami's track notes:[1]
- Wishing for a Megalopolis
The Sumeragi Building 13 BGM, and Stella’s theme. The slightly fancy techno sounds are the speciality of Yamada-san, and perfectly fit the image of the female CEO and of a modern building. This baseline that moves with elasticity makes the first half of the stage, the train sequence, get exciting, in a perfect manner. Also, this track has a very deep relationship with the theme of Data Center Beta “Synaptic Code: IRE”*. Please pay attention to the phrases spread in the gaps of the melody.
*Also Dystnine's theme.
Trivia
- The Falcons are inspired by the Christian hierarchy of angels (known as Orders or Choirs), with their design based off the astrological signs of the western zodiac. Stella is inspired by the seventh Choir, "Principalities/Rulers", and is based off the seventh zodiac, "Libra".[2]
- Her design was specifically inspired by Lady Justice.
- The names of the Falcons are all derived from various films. "Inters" and "Stella" are taken from Interstellar, a 2014 epic science fiction film.
- Stella's company, Gargantua, could also be named after the supermassive black hole that appears in Interstellar.
- Part of the Japanese name for Stella's SP Skill, "Scrabiter", is a made-up word created by Inti Creates, the meaning of which is currently unknown.[5]
- One fan theory is that it's a combination of "scrap" and "orbiter", based on the skill's nature.
- Stella's title is partially derived from the Sudarshana Chakra (सुदर्शन चक्र), a spinning disk used as a weapon by the Hindu god Vishnu.
- Both Stella and Dystnine being weak to Anchor Nexus is likely a reference to the Red Thread of Fate from Chinese mythology, an invisible red string that ties two destined lovers together.
- Stella and Serpentine are the only Adepts whose hair and eye colors both remain unchanged in their Armed forms.