Freyja is a playable character introduced in Metal Slug: Awakening.
Character Summary
"Join Freyja to defeat those wicked villains!"
The daughter of Caroline, an archaeologist (Vitins Culture), polar explorer, president of the Ice Pole Alliance, one of the owners of the Solute Necklace.
Immersed in the depths of love of her mother, Freyja grew up to be a girl full of vitality, lively and cute, strong and brave, and full of justice. She worked with everyone to prevent the outbreak of the Ice Source Danger and protect the precious Vitins ruins as well as the Ice Pole Continent. Later, she slowly grew from a simple and lovely little girl to the last guardian of the Viking Ruins and the president of the Guardian Alliance, and she has been fighting for the earth and mankind all her life.
Skills
Invincible Meow Fist
Launch an Invincible Meow Fist at the target, dealing 60% of ATK as AoE DMG upon hit. When Freyja uses a skill, there's a certain probability of Multi-cast. During Multi-cast, the current skill will be cast multiple times. (Double cast 30%, triple cast 40%, quadruple cast 20%) When Freyja is on the field, she continuously gains Meow Energy.
When energy is full, she gains an enhanced combat skill Invincible Meow Fist: 100% chance to trigger quadruple cast, and the damage area is expanded by 50%. Weapons dealing explosion damage will gain additional Meow Energy. (Weapons with explosion damage: Bazooka, grenade launcher, Plasma Cannon, Bow, Boxing Gun)
Meow Overlord Domain
Freyja triggers Quadruple Casting, firing enhanced Meow Gloves, dealing 600% ATK damage to the target area. Creates Meow Overlord Domain lasting 5 seconds, dealing 10% ATK damage to enemies in the domain every 0.5 seconds. Also greatly increases the speed of gaining Meow energy.
Each time Freyja triggers Multiple Casting, she gains the Enhanced Weapon effect: When the weapon deals explosion damage, it triggers multiple explosions, inheriting 120% of the weapon's single-Shot DMG, triggering up to 2 times per second; meanwhile, weapon damage increases by 150%. Each time Enhanced Weapon is consumed, Freyja's MSPD increases by 5%, lasting 8 seconds, stacking up to 6 times. For every 10% of critical rate attribute, the Enhanced Weapon effect additionally inherits 1% of the weapon's single-Shot DMG.
Talents
Meow Meow Faith
- For every 50% Meow Meow Energy Freyja consumes, 2% DMG is increased.
- Each stack of effect is independent of each other, lasts for 10s, and can be stacked up to 6 times. For every 5% PEN Freyja has, DMG +0.1% per stack.
Multiple Pursuits
- Each time using [Multispell] will add an extra spell. Limit of 4 spells. At the same time, the damage caused by Freyja increases by 10%.
Meow's Inspiration
- When Freyja uses a weapon to deal an Explosive DMG, she directly releases enhanced skill [Invincible Meow Fist), and it does not consume the number of skills used. CD time is 6s. (Weapons with Explosive DMG: Bazooka, Grenade Launcher, Plasma Cannon, Bow, Boxing Gun) [Enhanced Weapon] effect inherits an additional 40% of Weapon Single DMG.
- For every 5%CRIT Rate attribute, [Enhanced Weapon] effect will inherit an additional 1% of Weapon Single DMG.
Gallery
Sound Gallery
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Behind the Scenes QnA
NOTE: Original Chinese text have been translated using a translator which was taken by official QnA sources. this is not the official 100% translation and is only to be use as reference for context. take it a consideration with a grain of salt before viewing the translated text as fact. feel free to correct the translation if you are a native chinese speaker.
Original Text:
Q1：关于苏尔的设计灵感来源，团队内部用了哪些参考素材？ 策划“Tong”回答：苏尔外观的设计灵感来源于猫咪，也是为了更契合猫奴的形象嘛，我们希望通过猫咪元素的融入，可以塑造一个深入玩家内心的可可爱爱的少女形象。在玩法层面，我们参考了很多有意思的游戏机制，这次我们尝试在苏尔的技能中加上“多重施法”这一设计，苏尔使用猫咪手套，发射猫咪拳触发多重施法，敌人会被苏尔的猫咪拳多次打中，又可爱又威力满满哈哈哈。 美术“八哥”回答：关于苏尔这个英雄呢，在创作之前，策划同学提供给了我们两个十分重要的身份词条：工会会长和猫奴。我个人很喜欢这两个词条，但在创作领域同时也是个不小的挑战，怎样将这两个看上去毫不相干的身份做好结合呢？为此，我参考了许多猫咪饰物，发现猫耳与猫爪是猫猫身上两个最鲜明的特点。于是，我想到了将两者与苏尔身上相对军事的服装进行了结合的创意，在俏皮可爱的同时更显英姿飒爽。于是诞生出来这么一位内里穿着青春风便装，戴着猫耳贝雷帽，外搭一件行政风军事裹肩的白毛小女孩，而身后模仿着苏尔一举一动巨大的机械猫爪则可以作为她发动可爱猫猫技能的直接手段。
Translated Text:
Q1: What reference materials did the team use for the design inspiration of Sol? Planning “Tong” replied: The design inspiration for Suer's appearance comes from cats, but also to better fit the image of cat lover, we hope that through the integration of cat elements, we can shape a cute and lovely image of a young girl deep inside the player's heart. In terms of gameplay, we have referred to many interesting game mechanics, this time we try to add “multiple cast” design in the skills of Suer, Suer uses cat gloves, launching cat fists triggering multiple casts, the enemy will be hit by Suer's cat fists multiple times, cute and powerful hahaha. Artist “Buster” replied: Regarding Sul's hero, before we created it, the planners provided us with two very important phrases: union president and cat lover. I personally like these two words, but it is a challenge to combine these two seemingly unrelated identities. To this end, I referred to many cat ornaments and realized that cat ears and cat claws are two of the most distinctive features on a cat. So I came up with the idea of combining the two with Sol's relatively military outfit, which is playful and cute while at the same time more valiant. Thus was born this little white-furred girl wearing youthful casual clothes, a cat-eared beret, and an executive-style military wrap, while the huge mechanical cat claws behind her mimicking Sul's every move can be used as a direct means of launching her adorable cat skills.
Original Text:
Q2：与之前推出过的众多英雄相比，猫咪少女苏尔有哪些特别之处呢？ 策划“Tong”回答：苏尔的特别之处在于她极其强大的AOE（范围伤害）能力，这一特点让她可以很好的适配我们当前版本的主流玩法和新赛季将推出的特殊玩法“地心幻境”（后续我们对该玩法会有更多揭秘，敬请期待哦~）。与此同时，多重施法的特点也给玩家们可以充分验证自己究竟是“非酋”还是“欧皇”，而且多重施法并不仅仅影响我们的技能，还会使武器同时获得多重效果。 其次，苏尔的特别点在于她萌萌的外观，猫咪元素的融入，极好的展现了一个元气满满，活泼可爱，正义感爆棚的少女。合金战场上是危机四伏的，俏皮可爱的猫猫形象也可以很好的缓解指挥官们久经沙场的紧迫感。 此外，苏尔还可以搭配合适的范围伤害武器，例如火箭筒，战弓等等，堪称实力与颜值并存。 美术“八哥”回答：相较之前的英雄，苏尔身上结合了非常显眼具象的猫猫元素。元气满满的双马尾白毛猫猫萌妹就是她人见人爱的吸粉设定。尽管会长的身份要求苏尔在一定程度上收敛她的攻击性与战斗气息，但年轻气盛的苏尔可不会被一个名头束缚。她背后形态巨大、隐隐散发溶元素能量光辉的猫爪说明她也并不好惹哦，拥有让敌人不容小觑的实力。
Translated Text:
Q2: Compared to the previous heroes, what is so special about Sul, the cat girl? Answer by “Tong”: Sul's special feature is her extremely powerful AOE (ranged damage) ability, which makes her a good fit for our current version of the mainstream gameplay and the new season's special gameplay of “Geocentric Mirage”. We will reveal more about this game, so stay tuned!) At the same time, the multiple casting feature also allows players to fully verify whether they are “non-Emperor” or “Emperor”, and the multiple casting does not only affect our skills, but also make the weapon at the same time to obtain multiple effects. Secondly, the special point of Sol is her cute appearance, the integration of cat elements, excellent display of a full of vitality, lively and lovely, the sense of justice of the girl. Metal Slug battlefield is a crisis, playful and cute cat image can also be very good to ease the sense of urgency of commanders who have been in the battlefield for a long time. In addition, Sul can also be matched with appropriate ranged damage weapons, such as bazookas, war bows, etc., can be said to be both strength and value. Artist “Bugsy” replied: Compared to the previous heroes, Sul combines the cat element with a very conspicuous and figurative one. The double ponytails and white furry cats are what make her so popular. Although her position as president requires her to keep her aggression and combat aura to a certain extent, the young and energetic Sul is not bound by a name. The cat's claws on her back, which are huge and emit the light of elemental energy, show that she is not to be trifled with, and that she has the power to make her enemies not to be underestimated.
Original Text:
Q3：苏尔拥有着怎样的神秘身世和不为人知的故事呢？ 策划“Tong”回答：背景故事的部分我们在设定中已经补充的非常充分啦，感兴趣的玩家可以仔细看看苏尔的英雄档案哦~ 美术“八哥”回答：考古学家（维汀斯文化）、极地探险家、冰极联盟会长卡洛琳之女，溶元素项链拥有者之一。在母亲爱的灌溉下，苏尔成长为一个元气满满，活泼可爱，坚强勇敢，正义感爆棚的少女，她与大家一起努力阻止了冰源危机的爆发，守护了珍贵的维汀斯遗迹与冰极大陆。后来也慢慢从一个单纯可爱的小女孩，成长为维京遗迹最后的守护者以及守护者联盟的会长，一生都在为守护地球与人类而奋斗着。
Translated Text:
Q3: What kind of mysterious life and unknown story does Sol have? Planner “Tong” replied: The background story has been added in the setting, interested players can take a closer look at Sul's hero profile! Artist “Bugsy” replied: Archaeologist (Vitins culture), polar explorer, daughter of Caroline, president of the Ice Polar Alliance, and one of the owners of the Dissolving Elemental Necklace. Under the irrigation of her mother's love, Sol has grown into a young girl who is full of energy, lively and lovely, strong and brave, with a strong sense of justice. She worked together with everyone to stop the outbreak of the Ice Source Crisis, and guarded the precious ruins of Vitins and the Ice Pole continent. Later also slowly from a simple and lovely little girl, grew into the Viking ruins of the last guardian as well as the president of the Guardian Alliance, a lifetime in the guardianship of the Earth and mankind and struggling.
Original Text:
Q4：团队创作过程中面临的最主要难题是什么？大家又是如何解决的呢？ 策划“Tong”回答：最主要的问题当然是关于新机制的平衡性，如何让玩家在拥有“赌”多重层数这一不确定挑战性的同时，还能拥有稳定的收益，这是个不小的问题。对此，我们内部经过了了长期的调整测试。最终，通过添加“喵喵能量”的机制，来保证玩家不会脸黑到一直无法触发四重施法。此外，如何协调优化武器和英雄特效的叠加，会不会特效糊脸导致看不清晰对方敌人也是我们设计中比较困扰的地方，所幸最终都得到了很好的解决。 美术“八哥”回答：我们在这个英雄的创作中遇到的挑战还是比较大的，为了更好地诠释苏尔丰富且生动的生平故事，我们在人物设计的出发点上有所调整，跳出了合金弹头世界里以往已有的以功能性、战斗感为主的设计逻辑，转而强调出她元气满满、富有生命力的性格和猫奴特色。当然，团队内部在最早期也做过伴生兽、全息投影等多种相关头脑风暴环节，废案可以说是层出不穷。最终我们敲定，身为最极致的猫奴，把自己打扮成猫猫难道不是最好的创意吗？于是围绕苏尔的攻击手段，我们做出了身后这对灵活可爱的机械猫爪，而对于角色本身的设计就做了一些减法，着重强调可爱的特征和军事感。
Translated Text:
Q4: What were the most significant challenges the team faced during the creative process? How did you solve them? Planner “Tong” replied: The main problem is of course the balance of the new mechanism, how to let players have a stable income while having the uncertain challenge of “betting” on multiple levels is a big problem. We've been tweaking and testing this internally for a long time. In the end, we added the “Meow Energy” mechanic to make sure that players would not be so unfortunate as to be unable to trigger the quadruple casting all the time. In addition, how to coordinate and optimize the stacking of weapon and hero effects, and whether or not special effects will paste the face to make it difficult to see the other side of the enemy are also some of the more troubling parts of our design, but fortunately, they have been well resolved in the end. Artist “Buster” replied: The challenge we encountered in the creation of this hero is still relatively large, in order to better interpret the rich and vivid life story of Sul, we have adjusted the starting point of the character design, jumped out of the Metal Slug's world of the past has been to the functionality of the world, the sense of combat-oriented design logic, and emphasized that she is full of energy and vitality. Instead, we emphasized her full of energy, full of life, and catnip character. Of course, the team did a lot of brainstorming about companion animals, holographic projection and other related ideas in the early days, and the list of ideas was endless. In the end, we settled on the idea that as the ultimate cat slaves, wouldn't it be the best idea to dress up as cats? So around Sol's means of attack, we made this pair of flexible and cute mechanical cat claws behind us, while for the design of the character itself we did some subtraction, emphasizing the cute features and military sense.
Original Text:
Q5：团队内部对于新英雄的哪些方面比较满意？ 策划“Tong”回答：整体上来说，苏尔的设计还是很受我们团队喜爱的~“多重施法”+猫咪元素的融入，在带来华丽特效的同时增强了打击感，提升了玩家们的战斗体验。随机多重层数带来的“赌”的体验，也让不确定性的魅力在新英雄身上展现的淋漓尽致。而拥有猫咪元素的可爱少女形象的塑造，也让苏尔在团队内部就吸粉无数了哈哈~而在英雄强度方面，苏尔不仅实现了对新环境的完美适配，更是在大部分原有玩法和新玩法“地心幻境”中都可以大放异彩。我们十分期待她正式上线后的精彩表现！
Translated Text:
Q5: What aspects of the new hero is the team happy with? Planner “Tong” replied: On the whole, the design of Sol is still very much loved by our team ~ “multiple casting” + the integration of cat elements, while bringing gorgeous special effects to enhance the sense of impact, improving the players' combat experience. Randomized multiple layers bring the experience of “gambling”, but also let the charm of uncertainty in the new hero to show the most. The portrayal of a cute girl with cat elements has also made Suer a hit within the team haha~ In terms of hero strength, Suer not only realizes a perfect fit for the new environment, but also shines in most of the original gameplay and the new gameplay of “Earth's Core”. We are looking forward to her wonderful performance after the official launch!
Original QnA Page Source: https://hjdt.qq.com/gicp/news/1058/18412910.html
Trivia
- Freyja along with Horae are the youngest playable characters in Metal Slug: Awakening among others in the franchise, being only 14-year-old.
- Freyja is the second female Regular Army character that is themed after cats from the series. the first is Merris from Metal Slug: Commander.
- Freyja's Beast Taming Girl Skin is likely a nod to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders. notably her Invincible Meow Fist will be replaced with the Tiger Soul that resembles the Stands from Jojo.