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Andvari

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Andvari is Bart's Omnigear and the treasure of the Fatima royal family.

A tall, bright red Gear with a large yellow horn and small black wings that was piloted over 500 years ago by Roni Fatima, the first king and founder of Aveh.

History

Andvari was created sometime during the Shevat-Solaris War, when an unknown Gear was aligned with the Anima Relic Dan.[1]

Though it is unclear if Roni also piloted Andvari during the tail end of the Shevat-Solaris War, it was a critical component during the Day of Collapse that followed in 9501. Andvari, along with other Omnigears, managed to deactivate Alpha Weltall, thereby stopping the Diabolos units it was commanding.[2][3]

With the Shevat-Solaris War coming to an uncertain close due to the events of the Day of Collapse, Roni focused on finding survivors to help build Aveh. During this time, he discovered Ft. Jasper, and, after figuring out its security system, sealed Andvari there, using his retinal pattern as a lock.[4]

After Aveh was founded in 9510, Roni buried the "Jasper Fortress" containing Andvari near the Nisan Cathedral at an unknown point in time.

In 9698, Solaris released Limiters in the surface dwellers, causing memories of the Great War to become hazy.[5] This, combined with the loss of records relating to the Fatima Royal Family, led to any information regarding Andvari to be lost.

The family legend of the "Jasper Fortress", as well as how the "topaz blue" eyes of its descendents are required to unlock it, was passed down the Fatima family line, though it was unknown what treasure was sealed inside, save that the doors to it should only be open if the kingdom "is truly in danger".[6]

The mystery behind the "Jasper Fortress" and its treasure also led to the legend of the "Fatima Jasper".

Xenogears

Such a time came 500 years later when Roni's descendant Bart Fatima unlocked the Omnigear and claimed it for his own in order to fight back against Solaris. Andvari is the first Omnigear that Fei Fong Wong's party obtains.

At some point, using the Omnigear's data and that of Xenogears, Andvari was "created" by the Shevat Sages Balthasar and Melchior.[7]

Gameplay

Like its predecessor Brigandier, Andvari uses whips to attack its opponents. Its attacks can cause status ailments, and change elements when it uses Ether magic. However, it is not able to counterattack.

Deathblows

Andvari's attacks are increased when it unleashes its moves and has a high durability. His moves are like its predecessor Brigandier and regains its infinite deathblows. Like Xenogears, some of its deathblows are renamed but one.

  • Chain Whip- Andvari can double whip twice and does a heavy smack on his opponent to deal damage. This ability will appear after Bart gains the Head Hunter.
  • Beat Serpent- Andvari can whip and smack his opponent and lands a lower whiplash to make quick damage. This ability will appear after Bart gains the Twin Sonic.
  • Spark Wave- Andvari does a jumping whip to his opponent followed by a tackle and a heavy whip.
  • Blood Whip- Andvari heavily smashes his opponent by one and two whips followed by another heavy low whiplash. This ability will appear after Bart gains the Rhythm Shock.
  • Hit Storm- Andvari grabs his opponent and grapples it multiple times into the ground to deal heavy damage. This ability will appear after Bart gains the Dynamic.
  • Dead Cannon- Andvari lands a low whiplash and it jump in mid-air to charge and lands a heavy downward whiplash-like punch.
  • Dancing Wave- Andvari does a multiple heavy whiplashes within one or two whips. This ability will appear after Bart gains the Astral.
  • Twin Snake- Andvari uses a powerful version of its Spark Wave which he lands a heavy jumping whip followed by a tackle and a whiplash to deal heavy damage. This ability will appear after Bart gains the Bracer.
  • Sky Drive- Andvari grabs the opponent with its whip and heavily grapples its opponent in a brief giant swing to the ground. This ability will appear after Bart gains the Justice.
  • Meteor Fall- Andvari unleashes three heavy whips which glows in a red light and summons a powerful flaming meteor to heavily slams the opponent in a blaze. This move is similar to Bart's Prominence but summoning flaming projectiles to slam the enemy.
  • Dead Dance- Andvari grabs the opponent in mid-air and lands a multiple stabs in a flash of blue light creating blue flames to slam its opponent to the ground.
  • Soul End- Andvari deals a heavy double whiplash to knock his opponent down and heavily stomps on its downed opponent.

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References

Perfect Works, pg79. (Gear spec conversion table)

  1. ↑ "This is an Omnigear that was left by Roni Fatima, the ancestor of our young master... They say this Omnigear was created by uniting that... Anima Relic (or whatever it is called...) and a machine. But by the looks of it, this frame also used to be some kind of Gear before it was transformed... All exterior work and 60% of the interior was changed to unknown materials, but the base was a regular machine."
  2. ↑ OLD LADY: "The reason mankind was able to make it through and survive certain death, 500 years ago... ... was because of the power of these giants created through god's wisdom. Roni Fatima and the other young fighters piloted these giants and destroyed the heart of Diabolos. Seeing an opportunity to counterattack, mankind desperately stood up against Diabolos... ... and successfully annihilated them."
  3. ↑ Perfect Works, pg. 24.
  4. ↑ Perfect Works, pg 186.
  5. ↑ Perfect Works, pg. 172.
  6. ↑ BART: "The Fatima Jasper is the topaz blue pupils of the Fatima dynasty... In other words... our retinal pattern. The doors to the treasure are opened by that... Or so it is said. However no one has ever used it. It's not to be used for minor conflicts. The doors are to be opened only when the kingdom is truly in danger. So neither I, nor my father, nor grandfather, nor my great grandfather have ever used it."
  7. ↑ Tech 2: "It was created by two of the sages of Shevat, Balthasar and Melchior... They made it using the data on the Omnigear left by Roni Fatima, an ancestor of the young master, and the data obtained from Xenogears. It is a combination of the latest Gear technology and nanotechnology. But the performance is the same as when it was an Omnigear. Even when it was found hidden in the underground in Nisan, its basic weapon equipment was the whip. That must mean, the young master's ancestors must've used whips and rods too... I guess it's in the blood, huh!?"