Arios MacLaine

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Arios MacLaine
Debut	Trails from Zero
Seiyuu	Toshiyuki Morikawa
Biographical information
Alias(es)	Divine Blade of Wind
Nationality	Crossbellan
Date of birth	S.1174
Place of birth	Crossbell
Affiliation	Crossbell Defense Force (former) Bracer Guild (former) Crossbell Police Department (former)
Occupation	Secretary of Defense (former) Bracer (former) Police detective (former)
Relatives	Saya (wife) Shizuku (daughter)
Physical information
Gender	Male
Height	184 cm
Battle information
Weapon	Sword
Orbment type	Time
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Arios MacLaine (アリオス・マクレイン), also known as The Divine Blade of Wind (風の剣聖), is a formidable bracer affiliated with the Crossbell branch.

Profile

Appearance

Arios is tall man with long navy hair and brown eyes. There is a scar across his left cheek. He wears a green shirt and white trousers with a distinctive long brown and red coat with a high collar. the coat has red patches across the shoulders and down the fore-arms and features thick belt which is worn loose. In addition to this, Arios wears smart brown shoes and carries a katana, his choice of weapon in combat.

Personality

Arios is a calm individual who harbours a troubled heart from his past. He is utterly devoted to his daughter, and is willing to go to any length to try and protect her well-being, fighting for a better future for her.

Background

Arios earned his title as The Divine Blade by mastering the Eight Leaves One Blade school's second form, Gale, and enduring the final trial against his teacher just like Cassius Bright did years ago.

Arios was originally a police investigator at the Crossbell Police Department. He worked together with Guy Bannings and Sergei Lou in the same squad under the First Division. In S.1199 due to a mysterious explosion his wife Saya lost her life and his daughter Shizuku was permanently blinded. Immediately thereafter, Arios resigned as an investigator and registered as a bracer.

Some time later Ian Grimwood, a lawyer who had investigated and discovered the truth behind the explosion, revealed his findings to Arios. He explained that the explosion was caused due to an information war between Erebonia and Calvard within Crossbellan borders. Realizing a miracle would be needed to rid the landlocked state of its curse, Arios accepted Ian's offer to work on the Azure-Zero Project in secrecy. For the sake of his deceased wife and blinded daughter, Arios was determined to complete the project.

While busy working with the Crois family's scheme, Arios' strong sense of duty urged him to continue working as a bracer. He continued to fulfill his bracers duties with unparalleled excellence and was praised as Crossbell's "True Guardian Deity" (クロスベルの真の守護神) for the unending support he offered to all of Crossbell.

Ultimately, his work on the Azure-Zero Project crossed paths with his friend Guy Bannings, who had been heavily investigating the details of the project. After realizing that Guy knew more than he should, Arios called out Guy to the construction site of Orchis Tower and challenged him to a deathmatch. During the battle, Arios was forced into a draw despite his combat skill due to Guy's talent at defending with tonfas. When Guy proposed a cease-fire and Arios was ready to listen to what Guy had to say, Guy was then shot from behind by Ian Grimwood. Guy passed away in Arios's arms, but was told by Guy before he died that his "successor" would one day challenge Arios. Because of this event, Arios shoulders a tremendous burden of guilt and thus identifies himself as Guy's murderer to Lloyd Bannings in Trails to Azure.

His work also met critical acclaim among members of the Bracer Guild Headquarters in Leman. They proposed to lift his status as A-rank to S-rank thereby allowing Arios to become the fifth S-rank bracer in Zemuria. Arios turned down the offer and humbly stated that he got more credit than he actually deserved.

Trails from/to Zero and Azure

Arios appears several times when the Special Support Section was founded and began their initial missions. He observed the group travelling around the city, intervening only if they were in a situation that they could not get out of.

While tracing the team who was investigating reports of wolf-like monsters around Mainz, he encountered Renne, who knew of her affiliation with the Ouroboros society as the Angel of Death. He asked her if the society had sent her to Crossbell, but following the events of Trails in the Sky SC, Renne had quit and told him that she was here on personal business. Arios was relieved by this fact, but warned Renne that she couldn't keep running from "them", who had come to search for her, and her fears. He promised her that he would not inform them of her presence as long as she behaved.

When Crossbell finally declared its independence, Arios resigned from the Bracer Guild and assumed office as the right hand man of newly appointed president Dieter Crois and commanding officer of the Crossbell Defense Force. The bracer guild commented that it was strange that Arios left a position that he was so well known for with such suddenness and no reservations, setting off alarms of suspicion among Lloyd and the SSS. Shortly thereafter, Arios reveals himself to the SSS in Mishelam as a co-conspirator in the Azure-Zero Project and handily defeats them to prevent them from interfering with the ritual involving KeA. The SSS are then arrested and placed under various forms of arrest under Arios's orders.

After the Azure Tree is summoned in of Trails to Azure, Arios acts as one of the obstacles that the SSS must overcome to continue on and rescue KeA inside the Tree. Inside his own world, Arios takes the time to answer Lloyd's questions, including why KeA was placed in the suitcase in the Black Auction and why he falsely identified himself as Guy's murderer. In the ensuing battle, Arios lost to Lloyd's determination and his close-knit team. He realized that he had reached his limits and bowed to Lloyd's incredible growth and fighting spirit.

After the disappearance of the Azure Tree, Arios worked together with the Special Support Section to liberate Crossbell from Erebonia's reign.

Trails of Cold Steel III

Arios makes a brief appearance alongside Lloyd and KeA after Class VII's field trip in the city concluded.

Trails into Reverie

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Arios is one of the attendees at the Erebonian Martial arts tournament, where he teams up with Victor S. Arseid. They make it to the final round after defeating strong opponents like Cassius Bright and Zechs Vander, but Rean and Duvalie's team are victorious against them.

While investigating the disappearance of Olivert Reise Arnor and Scherazard Harvey, Class VII is directed to the Nord Highlands by "C". Simulacrums of Arios appear to stop them from freeing the prince and his wife. Unlike other simulacrums, who maintain many of their original's traits, Arios' simulacrums were erratic in behavior and skill. Several of them were deployed to protect important locations, but were all destroyed.

Another two simulacrums were deployed at the Crossbell Police Academy to stop Rufus Albarea. These were destroyed by the real Arios, who had arrived to the academy to pay a visit to Ian. He was able to deduce that the Supreme Leader was a fake and learned from Rufus that he intended to let the land return to normal after disposing of the Supreme Leader, prompting him to join Rufus' group temporarily. Upon learning of the whole situation by Ian, he resolved to accompany them until the task was completed. He was soon reunited with his daughter who was being kept safe by Ian in the Prison.

Arios was present for the final battle against Elysium in Reverse Babel.

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Gameplay

Weapons

Trails into Reverie

	Name	Cost	Upgrade materials	Acquired
	隼風+1	—	—
		[STR+1260 RNG+1 必殺6％]
	隼風+2	—	—
		[STR+1360 RNG+1 必殺6％]
	隼風+3	—	—
		[STR+1460 RNG+1 必殺6％]
	利剣「八重霞」	—	Black Zemurian Ore x1	Upgrade
		[STR+1610 RNG+1 必殺8％]

Crafts

Trails to Azure

	Name	Description	CP	Lv
	Gale 疾風	攻撃クラフト：大円(地点指定)	30	—
	Avalanche Cleaver 大雪斬	攻撃クラフト：単体・50%で混乱	35	—
	Wave Shattering Slash 洸破斬	攻撃クラフト：直線(地点指定)・50％で戦闘不能	35	—
	Qinggong 軽功	補助クラフト：STR/SPD+50%（3ターン）	60	—
	Arcane Gale 裏疾風	攻撃クラフト：直線(地点指定)・補助効果解除	40	N/A
	Aeolus' Fury 風神烈破	攻撃Sクラフト：大円	100+	—
	Black Emperor ついの太刀－黒皇－	攻撃Sクラフト：全体	100+	N/A

Trails into Reverie

	Name	Power	Break	Unbalance	Cost	Acquire
	裏疾風《双》				40 CP	Initial
		攻撃(威力E×2 ブレイクD 崩しC)： 直線LL(地点指定)：駆動解除100% ポジティブ状態変化解除
	風神烈破				80 CP	Initial
		攻撃(威力SS ブレイクS 崩しD)： 円M(地点指定)：封技・気絶・混乱40%
	極・風神烈破				80 CP	Level 128
		攻撃(威力SS+ ブレイクS+ 崩しD)： 円M(地点指定)：封技・気絶・混乱60%
	軽功	—	—	—	40 CP	Initial
		補助：自己：4ターン「心眼」4ターンSTR・SPD↑(中)
	極・軽功	—	—	—	40 CP	Level 198
		補助：自己：4ターン「心眼」4ターンSTR・DEF・SPD↑(大)
	弐ノ太刀・荒神天衝				100+ CP	Initial
		攻撃(威力4S+ ブレイクD 崩し無効)：全体：封技150%
	弐ノ太刀・荒神天衝《魁》				100+ CP	試練の扉
		攻撃(威力5S ブレイクD 崩し無効)：全体：封技200%

Akatsuki no Kiseki

	Name	Description
	疾風	攻撃クラフト：大円（地点指定） カマイタチを伴った電光石化の斬撃。敵集団を打ち据える。
	大雪斬	攻撃クラフト：単体・確率20%で混乱 静かなる気を纏わせた剣で斬り落とす。確率20%で混乱に。
	洸破斬	攻撃クラフト：直線（地点指定）・確率20%で戦闘不能 神速の抜刀から放たれる鋭い衝撃波。確率20%で戦闘不能に。
	軽功	補助クラフト：STR/SPD+50% 精神を統一し無我の境地に達する。STR/SPD+50%。
	風神烈破	攻撃Sクラフト：大円 風神の如き剣気を纏った、圧倒的な超高速居合い攻撃。
	終の太刀-黒皇-	攻撃Sクラフト：中円 屏除一切外物、全副身心投入所施展的究極刀法。

Brave Order

Trails into Reverie

Name	BP	Effect
風鳴の陣	5	特殊(6カウント/100%回避)： 1ターンSTR↑(大)

Gallery

Trails from Zero

A full-length shot of Arios from Trails from Zero.

Arios's bust shot in Trails from Zero.

Concept art for Arios's weapon.

Concept art for Arios's Enigma strap.

A full-length sketch of Arios from Trails from Zero.

A full-length sketch of Arios from Trails from Zero.

A full-length sketch of Arios from Trails from Zero.

Slaying golem

Trails to Azure

A full-length shot of Arios from Trails to Azure.

A full-length shot of Arios from Trails to Azure.

Arios's S-craft in Trails to Azure.

Arios's Crossbell Defense Force bust shot in Trails to Azure.

Arios with KeA and Lloyd Bannings during the Imperial occupation of Crossbell.

Portrait

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Portrait (Crossbell Defense Force)

Portrait (Crossbell Defense Force)

Portrait (Crossbell Defense Force)

Portrait (Crossbell Defense Force)

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Portrait (Crossbell Defense Force)

Portrait (Crossbell Defense Force)

Portrait (Crossbell Defense Force)

Portrait (Crossbell Defense Force)

Trails of Cold Steel III

Arios with KeA and Lloyd Bannings

Trails into Reverie

Character artwork

8-LEAVES

Announcement screenshot with Shizuku MacLaine.

Promotional Screenshot of Arios with Shizuku MacLaine, Aeolia, Lynn and Scott.

Promotional Screenshot of Arios

S-Craft

SD

Akatsuki no Kiseki

S-craft in Akatsuki no Kiseki.