Ark (Terranigma)

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Summary

Ark is the protagonist of the SNES JRPG Terranigma, considered to be a spiritual sequel to Soul Blazer and Illusion of Gaia. A young, hot-headed boy whose impulsiveness seems to doom the village of Crysta, Ark sets out on a quest to restore the world's natural order after it was destroyed in a battle between good and evil, as represented by the deities Light Gaia and Dark Gaia, and lead humanity onto the right path.

Powers and Stats

Tier: 9-A | 8-C | At least 8-C | At least High 6-A, possibly 4-A

Key: Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4

Name: Ark

Origin: Terranigma

Gender: Male

Age: Likely late teens/early 20's

Classification: Crystal Blue human duplicate

Powers and Abilities:

• Physical ▾
• Rings and Pins ▾
• Equipment & Items ▾

• Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Chapter 4

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Weapon Mastery (Ark is capable of skillfully using any sort of polearm, ranging from rods and staves to spears, tridents and scythes, and has access to a small but versatile and acrobatic arrangement of moves), Acrobatics (Among Ark's repertoire of attacks are spinning airborne attacks and diving strikes that swiftly transition into a sliding tackle. Can easily walk and even jump off tightropes, and even leap across thin rooftops after being shoved off one), Accelerated Development (Increases in power as he defeats enough enemies, growing in strength massively throughout the game), Aura (Surrounded by a yellow aura when he levels up), Forcefield Creation (Capable of creating a forcefield in front of himself with his weapon with X-Guard), Non-Physical Interaction (Can strike and kill ghosts and elemental beings, as well as Dark Gaia), limited Supernatural Luck (Capable of increasing his Luck not only through leveling, but by consuming Luck Potions and wearing certain equipment. Alongside being the source of magic damage dealt, Luck decreases the odds of being dealt a status condition by attacks that have a chance to, and increases odds of critical hits), Attack Reflection (Capable of batting magical projectiles back at foes. Can even reflect the Cadet enemy's paralyzing glare back to them), Stealth Mastery (Can sneak through a castle's worth of wary guards), Inorganic Physiology (Ark's body is actually composed of Crystal Blue, a mineral that flows in the underground's air), Resistance to Fate Manipulation (Ark is the only one capable of altering the universal circle of fate that everyone else is subject to, as he exists outside of it, and is the only one who can realign it when it's distorted)

All previous abilities, Telepathy (In Chapter 2, Ark is capable of talking with plants and animals), Resistance to Sleep Manipulation (After consuming the Ra Dewdrop, Ark was protected from the Ra Tree Parasite's sleep gas) and Poison Manipulation (Can swim in poisoned waters without issue)

All previous abilities minus Telepathy (No longer capable of talking with plants or animals)

All previous abilities, Multiple Selves (Type 2. The Lightside version of Ark has now fused with him, and the two have been reborn into a new body, now being the representative of both Light and Dark), Age Manipulation ("Awakened" himself from a baby to his usual age in seconds thanks to the words of Kumari and other beings he had previously rescued), Resistance to Corruption, Disease Manipulation, Petrification and Biological Manipulation (Unaffected by Dark Gaia's corruption when in its presence)

• Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3/4

Magic, Fire Manipulation (The Fire Ring allows Ark to shoot fire from his fingertips), Ice Manipulation (The Ice Ring allows Ark to shoots chunks of ice from his fingers)

All previous abilities, Plasma Manipulation (The Lightning Ring temporarily lets Ark shoot rings of plasma from his weapon), Enhanced Fire Manipulation (The Blaze Ring summons a massive fireball), Summoning (Pins, or Medals, can be utilized to summon allies that Ark has met on his journey), Healing (Summon Ra uses the power of the Ra Tree to fully heal Ark), Curse & Statistics Reduction Negation and Purification (Can Summon Kingbird to remove any status ailment from himself, including poison, confusion, curses and stat debuffs, as well as Summon Dragon to prevent them altogether), Electricity Manipulation (The Thunder Ring lets Ark summon a thunderstorm around himself), Weather Manipulation (The Blizzard Ring summons a blizzard to harm foes), Portal Creation, Dimensional Travel and BFR (The Heaven Ring opens a portal to another dimension to carry away all monsters in sight), Vibration Manipulation (The Earth Ring causes an earthquake that stuns foes)

All previous abilities, Light Manipulation (The Light Ring allows Ark to shoot a large orb of light, and Raster Wall summons a storm of light around Ark), Teleportation (Can Summon Kumari to teleport outside of a dungeon), Statistics Amplification (Summon Mermaid renders Ark immune to attacks for about ten seconds), Resistance to Temperature Manipulation (Summon Dragon protects Ark from being frozen over or burned by elemental attacks)

• Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3/4

Dimensional Storage (All of Ark's inventory is carried inside a small box that can be entered and contains several large rooms), Healing (With Bulbs), Regeneration (Low. The Crystal Spear gradually and passively heals the wielder, but only if they are exposed to Crystal Blue, a material that flows in the Earth's underground), Attack Reflection (Elle's Cape can deflect certain magical attacks), Resistance to Sleep Manipulation (The Sleepless Seal prevents Ark from being affected by sleep spells)

All previous abilities, Statistics Amplification and Statistics Reduction (Various armors and weapons also increase and decrease some of Ark's stats), Fire Manipulation (With the Fire Pike), Damage Boost (The Silver Pike inflicts extra damage against wolves), Surface Scaling (Sharp Claws allow Ark to climb rocky or uneven walls), Resistance to Poison Manipulation (Ra Armor and the Leaf Suit protect from Poison), Ice Manipulation (The Fur Coat protects ark from ice and cold-based attacks), Fire Manipulation (The Ice Armor protects from fire attacks), Purification (Stardew cures curses, while Poison Cure heals poison)

All previous abilities, Electricity Manipulation (With the Thunder Pike), Blessed (The Earth Staff is said to be blessed by Earth), Ice Manipulation (With the Icepick), Light Manipulation (With the Light Rod and Light Pike), Underwater Breathing (Type 4. The Air Herb allows Ark to breathe underwater), Holy Manipulation (The Holy Seal prevents ghosts from approaching or attacking Ark), Animal Manipulation (The Dog Whistle permanently tamed the wolves guarding Storkolm Village, despite them being human souls who dedicated their afterlives to guarding the place), enhanced Purification (Holy Water cures death curses, while Serum heals deadly poison), enhanced Resistance to Poison Manipulation and Resistance to Status Effect Inducement, Poison Manipulation, Curse Manipulation, Paralysis Inducement, Death Manipulation and Statistics Reduction (The Pro Armor blocks all status effects, which include Toasted, which is afflicted by heat attacks, Frozen, which is applied by ice ones, Confused, Poison and Deadly Poison, Curse, which inflicts paralysis every few seconds, Death Curse, which inflicts death after some time, and STR/DEF Down. Other items also protect from some of these ailments), Electricity Manipulation (The Dragon Armor is said to protect against thunder strikes)

Attack Potency: Small Building level+ (Can destroy the Shadow Keeper's claws, which it can use to destroy statues, and withstand those same attacks) | Building level+ (Capable of destroying four large rocks at once) | At least Building level+ (Has greatly increased in power compared to his Chapter 2, both through leveling and gaining better equipment) | At least Multi-Continent level, possibly Multi-Solar System level (Defeated Dark Gaia)

Speed: Athletic Human (Capable of fighting large creatures of various sorts, as well as knights. Visibly very acrobatic and agile) | Athletic Human | Subsonic movement speed, Subsonic+ combat speed (Can move at speeds superior to rocket launchers' projectiles) | Subsonic movement speed, Subsonic+ combat speed

Lifting Strength: Class 25 (Can push around large statues) | Class 25 | Class 25 | Class 25

Striking Strength: Small Building level+ | Building level+ | At least Building level+ | At least Multi-Continent level, possibly Multi-Solar System level

Durability: Small Building level+ (Can withstand Shadow Keeper's attacks, powerful enough to destroy statues) | Building level+ | At least Building level+ | At least Multi-Continent level, possibly Multi-Solar System level

Stamina: Superhuman. Can stand up and commence exploration right after waking up from unconsciousness or even a 3-years long coma. Was stated to have received countless injuries throughout his journey, and always pushed on. Can cross the Gobi desert without rest.

Range: Extended Melee Range, up to Tens of Meters with most magic, Interdimensional with a Heaven Ring.

Standard Equipment:

• Magic Items
• Weapons
• Armor
• Other

Jewel Box: A small box used to store magical rings and pins. Magic items in Terranigma run on Magirocks, magical stones that can be utilized to create one-time use magical items, which then return the Magirock to its default state again, to be fashioned into a magical item by an expert again. Rings cast an elemental spell, while Pins (Medals in the manual) summon the aid of one of Ark's allies. Magirock cost is listed in parenthesis after the spell's name. Note that the only magical items available to Ark in his first key are the basic Fire and Ice Rings, while the last 3 summons and spells each are only available in Chapter 3 and onward.

• Fire Ring/FireRing (1) - Fire Flame: Ark temporarily shoots fire from his fingertips, and can control the path of the flames.
• Ice Ring/IceRing (1) - Ice Arrow: Small blocks of ice are shot from Ark's fingertips to strike enemies.
• Lightning Ring/ZapRing (2) - Plasma Ring: Rings of plasma are shot from the tip of Ark's weapon for a while. Especially effective against mechanical opponents.
• Earth Ring/GeoRing (1) - Earthshake: A savage tremor is created to stop all enemies in their tracks for a short time.
• Light Ring/RayRing (1) - Aura Shoot: A powerful spell that launches an immense orb of light from Ark's fingertips.
• Blaze Ring/PyroRing (2) - Welldum: Creates an immense ball of fire to attack all enemies in sight.
• Blizzard Ring/SnowRing (2) - Blizzard: A harsh blizzard is created around Ark to seriously harm all enemies in sight.
• Thunder Ring/BoomRing (3) - Thunder Belt: A devastating electrical storm is generated around Ark to seriously harm all enemies in sight.
• Electron Ring/ElecRing (2) - Raster Wall: Invokes a fierce storm of light to eliminate all monsters in sight.
• Heaven Ring/SkyRing (2) - X-Hole: Opens a portal to another dimension to carry away all monsters in sight.
• Grass Medal/GrassPin (4) - Summon Ra: Calls upon the power of the Ra Tree, the origin of all plant life, to fully heal Ark.
• Wind Medal/WindPin (2) - Summon Kingbird: Calls upon the power of the Kingbirds, the greatest of birds, to remove any negative status condition from Ark.
• Bone Medal/BonePin (1) - Summon Kumari: Calls upon the god in a human body Kumari, to teleport Ark to the outside of a dungeon.
• Water Medal/WaterPin (6) - Summon Mermaid: Calls upon the mermaids rescued by Ark to bestow him with temporary invincibility.
• Horn Medal/HornPin (4) - Summon Dragon: Calls upon the power of Gossie the lake god to protect Ark from any status effect.

Weapons: Ark wields a variety of polearms in combat. They are listed in increasing order of power, descriptions are in-game or manual descriptions modified to add additional information.

• Chapter 1
  • Crystal Spear: A spear made from crystals. Sharp and hard, this spear can inflict severe damage. Gradually heals the wielder, but only if they are exposed to Crystal Blue, a material that flows in the Earth's underground.
  • Hexagon Rod: A wooden rod carved down to a rigid hexagonal cross section.
• Chapter 2
  • Ra Spear: A mystic spear fashioned from a branch of the Ra Tree, the lord of all plants.
  • Rock Spear: A stone spear made by chipping away at an extremely hard boulder. Can be used to shatter large stones.
  • Sticker: A spear garnished with wicked thorns of wild roses all along the shaft.
  • Neo's Fang: A powerful scythe tipped with a fang supplied by Neo, the king of all animals.
  • Fire Pike: Cloaked in a layer of fire.
• Chapter 3
  • Bronze Pike: Made of durable bronze.
  • Light Rod: A staff with a glowing tip. Inflicts Light elemental damage.
  • Silver Pike: Effective against wolves.
  • Icepick: A needle sharp rod carved out of an icicle.
  • Trident: Normally used for fishing.
  • Soul Wand: A staff that increases LIFE.
  • Thunder Pike: Charged with thunderbolts. Increases luck slightly.
  • Sea Spear: The favored weapon among mermaids.
  • Geo Staff: A staff blessed by Earth.
  • Dragon Pike: Bears a carving of a flying dragon. Sacrifices some defense for extra strength.
  • 3-Part Rod: Raises DEF points slightly.
  • Light Pike: Casts a brilliant glow from within.
  • Fauchard: A knife-flipped rod used by samurai.
  • X-Spear: Raises probability of critical hits by sacrificing defense for luck.
  • Enbu Pike: Changes DEF into STR.
  • Alpha Rod: Changes STR into luck.
  • Block Rod: Changes STR into DEF.
• Chapter 4
  • Hero Pike: Once beheld by heroes.

Armor worn by Ark on his quest. Every piece is full-body and isn't worn alongside others. Listed in increasing order of power, descriptions are in-game or manual descriptions modified to add additional information.

• Chapter 1
  • Clothes: Obviously a cloth outfit.
  • Leather Suit: An outfit made by stitching together the tanned hides of animals.
  • Elle's Cape: A cape woven especially for Ark by Elle using crystal thread. Can also deflect certain magical attacks.
• Chapter 2
  • Rags: Filthy, smelly, ragged clothes.
  • Leaf Suit: Large, tough leaves of the Ra Tree are stitched together to make this durable protective wear. Prevents Poison.
  • Ra Armor: A mystical armor that draws the power of the Ra Tree, the lord of all plants. Prevents Poison.
  • Bird Suit: An extremely light but durable armor made by stitching together countless feathers of the Kingbird.
  • Fur Coat: A coat made of animal fur that protects against intense cold and ice attacks.
  • Ice Suit: A protective outfit made of a strange kind of ice that never melts. Protects against fire attacks.
• Chapter 3
  • Monk Robe: A tough and sturdy armor worn by monk warriors who are sworn to protect sacred temples. Protects against curses.
  • Nice Suit: Somewhat too fancy or loud. Slightly increases luck.
  • Posh Suit: Embarrassing, even to onlookers. Slightly increases luck.
  • Ring Mail: Preferred by the soldiers of Loire.
  • Silver Vest: A chest plate that blocks poison.
  • Vest Armor: Worn by guards of royalty.
  • Silver Armor: Made of silver to block poison.
  • Kung Fu Gi: Outfit for speedy martial arts. Increases strength.
  • Dragon Mail: Protects against lightning strikes and electric attacks.
  • Sea Armor: Chain mail made of mermaid scales.
  • Soul Armor: Deflects death curses.
  • Holy Suit: Anti-confusion. Changes STR into Luck.
  • King Armor: Samurai armor worn by a feudal war lord.
  • Red Armor: Dully coated with washes of blood. Reduces HP and DEF to increase STR.
  • Pro Armor: Prevents transformations and any kind of status effect. Reduces STR to increase DEF and HP.
• Chapter 4
  • Hero Armor: Powerful armor worn by heroes.

Equipped and Passive Items: Non-armor/weapons items that Ark can equip or use in various ways. Note that story items lost after use aren't listed, as they are only available to Ark at a specific point of his journey and meant for one specific use.

• Chapter 1
• Sleepless Seal: Blocks Guardner enemies' sleep spells.
• Chapter 2
• Giant Leaves: Large leaves worn on feet for swimming.
• Ra Dewdrop: After being consumed, this prevented Ark from being affected from the Ra Tree's Parasite's sleep poison.
• Sharp Claws: A pair of climbing gauntlets which allow Ark to freely scale rocky or uneven walls.
• Chapter 3
• Holy Seal: A seal that wards off ghosts, preventing them from attacking Ark.
• Air Herb: Allows Ark to breathe underwater.
• Magic Anchor: An enchanted ball and chain that secures footing when swimming in harsh currents.
• Dog Whistle: Renders aggressive dogs and wolves passive.
• Speed Shoes: Allows Ark to dash at great speeds and with a lot of strength.
• Camera

Consumables: A variety of consumable items available to Ark. Up to 9 of each item can be held.

• Small/Medium/Large Bulb: Heals Ark.
• Poison Cure: Cures Poison, but not Deadly Poison.
• Serum: Cures Deadly Poison.
• LIFE/STR/DEF/LCK Potion: Permanently increases the related stat.
• Stardew: Cures curses.
• Holy Water: Cures death curses.

Intelligence: Gifted. Very skilled and clever fighter. Taught himself how to swim very quickly, albeit with the help of makeshift fins, and learned how to fly a plane just as immediately. Is the leading force behind most of the world's progress, completing various quests such as helping certain inventors invent the camera, stained glass, electricity, airplanes and the telephone, popularizing wine as well as several foods and Matis' paintings such as canned sardines across the world and effectively inventing the hamburger himself.

Weaknesses: Ark's supply of magic items is limited by the Magirocks he owns, and all of them expire after one use.

Notable Attacks/Techniques:

• Standard: A simple, quick weapon poke.
• Rushing: A rapid combo of attacks that's particularly effective against well-defended foes.
• Slicer: A dashing thrust that allows Ark to easily catch up with foes.
• Spinner: A spinning air attack that lands into a horizontal slash, useful for attacking foes out of the air.
• Slider: A dashing, jumping attack where Ark dives against the ground weapon-first, then transitions the momentum into a kicking slide.
• X-Guard: A forcefield that can be used to block attacks. Only effective against projectiles.

Notable Matchups

Victories:

Losses:

Inconclusive:

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