Battle Mage

Battle Mage
Role
Alternate Names	Battle Mage Korean: 배틀메이지 Japanese: バトルメイジ (Batoru Meiji, lit. Battle Mage) Chinese: 魔鬥士 (Taiwan), 战斗法师 (China)
Base Job	Mage
Job NPC	Sharan
Specialized Weapon	Pole, Spear
Class Information	Skill Type: Physical (Can convert her skills into magical damage via  Magical Change). Damage Type: Percent Subclass Difficulty:
Inflict Element?	Water Element  Fire Element  Light Element  Shadow Element (via Chasers)
Inflict Status Effect?	Negative:  Slow (Status) Positive: None
Awakening Bellatrix
Alternate Names	Bellatrix Korean: 벨라트릭스 Japanese: ベラトリックス (Beratorikkusu, lit. Bellatrix) Chinese: 貝亞娜鬥神 (Taiwan), 贝亚娜斗神 (China)
Second Awakening Astarte
Alternate Names	Ashtarte Korean: 아슈타르테 Simplified Chinese: 伊斯塔战灵 Traditional Chinese: 伊斯塔戰靈
Neo: Awakening Neo: Battle Mage
Alternate Names	Korean: 진(眞) 배틀메이지

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Magicians these days are full of only theories. To survive in this rough world, magic for the purpose of fighting is what's needed.

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Since Niu succeeded in materializing the Chasers, a great many young mages have chosen the path of the Battle Mage. While learning how to materialize the Chasers, they also disciplined their bodies, practicing various close-quarter-combat skills, and combined them with their magic to physically achieve superhuman power in combat. During the First Pandemonium Meeting in which the representatives of Pandemonium's famous organizations held a contest of strength to determine their influence over Pandemonium, the fourteen-year-old Niu defeated all the other famous mages of Pandemonium and showcased the power of the Battle Mage before she was defeated by Iris.

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The Battle Mage is a Mage who prefers the full-contact satisfaction of combat and attacks with close-range weapons and spells. However, being of diminutive stature, her magical powers manifest as Chasers, magical spheres infused with various elemental properties that serve as a powerful buffer between her and the relentless barrage of enemy attacks. The Battle Mage is fast, possesses superhuman fighting skills and is the only Mage with weapon mastery skills.

• At level 50, the Battle Mage awakens as the Bellatrix. At level 75, the Bellatrix awakens as an Astarte.

• Her subclass cosmetic effect is a set of gauntlets.

• Her 2nd Awakening cosmetic effect endows her gauntlets with a blue glow.

• Her Neo Awakening cosmetic effect is 5 golden chasers emerging out of the Battle Mage's weapon and fusing back into  Presencia's spear.

Becoming a Battle Mage

The Mage must first reach level 15.

• Complete the quest Fighting to Protect the Forest Fighting to Protect the Forest from the Grand Flores Epic Quest line.

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Awakening as a Bellatrix

A long time ago, far earlier than when Pandemonium separated from the planet Terra, in a distant mythological period, it is said that the ancestors of Terra had quite a different appearance. These ancestors, who possessed physical abilities quite different from the people of Pandemonium today, used an unknown mysterious power. The most experienced amongst these practitioners were said to emit a golden ray from their bodies.

Due to their physical appearance, they were called Teana, based on the goddess of light and justice found in ancient mythological writings. Some Pandemonians dismiss the Teana to be a made up fairy tale, for the likes of children and madmen… however there are still those who maintain that one does indeed exist, and has been seen walking among us in reality. The first witness account occurred one year following the conflict between the Guardians, which was responsible for the creation of the first Battle Mage, and the Kashipa.

The fabled Teana is known to call herself Bellatrix.

As suggested in myths, this being emanates a golden ray and has incredible powers that she uses to help the weak and punish the wicked. With the discovery of this new entity, Battle Mages in Arad began to study her power, and discover the focal point of her strength: the Chaser. They began to understand the power of the Chaser, and realize how it can be better utilized to harness a more ultimate power. An occult belief began to spread, a belief that one who discovers the ultimate truth will harness the power of Teana and become as powerful as Bellatrix.

Will they become as powerful as the golden goddess of myth? The Battle Mages in Arad have become filled with anticipation…

“With this power... I will return peace to Pandemonium!”

- Niu the Chaser to Pai, her companion.

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The Battle Mage must first reach level 50.

• Complete the quest Unending Foreboding from the North Myre Epic Quest line.

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2nd Awakening as an Astarte

The Golden light rises from below. What is the Sage's wisdom? What are death Chasers? What is Teana?

A forgotten legend... let us reveal the secret history that was not even recorded in the Genesis.

During the era of the legend where magic was yet to be discovered, ancient science created 12 "Teanas". Teanas glowed in gold and contained brilliant power within their bodies. All people of the Terra worshiped them and wanted to become like them. Hence, scientists focused on research.

"Can Humans become like Teanas?"

"What if we inserted the mysterious power that created Teanas to humans?"

It didn't seem impossible. However, the power that created Teanas could no longer be found. With no other choice, they resorted to the best alternative. A weaker power in the universe called "Elements." The elements themselves did not contain much power but if condensed together, they can create such immense power that it rivals the power of the mysterious power. Believing this, they continued to research.

The results were successful. They succeeded in creating a power equal to the mysterious power and inserted into the bodies of humans. And those inserted with the power of elements had the golden aura and powerful strength just like the Teanas. However, due to not understanding the nature of the elements, they could not stop the power from destroying their bodies.

This is the secret of Teana. The origin of Chasers and the discovery of elements. Why did I mention such a boring story from the past? Because the power more condensed than chasers, and the power that created ancient Teanas reappeared. Many say that the power appeared due to the recent series of transference that occurred in Arad, but nobody knows if this is true. But really, it isn't important where the power came from. What matters is that it is here, in front of us. My body shivers. The evil that seeps out from this power is terrifying. But the excitement neutralizes the fear. Can I claim this great power as my own? Whether I fail or succeed doesn't matter anymore. It is because I know that I was born for this challenge.

- A Female Warrior named Bellatrix

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The Bellatrix must reach first reach level 75.

1. Talk to Siran in the City of Shonan.
2. Collect 60  Seal of Empress Skardi.
3. Clear EX: Gold Dragon Tournament.
4. Collect 150  Seal of Emperor Helm.
5. Clear EX: Silver Dragon Tournament.
6. Clear Tainted Time Gate.

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Awakening as a Neo: Battle Mage

She was there, in the primal world of darkness and light, when the good and evil were not clear.
The overseer of light and justice, the radiant and graceful goddess of war.

The one who is the elements of the universe itself, and the one who returns to the elements.
The one who is the formless energy that vanishes as she exists, one who is not bound to a single point.
Embrace the being, and you shall be 'Teana' itself.

But do not misunderstand.
'Teana' is the energy and the entity to return to the elements,
one who merely desires the power of the elements will not be able to face Teana.

That is as though a river and an ocean cannot coexist,
as how could one ever contain a river in an ocean.

However, do not forget this.
A river from a pond flows into the ocean.
Those same yet different things are both flows of life,
and they're someone's salvation, and give birth to another.

Do you see now.
Even gods are birthed from the primal universe
and so are the elements.

Only those who realize that can face the origin of Teana and the great primal presence,
the Primitive Presencia.

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The Astarte must first reach level 100.

• Complete the True Awakening 1 Quest line and obtain Ability Intensification.

Obtaining Ability Intensification

Upon completing Scroll of Enlightenment the following skills have decreased SP cost:

•  Battle Groove: reduced to 30SP
•  Multirole: reduced to 45SP
•  Dimension Rend - Full Swing: SP reduced to 0 and auto learned like  Quasar Explosion.

With  Scroll of Enlightenment learns the skill  Clues to Awakening and can reinforce either  Quasar Explosion or  Dimension Rend - Full Swing.

Learns new skills:

•  Subitism
•  One Step Closer

• Complete the True Awakening 2 Quest line.

New Skills

Battle Mage Skills

Active Skills  Chaser  Stabbing Wheel  War Goddess  Double Swing  Time Bomb  Super Chaser  Full Swing  Punto Wave  Chaser Press  Meteor Assault  Dragon Strike	Passive Skills  Magical Change  Concentrated Mana Shield  Practical Phase Shift  Punishing Instinct  Niu's Combat Technique  Battle Mage's Weapon Mastery  Dragon Rampage	Battle Mage TP Skills  Phase Shift Upgrade  Stabbing Wheel Upgrade  Chaser Press Upgrade  Super Chaser Upgrade  Time Bomb Upgrade  Full Swing Upgrade  Dragon Strike Upgrade  Punto Wave Upgrade  Double Swing Upgrade  Meteor Assault Upgrade  Twinkle Smash Upgrade  Draconic Descent Upgrade
Battle Mage Awakening Skills  Battle Groove  Quasar Explosion  Twinkle Smash  Draconic Descent	Battle Mage 2nd Awakening Skills  Multirole  Chaser Cluster  Apostle Dance  Dimension Rend - Full Swing  Apostilize  Cancel Transformation  Seal	Battle Mage Neo: Awakening Skills  Armonia  Primitive Ray  Presencia  Exticyon

Original Skills

Female Mage Skills

Active Skills  Sky Assault  Magic Missile  Dragon Fang (Female Mage)  Mana Shield  Florae Circle  Keep Away!  Lantern Firebomb  Contract: Hodor  Lasher  Phase Shift  Frost Head  The Pluto  Rose Vines  Palm Blast  Disenchant  Showtime	Passive Skills  Aerial Lantern Firebomb	Female Mage TP Skills  Palm Blast Upgrade  Lantern Firebomb Upgrade  Sky Assault Upgrade  Lasher Upgrade  Frost Head Upgrade  Magic Missile Upgrade  The Pluto Upgrade  Dragon Fang Upgrade  Mana Shield Upgrade  Keep Away! Upgrade  Florae Circle Upgrade

General Skills

Active Skills  Backstep  Quick Rebound  Leap  Indomitable Spirit  Ancient Memory	Passive Skills  Latent Power  Armor Mastery  Basic Training  Backstep Upgrade  Conversion  Focus: Critical  Rear Attack	General TP Skills  Basic Training Upgrade
General Neo: Awakening Skills  Subitism  One Step Closer  Clues to Awakening	General Togglable Skills  Conversion

Battle Mage Basics

Standard Attacks

When a Mage becomes a Battle Mage, she gains more aptitude for melee combat with the skill  Niu's Combat Technique. She adopts an entirely different string of attacks based on various skills:

• The first attack resembles  Dragon Fang.
• The second attack is a side uppercut that brings the mage forward.
• The third and final attack in the sequence is the same motion as  Full Swing. This has a large range and easily hits multiple enemies.

Miscellaneous Changes

• Jump power is lowered so she will not jump as high. However, jump speed is increased.
• When a Battle Mage misses with a dash attack, she will no longer fall down.
• Battle Mages have more defense compared to other Female Mage jobs because of their  Battle Mage Leather Armor Mastery and  Mana Shield.
• Battle Mages use balls of magic energy called chasers to complement their physical attacks. Aside from granting buffs when summoned, chasers can also be fired at enemies.
• Battle Mages will have to be aware of the play style difference between partying and soloing. Constantly moving and juggling enemies may not be the best idea in every party situation.

Chasers

A key part of Battle Mage play, they appear as a glowing orb that follow behind the mage.

• They are created upon successful completion of a specific attack, and each one has unique properties.
• Pressing the automatically gained skill  Chaser Launcher will launch the Chaser at the last enemy hit, no matter where that enemy is.
• The chasers launch from oldest chaser made, to newest. You cannot choose which Chaser is launched.
• Chasers behave like a small bomb.
  • Bigger Chasers have greater damage and wider splash
• Chasers gets bigger with larger combos
  • At a 50 combo or higher, a Medium Chaser is generated.
  • At a 100 combo or higher, a Large Chaser is generated.
• Come 2nd Awakening the Battle Mage can use  Chaser Evolution which fixes chasers to be a single element and have them give all prior chaser bonuses at once while turning them into single target attacks.

Media Content

• [Battle Mage Trailer] [Battle Mage English Trailer] [Battle Mage Gameplay]
• [Astarte Trailer] [Astarte English Trailer] [Astarte Gameplay]

Trivia

Subclass Inspiration

• The Battle Mage's theme could be based around a DnD Archetype, while her motif involves the Magical girl genre that is quite popular in Japanese fantasy media such as anime, video games, manga and light-novels.
• Her Second Awakening appearance and fighting playstyle with a Spear, looks nearly identical to Kyoko Sakura from the 2011 anime, Puella Magi Madoka Magica.
• The weapon that the Battle Mage wields in her subclass image is called the Demon Trooper Spear, an unavailable 1st Chronicle Spear.

Titles

• Her First Global Awakening Bellatrix, is the feminine form of bellator, the Latin word for warrior.
• The Second Awakening Astarte, is the Hellenized name of Ishtar, a Mesopotamian Goddess of War.

Skills

• Her Awakenings  Teana Transformation &  Presencia are influenced by the Tokusatsu genre, with notable examples such as Super Sentai or Sailor Moon that involves transforming into an alter ego for battle.
•  Primitive Ray - Izayoi's Justice Phorizor. (Blazblue)

Gallery

Artwork

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  Battle Mage Skill Cut-In

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  Mermaid Star Battle Mage Skill Cut-In

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  Battle Mage

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  Astarte

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  Old Astarte

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  Alternate Astarte

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  Petite Astarte Portrait

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  Bellatrix Avatars

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  Astarte Avatars + Weapon

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  Astarte Bobblehead

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  Astarte Phone Wallpaper

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  Neo: Battle Mage

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  DNF Duel artwork of Battle Mage

Animations

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  Battle Mage Motion Aura

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  Astarte Skill Cut-In

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  Old Astarte Skill Cut-In

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  New Astarte Skill Cut In

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  Petite Astarte

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  Neo: Battle Mage Buff Animation

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  Neo: Battle Mage Skill Cut-In

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  2024 Neo- Battle Mage Skill Cut In

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  Neo: Battle Mage's Former Presencia Form Sprite