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#Tv tropes the eyes of ara manuals#

Slightly subverted when the bandaged injurys Alina sports appear on her face after the Fake Ending. Beauty Is Never Tarnished: In spite of developing radiation-induced cancer and leaving notes describing her hair and teeth falling out, Arianne's appearances in-game always depict her in good health and akin to how she looked on the 3000th cycle anniversary she had with Elster.Ambiguous Situation: Her fragmented memories indicate that she knew Isa and Erika from her time in Rotfront, but it's not clear if she was friends with either of them.It was a big reason to why she took on the Penrose mission, just to get away from it all. All of the Other Reindeer: She was heavily bullied by other girls during her time in Rotfront due to her being somewhat different from everyone else.The Elster played for most of the game is either another Elster model manufactured using LSTR-0512's brain scan as a template (as implied by the Replika Overview document, but this raises questions) or a construct dreamed into being by Ariane (which raises even more), or something.Įlster's missing Gestalt Officer and the sole human crewmate of the Penrose. Tomato in the Mirror: The original LSTR-0512 died on the Penrose, failing to fulfill her promise.Not So Stoic: This changes in the second part of the game where she fully remembers Ariane, their relationship and what the promise she made actually means at which point a lot of her internal dialogue becomes more emotionally-charged and she shows more expressions in cutscenes.The Stoic: For the most part she expresses little concern to the horrors unfolding around her - all the descriptions written from her perspective are matter-of-fact and laconic, and she doesn't talk much to other people outside of asking about Alina Seo.Instead, it is framed more as a tragic love that serves as the impetus behind every single one of Elster's actions.

#Tv tropes the eyes of ara manuals#

Unlike most examples of this trope, their love for one another isn't portrayed as inappropriate beyond in-universe manuals produced by a dystopian regime.

Sleeping with the Boss: She's in a romantic relationship with her commanding officer Ariane Yeong.

Seeing vivid hallucinations, engaging in Self-Harm, acquiring items that should be impossible to obtain, reliving memories that clearly are not her own, and waking up in areas with virtually no recollection of how she got there.

Sanity Slippage: Elster's mental state gradually degrades the deeper she dives into the depths of Leng.

Let's Get Dangerous!: In the final act, Elster scavenges the heavy combat gear of another dead LSTR Replika before making one last push to reach Ariane.

Hidden Depths: In spite of the fact that LSTR Replikas are soldiers, one of Ariane's diary entries states that Elster doesn't like War Movies, which unfortunately made up a majority of the Nation-approved films they were allowed to take with them.

This wound ends up being the final nail for her as she bleeds out from it regardless of the ending.

Eye Scream: After the final battle she gets stabbed in the eye by Adler.

The Engineer: Of both the "Combat Engineer" and "Chief Engineer" variety.

It's also arguably a deconstructed example, as Adler believes that Elster's repeatedly trying to find Ariane is what is causing reality to fall apart in the first place.

Determinator: Nothing will stop her from continuing to seek out Ariane, not increasingly horrific mazes or strange puzzles, not warped and corrupted Replika units, not grievous injury, or reality falling apart, not even dying over and over again.

It's also the reason why Elster is perfectly willing to endure the horrors of Leng just to be reunited with her.

Even though it was against the Nation of Eusan's official regulations, Ariane regularly treated her with kindness while eagerly sharing her passions with her. Because You Were Nice to Me: This is the main reason why Elster fell in love with Ariane.This enables Elster to go toe-to-toe with numerous corrupted Replikas while solving complex puzzles to proceed with her mission to find Ariane.

Badass Bookworm: LSTR Replikas like Elster are designed to be hard-as-nails commandos who boast both the technical knowledge and fighting capabilities that allow them to persevere as survivalists where others would despair.

Artificial Human: Is somewhere between this and Robot Girl since many of her components are either organic or organic analogues, like all Replika.

The player character, she is a Replika technician of a small scouting starship sent out to parts unknown to find new worlds for humanity to colonize.