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Dublinn
- Violent non-state actor
- Taran nationalist movement
| “ | The one who sets the sun. | ” |
Dublinn, referred to as the "Spectre Force" by Victorian officials, is one of the antagonist factions in the Arknights Main Theme's Act II: Shadow of the Dying Sun and the Rekindled Flame story arc. Named after the eponymous Draco royal house that once ruled the Kingdom of Teamhrach, it is a Victorian armed movement and a Taran nationalist movement whose primary goal is to restore an independent Taran monarch by threatening the declining Aslan dynasty.
Background[edit]
Dublinn was founded in the Terran year 1091 as part of the grassroots nationalist movement to revive the declining Taran culture through the support of prominent Victorian figures possessing Taran lineages. It claims its origin from the direct descendants of the Gaelic Kings, the former rulers of the Taran Kingdom, who branched out from the Draco tribes ruling over regions of the Terran heartland. These members declared themselves to be saviors who wished to rescue the oppressed Tarans from the hands of their Victorian overlords that had been ruling over the Taran region for centuries.[1]
In the beginning, Dublinn only initiated a series of covert operations in southern Victoria which aimed to destabilize the region and wrench power from Victorian authorities. Its ambiguous attacks earned them the nickname "Spectre Force" by Victorian officials. However, in the following two years, Dublinn's activities became more obvious and frequent, posing a severe threat to the dwindling empire and catching the attention of the Victorian government.[1] In retaliation to Dublinn's actions, the Victorian authorities strengthened their oppression over the local Tarans, which consequently directed more Tarans to support Dublinn as their sole resistance movement.[2]
After the devastating popular uprising of 1072 that toppled King Alistair II and the Victorian Aslan house, Dublinn matured to be more than just a mere separatist movement. They declared their challenge against the Victorian authority by rallying the Tarans, pro-Draco monarchists, and Victorian sympathizers, and they actively acted as an opposition party to Victoria's failing governance of their people.[3] To achieve its goal, it gained military support from the Duke of Wellington, one of the ruling Eight Grand Dukes and a war hero of the War of the Four Nations who possesses Taran lineage, and Wellington himself established his own demesne and its surrounding regions in southern Victoria as Dublinn's base in preparation for a future Taran state.[2][4] Aside from Dublinn's frequent meddling in Victorian politics and its involvement in the succession crisis, they have a clear ultimate goal to liberate Tara from Victoria's rule and restore Tara's sovereignty. It is well documented that Dublinn had no interest in the vacant Victorian throne nor in replacing the lost Victorian Draco house.[1][3][5] Factions also appeared in Dublinn, with one being led by its de facto leader Eblana Dublinn, who took a more active, militaristic approach by obtaining Victorian support, and the other by Eblana's younger sister Loughshinny, who rallied the commoners seeking the independence of their homeland.
Following the Londinium crisis of 1098, through the actions of Eblana and the Duke of Wellington, Dublinn officially declared Tara's independence from Victoria amidst the chaotic siege of Londinium, though its sovereignty was not formally recognized by major powers, including Victoria itself. However, Eblana had long witnessed members of Dublinn being too greedy and short-sighted while having different agendas which could become a threat to the proper administration of the newly restored nation. Thus, in the following year during the 1098 Samhain festival in its capital Na Saoirsí, Eblana's faction conducted a violent purge of almost all of Dublinn's high-ranking officers and leadership before erasing its name, and Eblana herself met her own demise at the end of the purge as per official records. While the organization has completely dissolved, many of its lower-ranking remnants were quietly integrated into the Taran Defense Force by Loughshinny, the de facto monarch of Tara, and has since been part of the reestablished standing national military of Tara.[4]
Notable members[edit]
Since Dublinn has officially dissolved after the events of When Elegies Are Ashes, every character in the following list can be considered former members.
| Character | Information
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Status
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| Real name Eblana Dublinn, the leader of Dublinn, a direct descendant of the Taran Gaelic kings, and Reed's sister. | Undead
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| Real name Loughshinny Dublinn, Eblana's sister; defected to Rhodes Island after being rescued by Outcast during the County Hillock incident. | Alive
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| Reed after embarking on a quest across the former Taran territory. | Alive
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| One of the Victorian Grand Dukes and Dublinn's benefactor, abandoned the Victorian cause in the aftermath of the battle for Londinium. | Alive
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| Real name Rosalie, a double agent of Dublinn and the Victorian Army. Currently acting as the representative of the Duke of Wellington for R.I. | Alive
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| A sadistic Dublinn commander, led the Dublinn forces in County Hillock. Died during the Victorian crisis after being double-crossed by Manfred of the Military Commission of Kazdel early in the battle for Londinium. | Deceased
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| A Dublinn officer and "Wakewoman" of Na Saoirsí. | Alive
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| Leader of the Duke of Wellington's Redsteel Guard which fought alongside Dublinn. | Alive
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Other notable members[edit]
- "The Writer"
- A band of six Dublinn elite commanders known for their atrocious actions in the past before their deaths by Outcast's judgment, and their intentions of betraying their comrades:[6][7]
- "The Accountant": An accountant who reaped the monetary profits over conflicts involving Dublinn, heedless to the death and destruction they caused.
- "The Bandit": A thief that stole anything he could from his victims, be it valuables or even their dignity.
- "The Convict": A career criminal who had been jailed multiple times.
- "The Elocutionist": A spin doctor who used deceptive, misleading words to turn people against each other, contrary to his nickname's meaning ("clear and expressive speech"). According to the Brigadier, he was conspiring to break Dublinn from the inside by manipulating Mandragora.[7]
- "The Immolator": An arsonist with extreme pyromania who set everything he could into flames.
- "The Toxicologist": A corrupt biochemist who used his knowledge of toxins to harm others, one of which included a lethal "truth serum," which was used on an unfortunate Dublinn soldier who spotted Outcast taking Reed with her.
- "The Spy": Real name Cillian, a secret agent who operated inside Londinium for the Dublinn forces. He succumbed to injuries sustained by the Sarkaz during the events of Episode 10.[8]
- "The Bureaucrat": A Dublinn commander in charge of logistics. During his frontline recon mission at the Battle of Silverrock Bluffs, he worked overtime to the point of almost fainting in Na Saoirsí's farmland plate.[9]
- "The Cruel Officer": A Dublinn commander and one of the Brigadier's subordinates, known for his cold-blooded and diabolical attitude. During the Victorian Crisis, his sole name made the nobles who came to collect harvested grains near Na Saoirsí to shiver.[9]
- "The Torturer": A Dublinn commander known for taking pleasure in torturing people, hence his nickname. He also prefers to charge right into battle.[9]
- "The Ombudsman"
Enemies[edit]
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Gallery[edit]
A Dublinn soldier
A Feline Dublinn commander
A Dublinn commander with a spiked mask
A Dublinn commander with goggles
A Dublinn commander with a yellow sash
Trivia[edit]
- Prior to the When Elegies Are Ashes update, all Operators aligned with Tara were affiliated with Dublinn, making them the second faction removed from the roster of factions after Kjerag.
- The faction change reflects the fact that Necrass dissolved Dublinn during the events of EA.
- The tagline of Dublinn ("The one who sets the sun") is possibly a counterpart to the phrase "The empire on which the sun never sets", which was commonly used to describe the size of the British Empire. This is fitting for how Dublinn is an organization that wishes to overthrow Victoria, the Terran analogue of Great Britain.
References[edit]
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