Gawain
Gawain is an NPC in Arknights. He is one of the lions present in Siege's Elite 2 artwork and her Legacy outfit. Gawain is mentioned in Siege's dialogues and appears in her Promotion Record, eventually becoming a supporting character in Episode 11.
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As the leading "lion" pride accompanying HRH Alexandrina of Victoria since her childhood, Gawain is a "Lord of the Beasts" wielding the power of prophecy. Like other Beast Lords, Gawain has borne witness to Terra's grand changes across eras over thousands of years. He is most notable for taking part in the grand conquest of the Foehn Hotland alongside the Lion Padishah Lugalszargus and the Nightzmoran Khagan at the dawn of the modern era, where they successfully repelled the Collapsals from southern Terra. Gawain has made numerous oaths with the past Victorian kings but holds disdain for their interpretation of him, which strays away from their original agreement.[1]
Twenty six years ago, Gawain rescued young Allerdale from usurpers during a royal banquet by teleporting her out of a dark room. To her amazement, Allerdale witnessed young Vina riding Gawain while he was carrying the legendary sword, the "Sighs of Kings". Before the lions' departure, Gawain prophesied that the two will meet again amidst a bloody chaos in the future.[2]
Following the public execution of the last Aslan king by the usurpers in 1072, which ignited Victoria's succession crisis, Gawain brought Vina away from the royal palace and hid her in the dirty streets of Londinium.[3] Since then, Gawain and his pride have become Vina's steadfast companions, guiding her from her days in the slums to her leadership within the Glasgow gang.
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