Theresa
| NPC | Enemy |
- Military Commission of Kazdel (formerly)
- Sarkaz Royal Court
- Babel (original)
- Royal tailoress (formerly)
- Chairwoman of Babel (formerly)
Theresa is an NPC in Arknights. She first appears in Darknights Memoir and is a major character throughout the Main Theme.
Theresa is also a boss in the Babel event under the name Theresa, "King of Sarkaz".
Background[edit]
Theresa was the previous "King of Sarkaz" of Kazdel, known as a gentle, down-to-earth ruler who wished to end the never-ending cycle of nation's fragmentation and bring peace to the Sarkaz people. Once a humble tailoress and student of Nezzsalem the Nachzehrer King, her works eventually drew the attention of the Sarkaz Royal Court, and even got the chance to meet the King of Sarkaz at the time, Yliš.[1][2] She bore witness to the destruction brought by the crusade alliance of Victoria, Gaul, and Leithanien during their invasion in the Terran year 898. Thereby, she and her brother Theresis were the first of the "Six Heroes" who reorganized the troops and step forward to try change the tides of war. After Yliš was killed in action, the "Black Crown" chose her and Theresis to become the new rulers of the Sarkaz, but the later willingly decided to resign and give the honors to his sister. Theresa became the first crossbreed King of Sarkaz since Qui'lon.[3][4][5]
In the following years since Kazdel's bittersweet victory, Theresa had been cooperating with Theresis and the Sarkaz Royal Court to rebuild the nation, including the capital's reconstruction into a modern Nomadic city, and the establishment of the Kazdelian War Council, the Military Commission's predecessor.[6] It was in this period when she established Babel, an institution that sought to improve the Sarkaz' lifehood and treatment from foreigners.; however, over time, Theresis began to lose hope in Babel's vision of reuniting Kazdel without violence, coming to believe that the other Terran nations would only respect them through force.[7][8] Years later, in 1086, tensions between the Military Commission and Babel began to escalate further after an incident on which a Babel teacher accidentally injured a pro-Commission teacher, which culminated with the Military Commission launching an artillery shell to strike one of Babel's clinics. The incident not only ignited another round of civil conflict, it also forced her into exile.[9][10]
During her exile, Theresa used Babel to unite those who still remained loyal to her, with Closure, Kal'tsit, and the Doctor among her loyalists. She also welcomed those of any race to join the organization, leading to discontent among some Sarkaz nationalists, setting the Rhodes Island ship as he main base of operations and palace. However, with her powers, which allowed her to tap into and manipulate the emotions of others, she was able to pacify anyone, regardless of their loyalty or hostility towards her. At this time, she acted as the caretaker for the organization's members, notably helping to raise the young Amiya. Theresa hoped to guide Amiya's growth and have her become a silver lining to Terra in the future.[9]
The Babel-Military Commission war reached its climax in 1094, when Theresis launched a siege against Babel during the autumn and conducted a "decapitation operation." It turns out that the Doctor had secretly negotiated with Theresis to fracture Babel from the inside in exchange of providing him with the required technology to control Originium, hence why they disabled the Rhodes Island's shipwide defense systems and sent out all field Operators to "retake Kazdel".[11] With the landship vulnerable to the Military Commission's attacks, a squad of Deathveil Assassins was sent to hunt down Theresa, thus breaking Babel apart. Theresa fought the assassins until the last breath. Before finally falling to her injuries, Theresa had bestowed the Civilight Eterna to little Amiya, and erased the Doctor's memories so they could "start anew," thus being the cause of their amnesia. Because of the Doctor's involvement, Theresa's death is often considered their betrayal by many of her supporters, especially Kal'tsit.[3][12][13]
However, at some point after Babel's downfall, the Confessarii had retrieved Theresa's corpse and brought it to one of their altars. Theresa's soul was successfully cut off from the myriad, but she couldn't "exist as herself" due to how tangled it was. The plan also met initial opposition from Theresis himself, who believed that such plan was "vomit-inducing."[14][15][16] Nevertheless, Theresa's return is nothing but a tool to unify the Sarkaz and seek revenge against the "Aliens".
Story[edit]
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A Walk in the Dust[edit]
In the year 1084, Kal'tsit, while participating in a party in Count Vincent's manor in Victoria, receives a letter from Theresa informing her about the reconstruction of Kazdel. In the letter, she expressed her thanks to the then-General Theresis and the Military Commission for keeping foreign powers from interfering with the construction of a Kazdelian nomadic city. She also expresses worry that Theresis' mind was becoming more extreme as each day passed due to foreign pressure. He was becoming more stubborn and refusing to listen to her advice. She wrote that she hoped Kal'tsit could return to Kazdel as soon as possible.
In the letter, Theresa also mentions two additional incidents. The first is the anointment of the next Banshee Lord in which she's surprised to see that the new lord would be a young man, one who would later become Logos. She saw potential inside him that could bring changes to the conservative Royal Court. The other is the joint excavation of the Rhodes Island landship in Rim Billiton. She requests Kal'tsit to take a look at the relic upon her return.[17]
Vigilo[edit]
During the civil war, Theresa has a meeting with the Royal Court and receives some intel. She's disappointed by the fact that the Court has not taken to her idealistic (and uncharacteristic for Sarkaz) pacifism, especially when the King of the Nachzehrers frequently objected her proposal. After discussing what happened with the Court to Kal'tsit, and a bit with Doctor, Theresa decides to it's best for Babel to leave Kazdel for awhile.
Somewhere afterwards, a traitorous Sarkaz named Marco attempts to assassinate the Doctor, but is arrested by Scout before he can carry it out. Theresa and Kal'tsit come for a look to find a rather confused Marco. Scout and Kal'tsit insist that death is the only punishment for his betrayal. Theresa asks what the Doctor thinks, and even though they protest, she ultimately agrees with Kal'tist; death will be Marco's punishment. Marco later commits suicide, so as not to be an embarrassment to Her Majesty.[18]
In another flashback of the Doctor's past, Theresa is shown to be a workaholic who hasn't rested for days before giving in to Kal'tsit and a little bit of the Doctor's insistence. She also has a chat with the young Amiya about Ascalon leading her army to leave the landship. After sending Amiya off, she talks about Ascalon's mission, saying hopefully that the end of the war draws near.[19]
Darknights Memoir[edit]
Theresa, despite Kal'tsit's opposition, is responsible for saving her contracted mercenaries, Hoederer, Ines, and W, from the ambush by Theresis' forces during the escort of the Rhodes Island landship.[20] Her appearance causes the mercenaries to tremble and stop their fight out of respect for the King. After the rescue mission, she brings the trio to the landship for medical treatment. After the trio's recovery a few days later, Theresa meets with Hoederer who was talking with Kal'tsit about their future. He's surprised to learn that the King would be Babel's commander, but she tells him there's no need to be formal since they're no longer in Kazdel.[21]
Theresa's motherly side influences the three mercenaries. Even though Hoederer and Ines decide to leave Babel after years of serving, they continue their cooperation with Babel out of their loyalty to the King. W is so impressed by Theresa's pure, kind heart that she continues to serve Babel until its tragic fall.
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Legacy[edit]
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Theresa's death made a large impact on various factions. As Babel's successor, Rhodes Island sees Theresa as an important figure and remembers her through one of her quotes about determination.[22] Despite this, many senior members choose not to talk about her or her legacy, wanting to leave the past behind.[23] To the Sarkaz, especially to Patriot, the loss of a kind, merciful King makes them a race without a true leader; they are unaware that Amiya, a simple Cautus girl, is actually her genuine successor (Patriot does come to realize this later.)[24]
Trivia[edit]
- In the Chinese and Japanese voicelines, her name is pronounced as "Theresia," which is the native spelling of Maria Theresa whom she is named after.
- Alternatively, her name could allude to Mother Teresa who was known for her charitable works.
- Theresa has been a long-teased character that could be traced back to the initial launch of Arknights:
- She was first mentioned back in the "The Record of the Recorder" when she brought Amiya to Babel under the witness of the Recorder. For more information, see Arknights ARG 1.
- The teaser that shows the beta version of the home screen shows Theresa's name as the username.
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