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Sandalphon | Granblue Fantasy | Reserved 1/2
⬢ Name: Ren
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⬢ Name: Sandalphon
⬢ Canon: Granblue Fantasy
⬢ Canon Point: Post-Tower of Babyl pt1
⬢ History:
▶ BEFORE WMTSB
At least 2000 years ago, Lucifer was instructed by the Astral Lucilius to create a Primarch, an artificial being like himself. Strangely, as angels were made with specific roles and purposes in mind, none was specified. The result of Lucifer's unguided project was Sandalphon, given the same elemental affinity as him and an appearance that, in contrast to others, wasn't dictated for whatever his intended purpose was meant to be.
This lack of clear purpose became a subject of unease for Sandalphon. As with any Primarch, he desired a role, and hoped that it would be one that allowed him to be of use to Lucifer. His early days were spent in the labs, awaiting Lucifer's return from his duties, to spend time and talk with him. Sandalphon's life revolved around these visits, and each time Lucifer would go, he would wait.
And each time Sandalphon asked after his purpose, Lucifer could give him no answer. Conversations were redirected to small-talk, and seeking Sandalphon's opinion on various subjects, including a new innovation called coffee. For the record, it tasted like death, and Sandalphon assured Lucifer that he enjoyed it all the same. Still the lack of purpose continued to plague Sandalphon, and Lucifer was moved to pursue the matter with Lucilius.
It happened that Sandalphon was passing by and overheard Lucilius' answer. Sandalphon was meant to be a backup, and would assume Lucifer's duties temporarily should he be unable. A spare. But Lucifer was deemed perfect, the penultimate Primarch without equal, and so Lucilius determined that Sandalphon was naught but useless scrap. In response to Lucifer's shocked silence, he was told he could keep Sandalphon if he was attached to him, like a pet.
Lucifer's troubled silence was the last Sandalphon heard on the subject, because the answer to his question was never discussed. This led Sandalphon to believe that he was just what Lucilius had said, and that he was kept for nothing more than pity, an empty existence. This led to him joining the rebellion against the Astrals, turning his anger against Lucifer in an act of spite.
The rebellion failed, and Sandalphon was sealed away in a tower known as Pandemonium for two thousand years. There he would stew in his anger and resentment, believing that Lucifer had spared him not out of mercy, but because he couldn't be bothered with destroying him. How he spent these many years beyond fomenting his own negative perceptions is unknown.
▶ WHAT MAKES THE SKY BLUE
But after the passage of those millennia, a terrible roar ripped through the sky. It caused a crack in the seals of Pandemonium, through which Sandalphon and others escaped. He waged a destructive campaign against the skies themselves, wielding his anger against a world that in his eyes cared nothing for him. To do so, he attacked the four Primarchs responsible for the tetra-elements which kept the skies in balance and thus islands afloat in the skies, and stole their wings.
This wrought havoc on the world, creating massive destruction that the world's denizens struggled and rallied against. Among these, the crew of the Grandcypher responded to the ensuing chaos and confronted Sandalphon. He captured Lyria and threatened her, and when she perceived his true feelings and attempted to empathize with her, he railed against these efforts and refused to listen to her. Beyond that, he suggested that he tear Vyrn's wings off as well.
The conflict culminated in a battle between Sandalphon and the allied forces of Primarchs, Primal Beasts, and the Grandcypher's crew. Despite amassing the power of the four Primarchs' wings and adding them to the two he already possessed, making him a power to rival Lucifer himself, Sandalphon still lost. In his defeat he was confronted, but he didn't relent, shoving the Singularity (the protagonist whose existence can impact causality) off the edge of an island to plummet through the sky.
Thanks to the combined efforts of Vyrn and Lyria, the Singularity was saved. And in answer to the roar which tore through the skies once more as a result, Lucifer finally arrived to intervene. The Cataclysm that Sandalphon had caused had met its end. With Lucifer's presence, the other Primarchs called for Sandalphon's punishment — for his destruction. And to the surprise of those around him, Sandalphon did not disagree.
In the face of this demand, however, Lucifer met Sandalphon with compassion. He expressed that he held himself equally responsible for not realizing how Sandalphon's lack of a role had hurt him, and told him that his simple company had been his source of solace. Beyond that, because Sandalphon had no role to subordinate him, he could stand as Lucifer's equal.
At a loss, Sandalphon could only respond in surprised anger, insisting that all he had done would be meaningless if Lucifer didn't rightfully punish him. Instead, Lucifer took Sandalphon into his core to rest, dispersing his body into motes of light. For the second time, he refused to destroy Sandalphon when that end was what he expected or sought. After this, nothing more was heard regarding Sandalphon, until reconstruction efforts were well underway in the wake of the Catacylsm.
▶ PARADISE LOST
In the time that passed since the end of the Cataclysm, Sandalphon was confined in a seraphic cradle. This was a prison of a different sort, well-furnished in the form of an empty village. Though affording better scenery and safety than Pandemonium, Sandalphon was alone, spending his time cultivating coffee trees and brewing coffee. This went on until Lyria's powers reacted with the seraphic cradle in proximity and drew her, Vyrn, and the Singularity within.
Upon meeting, the trio expressed surprise at the sight of Sandalphon, who had no idea how much time had passed since their last encounter. He expressed no interest in fighting his circumstances, to which Lyria objected, certain that Sandalphon was not satisfied with the outcome and had neither changed nor attained what he had hoped for.
Perhaps in response to his mounting frustration, or something else entirely, Sandalphon was released from his enclosed world. Once more he was restored to a physical form, and the trio who had found him lay unconscious. Drawn by a familiar though weak presence, Sandalphon sought out Lucifer in the crumbling structure of Canaan, all the while convinced that the whole exercise must be at his expense.
The reality was that Lucifer had been struck down and passed on his powers to Sandalphon, and he had reached out with his last remaining strength. His head was all that remained of him, and though he could neither see nor hear, he implored whomever was listening to relay a message to Sandalphon. Though Sandalphon threatened uselessly to wreak havoc if Lucifer didn't recover to stop him, he couldn't change the inevitable.
Sandalphon was left with wings he'd never felt worthy of, a role he never desired, and Lucifer's unrealized yearning to simply share one last cup of coffee with him. He viewed Lucifer's request to put an end to Lucilius' legacy as a promise, and after his initial shock over the loss of someone he thought would never fall, Sandalphon determined that he would do as Lucifer had asked no matter what.
Lucifer's death freed a monster wrought of countless angels' cores which Lucilius had created, known as Avatar. Those who orchestrated Lucifer's death were the Astral Beezlebub and another Primarch, a fallen angel named Belial. Upon recovering from shock, Sandalphon's first reflex was to attack these enemies without a moment of explanation. But new to his inherited powers as Supreme Primarch, Sandalphon quickly expended his energy.
Avatar wouldn't go down so easily, and it took a collected effort to destroy the massive being. In the aftermath of this conflict, Sandalphon's energies were spent, and he would need to recover. So it was that he joined the Grandcypher's crew for the time being, acknowledging that it was only because their interests were aligned, and he didn't expect their forgiveness, nor did he intend his stay to be long.
▶ 000
Another year passed, and the anniversary of the reconstruction arrived. Sandalphon and the crew of the Grandcypher received word about Lucilius' legacy and the schemes surrounding it, which prompted a journey to Pandemonium, where Beezlebub and Belial had stationed themselves. There, they engaged in a pitched battle between allied forces of the sky's denizens and Primarchs against Lucilius' experiments, in an assault on the enemy stronghold. The Primarchs bequeathed their wings to Sandalphon, ceding their roles to nature as Lucifer had long wished.
Their collective efforts finally allowed them to break through Pandemonium's barrier, to pursue Lucilius' cohorts. At the top of the tower, Sandalphon and his allies faced off against Belial. When it seemed they would prevail, Belial stalled with every tactic he had, between mind-games and stealing the wings of his own ally, in order to buy time for a newly revived Lucilius to enact his plan to destroy all life in the skies.
At last when Belial seemed defeated, Sandalphon and his comrades pursued Lucilius in order to stop him. To follow him Etemenanki, a structure dating back to their world's creation, Sandalphon used his power to teleport the party there. In this structure they saw murals depicting the creation of their world, and eventually found Lucilius in a bloodied room, with a dozen wings at his disposal.
He decided that he would use Sandalphon as a test subject to gain his newfound power, between Lucifer's stolen body and Lucio's absorbed core. Sandalphon was little match against him, and the crew struggled to protect one another from the onslaught. Lucilius derided Sandalphon as useless even for this experiment, deeming it a pity that Lucifer had been so fond of him.
Their circumstances were dire, and Sandalphon decided that he would buy time to save the others. At the least, he could stall Lucilius long enough that his mortal allies could escape destruction, and he steeled himself for this purpose... Until Vyrn sprang to Sandalphon's defense, insisting that despite all his faults, he was their friend, and he wasn't going to let Lucilius harm him.
Sandalphon's comrades wouldn't abandon him, and he found in himself the resolve to protect these allies who had accepted him. In response to this, the plume that Lyria had received from Lucifer began to glow. For a brief moment, Sandalphon envisioned a familiar place, and was filled with a sense of calm. Once more, he was able to manifest the wings that he had inherited from Lucifer, giving him twelve. This enabled Sandalphon and his allies to combat and defeat Lucilius.
In this moment, Belial appeared and offered the crew an airship with which to escape the crumbling Etemenanki, in exchange for leaving Lucilius. The crew reluctantly agreed and escaped to the airship. However, the airship was rigged by Belial to self-destruct, a cunning enemy unto the last. Sierokarte came to the rescue with the Grandcypher, only for Lyria to be swept into the skies. Sandalphon leapt after her and used his remaining strength to send her back to the Singularity before he disappeared.
He found himself in an oddly familiar place, and there, he encountered Lucifer. The circumstances were explained to him: that his soul had wandered there to the place where Lucifer had been waiting after his death. For the first time in millennia, the two were able simply to talk, and share coffee was Lucifer had wished. Though reluctant to leave, Sandalphon knew he had somewhere to return to. So he parted ways with Lucifer until such time as they would meet again.
When Sandalphon awoke, the found that the Singularity had rushed out in a smaller vessel to catch him as he tumbled through the sky. Both shocked and relieved, Sandalphon had returned to his friends, and they had at last put an end to Lucilius' machinations. Some time later, Sandalphon idly expressed an interest in opening a coffee shop, which his crew-mates emphatically encouraged and enabled.
And then he spotted some weirdo with Lucifer's face just casually doing laundry and yelled at him. Because of course he did.
▶ The Maydays
During a vacation trip to Auguste Island for a summer vacation, Sandalphon took the opportunity to practice being a cafe manager. Though discouraged by the lack of interest summer beachgoers had in coffee, Sandalphon nevertheless took serving his customers seriously. Unfortunately, the beach was beset first by a giant shark named Old Bruce that ate one of his crewmates among others, then by a horde of flying sharks.
Sandalphon and the Grandcypher crew set out to rescue their friends and quell the threat of the sharks. They were successful, and restored peace to the island after battling the creatures. Afterward, Sandalphon asked only to be credited as the Supreme Primarch in the island's records, knowing full well that this would lead people to conclude that Lucifer had been the one to save them.
His summer fate episodes complementing this event involved Sandalphon learning more about being a better cafe manager. He came to understand that caring about others on an individual level, despite being strangers, created a welcoming environment they'd wish to return to, and shared this valuable knowledge with others. He also refused to serve Lucio coffee out of spite because the guy was a walking death mask of Lucifer.
▶ Summer 2020
Although Sandalphon didn't feature in the events falling a year after The Maydays, he was involved in Lucio's summer fate episodes. This interaction showed that Sandalphon's stance had softened somewhat toward the fellow bearing his dead creator's face, but also his continued struggles with separating his sentiments toward one from the other. Lucio expressed a desire to be friends, as well as an awareness that there lie threats in their future that they would need to combine forces to face. Sandalphon took the proposition into consideration... And Lucio finally got some coffee. Progress.
▶ Tower of Babyl
After encountering anomalous elements in the vicinity, the Grancypher crew's investigation brought them to a curious tower. Although forces prevented them from flying to its apex, they were able to venture within from the base of the tower. Sandalphon and the others cautiously entered the structure, to contend with any danger that might lie within, but they could not get too far in their first foray before their path was barred.
Sandalphon | Granblue Fantasy | Reserved 2/2
Sandalphon projects a certain air of self-assurance. He stands tall and speaks frankly when he gives opinions, whether it's what others want to hear or not. At times this comes across as downright prickly, but he isn't inclined to mince words, and he doesn't balk in the face of confrontation. Occasionally he makes comments about himself or his skills that suggest a certain arrogance or pride, and that he's quite assured of his own capabilities. Any goal he places before himself he pursues with a dogged determination, regardless of personal cost.
He's made a habit of standing alone and apart from others, giving off the impression that he doesn't view himself as needing anyone. Offers of inclusion tend to result in a stiff, reflexive suspicion. Sandalphon has maintained this aloof behavior to the point that he's kept himself holed up in his room and doesn't know who is regularly aboard the Grandcypher. When asked for help, he easily acquiesces and puts forth his best and earnest efforts. It's clear that he's perfectly willing to assist others, and yet his befuddlement over anyone wanting anything from him is clear.
When faced with setbacks or surprises, Sandalphon's first response is usually flustered shows of anger. This comes across as his effort at a strong front, endeavoring not to display weakness. What he really achieves is a show of his deeply emotional nature. At the same time that he expresses a preference for logic and reason, he's driven by the strength of his own sentiments. Perhaps due to this conflict, Sandalphon struggles to express his emotions openly and honestly, opting toward obfuscation even when others can clearly read him.
Despite his best efforts to put on a strong front, it's obvious that Sandalphon has a penchant for brooding pessimism. He's inclined to believe the worst when it involves himself, especially as it pertains to his personal qualities or individual worth. Perceiving what to him was a wide gap between himself and those around him served to feed Sandalphon's anxiety and self-loathing. The belief that he was alone and unwanted hardened into a certainty in his mind, and this has fueled his tendency to wall himself off. This lack of perspective is compounded by his fixation on his faults, both real and perceived, and on atoning for his past misdeeds.
This mentality has caused Sandalphon to treat his own life with a certain abandon. Unable to see the value within himself, he couldn't imagine others seeing it either. Often, he defaults to courses of action that place little if any priority on his own safety or survival. And when he finds that he had been valued all along, this line of thinking remains difficult for him to shake. At times, Sandalphon may lose sight of the fact that he can rely on others as well, and that people are there for him. He remains reckless, but now it's for the sake of his friends and his desire to protect them.
For all that he has struggled with his perceived worth, Sandalphon's true feelings toward Lucifer have never changed. From the beginning, he has regarded Lucifer with such high esteem and personal affection that he's the sun in his universe. He has called Lucifer his guiding light, and this is no exaggeration. Even when he was driven by his anger at what he thought to be an uncaring world, his actions were centered around Lucifer. Even if only to be destroyed at his hand, he wanted to be acknowledged by the person most precious to him. Lyria has more than once noted that Sandalphon loves Lucifer, and simply wanted to be close to him.
In the face of acceptance, encouragement, and trust, Sandalphon has begun to discover more within himself. Seeing clearly for the first time that others care about him, he is beginning to recognize that his individual worth had never been tethered to having a set role. Being given something he'd long ago believed was beyond his reach has proven to Sandalphon that he can be more than a pawn on the board, and that he'd been mired too deeply in his own thoughts. This realization has given him a new resolve to protect others and reach out to them.
Over time, Sandalphon has learned to love the Sky Realm just as Lucifer had. He has seen its warmth and light for itself, and this has solidified his resolve as Supreme Primarch. As he has learned to cherish the world, he is determined to protect it and those he has come to hold dear. Gradually, Sandalphon is learning to show interest in those around him, even strangers, and has come to find that he's capable of giving others both comfort and helpful advice. He carries Lucifer's memory with him always, but so too does he look to the future and to his own dreams, just as Lucifer had hoped for him.
⬢ Powers:
Sandalphon's combat skills are notated here.
In addition to this, it's important to note that Sandalphon is an angel, specifically a Primarch. He's a being whose body is a coalescence of his elemental power. In his case, light. This would in theory allow him to pass between tangible and intangible forms as other Primarchs have used this capability, however outside of a single instance of teleportation in 000, he hasn't shown himself to be very good at demanifesting and remanifesting over any great distance.
Due to the nature of a Primal being's physical constitution, Sandalphon is also capable of changing his size to a dramatic degree. While typically he appears the same size as a human being, and this seems to be his default, he can increase his size to the point that an airship can be small by comparison. He could, if he so chose, also alter his shape or appearance, but has never shown an interest in doing so.
Like other Primarchs, Sandalphon is immortal, neither aging nor dying, unless a weapon made from chaotic elements is wielded against him. Such a weapon must be able to disrupt causality, like that which slew Lucifer. Otherwise, Sandalphon is capable of regeneration, the speed of which varies depending on the severity of the injury. If enough damage is sustained, any Primal being will enter into a state of deep sleep for a time until they have recovered. Mild to moderate damage is regenerated relatively quickly, and Sandalphon has self-healing skills.
In contrast to other Primarchs, Sandalphon is in possession of twelve wings. Other than an angel's core, their wings are their greatest concentration of raw power. To that end, Sandalphon is particularly strong. Six wings are said to be on the level of a god. However, Sandalphon is yet inexperienced with bringing this much power to bear, and he has stated that it's taxing to use power that isn't native to himself. He has over time developed a greater mastery of water, and can take on this element's affinities as well as wield different abilities.
Additionally, Sandalphon has dabbled in using wind, though only in small measure, such as when he's preparing beverages. This does show that he's exercising these elements, and he may yet grow stronger in them with time. It's notable that while Sandalphon has little field experience as Supreme Primarch, having only held this role for a relatively short period in his long life, he is quite cunning and intelligent. He lacks the deviousness of Belial, however, and others have demonstrated an ability to read his intent. His idea of subtlety is really far from impressive.
⬢ Inventory:
☑ Primarch Armor
☑ Sword
☑ Primordial Coffee Beans
☑ Cup + Saucer
☑ Bonus Outfit: Cafe Manager Apparel
☑ Library Shirts 1 & 2
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