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Ara

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Celestial Fox

Full Name

Ara Haan (Chinese: 韓艾拉; pinyin: Hán Àilā)

Class

Ara

Weapon

Spear

Age

17

Race

Human

Birthday

December 20th

Height

168 cm (5 ft 6 in)

Blood Type

O

Class Tree

Voice Actors

여민정 (Yeo Min-jung)

佐藤聡美 (Satomi Satō)

Dina Sherman

Annette Potempa

Paula Ribó

Virginie Ledieu

Emanuela Pacotto

Karolina Kalina

Milena Merril

Release Date

20 December 2012

24 July 2013

18 December 2013

19 December 2013

Theme Song

tutorial_ara

Statistics

Speed

Fast

Range

Short

Difficulty

Normal

Physical

“

Until I face my brother again... I cannot give up!

”

Ara

[The daughter of the Haan Family in Northern Fluone]

A character that utilizes the long range of a spear and also the power of 'Eun'.

[Energy Absorption]

Use this skill during a combo or before attacking. Burns enemy's MP and recovers your energy.

[Wolf Stance 2: Wind Wedge]

Use this skill to continue a combo. Has a chance to apply a bleed effect.

[Tempest Dance]

Escape from enemy attack.
Use while under attack.

[Falling Dragon]

Use this skill to attack all enemies in front. The power of the dragon will obliterate all of your enemies.

Special Ability

Main Article: Power of Eun

Ara also has a unique trait that separates her from the others; the "Energy" she uses, which can be used as a substitute for MP. Ara's Awakening is similar to that of Chung's Freiturnier in that 3 awakening beads will bring on a change in appearance. In Ara's case, she gains the tails of a 9-tailed fox, and white hair.

Background

Main Article: A burning village

In-game Version
Nexon Version

Ara Haan was born to a martial arts family in the Northern Empire.

Her brother Aren gets possessed by a demon and ends up destroying his own village and family as 'Ran' while looking for the 'Moon El'.

With the help of Eun, a divine fox that was sealed within her family's ancestral shrine, Ara embarks on a journey to return her brother back to his original state.

First Class Advancement

Ara is required to be Lv 15 to begin her first class advancement. You can decide between the following:

Little Hsien

A martial artist that specializes in swifter and faster spear arts.

Little Devil

A martial artist who controls the flow of Qi, utilizing a technique using energy that is strong at mid-range.

Little Specter

A martial artist that specializes in the illusive shadow techniques borrowed from the Millennium Fox Eun.

Little Helper

A class that connects with the holy beasts to utilize their various powers to attack enemies or support allies.

Skill Tree

Skills

Passives

[Create a bond and use the new skills!]
Changes to if Married.
Changes to if Partnered.

Level 1

Level 5

Level 10

Level 15

Level 20

Skill Traits unlocked at Level 20.
Final Enhanced Skill unlocked upon advancing to 1st job class.

Combos

Combo	Description	Damage
	Ara stabs an opponent with her spear, then pulls her spear out. She will then perform Wolf Stance 1, thrusting her spear forwards twice quickly before swiping her spear, launching enemies forward. The combo can be repeated on its own as Ara will immediately be able to attack again after the final hit.	144% Phy. Damage 178% Phy. Damage 111% Phy. Damage x2 93% Phy. Damage x3
	Ara stabs an opponent with her spear, then pulls her spear out. She will finish by smashing the group launching her back and launching opponent upwards.	144% Phy. Damage 178% Phy. Damage 337% Phy. Damage
	Ara stabs an opponent with her spear, then pulls her spear out. She will then perform Wolf Stance 1, thrusting her spear forwards twice quickly before charging up while in Super Armor and unleashing a final powerful stab which slightly lifts opponents.	144% Phy. Damage 178% Phy. Damage 111% Phy. Damage x2 275% Phy. Damage + 101% ~ 151% Phy. Damage x4
	She swipes her spear around her twice then transitions to a series of spinning strikes which will finish by knocking down opponents. This combo also hit enemies behind her, similarly to Sheath Knight's XXX~X combo.	220% Phy. Damage 302% Phy. Damage 322% Phy. Damage x2 238% + 119% Phy. Damage x2 + 306% + 153% Phy. Damage
	She swipes her spear around her twice before performing a stab pull with her spear then leaping forwards with Dragon Stance 1, slamming the ground in front. The combo can be repeated on its own as Ara will immediately be able to attack again after the final hit.	220% Phy. Damage 302% Phy. Damage 276% + 69% Phy. Damage 356% Phy. Damage
	Single jump upper-swing that staggers targets.	150% Phy. Damage
	Single jump uppercut that knocks targets up.	309% Phy. Damage
	Jump up once more while in midair.
	While in the air begin to run in midair. Continuing to hold the arrow key will have Ara continue to run on the air while gradually descending. Same thing occurs when holding / while dashing off a platform.
	Perform Wolf Stance 1 while dashing, thrusting twice in front quickly, before charging up while in Super Armor and unleashing a final powerful stab which slightly lifts opponents.	84% Phy. Damage x2 84% ~ 123% Phy. Damage x4
	Leap forwards and perform Dragon Stance 1, slamming the ground with her spear.	272% Phy. Damage
	After jumping in the air, perform two large upward slashes with her spear and finish is off by swinging her spear downwards spiking enemies down.	174% Phy. Damage 210% Phy. Damage 269% Phy. Damage
	While in the air, stab the target and pull herself behind targets.	278% Phy. Damage
	While dash jumping, pressing up again will have Ara perform front flip which propels her forwards. She will remain in dash jump state afterwards.
Recovery /	Slash back and forth with her spear.	/ 100% Phy. Damage

Updates

Date		Changes
KR	NA	Changes
12/18/2014	07/01/2015	▲ and launch changed to hitstun.
07/27/2017	08/09/2017	▲ Recovery combos no longer launch.
07/04/2019	07/31/2019	▲ Adjusted command responsiveness to allow for less restrictive movement. Also applies to all job paths. Notably removes all endlag from and 's final inputs, allowing them to loop into themselves seamlessly. Fixed and allowing [Enhanced] Steel Body to consume no Spirit Energy.

Skills

Ara/Skills

Videos

Gallery

Full Gallery: Ara/Gallery

Artwork

Ara's portrait.
Ara's portrait in Eun Mode.
Ara's portrait without effects.
Skill Cut-in, illustrated by Sando.
Skill Cut-in in Eun Mode, illustrated by Sando.
Ara's alternate portrait, illustrated by Sando.
Full body Item Mall Custom Skill Cut-in, illustrated by Takoman.
Ara's 10th Anniversary Skill Cut-in, illustrated by Sando.
Eun's Epic Quest artwork.
Eun's Side Story artwork.
Chibi Ara included in Elsword KR's fankit.
El Search Party Collection System Chibi Art.
Ara's Head Portrait.
Ara's old portrait and Epic Quest artwork, illustrated by Sando.
Ara's old portrait and Epic Quest artwork in Eun Mode, illustrated by Sando.

Miscellaneous

Idle pose and Promo avatar.
Ready Animation.
Model of Ara's Eun Mode.
Animated Item Mall Custom Skill Cut-in.

Trivia

Ara's job path in Lore/Story would be the Apsara path.
Ara's official theme song is Stained.
Ara encounters the main cast after the Halls of Water story quest Rescuing the Water Priestess and formally joins the group after the Hamel story quest El Lady and the Prophecy. Prior to joining the main cast, all dungeons will re-use one of 3 generic dungeon clear lines.
- Prior to the early game Epic Quest rework, Ara would appear in the Feita and Velder CGI clear cutscenes, though this was never referenced in the Epic Quest dialogue.
- Her animated class videos depict her attaining 1st and 2nd job in Northern Empire prior to departing for Hamel despite not being a playable segment in game.
Eun is based off the nine-tailed fox, a species of creature depicted in the Shan Hai Jing as having the voice of a human infant. It can be eaten by humans, and those who eat it will be protected from evil.
While Eun's seal is supposedly the entirety of the white fox-shaped hairpin, further job advancements show that it is actually the small orange gem embedded in it that is Eun's real seal, being the only consistent object part of each path's hair decorations.
Ara's full name, Ara Haan, was probably based on the term "Arhat" (or "Arahant"), from the Buddhism, that means: "one who is worthy", "a perfected person who has attained nirvana".
Ara is from Fahrmann, in the Northern Xin Empire. This region has not currently been explored during the main story with the exception of the Raid Fahrmann's Peak and Ara's tutorial A burning village.
- While the region itself is called Fahrmann, Ara comes specifically from the village of Isshin, which is known for housing the Moon El as well as the sacred beast hairpin Eun.
Ran, the main antagonist during the events of Hamel, was once known as Aren Haan and is Ara's older brother.
Ara is the only character that does not speak her skill names in English when using skills. Instead, she says various phrases in the language of the server you are on.
Ara is the first character to have a different color outline when attacking. Her outline is yellow, while all prior characters' outlines are blue.
Ara's design is influenced by Eastern culture and religion. This makes her job names to be written in Chinese on the Korean server.
- All of Ara's job names are direct transcriptions from Chinese to Hangul, which in most cases, due to the religious ties between the two languages, means the Korean name has the exact same meaning as the Chinese name and are pronounced almost the same. In other cases, however, such as Devi, the Korean might not mean anything outright, with the name's origin solely coming from the given Chinese name.
Ara's base job quest name; 小侠 (Little Xia), means a person who is young and brave/chivalrous in English.
- In the Chinese version of Hall of El (Trial), Ara mentioned if she wouldn't save Elsword, she would 'lose her duty to being a martial arts master'. In ancient China, '侠' (Xia) is used to describe people who save others by using their abilities, especially martial arts.
While not mentioned in-game, the martial art that Ara practices uses Qigong as its base, the act of using ones own "Chi" or life energy (which is what her system is based on) to meditate and calm the mind. Many aspects of the practice can be seen in various skills in all paths, such as the various animal motifs for her secret arts. Each of her advancements approach the concept in different ways:
- Apsara focuses more on her martial prowess, using Qigong only when the situation demands it, as seen through her plethora of 10 Energy cost skills, with little other skills consuming her Energy.
- Devi masters Qigong to continuously cycle her life energy, using and restoring it at equal pace, as seen through most of her skills consuming large amounts of energy but also recovering a lot when converted, with multiple passives directly referring to Chi itself (rather than the usual in-game term of "Energy").
- Shakti forgoes training her Qigong due to her reliance on Eun's powers, resulting in the system taking a more passive approach, with most skills being usable regardless of how much Energy is available.
- Likewise, Surya focuses largely on aiding the various spirits of holy beasts she encounters, drawing on their power instead of her own Energy, using it exclusively to help those around her.
Ara and Elesis are the only characters to utilize their pre-renewal portraits as their Epic Quest portraits.
Ara is depicted as being a bit of an airhead, being very clumsy and often making mistakes while being bad at dancing. Like Aisha, she's also afraid of insects.
Ara wrote the skill note Shadow Spear Technique and True Moonlight Slash.
- Eun wrote the skill note Enhanced Self-Respect.
Same with several other characters, Ara shared her canon birthday with her release date in the Korean server.
The side story My Brother & I 2 looks into Ara's family history.
- It is revealed that Ara's mother is her father's second wife. This resulted in many of her siblings other than Aren looking down on her.
- It is also revealed that besides Aren, Ara has at least 3 stepsisters and one other stepbrother.
Ara is currently the only playable character to be depicted as being explicitly left-handed in combat.

Generic Clear Lines

Ara: Hoo...the training is complete!! I hope I didn't make any mistakes.
Ara: Hmm... But my martial arts skills are not enough to rescue my brother...
I need to train harder!!
Ara: -

Alternative Names

Server	Name	Translation
South Korea	아라 아라 한	Ara Ara Haan
Japan	アラアラ・ハーン	Ara Ara Haan
Taiwan (Traditional Chinese)	艾拉韓艾拉	Ara Ara Haan
China (Simplified Chinese)	艾拉艾拉 · 韩	Ara Ara Haan

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