Astraea/SAOF Arena

"What is the point of joining together if the very purpose of this world is to determine who is the strongest? In the very end, your "friends" would be the one to stab you from behind."

- Astraea to Mayu

"Kill it before it lays eggs!"

"Be grateful. You were fated to be graced by my presence."

- Astraea's pre-Boss dialogue

Yuka Ichinose, more known with her in-game name Astraea, is a character available in the Sword Art Online Fanon Arena. She functions as a lesser villain, and a bridge connecting the stories of Gwenhwyfar and Mayu.

Appearance
Astraea has blond hair and blue eyes, which Mayu notes is so much like her mother's even in the smallest detail. Instead of the frilly-wedding dress gown though, she wears a black jacket with three-fourth sleeves, along with assault pants. The glyph for Virgo, ♍, is patched on the left chest part of her jacket. Despite having possession of the Virgin's Spike, Spica, she is mostly seen using firearms in normal combat, often a Browning HP or two.

Alternate Outfits

 * Cradle - Astraea wears a white coat closely resembling one of the old clothes of Mayu's mother.
 * Down to Earth - Astraea wears the gallant clothes of a certain eidolon bearing the same name.

Playstyle
Astraea focuses heavily and primarily on dealing damage, a main reason why she keeps tons of recovery items with her during battles. She doesn't fancy taking speed or defense into her considerations, and usually goes with strike it before it strikes you kind of style.

Much like Mayu, Astraea also has a BURST meter which, when full, allows her to shift to her "Angel" form and wield Spica over a certain amount of time. In this mode, her attack and defense are heightened at great levels.

Normal

 * Bombardment:
 * Decoy:
 * Soul Ammo:
 * Pivoting Fire:
 * Bullet Shower:
 * Serial Strike:
 * Battle Dance:
 * Ferocious Salvo:
 * Deadly Pirouette:
 * Acrobatic Flurry:

Angel

 * Purge: Astraea releases extreme divine power, which negates any attack of Dark attribute. It works twice effective to Demons than any other race.
 * Eclipse: An ability shared by members of Etherion. In Astraea's case, she raises her lance towards the sky, allowing it to be enveloped in a glowing light. Powerful magic then descends from above, homed towards the enemy.
 * Heavenly Flame Slash: Using her blade as a medium, Astraea can unleash a swarm of fiery daggers capable of injuring even the strongest of demons.
 * Heavenly Ice Dance: When clashing against an opposing force of energy, Spica can produce a frosty atmosphere capable of freezing magic and blocking out its effects.
 * Revelation's Lance: Astraea focuses the depths of her magic to the point of her lance and sends it careening through the target.
 * Sacred Strike: Astraea imbues her lance with an electrifying, holy energy and gives the enemy a pious trouncing.
 * Partisan's Prominence: Astraea's scrutinizing gaze unearths an enemy's weak point and stuns the target.

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