TV-Series
Description
Crafted roughly 220 years ago by the founding shirogane Bai Yin and his apprentice Shoji Saiga, Arlequin stands as one of the oldest and potentially the first shirogane puppet. Its Pierrot-inspired form features baggy dark clothing secured by strings at the limbs, cloth appendages extending from its head held by an iron forehead ring, and black rose-adorned shoes. Significant battle damage includes a missing left arm, crushed during Angelina Bernoulli's final moments defending against automata, and a damaged face plate with a destroyed left eye from conflict with Guy Christoph Resh's puppet Olympia.
Initially entrusted to Lucille Bernoulli by Bai Yin, Arlequin later passed to Angelina Bernoulli for protection. It proved pivotal in Angelina's early encounters with Shoji Saiga in Japan, its design inspiring subsequent puppets like Olympia and Schwares Tor. Decades later, Arlequin battled Olympia during an automata attack orchestrated by Dean Mastre (Bai Jin), losing its left eye and acquiring Olympia's detached wooden hand as a weapon. During a later automata assault targeting Angelina and her infant daughter Éléonore, Arlequin lost its left arm defending Angelina, who perished.
Following these events, Arlequin remained inactive for approximately 80 years, stored within a suitcase in Shoji Saiga's karakuri puppet room. Shoji later gave it to Masaru Saiga under instructions to seek refuge at a circus if threatened. Masaru transported the suitcase, leading to encounters with Narumi Kato and the Straw Circus. Arlequin resurfaced during an automata attack on the circus, marking its first use in decades.
Under the control of Shirogane (Éléonore Saiga, Angelina's daughter), Arlequin demonstrated formidable combat capabilities. Key techniques included "Swirling Tiger," involving rapid torso rotation to obliterate targets; "St. George's Blade," deploying a forearm blade for slashing attacks; and "Burning Arrows," a rapid-strike maneuver using Olympia's detached arm. It defeated adversaries like the puppet Pulcinella and utilized explosives against Theogaultier. On limited occasions, Masaru directly controlled Arlequin, successfully executing "Swirling Tiger" against an unnamed assailant's puppet.
Following Narumi Kato's severe injuries in a later conflict, Arlequin's detached left arm was repurposed as his prosthetic limb. This arm retained functionality, including the "St. George's Blade" technique.
Initially entrusted to Lucille Bernoulli by Bai Yin, Arlequin later passed to Angelina Bernoulli for protection. It proved pivotal in Angelina's early encounters with Shoji Saiga in Japan, its design inspiring subsequent puppets like Olympia and Schwares Tor. Decades later, Arlequin battled Olympia during an automata attack orchestrated by Dean Mastre (Bai Jin), losing its left eye and acquiring Olympia's detached wooden hand as a weapon. During a later automata assault targeting Angelina and her infant daughter Éléonore, Arlequin lost its left arm defending Angelina, who perished.
Following these events, Arlequin remained inactive for approximately 80 years, stored within a suitcase in Shoji Saiga's karakuri puppet room. Shoji later gave it to Masaru Saiga under instructions to seek refuge at a circus if threatened. Masaru transported the suitcase, leading to encounters with Narumi Kato and the Straw Circus. Arlequin resurfaced during an automata attack on the circus, marking its first use in decades.
Under the control of Shirogane (Éléonore Saiga, Angelina's daughter), Arlequin demonstrated formidable combat capabilities. Key techniques included "Swirling Tiger," involving rapid torso rotation to obliterate targets; "St. George's Blade," deploying a forearm blade for slashing attacks; and "Burning Arrows," a rapid-strike maneuver using Olympia's detached arm. It defeated adversaries like the puppet Pulcinella and utilized explosives against Theogaultier. On limited occasions, Masaru directly controlled Arlequin, successfully executing "Swirling Tiger" against an unnamed assailant's puppet.
Following Narumi Kato's severe injuries in a later conflict, Arlequin's detached left arm was repurposed as his prosthetic limb. This arm retained functionality, including the "St. George's Blade" technique.