Athys

Athys
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Characteristics
Species	Raposa Ghost
Gender	Female
Age	412
Fur Color	Orange Fur Rust Hair (Formerly) White Hair
Information
Home	Shadow City (Birthplace) Rapoville (fomerly) The Wasteland
Story Role	Percate's Mother Antagonist
Occupation	N/A
Status	Deceased (Ghost)
Game(s)	(As Boss)

“I hope we aren’t too much of a burden on your community.”

–Athys

Athys is a character that doesn't appear in any games formally, but rather in the short story, Circi Loves Wilfre. She is Circi's grandmother and the primary antagonist. A version of Athys from 1982 also appears in Salem Rose Pt. 1 and Pt. 2 as a deuteragonist.

Appearance

In her Raposa form, Athys has orange fur and curly, pink hair, wears a dark red blouse and dark pants. She also carries a cane with her for stability.

In her Shadow form, Athys' hair is revitalized, turning rust-colored once more,, and her fur turns dark with Shadow. An aura of Shadow appears around her, and arms from her Boss form can be shot out from this aura.

Story

Immigration to Rapoville

Athys is first seen when she, Circi, and Percate leave Shadow City to seek refuge in Rapoville. They are met by the Mayor, Wilfre, and Wilfre's father Steven. The six of them head to Percate's new home and settle in.

Death and Resurrection

In 1980, Athys begins to miss her old home, and she eats a Kaorin Berry in an attempt to make her way through the City Gate. The berry eventually kills Athys, and her body is collected by Shadow creatures. They decide to revive her using Ink, and she resumes her former role as the head of the Ink Factory.

Serving Salem Rose

Two years later, Athys is working in the factory when a time-travelling Kamalah and Robigo approach her and bring her back to 2042 to help Miles with his mission to punish Wilfre. She is taken to Deadwood, where Salem Rose, a corrupted version of Miles that wants to kill Wilfre, tells her to gather intel on Wilfre's movement throughout time. She begrudgingly agrees to gather intel, and she uses a Time Machine to return to 1982.

When she arrives in 1982, she finds two Shadow creatures arguing about what happened to her. Athys returns to her desk and complains about Salem Rose ordering her around. Eventually, she has the idea to use the time machine to gather intel for herself, so she takes the Shadow creatures, naming them Stick and Stick 2, and jumps into the time machine, beginning her journey throughout time. After an unknown amount of time for her, Athys returns to moments after she originally left without Stick or Stick 2, and with a nearly destroyed Time Machine. She pulls out her journal and looks at her notes. She flips to a page focusing on Steven and realizes that she was supposed to kill him on that day. Sighing, she leaves the factory and kills Steven in his home. The trail of Shadow she leaves behind causes Cricket to suspect Percate and Circi in the murder.

Confronted by Milfre's Team

While Athys is busy killing Steven, Milfre, Kamalah, and Jowee from 2042 and Willham and Shadow Mari from The Void appear in 1982 Rapoville. Shadow Mari focuses on Athys, waiting for her to create a portal to leave the village. When Athys returns to the Ink Factory, Shadow Mari creates a portal to follow after her, and the group appears in her Lair. Athys is shocked to see Milfre and Kamalah again, and Kamalah explains what had happened with Salem Rose since she left. Milfre fixes the time machine and plans to take it to 2007, but Athys tells them to go to Lavasteam back in 2042 first. The group leaves and Athys returns to her work.

Corrupting Circi and Wilfre

Five years later, Wilfre gets told by the Mayor to not draw in the Book of Life, and Wilfre angrily goes home. When he gets there, he finds Athys waiting for him inside. She gives him a journal and asks him to get the Book of Life from Creation Hall. He returns with the book, and she asks him for the Pen Percate had given him 16 years ago. He hands her the pen she shoves him out of the way, taking the Book of Life and drawing in it. She explains that she returned to Shadow City earlier in her life, was killed, and reborn again as a Shadow being. She draws in the Book, creating more Shadow, and then leaves to return to the Ink Factory.

Circi and Wilfre eventually make their way to the Ink Factory and lure Athys out of the building. She berates Wilfre for telling the truth and then attacks the two with Shadow. Circi and Wilfre, using their earring and pen respectively, channel the Shadow and attack Athys, turning her into a giant Shadow monster. The two run away back to Shadow City's Outer Walls, and Athys follows them. As Circi disappears, Athys grabs Wilfre, steals his pen, and drags him back into the city.

Athys tells Wilfre about his plan to rival the Creator, and forces Wilfre to help her. She tells Wilfre about four generals that he needs to corrupt - The Icy Dragon, Frostwind, The Ancient Tree, Deadwood, The Giant Fish, Angler King, and The Armored Giant, Scorpion.

Salem Rose vs. Wilfre

When Wilfre begins his attack on Rapoville in 2007, he is intercepted by Salem Rose and two of them fight. Eventually, Wilfre leads him to Ink Factory, where Boss and Wilfre's Scorpion help fight Salem Rose. Athys pins him up against the wall with a multitude of arms while the Scorpion begins to stab Salem Rose. Eventually, he breaks away and chases Wilfre back to the outskirts of Rapoville. Athys reverts to her Raposa form and takes the Pen, creating a portal to the outskirts of town.

When she arrives at the scene, she finds Salem Rose on the ground preparing to attack with Color and ruby energy. She uses the pen to absorb both of his attacks, and she eventually drains him of all of his abilities. When Willham erases Salem Rose's Ruby Earring from existence, Wilfre panics, but Athys reassures him that it wasn't Circi's earring. After Wilfre kills Salem Rose, Athys takes him back to the Factory and closes the portal.

Death and Recreation

After Wilfre is defeated at the hands of the Hero, Athys floods the arena with Shadow, chasing the Hero out of the arena. Unaware of them still being in the room, she reconstructs the Pencil. When she turns around to leave the room, the Hero thrusts the Legendary Sword through her body, killing her. After this, Circi returns to the Ink Factory to kill Boss after breaking their vow to protect Wilfre. However, she finds that Athys was killed, and she is told to collect the Artifacts of Power to resurrect her and Wilfre. She is recreated by Circi during the events of Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Wii) using Wilfre's Bad Ink but this recreation is subsequently killed by the Hero.

Life as a Ghost

After Circi discovers the ghosts of Wilfre's Wasteland, Athys, one of the many ghosts, promises Circi that everything will be alright. Athys is one of the more prominent members of the community in the Wasteland, helping with the Stellar Showdown Housing Project and welcoming new people to the island. According to Milfre, she tells stories about her entire life, including her time serving the Shadow. Athys is one of the ghosts to witness Salem Rose destroy the Housing Project and steal the Lavasteam and Galactic Jungle Orbs. When Milfre returns to the island, she is among those who witness Meeny appear on the island, and she watches Milfre absorb the Watersong Orb.

Quotes

“Hello dear. I hope we aren’t too much of a burden on your community.” –Athys “That’s no way to scream at an authority figure. You gotta do it like this!” –Athys “You think I don’t know who you are? Heh, I know more than anyone in this whole wide world.” –Athys “Draw in that old book! Date my granddaughter! Do what makes you happy!” –Athys “Trust me kid, I learned the hard way that bringing someone back to life does more harm than good.” –Athys “Did you really think I was gonna sit and wait for the Shadow to go away before going home?” –Athys “Correct me if I’m wrong but you’re the one who not only destroyed the Book but shifted all the blame onto a dead granny! How rude of you!” –Athys “We’ve been short-staffed recently! Hopefully the two of you can fix that problem!” –Athys “You thought you could get away that easily? This is my domain! I rule here!” –Boss “When I died trying to come back here, the Shadow restored me. If it wasn’t for you and your girlfriend, I would’ve been a perfect recreation of Athys, but now I’m just…well…this.” –Boss “The Icy Dragon, Frostwind. The Ancient Tree, Deadwood. The Giant Fish, Angler King. The Armored Giant, Scorpion. Corrupt these four and I’ll tell you what to do next.” –Boss

“Ugh, it feels like I was just dead for a second there.” –Athys “Well, what are we standing around for? We got a factory to run!” –Athys “If the four of us are to be working together, I want you to stay as far away from me as possible, got that?” –Athys “Gather intel? That I can do.” –Athys “Someone tried to make me their lackey a whole half-century in the future. The entire situation seemed sketchy, so the second I could, I took a time machine and came back here.” –Athys “I don’t know what that buddy act was, but it was weird. Don’t do it again. You two got names?” –Athys “Great, I’ll call you two…Flick and Stick.” –Athys “Exactly like time recon! I like the way you think, you’re Stick.” –Athys “Ok fine, you can be Stick 2.” –Athys “the amazing thing about being made of Shadow is that we’re immortal and we can be invisible. We can go anywhere we want, any time we want, for as long as we want. Any stray idea that pops into our head, we can check it out!” –Athys “Alright, everyone get in the machine. I have a place I want to visit first.” –Athys

“We don’t quite understand it ourselves, but this barrier is impenetrable.” –Athys “How did you three get here? And who are these two guys?” –Athys “I still don’t want you near me. I’m already mixing enough Color and Shadow in the factory; I don’t need to mix any more in my body.” –Athys “Hey! Kamalah! One more thing. Before you go to fight Salem Rose, take a pitstop at Lavasteam in 2042.” –Athys “You know, your friends came to me back in ’82. They told me that they were coming to stop you, and they took my time machine to do it.” –Athys “They’re time travelers, boy. Your girlfriend still has her earring.” –Athys

Relationships

Family

• Perceanus † - Husband
• Percate † - Daughter
• Apolios - Son-in-law
• Circi - Granddaughter
• Milfre - Great-granddaughter

Allies

• Creator - Former Enemy
• Hero - Former Enemy and Killer
• Steven †
• Wilfre † - Former Enemy and Former Subordinate
• Mayor † - Former Enemy
• Robigo
• Kamalah
• Deadwood †
• Stick
• Stick 2
• Jowee - Former Enemy
• Willham
• Shadow Mari
• Frostwind †
• Angler King †
• Wilfre's Scorpion †
• Stampy
• Lock
• Eeny †
• Puck †
• Hawwah †
• Meeny †

Enemies

• Shadow - Former Allies
• Ink - Former Allies
• Miles/Salem Rose †

Trivia

• Athys' name is a portmanteau of Perse and Hecate's mothers, Tethys and Asteria respectively.
• Although it's not confirmed, it can be assumed that Athys murdered Steven under the influence of the Shadow.
  • This was confirmed in Salem Rose Pt. 1.
• At 412 years old, Athys is currently the oldest known Rust-Furred Raposa, as her hair had almost turned entirely white.
• In an early version of Circi Loves Wilfre, Steven and Athys would have met up in the Afterlife and possibly become a couple.

Media

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  JumpstART of Athys' Raposa form.

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  JumpstART of Athys' Shadow form.