Chalis

Chalis is an antagonist in Golden Sun: Dark Dawn. Together with Blados, she is one of the commanders of a secretive military nation named Tuaparang.

=General Information= Chalis is described as an individual of bewitching beauty rarely seen in Angara. Working with Blados, she seeks to direct Matthew and his group towards her goals. She was able to infiltrate Kaocho by promising its king access to Adepts, who would be able to help overthrow Ayuthay and Passaj. She and her country repeatedly use the protagonists to accomplish their ambiguous goals.

Heart, her Japanese name, likely refers to the playing card suit of the same name. This is supported by the heart symbol that adorns her gown. Her English name refers to the equivalent suit of cups or chalices in the Minor Arcana of tarot.

Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
Blados and Chalis's mission is to activate Luna Tower and take control of the Apollo Lens. For reasons yet unknown, they are ordered not to kill Matthew and his party unless necessary, which they attempt to do at Apollo Sanctum by turning Volechek into a Chaos Hound.

Blados and Chalis are Dark Adepts, capable of wielding Dark Psynergy, an new element introduced in Dark Dawn. However, there is still very little information known about Dark Adepts and their Psynergy, other than that the Umbra Clan is incredibly secluded in wherever Tuaparang is located; it is  secluded that few of Weyard are aware of their existence until the final events of Golden Sun: Dark Dawn.

Personality
Chalis is first introduced to the player as a somehow happy-go-lucky woman with sweet and tempting acting whose predictions always seem to prove correct. But this masquerade soon fades and she shows the party a more cruel and bitter-sweet side as she (like self-stated at a later point) and Blados secretly intend to kill Matthew and his friends when they finish her and Blados' plan to their full satisfaction and having no more use of them in the aftermath. But in the end, she appears to have some change of heart as she even offers to activate the Apollo Lens by giving the Umbra Gear to her. If this is her real intention at this point is never confirmed, but considering the fact she and Blados probably soon share their demise, it definetly is.

Belinsk Ruins
Chalis is fought alongside her partner Blados in the room of the Alchemy Dynamo, located within Belinsk Ruins.

Statistically, Chalis has about 2500 HP and moderate attack power, medium Venus and Jupiter resistance, high Mars and low Mercury resistance. In battle, she has access to the following abilities:


 * Scornful Caress: Chalis' signature skill. She rushes forward with incredible speed, slashing her target with several dark-red sparkling strikes. Attacks with about 1.5x increased attack power.


 * Attack: Her standard physical attack move.


 * Shadow Shield: A support monster skill which covers all allies in a shield of dark mist. Reduces all incoming damage to 50%.

She may also use one of the following items:


 * Illusion Perfume: An item that creates a mist of delusional fragrance and inflicts the Delusion status with a range of 3 targets.


 * Psy Grenade: An item that damages the PP of the party with a power rating of 25 and a range of 3 targets.


 * Vial: An item that restores 500 HP to the target.


 * Firecracker: An item that causes a fiery explosion with a Mars power rating of 140 and a range of 5 targets.

Apollo Sanctum
Chalis returns as one of three enemies in the pre-final boss encounter in front of the Apollo Lens control station. She has 2892 HP and slighty increased stats, excluding her elemental resistances in this battle.

Quotes

 * In Kaocho Palace:
 * Chalis: "My dear Kan-Shuku, I know far more than you ever will."
 * Kan-Shuku: "How DARE you!"
 * Chalis: "Spare me, Kan-Shuku, and do try to look impressive. We have guests."


 * Chalis: (To her own soldiers) "Well done, men. Now, out of my sight."


 * King Wo: "Now, Chalis, tell me exactly who our little visitors ARE."
 * Kan-Shuku: "Let me do the honors, Your Majesty! These are Adepts!"
 * Chalis: "You bumbling toadie, Kan-Shuku - you really know nothing at all. These are quite... exceptional Adepts."


 * Chalis: "So Adepts, you want to explore the Ouroboros? To steal its relic for yourself, perhaps? Let's oblige them, Your Highness."
 * Meisa: "Ah, Chalis, you ARE a viper. Yes, I agree. Let's get them to the Ouroboros-posthaste!"


 * Chalis: "True Adepts have a way of proving their worth, Kan-Shuku. And I think that those Adepts are diamonds in the rough. If they survive the fall, they'll soon learn that they can't truly enter the Ouroboros-not yet anyway. Serving you in Ayuthay would have polished them up. That would give them just the strength they need. I suspect that this isn't the last we'll see of those Adepts. They'll come back to Kaocho when they're ready, now that they know what's in the Ouroboros."


 * On Talon Peak:
 * Chalis: "Hello, everyone. Lovely to see you all again."


 * Hou Zan: "Let's find out what they have to say."
 * Chalis: "Why, thank you! At least the older generation still remembers its manners."


 * In Belinsk Ruins:
 * Blados: (To Matthew's group) "You really did make it. I guess you win our bet, Chalis."
 * Chalis: "Yes, thank you, dear Matthew! I feel like I could hug you."


 * Arcanus: "Enough. Place the orb in the machine. Now. You don't want to know what will happen if you don't cooperate."
 * Tyrell: "Oh, yeah? I'm kinda curious, actually." (Blados and Chalis warp forward to where the Adepts are.)
 * Blados: "Then I guess we have to show you. Darn."
 * Chalis: "Agreed. It's time to show these little brats who's in charge here." (The duo attack Matthew's group.)


 * Blados: (After being defeated along with Chalis) "Not bad. I guess we did underestimate you."
 * Chalis: "Let's not be too hasty. We were outnumbered, after all."


 * At the Apollo Lens:
 * Blados: "Alex, Arcanus, who cares? I never liked you and your superior tone."
 * Chalis: "Keep your temper in check, Blados. The High Empyror would not want us fighting amongst ourselves."
 * Blados: "Hmph."
 * Alex: "Your expression suggests that Imperial loyalty is not the first of your priorities."
 * Chalis: "Funny, Alex. Your expression says the same thing."


 * Alex: "You are here for the Apollo Lens, correct? What will you do with it?"
 * Blados: "What a good question! Chalis, what will we use it for?"
 * Chalis: "Oh, we can't spoil the surprise, can we?"


 * Chalis: (To the Chaos Hound) "I hate to make it hurt more, but I need you just a bit more destructive..."


 * Chalis: "As pleasant as this little chat has been, I'm afraid we can't let you live any longer. But we are genuinely grateful to you-we simply weren't equipped to start the other Alchemy Machines... And without the power they provide, the greatest weapon of the ancient world wouldn't now be in our hands!"


 * Chalis: (While getting sucked into the Chaos Hound via the power of Dark Binding) "We can't let Matthew's whelps win! If we're absorbed, then so be it!"


 * Rief: (After Matthew's group defeats her, Blados, and the Chaos Hound's merged form and they find out who the Chaos Hound formerly was) "What happened...?"
 * Chalis: "I can tell you. As he was nobly sacrificing himself, we used dark Psynergy to...hm..."save" him."
 * Blados: "And we made a few improvements while we were at it."


 * Chalis: "You think you're on the side of the angels, but the truth is that there are no angels. No right or wrong."


 * Chalis: "Give me the Umbra Gear. I'll be happy to go in your place..."