Shalem
Translation Credits: Jetroyz of the RIHQ Discord and Lauli
"I've envisioned the scenario when we finally do meet, Doctor, just like right now. Operator Shalem, I'm glad to meet you."
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He's a good and kind man.
Oh, I think he will be. You can ask the people who worked with him.
He's calm, steady, nothing can anger him.
If I have to pick a shortcoming, then—
He's an actor.
He has to get in character. When that happens, he has to have the resolve to abandon his own personality.
Unfortunately, he couldn't do it all the way, so the initial performance was a fluke. He didn't dare to return to the troupe.
The theatre director was furious. But I, I'm willing to give him another chance.
A new play is being prepared in Celaiblason. We've already chosen the main lead.
I believe he will be an integral supporting character in the play.
As for his past mistakes?
Haha, it's fine.
After all, he's called Shalem now, isn't he.
An actor's gotta have the chance to change names and reappear on the stage.
I'm looking forward to his reappearance—and reenact the tragedy of the initial performance.
It is what it is. He doesn't have the talent to become an actor.
But that's why the play is worth a watch, isn't it?
Haha—
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Species: Pythia
Place of birth: Victoria
Specialties: Art appreciation, tea appreciation
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Shalem is a 5★ Arts Protector Defender (former Archetype name Arts DPS Defender) that deals multi-larget Arts damage and lowers enemy RES. He's the first Operator announced to have a Talent specifically for Integrated Strategies.
Talents and Skills
Archetype: Arts Protector Defender
Trait: Normal attacks deal Arts damage while the skill is active
Talent 1: In [Crimson Solitaire], increase ATK and ASPD
Talent 2: Attacks have a chance to reduce the target's RES for several seconds
Skill 1: Reduce attack interval, increase Max HP, attack multiple enemies equal to Block Count
Skill 2:Lose a certain percentage of Max HP every second and expand Attack Range. Attacks change into multiple strikes with reduced ATK, targeting random enemies within Attack Range
First Impressions
Note: These are first impressions and based on conjecture since we don’t know the exact details.
Shalem will be the next 5★ Arts Protector Defender, and is the first Operator announced to have a Talent specifically for Integrated Strategies (IS). This Archetype is a pretty good one for IS mode, as the combination of high block counts, decent damage, and the ability to deal Physical or Arts damage can be more useful than the more standard specialized archetypes, especially in the early stages. The IS specific Talent plays directly into these hybrid strengths, increasing his ATK and ASPD.
His second, universally applicable Talent, has a chance to reduce enemy RES on attack. This could increase his damage during Skill use, and also give him a debuffing role to help teammates and increase his value on the field outside of his own blocking/damage/mitigation. How good this Talent is will depend on the details: application chance, duration, and magnitude.
Like most of the Skills of the other Operators in his Archetype, his Skills focus on damage output. S1 turns him into an Arts Damage AoE Guard, reducing his attack interval, increasing his Max HP, and hitting multiple enemies equal to his block count. This skill looks similar to Dur-nar's S2, which was a good Skill for IS1, especially early-run.
Shalem's S2 causes him to lose HP over time, but in return gains faster multi-attacks that target random enemies in an increased Attack Range. This skill is tough to gauge without the details. Whether the HP loss is worth the extended attack range, and whether it is a stronger choice than S1 seems like it will depend a lot on the situation and what the DPS comparison of the skills end up being.
Other Art and GIFs
Full E2 Art
