Athle Arcadia

Prince Athle Arcadia (Atory in Japanese) is a character of the Zoids Saga series. He is the main protagonist, Athle later serves as a deuteragonist in Zoids Legacy, and tritagonist in Zoids Saga III:Fuzors

Athle Arcadia
Athle as he appears in Zoids Saga DS: Legend of Arcadia.
Appearances	Zoids Saga Zoids VS
Debut	Zoids Saga
Affiliation	Arcadia Kingdom (Prince)
Age	12
Primary Zoids	Sauro Knight Trinity Liger
Japanese Name	アトリュー アルカディア (Atory Arcadia)
Voice Actors	Noriko Hidaka (Japanese) Greg Ayres (English)

Overview

Athle is the prince of the Kingdom of Arcadia. He and his "Beast Warriors," under leadership of his assistants Regina Cuori and Jack Spade, defend the Kingdom of Arcadia. When the "Emperor" of a neighboring Imperial nation storms the Kingdom, Athle is forced to flee his home. It is revealed early on in the game that the Emperor is after the "Time-Space Transmission," technology recently discovered by Arcadian scientists, in order to use it to travel back in time and conquer Planet Zi. During most of the game, Athle travels back and forth in time, trying to stop the Emperor's men from altering history.

Athle and his friends travel in back and forth in time in pursuit of the Emperor's four henchmen, appearing at three points during the Zoids: Chaotic Century series, twice during Zoids: Guardian Force, once during Zoids: New Century Zero, and once during the era of the Silver Liger Zero Game Boy game.

Although the Emperor manages to find Athle and his comrades, he is defeated by a mysterious man piloting a silver Blade Liger, later revealed to be Rottiger Team's Max Rubin. Max thanks Athle for returning history to its normal state. Athle's team is then able to arrest the Emperor, and his Phantom Knights, under the command of Blood Keel.

Personality

"For the honor of the Kingdom of Arcadia!"

-Athle Arcadia

Athle's personality resembles that of Ruuji Familon from Zoids: Genesis; he tends to turn pessimistic when away from Regina. He is greatly respected as the Prince of Arcadia, portrayed as an honorable, modest leader. He and his Three Beast Warriors save the world from disorder, making them venerable heroes.

For some reasons Regina tries to meddle Athle several times, it is revealed that Athle is very awkward towards women. Which for example, he goes direct contact to Lieutenant Diamant, the leader of Rottiger.

Ability as a Zoid pilot

Athle performing an EX attack with his Trinity Liger VF.

Athle mostly uses Liger-Type Zoids, infamously known for piloting the Arcadian Trinity Liger. In Legacy, Athle upgrades his Liger with special "Burning Armor." Later, in Zoids: Saga III and DS, it can fuse with the Victory Rex, resulting the creation of the Trinity Liger VF, and later, the Trinity Liger is switching into alternate forms, becoming the Trinity Liger EV.

Athle also uses starter-type Zoids, like the Shield Liger and Sabre Tiger. In addition, he sometimes pilots Fuzor-type Zoids such as the Chimera Dragon, Matrix Dragon, Gairyuki, and Liger Zero.

In Zoids Saga DS: Legend of Arcadia, he initially starts with a Sauro Knight.

Relationships

Like all characters, Athle has formed his own relationships:

Regina: Regina is Athle's mentor. Athle sometimes becomes annoyed with her when she draws attention away from his paperwork; in turn, she tends to get irked when she sees him associating with other women, notably Rottiger's Claudia Diamant.

Jack: Jack follows Athle steadfastly on his journey to restore the balance of the world. Athle considers Jack a joker, as well as a "magician" on the battlefield.

Earth: Although he is from the Empire, Earth will do anything to protect Athle and his friends.

Zeru: Athle is friendly towards Zeru.

Will: Athle and Will are friendly towards the other. Eventually, Athle leads Will to Orpis in an effort to capture him.

Arrow: Athle and Arrow have a mutual respect for one another. Arrow and his partner, Alma, help Athle finally capture Orpis.

Zan: Athle and Zan have a mutual respect for one another.

Max: At first, Athle is unaware about a mysterious man who saved him from the Emperor's Phantom Knights, which later to be revealed Max Rubin, who piloted a silver Blade Liger. Max later teams up with Athle to defeat Blood and the Emperor.

Blood: Blood and Athle start as bitter rivals. Eventually, Athle defeats Blood with the help of Max. By Zoids Saga III: Fuzors, he later teams up with Athle.

Zoids Legacy Database Entry

"A. Arcadia. Main character of the previous story. Fights against the Imperial Force, who is after the Time-Space Transmission Unit or Arcadia Kingdom's legacy. Searching for Dr. D and a way to go back to Arcadia Kingdom."

Trivia

• In Zoids Saga: DS, Athle was saved by a Liger Zero Falcon instead of a silver colored Blade Liger. Note that the Blade Liger and Zero Falcon are also piloted by Max.
• It is said that the true name of Athle is "Roman" as said by Jack while their journey began, which means that Athle's true identity remained secret.

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