Brawlhalla Analysis | Caspian Run-Down

Lore

or... was?

Not sure which one.

Hey, wait, isn't that a guy from the Chronicles of Narnia..?

Design

Wow, really? Is he?

...And That's Caspian!

Hiatus, hiatus, I know. These posts don't get much attention anyway, so I'll do these when I do them.So.. Caspian.Caspian is, in short, the world's greatest thief and magician, and also the Prince of Batavia, wherever the hell that actually is. My guess is somewhere in Europe, just based off the sound of the name, and the fact that I believe the Order of the Exalted Lion is situated in England, and they're somewhat relevant.The King of Batavia was one crazy guy, and asked his son Caspian to steal all kinds of random stuff that would be seemingly impossible to steal, but he stole them anyway. These include such items as The Royal Sceptre of Hamburg, the nose of the Sphynx, and the beard of the Emperor of China. The King's rule went from "capricious to diabolical", says BMG, and when the Order of the Exalted Lion stepped in to put him in his place, Prince Caspianvanished, and no one questioned it for some reason.Then, he began travelling under a new title, "The Great Caspian", as a showman, who stole stuff.His audiences were enthralled and amazed as he stole the Mona Lisa, the Crown Jewels, and the"Emboldened by the cheers of the people," Caspian then went on to win the Battle of Trafalgar disguised as Admiral Nelson, win the Kentucky Derby disguised as a horse, and. Needless to say, Caspian is arguably among the most powerful characters within the Brawlhalla universe, when you think about it..After his completely unexplained death, Caspian continues to troll around in Valhalla, disguising himself and stealing things for those sweet, sweet lulz.I think I've found my new favourite character.Caspian's base skin is a magician's outfit, complete with suit, mask, rose and... Smoke bombs? His katars and his gauntlets fit his general motif in terms of colours and style, and his sigs are all full of flourishes and. His stats honestly don't make much sense for his character, but there are enough speedy characters in the game already, so we can forgive BMG for this one.Fortune Hunter Caspian is your classic "merc for hire" kinda design. Based off his description and his weapon names, he's clearly a parody of the classic "Rogue" class featured in many RPGs. There don't seem to be any direct references here, but if anyone has any ideas, feel free to tell me.Again possibly an RPG reference, Nightcap Caspian is a play on the Nightcap, also sometimes called the Kobold, a thief-type pixie creature, which makes sense for Caspian's whole deal of "steal stuff, trickery, and all that jazz".All City Caspian is very clearly based off a graffiti artist, or "tagger". The devs actually did a really good job with this design, I feel, it really looks like a real tagger, down to the mask. For those curious, the mask is worn so that the fumes from spray cans aren't inhaled, because spray-paint fumes are really not all that good for your lungs. This design also bears a slight resemblance to a character from the "Subway Surfers" mobile game, but I think this is more of a coincidence than a direct parody.Caspian is honestly one of my favourite characters, due to his whole design, his demeanour, I just love him. What are your thoughts? Did I miss any details? What more do you guys want to know about Caspian and his Lore? Please don't hesitate to put them in the replies!Thanks for reading.Also, I feel like I should start putting these on Reddit.. I posted links to my Yggdrasil posts,just to see what the general response is, and I'm still not too sure about it. I will definitely be doing Sidra and Xull, I should hopefully get those out before the next character launches.