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Alan (アラン, Aran) is a member of Team MÄR and a former soldier from Lestava. He is responsible for summoning Danna Toramizu to MÄR Heaven to fight in the first war against the Chess Pieces.
Appearance[]
Alan is a man with tan-colored skin with Different shade brown hair (highlighted on his bangs is the lighter brown) hair and dark colored eyes he has a pair of scars on the right side of his face.
Personality[]
Alan is known to many as a legendary hardened, smoking warrior. He can be rather overconfident, but this is rarely seen as a fault because of his power. He also displayed the concern over others' well-being, willing to take the brunt of Halloween' attacks intended for the audience during their final duel.
History[]
A few years after the first war, the King of Lestava fell ill, and Diana began showing her true self and let many "suspicious" individuals into the castle. Sensing the danger Snow was in, Alan followed the prophecy of the Oracle of Lestava, and fled the castle with the princess (while still inside of Edward).
After Edward was knocked out, he became Alan. Alan gave Ginta Toramizu his ÄRM of Flame to free Snow while Alan dealt with Ian. After Ginta freed Snow, Halloween appeared and had a brief encounter with Alan.
Following that, Alan managed to detect Dorothy secretly following the group. He then sent Ginta and Snow into one Training Gate and sent Jack and Dorothy into another.
Second Great MÄR-Heaven War[]
As they were training, Alan spoke with Alviss until news of the Chess Pieces attacking MÄR-Heaven reached them. This caused Alviss to head off to fight them. The next day, Alan was attacked by Ian and the Pawn Gido. After Ginta, Jack, Snow, and Dorothy finished their training and fended them off, Alan tells them they must head of Reginlief Castle as Alan falls asleep. This caused him to revert back to Edward.
War Games[]
On the night before the 3rd Round, Edward latest sleep turned him into Alan again. When he appeared, Phantom had Halloween tell Pozun to let Alan participate in the War Games. In the 3rd Round, he managed to defeat Alibaba and throw him into a volcano.
After the visit from Phantom and his Zodiac Knights follwing the end of the 3rd Round, Alan and Ed are split apart into two beings by Ginta, using Babbo's Alice transformation. When Gaira sent the other Team MÄR members into the Training Gate, Snow persuaded Alan to let her rest up in one of his.
When it came to the 4th Round, Alan tells Ginta, Jack, Dorothy, Nanashi, and Alviss that he won't be fighting with them since he wants to see how much they improved. After that round, Dorothy speaks with Alan prompting a trip to Caldia. During that time, Alan got a new Guardian ÄRM.
In the 6th Round, Team MÄR learned about Alan's cat-phobia when he ended up facing the No. 1 Bishop Chaton. Alan lost the battle.
Round 7[]
Pozun official begins the match and almost immediately Halloween activates the Nature ÄRM, Flame Hands, which creates two arms made entirely out of flames. He extends them to attack Alan but Alan activates his Air Hammer to blow them away with little effort. Halloween gladly informs Alan that he hasn't lost his touch in these six years to which Alan replies that Halloween used the same attack back then as well and ask Halloween if he's going easy on Alan. Halloween activates a new Nature ÄRM, Antares, and summons a huge fire ball that is thrown towards Alan. The attack misses Alan who didn't even have to dodge it only for Alan to realize that Halloween was aiming at the onlookers who are swallowed by the flames. Alan screams at Halloween that the onlookers were the target the whole time to which Halloween responds that since Alan won't die easily, Halloween will kill as many onlookers as he wants as Halloween lobs more fireballs at the audience. Halloween activates Weapon ÄRM, Napalm Death, which summons a huge cannn which then proceeds to fire a huge shot. Alan yells at Halloween to pick on someone his own size as Alan jumps in the way of the shot, protecting the audience. Halloween taunts Alan that Alan shouldn't be risking his life to protect them, but also compliments Alan by mentioning if he could take a Napalm Death of that level then Alan truly has gotten stronger.
Once again Halloween summons his Guardian ÄRM, Trick-or-Treat. After the activation the ring is filled with scarecrow like plants with jack-o-lanterns for heads. Alan punches all the plants into oblivion while calling Halloween a coward for attacking the innocent. Halloween tells Alan that he's getting pissed off and that Alan hasn't changed since they were younger, with Alan yelling at Halloween for killing neighborhood animals and pets. A shocked look appears on Alan's face as he makes a realization to who Halloween's identity is. Halloween informs Alan that Alan didn't notice six years ago but they've known each other since they were kids, and that his identity is that of Pump.
It then cuts to a flashback where some neighborhood kids are throwing stones and bullying Pump only for Alan to step up and defend him, causing the neighborhood kids to run because of how strong Alan is. Pump tells Alan that they only pick on him because Pump is a weakling, if Pump was strong like Alan it would be better. We then see a dog that has been mutilated by Pump and Alan chastising him for it with Pump unsure why Alan is upset as all he did was kill something weaker than himself. Pump then goes on to explain that the weak will inevitably become sacrifices for the strong and one day he will become stronger and kill them all but will forgive Alan. The flashback goes on to say that five children were found stabbed to death and that the culprit was Pump, but Pump was never seen again.
Back to the fight Alan exclaims, shocked, that Halloween is really Pump from all those years ago. Halloween confirms that this is the truth and that Halloween was glad to see Alan again in the War Games six years ago but because they were on opposing sides their fates were split. Alan admits that is shocking that they have an entwined history but also that it gives Alan all the more reason to take down Halloween and end this.
Halloween then asks if Alan can end things and then uses the Guardian ÄRM, Grave Hail, which summons cross shaped tombstones possessing mouths and eyes and is used similarly to Alviss's 13 Totem Poles. Alan smashes these all with his bare hands. Alan taunts his opponent by telling Pump that Alan smashed all of them to which Halloween angrily responds that Pump is no longer his name, he is Halloween of the Zodiac. Halloween, in a rage activates Cross Dagger, which transforms the crucifix on Halloween's back into flames and launches flame projectiles at Alan which Alan takes head on. As the flames clear we see Alan wounded but not through just yet. Halloween asks Alan how it feels to be fighting a childhood friend and that the fight is really getting him pumped up. Alan comments that Halloween isn't the only one who can use fire and grabs the Nature ÄRM, Flame Dragon. Halloween effortlessly snuffs out the attack with his Sticks of Fire and says that he won't lose to fire. Dorothy comments that Halloween is a good match for Alan and that they are both strong. Gaira adds that they have both been letting lose with a lot of attacks but they save enough power to bring out a guardian.
ÄRMs[]
Alan's ÄRMs include:
- Flame Dragon: A flame Nature ÄRM, this is the natural counter to Snow's ÄRM and is able to conjure fire in any form. This is what he uses to light his cigars.
- Shadowman: A Nature ÄRM that can create a being out of a persons shadow, this copy has the same magical powers and skills as the person it is based on.
- Training Gate: A Dimension ÄRM that Alan used to train Ginta, Snow, Jack. and Dorothy. It puts people at the user's will inside this gate, where time slows to 1/60th of its outside time and with many challenges programmed within it, the dimension serves good training ground. The drawback to using this ÄRM is that Alan cannot go inside the Gate himself and he cannot move while he uses it.
- Air Hammer: A set of rings and bangles Dimension ÄRM and Alan's most frequently used weapon. It uses an attack called "Air Freeze" that creates blasts of air shaped into concussive blasts and compensates for Alan's lack of ranged attacks.
- Merilo: A pendant Guardian ÄRM in the form of a polite, slender girl with a cat tail and ears, used to help people the Training Gate train, and to navigate for them. She's referred to as 'the cute one'. Although she does have cat attributes, Alan isn't allergic to her because she is an ÄRM .
- Bumoru: A Guardian ÄRM in the form of a rude, fat woman with a bear tail and ears, used to help people the Training Gate train, and to navigate for them. She's referred to as 'the ugly one.'
- Saint Anger: Incarnating Alan's fists of justice and expanding an even wider reach, these armor hands that descend from heaven thunder earth with its deliverance of god's punishment to all sinners.
Trivia[]
- He ranked ninth in the character popularity poll.