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{{cquote|Beckoned by destruction and corruption, the Aurum are born from and return to nothing. They travel across the galaxy to swallow up the heavens, land, and seas.|quotecite=Book of Divine Prophecy (Chapter 84, Section 3), as told by [[Pyrrhon]]}} | {{cquote|''Beckoned by destruction and corruption, the Aurum are born from and return to nothing. They travel across the galaxy to swallow up the heavens, land, and seas.''|quotecite=Book of Divine Prophecy (Chapter 84, Section 3), as told by [[Pyrrhon]]}} | ||
[[File:Aurum_image.png|thumb|300px|Pit facing the Aurum invasion.]] | [[File:Aurum_image.png|thumb|300px|Pit and Pyrrhon facing the Aurum invasion.]] | ||
The '''Aurum''' | The '''Aurum''' (オーラム ''Ōramu'') are a race of malevolent extraterrestrial beings intorduced in ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]''. They are attracted to natural disturbances in the universe, such as the war between the [[Forces of Nature]] and the [[Underworld Army]]. They are the central enemies during a three-part mini story arc that centers on their invasion of [[Angel Land]], effectively forcing [[Hades]], [[Viridi]], and [[Palutena]] to join forces to face a greater threat. The sun god [[Pyrrhon]] also serves as an exclusive character to this mini arc, acting as a relatively useless helper at first and becoming the main antagonist towards the climax. The names of the Aurum are unable to be pronounced by human speech, thus Palutena takes some "creative liberties" to identify the Aurum. | ||
== Characteristics == | == Characteristics == | ||
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=== Aurum Fleet === | === Aurum Fleet === | ||
The Aurum Fleet is the primary fighting force of the Aurum army, and includes a variety of unique and futuristic models with digitalized bodies. Many enemies in this group have shapeshifting and warping abilities, which make them some of the game's toughest foes. All enemies of the Aurum Fleet possess the ability to fly or float in some way, with no exclusively grounded forces to speak of. The members of the Aurum | The Aurum Fleet is the primary fighting force of the Aurum army, and includes a variety of unique and futuristic models with digitalized bodies. Many enemies in this group have shapeshifting and warping abilities, which make them some of the game's toughest foes. All enemies of the Aurum Fleet possess the ability to fly or float in some way, with no exclusively grounded forces to speak of. The members of the Aurum Fleet are as follows: | ||
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*[[Biota]] | *[[Biota]] | ||
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=== Aurum Clones === | === Aurum Clones === | ||
Aurum Clones are copies of other enemies encountered in the game. They take on an appearance similar to that of the Aurum Fleet, but still use the same attacks as their respective counterparts. The following enemies can appear as Aurum Clones: | Aurum Clones are copies of other enemies encountered in the game. They take on an appearance similar to that of the Aurum Fleet, but still use the same attacks as their respective counterparts. The following enemies can appear as Aurum Clones: | ||
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''These Aurum ships are similar to normal aircraft carriers, but instead of fighter planes, they store, resupply, and revive combat units. Although, with Aurum's mysterious technology, "repair" might be a more appropriate term than "revive".'' | ''These Aurum ships are similar to normal aircraft carriers, but instead of fighter planes, they store, resupply, and revive combat units. Although, with Aurum's mysterious technology, "repair" might be a more appropriate term than "revive".'' | ||
===Aurum | ===Aurum Bosses=== | ||
Although none are actual living beings or robots, Aurum | Although none are actual living beings or robots, Aurum bosses are still fought in this story arc. They are mainly control centers, ordering the production of more Aurum troops, and are described as having no actual will of their own. These centers do not talk and are not mobile. They only defend themselves from Pit with their own firepower or that of the Aurum army. The Aurum bosses are as follows: | ||
*[[Aurum Core]] | *[[Aurum Core]] | ||
*[[Aurum Generator]] | *[[Aurum Generator]] | ||
*[[Aurum Brain]] / [[Aurum Pyrrhon]] | *[[Aurum Brain]] / [[Aurum Pyrrhon]] | ||
The Aurum | |||
The Aurum Brain is the main mastermind of the Aurum, described as having no actual will of its own, living only to give endless streams of orders. It takes control of Pyrrhon, who begins fighting for the Aurum, despite his intentions to make them fight for him, and attacks Pit. He attacks with fire while under Aurum control, but his attacks seem to be less powerful than before. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Aurum means "gold" in Latin. | *Aurum means "gold" in Latin. | ||
*The Aurum share many similarities with the Aparoids from the [[Nintendo]] game, ''[[lylatwiki:Star Fox: Assault|Star Fox: Assault]]''. Both are alien races that operate as a hive mind and speak collectively. In addition, both races have the ability to create clones of organisms that they assimilate | *The Aurum share many similarities with the Aparoids from the [[Nintendo]] game, ''[[lylatwiki:Star Fox: Assault|Star Fox: Assault]]''. Both are alien races that operate as a hive mind and speak collectively. In addition, both races have the ability to create clones of organisms that they assimilate. | ||
*As Viridi is a fortune teller, and is unfamiliar with the passage from the Book of Divine Prophecy that Pyrrhon quoted, it is possible that Pyrrhon, given his knowledge about the Aurum, summoned the Aurum himself, and was just covering his tracks. | |||
*As Viridi is a fortune teller, and is unfamiliar with the passage from the Book of Divine Prophecy that Pyrrhon quoted, it is | |||
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