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==Characteristics==

Magnus is a foil in design to [[Pit]], being older, muscular, dark in color scheme, deep voiced, and wielding a single large sword. His right arm is wrapped partially in cloth, while his left arm is decorated with a notably large tattoo that extends all the way to his neck. He also has somewhat long hair and wears a pair of strong boots that allow him to kick his enemies aside with little effort. In addition to these features, he also wears a sort of necklace made up of many different rocks and stones. The blade that Magnus uses is actually quite thick in addition to being sharp, yet he can swing it with great precision despite it being so bulky. The end of the sword's hilt is decorated with a curved piece of metal that matches the rest of the blade. In addition to his sword, Magnus also carries a small dagger stored in a scabbard attached to his shirt, although he has yet to be seen using it in battle.

Magnus appears prominently again in ''[[The Ring of Chaos]]'', set three years after the incident with Gaol when Pit is using a dog to run around a human town on the surface and find out why he had become a ring in the first place. The dog, at Pit's command, jumps on Magnus almost immediately and Pit begs the human to take the ring, despite the fact that Magnus can't actually hear him. Magnus takes the ring, but tosses it quickly to Pit's dismay. However, Magnus returns after a moment and picks the ring up, then becomes playable for the remainder of the land battle as Pit takes control of his body. Magnus is shocked and confused by the situation and explains to an uninformed Pit that Palutena had disappeared for a time before her army returned to the Overworld, only to fight against the humans. He was sent to take out who was believed to be Pit. He finds Pit to be entirely shocked by the situation, and eventually willingly lets the angel use his body to fight off both the Underworld Army and the [[Centurion]] forces. In the boss battle of the chapter, a fight against Pit's body, Magnus admits that Pit is really the only fighter in Palutena's Army that can actually put up a fight. Once Pit's body is defeated, Magnus puts the ring on his finger and Pit regains control of his own body. After a momentary celebration, Pit's mood drops again as he starts questioning how he would return to Skyworld, and explains to Magnus the nature of his flight- that it was all Palutena's doing. A few moments later, Pit is granted the power of flight and he leaves Magnus behind to head back to Skyworld.

As a playable character, Magnus is only capable of melee attacks with his massive sword and doing a dash kick attack. However, his attacks are much stronger than most of Pit's melee attacks, and he can make quick work of both the Underworld forces and the Centurions.

*Magnus is one of two characters in ''Uprising'' that has played the role of an ally, boss, and playable character. The other is [[Dark Pit]].

*Magnus' large red tattoo covers his left arm, but when his sprites appear on the left side of the touch screen during conversations, the tattoo will appear on his right arm because his sprites are inverted.

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