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===Abilities=== | ===Abilities=== | ||
As Gaol is an ordinary human, she has no special powers of her own. Wearing the armor, however, gives her a wide array of powers. The armor allows Gaol to levitate in midair and grants her tremendous strength, allowing her to fight evenly with both Pit and send them flying with a spin of the cape. The cursed energy powering the armor allows Gaol to fire various blasts of dark energy from her hands and the horns on her helmet. The armor also comes with a voice filter to disguise her voice and identity. | As Gaol is an ordinary human, she has no special powers of her own. Wearing the armor, however, gives her a wide array of powers. The armor allows Gaol to levitate in midair and grants her tremendous strength, allowing her to fight evenly with both Pit and Magnus, and send them flying with a spin of the cape. The cursed energy powering the armor allows Gaol to fire various blasts of dark energy from her hands and the horns on her helmet. The armor also comes with a voice filter to disguise her voice and identity. | ||
==In ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]''== | ==In ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]''== | ||
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Dark Lord Gaol is first fought as a boss in ''[[Magnus and the Dark Lord]]'', with [[Magnus]] helping Pit. During the conversation when the boss fight pursues, Palutena reveals that Gaol is a close friend of Magnus much to Pit's disbelief. After Gaol's defeat, it is also revealed that the Underworld commander is actually a human and female. Gaol is seen motionless but still breathing, indicating she is alive and well. Gaol is not seen again until ''[[The Three Trials]]'', and she wears her cursed armor but her voice is back to normal (the curse seems to have uplifted from earlier). This time, she teams up with Magnus and fights Pit as a part of [[Dyntos]]'s trial. After her second defeat, both Gaol and Magnus disappear from the scene and is never seen again during the game. | Dark Lord Gaol is first fought as a boss in ''[[Magnus and the Dark Lord]]'', with [[Magnus]] helping Pit. During the conversation when the boss fight pursues, Palutena reveals that Gaol is a close friend of Magnus much to Pit's disbelief. After Gaol's defeat, it is also revealed that the Underworld commander is actually a human and female. Gaol is seen motionless but still breathing, indicating she is alive and well. Gaol is not seen again until ''[[The Three Trials]]'', and she wears her cursed armor but her voice is back to normal (the curse seems to have uplifted from earlier). This time, she teams up with Magnus and fights Pit as a part of [[Dyntos]]'s trial. After her second defeat, both Gaol and Magnus disappear from the scene and is never seen again during the game. | ||
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*It has been stated in an interview that Dark Lord Gaol was designed to look like a final boss of an RPG game, to the point of her being a "breaking the fourth wall" type of character.<ref>http://ign.com/articles/2011/06/20/kid-icarus-uprising-masahiro-sakurai-responds</ref> | *It has been stated in an interview that Dark Lord Gaol was designed to look like a final boss of an RPG game, to the point of her being a "breaking the fourth wall" type of character.<ref>http://ign.com/articles/2011/06/20/kid-icarus-uprising-masahiro-sakurai-responds</ref> | ||
**This is further referenced in the game as Pit says earlier in [[Chapter 2]] when Palutena mentions that Gaol won't be an ordinary minion. Pit replies by saying, "What are we talking about here? Miniboss? Final boss?" | **This is further referenced in the game as Pit says earlier in [[Chapter 2]] when Palutena mentions that Gaol won't be an ordinary minion. Pit replies by saying, "What are we talking about here? Miniboss? Final boss?" | ||
*A "gaol" is defined as a form of prison or jail. Therefore, the dark lord may be named after her castle, which fits this description rather well. Or rather, she may be named this due to the fact she is imprisoned inside the cursed armor. | *A "gaol" is defined as a form of prison or jail. Therefore, the dark lord may be named after her castle, which fits this description rather well. Or rather, she may be named this due to the fact she is imprisoned inside the cursed armor. | ||
*Dark Lord Gaol's Japanese name, [[wikipedia:Gainas|Gainas]], is seemingly derived from the Eastern-European Gothic military leader of the same name. Her position as a commander of the Underworld Army seemingly supports this. | *Dark Lord Gaol's Japanese name, [[wikipedia:Gainas|Gainas]], is seemingly derived from the Eastern-European Gothic military leader of the same name. Her position as a commander of the Underworld Army seemingly supports this. | ||
*Dark Lord Gaol is one of the few major characters that doesn't seem to be based on any well-known mythological figures. | *Dark Lord Gaol is one of the few major characters that doesn't seem to be based on any well-known mythological figures. | ||
