"Amara (aka Dagger Four) has dedicated her life to hunting down the Infernal demons who took everything from her. She's laser-focused on the job at hand -- killing demons -- and she's damn good at her job."
- Character description(src)
Amara Nassar (callsign Dagger Four) is a member of the Vanguard.[1]
Biography[]
The Opening of the Stormgate[]
"Dad. The voice in my room keeps saying to evacuate."
"Just stay put. I'll get there as soon as I can."
"Can I come to you?"
"No. I don't know what's—"
"Just stay put. I'll get there as soon as I can."
"Can I come to you?"
"No. I don't know what's—"
- Amara and her father(src)
Alarms sounded across Sigma Polar to evacuate. In her room, Amara contacted her father, who told her to stay put. Not long afterwards, the stormgate was fully opened, unleashing the Infernal Host on Earth.[2]
The Vanguard[]
Amara survived the Infernal breach at Sigma Polar, though the Infernals took everything from her. She joined the Vanguard, operating under the callsign of "Dagger Four", She dedicated herself to killing Infernals, and was good at it.[3]
Gameplay[]
Amara's game artwork
Amara is a hero unit in Stormgate and is selectable in Co-op.
Passive traits[]
Dual SMGs
Damage: 8.8
Range: 5
Attack Speed: 0.1
Targets: Air, Ground
Range: 5
Attack Speed: 0.1
Targets: Air, Ground
Vanguard Heroic Armor
Armor: 10
Move Speed: 5.2
Move Speed: 5.2
Traits[]
Hollow Points
Amara's basic attacks ignore armor and bounce to an additional target.
Abilities[]
- Shadowstep: Instantly teleports to a nearby target location.
- Molten Shot: Adds 100% bonus fire damage to Amara's attacks for 5 seconds.
- Death Spiral: Spins in a circle, dealing 60 damage to enemy units around her and slowing them down by 25% for 3 seconds. Passive: Nearby enemy units killed by Amara reduce the cooldown of this ability by 1 second.
- Temporal Reflection: Amara becomes stealthed, leaving behind a ghostly reflection of herself at the current location, and taunting nearby enemy units for 5 seconds. The reflection wields her SMGs and will target any unit she targets.
Trivia[]
Amara Nassar
- In the opening cinematic, Amara can be seeing holding a Frost Giant plushie.
- Both Amara and Julian are seen with a small crystal around their necks alongside their dog tags.[3] It is possibly the same crystal, as Julian is implied to be deceased by the timeframe of Stormgate.
- Amara has been nicknamed "'Mara" by at least one developer.[4]
Character Development[]
"You've also clearly let us know that our characters (specifically Amara) can benefit from additional development to further flesh them out. We plan to start with Amara and then advance through other characters, including combing through her dialogue, rewriting some of her lines, and re-recording some of her VO to strengthen the character's portrayal and make sure that her perspective on the Vanguard story is engaging. There are some very cool things in store for Amara in the future and we will continue to invest effort into further development to refine her presence throughout the early missions."
- A developer statement on Amara(src)
- With Early Access and the release of the game's campaign, Amara was largely negatively received. While a common complaint was lack of character depth, Amara was singled out in this regard. In response, the developers stated that between Early Access and full release, some of Amara's lines will be rewritten and her VO re-recorded. In response to the complaint of familiarity, the developers stated that many hero's journeys look similar at the start, and that Amara is at the start of hers in the context of the Prologue and Vanguard Chapter 1 campaigns.[4]
- Similarly, Amara's design will be revised between Early Access and the game's full release.[5]
References[]
- ↑ 2023-05-30, STORMGATE SUMMIT: CONCEPT ART. Stormgate Nexus, accessed on 2023-05-31
- ↑ 2024-06-07, Stormgate - Official Opening Cinematic. YouTube, accessed on 2024-06-19
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 2024-06-25, Stormgate - More Lore, Analysis, Visual Updates, and Co-op news. YouTube, accessed on 2024-07-03
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Stormgate Developer Update: The Road Ahead for Campaign, PlayStormgate. Accessed on 2024-09-12
- ↑ UPDATE ON OUR PRIORITIES FOR STORMGATE, PlayStormgate. Accessed on 2024-09-12