Whislash Zofia, former competitive Kazimierz Knight. In family terms, Operators Nearl and Blemishine's aunt on their father's side. Has reached the Final 16 of the Majors before. Was left-handed in the past, but owing to some impairment, has switched to using her right hand. Though atrophied in combat compared to her peak, she holds unique insight and a rare talent in training others, currently folding herself into the Instructor lineup headed by Dobermann. Training Operators is her day-to-day priority, only joining any missions as required.
The effect of this unit's first Talent increases to 3 times and Melee Operators with less than 3 Block gain half the effect
Mastery 3 · SP cost 30 · Initial SP 0 · Duration 20sThe effect of this unit's first Talent increases to 2 times; ATK +60%, Attack Range +1, Block +1 and attacks all blocked enemies
Mastery 3 · SP cost 60 · Initial SP 20 · Duration 25sWhen deployed, all Melee allies with 3 or more Block gain +8 ASPD and +14% DEF
Some burdenbeasts won't drag themselves to work until they're whipped. But you're different, Doctor, you're way smarter than a beast, isn't that true?
Doctor. Just to put any little misunderstandings to rest, let me say this now. Maria might call me her aunt, but that's only because I'm higher in the family. I'm still young. I'm not much older than her. And, I'm still not married. Clear?
A spat between me and Dobermann...? Oh, don't worry, she's a top-of-the-top instructor, I know that. We've just had a bit of a… bit of a difference on how we like to train our people, that's all.
There's plenty at Rhodes Island who pack personality AND strength. You could pick anyone, turn them into competition knights, and have every eye in the room on them... Well, maybe let's not stir that pot.
Doctor, can I borrow you? I just want you to help me carry some things. What things, you ask? Well... Hmm... all sorts of random things I buy when the mood strikes me.
My injury...? Well, I'm not setting foot in that arena ever again, and I've long since learned to get along with my right hand. So let's not worry yourself, okay? Or maybe... you're just being polite, Doctor? Tiptoeing around saying I can't fight at operator standards, huh?
My little Maria, she just runs away to the Engineering Department any time she's free. Such a headstrong girl she is, I never know what to say. Where did I go wrong that she ended up like this...? Well, whatever. Compared to forcing herself to arm up and do what she doesn't want to, life is better this way.
Hm…? Oh, Hello, Doctor. No, I've just been feeling a little empty. Margaret never needs my fussing, Maria's found what she wants to do here, but... what about me...? Oh, gosh, what am I saying? Don't you worry about me, Doctor. I'm fine.
Doctor, we don't get along half bad, but you don't just lie there and leave it all up to me, not in your wildest dreams. I hate danger plenty, but layabouts leave a bad taste in my mouth. Though, when your back's against the wall... Well, we can talk about it then!
Someone's easygoing, eh? Alright then, I'll let you nap for ten minutes.
Ahh, this is Rhodes Island, is it? I'm Whislash Zofia. As a former competition knight of Kazimierz, trust me when I say I'll whip your operators into shape.
The distantly removed aunt of Nearl and Blemishine. A Kuranta madam with a domineering streak. Possesses bountiful Kazimierz assets from her winnings in the competition knight circuit, but seems not to take much interest in her own wealth. She's got no ill will at all, but when chatting with her, you may invariably feel she projects a sort of arrogance. As long as you push past that first impression of yours, getting along with her is easy as could be.
At the outset, Whislash had a prolonged dispute with Dobermann, which at its root was due to their conflicting views on the training of operators. Dobermann, of military birth, believes that operators should be required to attain what she sees as average proficiency for a combatant, afterwards earning the right to choose how they develop themselves. Whislash of competition knight lineage, however, doesn't care at all whether operators meet a uniform average, instead aspiring to bring each operator's own characteristics to their maximum potential. Neither's way of thinking is wrong, but even so, Dobermann and Whislash are both particularly stubborn. They were at an impasse for a while, before finally taking a meeting and reaching a compromise. Though perhaps they came to understand each other while butting heads. Ever since then, their relationship's gotten pretty good. You might hear them talking tactics from time to time now, or even just eating meals together.
While she is Nearl and Blemishine's aunt, Zofia the Whislash does not take the surname Nearl. Strictly speaking, she cannot, since her standing is as a branch member of the Nearl family, which bars her from directly taking up the name. But this was policy for the Nearl family at its shining peak. Following Nearl's exile, it might've been simple enough, with all that she possessed, to seize the title of Nearl if she so wished. Mind you, Whislash did not. One part of it was her sisterly relationship with Maria. The other, as she saw it, was that the Nearl name held hallowed significance. In a certain sense, her opinion overlaps with a true direct relative of Nearl's and Blemishine's, their uncle, Młynar—'This is not a name I'd tarnish with such underhandedness.' Though, sure enough, they define 'tarnishing' in different ways. Unlike Młynar, Zofia does not reject the idea of the competition knight itself. Put another way, she accepts at least its existence—but does not err in her forthright and sporting approach to dueling, which she took to the competition as humble representative of the Nearl family. Unwilling to bow to any sponsors or firms, she went from start to finish lacking any favorable provisions or equipment, until the Final 16 brought her journey to an end. Even now, despite that gulf in equipment taking her left hand out of action indefinitely, she has no regrets. None—come the Major, she wants to make sure Blemishine continues to fight as she once did. It's plain how in Whislash's heart of hearts, her honor as a member of the Nearl family is unbreakable, and anyone could see how she looks after Nearl and Blemishine. When joining, she even assured us that if Rhodes Island wasn't fit for purpose, she'd prefer to take Nearl and Blemishine with her to raise them herself. We've had some personnel envy the sisters in a way, having an elder who cares for them like that.
Whisperain5★ · Medic
Wild Mane5★ · Vanguard
Wind Chimes5★ · Guard
Windflit5★ · Supporter
Windscoot4★ · Guard
Wiš'adel6★ · Sniper
Wulfenite5★ · Specialist
Xingzhu5★ · Supporter
Yato2★ · Vanguard
Yu6★ · Defender
Zima5★ · Vanguard
Zima the Raging Tide6★ · Guard
Zuo Le6★ · Guard
'Justice Knight'1★ · Sniper
12F2★ · Caster
Aak6★ · Specialist
Absinthe5★ · Caster
Aciddrop4★ · Sniper
Adnachiel3★ · Sniper
Akafuyu5★ · Guard
Akkord4★ · Caster
Alanna5★ · Supporter
Alliance/Supportive Operator4★ · Supporter
Almond5★ · Specialist
Ambriel4★ · Sniper
Amiya5★ · Caster
Andreana5★ · Sniper
Angelina6★ · Supporter
Ansel3★ · Medic
Aosta5★ · Sniper
April5★ · Sniper
Archetto6★ · Sniper
Arene4★ · Guard
Aroma5★ · Caster
Asbestos5★ · Defender
Ascalon6★ · Specialist
Ash6★ · Sniper
Ashlock5★ · Defender
Astesia5★ · Guard
Astgenne5★ · Caster
Astgenne the Lightchaser6★ · Supporter
Aurora5★ · Defender
Ayerscarpe5★ · Guard
Bagpipe6★ · Vanguard
Bassline5★ · Defender
Beagle3★ · Defender
Beanstalk4★ · Vanguard
Beehunter4★ · Guard
Beeswax5★ · Caster
Bellone6★ · Guard
Bena5★ · Specialist
Bibeak5★ · Guard
Bison5★ · Defender
Blacknight5★ · Vanguard
Blaze6★ · Guard
Blaze the Igniting Spark6★ · Caster
Blemishine6★ · Defender
Blitz5★ · Defender
Blue Poison5★ · Sniper
Bobbing5★ · Supporter
Botani5★ · Supporter
Breeze5★ · Medic
Brigid5★ · Sniper
Broca5★ · Guard
Bryophyta5★ · Guard
Bubble4★ · Defender
Cairn5★ · Defender
Cantabile5★ · Vanguard
Caper4★ · Sniper
Cardigan3★ · Defender
Carnelian6★ · Caster
Castle-31★ · Guard
Catapult3★ · Sniper
Catherine5★ · Supporter
Cement5★ · Defender
Ceobe6★ · Caster
Ceylon5★ · Medic
Ch'en6★ · Guard
Ch'en the Dawnstreak6★ · Guard
Ch'en the Holungday6★ · Sniper
Chestnut4★ · Medic
Chiave5★ · Vanguard
Chilchuck5★ · Vanguard
Chongyue6★ · Guard
Civilight Eterna6★ · Supporter
Click4★ · Caster
Cliffheart5★ · Specialist
Closure6★ · Vanguard
Coldshot5★ · Sniper
CONFESS-471★ · Vanguard
Contrail4★ · Specialist
Conviction4★ · Guard
Corroserum5★ · Caster
Courier4★ · Vanguard
Crackborne5★ · Defender
Croissant5★ · Defender
Crownslayer6★ · Specialist
Cuora4★ · Defender
Cutter4★ · Guard
Czerny5★ · Defender
Dagda5★ · Guard
Deepcolor4★ · Supporter
Degenbrecher6★ · Guard
Delphine5★ · Caster
Diamante5★ · Caster
Dobermann4★ · Guard
Doc5★ · Guard
Dorothy6★ · Specialist
Dur-nar4★ · Defender
Durin2★ · Caster
Dusk6★ · Caster
Earthspirit4★ · Supporter
Ebenholz6★ · Caster
Ela6★ · Specialist
Elysium5★ · Vanguard
Enforcer5★ · Specialist
Entelechia6★ · Guard
Erato5★ · Sniper
Estelle4★ · Guard
Ethan4★ · Specialist
Eunectes6★ · Defender
Executor5★ · Sniper
Executor the Ex Foedere6★ · Guard
Exusiai6★ · Sniper
Exusiai the New Covenant6★ · Specialist
Eyjafjalla6★ · Caster
Eyjafjalla the Hvít Aska6★ · Medic
Fang3★ · Vanguard
Fang the Fire-Sharpened5★ · Vanguard
Fartooth6★ · Sniper
FEater5★ · Specialist
Fiammetta6★ · Sniper
Figurino5★ · Specialist
Firewatch5★ · Sniper
Firewhistle5★ · Defender
Flamebringer5★ · Guard
Flametail6★ · Vanguard
Flint5★ · Guard
Folinic5★ · Medic
Franka5★ · Guard
Friston-31★ · Defender
Frost5★ · Specialist
Frostleaf4★ · Guard
Fuze5★ · Guard
GALLUS²1★ · Caster
Gavial4★ · Medic
Gavial the Invincible6★ · Guard
Gitano4★ · Caster
Gladiia6★ · Specialist
Glaucus5★ · Supporter
Gnosis6★ · Supporter
Goldenglow6★ · Caster
Gracebearer5★ · Guard
Grain Buds5★ · Supporter
Grani5★ · Vanguard
Gravel4★ · Specialist
GreyThroat5★ · Sniper
Greyy4★ · Caster
Greyy the Lightningbearer5★ · Sniper
Gummy4★ · Defender
Hadiya5★ · Guard
Harmonie5★ · Caster
Harold5★ · Medic
Haruka6★ · Supporter
Haze4★ · Caster
Heavyrain5★ · Defender
Heidi5★ · Supporter
Hellagur6★ · Guard
Hibiscus3★ · Medic
Hibiscus the Purifier5★ · Medic
Highmore5★ · Guard
Ho'olheyak6★ · Caster
Hoederer6★ · Guard
Honeyberry5★ · Medic
Horn6★ · Defender
Hoshiguma6★ · Defender
Hoshiguma the Breacher6★ · Defender
Humus4★ · Guard
Hung5★ · Defender
Iana5★ · Specialist
Ifrit6★ · Caster
Indigo4★ · Caster
Indra5★ · Guard
Ines6★ · Vanguard
Insider5★ · Sniper
Irene6★ · Guard
Iris5★ · Caster
Istina5★ · Supporter
Jackie4★ · Guard
Jaye4★ · Specialist
Jessica4★ · Sniper
Jessica the Liberated6★ · Defender
Jieyun5★ · Sniper
Ju5★ · Sniper
Kafka5★ · Specialist
Kal'tsit6★ · Medic
Kal'tsit Esperanta6★ · Medic
Kazemaru5★ · Specialist
Kestrel5★ · Vanguard
Kichisei5★ · Sniper
Kirara5★ · Specialist
Kirin R Yato6★ · Specialist
Kjera5★ · Caster
Kroos3★ · Sniper
Kroos the Keen Glint5★ · Sniper
La Pluma5★ · Guard
Laios5★ · Guard
Lancet-21★ · Medic
Lappland5★ · Guard
Lappland the Decadenza6★ · Caster
Lava3★ · Caster
Lava the Purgatory5★ · Caster
Lee6★ · Specialist
Leizi5★ · Caster
Leizi the Thunderbringer6★ · Guard
Lemuen6★ · Sniper
Leonhardt5★ · Caster
Lessing6★ · Guard
Leto5★ · Guard
Lin6★ · Caster
Ling6★ · Supporter
Liskarm5★ · Defender
Logos6★ · Caster
Lord/Sharp6★ · Guard
Lucilla5★ · Supporter
Lumen6★ · Medic
Lunacub5★ · Sniper
Luo Xiaohei4★ · Guard
Lutonada4★ · Defender
Magallan6★ · Supporter
Manticore5★ · Specialist
Mantra6★ · Caster
Marcille6★ · Caster
Matoimaru4★ · Guard
Matsukiri5★ · Vanguard
Matterhorn4★ · Defender
May4★ · Sniper
Mayer5★ · Supporter
Mechanist6★ · Defender
Melanite5★ · Sniper
Melantha3★ · Guard
Meteor4★ · Sniper
Meteorite5★ · Sniper
Midnight3★ · Guard
Minimalist5★ · Caster
Mint5★ · Caster
Misery6★ · Specialist
Miss.Christine5★ · Caster
Mitm5★ · Vanguard
Mizuki6★ · Specialist
Młynar6★ · Guard
Mon3tr6★ · Medic
Morgan5★ · Guard
Mostima6★ · Caster
Mountain6★ · Guard
Mousse4★ · Guard
Mr. Nothing5★ · Specialist
Mudrock6★ · Defender
Muelsyse6★ · Vanguard
Mulberry5★ · Medic
Mutsumi Wakaba5★ · Specialist
Myrrh4★ · Medic
Myrtle4★ · Vanguard
Narantuya6★ · Sniper
Nasti6★ · Supporter
Nearl5★ · Defender
Nearl the Radiant Knight6★ · Guard
Necrass6★ · Caster
Nian6★ · Defender
Nightingale6★ · Medic
Nightmare5★ · Caster
Nine-Colored Deer5★ · Supporter
Noir Corne2★ · Defender
Nowell5★ · Medic
Nyamu Yūtenji5★ · Guard
Nymph6★ · Caster
Odda5★ · Guard
Orchid3★ · Supporter
Pallas6★ · Guard
Paprika5★ · Medic
Papyrus5★ · Medic
Passenger6★ · Caster
Penance6★ · Defender
Pepe6★ · Guard
Perfumer4★ · Medic
Perfumer the Distilled5★ · Supporter
Phantom6★ · Specialist
Philae5★ · Defender
PhonoR-01★ · Supporter
Pinecone4★ · Sniper
Pith5★ · Caster
Pith6★ · Caster
Platinum5★ · Sniper
Plume3★ · Vanguard
Podenco4★ · Supporter
Poncirus5★ · Vanguard
Popukar3★ · Guard
Pozëmka6★ · Sniper
Pramanix5★ · Supporter
Pramanix the Prerita6★ · Caster
Projekt Red5★ · Specialist
Provence5★ · Sniper
Proviso5★ · Supporter
Ptilopsis5★ · Medic
Pudding4★ · Caster
Purestream4★ · Medic
Puzzle5★ · Vanguard
Qanipalaat5★ · Caster
Qiubai6★ · Guard
Quartz4★ · Guard
Quercus5★ · Supporter
Raidian6★ · Supporter
Raidian6★ · Supporter
Rangers2★ · Sniper
Rathalos S Noir Corne5★ · Guard
Ray6★ · Sniper
Record Keeper5★ · Medic
Reed5★ · Vanguard
Reed the Flame Shadow6★ · Medic
Reserve Operator - Caster3★ · Caster
Reserve Operator - Caster4★ · Caster
Reserve Operator - Defender3★ · Defender
Reserve Operator - Defender4★ · Defender
Reserve Operator - Guard4★ · Guard
Reserve Operator - Logistics3★ · Medic
Reserve Operator - Medic4★ · Medic
Reserve Operator - Melee3★ · Vanguard
Reserve Operator - Sniper3★ · Sniper
Reserve Operator - Sniper4★ · Sniper
Reserve Operator - Specialist4★ · Specialist
Reserve Operator - Supporter4★ · Supporter
Reserve Operator - Vanguard4★ · Vanguard
Ripresa5★ · Caster
Roberta4★ · Supporter
Robin5★ · Specialist
Rockrock5★ · Caster
Rope4★ · Specialist
Rosa6★ · Sniper
Rose Salt5★ · Medic
Rosmontis6★ · Sniper
Saga6★ · Vanguard
Saileach6★ · Vanguard
Sakiko Togawa6★ · Guard
Sand Reckoner5★ · Supporter
Sankta Miksaparato6★ · Defender
Santalla5★ · Caster
Saria6★ · Defender
Savage5★ · Guard
Scavenger4★ · Vanguard
Scene5★ · Supporter
Schwarz6★ · Sniper
Senshi5★ · Defender
Sesa5★ · Sniper
Shalem5★ · Defender
Shalem5★ · Defender
Shamare5★ · Supporter
Sharp5★ · Guard
Sharp6★ · Guard
Shaw4★ · Specialist
Shining6★ · Medic
Shirayuki4★ · Sniper
Shu6★ · Defender
Sideroca5★ · Guard
Siege6★ · Vanguard
Silence5★ · Medic
Silence the Paradigmatic6★ · Supporter
SilverAsh6★ · Guard
SilverAsh the Reignfrost6★ · Vanguard
Skadi6★ · Guard
Skadi the Corrupting Heart6★ · Supporter
Skybox5★ · Sniper
Skyfire5★ · Caster
Snegurochka4★ · Vanguard
Snow Hunter5★ · Sniper
Snowsant5★ · Specialist
Sora5★ · Supporter
Specter5★ · Guard
Specter the Unchained6★ · Specialist
Spot3★ · Defender
Spuria5★ · Specialist
Stainless6★ · Supporter
Steward3★ · Caster
Stormeye5★ · Sniper
Stormeye6★ · Sniper
Surfer5★ · Vanguard
Surtr6★ · Guard
Sussurro4★ · Medic
Suzuran6★ · Supporter
Swire5★ · Guard
Swire the Elegant Wit6★ · Specialist
Tachanka5★ · Guard
Taraxacum5★ · Medic
Tecno5★ · Caster
Tequila5★ · Guard
Terra Research Commission1★ · Sniper
Texas5★ · Vanguard
Texas the Omertosa6★ · Specialist
Thorns6★ · Guard
Thorns the Lodestar6★ · Specialist
THRM-EX1★ · Specialist
Tin Man5★ · Specialist
Tippi5★ · Specialist
Titi6★ · Medic
Toddifons5★ · Sniper
Tomimi5★ · Caster
Totter4★ · Sniper
Touch5★ · Medic
Touch6★ · Medic
Tragodia6★ · Supporter
Tsukinogi5★ · Supporter
Tulip5★ · Vanguard
Tulip6★ · Vanguard
Tuye5★ · Medic
Typhon6★ · Sniper
U-Official1★ · Supporter
Uika Misumi5★ · Supporter
Ukusik5★ · Medic
Ulpianus6★ · Guard
Umiri Yahata5★ · Specialist
Underflow5★ · Defender
Utage4★ · Guard
Valarqvin5★ · Supporter
Vanilla3★ · Vanguard
Varkáris5★ · Guard
Vendela5★ · Medic
Verdant4★ · Specialist
Vermeil4★ · Sniper
Vetochki5★ · Defender
Vigil6★ · Vanguard
Vigna4★ · Vanguard
Vina Victoria6★ · Guard
Virtuosa6★ · Supporter
Viviana6★ · Guard
Viy6★ · Caster
Vulcan5★ · Defender
Vulpisfoglia6★ · Vanguard
W6★ · Sniper
Waai Fu5★ · Specialist
Wang6★ · Specialist
Wanqing5★ · Vanguard
Warfarin5★ · Medic
Warmy5★ · Caster
Weedy6★ · SpecialistI've never even heard of fighting like this before!
So this is a Rhodes Island promotion, then...? Good. I don't pay much attention to my wages, but getting paid for my effort feels nice. Thank you.
Hmm, thinking about it carefully, the pay here is not bad, life is good enough, and I get to see Maria and Margaret all the time. Staying here as an instructor sounds like a great choice.
Let's see who you've got on this one.
Alright, I'll lead the team.
Get ready, everyone! We're moving out!
You all know your job? Alright.
My time to shine.
About time, Doctor.
Assess the situation first.
Whislash Zofia, attacking!
Do not underestimate me!
Perfect chance!
You won't be able to withstand the whip!
You're finished!
Honestly, I was going to have a word with you about taking such a dangerous mission, but since you tied things up so beautifully, I'll just let it slide…
I can tell you're a perfectionist... Well, nothing wrong with that.
We won, and that's enough, no? Let's not obsess over it.
Doctor, don't just stand there! Follow me!
Well, this interior's got taste!
What?!
Doctor, you've got to focus on your work.
Arknights.
Since Margaret left Kazimierz, we haven't had a chance to spend New Year's together. So, I'll have to go all-out for today's banquet… Oh, Doctor, would you like to join the Nearl family feast? You're cordially invited.
How do you do, Doctor?
Happy birthday, Doctor. I got you a little gift. Sign right here. It's not a big plot, but I picked the location with care. The scenery is gorgeous. You could build a villa, or garden or something… What? Why are you looking at me like that? Is land not an appropriate birthday present for a friend?
I've met all sorts of fascinating little guys at Rhodes Island. The light in their eyes when they train is the same as I see in Maria's. I'm eager to see them transform into capable fighters. And until that day, I'll keep whipping them into shape. Oh, make no mistake, this is my duty, not a hobby.
When joining us, it seemed that as long as Nearl and Blemishine were doing well, Whislash wouldn't have any issue with us. But as time passed, as other operators arrived, and showed her ever more ways of life from ever more corners of Terra... chatting with the Doctor one day, she posed a question she'd never thought of asking before—somehow, she'd never considered what she wanted to do herself. Safeguarding the Nearl family name, looking after Nearl and Blemishine. These were what she wanted to do, but somehow not all she wanted to do. Ever since Nearl was cast out, she'd found a new purpose for herself. Maria had jumped headlong into her beloved engineering. The name of Nearl was all but safe. Once everything she'd worried about no longer needed her, the realization struck her—she had no idea what should come next. Blessedly, the operators of Rhodes Island not only reminded her of life's variety, but that the vast majority of it was open to try herself. After a short period of haziness, Whislash decided to continue as an Instructor on the one hand, while trying all sorts of new things she'd never imagined on the other. She could seek out her new purpose in life. After all, she's young, life's long, and it's not like there's a rush.