The Fool

OverviewVoicelinesGarments

Exhibition Details

An arcanist's work. Seen in the 1650s. Length of the exhibition is unknown. Exhibited in the countryside and towns of the Commonwealth of England, exact location unknown.

The Fool
Rarity	✦ ✦ ✦
Afflatus	Star
Damage	Mental
Release Date	May 31st, 2023 (CN) October 26th, 2023 (Global)
Tags	DEF
Name in Other Languages
Chinese	弄臣
Japanese	ジェスター
Birthday	September 4
Dimensions	66 59/64×26 31/32×19 11/16in.
Medium	Mask
Fragrance	Oriental Fougere - Bergamot Orange, Pine, Tonka Bean, Vetiver
Afflatus	Foolish Stars Behind the Scenes [Star] Theatrical Performance
Signature
Chinese	Fu Bowen (付博文)
Japanese	Kyousuke Nitta (新田京助)

The Fool (弄臣) is a Star Arcanist in Reverse: 1999.

A jester never needed yet never dispensable. With his dramatic tone, ruff collar and mask which cannot be put off, he can easily impress and influence people.

Statistics

Basic Statistics
Attribute	Default Base Lvl.	Default Max Lvl.	Insight I Max Lvl.	Insight II Max Lvl.
Attack	198	301	503	750
Health	1460	2216	3715	5540
Real DEF	112	169	284	424
Mental DEF	125	190	318	474
Technique	151	151	171	191

Special Statistics
Attribute	Default	Insight I	Insight II
Crit. Rate	5.00%	5.70%	6.40%
Crit. DMG	137.50%	138.60%	139.60%

Upgrades

• Effects
• Materials

Before Curtains Are Drawn Inheritance Effects
	When the caster enters battle, enters [Fool in the Play] status for 2 rounds (only triggers 1 time).
	Reality DEF and Mental DEF +10% when the caster enters battle.
Fool in the Play: DMG Taken Reduction and Critical Resist Rate +25%.

Portrait Effects
Lvl. 1	[Unexpected and Improvised]'s effect changes to: deals 280% Mental DMG.
Lvl. 2	[The Sage]'s effect changes to: at 1/2/3 stars, deals 220/280/450% Mental DMG.
Lvl. 3	[The Fool]'s effect changes to: at 1/2 stars, [Corrode] deals (current HP x20/30%) Genesis DMG.
Lvl. 4	[Unexpected and Improvised]'s effect changes to: deals 310% Mental DMG.
Lvl. 5	[Unexpected and Improvised]'s effect changes to: deals 350% Mental DMG.
Corrode: When a round ends, takes Genesis DMG based on the carrier's current HP.

Upgrade Materials
Insight I	Insight II
5000 2 2	20000 4 2 2

Default Max Lvl.	Insight I Max Lvl.	Insight II Max Lvl.
16620 8930	60300 31950	44500 82500

Portrayal
5	The fool on stage knows that nobody needs a clown in this time.

Incantations

	The Sage Arcane Skill
	✦✧✧	"Ф He wears many faces." 1-target attack. Deals 200% Mental DMG.
	✦✦✧	"Ф He wears many faces. He can be a messenger, or a deserter." 1-target attack. Deals 250% Mental DMG. Moxie -1 for the target.
	✦✦✦	"Ф He wears many faces. Perhaps he's just an actor." 1-target attack. Deals 400% Mental DMG. Moxie -2 for the target.

	The Fool Arcane Skill
	✦✧✧	"Ф He controls your emotions." Self counter. Enters [Taunt] for 1 round. When the caster is attacked, the attacker suffers 2 rounds of [Corrode]: when a round ends, takes (Target's Current HP x15%) Genesis DMG, capped at 15% of Caster's Max HP.
	✦✦✧	"Ф He is the Fool on the stage and he controls your emotions." Self counter. Enters [Taunt] for 1 round. When the caster is attacked, the attacker suffers 2 rounds of [Corrode]: when a round ends, takes (Target's Current HP x25%) Genesis DMG, capped at 25% of Caster's Max HP.
	✦✦✦	"Ф He is the Fool on the stage and he controls your emotions. And there's more than one of them." Self counter. Enters [Taunt] for 1 round. When the caster is attacked, the attacker suffers 2 rounds of [Corrode]: when a round ends, takes (Target's Current HP x35%) Genesis DMG, capped at 35% of Caster's Max HP.
	Taunt: Enemies' attacks will target characters with Taunt.

	Unexpected and Improvised Ultimate
	"Ф He hates it when people barge on to the stage." Mass attack. Deals 250% Mental DMG to all enemies. If the target is in [Corrode] status, extends the status duration for 1 round.

Items

Flower 0%	Ruff 60%	Mask 100%
A wildflower picked by the Fool at the roadside. It is not watered manually, maintained in a greenhouse or placed in an expensive vase, yet it still possesses a unique type of beauty. The same goes for plays: even if they cannot be performed in the most luxurious theaters, their quality will remain the same.	During the Fool's time, the ruff was a decorative item worn by the nobles. The thick and hard ruff was incredibly inconvenient, yet was seen as a symbol of wealth and status. Hence, from the Fool's point of view, wearing a ruff was enough to poke fun at the "nobles" and the "king."	Unlike the other actors in the troupe, the Fool never removes his mask. All of his emotions are reflected on this mask and even his colleagues do not know what he really looks like.

Story

• 01
• 02
• 03

Lord Protector 0%

The Lord Protector was averse to all pleasures. This included music, banquets, festivals ... plays were no exception. These were all sins and not permitted. Everybody should live like puritans. The pipe organ was dismantled, along with other decorations. Singers were beheaded, writers' pens were broken, liquor was poured down the drain and delicacies were thrown into the bins. "It's a sin and should not be allowed." That's what they said. "It is indeed a sin and should not be allowed." The people followed the tyrant and repeated it woodenly. To be or not to be? That is a question. To die with a smile or to live in tears? That is another question.

Act 3 Scene 2 40%

The Fool The Fool: (Male bawling) The Fool: (Female) Oh, why dost thou cry so, my friend? The Fool: (Male) I am crying for the birth of my child. The Fool: (Female) A birth? Should thou not be rejoicing over the birth of a person? The Fool: (Male) When she was born, she was desolate about entering this stage filled with fools and started bawling. I decided to cry with her because I'd already been acting on this stage with these fools for my entire life. The Fool: (Female) Fools? There might be fools in this world, but thou seem most like one now. The Fool: (Male) I'm not a fool, but I know they are. The Fool: (Female) Who art thou referring to? The Fool: (Male) Some people... they're the real fools. They suppress the desires of others to satisfy their own. They're the real fools.

Laugh to Live 80%

The Fool: Me? Are you sure you want to interview me? Not the lead or anyone else? Pandora Wilson: I will interview them. The Fool: Right... I really don't understand you magazine editors. (Female) It's similar to how bats in caves can never understand what tuna think. Pandora Wilson: What do you think of the current head, Charlie? The Fool: Mankind is such a marvelous masterpiece! They possess such noble raionality, might strength, elegant bearings and graceful manners! Pandora Wilson: It sounds like you almost... revere Charlie? The Fool: And Master Charlie is the exact opposite of that. Pandora Wilson: ... That's a good joke. The Fool: Not entirely, my lady, not entirely. Just like the world. (Female) I think this world is also a joke. (Male) (Horselaugh) But it wouldn't be funny anymore if I were to say it out loud, would it?

Wilderness Conversation

「The Fool Wilderness Conversation」
	Not so hurry, my lord! Your mask is left behind. The laughing one or the weeping one, which mask do you lose?
Smiley Smiley Laugh, my lord, enjoy the presumptuous moment, and hide your face behind the mask of assassin. Humor is a blessed talent. It transforms bitterness into sweetness, and tragic news comedy. When the news of the King's death is heard by the people, everyone will laugh. People will hear about the story. The assassin tells his long-prepared joke to the King's ear. The crown and the dead man's jaw hit the carpeted floor at the same time. Death is like a laugher, insubstantial, like two farts.
The weeping one. The weeping one. Cry your heart out, my lord, behind this mask of the wised. Sorrow is a boon given to you without asking. You may take every little thing into your grave. Tears have no ends. They only get dried. People will hear about the story. The wise man falls to the ground on the riverbank in a foreign land, taking the insightful wisdom with him. The two bodies float lightly on the river, like two little boats. But they are bound by their sails and paddles, like two heavy bones.
They are all mine. They are all mine. My lord, are you a rich person as I am? You're telling a lie, yet I see no change of color on your face. You are a natural actor, I'd say!
I don't own any of them. I don't own any of them. Emotions are no strangers to your house, my lord. The smile and tear never leave. They only move from one mask to another.

Availability

• Permanent Arcanist Summon Pool

Trivia

• Trope Master Charlie is his boss.

Navigation

Other Star Arcanists