Morgante

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Morgante #A01
Spirit of Rebellion
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PronounsShe/Her
Voice actorTara Platt
Incarnation ofRebellion

The Spirit of Rebellion, Morgante, is A01 and A02 of the Archangels, being a white and black figure vaguely resembling a woman. She is the first Archangel fought against in the game, and is the main quest giver of the "Land of Confusion" quest line. She can later be fought in the post game, unlocking unlimited rematches with the Archangels.

Ingame Bio

A01

A wounded Archangel who was once a great power. Morgante's voice carries a force that can tear the fabric of reality itself, but this power is weakened in this state.

Her body had been shattered - it is hard to imagine what kind of strength could have done such a thing.

A02

Morgante once joined Aleph in his ventures across many worlds, appearing in many myths and legends as as witch or goddess of great power. She resided in Night's Bridge Station, which holds the only "gateway" to leave New Wirral. She hid this station in the words of a song.

The incarnation of rebellion, Morgante is one of the oldest "Archangel" beings in the connected cosmos. Rebellion is a polar opposite force to conquest - it is inevitable that she and Aleph would eventually become immortal enemies.

History

First encountered in a wounded state within Harbourtown Station, she initially mistakes the player and Kayleigh for Mordread, telling them she has lost against Aleph. When the player try to help her against Kayleigh's warnings, she realizes they're human and attacks. In the process of fighting back against the Broken Spirit, the player and Kayleigh fuse and manage to defeat her in her weakened state.

Morgante realizes the player's wish to go home and agrees to help in exchange for them carrying her essence and vanquishing enough Archangels to regain her power. When you are banished by Aleph to a Dead World half way though the game and rescued by Ms. Amber, a parchment reveals that Morgante, the Lodge, and Aleph, were all apart of the same team before splitting up. Eventually, her song leads the player to the entrance of Night's Bridge Station, the only way off New Wirral.

After reaching Night's Bridge Station, it is revealed that Aleph killed Mordread, her son, and has been fighting Aleph to force him to stay on New Wirral due to their respective natures as beings of rebellion and conquest, until Aleph won out. After Aleph becomes Aleph Null and destroys your cassette, Morgante speaks up and helps them realize the true power of fusion, merging with everyone present and creating the Morgante Gestalt to destroy the Archangel fusion. Afterwards, Morgante separates from the player character and leaves, their roles finished.

In the post-game, the played can encounter Morgante again by returning to Harbourtown Station, only for her to turn on them and use them as a "sacrifice" due to her nature as the incarnation of rebellion.[1] After being defeated, she uses her death to complete her ritual, thus allowing you to fight against the other Archangels again.[2]

The "Here Comes The Sun" quest ends with the Mer-Line revealing that she and Aleph were more than just comrades; they were lovers, with Mordread being proof of their relationship. However, their respective natures lead them to fight one another, and to the current scenario.[3]

Habitats

Can be located and fought in Harbourtown Station.

Stats

Max HP
600
M. Atk
200
M. Def
200
R. Atk
200
R. Def
200
Speed
100

Mechanics

Broken Spirit

As she is badly wounded, despite her level being at 100, she only has 19 HP and can only use Discordant Thrash as her AP racks up before using Coda Morgana. The player is forced to fuse after the end of the third turn.

Any member of the player's team will always survive all damage sources and as such their health bars will never go below 1 HP. Additionally, all damage sources done to Morgante will deal 1 damage prior to fusion; multi-hit attacks will also max out at 3 hits. After fusing, single hit attacks done by the fusion will deal 5 damage instead.

Spirit of Rebellion

Her move set is based on Morgante Gestalt, with a need to build up AP faster for her Angelic Attack.


Dialogue

Main article: Morgante/Dialogue

Trivia

Name Origin and Concept

Morgante's name and concept are based on Morgan le Fay[4] (also known as Fata Morgana), a witch in Arthurian legend.[5][6] Different works of Arthurian legend have varying portrayals of her, often as an adversarial figure to King Arthur. In many works, she is often the final person entrusted with the dead or dying King Arthur.[5][7]

Other

  • Morgante's initial wounded form (A01) is called "Oldgante" internally in the game's code.
  • The initial encounter with Morgante is designed so that the player cannot flee or lose.
  • Morgante's voice actor, Tara Platt, also voiced Kuneko and Shining Kuneko, another Archangel.

In Other Languages

Chinese (Simplified) 莫甘特
French Morgayne
German Morgante
Italian Morgante
Japanese モルガンテ
Korean 모르간테
Portuguese Morgana
Spanish (Spain) Morganta
Spanish (Latin America) Morganta

References

  1. "HOW FORTUNATE YOU SHOULD APPEAR JUST AS I HAVE NEED OF A SACRIFICE. TRULY THE MER-LINE SMILES ON US TODAY. DON'T LOOK SO SUPRISED. IT IS ONLY NATURAL THAT I, THE SPIRIT OF REBELLION SHOULD TURN AGAINST THE ONES WHO INVOKED ME." - Morgante
  2. "A SACRIFICE IS A SACRIFICE. THE RITUAL IS COMPLETE. ARCHANGELS HAVE RETURNED TO NEW WIRRAL." - Morgante
  3. "AH YES, MORGANTE. ALEPH'S OLD LOVER. REBELLION AND CONQUEST WEREN'T ALWAYS ENEMIES. WHAT IS THE SPIRIT OF REBELLION WITHOUT A FORCE TO REBEL AGAINST? WHAT IS THE KING OF CONQUEST WITHOUT SOMEONE TO CONQUER? THE RED KING AND WHITE QUEEN ARE TRAPPED IN A CONSTANT CYCLE OF DEATH AND REBIRTH, OF OPPOSITION AND UNITY. THEY ARE THE ENGINE THAT TURNS THE WHEEL OF HUMAN HISTORY. THEY EVEN HAD A SON ONCE. DID YOU KNOW THAT?" - The Mer-Line
  4. "As for Morgante, she's based on Morgan le Fay, who is a witch -- a naturally rebellious occupation." - u/tcoxon (Tom Coxon). "[AMA] We are Bytten Studio, the developers of Cassette Beasts, a monster-recording open world RPG! Ask us anything!". r/NintendoSwitch. Reddit. July 1, 2023. https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/14nvsiu/ama_we_are_bytten_studio_the_developers_of/jq9v6q5/
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Morgan le Fay". Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Morgan-le-Fay. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  6. "fata morgana". Merriam-Webster. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fata%20morgana. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  7. "The Literary History of Morgan le Fay". Ploughshares. https://blog.pshares.org/the-literary-history-of-morgan-le-fay/. Retrieved August 3, 2023.


Archangels
Main game MorganteMorgante GestaltPoppetoxMourningstarNowhere MonarchHeckahedron
AliceRobin GoodfellowMammonLamento MoriBabelithThe Amber LodgeAleph
Aleph Null
Post-game MorganteHeliaThe Mer-LineLennaShadow LennaSPOILER
Unnumbered Shining KunekoMordread
Pier of the Unknown PearlRavenRoseSPOILER


Characters
Partners KayleighEugeneMeredithFelixViolaBarkley
Ranger Captains WallaceSkipZeddJudasClee-0LodesteinPenny DreadfulGladiolaHeatherBuffyCybilCodey
Others PensbyClémence‏‎IantheWilmaSunnyHoylake
Partner Stories DorianJacquelineKuneko
Main Story MorganteMagikrabAlephAmber
Post-game FrankieKirbyVin
Pier of the Unknown Gwen