Cold-Hearted Saya

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Cold-Hearted Saya

Age	Unknown
Sex	Female
Race	Human (Former) Spirit (Currently)
Affiliation	Vale Kingdom
Occupation	Princess of the Vale Kingdom
Alias	Princess Saya of the Vale Kingdom Princess of Frozen Sorrow Foreign Names: 냉기의 사야 萨亚
Location	Hall of Eternity
Foreign Name(s)	N/A
Likeability	N/A

Saya, also known as Cold-Hearted Saya, was the princess of the Vale Kingdom. She was to be engaged with Prince John of the neighboring Zaiam Kingdom, but warfare had broken out between the two kingdoms and Saya, alongside John, had died in the conflict. Now a ghost, her spirit had been forever locked in conflict with her former lover.

Apart from being one of the ghosts that the Soul Bender can summon, Saya is known as Princess of Frozen Sorrow, as she serves as the end boss in the Hall of Eternity dungeon. She also makes an appearance in The Archmage's Hall of Dimensions during Karon the Gatekeeper's battle.

Lore

Lore Excerpt:
냉기의 사야:
냉기의 사야. 베일 왕국의 공주 사야로 불린다.
자이엄 왕국의 왕자 존과는 사랑하여 결혼을 약속하지만 베일과 자이엄의 국경분쟁으로 상황이 악화되자 이들은 서로에게 칼을 겨누어야 하는 처지가 되었다.
연인인 존에게 사랑을 위해 같이 떠날 것을 바라던 사야는 자신보다 국가의 이익을 중요시하는 존에게 실망하여 분노하게 된다.
두 왕국 사이에 본격적인 전쟁이 벌어진 후 베일 왕국이 자이엄 왕국의 궁전에 들어섰을 때 사야는 눈앞에 나타난 존을 죽이고 자신도 그 자리에서 목숨을 끊는다.
죽어가던 사야의 극도의 슬픔과 저주로 인해 궁전은 지하로 가라앉게 되고, 한때 연인이었던 존과 사야는 그 안에서 귀신이 되어 영원히 상대방을 원망하며 싸우고 있다.
귀신을 부리는 기술을 익힌 소울브링어들은 바로 이 냉기의 사야를 불러내어 그녀의 능력을 활용하고 있다.^[1]

Cold-Hearted Saya:
She and Prince John of the Zaiam Kingdom were lovers and had promised a future together. But when Vale and Zaiam's border dispute escalated into war, they were forced to hold each other at swordpoint.
Saya wanted to run away with John, but John put his country's interests before their relationship, and this disappointed her to no end.
At the end of the war, the Vale Kingdom Army marched into Zaiam's palace. When John appeared, Saya killed him and then killed herself immediately afterwards.
The extreme sadness and anger that the dying Saya felt caused the palace to sink underground. John and Saya, once lovers, are now ghosts stuck in this palace for eternity, who constantly fight and blame each other.
The Soul Benders who learn to control ghosts summon this Cold-Hearted Saya to employ her power in combat.

Quotes

"There's no turning back."
"Now there's no warmth left in my heart."~ Excerpt from her diary
"See what loathesome creatures you truly are."~ Excerpt from her diary
"In the end, you are my..." ~ Excerpt from her diary
""You're leaving me little choice." " ~ Saya to John after deciding between his true loyalty.

Related Pages

As an Enemy

Move List

Holds rapier from behind -> upward slash -> downward slash: Cast in Super Armor. This attack pattern travels a great distance and has significant knockback.

Forward thrust: Cast in Super Armor. This attack covers a great distance and has significant knockback.

Strategy

Gimmick: Princess of Frozen Sorrow is Freeze Immune.
- When you enter the room, the Princess is in her crying animation. Note that she becomes invincible while in this state; indicated by her model becoming blue and blood dripping from her mask. She uses this skill more often as her HP drops below 50%. To minimize the occurrences of these invincibility frames, it is recommended to bring a class or supporter that can immobilize or stun the Boss for extended periods of time, such as Ground Quaker or Junk Spin. If not interrupted after her crying animation, she goes into a laugh animation and summons 3 golden pentacles around the map (usually one under herself and one under the player). After a brief delay, ice pillars spawn from the pentacles, dealing minimal damage but with high upward knockback to players hit. If at 50% health or less, her laugh animation summons a blizzard that pushes players to the side of the room. This can be a potentially deadly combo if the players are unable to fulfill the Ice Orb gimmick.
- When the Princess yells out "Ice Curtain", she summons Ice Orbs that follow nearby players and freeze and drain MP from any player they make contact with. To get rid of the Ice Orbs, lure them to one of the three snowflake pentacles in the room. Completing this gimmick grants a temporary blue bubble buff to the player that significantly lowers the Princess's Freeze duration. If the Ice Orb is not eliminated within a 6-second interval, it becomes a large Ice Pentacle that constantly freezes any player inside.
- If nearby a Frozen player or a player with an Ice Orb, a blue pentacle will appear underneath the Princess, and she will hold her sword upward. Afterwards, she thrusts her sword in the ground, causing any Frozen player within the pentacle range to be instant-killed.
- Usually before summoning an Ice Orb or using her instant-kill gimmick, she summons a twister around herself that knocks away/down nearby players.

Drops

N/A

Quotes

Defeat

「세계가 몇 번씩 반복된다 해도...」

"No matter how many times history repeats..."

「절대 바꿀 수 없는 운명으로 맺어진...」

"Our fate can't be changed...."

「그는 나의... 유일한 사람이다...」

"He's the only one for me...."

When you cast Ice Saya near her:

「나와 같은 슬픔이 느껴진다.」

"This sadness is a familiar feeling."

When you cast Crystal Saya near her:

「얼어버린 슬픔은 나의 것인가...」

"Is this frozen sadness coming from me?"

Notes

If a Soul Bender used Ice Saya or Crystal Saya prior to its removal, Saya would have had unique dialogue upon seeing her spectre.

Trivia

Saya's name is of Japanese origins (沙耶) that refers to a scabbard or sheath for a sword, considering that she is a swordswoman.
The story and fate of Saya and John as star-crossed lovers in warring kingdoms is very reminiscent of the eponymous characters in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
The Level 85 Epic Accessories, Ice Princess Breath Set features Saya as well as her final moments.
Her Hall of Eternity appearance became a Arad Cosplay avatar set for Female Slayer only.