Baron is one of the main protagonists of Fate's Trigger, Fate's Trigger: Conclusion, The Final Loop and Whispers of Purgation: Last Words.
Baron is a leader of the Swordcraft class. His leader skin could be obtained by purchasing season 3 of the premium Battle Pass, but can now also be purchased directly through the in-game shop.
Personality
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Story
History
Baron lost his parents as a child and was left on the streets with nothing. Baron became a criminal to survive, his many killings earning him the name Specter, though he felt his entire life was empty. One day, Baron was lured into a trap by a job set up by a child of one of his victims and surrounded by police. Feeling he had nothing to live for anyway, Baron accepted his fate and prepared to die, but he was saved by Bunny. Bunny invited Baron to overthrow the system that made life so hard in Rivayle and Baron, finally finding a sense of purpose with Bunny, became her partner to take back their lives from the Titans. From that point, they went on an elaborate crime spree, taking from the rich and giving to the poor, eventually allying with Nahtnaught when she offered them a chance to overthrow Iceshillendrig. Baron agreed to join her on two conditions: the first was that their alliance was temporary, the second he kept a secret; all the Titans would be overthrown and killed, including Nahtnaught.
Fate's Trigger
In Rivayle, a train transporting wealthy citizens is breached by a pair of bandits called Bunny and Baron who declare they will overturn the natural order of Rivayle and take everything back the rich have taken from the poor. They begin robbing the citizens on the train and when the police officers on the train confront them, Baron explains they are after Iceshillendrig and has Bunny knock them out. The two thieves then discuss spreading their name and continue robbing the train for their mission.
Baron muses how Nahtnaught controls the muscle in Rivayle, Iceshillendrig control the money, and Vincent keeps order between the two, making the three the rulers of Rivayle. Nahtnaught promises to deliver Baron's reward for robbing the train for her to his hideout, but is disappointed Baron uses Jamming magic to hide his face even from her. She tells Baron his next assignment will come soon and leaves after killing another bandit who previously insulted her.
Bunny and Baron return to their hideout and the latter reveals Nahtnaught has another mission for them to rob another train. He warns Bunny that they will have to watch out for someone named Zecilwenshe before deciding to relocate to another hideout since Nahtnaught found their current one and her henchman are susceptible to being bribed for their location. When they leave, they discover Iceshillendrig's henchman have found them and split up to escape and promise to regroup at their train robbery.
On the way to the train, Baron explains to Bunny they are hijacking a coal shipment, which would render the trainyards useless. When they intercept and board the train, the pair split up and Baron begins attacking the guards in the economy class cars. After killing the guards, Baron is attacked by Zecilwenshe, who is impressed by Baron's use of Jamming to make illusions for fighting. After exchanging insults, the two begin to fight. After fighting for a bit, Zecilwenshe reveals that was created with superior strength, intelligence, and senses than other people, but at the cost of half of his lifespan. More guards arrive to backup Zecilwenshe, but Baron still manages to overwhelm him with his magic and knock out the guards. Zecilwenshe recognizes Baron as the infamous Specter, but Baron reveals that part of him is in the past. In order to overcome Baron's Jamming illusions, Zecilwenshe begins attacking the passengers to draw him out and Baron is forced to defend them. Bunny arrives and when Zecilwenshe tries to attack her, Baron shoots him, and Bunny finishes him off. After completing their robbery, the pair head to Spurred On to celebrate with a dinner and head back to their hideout to rest. Bunny reveals her encounters with Arisa and Fleauesse, but discovers she lost the bullet Fleauesse gave her.
The next morning, Baron disguises Bunny from others with his Jamming magic and makes her hide as Nahtnaught arrives. Nahtnaught apologizes for her men ratting out Baron's location and orders him to hunt down Iceshillendrig's personal guard. Before leaving, she warns him about the rising numbers of wretches. Bunny comes out of hiding to discuss the next job and Baron reveals that Iceshillendrig has been stricken by disease which forced him to hire guards to compensate the lack of power. Baron sees the opportunity as a chance to raise their reputation but is wary of how every business transaction and material possession comes from Iceshillendrig's syndicate. The pair set out for their job. As the woman's husband begs for help, Bunny and Baron arrive, scare off the train guard, and give the woman the money she needs, earning her and her husband's gratitude. The guards return and Baron orders Bunny to hit their garrison while he acts like a diversion.
While Baron blasts through the guards, magic begins pouring from one of them and takes the form of Zecilwenshe, completely unharmed from his earlier encounter with Bunny. Zecilwenshe reveals his earlier defeat from Bunny, and attacks alongside the other guards. Despite fighting several guards, Baron ramps up his magic to counterattack.
Baron pushes Zecilwenshe to his limits and the latter admits defeat before letting the guards shoot through him an in attempt to bring Baron down with him. The guards overwhelm the exhausted Baron, but is saved by Maiser who claims he can't stand by a watch someone who is on their last leg, even a criminal, be bullied around. Despite knowing the consequences, Maiser faces off against Iceshillendrig's guards. Baron flees to the allies, but his injuries hold him back. He is found by Arisa, who offers to help him, but he politely declines and holds Arisa at gunpoint because of his suspicious toward her. However, sensing Arisa's determination and realizing she isn't an enemy, Baron lowers his gun and warns her that Rivayle is about to erupt into war before leaving. Baron is found by Nahtnaught, who reveals Baron's actions have stirred up the people of Rivayle and orders him back to her base. Meanwhile, Bunny waits at her hideout for Baron.
News Bunny and Baron's exploits reaches across Rivayle and start stirring up resent for Iceshillendrig. Baron awakens inside Nahtnaught's home and is informed about his rise in fame and the rising resentment against Iceshillendrig. Nahtnaught declares she will take down Iceshillendrig and every last penny while Baron decides to take his position as a Titan. Baron returns to Bunny at their hideout and tells her about the starting rebellion. Nahtnaught makes a public announcement with Bunny and Baron and reveals they are going after Iceshillendrig. Baron expresses his hatred for Rivayle's system, where he lived under the thumb of the titans, and declares he will destroy that system or die trying. He rallies the poor citizens of Rivayle to join him and rise up, and Arisa arrives and offers to help. The other citizens join Baron's cause and Bunny and Baron prepare for what might be their last job to take back everything that was taken from them.
Fate's Trigger: Conclusion
As Bunny and Baron prepare for the rebellion, Baron insists that they whittle away Iceshillendrig's forces first. He also warns Bunny that Zecilwenshe is still alive, revealing he possesses the bodies of others and switches out when one dies, but he is certain Zecilwenshe has a weak point. Bunny and Baron arrive in the Golden Hills, where Nahtnaught's forces have begun their attack, and start their plan. Bunny and Baron begin attacking Iceshillendrig's henchmen, though Bunny struggles to adjust to the powers Baron shared with her. Illganaeau interrogates one of Iceshillendrig's henchman, but he commits suicide when he discovers Illganeau can read minds and learned a bit about the ritual. Bunny and Baron cross paths with Illganeau, and after learning they are all after Iceshillendrig's head, join forces with each other.
Suddenly, Zecilwenshe attacks Arisa, Maiser, Selena, Bunny, Baron, and Illganeau simultaneously through different bodies. Baron orders Bunny and Illganeau to continue on while fights Zecilwenshe. Bunny fights back using the magic Baron gave her, while Baron also manages to push back the body he's facing. When Zecilwenshe claims he knows the two through their fights, they argue back that they know each other far deeper, but for conflicting reasons. Baron believes he and Bunny share a sense of purpose, but Bunny believes their bond is of freedom, a misunderstanding Zecilwenshe finds amusing. Zecilwenshe resumes his attacks, gloating about true gap between Bunny and Baron's bond.
During the fight, Baron realizes Zecilwenshe's weakness is his magic limits, and plans on killing Zecilwenshe by attacking until he runs out of magic and is no longer able to escape into another body. However, when Baron tries to fire another shot, Zecil flees into another body so the citizen he was possessing would be killed instead, an act that disgusts Baron. Zecilwenshe then summons some Wretches to aid him, having learned how to create them after possessing Illganeau. The wretches and Zecilwenshe overwhelm Baron and push him near death. However, Baron reveals that because of his Jamming Magic, no one has ever seen his face, and plays to leave his legacy and reputation to Bunny, to whom he entrusts his power, a plan that impresses Zecilwenshe.
The Final Loop
In a new cycle, Bunny and Baron lead the rebellion against Iceshillendrig and team up with Illganeau. The three are ambushed by Zecilwenshe and Baron takes him on alone while Illganeau and Bunny leave to attack Iceshillendrig's henchmen. Baron figures out Zecilwenshe's weakness is his magic limit. However, the battle is interrupted when the two witness visions of Zecilwenshe commanding wretches against Baron, something he is unable to do since he failed to defeat Illgeaneau in the current cycle. Zecilwenshe feels the strike Kagero inflicted on one of his bodies, giving Baron an opening to attack and kill his current body before facing more henchmen.
Bunny is attacked by the monsters, but she is aided by Baron. He explains that Nahtnaught is leading the front lines of the battle and their job is to sneak behind and go for Iceshillendrig. Before they can however, they have to fight more monsters. Bunny and Baron prepare to fight Iceshillendrig with a set of bullets not created by him, which are immune to his Reclaimation. Before they can take action, Aluzard finds them and warns them that if they kill Iceshillendrig, he will take their lives and their bodies. Understanding the plausibility of Aluzard's warning, Baron decides to instead reduce Iceshillendrig to a helpless state and lock him away, despite knowning the same kind of damage would be inflicted upon him. Bunny is confused by Baron's resolve and Baron reveals he intends for Bunny to take her place, as no one has ever seen his face because of his jamming magic. Aluzard gives Bunny the bullet Drache handed to him, the same one Fleauesse originally gave to her, and stays behind to fight the wretch monsters while Bunny and Baron go to face Iceshillendrig.
On the way to confront Iceshillendrig, Baron, believing Bunny is nervous about the upcoming battle, tries to comfort her by telling her that they will be moving on to a better life, but Bunny explains she prefers their current lifestyle, and she doesn't want Baron to live with the dismemberment he will face if his plan to stop Iceshillendrig works. Though Bunny is conflicted, the two keep going and confront Iceshillendrig in his mansion. Baron reveals to Iceshillendrig that he has ammo immune to his Reclaimation and that he doesn't intend to kill him, but instead reduce him to a powerless state. Bunny and Baron attack Iceshillendrig to take back everything taken from them.
Baron wounds Iceshillendrig repeatedly, despite the latter's Reclaimation inflicting the same injuries onto the former. Iceshillendrig reveals his fear of death, but Baron counters that he has Bunny to live on for him while Iceshillendrig is alone. When Baron prepares to shoot to permanently subdue Iceshillendrig, Bunny joins him and aims her gun at Iceshillendrig. By shooting Fleauesee, Bunny and Baron have passed her trail and proven they are capable of fighting against the Keeper. Fleauesse disappears, leaving behind the Lodestone, which Baron retrieves, and Bunny and Baron leave to confront the new threat.
Fleauesse tells him, Arisa, Bunny, and Baron that Nexus can be found at Rivayles end and asks them to stop her for good. She tells Aluzard that the time loop has been broken as well as the connection between Vellsar and Rivayle and promises to use the last of her power to send the Vellsar group home when the battle is won. Fleauesses says her goodbye as she fades away, thanking him for creating a new future. Arisa begins searching for Nexus to save Losaria from her possession while Baron decides to confront Nexus alone, but Bunny tells him that they will fight together.
While searching for Nexus out in the desert, Bunny and Baron become surrounded by Shades. While fighting, Bunny and Baron argue over the latter's goal of becoming a Titan and the former's goal of going out in a blaze of glory with Baron. Baron explains he wants Bunny to live a happy life, even if it is without him, but Bunny declares she loves Baron and can't be happy without him. Baron admits he share's Bunny feelings, quoting her favorite poem about love. and explains that he believes Bunny deserves a better life than living with his crooked past. However, Bunny believes the poem is about death, reciting the full version, and Baron objects to her belief, stating she deserves to find happiness as the two are attacked by giant Shades. After defeating the Shades, Baron refuses to tell Bunny directly he loves her, believing his past as a murderer will keep her from finding happiness. After further arguing, Baron admits he loves Bunny and the two reconcile with Baron showing her his real face. The two continue their hunt for Nexus, their bond stronger than ever before.
Bunny and Baron make their way through the hordes of Shades and Aluzard meets up with them. The three join forces just as Nexus arrives to defeat them and fight against her.
The three are unable to wound Nexus and the latter summons the Morning Star. Fortunately, Arisa arrives and dispels the Morning Star with her power. The four attack Nexus with Arisa and Aluzard distracting her while Baron gives Bunny the Lodestone to shoot. The attack manages to critically wound Nexus and the four press their attacks on the injured Nexus.
In the aftermath of the battle, Vellsar and Rivayle have become separate and those that came from Vellsar have returned to it. Bunny and Baron have risen to become Titans in Iceshillendrig's place, but prefer spending their time enjoying their new freedom in Rivayle.
Whispers of Purgation: Last Words
Bunny and Baron are driving back from a mission to find information on how to defeat Nexus. While on the road, Bunny begins to discuss Baron's relationship with Nahtnaught, which he claims is only professional, and Baron is glad that Bunny hasn't found someone else. The two declare their love for each other and assure each other that they will find happiness after clearing Rivayle of Nexus.
Bunny and Baron meet up with Maiser and Selena at the church, eating together in surprise that they are no longer separated by vigilantes and criminals, but by those who want to save Rivayle. When discussing how to confront Nexus, Maiser confirms that only the four of them remain after completing the evacuation of everyone in Rivayle, both the poor and the rich. Bunny and Baron say that their strategy is to simply kill Nexus, but that although they no longer have the Fate's Bullet, the fact that Fleauesse created it makes it of divine origin, just like the Titans. Thus, what they have to do is become Titans themselves by inheriting their powers. In an old journal with records of all the Titans that have ever existed, they find a ritual called the "Song of Heaven and Earth" used to transmit the power of a Titan, however this comes with the risk of dying from not being able to withstand the Titans' mana as well as the cost of the previous Titan's life. As they debate whether there's a better way to approach the ritual, Baron notes that the two lines of the ritual's incantation reference the Titans of Force and Order, but there's nothing about the one from Prosperity, likely because the ancestors used an incomplete ritual due to Iceschillendrig never passing on his power to a successor. Since they haven't found the slightest clue about the possible third line, they would only have to ask Iceschillendrig himself.
Illganeau suddenly arrives, cheering everyone who thought she was dead after the battle with Nexus. Illganeau reveals that the third line does in fact exist, but that it will not save the other Titans, something she knows thanks to Iceschillendrig, who appears in a ghostly form, making everyone tense. Illganeau reveals that after being defeated by Nexus, she spent time wandering the world between life and death, finding Iceschillendrig there and bringing him back with her inside her body in exchange for him helping them with what he knows. Although everyone is hesitant to trust him, Illganeau tells them that it's their only option. Iceschillendrig then reveals the third line of the ritual, that as long as there's a Titan present, it can be carried out without the other two and that it is a way that they can avoid dying during it, but only if they're willing to let Vincent and Nahtnaught die.
As Nexus returns to Rivayle, Illganeau is left to fight her army of Shades while Bunny, Baron, Maiser, and Selena take on the Keeper. The four attack Nexus, but are powerless against her. This is until Baron summons Nahtnaught's Boxing Magic and Maiser uses Vincent's Magic. However, Nexus notes that they both only have half of each Titan's power, with Baron only being able to use it in his right hand and Maiser only adding speed to his Ignition. However, Bunny and Selena reveal that they have the other half of the powers, as the Titans' heritage was split evenly into two so that they could resist it at the cost of reduced power. Although Nexus doesn't believe they have the power to oppose him, they combine their abilities in a number of ways. Selena combines her magic with Maiser's using Vincent's commands, Bunny gives Maiser's bullets even more acceleration by putting them in her box and releasing them, Baron expands Selena's sugar bullets into fire bombs, and Maiser gains mobility by getting into Baron's casualties and sharing his Acceleration with him. Gaining the upper hand, they claim that they will overcome her because humans have within them the ability to create a new future. Growing more confused and furious, Nexus decides to use the power of Fury once again to turn back time.
Nexus does another of her Reset and Restart, but time suddenly stops without her doing so. Illganeau appears declaring that there will be no time left, revealing that time is not asleep but "stagnated", which Iceschillendrig accomplished. Thus, as soon as he saw that Nexus would use her power over time, Baron sent a signal through the seal to begin the ceremony that would inherit the power of the three Titans. The two declare that the future of Rivayle belongs to their people before setting time running again. The five warriors join forces and destroy Nexus for good. Arisa returns from her imprisonment to find that her allies have won.
Nahtnaught is surprised that Baron would give up the power of a Titan since that was his goal, but Baron says that what he really wanted was a world where he and Bunny could be happy, something that is already being born, so Nahtnaught offers to teach him so that he can be her successor and that the Titan of Force represents something other than fear.