Anastase

Anastase is one of the main protagonists in Echo of Thunder.

Appearance and Personality
Anastase takes the appearance of a dragon with gecko- and bird-like features. He has a crest of feathers on his head, spiking back almost like hair, and his tail also bears feathers, similar to a bird's tail. The feathers on his head are brown, like Satoshi's hair, while the rest are a light gold color. The color of his scales are a crimson red, with various places that fade to black, and has yellow spots located in various areas across his body. The scales on his neck and stomach are a light gold, which fades to orange near his stomach. His eyes are orange with a gold highlight. Anastase wears a jacket that is a faded crimson, featuring black stripes across the sleeves. It has a hood-like collar, which is grey. He wears normal jeans like Satoshi, and has two gloves. He also wears bandages across his stomach, covering the scar recieved from Daedalus in Legends of Satoshi. He also wears Satoshi's necklace.

Anastase's personality is very similar to that of Satoshi's, though more calm and kind. Anastase is often relatively serious, and will usually think before acting, unlike Satoshi. He also has a short fuse, being angered by even small insults. Anastase shares Satoshi's memory, talents, and battle style, though prefers to use magic more often than physical attacks.

Relationships with Other Characters
Anastase thinks highly of the majority of Satoshi's allies, especially Rena and Esper. He wishes to make amends for the times before he was "purified," and will do nearly anything to help the party. He is also able to communicate telepathically with Satoshi.

Path of Lightning
Some time after Satoshi fought and defeated his Dragon Soul, it returned to his necklace, and merged with Satoshi's Avian Soul, gaining a complete mind and new appearance, creating Anastase. He refers to this event as his "purification." He then lent his strength to Satoshi during the final battle.

Before Echo of Thunder
In the time that Satoshi (now Valenti) was learning how to use Glyphs, Anastase was able to increase his ability to use them, though only while Valenti took on his body. Valenti remained in Anastase's body for the majority of the time before Echo of Thunder, eventually changing back to his own after nearly mastering their use. Valenti also derived his surname from Anastase's name.

Echo of Thunder
Anastase retains Satoshi's original battle style from Path of Lightning, though has access to more magic and abilities. He can also make use of the abilities that invoke the Dragon soul without any penalties. Anastase also boasts higher Magic and Strength stats, but lower Speed and Magic Defense.