Hello Pilots,
Happy New Year, it's launch year for StarVaders and we're super excited for the months ahead!
"Stay cool Noel, remember what's at stake."
Pilot Bio
Name: Noel
Place of Birth: Antarctic Settlement (Approximately 20km from Nuclear Crater)
Bio: Despite living near the nuclear crater, a relic of the Extinction War, life was relatively worry-free for Noel and her younger sister, Eira. They were accustomed to seeing Mechas from an early age as they worked to insulate the colossal icebergs that the people of Antarctica called home.
However, it wasn't long before a strange illness emerged. At first, the symptoms were hailed as the next stage in human evolution, allowing those afflicted to drain the heat from nearby objects with a simple gesture. But this supposed blessing wouldn't last forever. Over time, their bodies would be unable to retain heat, eventually freezing them where they stood. The unlucky ones affected became known as 'The Frozen'.
Noel manifested her powers at 24 years old, just as she was finishing her studies in biomedical sciences. With her future being stolen from her, Noel struggled with her place in the world, resigning herself to her fate. It wasn't until her sister developed the same symptoms two years later that Noel dedicated whatever remaining time she has left to research her illness and find a solution.
When the invasion began, Noel was prepared to defend her Antarctic homeland, but also had an ulterior motive to study the aliens in the hopes of finding something to help cure herself and her sister.
Bring the Perma-Frost
Noel's illness offers her a range of unique tactical moves on the battlefield. Ice projectiles have a devastating effect on enemy units with the added bonus of providing some home comforts from Noel's Antarctic homeland.
- Perma-Frost - Your rightmost card is unburnt and becomes Frozen when your turn ends
- Cold Star - When the encounter begins, gives Frozen to 2 random cards in your hand. Your Frozen cards count as Burnt cards, and vice-versa.
- Iceberg - When your turn begins, make Frozen cards in your hand free.
Frozen cards are Noel's specialty. They aren't discarded when a turn ends so can be queued up for maximum effect.
Like with all our pilots, having unique artifacts and cards really helps build diversity during your runs. Noel has some interesting cards like Cold Snap which strikes a random invader but does additional strikes for each Frozen card you own.
And then there's Chisel - A tactical card that discards a card from your deck but adds two new cards. And if you choose to discard one of your frozen cards, then both new cards are free to use.
That's all for Noel just now, but you can discover more of her unique cards as you play and we'll be back with another Pilot feature soon!
Wishing you all the best for 2025!
The Pengonauts Team