Horae is an upcoming playable character introduced in Metal Slug: Awakening.[1]
Character Summary[]
Today's bills can wait till tomorrow~ Tomorrow's bills can wait till the day after-Perfect!!
A genius noble girl from Italy, the chief advisor of the Soya Mafia, and the gang's brain recognized by the elders. Horae was born into an elite political family and showed amazing mathematical talent at a young age, graduating from Milan Business School at eleven. She ran away from home due to her elders' scolding and restrictions, planning to make a fortune in the black market using only her superior intellect to escape her family's financial constraints. By chance, Horae accidentally wandered into Soya Mafia territory and was caught by Martina. About to face gang punishment, Horae quickly thought of a way out, suggesting to negotiate with Martina through a bet.
But what answered her was a cold gun barrel to her forehead... Queen Martina naturally disdained betting with a child, but from then on, the gang's accounting office had a new clerk. Soon, Horae rapidly rose through the ranks with her powerful intellect, finally becoming the gang's advisor at the tender age of thirteen.
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Behind the Scenes QnA[]
NOTE: Original Chinese text have been translated using a translator which was taken by official QnA sources. this is not the official 100% translation and is only to be use as reference for context. take it a consideration with a grain of salt before viewing the translated text as fact. feel free to correct the translation if you are a native chinese speaker.
Original Text:
Q1：本次新英雄的设计灵感来源，素材参考有哪些呢？
美术-诸星大：本次新英雄的设计灵感来源于风格独特的哥特少女，因为荷莱是来自意大利贵族大小姐，而且还是阵营中的头号智囊，因此我们在服装设计上选择了西式衬衫加裙子的组合，并加入哥特元素来加强神秘冷峻的质感。
Translated Text:
Q1: What is the inspiration for the design of this new hero and what are the material references?
Art - Zhu Xing Da: The design inspiration for this new hero comes from the unique style of gothic lolita girls, because Holly is a noble lady from Italy, and is also the camp's number one thinker, so we chose the combination of a western-style shirt and skirt in the costume design, and added gothic lolita elements to enhance the mysterious and cold texture.
Original Text:
Q2: 相较之前英雄，新英雄-荷莱都有哪些特别之处呢？
策划-Rui：新英雄荷莱具备时间系能力的独特概念，在拥有更强的控制效果的同时，可以进一步影响战斗时长。在部分玩法中可拥有“突破式”的体验，届时荷莱在实战中的亮眼表现，就等候各位指挥官在作战中发现和解锁啦~
美术-诸星大：相较之前的英雄，这次我们在角色的外观设计上，多加了一把伞作为其装饰，相较以往合金世界英雄的常规装扮，这次也算是比较大的设计突破。伞可用来做为她攻守兼备的绝密武器，同时也符合她黑帮大小姐的身份和气质。
Translated Text:
Q2: Compared to the previous heroes, what are the special features of the new hero, Holle?
Planner-Rui: The new hero, Holle, has a unique concept of time-based ability, which can further affect the duration of the battle while having stronger control effects. In some of the gameplay, you can have a “breakthrough” experience, and we are waiting for all the commanders to discover and unlock the brilliant performance of Holle in the real battle~.
Art - Zhu Xing Da: Compared to the previous heroes, this time we added an umbrella as a decoration to the character's appearance, which is a big breakthrough compared to the conventional dress of the previous heroes in the alloy world. The umbrella can be used as her top secret weapon for both offense and defense, and it also matches her identity and temperament as a gangster lady.
Original Text:
Q3：该英雄有什么背景故事呢？
美术-诸星大：她是年少成名的数学天才，是意大利著名政界家族继承人之一，也是帮派元老们公认的帮派大脑，更是地下女王玛蒂娜的首席参谋与得力帮手。
Translated Text:
Q3: What is the backstory of the hero?
Fine Arts - Zhu Xing Da: She is a mathematical genius who became famous at a young age, one of the heirs of a famous Italian political family, the recognized brains of the gang by the gang's patriarchs, and the chief advisor and right-hand man of the underground Queen Martina.
Original Text:
Q4：创作过程中的主要难题是什么？主创团队是如何解决的呢？
美术-诸星大：难度在于这次设计用了伞的概念，对于枪战类的游戏，角色本身设计有时候不如moba类那样“随心所欲”如此高自由度，即可以在角色身上加入各种东西去充斥剪影和拉开以往角色的区分度。并且，如何能让伞融洽地适配主城也是我们经常纠结的一个点。如何将伞和技能联系起来，且使之没那么突兀呢？经过我们内部多次纠结讨论后，最终解决办法是将伞做的更加符合合金世界观，并且尝试在出场表演上能和角色背景联系更紧密些，以此减弱她的突兀感。
希望我们的“军师大姐头”荷莱登场后，能获得指挥官们的喜欢，陪伴大家合金冒险旅途。
Translated Text:
Q4: What were the main challenges in the creative process? How did the creative team solve it?
Art - Zhu Xingda: The difficulty lies in the umbrella concept used in this design. For a gun battle game, the design of the character itself is sometimes not as free as that of a moba game, i.e., you can add all kinds of things to the character to fill up the silhouette and to differentiate the characters from the previous ones. Also, how to make umbrellas fit into the main city is a point we often struggle with. How can we link umbrellas to skills in a way that isn't too jarring? After many internal discussions, the final solution was to make the umbrella more in line with the alloy worldview, and try to make it more closely related to the character's background in the performance, so as to reduce her abruptness.
We hope that our “military advisor” Holly will be loved by commanders after her debut, and will accompany you on your Metal Slug adventures.
Original Text:
Q5：合金团队对该英雄的最满意之处是什么？
策划-Rui：荷莱在部分玩法中，可以突破关卡时长的限制，给玩家提供更长的输出时间。我们希望后续的辅助英雄上能够在不同的玩法中保有优势的“就业”空间，有自己的玩法主题特色而不是伤害膨胀，能给指挥官们带来更多的惊喜吧。
美术-诸星大：作为天马行空的创作者，我个人比较满意这次设定上的大胆突破，鬼马的贵族哥特少女，性格鲜明，战斗风格也别具一格。希望我们后续可以设计一些与以往不一样的角色，让每名英雄都具备特色的风格表现！
Translated Text:
Q5: What is the most satisfying aspect of the hero for the Metal Slug team?
Planner-Rui: Holly can break through the limitations of level length in some gameplay styles, providing players with a longer output time. We hope that the subsequent support heroes will be able to retain their advantageous “employment” space in different gameplay styles, and have their own gameplay theme rather than damage inflation, so that they can bring more surprises to the commanders.
Art - Zhu Xing Da: As the creator of Pegasus, I'm personally satisfied with the bold breakthroughs in the setting this time around, with the ghostly aristocratic gothic lolita girls, distinctive personalities, and unique fighting styles. I hope we can follow up by designing some characters that are different from the previous ones, so that each hero has a distinctive style of expression!
Original QnA Page Source: https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20241025A097A300
Trivia[]
- Horae along with Freyja are the youngest playable characters in Metal Slug: Awakening among others in the franchise, being only 13-year-old.