La Pluma

La Pluma is a 5-star character in Arknights. La Pluma's class is Guard. Faction: Bolívar.

On our Arknights tier list La Pluma is S tier, 29th of the 293 characters ranked, from where 9 current tier lists put La Pluma.

La Pluma covers a 1x3 line in front of her, hitting everything in that strip while healing back 50 HP per enemy struck, up to her block count, which makes Rapid Slashing a strong source of sustained damage. Reap adds extra punch against anything under half HP, and Into the Groove speeds her up with every kill, so she snowballs hard once a fight gets going.

She's rated A on our list, though her HP runs low for a Guard, she can only hold one enemy at a time (two after her first promotion), and the frontal line makes positioning finicky.

REA-X: Why do people like to drink?

When Rafaela first began her bartending job, the question floated to her mind from time to time.

She can always ask her papá"Father" in Spanish when she has a question.

But this is a work thing–Papá usually barely talks to her about his work, so likewise, she'd better not ask him about hers.

And she doesn't want to ask her hermano"Brother" in Spanish about it.

Especially not her hermano.

So she'll ask a customer! People are always coming and going in Dossoles, but in just a short time, Rafaela's learned to recognize a lot of regulars, and they all like to talk to her.

According to the person dancing wildly to the jota"Dance music" in Spanish while calling her "Rafa" and "chica""Girl" in Spanish at the top of their lungs, you drink for the color, the mouthfeel, the taste, and for a moment of joy.

But according to the person calling her "Señorita Silva""Mrs.

Silva" in Spanish while leaning on the bar counter, sluggishly lifting a hand as they sing fado, you drink just to forget and be free from your worries for a while.

"Thanks for asking," they add more often than not.

Rafaela isn't sure if she comprehended all these answers, but she makes sure to remember every one.

It's how it should be, she thinks.

Times change.

As the landship sails, there's a regular thrumming all throughout the hold.

Rafaela hasn't gotten used to this noise yet–after all, it's nothing like fowlbeast chirps or beating waves–but she doesn't react badly to it at all.

She's asked another operator before, and now she knows this is how it should be on the ship.

In the landship, music is more varied too, with lots she's never heard before.

Even so, the person who dances wildly while calling her "Rafa" and "chica" at the top of their lungs is still there.

When she meets this kind of person, she does as they request, and squeezes some of the sweetest fruit juice into their drinks, adding some of the most bracing syrup.

But at the same time, she secretly dilutes these flavors until they make for the coolest, most reinvigorating flavors.

She gives whoever's drinking it a moment of joy, and all the wake-up they need to bask in that joy.

And there's still the person who calls her "Señorita Silva" and "Miss La Pluma" while leaning on the bar counter, sluggishly lifting a hand.

When she meets this kind of person, she does as they quietly ask her, and pulls the strongest, most biting bottles from the racks to pour into their glass.

But at the same time, she doesn't forget to mix in a little of the finest pedigree, sourced locally from Logroño.

She watches them down a glass of bitter drink, but knows the taste left behind won't be totally astringent.

"Thank you," they say in approval more often than not.

Sometimes she nods, but feels strange about it, so other times she just doesn't nod at all.

Of course, this method of mixology isn't entirely described in the Dossoles Guide to Cocktails, but she makes a note of it in there herself.

And she's already given the book away to someone who deserves it.

She may not have it anymore, but she's learned it by heart.

Rafaela feels that this way is good.

This is how it should be.

Her codename literally means "the feather" in Spanish.

La Pluma has the traits of a crow (Corvus sp.), which can be noticed by the black feathers she releases when attacking.

Several crows also appear when she is deployed and in La Pluma's Elite 2 artwork.

There are in total twelve test tubes with bright green liquid scattered around La Pluma's Elite 2 artwork.

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