- "Although most hunters are good, some have gone bad; I track them down."
- — Anna introducing herself to Rolf
Anna Zirski (Japanese: アーミア・アミルスキー, "Amia Amirski") is one of the playable characters in Phantasy Star 2. She arrives after Zema has been visited.
Anna is the only main character in the original classic series to be known as a guardian. While hunters were originally formed to eradicate biomonsters, some of them would become corrupt and use their powers for evil. Thus, guardians were established to police rogue hunters.
Characteristics[]
Appearance[]
Anna is a young woman with long wavy blonde hair and blue eyes. She wears a blue tunic with a sliver breastplate, sliver pauldrons, black wristbands, and long white boots.
Story[]
Anna is both a hunter and guardian whose purpose is to bring justice and peace to Motavia, thus is known as a Counter-Hunter. She was and still is forced to hunt down other hunters who turned bad. Anna also believes that giving up is no option. Anna is the sixth member of the party and joins after the player has arrived at Zema.
She makes a cameo appearance in Phantasy Star IV. Anna and the other companions of Rolf appears in a vision that Chaz sees, while claiming Elsydeon.
Abilities[]
Anna is very skilled with slicers and whips, and is the only character who can wield the Neislasher, as well as one of the two characters who can wear the knifeboots, the other being Nei. She is also a balanced fighter, making her a strong asset as a party member.
Stats[]
Anna has the highest dexterity growth in the game along with the second highest agility growth behind Shir. This increaes her chance to hit enemies with weapon attacks and makes her more likely to move before enemies and other characters in combat. All of her other stats have around average growth, with max TP being her weakest growth compared to average.
Techniques[]
- Main article: Techniques in Phantasy Star II
Anna learns just five, fairly low-power, techniques.
Note: The techniques noted with a * are unique to this character.
Technique | Level | Effect |
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Foi | 1 | damage to one enemy |
Ner* | 6 | +agility to one ally |
Shift* | 8 | +atk to self |
Fanbi* | 16 | damage to one enemy heal self for same amount |
Zan | 32 | damage to a group of enemies |
Other Appearances[]
Phantasy Star II Adventure Book[]
Of the three adventure titles published by Futabasha for the Phantasy Star original classics, one of them was a choose your own adventure story about Phantasy Star II. Featured on the cover is Rolf and his party in slightly modified costumes.
Depending on the reader's choices, the ending and situations Anna finds herself in could change drastically from the events of the video game. The game books were only published in Japan.
Trivia[]
- According to the official Phantasy Star Collection, Anna is 168cm tall, or about 5′-6″.[2]
Gallery[]
References & Notes[]
Playable Characters | Rolf - Nei - Rudolf Steiner - Amy Sage - Hugh Thompson - Anna Zirski - Josh Kain - Shir Gold |
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Antagonists | Neifirst - Army Eye - Dark Force - Mother Brain |
Planets | Mota - Dezo |
Locations | Paseo - Arima - Oputa - Zema - Kueri - Piata - Zosa - Aukba - Ryuon - Esper Mansion |
Dungeons | Shure - Tower of Nido - Biosystems Lab - Roron - Uzo Island - Climatrol - Control Tower Red Dam - Yellow Dam - Blue Dam - Green Dam - Gaira - Skure - Crevice - Menobe - Guaron - Ikuto - Naval - Noah |