Aran



Aran is the first job in the new line of special classes, called "Legendary Heroes." Although the class is specifically the hero's name, this is only plot significance; in reality, there are many Aran characters in MapleStory.

This should be noted as the first time that MapleStory has created a central plot to the game. Aran's role in the story was one of a hero, fighting against the Black Mage long ago, the now-fully pronounced antagonist to the plot of MapleStory, introduced with the introduction of the Cygnus Knights back in the year 2008. Fighting along with four other heroes, they successfully stopped the Black Mage from ruling the world by sealing him away, but all of them were sealed away as well. Aran was imprisoned within ice, and only after thousands of years did he awake with no memory. When starting an Aran, the tutorial starts off with you being Level 200 (alas, without the full repertoire) as part as a flashback, and then continues thousands of years later (in the plot) in Rien, newly awakened from the ice by a girl named Lilin.

The "Aran" class is quite unique and was highly anticipated. Introducing the exclusive "combo system," the combo system tracked how many consecutive hits you deal to monsters and applies it to Aran's skills. Many of his (or her) skills focus on creating long combos and utilizing the combos to use special abilities.

The "Aran" class is affiliated with the element of ice, as many of his skills exhibit this element. Even Rien, where all of Aran's job advancements take place, is set in a snowy setting (along with penguins and furry monsters).

Aran's choice of weapon is a polearm (you must use this weapon when trying to use almost all of Aran's skills), and though the polearm is, by default, a slow-attacking weapon, Aran speeds up his attacks with his skills, the most vital skills being "Double Swing" and "Triple Swing".

The "Aran" class also suffers from bad accuracy as a result of being related to the "Warrior" class category, and rich MapleStory players (or "Maplers") usually improve their stats through improving their equipment by using scrolls.





Story
 After centuries of being trapped in the ice under the curse of the Black Wizard, Aran the legendary Hero has finally awakened!

He has lost all memories from the past and his abilities. Waiting at his side is a girl named Lilin, the last member of the clan that believed in the resurrection of Aran.

Day by day, with the help of Lilin and the Penguins on Rien, Aran is slowly regaining his memories and beginning to adjust to this civilization.

With adequate training, the Hero will be able to regain all his abilities and power that have laid dormant for the past centuries.