Finni

Finni
First Appearance	Dragalia Lost
Species	Android
Year Created	2021
Created by	Cygames
Voiced by (English)	Lili Beaudoin
Voiced by (Japanese)	Asami Tano

Finni is a playable character in Dragalia Lost. She is an ancient android who displays much more human emotion than other androids.

Official Description

An android built one thousand years ago who defected from the group known as Ex Machina. Prone to direct confrontation, she feels (and displays) the whole gamut of humanoid emotion. Her commander, Eirene, means everything to her.

Adventurer Stories

Adventurer Stories Episode 1 Fragmented Dreams Please note that this story contains spoilers for the "Ageless Artifice" event, as well as the main campaign through Chapter 11. Eirene: That makes this my fifth consecutive loss in the battle command simulation. As ever, I admire your composed judgment. Eirene: I'll win the next one, though. We were both produced in the same period, and so we possess equal capabilities. Anything you can do, I can do as well. Eirene: You were the one who taught me so. Isn't that right...partner? Finni: Ah...! That same weird dream again. That was Eirene, but not as I know her. At another time, in another place... Finni: Gah, I'm so over this. Androids aren't even supposed to HAVE dreams. It's always been like this for me, though. Finni: Eirene... Just who in the world was this so-called partner of yours? Finni: Okie dokie, patrol complete! All enemy activity in the surrounding area has been neutralized. We're good to keep moving. Former Ex Machina Android Finni Cleo: Thank you, Finni. You two have made a world of difference in our excursions. Eirene: Androids excel in searching out hostiles. Even then, Finni is particularly adept at it. Former Ex Machina Android Eirene Finni: I'm just the right android for the job. I'm a common foot soldier, really, so this kind of grunt work is more up my alley than it is for commander units like Eirene and Laxi. Finni: I should be thanking YOU all for fixing my heart and welcoming us with open arms when we had nowhere else to go. Finni: I aim to work off every bit of that debt to you folks, so just sit back and lemme handle the heavy lifting! Cleo: Even now, you go above and beyond for us. Cleo: I must say, though, Finni—for an android, you certainly are emotive. I sometimes forget you're mechanical at all. Cleo: Is Ex Machina's technological prowess to credit for that, too? Finni: Nah, not really. I was pretty much the odd duck of the bunch back when I was with them. Regular androids don't get tilted nearly as easily as I do. Finni: I wonder why that is. Maybe it's got something to do with the fact that I'm equipped with a heart even though I'm your garden-variety mass-produced model? Eirene: True. Hearts are high-grade tech and normally only installed in command units. Finni is...special. Finni: Hee hee. That must be why a grunt like me was lucky enough to be assigned adjutant to a brilliant command unit like you! Finni: I've been Eirene's rock ever since she found me a thousand years back. And I'm planning to be with her for a thousand more! Cleo: Ha ha. You really love her, don't you? Finni: You better believe it! Eirene's happiness is my happiness! Finni: That's why I— Ngh! Cleo: Finni? What's wrong? Finni: Oh... Nothing. Part of my heart's kinda damaged, that's all. Finni: Sometimes it gives me those dizzy spells you humanoids have. I've been powered on for a looong time, so I figure it must be normal system degradation. Cleo: Hm. I see. Finni: (Still, it's weird. I feel like this has been happening a lot more often—too often— since we joined up with these folks.) Finni: (And then there are the constant dreams. I hope it's not a bad omen or something.) My episodes are similar to what humanoids call daydreams. My consciousness dims, and then I end up dozing off for a bit. It seemed like a pretty harmless phenomenon, so I just rolled with it. But... I was nearly at my limit. I just didn't know it yet. During an operation carried out by Eirene's combat detachment North Grastaean Plains Eirene: Enemy signatures increasing. Fifty, sixty...now seventy! And still climbing! Finni: Hah. Maybe humanoids would buckle here, but we androids'll never be daunted by such paltry numbers! Let's go—full output! Finni: There's plenty more where THAT came from! Hraaaah! Eirene: Don't push too far out, Finni! Work with the rest of the group! Finni: It's fiiine! I'm about to put this whole thing to bed anyway. Assault on! Armed 72: Fastbreak— Finni: ...Ngh! Eirene: Finni! Finni: Not again! Not now... Hraaagh! Finni: *pant* *pant* Hngh! Finni: Dammit. I'm fading fast... Everything's...going white... Eirene: Finni! Eirene: There you are. I've been looking for you. The war council is about to begin. Finni: (Ugh. It's another one of these dreams. Of Eirene, but not as I've ever known her. Who's that she's with?) Eirene: All the leader units I was manufactured alongside should have convened by now. Why are you lingering here?  ???: I was watching birds. They bring me peace. I credit the engineer who built me with teaching me of their beauty. Finni: (A unit built at the same time as Eirene? But who?! I have no record of any such android!) Eirene: Mm. I suspect that notion was etched into your circuits...your heart, that is.  ???: Could be. Anyway, I apologize for holding you up. I've seen enough birds for now. Let's be on our way, partner. Eirene: Indeed. I'm with you, Finni. Finni: (Who...are you?) Finni: Ack! Wh-what was that...? Eirene: Finni! Are you awake?! Finni: Eirene... I... Did I stop functioning? Eirene: Yes. Looks like there was a temporary short in your circuits. We don't know what caused it. I'm relieved that you're awake. Finni: ...... Finni: (What was that dream all about? Eirene was calling someone else "Finni...") Finni: Say, Eirene? When you found me, was it...right after I was created? Eirene: What? Yes. Just after your heart started running, I requested that Ex Machina make you my adjutant. Eirene: I'll never forget that day, no matter how many thousands of years pass. Finni: It WAS a thousand years ago, though, right? You're sure of that? Eirene: I'm not certain I follow. Finni: Never mind. Sorry. I think I'm just feeling a little scrambled from that short. Eirene: Oh? Well, if you're sure. Finni: (The dream I had today felt like it was a little before the great war a thousand years ago. That doesn't really mesh with what Eirene said.) Finni: (Is she hiding something from me? Maybe it's time I really started thinking about what the dreams mean.) Finni: (All right. I've decided: I'm gonna find out about this other me...whoever she is!) Episode 2 The Me Who Wasn't Me Finni: I just don't know... No matter what I try, it seems to get me nowhere. Finni: I've scanned my body from head to toe and come up with nothing except some creaky joints that need oiling! Could that dream just be some kind of delusion? Finni: I'm sure Eirene could clear this up for me if I asked her directly, but for some reason, I...I just can't. Laxi: Finni, you have been acting conspicuously unusual for some time. Do you perhaps require maintenance? Finni: Huh? Oh, Laxi. Don't worry. It has nothing to do with you. Laxi: If there are any anomalies diminishing your performance, you must address them. Laxi: ▷Is something worrying you? If we can help, please just say the word.◁ Finni: I told you, it's none of your business. ...Actually, I suppose since I've left Ex Machina, there isn't anyone else I can ask about android-related matters. Finni: Okay, fine. I guess asking you can't hurt. Laxi: ▷A...dream?◁ Irrational. We androids don't sleep, so we can't dream. Finni: Cool, thanks. Great talk. I should've known you'd shut me down. Now I'm just annoyed. Laxi: ▷Come on, Laxi. It might not sound realistic, but there's no point in denying that something's happening to her.◁ Laxi: ▷These "dreams" could be involuntary recollections of unfamiliar memories. There's no reason to think that couldn't happen to us as well.◁ Finni: That's exactly it. The thing is, the memories are totally foreign to me. It's not like they were previously erased; I genuinely never had them to begin with. Laxi: ▷How can that be?◁ This grows more and more incomprehensible. I can only conclude that the cause is your damaged heart Laxi: ▷The heart does bring together and coordinate a variety of different functions. The damage to your heart COULD have made some memories inaccessible.◁ Finni: Then what am I supposed to do about it? It's not like our hearts can be repaired. Laxi: A strong shock should do the trick. When my heart was damaged, it made me remember a bit about Maestro. Finni: Hm. So I just need to jolt the memories out of stasis, basically? Laxi: It's possible that it could temporarily restore your heart's dormant functions. ▷I-is it just me, or does this plan sound a little more violent than necessary?◁ Finni: Hey, the proof is in the punching! One shock to the system, coming right up! Laxi: ▷Don't say I didn't warn you...◁ Finni: Let's go the electric route first. We'll force a short-circuit and zap the memories outta whatever hole they're hiding in! Laxi: ▷This is absurd! If this goes wrong, you might be lucky to hold on to the memories you have now. Finni, are you okay?!◁ Finni: *cough* Well, I'm feeling nice and tingly from the shock, but that's about it. Dammit. On to Plan B! Finni: If at first you don't shock-ceed, then fire, fire again! We'll try to overheat my internal systems by hitting me with a blast almost hot enough to melt my armor! Laxi: Your internal cooling systems can mitigate this level of heat. This is entirely pointless unless you expose yourself to a degree hot enough to melt down your entire body. Finni: Huh. Okay, yeah, even I can see the risk in that. Guess we'll try something else. Finni: Oookay then, we'll just use some good old-fashioned physics and RATTLE my heart by giving it a good thwack. Laxi, smack me as hard as you can! Laxi: ▷What?! You can't do that! That's such a violent metho—◁ Understood. I will deliver a powerful but non-lethal impact to your heart. Finni: OOOPH! That should definitely do the trick... Finni: *sigh* It hasn't jogged my memory in the slightest. Dammit! Did we blow it again?! Finni: *pant* *pant* We've tried so many things and have nothing to show for it. Laxi: A fruitless effort. I conclude that this day was spent utterly in vain. Finni: Sadly, I think you're right. Bah. For having a damaged heart, my body sure is sturdy. Laxi: ▷You say that like it's a bad thing. I really do understand how you feel, but I think we ought to give it a rest for now, Finni.◁ Finni: Say, Laxi? Eirene can read other androids' memories. What about you? Laxi: I have never attempted it, so I don't know. That being said, I can attempt to do so. ▷Finni... You can't mean...◁ Finni: I do. Read my memories. I can't go on wondering if Eirene is hiding something from me. Laxi: ▷Are you sure about this? Even if it means we'll be probing into your past?◁ Finni: I'm not exactly thrilled by the idea, but we're out of options. Please, just do it. Laxi: Very well. Commencing with intent to procure targeted memories. Finni: Ngh... I-it burns! My heart is getting so hot it feels like it's going to explode! Finni: Aaaaaaah! Finni: (From the second I started dreaming, I knew without a doubt that this dream was different from the others.) Eirene: Finni! Finni! No! NO! Don't leave me! Eirene: Don't leave me all alone! Finni: (Recollection after recollection began flooding into my mind.) Finni: (Everything about the me who wasn't me. And everything about the day she met her end.) Eirene: What...? Finni's heart is shining. It's so badly damaged, but if it's reacting like this, then it must still be... Eirene: If I transplant it into one of those general soldier-type models there, perhaps she might start functioning again. Androids: ...... Eirene: All of them have been laid to waste by the Other...but all I need is one. Just one whose body is in at least somewhat decent condition... Eirene: There! Okay, Finni. I'm going to transplant your heart into this body. Eirene: So please...come back to me, my partner. Finni: *gasp* That...that was... Laxi: Was that from a thousand years ago? Finni: That was the day I... No, the day SHE was destroyed. Finni: She was a leader unit—an android built more than a thousand years ago. Finni: In the war with Morsayati, she was seriously damaged, but Eirene couldn't accept it. Finni: That's when Eirene made a choice. She extracted the heart, which had somehow survived, and transplanted it into a mass-produced android body. Finni: But it didn't quite work. When the android rebooted, it lost its original memories, and its personality changed. Finni: And that android...is me. Laxi: ▷That...that's something else.◁ Finni: Tell me, Laxi. Mascula. Do you think I've always been a substitute for her? Finni: The calm and logical leader unit Finni, I mean. Do you think Eirene looks after me because she misses the Finni I used to be? Laxi: I can't say one way or the other. Only she knows the answer to that. Finni: I can't see how it could be anything else. When she transplanted the heart, Eirene was desperate. Finni: Eirene wanted the other me to come back to her. And that means I've royally screwed up in a way I can never unscrew. Finni: I couldn't even conceive the first thing about how she felt. All this time, I've been such a thoughtless idiot. Laxi: ...... Finni: Where do I even begin to make amends...? Episode 3 Risky Reprogramming Finni: *sigh* Finni: (I'm just a shadow of Eirene's old partner.) Finni: (And all this time, whenever Eirene looked at me, I bet all she saw was the old Finni.) Finni: Even her promise to stay at my side until the day of our destruction was probably meant for the android I once was. Finni: That leaves me with only one option... Finni: I must BECOME her—the "me" who inhabited this heart a thousand years ago! Finni: The trouble is, I can't personally rewrite my own circuits. Finni: I guess I'll start with the superficial stuff. First, I'll work on copying her fighting style! Fiend: Grrr... Finni: Perfect timing, fiend! I'll finish you off using her patented counter style. Come at me! Fiend: Graaaaaagh! Finni: Hngh! That smarts, but now it's time for me to give you a taste of your own medicine. Hraaah! Fiend: Graaaooogh! Finni: Tenacious little bastard, aren't you? Wait... Am I operating at a lower output because I took those attacks head-on?! Finni: Rgh. I totally failed to mimic her combat style. Gotta think of a different approach! Finni: There's no point in blindly imitating her form. I guess it's what's on the inside that matters most after all. Finni: Meaning I should try to THINK like her, not just move like her. She didn't go charging in half-cocked; she was more analytical. Fiend: Graaaaah! Finni: C'mon, Finni, think! How would she deal with an opponent of this size? Fiend: Graaaaaaaaagh! Finni: Assess like an android, logically... Aim for minimum losses with maximum efficiency... Finni: I know. I'll aim for the enemy's legs to impede its movement with the least effort. Now, time to put the plan into—huh? Fiend: Graaargh! Finni: Dammit! I got too wrapped up in planning, and now the enemy's right in my face. Gotta brace for impact! Laxi: ▷WATCH OUT!◁ Finni: Whoa! Laxi: ▷We came to make sure you were okay.◁ Warning. This is a disadvantageous situation. I advise that you withdraw. Laxi: Your abnormal behavior since the other day has intensified. I assess that it will be difficult for you to participate in combat at your current performance level. Finni: Urgh... I'm not being "abnormal"! I could pound that thing into a fine paste in less than a microsecond if I felt like it! Laxi: Then why haven't you? Finni: Because I've already made up my mind to become HER, and that means I can't act in a way that she wouldn't now! Laxi: Evidence of abnormality confirmed. Continued combat operations will prove strenuous. We should withdraw. Laxi: ▷I agree with Laxi. Come back with us and tell us what's on your mind, Finni.◁ Finni: Hey, what're you—ack! Laxi: ▷You're attempting to become the Finni that Eirene tried to bring back a thousand years ago?◁ Laxi: ▷Do you understand what that actually means? You're putting your life on the line to be someone you're not!◁ Finni: I'm doing no such thing. I'm only trying to be diligent and mimic her. Finni: I mean, sure, maybe jumping right into a real combat situation wasn't a good idea. I usually just go with the flow when I'm fighting, so I got stuck in my head. Laxi: If we had arrived any later, you would be in the scrap pile by now. Finni: Gee, you've only reminded me at least a thousand times by now! ANYWAY... It's clear I'm going about this the wrong way. Finni: I can't make Eirene happy like this. If anything, I'll end up a thorn in her side. Laxi: ...... Finni: For her sake, I need to do this right. I'm talking making precise adjustments to better reflect the old Finni's combat style. Finni: Instead of copying her, I'll carefully analyze the memories I've restored and make my body adapt to them. Laxi: ▷Finni, do you REALLY think this is going to make Eirene happy...?◁ Finni: It will. It has to. Otherwise, how could I justify even being here? Laxi: I see... Finni: For this, you endure and then input calculation time... Ah. And here, you wait for the enemy to move and THEN counter... Eirene: Finni's muttering to herself again. She's always like this as of late. Finni: In this scenario, there's a 98% chance that she would refrain from interfering. Taking into consideration the previous incident, the reason for that is... *mumble* Eirene: What in the world is going on with her? Should I be worried...? Episode 4 Internal Override Finni: Eight hostiles detected to the northwest! Suggesting a surprise attack from behind that boulder. Deploy reinforcements! Finni: Cover each other's blind spots and attack in unison! On my signal... Now! Fiend: Graaaagh! Elisanne: That takes care of that. Finni was in top form again today. Elisanne: She used to be much more...volatile? But lately, I can rest easy letting her take command. Eirene: Yes... I'm very happy that you hold her in such high regard. I just... Elisanne: What's wrong? Eirene: The way she's fighting—how she stops and thinks? It's not like her. She's like...a phantom from the past. Finni: I'm back, Eirene. That does it for this operation, I think. Eirene: Yes. But Finni, before the debriefing... Are you hiding something from me? Eirene: You've been acting...strangely. Almost like you're trying to be a different person. Finni: Oh, you noticed? Sorry; I haven't perfected things yet, so I'm keeping my cards close to my chest for now. Finni: But it's definitely something good for you, so turn that frown upside down! All I need you to do is believe in me and hang tight. Finni: Everything I do, I do for you, Eirene. Eirene: Finni, I— Eirene: ...! Eirene: I detect hostiles to the north-northwest... and their signals unmistakably belong to Ex Machina. Elisanne: Truly?! That bodes ill. I shall make for them at once. Eirene: No, you can't. The signature I'm detecting emits waves that are harmful to your organic body. We androids will carry out this operation alone. Finni: Just leave it to us! C'mon, Eirene! Finni: Yaaaah! Eirene: Hraaaah! Finni: Hrk... There're even more of them than I expected. You hanging tight, Eirene?! Eirene: I'm fine. I've still got enough strength left to destroy the enemy and then head back to the rest of our forces. Eirene: Focus on the immediate threat. I'll be done here before long. Finni: Understood! Combat Androids: Destroying the defectors. Eirene: An ambush! There were more of them?! Finni: Eirene! Eirene: Stay calm! We can still handle a force of this size. Find your composure and act! Finni: Got it...! I'll be calm and cool-headed, just like her... Combat Android: Directive confirmed. Commencing termination. Eirene: What are—uaaagh! Finni: Ngh! Eirene! Eirene: Don't, Finni! Run! Finni: What?! Eirene: I've only sustained minor damage. I'll be fine. But we can't flip the script on this situation with only the two of us. Eirene: While I buy you some time, I want you to go and get Laxi. Understood? Finni: Oh...right. If SHE were here, she'd retreat. Understood. Commencing egress... Finni: ...Huh? Why won't my legs move? Combat Android: Executing directive. Terminating. Eirene: What are you doing, Finni?! Hurry up and get going! Finni: I know! I know I need to, but my body won't do what I tell it! Dammit, why?! Finni: I was doing so well until just now... The old me wouldn't hesitate like this! Finni: If I were her, I would retreat. But I just don't want to go, no matter what I... Finni: ...Huh? Wait... Now I see. "I don't want to go." Eirene: Why are you dawdling, Finni? Withdraw before it's too late! Finni: I want to protect Eirene. Now and always. That has always been my priority above all else! Combat Android: Commencing operation. Terminating. Finni: Hrgh... You might THINK you have my number, but you don't! TAKE THIIIS! Combat Android: Critical damage sustained. Continued operation impossible. Eirene: Finni! Eirene: No... This only happened because you protected me! Why...why did you ignore my command?! Finni: I finally understand. I can't be anyone but myself. I can't become her... Eirene: What are you saying...? Finni: And that's why...I'm okay with it. It's okay if I'm not the Finni you want to see when you look at me. I just want to protect you. Finni: And a specter of the past can't do that. Only I—as I am right now—can. Eirene: Finni...? Finni: I'm so sorry. We spent so long together, and I never realized what it was you wanted. For a thousand years, I've been nothing but my own special brand of idiot. Finni: I've been useless to you, right to the bitter end. Even so...it's like a weight has been lifted from my chest at last. Finni: I've always loved you, Eirene. Finni: ...... Eirene: ...Finni? Finni?! No... Open your eyes! Eirene: Are you going to leave me again? You can't! I won't accept it. Don't...don't leave me alone! Episode 5 Protected Memory Finni: (Everything's dark. I can't see anything. Can't feel anything...) Finni: (Have I been destroyed? Is this what the humanoids call death?) Finni: (It wasn't a bad thousand years. And I died protecting her. That's enough for me.) Finni: (Farewell, Eirene...)  ???: No. You can't die just yet. Finni: (Who are you? Where... How long have you...?)  ???: I've always been right here inside your heart. And more importantly...  ???: You have someone who needs you. Someone who would be lost without you. And it's high time you got back to her. Eirene: !  ???: Can't you hear her? She's calling out to you. Eirene: FINNI! Please, open your eyes! FINNIII! Finni: Ei...rene? Eirene: Finni! You're awake! Oh, what a relief...! Finni: Huh...? I thought I was destroyed trying to protect you... Laxi: ▷It was really close... Your heart was on the cusp of annihilation.◁ Laxi: Even at the best of times, your heart is fragile—and can't be repaired, so be careful with it. Finni: So I survived? Hah... I guess I couldn't even die right... Eirene: Don't you dare say something so foolish! Finni: E-Eirene! I'm sorry. I tried so hard to be like the old Finni for you, and— Eirene: You idiot. You unbelievably stupid idiot...! But... Who am I to talk? Finni: Wh-what's that supposed to mean? Eirene: I wonder... Why is it we lack the capacity to cry? Finni: Huh? Eirene: Even though I'm hurting so much... I can't shed so much as a single tear for you. Finni: For me...? You'd cry for me, Eirene? Eirene: Of course I would. For a thousand years, there's been but one person at my side: you, Finni. It has always been you. Finni: I...don't know what to say... Eirene: No one could replace you. Just as no one could replace her. Both of you are precious to me— irreplaceable partners. Eirene: But I never communicated that to you. I was afraid. And by succumbing to my fear, I hurt you. I'm so, so sorry. Finni: No, it's okay. I'm just as guilty. Finni: I convinced myself that I couldn't be important to you unless I was her...and I was wrong. I can't be anyone but myself. Finni: And so the truth comes to light. No matter who I used to be, all I can be now is THIS Finni. For both of us. Finni: Thank you, Eirene. For loving me and helping me love myself. Eirene: You're very welcome, Finni. ???: Eirene, that's enough. It's okay. My systems are damaged beyond any hope of repair. This is the end for me.  ???: We had a good run. I'm proud that I got to spend my days with a partner like you. Eirene: No, I won't accept this! I won't let you just cease to be. At the very least, I'll transplant your heart into another body!  ???: I'm sorry that I couldn't protect you until the end. That is my only regret. ???: Please... Live. Finni: Another dream about her... Finni: Maybe she's trying to tell me to protect Eirene in her place. Finni: All right, me from a thousand years ago. I'm gonna grant that wish of yours. Finni: I can't be you. I can only be me—the me who loves Eirene. The emotional android who really doesn't seem like one at all. Finni: But you know what? I think things are gonna be okay. Finni: Now...and always.

Official Profile

Posted by the Dragalia Lost Twitter account on June 10, 2022.

• Hobbies: Gathering parts
• Talents: Moving very quickly
• Likes: Reinventing herself
• Dislikes: Unfriendly people