{{Akira Howard |- |images/fighters/fighter_akira_howard.jpg |title:Rookie Legionis;franchise:Astral Chain;debut:Astral Chain (2019);console:Nintendo Switch;actor:Nobunaga Shimazaki (JP♂)[br]Chika Anzai (JP♀)[br]Aleks Le (EN♂)[br]Brianna Knickerbocker (EN♀);creator:Masakazu Katsura; |[b]Akira Howard[/b] is the protagonist and player character of the Nintendo Switch-exclusive [i]Astral Chain[/i] created by PlatinumGames. They can be male or female, with the other acting as their sibling during the game's story. (Actually, the player names their own character while Akira is the name assigned to their sibling.) [br][br]Akira plays as a puppeteer-style character, similar to Rosalina & Luma or the Ice Climbers, utilizing their different Legions. [br][br](palettes go here) * Male ** NEURON blue ** RAVEN black ** Kyle black and orange ** HAL yellow and blue * Female ** NEURON blue ** RAVEN black ** Jena white and yellow (w/ magenta) ** Olive black and white (w/ pink) * costume Marie Wentz * costume Lappy {{chaingrab |[b]Legion[/b][br]In addition to their own health bars, each Legion has a separate timer that makes them disappear when empty and recharges while not in use. Two legions can be active at once - one acting as an assist trophy while unchained and one that Akira has direct control of. {X-Baton |Performs a basic combo with your police baton. Your active Legion will also perform a three-hit combo. |- {X-Blaster |Fires a stunning shot. The projectile travels only a short ditance. Your active Legion will also perform a wide swing. (The Arrow Legion will fire a shot that travels farther than yours.) |- {Launching Kick |- |- {X-Gladius |Performs a large, heavy swing with the X-Baton in gladius mode. Your active Legio will also perform a large attack. |- {Slide Kick |- |- {floor |- |- {ledge |- |- {X-Blaster (Air) |- |- {Aerial Side Kick |- |- {bair |- |- {Aerial Cartwheel |from the game |- {dair |- |- {Auto-Bind |Sends out your active Legion (or next available) as a chain grab. Can pull you to ledges. |- {legion pummel |- |- {fthrow|-|- {bthrow|-|- {uthrow |- |- {dthrow|-|- {Swap Legion |Swaps your legion freely. Each legion has its own meter that limits how long it can be deployed. Each meter recharges when the Legion is not in use. |- {send/recall legion |- |- {chain jump |- |- {Hit Rush |Unchians your current Legion and allows them to attack autonomously like an assist trophy for a time. |- {fsmash|-|- {usmash|-|- {Axe Legion |The Axe Legion performs a heavy downward swing. (Forces the Axe Legion out if it is not already present, or teleports it to your side if it is away.) |- {Legion Fusion |- |- {Swap Legion|-|- {Speed Star |Summoning a Legion grants you a temporary movement speed boost but locks you into that Legion for a time. This can be bypassed by using Hit Rush or Sync Keep but the buff will not stack with itself if you deploy a new Legion while the buff is still active. |- {Power Charge |Grants a boost to your legion when it is summoned but each Legion can only be summoned once per match (except when using attacks that forcefully deploy a specific legion, such as smash attacks). |- {send/recall legion|-|- {Legion Dash |Your legion performs a dash that damages but returns immediately so cannot be remotely deployed. (If your up special is Chain Jump, you will always go straight up.) |- {sspec3|-|- {Chain Jump|-|- {Hal Drone |Hal's drone lifts you up continuously, similar to Snake's up special. |- {Arm Legion Equip |You enter the Arm Legion and can float freely for a time. Your attacks are limited to the Arm Legion's aerials during this time. Press the special button to leave the Arm Legion early. |- {Hit Rush|-|- {Legion Control |You take direct control of your Legion. Akira is vulnerable during this time, however. |- {Sync Keep |You dismiss your Legion and deplete their bar completely to receive a compensatory stat boost temporarily. |- {{entering the arena {idle |idle {taunt |taunt |taunt {victory theme |victory pose |victory pose |victory pose {{Astral Chain |trophy a |trophy b {{Harmony Square |screenshot {{Engaging Advent Protocol {fighter|stage|theme|stand-in for {fighter|stage|theme|stand-in for {fighter|stage|theme|stand-in for {fighter|stage|theme|stand-in for {fighter|stage|theme|stand-in for {fighter|stage|theme|stand-in for {fighter|stage|theme|stand-in for {bonus {{[*] notes