Giada
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| Birthplace | Capenna |
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Giada is a teenaged girl and the youngest angel on New Capenna.[1] At the Cabaretti Crescendo, she was revealed to be The Font, a new source of Halo.[2] She sacrificed herself to save Elspeth Tirel and was revived with Halo during New Phyrexia's Invasion of the Multiverse.[3]
History
Giada's origins are unknown, but she appeared as a teenage girl with dark eyes in clothes a size too large for her frame.[4][5] Although she appeared young, she may have existed since at least when the demons betrayed the angels, as no new angels were known to have been created since the city's founding.[6]
New Capenna
As a young girl from the orphan halls of the Mezzio's lower districts, she was the Cabaretti's best-kept secret, New Capenna's greatest hope, and the other families' most dangerous threat. Discovered by Cabaretti talent scouts, Giada fast became a favorite of Jinnie Fay's — the kid sister Jinnie always wanted but never had — and Jetmir's greatest treasure. Giada is special. A gifted singer, she fitted in well with her cohort of Cabaretti ingenue, socialites, and starlets. But unlike the rest of them, she had a gift never before encountered in New Capenna: with a touch and a wish, she could turn even the foulest city sewage into pure Halo. The Cabaretti hurried to keep her under wraps, but their appetite for the magic substance overrode their caution: their parties, already legendarily Halo-fueled, grew to excess.
In a time of increasing scarcity and desperation for Halo among the other families, the Cabaretti were unaffected. With Giada, the Cabaretti didn't need to restrain themselves. With Giada, the balance of power in the city had been turned on its head. All Giada ever wanted was a family. Through no fault of her own - by a gift that seemed more to her like a curse - she now had five that want her.[7]
During the events of the Crescendo, she was rescued from agents of the Adversary by Elspeth Tirel.[2] Joining with Elspeth and Vivien Reid, the trio reached a cathedral in Park Heights, where she sacrificed herself to save her new friends, transforming into the magic of Halo and reinvigorating Elspeth, as well as gifting her the Halo-infused sword Luxior, to help her defeat Nixilis.[8]
Her actions made it possible for the other angels to return to New Capenna.[9][10] Giada's corporeal form was restored with Halo, and she was part of New Capenna's resistance against the Phyrexian invaders.[3] After Atraxa's death, Giada left Capenna to help the denizens of other planes alongside her fellow angels.
March of the Machine
When Giada transformed into a wave of holy light, she set into motion the awakening of the angels of New Capenna. Weeks later, as Atraxa's forces threatened to overwhelm the city of New Capenna, the resistance fighters hatched a last-ditch plan: topple Park Heights and crush Atraxa herself. Instrumental to that plan was the street artist Errant, who was entrusted with placing the charges that would topple the skyscrapers. Little did she know that she was being closely watched by the now fully formed angel Giada. If the plan succeeded, it would give the restored angels of New Capenna the chance they needed to turn the tide of battle across the Multiverse. Though she never made her presence known to Errant, Giada was there with her every step of the way, lending extra potency to her halo cartridges and shielding her from the worst of the harm. And it was Giada at the end who ensured Errant was rescued by one of her sisters instead of falling to her death as Park Heights collapsed.[11]
Planes visited
Due to the portals created by Realmbreaker, Giada can travel to other planes.
Story appearances
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References
- ↑ K. Arsenault Rivera (March 28, 2023). "March of the Machine - Episode 9: The Old Sins of New Phyrexia". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b Elise Kova (April 4, 2022). "Episode 4: The Font". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b Elise Kova (March 27, 2023). "March of the Machine - New Capenna: The Fall of Park Heights". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Elise Kova (March 28, 2022). "Episode 1: Homecoming". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Elise Kova (March 30, 2022). "Episode 3: Tests". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Flavor text of Paragon of Modernity
- ↑ Doug Beyer, Ari Zirulnik and Grace Fong (April 22, 2021). "The Legends You'll Find in Streets of New Capenna". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Elise Kova (April 5, 2022). "Episode 5: Hymn of the Angels". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Flavor text of Majestic Metamorphosis
- ↑ Flavor text of Soul of Emancipation
- ↑ Emily Teng (April 13, 2023). "The Legendary Team-Ups of March of the Machine". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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