Captain Mai Trin

Captain Mai Trin

Race

Human

Profession

Thief
Revenant

Level

80

Rank

Legendary

Location

Captain Mai Trin Boss Fractal
(Fractals of the Mists)
Strike Mission: Aetherblade Hideout
(Seitung Province)

Organization

Aetherblades
Xunlai Jade

Image(s)

Alternate appearance. Mai Trin as a hologram

“

This is what your curiosity gets you.

— Captain Mai Trin

Captain Mai Trin is the leader of the Aetherblades and one of the generals of Scarlet's Alliance. Working at the behest of Scarlet Briar, she was responsible for assassinating Captain Theo Ashford in order to weaken Lion's Arch from within. Mai was captured after a Lionguard raid on the Aetherblade Retreat; however, the Aetherblades eventually freed Mai from captivity and fled with her into the Edge of the Mists as Scarlet had a specific task in mind for her. While several Aetherblades fought under Scarlet in the Battle for Lion's Arch, Mai herself was absent, presumably continuing her secret mission in the Mists with the rest of the Aetherblades.

While in the Mists, Mai became a revenant, channeling the Echo of Scarlet Briar. The deaths of her shipmates and Scarlet haunted Mai, making her fellow Aetherblades start to question her competence. Her First Mate, Ankka, initiated an uprising and took the title of Captain for herself. Mai was killed during an attack on the Yong Reactor, posthumously receiving the title of "Hero of Kaineng" from Empress Ihn.

Biography

Early years

The Aetherblades started out as a particularly greedy and bloodthirsty pirate crew in which Mai Trin held high rank; when the sylvari terrorist Scarlet Briar found them and presented them with Inquest magitech and allies, the crew became far more dangerous and far more successful at the business of pirating. Officers like Mai kept the Aetherblades organized and active, and their ranks swelled as more and more unaffiliated pirates and pirate bands signed on, lured by the promise of easy money and power. Once they were in, however, they found it problematic to get out again, as Scarlet had plenty of work for them to do and kept them hard at it or they would face her wrath. The Aetherblades managed to steal Pact airships and modified them into their own vessels called aetherships.

Living World Season 1

Sky Pirates

Captain Trin attempts to help Garrot Ambercowl to his feet.

Mai Trin was first seen attending the Dragon Bash in Lion's Arch while disguised as a festive onlooker in 1326 AE. She offered her help as a healer during the Aetherblade attack on Dragon Bash after the ceremonial effigy had exploded and caused the death of Captain Theo Ashford as well as injured several people nearby. The enigmatic E wrote letters to the Pact Commander and other able adventurers, asking them to seek out Marjory Delaqua in order to figure out the mastermind behind the attack before anything happened to the rest of the Captain's Council. Logan Thackeray got involved in the case as well by covertly hiring Marjory and her assistant Kasmeer Meade to bring the killer to justice as he did not want the death of his family friend Theo Ashford go unavenged in case the Lionguard were unable to find the culprit.

Inspector Ellen Kiel of the Lionguard, Marjory and the Commander began investigating the crime scene soon after. Marjory provided the group with Magister Tassi's device which could read energy fluctuations. The trio discovered that the effigy's energy discharge had been released on purpose. Their initial investigations led them to Mai Trin whose aura glowed with energy residue, but they deemed her innocent once they realized that she had been tending the fatally injured charr representative Garrot Ambercowl whose residue they believed had passed on to her.

Further investigations revealed that the Aetherblades had tampered with the kodan representative Trembling Song's offering and threatened the racial representatives Astorra and Morraloo to carry unknown offerings to the effigy. With the suspects' testimonies and additional ingredients to finetune the Tassi device to perform a new scan, Ellen Kiel realized that Mai Trin had actually been the culprit behind the sabotage all along. Angered, Mai summoned her Aetherblades and First Mate Horrik to distract the party while she retreated into the concealed Aetherblade Retreat within the perimeter of Lion's Arch to command her troops from there.

Ellen Kiel eventually discovered the hideout and led a group of Lionguard, including the Pact Commander who had offered to help them with the investigations, to bring the elusive Aetherblade captain back to face justice for her crimes. The Lionguard fought their way through the retreat, eventually cornering Mai Trin and her first mate Horrik who were in the later stages of evacuating the breached base. Upon being discovered, Mai lamented that the sudden Lionguard invasion had foiled her scheme and would make Scarlet mad. The mention of this mysterious Scarlet clued the Lionguard in to the fact that the Aetherblades were actually working for some unseen mastermind.

Realizing that Scarlet might not forgive her for her failure and that the Lionguard wanted to avenge their fallen, Mai resolved to face combat on her own terms. Horrik perished in the following battle, but Mai was apprehended instead after pleading mercy as Ellen wanted the information the Aetherblade captain had. Captain Magnus the Bloody-Handed declared that Ellen would be eligible for the title of captain thanks to Mai Trin's airship which Ellen had confiscated during the raid. Ellen would eventually rename the airship the Phoenix Dawn.

Battle for Lion's Arch

Mai spent time incarcerated in Fort Marriner and taunted both Ellen Kiel and the Pact Commander, who had tried to question her for her motives, while ominously stating that they should keep their eyes to the sky. She was later freed by her Aetherblades in 1327 AE and taken to the Edge of the Mists, pursued by the Commander's allies Braham and Taimi. Braham vowed to wring Mai's neck for escaping, as the resulting chaos had led Taimi into a dangerous area where the young asura could have been killed. The Aetherblade captain eluded capture, however, and learned that Scarlet wanted her alive for another mission suited for her talents.

Aftermath

Marjory's later investigations revealed that Mai had been acting at the behest of Scarlet Briar, who had wanted an ally on the council. Kasmeer and Marjory speculated that it was so Scarlet could weaken the city's defenses from within. These fears were founded once Scarlet's Alliance invaded Lion's Arch.

Mai Trin and the Molten Alliance and Toxic Alliance leaders did not participate in the assault on the port city. Instead, Mai focused on carrying out the mission Scarlet had given her in the Mists; however, she did muster, stage, and send out Aetherblades to reinforce Scarlet's forces in Lion's Arch. Even after Scarlet's fall, Mai remained elusive in the Mists along with some of the Aetherblades who had accompanied her there. The Aetherblade captain's evasiveness led the gossiping Wild-Eye Miller to speculate that Marjory might have deliberately let her go, and he claimed that Mai was actually Marjory's long-lost sister and how it was supposedly a great family shame.

End of Dragons

Interim years

After getting stranded in the Mists, the Aetherblade needed materials to repair their ships. Ankka, an Asuran Aetherblade and first mate replacing Horrik after his death, convinced Mai Trin to kill Fractals of the Mists versions of themselves to steal and repair their ships using the spare parts from the fractal's ships. While Ankka was having no problems with this ordeal due to missing empathy, the captain herself was heavily changed by this ordeal, which allowed Ankka the later takeover of most of the Aetherblade crew.

Act II

Ankka confronts Mai Trin during Deepest Secrets.

Locations

Cantha

• Strike Mission: Aetherblade Hideout

The Mists

• Edge of the Mists
  • The Juncture (allied, and only as a hologram)
• Fractals of the Mists
  • Captain Mai Trin Boss Fractal

Historical locations

Kryta

• Lion's Arch
  • Fort Marriner (from Sky Pirates of Tyria until The Edge of the Mists)

Story involvement

Living World Season 1

• Episode 2: Sky Pirates
  • Ceremony and Acrimony
  • Hard Boiled
  • No More Secrets
  • The Aetherblade Retreat

Living World Season 1 (historical)

• Episode 7: Dragon Bash
  • Ceremony and Acrimony
  • Every Piece Matters
  • No More Secrets

• Episode 8: Sky Pirates of Tyria
  • Aetherblade Retreat

End of Dragons

• Act I
  • Old Friends
  • Your Kind of People (voice only)
  • Can't Trust a Pirate
• Act II
  • The Scenic Route
  • The Future in Jade
  • Deepest Secrets
• Act III
  • Empty (voice only)

Combat abilities

Aetherblade Retreat

Abilities

• Electric Attacks
• Bleeds
• Shadowstep

Effects

•  Captain's Shield - Becomes unstable when exposed to other Aetherblade electric attacks.

Skills ^{[verification requested]}

• Pistol Spin - Mai Trin stands still for an instant, then rotates and sends out lightning bolts inflicting considerable damage to each affected target.
• Slice - Applies  Bleeding.
  • Slash - Applies  Bleeding,  Weakness and  Crippled.
    • Crippling Strike (x4) - Applies  Bleeding.
• Teleporting Shot - Mai Trin aims for a short period of time then fires an electrical shot that inflicts damage and blinds the target, teleporting herself to them.
  • This shot cannot be dodged, but can still be blocked, reflected, absorbed, or evaded with movement skills.
  • If the shot connects, she usually follows with her Slice attack chain.

Stolen skills ^{[verification requested]}

•   Drink
•   Whirling Axe
•   Throw Gunk

Captain Mai Trin Boss Fractal

Abilities

• Electric Attacks
• Bleeds
• Shadowstep

Effects

•  Captain's Inspiration - Passive effect. If Horrik's health is depleted before the other crew members are killed, Mai Trin inspires them to fight harder and deal more damage.
•  Captain's Shield - Becomes unstable when exposed to other Aetherblade electric attacks.

Skills

• Pistol Spin - Mai Trin stands still for an instant, then rotates and sends out lightning bolts inflicting considerable damage to each affected target.
• Slice - Applies  Bleeding.
  • Slash - Applies  Bleeding,  Weakness and  Crippled.
    • Crippling Strike (x4) - Applies  Bleeding.
• Teleporting Shot - Mai Trin aims for a short period of time then fires an electrical shot that inflicts damage and blinds the target, teleporting herself to them.
  • This shot cannot be dodged, but can still be blocked, reflected, absorbed, or evaded with movement skills.
  • If the shot connects, she usually follows with her Slice attack chain.

Stolen skills

•   Drink
•   Whirling Axe
•   Throw Gunk

Strike Mission: Aetherblade Hideout

Effects

Skills

• Blinding Retreat - Mai Trin releases a blast of black powder from her pistol to blind her enemies, then leaps backward.
  • Flanking Strike - Mai Trin teleports behind her target and delivers two quick slashes with her rapier.
• Heartpiercer - Mai Trin leaps forward, striking and knocking down enemies in her path.
  • Fissure of Torment - Tormenting fissures that often accompany Mai Trin's revenant abilities.
• Nightmare Fusillade - Mai Trin overloads her pistol with energy from the Mists before releasing a devastating explosion.
•   Slice - Mai Trin sweeps her rapier forward in an arc.
  •   Slash - Mai Trin follows up with another sweep of her rapier.
    •   Crippling Strike - Mai Trin lunges forward to deliver a crippling thrust with her rapier.
• Throat Slash - Mai Trin slashes at her opponents, inflicting bleeding before dodging backward.
  • Nightmare Fusillade (other variant) - Mai Trin overloads her pistol with energy from the Mists before releasing a devastating explosion.
•   Unrelenting Assault - Mai Trin unleashes a flurry of attacks with her sword, teleporting before each strike.

Stolen skills

•   Essence Sap

Dialogue

Historical dialogue

During Bazaar of the Four Winds until The Edge of the Mists (release)

Are you here to gloat? That old hag Kiel was already here to stab salt in my wound. But just wait, the Aetherblades will remove that stupid smile from her face.

Why did you do this?

You think I'd tell you? And I didn't tell Kiel either, which made her mad. If I were you, I'd keep my eyes to the sky if you know what's good for you.

I will. We'll be ready.

I have no thing to say to you.

Gallery

Screenshots

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  Mai Trin in Lion's Arch

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  Mai Trin and Horrik.

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  Mai Trin and Ankka watching Aurene fly by in the Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons expansion trailer.

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  Mai Trin overseeing the flight of the Aetherblade Armada in the Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons Gameplay Features trailer.

Concept art

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  Aetherblade Retreat loading screen with Mai Trin.

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  Horrik and Mai Trin action frame concept art in The Nightmare Incarnate.

Miscellaneous

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  Sky Pirates promotion of Mai Trin.

Related achievements

• Sky Pirates: Tassi Master — Use the Tassi box to scan 11 potential suspects, primary or otherwise. (1)
• Sky Pirates: No More Secrets (2013) — It's time to confront the criminal behind the effigy incident. Return to the Lion's Arch crime scene. (5)
• Sky Pirates: Cornered, Caught, Collared (2013) — You tracked down and subdued the criminal at large. The Lionguard will take it from here. (2)
• Sky Pirates: Questions for Mai — Ask Kiel about Mai Trin's interrogation. (5)
• Chuka and Champawat III: Tigris: Cat's Grace — Defeat Captain Mai Trin in her fractal.
• HOPE III: Prototype: Aetherized Capacitor — A reactor component looted from the chest at the end of the Captain Mai Trin Boss Fractal.
• Quip I: The Experimental Pistol: Birding with Mai Trin — Throw a Jar of Harpy Pheromones at Mai Trin in her boss fractal.
• Sunrise III: Dawn: Stormlight — Use the Illuminator to capture the light after killing Mai Trin in her boss fractal.
• The Flameseeker Prophecies I: The Experimental Shield: Mai Trin — Bring an Anthology of Villains to the defeat of Mai Trin in her boss fractal.
• The Minstrel III: The Bard: Ode to Mai Trin — Perform the Minstrel's Song after defeating Mai Trin in her boss Fractal.
• The Predator I: The Experimental Rifle: Mai Trin Airship Weapons Manual — Weapon manual for Mai Trin's airship obtained from Mai Trin's chest after defeating her in her boss fractal.
• Twilight I: The Experimental Nightsword: Aetherblade's Downfall — Experience the end of the Mai Trin in the Fractals of the Mists, and loot this from her chest.
• End of Dragons: Aetherblade Hideout — Complete the Aetherblade Hideout Strike Mission. (5)
• End of Dragons: Act 1: Bloodhound — Hunt down every lead in the Aetherblade investigation. (3)
• End of Dragons: Act 1: Derring-Do — Defeat the chapter boss without being downed. (1)
• End of Dragons: Act 1: Intervention — Take out the chapter boss in the alloted time. (1)
• End of Dragons: Act 2: Got Her Back — Keep Mai from being interrupted by jade guard mechs while she's disabling security. (1)
• End of Dragons: Act 2: Mai Goodness — Find all files, logs, and other clues to learn about Mai Trin's time with Xunlai Jade. (1)

Notes

• Mai Trin is one of the possible land transformations from the Endless Fractal Tonic.

Trivia

• Mai Trin was originally voiced by Rachel Robinson. Since Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons, she is voiced by Kelly Hu.
• She wields Bonetti's Rapier and an Aetherized Pistol. She wears an Inquest Guise, Aetherblade Medium Shoulderpads, Aetherblade Medium Armguards, Aetherblade Medium Leggings and Heritage Boots.
  • During Ceremony and Acrimony as well as Every Piece Matters, she wore a Scout's Coat, Ascalonian Sentry Shoulderguards, Scout's Gloves, Aetherblade Medium Leggings and Privateer Boots.
• Mai is a Japanese given name typically meaning "dance". It is also a Chinese name meaning "ocean" or "elegance".
• During The Future in Jade you get to visit Mai's apartment where she has a number of cats, each named after a deceased Aetherblade: Horrik is from the Sky Pirates story chapter and Captain Mai Trin Boss Fractal. Stormsplit, Tarron and Zonn are elite Aetherblades that assist Mai in her Boss fractal on higher tiers. Sparki and Slick are twin mini-bosses in the Twilight Arbor's Aetherpath, along with Spur who is the foreman there.

See also

• Aetherblades
• Scarlet's Alliance

Associated items

• Mini Mai Trin
• Endless Fractal Tonic
• Endless Fallen Aetherblade Captain Combat Tonic