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Magic: The Gathering set,
Kaldheim, from the art to the collabs with metal artists (like my personal fave Lacuna Coil), but also the fact that we are getting two new planeswalkers one of which is Niko Aris, one of the first explicitly non-binary characters in the series.
Designers Katie Allison (game designer), Chris Mooney (game designer), Allison Steele (digital product manager), and Lake Hurwitz (principal concept artist) explained that Niko is from Plane of Theros and was a star figure there. During the events of
Theros Beyond Death, Klothys, the god of destiny, sent out agents to stop people who attempted to defy their destiny.
Magic: The Gathering Reveals First Non-Binary Planeswalker Niko Aris
Kaldheim, will introduce the card game’s first-ever non-binary Planeswalker, Wizards of the Coast has confirmed.
Announcing the news earlier this week in a lengthy blog post exploring the origins of Niko Aris, the developer dives headfirst into the character’s history and how they ultimately wound up far from home in a strange new land. A native from the Greek mythology-inspired realm of Theros, Niko, like many of their people, is pursued by agents of Klothys, God of Destiny for circumventing their fate. Preordained to become a renowned athlete, Niko escapes the chains of destiny and is forced to flee their homeworld in the process, ultimately ending up on the aforementioned Kaldheim.