Character ages, or Maria and Regius are really bloody old

[Zyrusticae]

So someone posted this age list on /pso2g/:

16: Claris, Sara, Uruk, Theodore, Afin
17: Reda, Patty, Tea
18: Melitta, Shiina, Matoi
21: Ohza, Marlu
22: Fourie
23: Echo
24: Brigitta, Zeno, Light
25: Huey
27: Rojio
28: Gettemhart, Kloto
30: Kasra
35: Aki
36: Hilda
52: Jan
70: Maria
73: Regius

Hmmm, two of my characters are older than half the cast. What a strange feeling.

And goddamn, Maria and Regius are fucking ancient. We knew this already, of course, but actually seeing that they're both over 70 really hits it home.

Clarice and Afin seem to suffer from "eternal loli/shota" syndrome. They really do not look their age, especially next to the other three within their age bracket.

I guess I don't need to be as hard on Theodore knowing the guy is just 16 years old(?!) and waaay out of his depth. Poor bastard.

So, yeah. ARKs apparently have a really low age requirement and will readily thrust 16-year-olds into the thick of chaotic battle after a little hazing in Nab Forest. What an odd paramilitary organization.

[Reiketsu]

lol, Claris is 16?
Her body got stuck at 11 and her mental state at 5... I guess when you add that together you get 16, hmm...

[Galax]

By contrast, Spartans - who actually existed - were said to start training their kids to be soldiers at age 7. Look how they turned out.

There's nothing wrong with training at a young age - it's that many more years you have behind you for self defense and winning fights. And of course, with such a huge fleet, you need as many soldiers as possible - so naturally the Arks take you on as soon as they reasonably can. Pretty sure it's more about willingness and ability than it is about age.

[Zyrusticae]

On the flipside, this probably means the age of consent on Oracle is 16 years old as well. (Not that anyone really cares about that... heh.)

The more interesting thing is that this means that every player character is canonically a minimum of 16 years old, including all the tiny 4'6" lolis and shotas running around at any given point in time. Anyone younger is still going to be in the ARKS Academy.

I don't know what they're putting in their food, but damn, growth in the ARKS fleet is pretty stunted for a lot of people, eh?

[Resanoca]

Fan speculation? lol

[Gardios]

Light is 24? Oh my, looks like there's no hope for Afin to stop being a wuss when he grows up.

[Shirai]

How sure are you that this is actually even accurate?
I've seen various different ages on message board sites...some that even say that Claris is 14, lol.

It's most likely just fans

[Meyfei]

Pretty sure it's more about willingness and ability than it is about age.

So... There is no retirement?

Well Jean, looks like you're hanging around till the end!

How sure are you that this is actually even accurate?
I've seen various different ages on message board sites...some that even say that Claris is 14, lol.

It's most likely just fans

I think it's a pretty fun idea of picking out ages xD even if they may not be accurate. I wonder how old Koffie is...

[Galax]

So... There is no retirement?

No, I didn't say that. If you're no longer willing, and getting on in your years, I daresay they'd allow you to retire unless they couldn't afford to lose anyone at a given time - in which case anyone capable of lifting a blade, gun, or magic instrument would be up and on the front lines, because they'd probably be fighting off an invasion.

Other than that, though, I see no reason an old soldier can't say he's getting too old for this shit.

[Zyrusticae]

How sure are you that this is actually even accurate?
I've seen various different ages on message board sites...some that even say that Claris is 14, lol.

It's most likely just fans

The numbers are probably from this.

There are some curious omissions there... Lisa being the most notable one. I wonder what the deal is with her?