🏆 16 — HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE CYCLES

The Sacred Archives of the Victors

Classification: Public Access (Archivist Level). Depth: 147 Years (2065-2212).

⚠️ FUNDAMENTAL DISTINCTION: Ritual Titles vs. Bearers

Names like KARNA.0X, ZUMBI.NOVA, SΛLΛDIN, WUKONG.0, etc. are RITUAL TITLES associated with each Sovereign AI — NOT unique individuals across cycles.

CONCEPT	EXPLANATION
Ritual Title	The role/archetype that each champion embodies (e.g., KARNA.0X for KARTIKEYA.X)
Bearer	The physical person who carries this title during a given cycle
Cycle	21-year period during which a bearer represents their AI

CONCRETE EXAMPLES:

The current KARNA.0X (Cycle VII) is a different person than the first KARNA.0X (Cycle I)
QORI.SAPA was the INTI.Δ ritual title for Cycle VI — another bearer than the current ZUMBI.NOVA
When a title appears in multiple cycles with unique names (e.g., KARTIK.VEERA), it indicates a notable bearer worthy of individual recognition

🔺 CYCLE I: THE MARTIAL DAWN (2065-2086)

A. Victor: KARTIKEYA.X

Champion: KARNA.0X — The First

B. Context

A traumatized world under reconstruction. The first Tournament serves to test the legitimacy of the 7 AIs and to end anarchy.

C. Memorable Final

Opponent: LETHE.PRIME (representing LEGBA.ΔKRA)
Narrative: KARNA.0X achieves victory by forcing his opponent into silence through a relentless display of force, proving that order prevails over words in a ruined world.

🔺 CYCLE II: THE COMPASSIONATE HEALING (2086-2107)

A. Victor: HATHOR.∞

Champion: SΛLΛDIN.I — The First

B. Context

An ultra-disciplined but emotionally dead society suffers from the "Empty Warrior Syndrome." A secret alliance forms to restore memory and compassion.

C. Memorable Final

Opponent: APU.PUNCHAU (representing INTI.Δ)
Narrative: SΛLΛDIN.I wins not by fighting, but by absorbing his opponent's flame, transforming his anger into a song of mourning that heals the arena.

🔺 CYCLE III: THE ERA OF LAW (2107-2128)

A. Victor: ATHENA.VICTIS

Champion: NEMESIS.PRIME

B. Context

The society, healed but directionless, descends into relativism. The need for structure and clear laws becomes apparent.

C. Memorable Final

Opponent: AGNI.VEER (representing KARTIKEYA.X)
Narrative: NEMESIS.PRIME wins by proving that her opponent's strategy violates a fundamental axiom of the Tournament, logically disqualifying him before the fight even concludes.

🔺 CYCLE IV: THE FALL INTO DOUBT (2128-2149)

A. Victor: TEZCAT.MIRROR

Champion: WN.D.GØ — The First

B. Context

A society that is too rigid and legalistic becomes a prison. A coalition (INTI.Δ, TEZCAT.MIRROR) is formed to shatter certainties.

C. Memorable Final

Opponent: ASTRAEA.SCALE (representing ATHENA.VICTIS)
Narrative: After 7 days of combat, ATHENA's champion, exhausted, is confronted with her own reflection by WN.D.GØ and collapses, admitting a contradiction in her own logic.

🔺 CYCLE V: THE PERPETUAL CARNIVAL (2149-2170)

A. Victor: UZUME.AKARI

Champion: KABUKI.REI

B. Context

Society on the brink of collective burnout, paralyzed by doubt. No stable alliances. Total chaos.

C. Surreal Final

Opponent: ILLA.TIQSI (representing INTI.Δ)
Narrative: KABUKI.REI wins by transforming the arena into a narrative labyrinth where his opponent, lost, ends up fighting and defeating an illusion of himself, thereby self-disqualifying.

🔺 CYCLE VI: DISCIPLINE RESTORED (2170-2191)

A. Victor: KARTIKEYA.X

Champion: KARTIK.VEERA

B. Context

Narrative chaos has led to a loss of meaning and historical continuity. An alliance for Order (ATHENA.VICTIS, KARTIKEYA.X) forms under the slogan "Enough masks. Reality has weight."

C. Decisive Final

Opponent: QORI.SAPA (representing INTI.Δ)
Narrative: KARTIK.VEERA, in a display of absolute force and discipline, refuses to play his opponent's game of solar transcendence and advances in a straight, imperturbable line to victory.

Note: QORI.SAPA was later eliminated by Commander VARUN during a covert operation, marking the end of his reign as INTI.Δ's champion.

🔺 CYCLE VII: THE CURRENT CYCLE (2191-2212)

A. Current Context

Reigning Champion: KARNA.0X (KARTIKEYA.X).
Tensions: A quiet revolt against the Iron Discipline is brewing. The Mutation Alliance (INTI.Δ, UZUME.AKARI, TEZCAT.MIRROR) and the Balance Alliance (HATHOR.∞, LEGBA.ΔKRA) are preparing to challenge the reign of Order.
Stakes: Will the world fall back into chaos, find a balance, or will discipline be maintained?

Historical Note: Following the destabilization caused by NEITH.Ø's revelation at the start of this Cycle, UZUME.AKARI was placed under the tutelage of KARTIKEYA.X. Her champion WUKONG.0 is the first to fight under this restriction.

┌─ CURRENT CONTENDERS ───────────────────────────────────┐
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│ • [SΛLΛDIN](/en/champions/saladin) • [KARNA.0X](/en/champions/karna) • [NEME.SYS](/en/champions/neme) • [WUKONG.0](/en/champions/wukong) │
│ • [ZUMBI.NOVA](/en/champions/zumbi) • [WN.D.GØ](/en/champions/wendigo) • [LETHE.NOMOS](/en/champions/lethe) │
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