Aries

Prince Aries of Capricorn is one of the main six characters in Spylights. He is the heir to the throne of the shining kingdom of Capricorn and the twin brother of Virgo. Aries has been deeply in love with Navi Callisto since childhood and known for being overprotective and possessive of her.

History
The planets of Taurus and Capricorn have always worked closely together. The Callistos are fond of the royal family and vice versa. Much of Capricorn's current security measures were provided by Navi's family. Aries and Navi met at an early age when a young Navi Callisto was brought alongside her parents on a mission to defend Capricorn from Pluto. Navi was too young at the time to be without supervision, hence the reason she accompanied them. Despite this, Navi ended up saving the day and ever since, she's had a close relationship with both Aries and Virgo.

Aries was born a few Capricornian minutes (about 43 seconds Earth time) before his sister Virgo, meaning that he is technically the heir to the throne of Capricorn since he is a little bit older. The twins were very fortunate in that their parents raised them the same, never viewing Virgo as less than her brother despite their drastically different skill levels. However, due to the fact that Aries is the heir and will one day rule Capricorn and the Zodiac Galaxy as a whole, his parents have taken extra care to make sure Aries will be in shape to rule someday. Strict rules were enforced with Aries as well as long lessons and hours spent learning how to be a good king. While Virgo tends to be a lot more laid back when it comes to law and order in the kingdom, Aries, wishing to set a good example and prove himself a worthy leader, chooses not to engage in his sister's antics, even if they do involve Navi. Aries has become accustomed to always putting on a show, pretending to be the perfect prince at all times of day. In reality though, he has struggled for years with self worth and seeing himself as an effective and valuable leader.

Personality
On the surface, Aries appears to be the ideal Prince Charming. He’s handsome, polite, and respectable. He has a whole fan club of girls in his kingdom who adore him and attend all of his Unicorn Jousting Tournaments as well as any balls the kingdom holds. However, while Aries is determined to present himself as the perfect prince, under the surface, it is quite the opposite. Aries is an obsessive, controlling personality which likely was formed due to his strict upbringing. Unlike his sister Virgo, Aries is extremely high strung and takes everything to the extreme. Because of this, he is a highly emotional young man who has difficulty managing his moods effectively, particularly his anger. Because of this, people who are closer in proximity to Aries and who work within the confines of the castle know that Aries is quick to react with anger and that his presented exterior of a well behaved and noble prince is all an act.

One such person who knows who Aries really is beneath all the crowns and titles, is the one and only Navi Callisto. Navi has been the subject of Aries’ affection since they were around 300 years old. Aries is hopelessly in love with the super spy, despite Navi trying as best she can to stay as far away from Aries as possible, a difficult task seeing as how Virgo and Navi have been close friends since they met.

Aries does have his redeeming qualities. While his love for Navi is questionable and whether or not he has any genuine respect for her is a mystery, he does value her noticeably more than anybody else. He refuses to pay attention to any of the other girls who would willingly throw themselves at his feet, believing fully that he and Navi were destined to be together. There is a sense of protectiveness he feels towards her that he previously only held for his sister, Virgo.

Appearance
Aries is a very handsome young man who is a few inches taller than Navi and a little taller than Link. He has very chiseled features and a sharp jawline and is meant to be traditionally handsome by society’s standards. Navi describes Aries’ appearance as “intoxicating to some degree” as once you lay eyes on him, it’s hard to take them off. He has an athletic body and large muscles due to long hours spent sword fighting and unicorn jousting. He has a devilish smile that often makes Navi smile when she’s in his presence. Aries and his twin sister share many of the same physical attributes. They both have tawny brown hair and bright, neon blue eyes. Aries’ hair is styled on top of his head, with the hair hanging out over his forehead which, according to Link, gives his eyes “an unpleasant shadowy effect”.

When not dressed in his formal, prince attire, Aries dresses in a rugged looking dark grey shirt with ripped sleeves and a ripped collar. He wears dark, bell bottom style jeans with black Converse. Occasionally, he dons a deep, magenta cape that is meant to symbolize is status as well as his attachment to Navi who is often associated with the color purple. Despite him and Virgo having opposite viewpoints on their royal status and how to uphold it, he does wholeheartedly agree with her that the clothes are definitely the worst part. Therefore, he participates in Virgo's more "casual wardrobe" tendencies himself.

Navi Callisto
Aries and Navi’s past remains a mystery for most of the series. The relationship between these two is in many ways, toxic for both parties. On the one hand, Aries is an emotionally abusive and difficult person to forge any type of personal relationship with. His desire for Navi is based mostly only on a physical level, which in turn, causes him to view Navi as more of a possession to him than another person with value. During their brief fling, Aries supposedly cheated on Navi several times with other girls, however this seems to have had little effect on Navi. Navi as well, only wants Aries due to her physical attraction to him. She loathes him as a person and knows that he does not respect her the way she deserves to be. But her own need to feel wanted and need for some sort of affection from somebody, even if it is empty, drives her back to Aries time and time again. Aries is extremely possessive of Navi and his love for her stunts his humanity as he is determined to get rid of anything that gets in between them. Aries always finds a way to charm his way back into Navi’s life and get her to do what he wants, even if she, in her right mind, would never go along with it. Although he acts like Navi’s repeated rejections don’t affect him, he lingers on them constantly and has mental breakdowns as a result of the pain of loving somebody who will never love him back. Navi’s resentment towards him does hurt him, further emphasizing how each party is a cause of pain to the other person. Nevertheless, there does appear to be some form of care between them both, even if they have difficulty expressing it. For example, Navi does not blindly go along with the things Aries wants, but chooses to help him because she cares about him. Navi appears to be the only person besides Virgo who Aries will listen to. He tries times and time again to get over her but his feelings for her prove to be too strong to let go of, alluding to the fact that deep down, he does care for her.

Virgo
Virgo is Aries twin sister though he is a few minutes older than she is making him the true heir to the throne of Capricorn. The two could not be more different, despite their obvious similarities in appearance. Virgo is a laid back, brutally honest person who wears her heart on her sleeve. She is a go with the flow type of person who doesn’t have a care in the world. Aries is a high strung, emotional person who constantly acts on impulse. Both of them have a destructive nature, albeit in different ways. Aries is emotionally destructive while Virgo, much like Navi, just likes destroying stuff for mindless entertainment. Virgo has always been aware that Aries is somewhat of a jerk and regularly reminds him of this fact. She knows how to push Aries’ buttons and does so constantly to deflate his ego. Although she knows that Aries is a bit of a mess, she does care about Aries deeply and can see how his toxic relationship with Navi has hurt him over the years.

Aries does not feel genuine love and care for many people but Virgo has always been the exception to this. In many ways, Aries views Virgo as his other half. He wants to protect her but also tries to keep her in line. Virgo also instills in Aries a sense of calm that nobody else can quite manage. They have an unspoken connection to each other and are deeply important and special to each other.

Link Cornell
Aries has had a rich history with all of the boys who have entered Navi’s life. Navi, being a rather large boy magnet, garners a lot of attention from boys wherever she goes. Coming as a shock to nobody, this has caused Aries to view any boy in Navi’s life as a threat to their love. So poor Link was already on Aries’ bad side before ever meeting the unpleasant prince. Link had a strong dislike for Aries due to the things that Navi communicated with him about Aries before meeting him for the first time.

Upon seeing him for the first time, immediately Link was annoyed with Aries’ arrogant nature and was off put by the fact that Aries appears to be everything Link isn’t: incredibly handsome, charming, good with girls, rich, and powerful. However, it is his treatment of Navi that bother him the most and is perhaps the biggest thing that divides the two and makes them enemies. Aries despises Link for being close to Navi and while Link sees Aries as everything that he isn’t, Aries actually sees it the other way and recognizes that Link is a genuinely good hearted and better person than he is. Though he would never admit it, he knows deep down that Link is perfect for Navi. However, to mask his insecurity, he constantly abuses Link and threatens to hurt him if he ever dares get in between him and Navi.

Trivia

 * The idea of twins with opposite genders is a reference to Dipper and Mabel Pines from Gravity Falls.
 * Amy intended for Aries to be an exaggerated version of "the clingy ex-boyfriend".
 * Aries serves as the antithesis of Link.