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{{samename|{{p|Whismur}} owned by [[Zinnia]]|Zinnia#Aster|Zinnia → Aster}}
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{{CharInfobox
|color={{dragon color}}
|corecolor={{dragon color light}}
|bordercolor={{dragon color dark}}
|name=Aster
|jname=シガナ
|tmname=Shigana
|text=white
|image=None.png
|caption=
|gender=Female
|region=[[Hoenn]]<br>[[Johto]] ([[Pokémon Adventures|Adventures]])
|trainerclass=Lorekeeper
|hometown=[[Meteor Village]] ([[Pokémon Adventures|Adventures]])
|game=yes
|generation={{gen|VI}}
|games={{pkmn|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}
|team=no
|footnotes=}}

'''Aster''' (Japanese: '''シガナ''' ''Shigana'') is a character mentioned in {{pkmn|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}. She is never seen throughout either game and is implied to be deceased.

==In the core series games==
Aster is first mentioned at the beginning of the [[Delta Episode]] by [[Zinnia]], who swears to Aster that she will protect the world from an incoming [[Grand Meteor Delta|meteoroid]].

Near the end of the Delta Episode, Zinnia reveals to the {{player}} that she and Aster used to be together all the time before the latter was lost. 

==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
===={{MangaArc|Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire}}====
Aster debuts in this chapter. She was one of the [[Draconid people|Draconids]] and was given the title of Lorekeeper due to possessing special powers. She had also befriended {{DL|Super-ancient Pokémon (Adventures)|Rayquaza}}, the Legendary Pokémon revered by the Draconids, and was the only known member of the clan to have permission to ride on top of it.

When the [[Devon Corporation]] came to the [[Embedded Tower]] in hopes of capturing Rayquaza so that the [[Pokémon Association]] could study it, Aster fought alongside Rayquaza in order to stop them. Though the battle went unseen, Rayquaza was successfully captured and taken away along with several Key Stones that Aster had collected. When Zinnia arrived at the tower, she found the area in flames and that Aster had died during the battle. Traumatized by Aster's death, Zinnia began to cry so much that her voice eventually gave out. She also took a partially burnt cloak belonging to Aster as a memento.

With Aster dead, the title of Lorekeeper was passed down to Zinnia. Despite this, some Draconids were opposed to Zinnia becoming the next Lorekeeper, as she was not as strong as Aster and did not possess the abilities needed to stop the [[Grand Meteor Delta|meteoroid]] that was foreseen to crash into the planet.

====Pokémon====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Aster
|pkmn=Noivern
|type1=Flying
|type2=Dragon
|img=Aster Noivern Adventures.png
|epnum=PS615
|epname=PS615
|desc={{p|Noivern}} is Aster's only known Pokémon. It was first seen helping Zinnia battle against {{adv|Ruby}} and {{adv|Sapphire}} in order to convince Rayquaza to join Zinnia's side. Sensing the lingering presence of Aster on top of Noivern, Rayquaza was attracted towards Noivern, who led it away from Ruby and Sapphire so that Zinnia could talk to Rayquaza alone.

Noivern's only known move is {{m|Boomburst}}.}}

=====Befriended=====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Aster
|pkmn=Rayquaza
|type1=Dragon
|type2=Flying
|img=Rayquaza Adventures.png
|epnum=PS258
|epname=Rayquaza Redemption I
|main=Super-ancient Pokémon (Adventures)
|main_section=Rayquaza
|desc={{p|Rayquaza}} is an ancient Legendary Pokémon revered by the Draconid people. In the past, Aster befriended Rayquaza and was the only known Draconid that was allowed to ride on top of its head.}}

==Trivia==
*According to an interview with [[Shigeru Ohmori]] in the June 2015 issue of Nintendo Dream, Aster was a person with special powers who held the position of Lorekeeper before Zinnia,<ref>[https://archive.vn/1flQ4 Scans of interview in Nintendo Dream June 2015 (Archived)]</ref> much like Aster in Pokémon Adventures.

==Names==
{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{dragon color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{dragon color dark}}"
|-
!Language
!Name
!Origin
|- style="background: #FFF;"
| Japanese
| シガナ ''Shigana''
| From 此岸 ''shigan'' (mortal world; literally means ''this shore'')
|- style="background: #FFF;"
| English
| Aster
| From ''{{wp|Aster (genus)|Aster}}''. Starts with the letter 'A' to contrast with the letter 'Z' in ''Zinnia''.
|- style="background: #FFF;"
| French
| Marie-Lise
| From ''Amaryllis'' (Zinnia)
|- style="background: #FFF;"
| German
| Avelina
| From ''aveline'' (French for {{wp|hazelnut}})
|- style="background: #FFF;"
| Italian
| Siryl
| {{wp|Palindrome}} of ''Lyris'' (Zinnia)
|- style="background: #FFF;"
| Spanish
| Felicia
| From the plant genus ''{{wp|Felicia (genus)|Felicia}}'' and the name ''{{wp|Felicia}}'', meaning happy
|- style="background: #FFF;"
| Korean
| 치아나 ''Chiana''
| From 피아나 ''Piana'' (Zinnia) and 차안 (此岸) ''cha'an'', mortal realm
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| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan}})
|
| -->
|- style="background: #FFF"
| Vietnamese
| Shigana
| Transcription of her Japanese name
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire characters]]
[[Category:Female characters]]
[[Category:Pokémon Adventures characters]]
[[Category:Dragon-type Trainers]]
[[Category:Trainers who use Mega Evolution]]

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