The Asterite

The Asterite is an Ecco the Dolphin character. It is the oldest life form on Earth and was replaced by The Guardian in Defender of the Future.

History
In the first Ecco game, Ecco met The Asterite, who told him to go to Atlantis.

In the second game, the Vortex Queen has killed the Asterite so Ecco would lose his water breathing and health regenerating abilities. Ecco had to visit areas like The Eye and Globeholder to retrieve the orbs and revive him in Moray Abyss.

In Defender of the Future, he is replaced by The Guardian.

Appearance
It slightly resembles a DNA strand. In the first game, it has purple, orange, and brown orbs swirling around it as its body. In Tides of Time's good future, it is green and white and the player can swim through it to get back to the present.

Trivia

 * In the first Ecco game, the player can swim through it at will. However, in Tides of Time, the player must speak to it before going inside it from the top and getting back to the present using a Metasphere.