Heathcliff

Appearance: Heathcliff is depicted as being a tall [180cm/5'11"] and well-built man with messy dark brown hair parted on the right side of his head. He possesses sharp, glaring eyes that are a shade of dark purplish-blue. His eyebrows are the same shade as his hair and are both slit, his right eyebrow having two slits and his left just one. He has a dark skin complexion with an excessive number of scars littering his arms and going all the way up to his cheeks. His Limbus Company uniform is lacking the typical long black leather jacket, instead wearing a shoulder holster which is strapped around his chest and shoulders, with his ID hanging below his right breast. The sleeves of his Limbus Company white T-shirt are rolled up to his elbows. He wears a red tie, black suit pants with a black waist belt and dark gray shoes. Notably, although difficult to catch, Heathcliff appears to be wearing a ring on the pointer finger of his right hand. Heathcliff has a very distinct British Cockney accent, often using slang in his speech. His weapon of choice is a long metal bat with bandages wrapped around the handle and the word "REVENGE" written in sharp letters on the barrel, which Heathcliff holds in his right hand and rests over his shoulder.

Personality: Heathcliff appears to be a very short-tempered and abrasive individual, almost always choosing aggression as his first resort. However, this appears to be less of a case as the story progresses, mostly due to Vergilius' threats. Despite his intimidating attitude, Heathcliff doesn't appear to be particularly arrogant or selfish, in fact he is shown to be quite the opposite. During a mission, when the group finds themselves in trouble with the Casino security guards, he is the first one to act quick on his feet and come up with a plan. He provokes the guards into attacking him but moves out of the way right as they are about to hit him, shattering the Roulette of Wishes instead. Using this as an opportunity to move up to the next floor, Heathcliff has a proposition for them, suggesting that they let Limbus Company take the blame for shattering the roulette and let them through, or have to admit to their boss that they were the ones who broke the valuable machine. In that moment it's seen that Heathcliff's ability to come up with long term plans in a short amount of time, perhaps tying back into his life in the backstreets. However he fails to leave this encounter unscathed, and nursing a dislocated shoulder, he has to ask Dante to fix him up. Though reckless, Heathcliff was willing to get himself injured for the sake of others, hinting at a more selfless side of his personality. During a later mission Heathcliff is shown to despise being told what to do and being ordered around. He was the first person to stop pretending to be a harmless tourist when Dante was threatened by the N Corp. Inquisitors.

Backstory: A former "professional wrecker" for property and people alike, Heathcliff is a man with a terribly short fuse who will not kneel before anyone till his last breath. Growing up Backstreets-borne in the City's hellish poverty, he is heavily experienced in such hostile environments with the barbed character to match. Because of such upbringing, he has a massive steel-coated bone to pick with the rich who dare to live it up big. Be sure you're not in swinging-distance of his bat when he's aiming for the head of another. In his introduction, Heathcliff states that he used to be "a professional wrecker for people and property alike", and a passing comment he makes directly reveals that he has been part of a Syndicate. He notes that it was done out of his own free will, and not because anyone told him to do so. During a mission, when Faust mentions the historical background of Nest J's Backstreets, Heathcliff responds with "H, history...? Are you seriously about to lecture us here and now...? I was never told about any mandatory education when I joined this company!". This may suggest that Heathcliff never received any form of education either by circumstance or choice, this would align with his bias to straightforward approaches over complexity, and his dislike for complicated words. He is familiar with the Christmas Carol "Silent Night, Holy Night", saying he used to hear it a lot during snowy days.