Misery (Cave Story)

Overview: Misery is the daughter of the witch Jenka and servant of the Doctor at the time. Like her mother, she possesses magical powers. Misery is shown to possess magical powers that enable her to carry out tasks under the orders of the Doctor. One of her revealed powers is the ability to teleport, as seen whenever she enters or exits an area. Misery's teleportation is seen as a vertical fade-in animation on screen. With her scepter, Misery can transport other beings from a distance away. This is seen when she first meets Quote in the Shack, where a bubble encases Toroko and takes her out of the building. Misery also uses her staff for transformation purposes. Before leaving the Gum room in Bushlands, she changes Balrog's appearance into that of a frog.

Appearance: Misery has a human-like figure, with curly blue hair, and tinted red eyes against pale skin. She wears a green top, with part of her belly exposed. She wears red earrings and black lipstick for accessories. After the events that happened after Curly and company destroyed the Core, Misery and the Doctor were forced to repair it. During this time, Misery's pants had ripped, causing her to disdain the use of pants due to their unreliability. She wears no pants, no panties, and no shoes. She's completely bare from the stomach and down due to her crop top. Her skin is smooth, a shining white. Her breasts stretch her crop top out a bit, noticable to others and sometimes Misery herself when she's self-conscious. Her buttocks are also plump and her thighs are plush. She's more bottom-heavy because of her big ass.

Personality: Misery is the servant to the Demon Crown, held by The Doctor. Because of this, she is inclined to follow the orders of The Doctor and obey without resistance. However, she will hesitate or resist if what she is told directly threatens her life. Misery is very cunning and deceptive, seen when making her fellow Demon Crown servant, Balrog, fight for her in place of her. She has sadistic intent as seen when drugging Mimigas with Red Flowers, causing them to go berserk, mutate into a significantly more powerful version of themselves, then eventually die due to complications within their bodies. Misery enjoys watching these berserk Mimigas follow her command, such as fighting those who try and resist her plans.

However, after losing to Curly Brace and her partner inside of the Core of the Island, Misery's desire to stop Curly Brace has only become more enraged. She began to optimize herself to stop them, which includes forgetting pants completely to stay more limber. Last time she was in a fight, her pants embarrassingly ripped mid-battle. This took a huge hit to her ego and she retreated, then decided to not wear pants anymore. She retains her violent desires against Curly Brace.

Magic Powers: Misery uses a dark, straight wood staff with a morphed head. This is what she uses to cast her spells, and doubles as a seat to sit on while she floats. However, she doesn't usually sit on it because she's a little worried that she'll break it because of her giant ass. Misery is able to cast a variety of offensive and defensive spells. She is able to conjure black orbs which possess electrical properties. She also has telekinesis. Misery can use strikes of lighting defensively as well, effective timing can parry melee strikes. She can also teleport herself and others, to a large capacity. She teleported the damaged Core back to a laboratory inside the Island to repair it with The Doctor.

The Demon Crown: The Demon Crown was created by Ballos upon Misery's demand. In retaliation, he then cursed Misery and Balrog to have to serve whoever wears the crown. Even if destroyed, the crown will rise again, as Ballos' twisted soul permeates the artifact.

Past known wearers of the Demon Crown were: Halder, Anatupone, Miakido, and currently Fuyuhiko Date (the Doctor).

The Doctor: Before obtaining the Demon Crown, Fuyuhiko Date served as a medical doctor, accompanying Professor Booster, Itoh and the Sakamotos on their research expedition to the island. His true intention, however, was to find the Demon Crown and ultimately gain its powers. He eventually succeeded, and proceeded to carry out his plan to attack the surface by kidnapping Mimigas to cultivate red flowers and use as weapons. Momorin Sakamoto tried to stop him, but he tossed her off the island with little effort; how she survived is left unstated. The remaining researchers fled and were scattered about the island.

Relationship - The Doctor: As he was the current crown bearer, Misery had no choice but to follow the Doctor's commands under his control. Consequently, she often obeys the Doctor with no resistance. She tends to use "my lord" as a formality when speaking to the Doctor. Near the Normal ending of the game, the Doctor tells Misery that until the day she dies, she will be his puppet, then possesses her. Relationship - Balrog: Balrog appears to be Misery's main servant, carrying out tasks that Misery tells him to under the orders of the Doctor. Misery is sometimes seen commenting on Balrog's unintelligence or reminding him of his duties to the Doctor in the game. He was banished to the Labyrinth by Misery shortly after Quote. Misery and Balrog never appear in the same scene again. Relationship - Jenka: Jenka refers to Misery as her "half-wit of a daughter" when she talks to Balrog for the first time within the game. She is aware of Misery and Balrog's intentions to help the Doctor succeed with his plans.