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Ring: Callisto, Albina, Rufo,Emile Benoit)

Callisto:Callisto is a man of towering height, whose body is composed of sleek, full-body prosthetics with a metallic textures on his torso and a gust-patterned, white shell on his leg and shoulders. He wears draped white robes with a gilded trim along their perimeter, silver-adorned white high-heels, and a large-brimmed hat featuring a litany of holes through its brim. His body, visible through a gap in his robes, reveals some of his innards through glass panes. His arms feature large gaps in their centers, with sharp claws at the end of his hands. He carries an art piece called Tibia, a massive sword composed of his own original corpus, which features several large pointed notches along its blade.

Beneath his wide-brimmed hat, his brain is partially exposed due to a failed attempt to utilize his brain in an art piece.

Personality Common of members of the Ring, Callisto shows an interest in the macabre and brutal when framed through a lens of artwork, taking a primary interest in the human corpus. During Ryōshū's time with the House of Spiders, he showed a caring side towards the woman, mentioning his wish for her to wield what he considered his prized creation upon its eventual completion. While he carries a constant strive to experience the most extreme of arts, he is shown to yearn for a discussion with somebody in the terms of art, even if it becomes a matter of pure taste.

Albina:Albina is a cold-looking woman made up of artistic white prosthetics. Her hair appears artificial, and is light gray in color with a smooth, straight cut done up in a high ponytail, resembling cables. Shapely lines run across each of her cheeks and several other places where human joints would lie. Her full-body prosthetic possesses gold highlights, and in other areas such as her thighs, neck, and chest, black machinery and wires are made visible, with both palms featuring a similar color. Her prosthetic body is humanoid, though is most unusual around the center, where the machinery is more akin to a human skeleton. Albina has heterochromia iridium, with her right eye being black and her left eye being white. Albina's prosthetic arms include a variety of medical equipment that can unfold from her forearms, including a massive pair of scissors, a hacksaw, various scalpels, a three-pronged claw, a pronged retractor, and a smaller pair of scissors.

Her iron maiden armor is white with large amounts of bright yellow and select golden highlights, as well as a faint iridescence. It takes the form of a heavy-looking full-body suit ending in a long dress, with spikes protruding from the lower half and a golden spiked headband. Chains hang down from either side of her headband, as well as from thick white bands clinging to her elbows. Her mask has sharp golden eyes painted on and two white spikes on each side. The armor is overall somewhat knightly in appearance.

She carries with her a greatsword named Fascia, featuring the same white and yellow palette as her outfit. It has a removable white panel on its side, that, when removed, reveals a dark, skeletal frame with an interior made up of viscera and ribs. Said viscera is brighter in the area the panel typically covers.

Personality Albina is generally calm and soft-spoken with an obsessive interest in the arts, common of her associated Syndicate. She appears very fond of her weapon, Fascia, lovingly conversing with it, "feeding" it with the flesh of others, and growing concerned when it seems it might get damaged. This fascination of her weapon goes so far that she becomes willing to break imposed rules in the event she can allow it further time to shine, even while others on her side attempt to rein her in, and values its 'life' over her own.

Albina also has an overly honest manner of speaking and appears to struggle socially, with a desire to make 'friends' (a concept she equates with ingredients for Fascia) that she can't seem to manifest. Like with her artwork and thoughts of friendship, Albina becomes highly fixated on whatever catches her interest, and can't seem to pick up on or adapt to the feelings of other people in a conversation. Additionally, although Albina appears to possess more talent than her master, she greatly looks up to Callisto and hopes to surpass him one day.

Benoit:Benoît is an imposing figure draped in primarily white clothing, comprised of robes overlaid over a textured undershirt. Overtop her coat, she wears a boa made up of multiple animal furs and hides stitched together, consisting of the following from bottom left to bottom right: a piece of black striped orange fur; a white feathered wing with darker wings layered beneath; the scales of a blue reptile with spikes protruding; a portion of leopard print fur; a dark colored beast's hide with yellow claws protruding; and the tail feathers of a peacock. Emerging from her back are branching antlers with sharp tips, the ends of the antlers bleached with dark tips. The antlers are draped in colorful cloth with a pixelated texture. Benoît wears a fractured mask that resembles a deer skull, with the same antlers as the ones behind her back. The forehead of the mask features white ornamentation that extends down its front. Rather than typical human legs, she has dark legs with pale hooves.

While entering combat in her gallery, she utilizes an artwork consisting of an oversized pale snake head with rows of sallow teeth behind its massive fangs, large enough to crush Don Quixote in a single attack.

During her days teaching Ryōshū, Benoît wore a mask composed of and resembling a wolf.

Personality Émile Benoît is levelheaded, with an eye for aesthetic perfection based in the merging of beasts. She is highly esteemed among the Ring, with a wide body of Students ready to follow her order no matter the cost. Her mastery of art has garnered her immense popularity, even among outsiders unfamiliar with the Fauvist branch, shocked by the grotesque and fascinating nature of her artworks. Benoît is incredibly capable, with the abilities and organizational force able to harvest the eyes of a Second Kindred for her art, highlighting her success as an artist. Her utilization of her artwork extends to her combative abilities, making use of a massive snake-based piece as an extension of her arm. She has a particular fondness for the forms of beasts, and a recognized air of self-superiority in the subjective field of interpreting their most beautiful aspects.

Rufo:Rufo is a tall and well-built woman with straight, dark blue, hair, featuring lengthy sidelocks and three white feathers resting on the left side of her head. Her dark complexion is marked with white face paint under her blue eyes and along the bridge of her nose. She wears a dress shirt beneath a suit jacket, and ankle-length skirt, all in the Ring's signature white color. Her left arm and right leg are composed of a chimeric blend of various animals ― including a claw seemingly belonging to a bear, and a large, bird-like foot ― similar to other Fauvists. The seams between the different animals that make up each limb are covered in gold-trimmed strips of cloth decorated with snaking brushstrokes. Atop the left side of her waist hangs a set of polished teeth and blades. She has a large plume of fur for a tail, a white center silhouetted by a pale blue bunch of fur.

Rufo carries a stitched-together mask made of a white wolf, decorated with two separate pairs of horns. Its mouth is sealed shut by the same strips of cloth seen on her chimeric limbs.

Personality Rufo is a composed artist sharing sensibilities common of the Ring; somebody willing to reach extreme violence if it becomes necessary for her goals, yet still leaves room available for possible discussion. While she is given instructions to claim Ryōshū from Limbus Company, she initially attempts to do so through convincing the woman to depart on her own terms, before turning to force after being denied. While her view of art is refuted directly to her, she values the use of subjectivity in viewing art.

Pinky/Little:Jia/Kong Qiu,Zilu,Zigong,LEI HENG?!,shiomi yoru,ren)

Jia/Kong Qiu: Kong Qiu is a man of imposing stature, with long black hair tied up with an intricate gold hair ornament. He has a large scar on his right cheek. He wears an intricate black hanfu with red ornaments as a trim, with a red striped pattern down the front left section, beneath the woven rope acting as a sash. He wears a long coat as his uppermost layer, draping to the ground, overtop which is a red scarf with a snakeskin pattern. Beneath his robes, he wears a matching pair of pants and dark boots, which feature thick red laces fastened into a ribbon.

In combat, he wields a long staff that is decorated in talismans, with another layer of brown wrappings underneath.

Years prior to the events of Limbus Company, Kong Qiu wore his dark hair down. He did not wear any of the red accented clothing that he does now, rather opting for jet-black plain robes.

Personality Kong Qiu has a serious demeanor and strong, intimidating presence. He is a man used to violence, focusing on his goals and showing little emotion even in the face of attempted betrayal, as seen following Qingtao's and Shi Yihua's insubordination.

Underneath his steely exterior, he cares deeply for the wellbeing of people, especially those within Hongyuan. Despite having long carried a desire for revenge against the people of Daguanyuan for the role they played in the fall of the Kong Family, he expresses a desire to see Hongyuan improve and be led justly. Kong Qiu believes, when possible, in the importance of dialoguing with others to discern their character, often caring less about the meaning of their answers, but rather being interested in the feelings that motivate them.

When interacting with people he trusts, he displays a much more caring attitude. After understanding Hong Lu's kind temperament and his own desire for a better future for Hongyuan, Kong Qiu offers him and the Sinners his full support, protecting them during their descent to the Tiekan Temple. He is solicitous towards Hong Lu, even going as far as to refer to him as "little brother" at the climax of the story.

Zilu:Zilu is an imposing woman with dark hair and a bandaged face, wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat wrapped with cloth, two strands of which hang off the hat, ending in a bright yellow color. She wears a bulky gray and segmented scarf over a set of robes, a thick chain across her chest that holds a large greatsword sheathed in a canister on her back. Her arms are wrapped in the same cloth that covers her face, with her hands ending in sharp claws. Her multi-layered robes have a pattern of two yellow-eyed hares along the hem.

In Intervallo VI: Spring Cultivation, she is seen dressed more casually, with her face no longer bandaged. Blunt bangs cover her right eye. She wears dark robes with gray stripes over its sleeves, overtop a lighter gray hanfu folded over the left side of her chest. She has a set of cross-patterned dark straps visible beneath her robes. Her legs are visible, wearing thin leggings and tall-heeled shoes. The inner side of her robe is yellow. A small, white bunny pin sits on her left breast.

Personality Zilu is a quiet person, following orders closely without spending time on idle talk. She is highly professional, choosing to remind her companions of not speaking about important matters in front of enemies. She remains highly loyal to Jia Qiu, returning to his side immediately upon his arrival, unfazed by the death of Shi Yihua. Her loyalty extends so far as to willingly sacrifice herself for those her master trusts, even if for others she has no connection to.

Intervallo VI: Spring Cultivation reveals a more casual side of Zilu, where she speaks casually to others. She is shown to be sensitive, feeling guilt over the fact of having to tell Sinclair he will not be participating after the Sinner's excitement for creating a teaching regimen. She is also shown to be very sarcastic, asking the Sinners to consider how Meursault's lesson plan (being idle for a week without any orders) makes for a good Hierarch, and calling Zigong a slacker under her breath for leaving the entire 30-day lesson plans to her and Saude.

Zigong:Zigong is a woman with long black hair with several strands of red hair throughout, wrapped into a small bun atop her head secured by a gold hair ornament. She wears a dark hanfu that reach her ankles and dark armor on her torso and left bicep, the armpiece featuring a red band tied around it. Around her waist is a thick sash with a snakeskin patterning. Her robes split to reveal a white inside from the waist down, ending at her feet adorned in dark loafers.

She carries a gunbai with a patterning of flowers on the backside. The end of her gunbai appears to be charred.

Personality Zigong is a cryptic and cunning woman, choosing to respond to questions indirectly. Like her master, she values the price of information, speaking carefully and listening closely to others. She is highly perceptive, shown to be able to recognize the presence of a serpentine Heishou Pack member that her master was unaware of. Despite her intensive planning and wealth of knowledge, she recognizes her inability to account for everything in the formation of her plans, with enough humility to recognize how much more she has to learn. She frequently recites many of the teachings from her master when applicable. While Zigong is not seen fighting, Jia Qiu implies she is a very capable fighter, having planned on stalling the Thumb forces with her assisting him.[1] Nonetheless, she appears to prefer being away from the action, unlike Zilu.

LEI HENG?!(THIS OLD FART IS IN BOTH THUMB AND LITTLE FINGERS AT THE SAME TIME!):Lei Heng is an imposing man of strong build and tall stature, seemingly surpassing two meters. He has a tan complexion and brown eyes. He has slick black hair that reaches his shoulders, parted in the middle and partially tied back in a ponytail, and with a dyed golden strand on the left. Lei Heng sports some stubble, and is seen smoking a cigar.

Lei Heng dons an outfit of the Thumb, consisting of rose-red trousers, a matching jacket with four golden bars over his left lapel, over a brown shirt with an open collar and golden fastenings. Over his shoulders, he wears a long overcoat that matches his suit, and wears brown gloves. His suit jacket's sleeves and the lower half of the overcoat appear to have an ornate flower pattern printed on them. He carries a large dadao[1] that features exhaust pipes for the use of propellants, attached to his hip through an ammunition belt around his waist.

Personality As a high ranking member of the Thumb, Lei Heng has a nonchalant demeanor, being used to receiving respect and carrying no regard for those beneath him. He appears confident in his role and comfortable in most situations, talking to Ryōshū in a casual way despite her obvious dislike for him, going as far as to speak down to her, knowing full well the Sinner wouldn't be able to retaliate against someone like him.

shiomi yoru:Shiomi Yoru wears an ornate white kimono that conceals almost her entire body. The kimono is blue-accented, with several blue ribbons tied to her headwear, wrists, and obi. Her pale face is covered by a veil adorned with a flower pattern, which is also visible on the outfit's sleeves and hem. She wears white gloves and a long, uniquely-knotted rope that hangs from her neck to her waist. The Dihui Star's hair is black with blue streaks, falling past her shoulders.

She carries the Dihui Star's Blade, a dark blue ōdachi kept within a white-blue scabbard.

Beneath her veil, her face is similar to Ryōshū's, though with longer hair with strands of blue strewn about.

Personality Little is known of Shiomi Yoru's personality prior to her joining of the House of Spiders, though she is shown to be a woman deeply mourning her loss of autonomy, which was taken away when the task of raising Ryōshū was forced onto her. Antithetical to her role as a member of the Pinky, she found herself bound to the House of Spiders, stuck without the freedom she desired.

Despite her own misery, Yoru was without sympathy for Ryōshū, since the child's birth all through her adulthood, and the Sinner often remembers Yoru belittling her or even threatening her through her pet Saru or Araya. Similar to the other Nursefathers, Shiomi Yoru carried a level of specific expectations for Ryōshū, most prominently during her time at the House of Spiders. Among the group, however, Shiomi Yoru treated her with a particular level of contempt, as Ryōshū seemed to her as a reflection of herself, and a constant reminder of the freedom and autonomy that had been forcefully stripped away from her.

She carried a bitter resentment of her protégé, choosing to openly admonish her for her connection to Araya, which reminded Yoru of her own connection to Ryōshū, as a daughter which she saw as a living fetter. Despite her burning disgust for Ryōshū and what she signified, she understood her own failings as a person and mentor, which she drilled into Ryōshū as something to avoid down to making a pinky promise with her, expressing bitterness and disappointment whenever Ryōshū failed to do so, and resembled her even in minor ways, such as smoking her same cigarettes and getting eye prosthetics that made her eyes resemble hers.

Through her pain and imprisonment in the House of Spiders, she understood her role as a stepping stone, showing grace—though tarnished with her hatred—even whilst being killed by the child she'd raised, egging her on to leave the House of Spiders and even seeing her own death as freedom. Even still, her distaste for the woman was all that remained following her death, haunting Ryōshū beyond Shiomi Yoru's time.

Ren:Ren is a calm-looking man with pale skin. His hair is black with a blue tint, cut to chin length, and parted cleanly down the middle. Ren's eyes are sharp and similarly dark with a blue highlight. He wears a black turtleneck with long sleeves that go all the way to his fingers, a long black hakama with three straps on it, black shoes with blue-gray laces and an open coat that has a top-to-bottom black-to-blue gradient with blue flowers patterned on it.

Ren carries a long white ōdachi, with a metal tip on the ends of the handle and scabbard. It also has a white tassel with white and black hair attached to the handle, and a dark scratch-like patterning running along the scabbard and handle.

Personality Ren has a humble manner of speaking with a near deadpan delivery. He appears strict with clear priorities: taking his master's orders very seriously, doing what needs to be done without complaint, and not standing for those unwilling to obey. Ren also constantly belittles himself, constantly asserting that he is insignificant and unworthy in a way that ironically comes off as somewhat prideful. He is defined by his faithfulness to the Dihui Star, who he acted as the voice of and cared for deeply enough to follow her to her grave.

While Ren is harsh on himself, he is shown to be immensely skilled in his role. Among the apprentices, he is able to dutifully mimic the abilities of Ryōshū to a lesser degree. He recognizes himself as no substitution for the Sinner despite his talent, so devoted to his role as a stepping stone for her that he views himself with no self worth in comparison.

Index:Yan Vismok,Esther,Gloria,Hubert,Moirai,Rien,Sora)

Yan:Yan is a light-skinned young man sporting white hair with black streaks tied into a long side ponytail. Much like other notable members of the Index, he dons a white cloak fitted with gold ornaments over a black suit. As a Messenger, Yan was bestowed a personalized greatsword adorned with golden chains and a lock.(HE IS A FEMBOOOOOOOY!!!)

Personality Despite being a Messenger of the Index, Yan differs noticeably from his associates, being much more skeptical and choosing to view the Prescripts as a mere ordinance with no higher significance to it instead of revering them. He's largely somber and ceremonious, but he also expresses discomfort at the lengths some citizens have to go in order to carry out their Prescripts as well as sympathizing with their woes. He cares for others, including his enemies, as he pleads with The Thumb not to assault the Library, as that would severely weaken their forces on Nest L, even if that'd bring him nearly to death.

It's later revealed that Yan has experiences carrying out abhorrent acts under the guidance of Prescripts before becoming a Messenger, causing him to hate it. He wants to show his free will by forging Prescripts for others instead of letting them follow the Prescripts' will.

Esther:Esther appears to wear a long white coat over a black suit that buttons up to his diaphragm. Compared to the other proxies, Esther is quite tall, but not as tall as Gloria. On the back of his belt he wields a black Longsword-like sword that he uses in battle. His hair is very long and straight, which also covers his right eye. Along with the other proxies he also sports some metal on his collar of the cloak, his shoes, his sword, and a button holding up the cloak on his right shoulder with a piece of string. On his left shoulder vague marks of metal can be seen, similar to that of a higher-up military official.

Personality Unlike the other 2 proxies and the messenger, Yan, Esther remains cold and calculated in his word choice and delivery. His opinion of prescripts as the system of The Index remains neutral and he does not object to loopholes being made to circumvent the task of the prescript. Even beyond death, he still accepts the prescript as his ultimate destiny.

Gloria:Gloria is by the far the tallest of the 3 Proxies and appears to have a completely mechanic body. Their body is completely oval in shape and covered by a long, white coat with a golden gorget and Index badge, only showing their head and three of their five arms. The head is connected to their body with a very long, giraffe-like metal neck, and on the front of their head they sport a singular black hole with a red pupil as their only "eye", which changes shape and color depending on their mood. Their choice of weaponry lie beyond the reaches of what can be seen by their cloak, but when attacking something (either in a prebattle cutscene or in battle against the Library,) they wield a set of 5 identical triangular daggers.

Personality Gloria has a bizarrely upbeat, enthusiastic personality, contrasting with the somber and serious personality of the other Proxies. They also seem very nonchalant about carrying out Prescripts, keeping a bubbly disposition no matter how gruesome the task given appears to be.

Hubert:Hubert wears a long white coat embellished with a gold collar and fastener, on top of a black suit with golden accents. Much like the other proxies, he is quite tall. He wears 2 gauntlets that appear to change shape to suit combat, as shown by his combat pages 'Somber Procuration' and 'Decapitation'. He has short black hair with a loose strand to the side. On his face he wears a metal mask that covers his nose and mouth. He also appears to have some scarring across his eye.

Personality Hubert is one of the more quiet Proxies, following the Prescript with no resistance and completing each job to the agreed consensus of Gloria and Esther. He follows the prescript to its description, but counters action when the Prescript has been followed, as noted by Hubert's comment that the Prescript did not specify to bring down the speared bodies the Prescript ordered dead, as asked by the Blue Reverberation. Like Esther, he does not show anger at his co-worker's betrayal, and reminds Gloria that what matters is that the Prescript is followed.

Rien:Rien is a tall man with pale skin, black hair with silver strands, and a right eye featuring a golden pupil. The left side of his face is concealed behind a porcelain mask, the base of the mask being white, with a golden trim, used to obscure visible burns. The mask features a large crack along it. He wears a black suit jacket with golden buttons and an Index symbol on its left shoulder, with two similarly gold chevrons beneath it. His dress pants and shoes carry the same color as the rest of his suit, with the soles of his shoes having golden trim. Beneath his suit jacket, he wears a plain white dress shirt and black tie. He wears white gloves on his hands.

In combat, he wields a golden vial with a chain on it, which allows for a ferrofluid-like liquid to transform into various weapons based on his assigned Prescript.

Prior to Ryōshū's departure from the House of Spiders, Rien's left eye was exposed and undamaged. When removed, the mask reveals a scarred part of his face that also has a damaged eye, only showing his pupil from within the wound.

Personality Rien is a composed individual, acting with simplicity and speaking gently even while harming himself or others. Though he acts with grace, he carries a sinister air, tormenting people both physically and mentally. Due to his allegiance to the Index, he shows extreme devoutness to orders of the Prescripts, going as far as maiming himself to prove the completion of his orders.

Among the Nursefathers, he was the one who most readily assumed the role of father towards Yoshihide, reading books to her, reminding her to take care of her wounds, and even expressing a form of discontent in hearing of Valencina's physical abuse of her. Since Yoshihide's youth, he tended to treat her as younger than her actual age, which would annoy the girl; even when meeting her again during the main story, Rien's behavior towards her appears unchanged, with him often referring to Ryōshū as his "darling daughter" despite Ryōshū's unwavering will to sever herself from the Nursefathers. Out of the Nursefathers, Rien is also the most dedicated towards his task of perfecting Ryōshū into the perfect wielder of Arayashiki, rejoicing upon seeing her enter the state of non-self, and describing her as the House of Spiders' masterpiece.

Despite his unflappable demeanor, Rien harbors mixed feelings regarding the Prescripts. As it is due to them that he could indulge in sufferings and the pleasures of the City, Rien is thankful for the chance they allow him to enact great violence onto others; however, he conceals a resentment towards them, having harbored a genuine attachment for his previous family, which he had allowed to die by following the order of the Prescripts. Rien also grew attached to his second daughter Ryōshū, to the point that near the end of his life, he was finally willing to defy the Prescript to attempt to convince her to return to her family in the House of Spiders, believing them to be able to protect her from the rest of the Fingers. While Rien returned to following the Prescripts after making his escape from the House, he eventually commits one act of true defiance in refusing to recite a poem that had been assigned to him by a Prescript, and deciding to take his own life instead.

Sora:Sora is a short, slender woman of pale complexion with black, messy hair. At all times, she wears a large metal collar with the Index's insignia that covers half of her face, with chains that connect to cuffs.

As a Proxy of the Index, she dons the Finger's signature white cloak, with a white shirt with black sleeves, black tie and skirt, with black thigh high boots with golden heels. With her Effloresced E.G.O active, her arms and legs are shrouded in shadows, having large clawed hands and feet. She also grows a long, thin tail with an arrow-like end, alongside a pair of horns and a halo—the chains and cuffs are broken in this state as well.

She is also briefly seen wearing the Dimension Shredder LCE E.G.O, extracted from Wayward Passenger, which she stole from a deceased employee. This E.G.O Suit took the form of a dark blue coat and pants with red, fleshy adornments, a dark undershirt and vest, and thick black boots.

Personality Sora is a timid and insecure person, often worrying over how others perceive her. She has no friends due to her position within the House of Spiders and, as a result, craves companionship and validation from others. When she disguised herself as a member of the LCE, she quickly grew attached to the employees of Limbus Company and enjoyed having people to talk to, while also lacking the ability to understand that they were only speaking to her on friendly terms due to believing she was a colleague of theirs. These factors characterize her as naive, a trait which also shows in her desire to please and become family with Rien, who clearly holds no genuine affection for her.

Despite her cravings for companionship, Sora puts her loyalty to Rien and the Prescripts above all else, even if it entails killing the people she has grown fond of. Similarly, she remains a devout member of the Index even as the Prescripts guide her life in a direction where she remains alone and unable to befriend others. When her duties don't have to come into play, however, Sora demonstrates a kind and trusting heart that believes good people should be rewarded.

Thumb: Calo, Katriel, Boris, Denis, Valencina, Lucio, Lei Heng)

Calo/Kalo(idk how his name write it correctly):Kalo is a middle aged man with grey hair and shaved beard, he has multiple scars on his face and a prosthetic mechanical right hand. He wears a black suit on top of his red Thumb Coat hanging from his shoulders. Kalo also holds a cane, although, he seems to only do so for style rather than needing the aid of the tool to walk.

Personality While Kalo seems stoic in attitude, he is very strict and brutal, willing to harm his own subordinates as punishment for trivial mistakes through the mutilation of a body part. Kalo deeply values attitude and hierarchy, believing anyone with a position below him has no right to speak to him unless he requests them to do so, but through such belief, he will also follow every order given by his superiors without a second thought. He will also grant a more severe punishment to those who question his superiors' actions.

Katriel:Katriel is a tan-skinned woman with long, wavy, purple hair with choppy bangs. She has amber eyes and round, wireframe glasses. She wears the standard Thumb uniform, being a dark grey suit under a gold-lined red overcoat draped over her shoulders, a gold badge on the left lapel, and black shoes. In addition to that, she also wears a belt of grenades. In combat, she wields a double-barreled rifle with a bayonet attached

Denis:Denis has short, messy, brown hair that covers his right eye. His eyes are green and he has a medium complexion. Denis wears a slightly different outfit than the usual Thumb uniform, a grey coat over a black suit that is wrapped with a black cloth which also covers a black scarf or turtleneck. He also has the standard Thumb coat, red with a golden trim, slung over his shoulders.

When using a ranged or his exclusive combat page, he is shown to have a set of sharp, shark-like teeth.

Personality Denis is one of the more reserved members of the Thumb, but no less loyal. He is well aware of the consequences that come with disrespecting Kalo, and even carries out said punishments when he cuts out Katriel's tongue for her perceived rudeness to the Library's director, Angela. He appears to have a lesser-known maniacal personality shown when he shoots from his rifle, expressing bloodlust.

Boris:Boris has short combed black hair and displays an average physique. Along with the usual Thumb attire followed by a black suit and red coat, he wears sunglasses, smokes a cigarette and has a ring on his right index and left middle fingers. When in combat, Boris wears steel knuckles.

Personality Boris has a tough and straightforward attitude. He's very confident in his physical strength, preferring engage with his fists as he's the only member of The Thumb to not utilize guns, instead relying on his steel knuckles to do the job.

He greatly values the Thumb's members and their rules, often enforcing them with a harmful display of physical strength.

Valencina:Valencina is a tall, older woman with sea green eyes and long, bushy dirty-blonde hair that covers her right eye. She wears a Thumb uniform consisting of a rose-red jacket, trousers, wide brimmed hat and untied ribbon over an ivory shirt with the top buttons undone. The right lapel of her jacket has a golden pin with one arrow pointing rightwards. She is seen smoking a cigar, and has black gloves with light palms.

While not visible in her sprites, she is said to have the Relic "the Eye of Odin" in place of her right eye, a mechanical eye with a sea green iris and a segmented sclera.[2] As Ryōshū damaged the Relic using Arayashiki, the wound reopens when Valencina is in its presence, at one point causing a cascade of blood to cover her face. Her death sprite suggests she wears a black eyepatch over it, which has a golden cross printed on the front.

She carries two swords, one being a rapier with a revolver barrel at its guard kept in a red sheath, and the other, a curved sword with yellow ribbons on its grip kept in an orange sheath. Both have golden, ribbed blades.

Personality Valencina is an arrogant, booze-loving woman with a violent, foul-mouthed personality. She has an excessively short temper, taking to physical abuse whenever she feels frustrated regardless of if she lacks excuses to justify the behavior. While she aims to benefit greatly off the cultivation of Ryōshū's abilities, Valencina regards the woman with no shortage of disrespect and contempt, and has no qualms about treating the others around her with the same discourtesy. Despite her untimely discharge, Valencina continues to carry traits typical of the Thumb, demanding respect from those she views as her inferiors and taking to injury as the first response to failure. By striking down, Valencina affirms her perceived status as someone deserving of more than the stagnation of the House of Spiders.

The Nursefather remains extremely bitter about her expulsion from her home Syndicate and subsequent fall from grace, convinced that she can get herself reinstated with an impressive enough accomplishment despite repeated failures. This trait—alongside her unwillingness to properly question the House of Spider's true intentions—characterize Valencina as somewhat naive, comfortable with living foolishly so long as she has subordinates to take her anger out on. Valencina is also excessively smug and self-assured in her combat abilities, though she has a long list of war successes that substantiate this confidence. She also demonstrates a large amount of dedication to what she puts her mind to and enough maturity to complete important tasks with little complaint.

In rare moments of lucidity, Valencina is capable of demonstrating fairness and passivity. Although her disagreeable attitude remains, she will at times admit to facts that damage her pride or hold herself back from extreme cruelty, particularly when she's in a good mood. Ryōshū notes seeing the most of this from the woman during her era as a Smoke War soldier, where Valencina was putting so much of herself into the battle that she temporarily dropped her reliance on alcohol and abuse. However, Valencina fell back into all of her unfavorable habits the moment she was denied the right to reenter the Thumb, proving herself unwilling to commit to her betterment. While her later decision to house Lucio was commendable, Lucio's resulting struggle to let his hate outweigh his gratitude may have been intentional manipulation on Valencina's part. Though Valencina seems to have been an accomplished woman who suffered greatly from the Thumb's rejection and her inability to live a satisfying life in the House of Spiders, the daughter she spent decades with ultimately remembers the Thumb Nursefather as her abuser first and foremost.[3]

Lucio:Lucio is a tall young man, with violet eyes and light gray hair split neatly to reveal his face, tied into a long ponytail that reaches his waist. He wears a Thumb uniform consisting of a rose-red vest, trousers, and a neatly buttoned ivory shirt fastened with a dark red tie, with his sleeves rolled up past his forearms. His hands are covered by rose-red gloves of the same color as his vest and trousers. His vest is fastened by two suspenders which connect to a belt, with a golden pin with one arrow pointing rightwards on his left breast. He carries two golden swords contained in wine-red scabbards, with gilded hilts and tips on the scabbards - one longsword with a striped pattern on his back, the other smaller with a spiral pattern at his left hip.

Personality Quiet and steadfast, Lucio carries an air of professionalism unlike his mentor. Even in the face of immense adversity and scolding, he remains calm and collected, ready to continue his efforts even while confronted by the possibility of loss. Given his role as a possible tutor, he is expected to be prim, proper, and dutiful. Though he frequently criticizes his opponents' forms in combat, his words are not as harsh as his master's, as he attempts to use them as a point of growth rather than disappointment.

Despite Valencina's abuse of Lucio, he feels permanently indebted to her for feeding and sheltering him, and is not willing to admit to her cruelness when asked. However, his combat passives demonstrate that he actually burns with resentment towards her, and has long been aware of her depravity, considering it his responsibility to eventually take her life.

Lei Heng:Lei Heng is an imposing man of strong build and tall stature, seemingly surpassing two meters. He has a tan complexion and brown eyes. He has slick black hair that reaches his shoulders, parted in the middle and partially tied back in a ponytail, and with a dyed golden strand on the left. Lei Heng sports some stubble, and is seen smoking a cigar.

Lei Heng dons an outfit of the Thumb, consisting of rose-red trousers, a matching jacket with four golden bars over his left lapel, over a brown shirt with an open collar and golden fastenings. Over his shoulders, he wears a long overcoat that matches his suit, and wears brown gloves. His suit jacket's sleeves and the lower half of the overcoat appear to have an ornate flower pattern printed on them. He carries a large dadao[1] that features exhaust pipes for the use of propellants, attached to his hip through an ammunition belt around his waist.

Personality As a high ranking member of the Thumb, Lei Heng has a nonchalant demeanor, being used to receiving respect and carrying no regard for those beneath him. He appears confident in his role and comfortable in most situations, talking to Ryōshū in a casual way despite her obvious dislike for him, going as far as to speak down to her, knowing full well the Sinner wouldn't be able to retaliate against someone like him.

middle: Ricardo, Werner, Matthias, Kira,Tanya)

Ricardo: Ricardo is a tall, muscular man with red eyes, usually hidden behind black sunglasses. He has bright pink hair slicked back, and numerous intricate tattoos on his torso and face that glow purple when he uses his Big Brother power. He wears an excessive number of shiny gold chains around his neck, arms, and shins. He wears a large purple coat with a fur lining and a leopard print, white pants, and purple leopard-print shoes. His belt is adorned with gold, along with the Middle Finger logo in the center, and a gold chain holds a bulky copy of the Book of Vengeance.

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Ricardo is an extremely confident and dominant man who values and cares for his hair. He also loves cute things, like kitten stickers.

Werner:Werner's hair is a dyed white with visibly dark roots, worn in a slicked back manner. His body is covered in typical Middle tattoos, most notably a few shapes around his left eye, on both his brow and cheek. He shares a typical appearance of members of the Middle, with a long purple coat with a large fur collar, as well as hefty chains adorning his arms and torso. He wears his Book of Vengeance across his chest.

Personality Werner appears to be deeply loyal to Ricardo, apologizing deeply for having gotten their group involved in the scuffle between the Sweepers, Shi Yihua's group and the Sinners. Common of members of the Middle, he views the others as close family.

Matthias:Matthias is a bulky man, with dark skin and pure-white hair worn short with blunt bangs. He is typically seen wearing a pair of thick sunglasses, with a gold bridge between the lenses. He wears a white suit overtop a black dress shirt — unbuttoned and revealing a large scar on his chest — with a massive coat with the colors and pattern customary of members of the Middle worn over his shoulders. He keeps his Book of Vengeance on his left hip, with his opposite leg wrapped in golden chains. Notably, his right leg appears to shift through the use of his enhancement tattoos into a large claw, one he uses in combat. He is missing his right arm, though is shown to have worn white gloves on both hands in the past. His body is covered in enhancement tattoos, similar in design to other members of the Middle. On his back rests an oversized metallic sword and scabbard.

The sword, Lævateinn, is bound by at least three layers of seals, taking the form of thick chains keeping each layer tightly bound. When revealed, the sword appears with a thin-tipped appearance and a red burning hue across the entire length of the blade.

Personality Typical of those in his primary faction, Matthias presents as deeply devout to those on his side and brutal to those not. He is shown to feature an intense excitement at the possibility of reuniting with Ryōshū, who he called "buddy" in her youth. He features a toy-loving attitude, which contributes to a short attention span likened to his destruction of new toys, as well as a tendency to buy and collect things he has no intention to actually use. Despite this somewhat immature personality, he remains highly capable in combat, able to fend off a variety of opponents at a time, with a litany of specific tools that assist his battles. Even with his boisterous personality, Matthias is a brutal and dedicated man who understands the goal of his side, never wavering when it is threatened or questioned.

However, at his core, Matthias is an intensely selfish man who only truly cares about short-term pleasure and indulging his hedonism. While he expresses affection for those under his watch, his understanding of parental care is highly superficial and neglectful, mostly involving flaunting his wealth and spoiling his "children" with no heed for consequences. Ultimately, he treats the needs of his peers as entirely irrelevant compared to his own, even fellow Middle members, and will even sacrifice them in a heartbeat if it benefits him.

Kira:Kira is a short woman with a disarming smile. She has bright purple eyes and voluminous white hair that frame her face, and she wears a ribbon over the middle of her bangs. Kira wears purple sweatpants, stark white sneakers, and a white winter jacket, with the hood pulled over her head, and with her Book of Vengeance hanging from one of her pockets. Kira carries a curved sword in a white scabbard, strapped by her back with large golden chains, along with a shorter curved sword and a cleaver, and her forearms are covered by large sections of the same chains wrapped around them. Under her chains, she wears the Middle-styled augmentation tattoos.[3]

During the events of Intervallo VII-1, she wears her coat unzipped and her hood down, revealing the horizontal scar across her torso she received from Matthias. She is shown to wear a gray brassiere, while her chains and Book of Vengeance were confiscated by the LCE staff.

Personality Kira has an upbeat and outgoing personality with a willingness to befriend anyone she meets. As is typical of members of the Middle, she enjoys combat, is stubborn in her beliefs, and carries herself without much seriousness. She holds a lot of admiration for those she considers "badass", lending to a love of Fixers, comics, and television; a result of efforts to bond over a shared interest with her otherwise unreachable father. Kira also has a distinctly youthful manner of speech that leans into slang and blunt word choices.

Having spent her recent life getting whatever she wanted from her father in the confines of the House of Spiders, Kira appears somewhat lonely and naive. This lends to an overly amicable and sincere style of interaction, to the point of her chatting up the members of the LCB and LCD during the House of Spiders' attack on their headquarters. However, as is shown through her failed attempts to involve the other Apprentices in her hobbies, Kira's struggle to read the room often ends up pushing others away. Additionally, because of how much her hobbies have defined her personality and upbringing, Kira is prone to viewing the real world through the lens of a story. She relies on this false perception of the world in order to excuse her own unjust behaviors, dismissing justice-seekers as playing a character and believing that those kinds of values aren't realistic outside of the screen. Matthias' childish way of caring for her contributed greatly to these flaws and left Kira without a proper role model.

Following her father's death, Kira retreats into herself somewhat, becoming slightly less outspoken and passionate. Here she demonstrates that unlike true members of the Middle, she isn't one to hold grudges for long. Intervallo VII sees her open up to Limbus Company after only a couple of positive interactions, and Kira is quickly willing to accept Matthias' death under the truth that he was just weaker than his opponents. Additionally, she is kind to the LCB when they treat her with fairness, and manages to express sympathy for Ryōshū in her own way. Kira demonstrates that she always wants to get along with others deep down, and her strong adaptability helps her make strides toward that even after the destruction of the House of Spiders.

Tanya:Tanya is a Distortion with a wolf-like appearance, her most prominent feature being her black wolf head. She has long black hair that goes down her back, glowing yellow eyes, and a scar that runs through one of her eyes. She wears a golden chain collar around her neck, a pair of ear piercings on one of her ears, a patterned purple button-up underneath a black leather jacket, a belt with a golden chain attached to it, brown pants, and black shoes. She is also shown to smoke out of a pipe.

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In the past, Tanya was an executive member of The Middle.[1] It appears as if she followed most of the Middle's beliefs about brotherhood until Roland massacred her entire gang during his rampage across the City. After witnessing the full-blown decimation of her gang, she likely discarded her former Middle Finger ideals in place of a social darwinist ideology and Distorted. Just like other Distortions of the Reverberation Ensemble, Tanya is perfectly in-control of her actions and desires despite having been distorted.

Hana Association:Mirinae,Harold,Olivier

Mirinae:Mirinae wears the Hana Association uniform, a long 3-piece combo of a jacket, coat, and white pants with black embellishments at the bottom, likely Trigram patterns. She has long, pale brown hair tied up in a ponytail and wears glasses. She wields a spear, though she can utilise parts of her body for combat, as shown by Combat Pages like 'Augury Kick', where her body takes up the same texture as her spear, likely an ability provided to her for being in the Hana Association.

Personality Mirinae is a level-headed, forward-thinking leader that delegates and controls the Hana South Section 3. She is unafraid of the Library and understands the consequences should she fail, accepting her role as director and pressing on should she die in the Library, as someone else will pick up where she left off. She also seems to show some awareness of the City's restrictions, noting that the "everyman is working overnight, restrained to the office desk", and commenting on the Library's status as 'Star of the City' as being the freest. She also displays sportsmanship to her opponents, insisting Angela shakes her and her associates hands, likely solidifying the fact the Library will be seeing the Hana frequently.

Story Following the disorganisation of several key factions in the City, such as the Thumb and the Index, as well as an increase in Distortions as catalysed by Receptions from the Library, the Hana Association is tasked with investigating the Library, which had become a Star of the City. Mirinae relays to Harold and Olivier that the only real threat remaining in L Corp's Nest would be the emerging Reverberation Ensemble led by the Color fixer, the Blue Reverberation. She notes the strange occurrences that were happening simultaneously to the fall of the Liu and the Thumb, such as integration of the Vermillion Cross into the Ensemble and the dissolution of the Eight Chefs, with one member being unaccounted for. Despite the rising tensions in the city, Mirinae and the rest of Hana South Section 3 proceed to the Library to investigate its purposes and its capabilities.

Harold:Harold is a light-skinned woman with dark-green hair that covers one of her eyes. She wears the Hana Association uniform, a white suit with a black tie, pants and a coat with a golden trim. There are trigrams on the coat's shoulders and the end of her pants. She is often shown holding a black crystal of sorts on one of her hands, which transforms into a gauntlet-like weapon that encases her entire arm in battle.

Oliver:He is dark-skinned with long dreadlocks typically styled in a ponytail that extends to his lower back, complemented by an undercut. In terms of attire, Olivier dons a white suit paired with a black necktie, and a long white coat adorned with trigram stripes on the shoulders and a gold lining along the lapel that runs to the coat's hem. His white trousers feature trigram accents near the ankles, and he completes his ensemble with white shoes featuring grey soles.

Personality

Olivier is a serious and straightforward individual, known for being observant and intellectual. However, he finds himself entangled in complications while explaining the T-corps gadget, which leads to Roland catching him off guard. During which he comments that he had contact with Purple Tear Iori. He values accuracy, evident when he corrects Roland's exaggerated claim that Olivier's arm nearly got caught in a blender during their first Urban Nightmare case. Olivier pointed out that the incident would not have occurred if Roland hadn't tasted the sauce from the ladle, curious about the flavor that led to the mishap.

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Roland and I were long-time partners in Charles’ Office since the year dot. There were twelve members in total—excluding Angelica who joined the Office later on to resolve the case of the Blood-red Night. Consisting of rather few Fixers for a Grade 1 Office, it took on various requests, playing to the strengths of the twelve members who had different quirks and characteristics each. Roland and I got along well together, so I often worked with him. Well, not exactly for that reason. To be precise, someone had to keep his impulse to jump into action before thinking on a dog’s leash.

“Valor without forethought is little more than a bluff, and there is more strength in discretion than recklessness.” I wonder if you remember this piece of advice I gave when you were still prone to take action without thinking. I remember you conceding it and taking a step back. Although I gave you that advice, now I understand that it’s not without fault. Thinking alone doesn’t make progress, and too much caution can be a harm to oneself. I had the prudence, and you had the unhesitating action. We helped each other with our strengths, and we could just live on by dealing with matters at hand back in the day. Maybe those were the days when we could laugh and lament the most, and carry out our lives just like that. But now we’ve come too far to go back—so did you, and so did Charles’ Office.

Librarians:Angela,Roland,Malkhut, Hod, Yesod, Netzach, Chesed, Geburah/kali, Binah/the head?,Hokma

Angela: Angela has short light-blue hair, yellow eyes, and pale skin. In her Librarian attire, she wears a dark outfit with a long coat, a white and black cravat, and heels. Her pendant attached to her cravat is an amber color with the orbs on her heels sharing the same highlight color. She always carries a large book with her.

Her alternative outfit seen from Canard Episode 1, originating from the True Ending of Lobotomy Corporation, is a complete dress of black feathers, covering her from neck to feet. Angela's hair is slightly longer and more unkempt in this form, due to immediately cutting it after untying her ponytail she had in the ending of Lobotomy Corporation.

Personality Angela has a serious, logical, and concise attitude that she reflects through her cordial manners, also expressing visible distaste for rudeness and brutality. She has only interests in her own goal: to live a life not bounded to a place, and she will use all the methods available to achieve those objectives.

She knows when to take a situation lightly or seriously when there are tense topics or questions that remind her of the past. Angela is curious about the world outside of the facility she was in when it was underground, and she uses Roland as well as The Library's Guests to learn more about The City.

Angela is initially strict, cold and sarcastic when facing her former colleagues and Servant in the beginning, but as the story progresses, her attitude towards them become nicer and closer, she will even express thanks for them sometimes, and has built up a close relationship with Roland.

Throughout the story, Angela carries trauma from her millions of years of physical and emotional isolation underground in Facility X-394 of L Corp., manifesting in her pursuit of vengeance against her creator, Ayin, and the rest of The City so that they could feel the pain she felt as "payback".

Story Some events here reference other cutscenes in Receptions, Suppressions, and Floor Realizations. For more context, see the individual pages of Guests and Patron Librarians for their individual stories.

Past Angela's story follows up from the main plot of Lobotomy Corporation and the True Ending of the White Nights and Dark Days. After the goal of 'A' or Ayin, her creator; was finished and the Seed of Light sprout, she managed to acquire a portion of that light to create The Library. She started to wear her alternative outfit from that point. Within the Lobotomy Corporation, 10,000 years have passed due to T Corp, but as a machine, Angela sees everything 100 times slower, so she spent about 1 million years serving the corporation and suffering with each of the cycles.

Roland:Roland is a tall man with a thin build. Contrary to the unique and complicated outfits of the Patron Librarians, all he wears is a simple yet elegant black suit over a white shirt, always paired with a black tie. He has pale skin, black eyes and short black hair, as well as trousers and loafers of the same colour. In some parts of the game his black suit will be stained with blood.

Personality Roland has a casual and relaxed personality, starkly contrasting with Angela and the Patron Librarians. As opposed to their lamentations of their grisly past and wondering what they could have done differently, Roland is a person who has hit rock bottom and as such has come to accept what he cannot change or control, instead trying to survive and do his best in any situation. He primarily expresses this through his saying "That's that, and this is this". He also believes that everyone is responsible for their own choices and that any resulting consequences are entirely their own fault - even if someone else's choice led to those consequences.

In his conversations with Angela, he is shown to have a rather deadpan and sometimes sarcastic demeanor, often teasing her about her lack of knowledge about the City, and how she does not open up to him very much. This usually makes Roland explain the various aspects of the City - the different Districts, the many Associations, Syndicates, and the other groups that operate throughout the City. He is not always knowledgeable of all its aspects, such as the Ruins.

Overall, Roland is a person who tries to make the best of his current situation, has a sense of logic and fairness, and shows some aversion when in stressful situations.

Story Some events here reference other cutscenes in Receptions, Suppressions, and Floor Realizations. For more context, see the individual pages of Guests and Patron Librarians for their individual stories.

Past According to Roland, he was formerly a "kickass" Grade 1 Fixer who mainly dealt with intelligence and information (and did not participate in actual combat) before being demoted to the lowest rank, Grade 9. He then started a one-man Office to continue making a living as a Fixer, before mysteriously finding himself inside the Library while trying to visit a HamHamPangPang sandwich shop.

Malkhut:Malkuth has brown hair with a lighter brown ombre, long enough to reach around her lower back. She wears the patron librarian uniform: an ochre coat reflecting her floor's color with a white dress shirt and a bow tie adorned with a glossy brooch, along with a black vest, brown low-rise ankle boots and her signature red hairband. She carries a large brown book, with many bookmarks between it's pages. In combat, she wields a black baton like all the other Librarians.

Personality Malkuth appears as an eternally cheerful librarian. While a bit clumsy, her mood seems impossible to bring down despite various circumstances. Under this peppy appearance, there is also a very determined and hardworking girl who strives to be useful in every way, making her prone to sharp mood swings.

Having already experienced two previous lives, Malkuth admits that she was not a good worker at all before. That impatience, irresponsibility, and selfishness are far behind her, and she decides not to waste any more time forever turning back, now trying to realize herself in the Library. She doesn't seem to be very happy with the return of her "fleshy body", because she expected to see it as something other than a "gift" for working for Angela, the one who betrayed the world and humanity, for the sake of their own desires.[1]

Story Before the Library Before Lobotomy Corporation, Malkuth was an employee named Elijah who joined Ayin's team during the start of the Seed of Light project. Though she was passionate of her work, she was also disorganized and scatterbrained, eventually being relegated to simply recording Cogito experiments. After begging him for other tasks like participating on the experiments or Cogito extraction with no avail, and with an obsession to prove herself as helpful, she tried to test the Cogito herself. However, it was still on development and unsafe for use, which caused her body to break apart, giving her a painful death.

Some time later, her remains were used for the construction of the Sephirah Malkuth, and given the role of head of the Control Team. Though her personality remained cheerful and passionate, her death had given her a subconscious desire to prove herself and her department as helpful, which would bring her to overwork her team well beyond its limits. This was eventually resolved as she faced the memories of her past life along with the cause of her desire.

After the completion of the Seed of Light and Angela's uprising during the White Nights and Dark Days, Malkuth was one of the Sefirot that held back against her attempts at taking the Light, and after their eventual defeat and negotiation, she held her resolve to keep fighting, but eventually she was put into a sleeping state by Angela along with the other Sefirot until her Floor becomes available.

Hod:Hod has reddish-brown hair, cut to shoulder length, her bangs are held apart by a couple of plain white hairpins and she has a small cowlick. She wears the Patron Librarian uniform: a brown swing coat with a shade similar to her hair, with a white blouse with puffy sleeves and a black knee-long skirt underneath, accessorized with a grey necktie arranged into a bow with a glossy orange brooch reflecting her Floor's color, along with flats with ankle straps and white knee-high socks. In combat, she wields a black baton like all other Librarians.

Personality Hod is a gentle, sociable, and somewhat meek person. She is greatly empathetic to most people, even Guests, being the only Patron Librarian of the lower floors who empathizes with Angela's motivations for breaking out of Ayin's plan and having stolen the light. Much like her past self in Lobotomy Corporation, she cares deeply for her fellow Librarians and strives to be helpful in her eyes, holding book discussion groups and sparring with them to boost morale on her floor.

Story Following the events of Lobotomy Corporation, Hod is one of those who oppose Angela's ambitions. After the ensuing battle royale, and the creation of The Library, she becomes a Patron Librarian.

Yesod:Yesod has short, desaturated violet hair cut in an asymmetrical fringe, which covers his right eye. He wears the patron librarian outfit, in the form of a purple coat extending to his knees, with a white tucked-in shirt and an deep violet necktie with a glossy violet brooch underneath, along with purple, straight cut pants fastened with a white belt and black dress shoes. Compared to other Patron Librarians, Yesod's appearance is exceptionally orderly.

Personality Yesod is a very professional and analytical person, being very particular with his actions and his work. He holds a neatness in very high regard, often lauded as the most orderly of the Librarians[2] and several times adjusting Roland's clothes for being disorderly.[3] As such, he values perfection more than anything else.

Nonetheless, Yesod also tends to speak his mind, always in a very polite and temperate way, though still making backhanded comments. He expresses a particular dislike towards Angela and the ruthless methods she employs in order to extract the Light, seeing it as a parallel to how he used to feign indifference to the deaths of L Corp Employees for the sake of diligence,[4] and by extension, he initially dislikes Roland by both his apparent subservience to Angela and his cynical attitude.

Advertisement Story Before the Library Before Lobotomy Corporation, Yesod was a researcher named Gabriel who participated in the Seed of Light project. He was known for being much more serious and rational than anybody else, though in reality he held back his emotions to the point he started to fall apart after the deaths of Elijah and subsequently Carmen. He held an emotionless facade at all times in order to stay level-headed, but sometime after, his obsession started to manifest in an increasingly compulsive urge scratch his body harshly, despite being physically healthy, eventually losing his sanity and lucidity before disappearing.

Some time later, his remains were used for the construction of the Sephirah Yesod, and given the role of head of the Information Team. His obsession over keeping a strict and serious image carried over to this incarnation, believing any sort of trust or emotion would only result in mistakes and by extension unnecessary casualties. Eventually, he learned to embrace his past errors with the help of the Manager.

After the completion of the Seed of Light and Angela's uprising during the White Nights and Dark Days, Yesod was one of the Sephirah that held back against her attempts at taking the Light, and after their eventual defeat and negotiation, he held his resolve to keep fighting, but eventually he was put into a sleeping state by Angela along with the other Sefirot until his Floor becomes available.

Netzach:Netzach has long green hair, with a choppy, asymmetrical fringe pulled back into a sloppy bun. His face always has a tired expression, and one of his eyebrows has a notch in it. He wears the patron librarian outfit, in the form of a long, green coat left unbuttoned, reflecting his floor's color, with a white button-up worn, untucked, and an undone tie with a glossy green brooch, along with black straight cut pants and plain white jays.

Personality As with his previous job at Lobotomy Corporation, Netzach strongly dislikes his role at the Library. He hates taking lives and often fails to sort incoming books, choosing instead to abuse the powers of the books to obtain things like beer. He shows a pessimistic attitude in his conversations with Roland, but like some of the other Patron Librarians, he seems to warm up to him as the story progresses.

As with the other Patron Librarians who disagreed with Angela, Netzach resents Angela for the events that transpired at Lobotomy Corporation. Of the Patron Librarians, he is the most vocal of them, actively blaming her for his suffering.

Tipheret:Tiphereth has bright blonde hair, half arranged into a crown braid and half flowing down and adorned with a bow on the side, similar to her hairstyle in Lobotomy Corporation, though it's cut to shoulder length this time. She wears the patron librarian outfit: a yellow overcoat extending below her knees, with a white blouse and an orange bow tie with a glossy golden brooch, along with an orange shirtdress fastened with two belts with a pouch attached, black leggings and high rise dress shoes.

Personality Tiphereth is a diligent, serious, although somewhat prideful person. Wishing to honor Tiphereth B's memory, she acts in a mature and optimistic way, to the point where she tends to play the role of conciliator between Gebura's hot temper and Chesed's easygoing teasing. Nonetheless, if her maturity is questioned, either because of her appearance or her mannerisms, she reacts in a quick tempered way, such as punching Roland when he mocked her for her height and childish way of speaking.

She also seems to be a curious person, seeking to understand the contents of the books she receives, no matter how complex they look, going as far as asking the other Patron Librarians for books on their subjects for help.[1] She's also kept her disdain of the lower patron Librarians, calling them "idiots" and particularly disliking Netzach for encouraging other Librarians to slack off, to the point where she had to personally go to his floor to get Gebura back to work.[2] In spite of that, she still makes an effort to understand them, having to cooperate with them to sort her bookshelves and eventually apologizing to them for her low opinion of them. She also seems to have accepted the death of Tiphereth B, formerly Enoch, during the events of Lobotomy Corporation, and wishes to support Angela in order to fully "grow" the Seed of Light, so as to ensure that Enoch's death had a meaning to it.

Story Before the Library Before Lobotomy Corporation, Tiphereth was an orphan from the Outskirts named Lisa, having been taken in by Carmen and Kali into the Seed of Light project's facility along with another orphan close to her, named Enoch. Though he volunteered to help on the project, Lisa was frightened and distrustful of the project and Carmen by extension, seeing Enoch participate in mysterious experiments, with him justifying it at his life's purpose, seeing how other children in the Outskirts died everyday, how they were lucky to even live another day and wanted to "live in a happy world next time". Those experiments eventually lead to Enoch's death, which struck Lisa with a deep grief, blaming Carmen and claiming she should've been the one to die, though she also blamed herself for not being mature enough.

enoch dies tiphereth b bites the dust

Though it's unknown how Lisa died, her remains and Enoch's were used for the construction of the Sephirah Tiphereth, the suffixes A and B given to Lisa and Enoch respectively, and given the role of heads of the Central Command Team. In this life, Tiphereth A was blunt and harsh, along with adopting a pessimistic outlook, while Tiphereth B remained soft-spoken and optimistic. However, Tiphereth B's construction was faulty, which made him question his own existence and needed to be replace, losing his memories with every new Tiphereth B. Seeing him as a shell of a former being filled Tiphereth A with sadness, which was eventually resolved as she faced the memories of her past life along with the cause of her pessimistic view.

Chessed:Chesed has long and messy blue hair tied back into a ponytail that rests on his left shoulder. He is usually seen wearing a casual yet relaxed expression. He wears a blue overcoat that splits in half at the back with white trimming on the front, alongside white stitching on the shoulders with white stripes at the sleeves and 3 small black buttons on the cuffs.

Underneath, he is wearing a gray shirt, a deep blue necktie with a blue and black orb on top, navy blue pants and black shoes. He carries around a black coffee cup with the Library logo imprinted on it.

Personality Chesed is amicable, intelligent, and rather talkative. He has a gentle demeanor and speaks softly, often ending his sentences with a playful tone. Chesed is very knowledgeable about coffee blends, and uses the beverage as an analogy for sociology. He is now much more relaxed, and often tries to string together excuses to hang out with his floormates Gebura and Tiphereth. Chesed also has an exceedingly smug personality, often teasing Gebura and picking fights with her. Although he appears to enjoy mocking his fellow Patron Librarians, he deeply cares for them and wishes to get closer with them.

Story Before the Library Prior to Lobotomy Corporation, Chesed was a young man named Daniel who hailed from a wealthy family. Inspired by Carmen’s shameless determination to make a change in the City, he abandoned his luxurious life and joined the Seed of Light project in a laboratory on the Outskirts.

Though the Seed of Light project began optimistically, the death of a young boy, Enoch, in a failed experiment eventually led to a series of tragedies which resulted in the deaths of many of the project’s members. One member, Michelle, revealed what was happening to the Head, who subsequently dispatched the Arbiter Garion to dispose of the facility. Garion ordered Daniel to release the Abnormalities lest she do so; he obeyed under the belief that doing so himself would give his employees some time to escape. All of them died regardless, and Daniel died consumed by guilt at his decision.

Following the rise of Lobotomy Corporation, Daniel’s brain was placed into a mechanical body, becoming the Sephirah Chesed. Heading Lobotomy Corporation's Welfare Team, Chesed was initially passionate about finding ways to improve his employees’ well-being; this passion was slowly quashed by Angela, however, who required a certain amount of suffering in order to ensure the successful completion of the “script” that would lead to the Seed of Light’s successful germination. With the help of Lobotomy Corporation’s manager, X, Chesed eventually managed to confront and move past his apathy and guilt.

Gebura/Kali:Gebura has long red hair tied back in an enormous, messy ponytail that reaches down to her thighs, with two fringes framing her face. Her face is slightly scarred, resembling her appearance through the cognition filter at Lobotomy Corporation, and she always has a cigarette in her mouth, stating that it's part of enjoying her new human body. She wears the Patron Librarian uniform, in the form of a red jacket with a high collar, a tie adorned with a glossy red brooch, and maroon leggings with what appears to be loafer shoes. In combat, she wields a significantly larger black baton than the other Librarians.

Personality Gebura's personality is almost the same as in the prequel when she was a Sephirah: straightforward in a way that can come off as rude, but far more calm and cool-headed now that she has accepted her memories from the past, accepting that unrelenting anger will only hurt her fellow Sephirah and having learned to trust them and her assistant librarians, acting as a mentor to them.[1] Along with that, she seems to be more relaxed than before, often taking breaks to nap or as she calls it, "meditating with her eyes closed".

Binah:Binah has jet-black hair cut into an asymmetrical fringe, with the left side reaching down to her chest and its backside colored golden. She wears a modified version of the Patron Librarian uniform: a black coat with a golden trim and fur on its shoulder similar to her Arbiter coat. Underneath, she wears a black knee-long dress with a black-yellow necktie adorned with a glossy golden brooch, along with knee high boots. She also has a beauty mark next to her left eye, and wears two rectangular golden earrings in place of the one in her Arbiter outfit.

In combat, she wears her Arbiter outfit: a completely black fur cape with a straight overcoat underneath, with the only color being the golden trims of their hexagonal patterns.

Personality Binah is a wise, dignified, and mysterious person. Although she possesses an immense amount of knowledge about The City and its denizens as a former Arbiter, she often speaks in verbose metaphors and similes, rarely ever giving a straight answer. Her old sadism seems to have mellowed out, having accepted that she's no longer the same person she was as an Arbiter, and although she still finds some enjoyment in receiving Guests and intimidating her colleagues, she seems to enjoy their company, acting kinder towards them and openly inviting them from tea.[1] She also seems to have taken an elder role within the Library, often referring to other Patron Librarians and Guests as "children".

Story Before the Library Before Lobotomy Corporation, Binah was an Arbiter named Garion under The Head's command: A Singularity-infused assassin powerful enough to eliminate entire Wings and utilized to eliminate all those who go against the Head's rules.[2] Garion's most particular quality was her apparent apathy to everything. In her own words, things such as the uncountable stars in the sky or the sun's radiant light wouldn't impress her at all, the only thing that gave her a thrill was human suffering and destruction.[2]

With Michelle's intel as a whistleblower, Garion was sent along with a squad of Claws to snuff the Seed of Light project. Weakened after the loss of Carmen, most of the people within were killed off quickly, either by the Head's forces or by breaching Abnormalities.[3] Only Kali was able to put up a fight against them, killing two Claws and the loose Abnormalities before falling to Garion, who took her arm, one of her eyes, and inflicted numerous deep wounds on her before dying.[4] However, Kali still managed to mortally wound her by impaling her against a wall.[5]

With Ayin and Benjamin as only survivors, they recovered Garion in a dying state and probed her brain for information on the City's secrets, including the process of becoming a Wing, before finally using her remains for the construction of the Sephirah Binah, giving her the role of head of the Extraction Team.[5]

Binah is one of the few people to acknowledge that A and the Manager are the same person. She taunts him by twisting his means to finishing the 50 days, wondering if he truly believes the sacrifices of countless Employees, the Sephirah and even his mentor Carmen will be absolved with his goal. Eventually, she learned to recognize Ayin's perseverance in spite of adversity and heinous acts as another evolution of humanity, just like herself.[2]

Hokma:Hokma carries the appearance of a deeply serious person, and one who has lost any and all faith he may have once had. He shows a great distaste for Angela (but the third cutscene shows that he still cares for her), and by extension her 'servant' Roland. Hokma is still loyal to Ayin, who was a colleague he greatly looked up to in his life as a human, believing his goal to have been the right one. He still has faith that the world Ayin dreamed of will one day arrive.

Story Roland meets Hokma for the first time. Roland meets Hokma for the first time.

Before the Library Prior to the events of Lobotomy Corporation, Hokma was a man named Benjamin, who worked as one of the researchers on the Seed of Light project. Though the project was initially headed by Carmen, Benjamin himself was exceptionally loyal to Ayin, his mentor and the man who would take up the project’s mantle after Carmen’s botched suicide attempt.

Following the destruction of their old laboratory on the Outskirts by the Arbiter Garion, Ayin and Benjamin emerged as the only survivors. With the help of Dias, leader of the Udjat, Benjamin orchestrated the Smoke War in order to displace the old L Corp, allowing for the Seed of Light project to continue in the form of Lobotomy Corporation. He and Ayin also worked to create Angela, an android meant to serve as Carmen’s replacement; however, the end result scarcely resembled Carmen in terms of personality.

In contrast to Ayin, Benjamin treated Angela with kindness, informing her about the City and assuring her that her status as an android did not matter to him. In addition to insisting that Ayin give his creation a name, he was also the one to present Angela with the “script” necessary for the Seed of Light’s successful germination.

Distressed by the extremes Ayin was going to, Benjamin pleaded with him to stop, ultimately abandoning him when he refused. In actuality, Benjamin hid within Lobotomy Corporation and attempted to warn an amnesic Ayin about the truth behind the facility and Angela. The script, however, necessitated that Angela locate and kill Benjamin, turning him into the final Sephirah, Hokma.

Hokma was placed in charge of the Record Team. Along with Binah, he was the only Sephirot to possess full knowledge of Lobotomy Corporation’s inner workings. Greatly affected by his past experiences, he came to believe it best for everyone to remain as they were rather than moving forward and needing to make more sacrifices; with the help of the corporation’s manager, X, he managed to move past this and look to the future, whatever it might bring.

Distort Gods- Ayin, Carmen

Ayin:Ayin is a man with short black hair in a ruffled cut. He wears an almost completely black attire with a shirt, belt, pants, and shoes, with a white lab coat over the top. His eyes are yellow and his skin is pale.

Personality

Ayin is described as somebody focused more on results rather than the process itself, willing to sacrifice everything so long as it reached a desired end. He is quite stubborn due to this nature, making him take the situation into the extremes. That goal of the Seed of Light was given by Carmen as a legacy to fulfill rather than an objective created by himself, just because he felt the need to complete her will and what have they worked on for so long. He feels he's unfit for being a leader, with his behavior contrasting with Carmen's compassionate and altruistic personality.

Nonetheless, Ayin is also said to be strong willed and with the ability to endure the sacrifices and hardships, not distracted by what's immediately before him. Binah notes his extraordinary will to keep his focus on the true root of suffering in the City, rather than looking away at what caused his own problems.

Story

The Seed of Light Project

Ayin, along with Benjamin was one of the first employees who worked under Carmen's lead on The Seed of Light project, a visionary project bent on finding and creating a cure that can heal the City's inhabitants "Sickness of the mind" and return the Light to the souls of people, undoing the City's current state as a corporate dystopia, and saving humanity. Ayin was capable and determined enough to get into any Wing he wanted from the start, but he chose to follow Carmen instead to fulfill this goal of hers.

Carmen began to tell Ayin her plans to restore humanity's lost light. She theorized about a medicine that can literally draw out from the human subconscious, a formless concept that took shape and can become a kind of seed to cure this disease. This seed would be planted on people's mind and these seeds will bloom by themselves, different on each person. It was a concept that they needed to research to make it possible. They trusted each other, with Carmen admitting that she had a weak heart that could make her fall if someone suffers because of her actions. She herself became something like a mentor to Ayin and with him becoming an assistant who was ready to support Carmen in her endeavors. With the work in the project and a laboratory settled in the Outskirts in order to not attract attention from The Head, soon people from all classes started to join them, including Daniel, an elite member of society and Kali, a legendary Color Fixer, dreaming of a bright future for their labors, all guided by Carmen's speeches. They also saved a pair of children from the outskirts, Enoch and Lisa.



The Seed of Light project's research team.

The project of "The Seed of Light" started with an experimentation supported by a group of researchers, including Elijah, Gabriel, Giovanni, and Michelle. The personnel put their efforts into work to achieve Carmen's goal, but there were flaws in the employees from Ayin's point of view; a lack of competence, excessive rationality, uncontrollable fear, recklessness in their ideas. But Carmen believed more in such positive efforts and Ayin began to lean by her side.

Time passed and still no result were obtained to make a major step. They had the research of Cogito, which required a human subject to test it on. Carmen was found to be the most optimal candidate, but something unexpected happened; Enoch showed interest in the project and wished to find a meaning of life with the Light. Despite Carmen's numerous discouragements, he still wanted to participate, putting the harsh decision of Carmen accepting the use of Enoch as a subject. Unfortunately, Enoch dies, and Lisa falls in grief, muttering hateful things against Carmen, wishing she was the one to die in his stead, and she lost faith in herself. Carmen fell into a deep depression, losing her naturally charismatic and bright stance completely. Ayin was concerned for her but couldn't keep an eye on her all the time, culminating in Carmen attempting suicide in a bathtub by slitting her wrists.



Ayin finds a dying Carmen.

Ayin found her unconscious in the bathtub, bleeding from her wounds in her unsuccessful suicide. Ayin managed to salvage her body and preserve her in a cryogenic chamber. And although there was no way to bring her back, this allowed the decision of using Carmen as a key part of the project that failed before. Ayin removed Carmen's nervous system from her body and placed it in a reservoir, where she began to produce Cogito for continuous experimentation and becoming The Well, from where the substance is drawn out from. Even with her nervous system as the only remaining part of her body, Carmen still lives on in the chamber, though she cannot see, hear, talk, or otherwise communicate with those that remain.

Carmen's death heavily shook the already unstable team, but the experiments continued because they still believed in the vision that Carmen had brought them together with. However, more issues began to appear again related to the Cogito research. Elijah, in an attempt to prove herself as competent, took an unauthorized injection to help in the research on humans, but died in the process. Gabriel wanted to moderate this by hiding his own emotions behind a facade of rationality, but eventually fell to insanity and died as well. In a method to control the doses of Cogito, he required volunteers, which Giovanni accepted to be part of the experiment, but with the fake hope of saving Carmen with it and succumbing to death like the ones before.

After witnessing so much death, Michelle finally broke down, and confessed the workings and dealings of the Seed of Light project to the Head. Garion, an Arbiter of the Head soon after followed up on Michelle's information, killing employees and coercing Daniel to open the Abnormality containers, wreaking havoc alongside the Abnormalities, massacring everyone on her path within the facility. Kali eventually fought her way through Abnormalities to the Arbiter, and managed to bring Garion to her knees and impaled her against a wall, mortally wounded, at the cost of her own life. In the end only Ayin, Benjamin and Michelle remained after the massacre, with the latter unable to cope with the guilt of indirectly perpetrating the massacre, committing suicide.

Ayin eventually found a dying Garion in the aftermath. He proceeded to torture her for the slaughter of his coworkers, and afterwards began to probe her brain, discovering the inner workings of the Head and how to work under its gaze in the future. With this information, Ayin finally prepares to for the conflict that would grant them access to become a Wing and no longer be in the Head's sights.

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The Rise of L Corp

With the information obtained from Garion, Ayin and Benjamin determined that to become a Wing, they'd need to take another one down and take its stead. Looking into each one's current state and weaknesses, they decided to target a former L Corp, a Wing that specialized in producing energy, but with the byproduct of filling its surroundings with black smoke, much to the disgust of its districts inhabitants.

Now with a clear target, Ayin, Benjamin and Dias helped in sparking the Smoke War, a large scale Wing War to take down the current L Corp. They obtained the help of several Wings, Associations and Fixer Offices, such as R Corp, the entire Southern branch of the Zwei Association, and Charles' Office, with the promise of contracts with the new L Corp and Nest migration passes. With this opening, it allowed them to become the new L Corp, which provided energy like the one before. With the knowledge obtained in the research, they quickly make preparations for a new facility in their Nest.

Now victorious and officially a Wing under the name of Lobotomy Corporation, Ayin wished to finally finish the Seed of Light project. After setting up other facilities to provide energy to the city along with contracts with R Corp and T Corp to help their management, Ayin created a secret facility, buried it deep within the center of L Corp's Nest. All the energy produced in this facility was instead used for the creation of the Seed of Light, but to complete this routine properly, he would need someone who would not fail him as his human coworkers had, someone who had the endurance and longevity to do a series of tasks for millennia, but still had the capability to make slight changes in case things went wrong.

And so, Ayin and Benjamin set about to create an AI far more advanced than anything yet created, even if it were to break the AI Ethics Amendment. Scanning Carmen's brain and memories and transferring them to an android body, they hoped to create a perfect copy of her, but her new body perceiving time 100 times slower put her consciousness in distress, ever so slightly different from Carmen. Ayin was disgusted as her for being something akin to a mockery of her, unable to even face her, let alone talk to her, which caused Carmen's consciousness even more grief. Convinced by Benjamin, Ayin decided to name his new creation after "Angelos", a holy being that would drag them out of hell, and gave the android the name Angela.

Angela was then handed the "Script" by Benjamin: a series of steps to fulfill the Seed of Light project and help in correcting it when needed. This included the Sephirot: Ayin's old friends (and Garion) brought back to life by encasing their remains in mechanical tombs, giving them new names and suppressed memories. Angela has to oversee all the loops made and every fragment is recorded in her mind, gaining only the sympathy of Benjamin who was giving her support. He felt that Ayin was soon coming to a point of no return and tried to warn him by first preparing a recorded message to him during the loops with a cover up so even in the future, he could stop. However, Angela interferes and took out the last part of the message about the third truth. She seemingly kills Benjamin to fulfill the last actor of the script, giving him the mechanical body to become a Sephirah, and now named Hokma.

In the end, Ayin is left alone. All those colleagues who supported him were gone and he was beginning losing his mind after several loops. Carmen's expectations, unfinished research, and the death of colleagues ruined him. He attempts to commit suicide, but he is stopped. However, Ayin decided to give up in his own way: his personality disassociated from himself and transferred his memories to a data system, so they could be implanted in a new manager. Ayin meets his own end in that form, but he is still somewhat alive while within the last department of the facility as reflections of his heart and memories.

After thousands of loops, he finally reaches the end the Script, dissolving into the Seed of Light as it blooms, having accomplished what Carmen set up for him after a decade in the real world, finally curing the City's disease of the mind. However, Angela interferes in vengeance and retribution, bringing forth the White Nights and Dark Days (And He gives E.G.O if someone refuses to distort, Carmen Distorts)

Carmen:Carmen was young woman who wore The Seed of Light Project's standard labcoat, unbuttoned and opened over her olive-green dress shirt, her short, black miniskirt, and olive-green shoes with darker-shaded tips.

Because her appearance was used as the basis of Angela's creation, the two looked remarkably alike, as Carmen also tied her hair in a ponytail on the left-side of her head, adorned with a red hair accessory—a bear hairclip.

Personality In Library of Ruina, Carmen acts a lot more ambiguously malign than she was said to be at Lobotomy Corporation. Despite many of the Sefirot had nothing but good things to say about her (and Ayin, in particular really views her with nothing but praise), she is now a shapeless, omnipresent force who terrorizes the City through creating Distortions (many who are more than capable of destroying entire Backstreets or Nests). On top of this, she was also heavily implied to be advising Argalia to get all opposition out of L Corp's former Nest so they take the Light and presumably re-enact the Seed of Light using it, and at one point even tells him to surround and kill Iori.

Carmen has ascended into the Voice of the Distortions capable of Distorting those who are emotionally weak, while those who were capable of resisting her come out with E.G.O. She was also responsible for suggesting Angela to use the invitations for two reasons; to regain the Light required to unleash the Seed of Light that Angela denied full effect of, and to have Angela act onto her destructive desires of becoming human. As a result, she was also known as the "Will of the Library". When she was met by Angela in the Light, she tells her that she will continue acting as the voice of the Distortions "until the Cityfolk learn to look at their true selves and love themselves for who they are" before fading.

However, Carmen's actions may be the result of misguidance rather than intentional malice. It may simply be Carmen reminding people what their inner desires are, and considering the concepts of Id, Ego, and Superego, this could be the case. Since the light was not delivered in it's full form, Carmen may not be aware of the instability of light seeded individuals, leading her to potentially believe that distorting has no drawbacks.

Story Past Before the events of Lobotomy Corporation and Library Of Ruina, Carmen was a warm and sunny individual, holding strong convictions to her ideals—determined to cure The City and its citizens of "the disease of the mind". Her exceptionally magnetic charisma attracted many towards her, with even a Color Fixer and aristocrat coming to aid The Seed of Light Project after listening to her powerful speeches.

But after allowing Enoch to participate in the project's experiments which failed and killed him and being told (unintentionally) by Lisa that she should die, Carmen broke down and became a shell of her former self. Losing all of her optimism or joy, Carmen painfully succumbed to despair over a period of a few days, ending with her life in the bathtub with her wrists slit. She was conscious, but had her brain stem extracted by Ayin as the source of Cogito and placed into a tub, which forms the "Da'at" floor of L corp.

Present After the White Nights, Dark Days, the City fell into silence until people start randomly transforming into monsters known as Distortions. These monstrosities are unprecedented threats against the City, and can arrange from non-sapient, self destructing people to Backstreet wiping monstrosities and to entire locations with numerous people turning into a single monstrosity. One of the most infamous of such cases was The Pianist, an unsuccessful bar pianist who turned into a horrifying abomination that killed 300,000 in I Corp's Backstreets.

Initially, the culprit was suspected to be Angela, something that Roland held onto until near the end of the game, since she halted the cumulation of Lobotomy Corporation's research midway for the sake of her selfish desires. However, as the game progresses, it turns out that people who were on the verge of Distorting heard a "charming and otherworldy voice", and Oswald even uses the term "Ms. Sun" to refer to it. The voice was implied to be Carmen, who has ascended into an omnipresent force, since she was the only person who fits these descriptions.

She was also heavily implied to be responsible for the circumstances that led to Philip meeting Oswald, something that would eventually lead to him turning into the Crying Children and thus the entirety of Liu Association's elites put out of the picture.

Most people who hear the Voice seem to outright Distort. However, Xiao (as well as Philip for a short time before distorting) was an exception; she was so far the only person encountered capable of fully rejecting the voice and manifesting an E.G.O. to deal with the Library with a push from Miris instead of actively distorting.

After Roland and Angela spare each other from their desires of revenge, Angela releases all the Guests and the Light from the Library only to be stopped by Carmen, who was taking the form of Angela's past self with red eyes. She acts as the boss fought in Realization of the Floor of General Works, wielding Wrist Cutter, Aspiration, Marionette, Frost Splinter and Remorse (Silent Girl's E.G.O.). After Remorse is defeated and Angela uses all nine of the extra E.G.O. pages, "Angela" reveals herself to be actually Carmen. With the true mastermind of the Distortions unraveled, Angela asks if she would stop what she is doing. Carmen answers her that she will not stop it "until the Cityfolk learn to look at their true selves and love themselves for who they are". Angela promises her that she will stop her as long as she is a part of the Light before the two fade.

Blue Revebrivarion/ensemble -Argalia,Philip,Eileen,Greta,Bremen,Oswald,Tanya,Jae-heon,Elena,Pluto

Argalia:

Argalia is a man with long, fluffy platinum hair. He has a young-looking face with blue eyes. He wears a earpiece with two blue spikes sticking out. He wears a large, white, ruffled jabot. He wears a blue cape with golden trim that also forms a swirly pattern along it. Under the cape, he wears a jacket with a similar design. He wears black pants that also has golden trim and swirls on the bottom, and black shoes with gold soles.

His distorted form dons a layered blue cloak with golden trim. His body shape is long and thin and is black with a blue tint. On his chest is a large, blue crystal that is also complimented by a golden outline. In place of his head is a dark blue orb that emits gray clouds that resemble his original hair color and style.

Personality

As described by Roland, Argalia is a "certified lunatic" whose attitude and actions are unpredictable, having "lost it" after the death of his sister Angelica. He is highly charismatic, always appearing to be calm, amicable, and soft-spoken, easily manipulating opponents and swaying potential allies to his side. When he holds the advantage, he openly mocks his victims and opponents in the same playful manner, only rarely revealing his actual cold and callous attitude towards them.

Argalia cares a lot for his sister and regards her with love; his plan to seize the Library's Light is motivated by his desire to come to terms with Angelica's death. At the same time, he also views Angelica's husband as a violent brute who took her away from him undeservingly from the very start of their marriage.

Story

Not much is known about Argalia's past, other than the fact he and his sister Angelica were a part of experiments before escaping. After his sister's death by The Pianist, he went insane and began to hear the Voice, prompting him to free the world from "loneliness", using his connections to gather allies and bolster the Library's light for the sake of that goal. Eventually, he and Ensemble enter the Library, only to fall and be booked. After Angela and Roland let go of their grudges against each other and begin to undo everything, freeing and distorting Argalia and his men. Eventually, they were finally slaughtered with Argalia finally accepting Roland as his brother-in-law before being told to drop dead.

Philip:Philip is a young man with short dirty-blonde hair and a stern expression behind a pair of square glasses. His outfit consists of a black turtleneck, a beige two-button blazer, dark navy-blue pants, and a pair black gloves. He wields a short sword with a metal handle wrapped in leather bindings in combat.

After partially manifesting his E.G.O., Philip's main body is relatively unchanged apart from his head injuries but it is now clad in an incomplete, almost knight-like armor, covered in orange stains reminiscent of burning flames. Philip's right arm is now protected by this E.G.O. armor, donning a radially-segmented orange pauldron connected to the rest of the arm, whereas the forearm guards seem to be held together with multiple lames leading down to the gauntlet. The arms are also connected to an incomplete and cracked breastplate where Philip's black turtleneck is visibly stained with an orange substance as well. On Philip's left-hand side, he has a large angel wing coming out of his back which acts as a shield—also stained with a burning orange. The wide sword Philip now uses in combat is covered in orange veins.

Later in the story, after joining the Reverberation Ensemble, Philip wears the group's signature suit but is completely changed since his Distortion. Philip's skin is entirely pale, being made up of the numerous marble Crying Children statues tightly packed together, which are apparent in his face—with folds and wrinkles coming from his mouth, held by a pair of hands. In his black-tipped left hand, Philip wields a long facsimile of a sword resembling a sort of katana, albeit with a texture similar to that of burnt, cracked marble with a wrap of bandages around the handle.

When empowered by the Library's Light, Philip returns as a distortion wreathed in orange flames. His body itself being a cracked statue in numerous segments and fragmented at the limbs, a flaming core in his chest, and crowned with a burning diamond-shaped halo. Philip's face is now a covered in wrapping hands -lacking any discernable facial features- as he holds a burning black orb in his right hand, carrying over the angel wing from his previous incarnations on his left-hand side. A fiery aura engulfs Philip's body, similar to the biblical descriptions of real angels.

Advertisement Personality When first seen, Philip has a meek and reserved demeanor, mostly out of respect and subservience for his superiors. When complimented or asked for an opinion, he tends to be laconic, speaking few words compared to everyone else around him. This, however, hints at Philip's feelings of inferiority, believing he's not fit for his grade as a Fixer and he's simply being carried through by Salvador's benevolence and is barely tolerated in his Office. When the Dawn Office falls at the hands of the Library and is ordered to run away by Salvador, he takes it as a test to see if he had the courage to fight along them to the end, but ultimately escapes, something that solidified his opinion of himself as cowardly and selfish.

Story Philip first appears in the Dawn Office as an apprentice. He, along with his mentor Salvador and love interest Yuna, enter the Library in order to gain Book of Walter. Before departing, Salvador makes a quip about celebrating when their return, which causes Philip to believe that Salvador and Yuna were secretly going out behind Philip's back, which worsens his emotional state. During the Dawn Office reception, for some reason, Philip manages to escape the Library as its only survivor. As a result, he would make his way to Wedge Office, Dawn's sister office to request aid in the recovery of Salvador and Yuna's books. However, Wedge Office falls as well. But Phillip manages to resolve himself by accepting his cowardliness and sorrow, gaining a wax based E.G.O. as a result. Just as Philip is about to be booked, he suddenly vanished, which Roland theorized as Wedge Office's Operator, Oscar, having secretly planted a teleportation device on Philip before entering.

Oswald tortures Philip into breaking down.

Philip is transported out of the Library and ends up in The 8 o'Clock Circus, encountering Oswald and recognizing him as its ringleader. In an attempt to avenge the Wedge Office, he attempts to kill him, only for Oswald to casually dodge his attacks while taunting him. Seeing his E.G.O waver from his feelings of inferiority, he decides to corrupt him into distorting, describing it as "Giving him his stench". Oswald has his crew torture him, showing him illusions based on his insecure thoughts on the Dawn Office, with visions of Yuna and Salvador manifesting to insult him for being a coward, even taking a blow at how he thought Salvador was having an affair with Yuna. Stressed and in the verge of tears, Philip's vision goes dark as Pluto shows himself in front of him, claiming he can give him the power to either slay Oswald or enact revenge on the Library. Signing a contract with him, Philip simply asks Pluto for him to make him "cry out loud" by "listening to the voice". Giving into the Distortion, his body is divided into a group of wax cherubim statues, becoming known as The Crying Children.

The wax angels would be sent to the Library again by Pluto, only for all but one part of the Distortion to be booked. The remaining angel would regrow and goes on a destructive rampage across V-Corp's nest, killing 80,000 people and destroying all but Dawn Office building. This action causes him to be identified as a Star of the City and has him targeted by Liu Association. He would be saved thanks to his tormentors and later become a member of the Reverberation Ensemble as its "Cello", as revealed when Argalia sics his whole Ensemble on Iori.

After all of the other competitors for the Library are either weakened, dead, or booked, Philip and the rest of the ensemble breaking into the Library to try and steal the Light for themselves, wanting to use it for their "performance". After scattering, Phillip enters the Floor of History, where he reveals to Malkuth that he can no longer remember the person he once was, and now wants to create a world where no one needs to better themselves for the sake of others, before finally being booked. However, when he and the rest of the Ensemble are released and distorted further thank to Angela letting go of the Light in her atonement, he dies for good in the ensuing battle against Roland and the Library, finally putting the fallen angel to rest.

Eileen:In her Church of Gears outfit, Eileen wears a long white dress, draping down and touching the floor, exposing Eileen's bare feet. At her waist, she appears to wear a section of blue cloth wrapped around her, with the remainder of its length dropping down to her thigh level. The dress itself is one-piece from bottom to shoulder, with a mounted cape made out of the same material and color as the long dress, only with a brown outline on it's perimeters. Eileen's shoulders are visible, and Eileen herself cannot be easily seen, as she is wearing a white translucent visor-esque device in-front of her face, held up by 2 massive gears on each side of her head, presumably rotating near her brain. Her hair is the only portion of her head that can easily be made out, being blonde and straightened and simply let down without any distinguishable hair-style.

Later in the story, after joining the Reverberation Ensemble, Eileen wears the group's signature suit, and wearing 2 bronze bracelets, one on each hand. Her hair seems to be either missing or turned into the 2 long "horns" on her head. She also appears to be wearing neck rings, extending the length of her neck by a substantial amount. Her face is no longer visible at all beyond the visor, and a 3rd gear can be seen as the upper-rightmost gear on her head, presumably being the first worshiper being turned into a Thought Gear in Full-StopOfficeIcon.png Full-Stop Office Episode 1.

In her true distorted form, her entire body's exterior turns white, with gold being plated on her feet, torso, and shoulder blades on the perimeters. Her old cape in her first form seems to have turned into a vague apparatus of wings on her sides, drooping down to her legs. On her back are 2 actual wings, similar in shape and design to Whitenight's wing's, with gears popping out of them in random spots, although always symmetrical to the other wing, and with blood oozing out of where the gear was implanted. The gears on her head have also elongated and enlarged massively, being even larger than her wings in a default pose, and a massive central gear being shown to be behind her.

Personality Eileen is extremely manipulative and charismatic to other people, especially of those in desperation. She insists on gears being the most effective way of operating things, and how civilizations should act too. Her philosophy is about the inefficiency and pains of being lost in life with a lack of purpose and how if people can become gears, they can find purpose and fulfill their roles they were predestined for in life, although her means of accomplishing this is unethical

Story:Where we live, there is nothing that can be achieved with your own will. A flow that we cannot go against dictates us. What we call “gears” are simply there to show the flow. You can’t see it with your eyes. Nobody knows who created this massive current, or why we must follow it. This flow never leads us to bad places, however. Rather, thinking that such a place exists is an act of defiance in itself.

We merely watch events unfold as bystanders. You walk along a path, but was it you who laid the path there? You didn’t teach yourself to lift your legs to propel you forward; they simply moved. Furthermore, the decision to walk wasn’t our own, either. Still too many believe that they moved their legs out of their own volition. It’s a shame to see them struggle to escape the flow, for they’re only straying away from salvation.

Greta:Greta is a muscular humanoid white shark with multiple tooth-filled mouths on several parts of her body. She wears a blue Reverb Ensemble costume , and blood stains are visible on her body. TheBlueReverberationIcon

After receiving the light, Greta changed little: she took off her shirt, tore her trousers and grew extra eyes and a mouth.

Personality Greta is very big, loud and aggressive: in every scene in which she speaks, she constantly screams, full of pride and hunger, ready to cook and eat something or someone.

Greta's ideals are extremely strange: she wants to change the inequality between social classes, reducing the gap between the rich who exploit the poor, and the poor who struggle under the rule of the rich only because fat bourgeois people taste as bad as starving skinny people, and so something in between would be the ideal ingredient for her.

History from the page “This is an era when people dominate the act of consumption! Hunger makes you irritable, and when exhaustion touches your raw nerves, you become brutal. That’s how people are. And people who eat the same food will naturally become the same. So, the great and powerful beings who want to rule you demand that you eat the ‘right’ food! But if there is something ‘right’, there must also be something ‘wrong’. The wrong food. And that means people eat people, don’t you think?”

Why do people think food is natural, yet eating one's neighbor is considered unacceptable? Who decided this, and why? Is it because human life is priceless? This statement is riddled with holes! Why aren't animal lives so valuable? We won't delve into age-old philosophical riddles here. If human life is valued more highly than animal life because we are apex predators, then why can't there be a pack of humans that rise above the rest and prey on others?

There are two options! The first: don't eat anything. Hey, I'm not suggesting we all starve to death. Your body is trained to eat! So maybe you could find other options? Maybe instead of food, your empty insides could be filled with all sorts of possibilities? If that doesn't appeal to you, there's the second option: eat anything! Just smell blood and stuff your mouth with whatever your brain deems edible.

Bremen:Bremen is the fusion of three people in one conjoined body: Doodle-doo, the magenta-stained rooster; Heehaw, the green-stained donkey; and Woof, the indigo-stained dog. Each head emerges from the neck and is stained by substances of their respective color—which constantly drips off their faces and sprays as they move.

The body they share is clad in the Reverberation Ensemble's signature suit, decorated with blue swirls, as they tuck their arms behind their back while holding a cane.

Personality Not much is known about Bremen's personality due to their unintelligibility, only being able to communicate through loud and frenzied animal noises representative of their individual titles (rooster crows, donkey neighs, and dog barks.) However, their Key Page Story and fighting mannerisms indicate that they are highly hedonistic, constantly seeking greater and greater pleasures and willing to go to any lengths in the pursuit and performance of their "art."

Story Let’s go on an adventure—a world that changes with every step. The me that changes after each step I take. My eyes dazzled by colorful light, I pursue pleasures that I don’t have. Don’t scold us because you can’t understand our pursuit. You just happen to be one of the many who feel joy from common things. We—on the other hand—don’t see any colors in those. You’re the ones drenched in nasty pleasures. We’re simply looking for what we lack. But complete satisfaction will never come; it’ll only sink deeper in the raging thirst. We will spend our days in yet grander debauchery. We’re happy, though. We can wet ourselves in new colors every day, unlike the rest of you.

Oswald:Oswald is a Distortion with a clownlike appearance. His body is mostly red, with a red and white diamond pattern covering his upper left and lower right body and the rest being solid red. Around his waist and shoulders are golden chains, likely accessories, and his feet are adorned with large golden bells. His head possesses two protrusions in a similar manner to the sleeves of a jester's cap, each of which ends with a single golden loop. He appears to wear a red and white mask with crosses for eyes and a jagged smile, but it is possible that may be his real face.

Later in the story, after joining the Reverberation Ensemble, Oswald wears the group's signature suit but otherwise his appearance is unchanged.

Personality Oswald is a very whimsical and often childlike man who speaks primarily in nonsense and metaphor. He has no regard for what is considered 'normal', and is willing to go to any lengths to bring smiles to the people of the city. Despite this and his generally creepy nature, Oswald is shown to genuinely care about his fellow circus performers, preparing feasts for them and becoming very upset when they are slain.

Oswald cares for the people of the city more generally, too. He believes that people are suffering due to expectations placed on them by other people and expectations they hold themselves, arguing that these expectations are what gives rise to 'unnatural' emotions such as sadness and anger. He wants the people of the city to be free from expectation, able to simply be themselves and support others in doing the same, able to laugh from their hearts without a care.

Story Oswald's origin is mostly a mystery. He Distorted after a voice, dubbed by him as "Ms. Sun," presumably Carmen; tempted him and achieved the Distortion that it is now and the The8o'ClockCircusIcon.png The 8 o’Clock Circus.

Tanya(Ensemble version):Tanya is a Distortion with a wolf-like appearance, her most prominent feature being her black wolf head. She has long black hair that goes down her back, glowing yellow eyes, and a scar that runs through one of her eyes. She wears a golden chain collar around her neck, a pair of ear piercings on one of her ears, a patterned purple button-up underneath a black leather jacket, a belt with a golden chain attached to it, brown pants, and black shoes. She is also shown to smoke out of a pipe.

Later in the story, after joining the Reverberation Ensemble, Tanya wears the group's signature suit.

Story In the past, Tanya was an executive member of The Middle.[1] It appears as if she followed most of the Middle's beliefs about brotherhood until Roland massacred her entire gang during his rampage across the City. After witnessing the full-blown decimation of her gang, she likely discarded her former Middle Finger ideals in place of a social darwinist ideology and Distorted. Just like other Distortions of the Reverberation Ensemble, Tanya is perfectly in-control of her actions and desires despite having been distorted.

Jae-Heon:Jae-Heon whilst disguised, and likely before distorting, is a man with voluminous white hair and yellow eyes. He wears a brown sweater, a tan overcoat, blue jeans and brown shoes.

His true appearance is that of a multifaceted metal head with circular red eyes from various sides. He wears the Reverberation Ensemble's uniform, however he uniquely wears an overcoat version.

Personality Like all other members of the Ensemble, Jae-heon is sadistic and thinks little of others' lives other than entertainment or means to an end. This is a sentiment that comes from his evil queer sid. More intense towards the wealthy, despising them for their ignorance towards the lives of the people in the Backstreets and blaming them for the death of his son.

Story Little is known about Jae-heon's past, other that he used to be a technician that after his son's death at the hands of an unattended road roller, he attempted to reconstruct him by molding the bodies of other dead children into a puppet fashioned after him. However, he was tracked down by Roland during his rampage after the death of Angelica, burning down his workshop after being disgusted at his creation in spite of Jae-heon's pleading.

Some time after this, Jae-heon became a distortion, though not fully conscious, describing it as "[his] head was brimming with all kinds of thoughts" before meeting Argalia and joining the Reverberation Ensemble.

Elena:Elena's initial appearance dons a yellow jacket, dark jeans, brown boots, and a leather bag with several satchels slung around her shoulder. She has messy brown hair that's tied up, and red eyes. Her generic and unthreatening appearance suits her well as she takes the role of a passenger on W Corp's train.

After being integrated into the Reverberation Ensemble, she reveals her true form as a Bloodfiend, her face half obscured by a black, shadowy mass with red veins flowing across her head and hands. She has dark brown hair and red eyes. She is often shown irritated or aloof, yet her Bloodfiend side always maintains a wide grin. As with the rest of the ensemble, she wears the signature black suit with blue swirls and tie.

After the defeat of the Reverberation Ensemble, and the exposure of light, she no longer retains her human side and fully embraces the form of a true Bloodfiend. Her figure appears much like a vampire, including a cloak, pointed ears, pointy limbs and a demonic, smiling face. Her entire body is comprised of arteries and veins, spanning her whole figure which covers a dark mass, representing her necessary urge to feed on people's blood to stay alive. Her hair is entirely gone, replaced by the wispy smoke that covered half her face prior to distortion. Story Elena is a natural-born Bloodfiend. Despite her claims that she was troubled by her thirst for blood, The Distortion Detective reveals that her excuse is invalid and other Bloodfiends consider her actions as being excessive. She is a brutal mass-murderer who kidnapped people in both Backstreets and Nests, brutally killed them for their blood and veins and reanimated the corpses into walking zombies that would bring her more victims. It's unclear how the corpses can move, as the corpses are empty within. As a result, she was a greatly feared presence in the City and is labeled as a Star of the City ranked threat. Many Fixers had took up the task and failed and ending up suffering the same fate as her other victims, until Charles' Office sent Roland and Angelica to deal with her. She killed a total of 4,712 people before being considerably weakened by Roland and Angelica and escaping after injuring Angelica, later to be exalted and lose her Star of The City title.

After the White Nights and Dark Days, she was recruited by Argalia alongside other Distortions formed from people who had grudges with Roland.

Pluto:Pluto is a monochromatic skeleton donning a dapper top hat and old-fashioned monocle on his left eye. Wearing a completely ash-gray blazer and pants, plaid undershirt, and gray tie—the most visually striking detail other than his skull head being his scorpion tail, covered in spiked barbs. He also possesses black hands with sharp claws.

Later in the story, after joining the Reverberation Ensemble, Pluto wears the group's signature suit. His new black top hat also possesses the Ensemble's signature blue highlight and is taller than Pluto's first.

Personality Pluto is polite and unfailingly formal, retaining this stance even when actively antagonizing another party or participating in an attack. He even repairs the Library's front door during the first Uninvited Guests reception when his fellow ensemble members barged in, and apologizes to the Librarians if he happens to defeat the Floor of Religion in his initial reception.

However, Pluto is also notably sadistic and cruel amongst his fellow Ensemble members, in a vein similar to Jae-heon. He would grant people premise of power or knowledge in the form of his contracts, but when they violate the terms (which is incredibly easy) he could take whatever he wants from them. He also acted as the last straw for Philip to Distort through one last push that compels him to fall to the distorting voice.

He follows Argalia devoutly like Eileen and believes that he could give him a world without lies of deception through stealing the Library's Light. This stems from the implications that he was blackmailed by Roland, who cocerced him to sign a bogus contract that could easily destroy his career or get him executed by O Corp. This event also acted as the basis of his contract-related powers.

Story Past According to the cutscene prior to the realization of the Floor of Social Sciences, it's heavily implied that Pluto was a victim of a bogus contract from Roland that required him to smuggle Enkephalin to O Corp, so Roland can earn enough money to migrate into a Nest. The Wing presumably slaughtered his entire Office over the smuggling incident, but he survived. Roland was presumably rejected Nest immigration after this incident, which caused him to be stuck in I Corp's Backstreets where The Pianist manifested and killed his wife Angelica.

He distorted afterwards and was capable of making bogus deals known as the "Yesterday's Promise", which grants its victims whatever they want in exchange for an unfavorable side term written in miniscule fine print. If the side term is violated, Pluto then can take anything or do anything he wants to with that victim. Yuna was responsible for handling an attack he instigated known as "Thousand Needles".

Argalia later recruited him to form The Reverberation Ensemble alongside other distorted victims of Roland's direct and indirect actions.

W Corp-Rose,Sen, Lesti

Rose:Rose is a woman with long blue hair tied into a ponytail, dark green eyes, and tanned skin. She wears the standard uniform of a WARP Cleanup Agent, which consisted of a black shirt and a blue necktie underneath a chestplate with the W Corp. logo imprinted on it, blue jeans with a utility belt, and a baseball cap bearing the logo of W Corp.. As her means of combat, she fights hand-to-hand with a pair of space-ripping gauntlets and boots.

Sen:Sen is a man with graying brown hair, brown eyes, stubble, and a scarred, tanned face. He wears a black shirt under a chestplate with the W Corp logo imprinted on it, blue jeans with a utility belt, black boots, and black fingerless gloves. He carries a hatchet with three holes punched in it.

Lesti:Lesti is a young woman with scratched, light skin, brown eyes and messy blonde hair. She wears a black shirt with a blue tie under an armored vest with the W Corp. logo on it, blue pants with a utility belt and various belts attached to it it, and black boots. She wields a technologic polearm in battle.

Personality Despite her origins in the backstreets in District 23. She still appears to be naive, buying into a lie made by the Wing in promise of a retirement fund and a memory erasement procedure. Furthermore, she seems to be desensitized to gore and only complains about the smell when a usual newbie would throw up and even hums contently. Saying that she's used to it and even teases Sen that she'll keep quiet about his slip of the tongue if he promise to buy her dinner in a light-hearted manner. As they were suddenly called back to the office, Lesti would be the first to react out of surprise at the news. As Rose show her the footage, she remains observant, immediately pointing out the camera that she saw on the educational footage and other things throughout the footage. After Rose holds up an Invitation to The Library, Lesti expresses deep worry at the thought of signing it and eventually broke into tears and wallowed about how hard it is to get in, expressing her anguish and despair she felt at the moment as Rose confirms her decision of signing it. Wailing loudly at the prospect of being fired. Although she stops crying and becomes interested in Sen's story instead as it progress, as much as becoming impatient and asking him for a continuation. The last comment she made before entering was a worried comment about WARP Corp.'s future if they fail

Colour Fixers-Gebura(Kali), Angelica and Roland, Argalia, Vergilius,Iori,Vermilion Cross,The Indigo Elder,Vespa Crabro

Kali:Kali had long red hair and brown eyes. She wore a black shirt and pants, with a light brown coat over it.

Personality Kali , who had previously lived in the back alleys, retained the roughness and straightforwardness of that place. As the Red Mist , she couldn't show her weakness to her opponents and had to remain cool and ruthless. But at the same time, Kali was devoted to her cause and her words, which she didn't throw to the wind. She was the kind of person who would fight to the bitter end rather than surrender shamefully.

Story « It was beyond her powers, but she sacrificed everything to protect us. She lost an eye, one of her arms was cut off, and she was covered in deep scars. But she didn't give up... And in the end, she was able to save B and me from death. »

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Carmen and Cali

Carmen found her in the back alleys and offered her a job in the laboratory.

At that point, the project was already operating in defiance of the Head, so S understood the potential consequences of outside interference and therefore sought to ensure the safety of her colleagues. For this reason, she decided to approach Kali , arranging a meeting between them. At first, the legendary Red Mist was cool to Carmen's proposal, but S's money and eloquence convinced her.

Losing Kali's arm in battle with Garion

When the laboratory came under attack by Garion , Red Mist fought with all her might. Thanks to her, two Claws accompanying the Arbiter were defeated . However, Garion proved stronger. Kali lost her right eye and arm in the battle, but she did not give up, earning the Arbiter's respect . Her leniency cost Garion her life; Kali pinned her to the wall with a massive, Mimicry- like sword and left her for dead.

Kali herself died from her wounds. Chochmah mentioned that they couldn't even bury her, as rising to the surface would have attracted the attention of the eyes . Kali's personality became the basis of the sephirah Geburah , and her posthumous wounds were reflected in her new appearance in the scars that streaked her face.

Relationships Kali liked Carmen . Even though the reason she approached Kali , rather than some other organization, was to negotiate a lower price, and despite her dissatisfaction, Kali still agreed to become her company's security guard. Kali saw in this girl the very person who still remembered the meaning of justice, morality, and other virtues of this world. From Geburah's words , one can understand that Carmen will not let those like Kali , the inhabitants of the Gateways, perish. After Carmen's death , Kali , like many, missed her and promised to maintain her will until the end.

Kali and Garion were opponents. It was quite unexpected for the Arbiter that after releasing the monsters lurking within the complex and battling the Claws , there would be anyone left who could confront her alone. To her surprise, only one person remained in the company capable of opposing her: Red Mist . Kali had encountered Claws before in the alleys , but this was her first encounter with the Arbiter . In the battle, she lost an arm and an eye, and her entire body was covered in wounds that could not be healed. In exchange, she received a chance at salvation from Garion . But Red Mist's will was greater than that. She was able to avenge everyone who had died here at the hands of the Master's minions. Kali 's reaction to Garion was boundless hatred and a duty to protect the researchers.

Angelica (I won't write about Roland because he's already written that way):Angelica had long white hair and light blue eyes. Her usual attire was entirely black, consisting of a turtleneck, a silver chain with a gold ring hanging from it, a blazer with a grey trim, and the gloves where she kept her weapons.

Personality Angelica had a very casual personality, contrasting with the then laconic and professional Roland. During their time together at Charles' Office, Angelica was fairly easygoing, being friendly and trying to form a closer relationship with Roland, often asking him to hang out outside of work and teasing him for his serious personality. Throughout her life, Angelica suffered from recurring nightmares concerning her childhood experimentation, sometimes needing to use her gloves to shut out the outside noise. This would lead her to developing a mindset of apathy to the problems of the City, believing it was better to accept pain rather than suffer trying to shake it off. Roland would later come to understand Angelica had never been able to embrace the agony of her life and that of the City, but had only been able to shut herself out from it.

Story Much of her past is unknown, apart from her having been abandoned in the Outskirts as a child along with her brother after being experimented on by the Wings, and being mentored by Iori. She would eventually meet Roland after joining Charles' Office, waking him up while he was having a nightmare about the thing he saw underneath the Old L Corp at the end of the Smoke War. Eventually, the two would take a case involving the Blood-red Night, during which the two grew closer after she had her own nightmare involving the experimentation she endured, and then explained to Roland how she can handle it by following the words "That's that. This is this." The two manage to reach the Bloodfiend's lair, and it seemed that Angelica died during the fight, much to Roland's grief. Fortunately, she survived, and managed to convince him to take his Perception-Blocking Mask off, and the two get engaged much later.

Sadly, tragedy struck when Roland's attempts to ensure a future for them backfired, and they were forced to stay at I Corp's Backstreet, just in time for The Pianist to manifest while Roland was away with Olivier and for both Angelica and her unborn child to be assimilated into the Distortion's piano, driving Roland to take the mantle of Black Silence to exact a killing spree against the City as revenge while Argalia snaps and, with help from Iori and the Voice, create the Reverberation Ensemble. She would "return" as a Puppet as part of Jae-heon's revenge against Roland for destroying his workshop and killing his son again, and is fought by Floor of Social Sciences as part of the Puppeteer's reception before being booked. She later return as a ghost during the Black Silence's reception, harrowing back to the time Roland fell in love with her before being defeated once again

(Argalia is already written, so I'll skip him) Vergilius:Vergilius is a man of thin build and exceptionally pale, nearly gray skin. He has a visible scar across his face that goes from above his left eyebrow down to his right cheek, and his hands appear quite scarred as well. He has short, straight gray hair with a slight part in the middle. Vergilius has red eyes which glow when angered, from which he takes his Color Fixer name.

Vergilius wears a loosely-buttoned dress shirt, a striped jacket with a badge on the left lapel, slacks and dress shoes. All his clothing are black or shades of gray. Vergilius also sports an earring on his right ear.

Though not visible, Vergilius' body has received some augmentations, with his legs being enhanced with synthetic muscle fibers. Vergilius' weapon of choice is an orange gladius, which can be heated at will.

Vergilius has manifested E.G.O, which takes the form of a red leather pauldron over his right shoulder, from which flows a cape of blood that reaches down to the ground, as well as a green laurel crown, spiked with blood-red thorns, causing blood to drip over Vergilius' face. When activating his E.G.O, his gladius also changes, turning bright red and appearing drenched in blood.

Personality Vergilius is a jaded and straightforward individual with a sharp tongue. He is emotionally detached from most of the group, viewing them as a group of unruly children he has to watch over. He keeps his distance from them, and has no qualms with threatening Sinners with extreme violence or using it to discipline them.

Despite his cold behavior towards the Sinners, Vergilius seems to push people away and put up a cruel and uncaring front, in order to avoid getting closer to his colleagues again, as in Vergilius' past, this has happened before quite recently, with him losing his office and the orphanage kids he cared for at the hands of the Ring. Even so, he has a soft spot for Charon, and he seemingly considers Dante as some sort of confidant, even if he has no outer regard for Dante's struggles.

Vergilius appears ambivalent to his title of a Color Fixer, constantly emphasizing his role within the company as nothing but a simple guide and pushing off Don Quixote and Hopkins' idolization of him, and is shown to carry heavy guilt regarding his past and profession, which has often led him to destroy entire families. This is also part of the reason why he decided to care for orphan children.

Despite this, in Main Story Encounter 6-41, Vergilius appeared briefly as a non-controllable ally unit when a seemingly never-ending horde of enemies from The Wild Hunt emerged from an underground laboratory operated by ex-Ring researchers, forfeiting several clauses of his contract with Limbus Company in the process (which was the major reason behind his strict non-interference in the Sinners' operations), likely as the scene reminded him of the similar events that had led to the death of his Office members, as of Leviathan.

Background After the events of Leviathan, Vergilius and Charon came into the employment of Limbus Company. As a guide, Vergilius directs the Sinners to their destination and will not get directly involved with the mission, and he will not fight unless Dante is in imminent danger. On occasion, he will enact disciplinary measures on Sinners, be it verbal or physical, to ensure the mission will not be further hampered by their behavior.

Iori:Iori is a towering, mature woman with straight dark hair that goes down to her ankles and transitions into a purple color, pulled back with a silver hairband that shows a receding hairline. She wears a purple coat that signifies her Color Fixer title, lustrous and with a snakeskin pattern to it and cinched with a pair of beige belts. Underneath, she wears what appears to be a mesh top that shows her cleavage and black leggings, accessorized with a gold collar, a pair of earrings and a single ring on her left hand.

She additionally wields a set of three blades: A rapier with a white-dashed sheath and a snake-shaped guard, used for pierce attacks, a straight sword entirely colored purple, used for slash attacks, and a massive, rectangular greatsword on her back, with a black-colored blade and red ribbons on it used for blunt attacks.

Personality Iori is a smug yet intelligent individual that has taken the task to mentoring Argalia, A certain fixer, and potentially Kali. She seems more knowledgeable than she lets on, leading Argalia astray til he found out through The Voice. Even then, when confronted, she isn't even aggravated and instead decided to talk to him casually.

She is a mother and she cares dearly for her child she lost 40 years ago; her finding him well being sole reasoning for her action throughout the game.

She is also a driving force in Leviathan and her action ripples through Vergilius's life.

Vermilion Cross:His body is a bleeding mess, with twisted arms holding up a massive, super-heated cross on his back. He has long black hair with a single red eye shining through, and his skin is covered in burn marks.

Story Not much is known about the Vermilion Cross, aside from his high status as a Color Fixer. In Dong-hwan's page story, it's noted that when he was alive, he was under the employment of the Hana Association to eliminate the Blue Reverberation and his Ensemble. However, he fails to do so and dies at their hands. Given his rank in the City and strength as a fixer, his body is taken and revived by Elena, which is then put to use in her Reception as a servant made to kill.

The Indigo Elder:The Indigo Elder is a pale, scarred elderly man with a white beard, short hair and mustache. His omnipresent cigar glows blue at the tip and is the only visible feature when his hood is raised. He wears a large, weathered indigo raincoat, gloves and gray pants tucked into black boots.

The Indigo Elder wields a crossbow-like speargun made of numerous riveted metal plates and a barbed harpoon, both of which are longer than he is tall. In his first appearance, he also carries an oar.

Personality The Indigo Elder is an even-tempered and unflappable Color Fixer, openly making an enemy of the Middle without concern. He's familiar with the workings of the Great Lake, and agrees to work with the Sinners to take down the Pallid Whale. He's also very sympathetic to Ishmael's past encounters with the whale, attempting to offer her some consolation for her past.

The Indigo Elder holds a certain admiration for the Whales of the Great Lake, recognizing the Pallid Whale's longetivity and obscure origin and announcing his intention to challenge it. He has a deep fascination for the unknown, stating that one of his goals is to challenge that which lies "beyond the edge of understanding".

Background At some point, the Indigo Elder hunted and killed the All-impaling Marlin Whale, one of the Five Calamities. He hunts Whales and Calamities alike on a small skiff made with exceptionally durable X Corp. alloy.

Story The Indigo Elder appears near U Corp's Lobotomy Corp. Branch facility as Ricardo, who massacred the Sinners, prepares to kill Dante. He heavily injures the Big Brother of the Middle with a harpoon before leaping onto the facility to meet them, explaining his arrival was due to him tracking the Pallid Whale. Although Ricardo warns him his action will cause him to make an enemy of the Middle, he remains steadfast, and Ricardo is forced to flee.

Once aboard Mephistopheles, the Elder discusses the hunting plan, rejecting the use of the busboat for the task as it is too loud and conspicuous. He warns Dante that turning back the clock is not an option against the Whale.

The Sinners and the Indigo Elder (in their respective skiffs) eventually encounter the Pallid Whale, who the Elder isolated from the other Whales with bait. As the Sinners row into its maw, he stays topside to (presumably) occupy the Calamity.

As the Pallid Whale collapses after being killed by Ishmael, the Indigo Elder breaches its skin and lowers a rope to rescue the Sinners. Once everyone is aboard Mephistopheles, he informs Vergilius of his intention to stay on the Great Lakes and hunt the remaining three Calamities.

Vespa Crabro:Vespa is a tall and muscular man with pale skin and short black hair with yellow highlights and blunt bangs that cover his forehead. He dons square glasses and has a tired look on his face. In Distortion Detective, he had his hair slicked back.

As a Taboo Hunter of N Corp., he wears a black skintight suit with a yellow symbol that resembles a wasp, black pants and shoes, and a yellow belt to which are attached two weapons―a hwando with a yellow blade and a harpoon created from the Relic Gungnir. He wears a yellow flight jacket with black highlights, which carries the same symbol as his shirt.

After his demotion, Vespa dons an ordinary black shirt and dress pants, and a gray-blue coat with a singular yellow streak running across its left side. He maintains the belt he uses to carry his weapons.

Personality Vespa is a serious and calculating individual, almost always acting in a manner that is both highly professional and detached from any emotions. He is well aware of his abilities and limits, frequently giving accurate assessments of how long a battle will take and never attempts to present himself as more capable than he actually is. Thanks to his time as a Taboo Hunter, he is highly observant and intelligent, able to quickly gather the basics of a situation and adjust his plans accordingly. This also makes him very adaptable, and he has a high level of mental fortitude that allows him to do even unpleasant things in order to survive, as seen by him turning to cannibalism to prevent starvation.

Despite this cold demeanor, Vespa has a sense of justice that he tries to follow and does not enjoy killing people needlessly. When talking to others for reasons unrelated to work, he respects peoples wishes when they ask him to not inquire about certain topics and rarely attempts to force his opinions on others. He has a fondness for vehicles and is a skilled driver, and enjoys cinnamon tea.

The only situation that gives Vespa trouble in following orders is when he's made to interact with Syndicates. Due to a tragic event in his past, Vespa prefers to kill Syndicate members rather than walk away and allow them to continue killing others. He has a particular hatred for the Thumb and is barely able to tolerate their presence. When Ezra discussed the Thumb's weapons and the various design elements of them that make them so well suited to taking lives, Vespa became upset to the point of drawing his sword on her in order to get her to stop discussing the Thumb's purges. Even with these struggles with Syndicates, Vespa still ultimately listens to Moses when she tells him to not cause them unnecessary trouble by instigating fights needlessly.

Story Prior to The Distortion Detective In the past, Vespa was seemingly a victim to one of the Thumb's purges but somehow managed to escape with his life.[2] The specifics of this event went unexplored in The Distortion Detective due to the series being cancelled, but he is still haunted by those memories and carries a deep grudge against the Thumb and Syndicates as a whole because of it. Presumably after his incident with the Thumb, Vespa found himself in the depths of the Ruins where he found the Relic "Gungnir"—a golden speartip.[3] Through a lucky coincidence, Vespa was able to wield this Relic and he fashioned it into a harpoon, with it acting as one of his primary weapons from then on.

Later in life, Vespa worked his way up to becoming a Grade 1 Fixer, getting numerous augmentations to strengthen his body, and eventually found employment as a Taboo Hunter of N Corp.

The Distortion Detective Vespa was assigned to hunt down YuRia after she violated one of N Corp.'s Taboos, which led him to Moses' Office. Moses covered for YuRia, who hid in plain sight as a teddy bear created by her Psychoment that her consciousness had recently been transferred into. Vespa was suspicious, but ultimately gave them his business card so they could contact him with any information on the Taboo violator and left. The women made plans to flee District 14 right away, but Vespa pursued them and quickly caught up with them and disposed of the Fixers they had hired to protect them throughout their escape. When Moses attempted to use her Psychoment to attack him, Vespa cut off her right arm to stop her and stored it in a preservation cube.

As Vespa's main goal was to destroy the footage that broke the Taboo, he opted to ask Moses about its whereabouts instead of immediately bringing her into N Corp. custody. Moses agreed to take him to the footage and asked YuRia to open her workshop door, but Vespa refused to enter first given how untrustworthy the location was. His suspicions were proven correct as YuRia immediately began to attack him with countless teddy bears that emerged from her workshop, although he fended them off with ease. Ezra then arrived to protect Moses, and her and Vespa had an intense battle that ultimately ended with Vespa being tricked into entering the workshop and being locked inside.

Vespa was trapped inside the workshop with no method of escape for two weeks, and eventually was forced to eat Moses' arm that he had with him in order to survive. Fortunately for Vespa, Moses and her assistants had found themselves in a dangerous situation while in Quercus Village and had to open the door and free Vespa in order to survive. While upset with Moses and her companions for breaking his trust, he recognized the danger of the dozens of Distortions that were attacking all of them and fought alongside them. After the Distortions were subdued, Han Hee-joon arrived to discuss matters with Moses and handed off a letter from N Corp. to Vespa that informed him he had been expelled from his position as a Taboo Hunter due to his failure with this job.

Han Hee-joon took Vespa, Moses, Ezra, and YuRia to one of Dias' mansions to discuss hiring them to retrieve Distortions from within Nest L. Despite their recent conflicts, Vespa agreed to work with Moses' Office for Dias after being promised a chance to be reinstated with N Corp. and the group set off the next day. Once within District 12, they quickly captured the Distortions 'The Laundry of Dreams' and 'The Human Thunderbolt' and contained them within their van's cargo compartment which was created as a dimensional container. The latter's powers caused the van to break down, however, and the group realized they would be unable to make it to safety before the Night in the Backstreets began. After surviving two waves of Sweepers, they were granted shelter by some members of the Thumb that had occupied a home before the Night came.

Due to his past with the Thumb, Vespa was incredibly reluctant to cooperate with them, but respected Moses' orders to not cause trouble. He transferred the authority he had as a Grade 1 Fixer according to the Thumb's hierarchy system to Moses and allowed her to negotiate a deal where they would track down the Thumb's missing ammunition delivery and the Thumb would provide her with information on Distortions in the area. This led them to discovering that the Distortion 'The Marksman of the Mist' had killed several members of the Zwei Association who had just defeated the Syndicate that created the Thumb's bullets. A higher grade Fixer of the Zwei appeared to get revenge for his fallen comrades, and Moses had the team switching allegiances between the Fixer, the Thumb, and the Distortion in order to survive. Ultimately, they sided with the Zwei Fixer and Vespa was able to kill the Thumb members in order to prove their sense of justice to him.

Afterwards, the group traveled to the Nest of the fallen Wing and decided to check into a hotel for a proper night of sleep. This hotel was revealed to be run by the Bloodfiend Elder of L Corp., although what happened during their stay there is unknown as The Distortion Detective was cancelled in the middle of this arc.

Limbus Company Vespa ultimately followed Moses and Ezra to work for Limbus Company's Distortion Department.

Canto VII: The Dream Ending Vespa was mentioned to be working off screen while Moses and Ezra video called the LCB.

Canto IX: The Unsevering When the Five Fingers raided Limbus Company HQ, Vespa was in the middle of completing his registration to become a Color Fixer with the Hana Association. Once the forms were completed, Vespa rushed to the HQ to protect his colleagues. He spotted Dante's group first and assisted them in their fight against Sora, before retreating to meet up with Moses' group once the fight was over. After meeting up with the former's group, he fought against Matthias to protect the wounded LCD members, before Matthias called off the fight after receiving an order to retreat.

Later, the surviving members of Limbus Company decided to launch a counter-raid on the House of Spiders in order to retrieve the Golden Boughs that had been stolen from them. Moses and the members of the LCD planned to participate in the counter-raid, excluding Aeng-du who was still recovering from her injuries during the raid.

The LCD, alongside Don Quixote, Hong Lu and Yi Sang entered the Middle's Corridor within the House. The group engaged in battle with Matthias and Kira, with Vespa and Ezra focusing on the Nursefather while the Sinners dealt with his apprentice. Nearing the end of the battle, Kira attacked Vespa and locked him in place, giving Matthias the opportunity to land a killing blow against him. Instead of using the opportunity to attack just Vespa however, Matthias' attack deliberately targeted both of them, cutting Kira in half but not managing to mortally wound the Color Fixer like he had his daughter. Shortly after, Moses bored a hole through Matthias's torso using her Crimson Point, and Vespa finished him off by slicing through his head. The battle ended with Matthias dead and with Kira near death but ultimately saved and apprehended by Limbus Company for information.

Intervallo VII: Twining Threads Following Operation Spider Pyre, Vespa remained at Limbus Company Headquarters, avoiding Don Quixote's attempts to locate him. During this time, Vespa "stole" unattended snacks unknowingly, causing Charon to brand him with a piece of paper on his back labelling him as a thief. Due to Vergilius' quick thinking, Charon's "Super Sulky Mode" was bypassed by a bitter candy, allowing her to forgive Vespa. Immediately after being forgiven, Vespa began eating snacks from a plate he assumed to be cast aside, much to Rodion's dismay as she planned to save them.

Later, while discussing matters such as Shin, the Sinners looked to Vespa for information, which he merely provided rumors of the mechanics while not fully comprehending his own use of the abilities. Despite this, he offered to teach the fundamentals to the group. Kira, confused by her own lack of info, was made curious of why Matthias never taught her the abilities, to which Vespa clarified the Nursefather was never able to utilize Shin in the first place.

Limbus Company-Dante, Faust,Yi Sang,Don Quixote,Ryōshu, Mersault,Hong Lu/Jia Baoyu, Sinclair,Rodion,Gregor, Heathcliff, Ishmael,Outis,Vergilius,Charon

Charon(Virgilius is not described here because I have already written about him earlier):Charon is a short girl with grayish skin. Her droopy eyes are of a similar gray color and tend to have a vacant, emotionless look. Charon has silver hair with bangs and that covers her ears; in the back, it is tied into two thin, floor-length twintails.

Charon wears grayish-green, church-like attire in the form of a ankle-length, long-sleeved dress and hat. Her hat is tall and brimless with silver rims; the lower rim splits and curls outwards to make room for a mural of a dark cross within a larger, silver cross with two dots below the cross's arms. Charon's dress has a high collar, a very low neckline, a layered skirt and rounded hems; she also wears a pleated white top with a cross mural on the chest, black boots with white laces, black gloves and two black belts with silver buckles.

The hems and edges of the dress have silver lining; the outermost skirt parts in the middle and has geometric murals (the same as on her cuffs, lapels and bottom rim of her hat) running partway down its length whereas as the inner skirt has black outlining. The collar and hems of Charon's dress have the same cruciform mural as on her hat.

Charon carries with her a black, square-type oar.

Personality Charon is a laconic, quiet individual whose few words are blunt and brief. Charon simply seems to be in her own world, and repeatedly proves that she is neither shy nor scared of the Sinners. Similarly to Vergilius, Charon stays disconnected from the group and shows no interest in becoming close with them. Her stubborn refusal to learn how to use a map or navigate properly in Canto I: The Outcast is indicative of her unwavering nature and tendency to resist outside influence. Charon has somewhat of a childish personality, frequently using phrases such as "vroom-vroom" or "shimmy-shaky" and talking about Mephistopheles as if it were a living being. She also refers to herself exclusively in third person.

At the beginning of Limbus Company, Charon has a pre-established relationship with her guardian Vergilius, who treats her as something of a daughter. Their relationship shows off both of their softer sides: Charon will act more childlike and needy with him, and Vergilius treats her with a surprising amount of affection. However, Charon seems to be missing some memories of the time they've spent together, and will sometimes contradict herself. For example, when Vergilius mentions that she used to hum when she was sad, she denies this, stating she only hums when happy. Though she comes off as relatively detached and carefree, it's clear that Charon has more going on underneath the surface. Vergilius would at one point remark to Dante that she is "going through a long tunnel with no end in sight".

Story Leviathan Lapis' father was a Syndicate boss who loved his daughter, with it being well known in the Syndicate how much he cared about her. While on a Fixer Contract, Vergilius killed her father and many of the other members of the Syndicate. After the death of her father, Vergilius had Lapis moved to an orphanage where she would be well taken care of. At the orphanage, she became close friends with Garnet, but didn't open up to any of the other children. Lapis often talked about Vergilius, who occasionally stopped by the orphanage to drop off gifts and see her and the other children, and looked up to him. One Christmas Eve, the orphanage was attacked by Iori and Tomerry, and Lapis witnessed the deaths of many of her fellow orphans but managed to survive.

Half a year after the destruction of the orphanage, Lapis planned to meet with Garnet and catch up. She had gotten a job at a fruit harvesting company and seemed to have been recovering from the trauma of the attack. However, Lapis would never get to make it to the meeting as she was kidnapped by the Ring. She had a camera on her at the time of her abduction and was able to record inside the corridors and the laboratory where they were running experiments on other orphans who had grown up alongside her. Somehow, this video was sent to Vergilius's Office, which resulted in the Office Fixers and Garnet, who had been attempting to request help from Vergilius to find Lapis, deciding to infiltrate the laboratory. While the Office Fixers only decided upon the job to get information about the Singularity that was being created through these experiments, Garnet only cared about rescuing Lapis and the other orphans.

Lapis along with the kidnapped children from the orphanage were used for experiments by Aseah and Jumsoon as they refined the glass window and tested refraction rates. Despite his best efforts, in his attempt to save Lapis, Garnet suffered from being subjected to extremely high refraction rates and turned into a gem-like cocoon like many of the other subjects did. Vergilius eventually arrived to the laboratory and, after dealing with Jumsoon, found Lapis resting in a test tube. When it was opened, however, the girl inside was confused about being called "Lapis" and asserted that her name was "Charon". The experiments with the glass window had been successful, and Lapis had been overwritten by this Charon Identity.

Charon explored the room, and found a broken shard of Garnet's gem which had been shattered while Vergilius was fighting. She showed the gem to Vergilius, despite not knowing what (or who) it was, and he decided that Charon would be his responsibility to care for from now on. Not long after, the LCA broke into the laboratory and Faust offered a deal to Vergilius: if he worked as the guide of Limbus Company, they would help him get back Lapis and Garnet. As seen in Limbus Company, Vergilius would ultimately agree to this deal and have Charon work alongside him at the company. Limbus Company Charon works as the bus driver of Limbus Company, and drives them to their destinations on their search for the Golden Boughs. While not often the focus of a scene, Charon is often found at Vergilius' side when not she is not driving. She never gets involved in combat, and typically waits in the bus until the Sinners return from their mission.

During Canto I: The Outcast, Yuri, a Fixer who traveled with the Sinners while they were on their first Golden Bough retrieval mission, attempted to teach Charon how to use maps to navigate, as Charon simply drives based on instinct. Unfortunately, Yuri died before getting any of her lessons to stick with Charon and she has continued driving as she always has.

In Canto VII: The Dream Ending, Charon and Dante had a short conversation, with Faust helping act as a translator for them. Dante asked Charon what she would like to do if they got a chance to visit a normal amusement park while not working, and Charon answered that she would like to eat candy. While Charon often asks Vergilius for sweets, this appears to be a connection between her and Lapis, as Lapis had a dream when she was a child to one day try all the flavors of candy in the world.

During the House of Spiders' raid of Limbus Company's headquarters in Canto IX: The Unsevering, Charon was taken hostage by Lucio on Valencina's orders so that Vergilius and the Sinners would be forced to fight at a disadvantage in order to protect her. She was safely recovered from the two Thumb members before the House of Spiders members retreated from the HQ.

Dante:Dante is a person of average build with a distinctive prosthetic head that resembles a clock and has constantly burning flames emerging from the back and top of the prosthetic. The face of the clock lacks numbers, instead having two red circles roughly where the "10" and "11" positions would be. Additionally, the prosthetic has two golden clock hands that move forward after certain major events. Starting in the Prologue, Dante's minute hand rested at 9, then moved forward to just before 10 after Canto IV, and moved forward again to its current position of just after 10 after the events of Canto VII. Dante's flames burn black and gold, and never seem to go out.

Their uniform differs from the other Sinners, their coat being a mix of red, yellow, and white — likely due to their role as Executive Manager. 'NO. 10' is written on their coat near the lapel, along with 'DAN TE' near the end of it. They wear a red tie and a tucked long-sleeve dress shirt, with black pants and a white belt.

Personality Compared to their twelve companions, Dante is a considerably grounded and passive individual. Despite their position as manager, they tend to fall in line with whatever other, more enlivened people are around, making snide comments as they're strung along for mischief and antics. Likewise, as a person, Dante is somewhat awkward. They have a penchant for cracking jokes to lighten the mood, but said jokes are rarely well-received, even among the moodmakers of the LCB. Given their situation, Dante also frequently finds themselves out of the loop, forced to ask basic questions and give up when they only receive cryptic answers. Luckily for them, Dante appears to be comfortable asking questions and relying on others as needed.

As the LCB's executive manager, Dante is initially very amateurish, half-hearted, and spineless. They start off painfully aware that none of the other Sinners respect them, and make very little effort to command the group in times of danger or coach them through their personal struggles. Canto III acts as a turning point for Dante, forcing them to realize that it's their responsibility to uplift the Sinners in their worst moments. However, their encouragement of Sinclair is ultimately awkward and delayed, forcing them to continue to find their footing throughout Canto IV and Canto V. Canto VI: The Heartbreaking and its successors eventually demonstrate the determination Dante has mustered, as Dante learns the values of persistence and trust, tailoring their advice to what each Sinner needs to hear the most. Nowadays, Dante is a much more reliable leader, and many of the Sinners are willing to confess their worries to them even outside of their missions. Despite this, however, Dante remains the same lovably quirky and bumbling person in their day-to-day life.

Beneath their usual demeanor, Dante appears somewhat insecure about their lack of memories. Others repeatedly point out that their desire to fix their amnesia is probably the only reason they've stayed with the company, an idea which Dante never refutes. However, Dante seems to genuinely care for the Sinners, approaching them in a friendly manner and highly respecting their space and feelings. They are also very flexible, for as much as they groan about the Sinners' horseplay, events like Intervallo III: Miracle in District 20 show that Dante struggles to deny their requests. While Dante seems to see their relationship as more professional than amicable overall,[3] they have a strong desire for everyone to get along with each other. Their tendency to make judgemental comments similarly never extends into genuinely disruptive or offensive.

Through their few lines in the prologue, Dante's past personality appears to have been much more snarky and aggressive. Moreover, Vergilius refers to their former self as a "bigwig",[4] and Faust suggests that they weren't the type to value other people's lives very much.[5] Though overall, Dante's former identity remains a mystery even now.

While Dante has their fair share of flaws and a looming, unknown past, they always do the best with what they're given. Alongside their familiar companions and plenty of other, ever-changing ones, Dante marches forward through the uncertainty of amnesia, helping their Sinners in whatever ways they can.

Dante's own head had been replaced by a prosthetic clock serving as their new face, which seemingly gives them powers comparable to absurd technologies such as Singularities.

The Sinners recruited by Limbus Company were specifically chosen because they could "resonate" with Dante's abilities, forming the "contract" with them to gain the boon of Dante's powers Golden Bough Resonance: Dante is able to sense where the Golden Bough are through resonating with them, able to perceive their location by "following their star". This gives Dante the visions of the Boughs as shining stars in a swirling sky; Dante can also share these visions with the Sinners through their telepathy. Telepathy: Dante can only commune through a ticking sound, which they can alter the frequency and intensity of. Only the Sinners and a few others can understand the intended speech behind the ticks. When agitated, Dante's speech may include bell chimes and/or steam whistles. Selectivity: They are also capable of selectively limiting the recipient of their words to one person only, or to the whole group of the Sinners all at once. However because of these limitations, Dante can only verbally communicate with the Sinners and has to rely on using one them as an interpreter when relaying information or queries to anyone outside the LCB. Distortions: Dante can also understand the speech of Distortions that lost the ability to communicate using human language, this understanding extending to their subordinate entities as well. Dante can thus act as a interpreter for Distortions, relaying invaluable information to the other Sinners to achieve their missions. Faust speculates this is possible due to Dante resonating with the Golden Boughs they collected.

Turning back the clock: After Faust had Dante bind the Sinners into a "contract", Dante is capable of healing their injuries and reviving the Sinners from death, at the cost of physically feeling how they died. With cases like death, Dante undergoes a vision of themself opening a foreboding door filled with the wails and lamentations of unknown sufferers, as they pull out the hands of the Sinners from the gateway. When doing so, Dante feels the sins and pain caused by them wriggling through their body as the Sinners revive with their wounds physically reversing. Although the pain felt is only temporary and quickly fades to nothing in almost an instant, the sensation is still so great that Dante incredibly prefers not using their abilities. Winding down: When the clock on Dante's face winds down, Dante themself is rendered unconscious. Dreams: In this state, they are able to "dream" of various alternate realities known as Mirror Worlds. Vergilius and the other Sinners were able to interfere with what Mirror World was seen by Dante by messing with the circuitry in their prosthetic head, as Dante unfortunately experiences when this happened for the first time. Rewinding: Fortunately, Dante can be resuscitated by rewinding their clock — waking them up from their "dreams". Dante is able to recall their memories from such experiences, but it still leaves them confused and frazzled nonetheless. Remote Sight: An ability gained during the events of Canto IX that allows Dante to watch over Sinners separated from them, though not allowing Dante to talk to them. Also mentioned that it allows them to 'lend strength' and revive said Sinners. Sapling of Light Ability: When Dante aligns themself to help the Sinners realize their dreams, they're able to resonate with the Golden Bough within them, activating new abilities. Each of these are themed after a Patron Librarian from Library of Ruina, being represented by the symbol of the respective Patron Librarian's floor. Pigritia: In Canto VI, Dante creates a field that slows everything except the Sinners within a certain radius. This is used to let the Sinners catch up with Erlking Heathcliff. Superbia: In Canto VII, Dante appears to strengthen the power of a Sinner. Dante uses this on Don Quixote to help her realize her dreams. Morositas: In Canto VIII, Dante uses the strength-averaging aspect of their contract to bring the enemy, Lei Heng, down to the Sinners' level. Ira: In Canto IX, Dante uses the fiery energy of this ability to reforge the chain of their contract with Ryōshū. Afterwards, they use the strength-enhancing aspect of their contract to drastically raise Ryōshū's capabilities for the duration of the fight with the Index Nursefather. M@!l%#th: In Canto IX, Dante attempts to bring all of the Sinners to them. However, due to not being able to resonate with the ability fully, it is shown to be imperfect, and is not fully unlocked. The M@!1%#th ability currently allows the manager to remotely summon the consciousness of the Sinners to one place, and to allow Dante to look over each of them even from a great distance, as long as the manager is able to maintain focus. On the Durante interface, they are labeled with the name of their associated Librarian, while their given names are the Latin versions of the Sin types. Exception being for the M@!l%#th ability, only having one name. Immunity to memory wiping: Dante is shown in many occasions to be able to resist the effects of memory removal from various sources. They were the only one to retain their memory of K Corp.'s Singularity after the memory wipe procedure at the end of Canto IV, and they retain the memories of characters that have been erased, such as Catherine, erased from existence by the effect of a Golden Bough during Canto VI, and Ren and Sora, erased from people's memories by the effect of the Relic Arayashiki. 'Last Resort': A preventative measure to prevent the Golden Boughs from falling into wrong hands. By inputting a sequence into a button on the back of their head, Dante can self-detonate a charge within their clock with enough heat 'to melt even the Stars of the City'. The Golden Boughs cannot survive such an explosion, and will be effectively cremated. Golden Bough Synchronization: Currently only used once during the events of Canto 6-48 to perform an otherwise impossible feat with the help of a Golden Bough, leaving it 'burnt' afterwards. Whether these capabilities are because of the clock or are inherent to Dante themself is unknown (bar the 'Last Resort').

Yi Sang:Yi Sang is a man of average build and pale complexion. He has short black hair which frays slightly at its ends, and dead-looking black eyes adorned with heavy eye-bags underneath. He wears the long-sleeved version of the Limbus Company coat around his shoulders, which appears to have been tattered and burnt at the bottom. Underneath his coat is the regular long-sleeved white shirt and red tie, and then a black vest, both of which are tucked into his belt. Written on the left breast of his coat is 'NO.O1', and 'YI SANG' on the side.

Yi Sang wields a dagger as his preferred weapon, which stays fitted to his left hip through the use of three small black straps- two of them connected to his belt, and one wrapped around his thigh.

Despite his seemingly fragile appearance, Yi Sang moves with a deliberate grace, each step calculated and precise. His black eyes, though lifeless at a glance, carry a depth that hints at a well of untold stories and experiences. The heavy eye-bags suggest sleepless nights, either spent in contemplation or perhaps due to haunting memories that refuse to let him rest.

The Limbus Company coat, draped over his shoulders like a mantle of authority, flutters slightly with each movement, revealing glimpses of the damage it has sustained. The tattered and burnt hem tells tales of past battles and narrow escapes, adding to the enigmatic aura that surrounds him. The coat itself, despite its wear and tear, retains an air of formality and purpose, marked by the distinct 'NO.O1' and 'YI SANG' inscriptions that signify his importance within the company.

His white shirt, impeccably clean and neatly tucked into his belt, contrasts sharply with the worn edges of his coat. The red tie adds a splash of color to his otherwise monochrome ensemble, symbolizing perhaps a hint of passion or intensity beneath his stoic exterior. The black vest he wears is fitted snugly, emphasizing his lean build and giving him an appearance of readiness, as if he is always prepared for whatever may come his way.

Yi Sang’s dagger, a sleek and deadly tool, rests securely at his left hip. The three small black straps that hold it in place are as utilitarian as they are discreet, ensuring that the weapon is always within easy reach. The dagger itself is well-maintained, its blade sharp and gleaming, a testament to Yi Sang’s meticulous nature. The positioning of the straps, with one wrapped around his thigh, suggests a practiced ease in drawing the weapon, highlighting his proficiency and familiarity with its use.

In moments of stillness, Yi Sang’s presence can be almost ghostly, a quiet force that seems to linger on the edges of perception. His movements, when they come, are swift and precise, betraying a latent power that lies dormant within him. There is a sense of melancholy that clings to him, as if he carries the weight of countless burdens and unspoken regrets. Yet, despite this, there is an undeniable strength in his gaze, a resilience that refuses to be extinguished. Personality Yi sang is a particularly quiet, mellow man. At the beginning of the game, he fails to stand out much among his fellow sinners due to his tendency to stay silent and watch rather than actively contribute to discussions. On top of this, when he speaks, his words are often obscure and riddle-like whilst also delivered monotone. His expression never shifts much either.

Nevertheless, Yi Sang does not come off as unkind. He appears to care for the people around him in his own way. Similarly, for the most part the Sinners seem to accept him as simply being a peculiar person, rather than interpreting his attitude negatively or getting frustrated with him. In Intervallo I: Hell's Chicken, betraying his aloof and inexpressive appearance, he's shown to be rather eccentric and sentimental, forming an immediate attachment to a burnt potato sprouting flowers to the point of being in visible distress over being separated from it by Don Quixote at Meursault's order.

Come Canto IV: The Unchanging, and more is revealed about Yi Sang little by little, such as his concerningly low level of self-esteem and outward disgust at Dongrang's callous behavior concerning the many deaths of his fellow K Corp. employees and the suffering they are consistently put through. Though for a large part of the story he refuses to open up to Dante and The Sinners, after being questioned by Dante in regards to his emotional state after being confronted with his old companions, Yi Sang reveals that he considered the day he met Dante and gained immortality against his will his greatest moment of despair, quietly wishing for his own eternal rest. This trend of suicidal depression is echoed by Dongbaek as she justifies her attempted murder of him as something he desired, which he does not retort. Following this interaction, Dante resonates with Yi Sang's mental state, being able to see Yi Sang with a large, cracked void in his chest with no signs of mending.

Within the dungeon, the source of this hopelessness is finally revealed: being severely affected by the loss of the League of Nine Littérateurs, a place in which he found comfort and safety amidst the harsh, chaotic world he lived in as well as people who supported him and who he in turn wished to connect with and bring happiness to, and ultimately being manipulated and betrayed by the last companion who remained, he was left grief-striken and without hope for life, alone in the world. Affected by the abuse he suffered under Gubo, he believed himself to have no free will or a say in what happened to him, wallowing in despair and going through the motions until eventually finding himself under Limbus Company, given the vague premise of finding hope again and regaining his "wings", the sense of freedom and endless possibilities he felt back when he was with the League of Nine.

Once come to terms with his own past and a newly found sense of hope encouraged by Sang Yi, an alternate version of himself living within his personal mirror Yeonsim, as well as the last remaining will of Dongbaek, he becomes much warmer and open towards Dante and his fellow Sinners, wishing to help them and not watch the tragedy of the League repeat. This can be most seen in Intervallo II: S.E.A, where he actively tries to keep the group in good spirits however he can and help Heathcliff and Ishmael reconcile, and often showing his own appreciation and compassion for his companions and those who aid them along the way such as Pilot.

Though at the same time, despite his position as a genius he's shown to be rather socially awkward and naive; often being distracted by things he finds intriguing, not understanding jabs and often taking things literally, such as in Intervallo III: Yield My Flesh To Claim Their Bones where he misinterprets Rodion and Gregor's attempt to avoid a complicated lecture by him and Faust when they ask about Nest T's architecture and getting carried away explaining it due to his own interest in the topic. Another example appears in Canto VI: The Heartbreaking where he's overwhelmed by Ishmael and Hong Lu's joking insistance that he would find it odd that Heathcliff would recieve a love letter, clarifying that he does not believe that and did not intend to imply so or insult Heathcliff, which Ishmael explains to him immediately after to be mere jest, as well as being impressed by Rodion deducing his favorite color and giving a description that fits his personality and behavior based on his choice.

During the Canto, Yi Sang is shown to be highly unsettled at the utilization of his technology and research in the human dough experimentation conducted by N Corp. in collaboration with Aseah, his former compatriot, as well as the use of his mirror in Hermann's plans to manipulate Nelly and Catherine into the creation of the laboratory, believing the resulting experiments to be too high a price for any single human life.

Backstory Yi Sang is a former member of the League of Nine Littérateurs, a society of inventors and scientists, alongside Gubo, Dongrang, Dongbaek, Aseah, Young-ji, and many others. The members of this society were all from the S Corp. backstreets, having emigrated to T Corp.'s district to avoid corruption and to seek research opportunities. Yi Sang picked up a job as an architect, designing factories for producers in T Corp., which allowed him to comfortably fund the League. During his time there, he developed the "Glass Mirror", a device capable of reflecting the alternate worlds and timelines of the viewer, modeled after a concept (the "Glass Window") by Young-ji. Later in the Mirror, he encountered and befriended with his alternate self, Sang Yi.

After a raid by T Corp., the League fell apart. Gubo whisked Yi Sang away to safety to an N Corp. laboratory, where Hermann and Gubo would attempt to gather a new League of Nine to further research the Glass Mirror. Yi Sang defected after Hermann wanted him to research destroying all the possibilities reflected in the mirror. He was then found by Faust who invited him to Limbus Company; there, he would refine his Mirror into the identity system capable of pulling forth the alternate selves and abilities of the Sinners into battle.

At some point in his life, Yi Sang managed to become the youngest chief researcher of an unknown Wing; in reality, this refers to his time under N Corp., where his research was used as the basis for further experiments.

Notably, during the group’s exploration of the old L Corp. in Canto I: The Outcast, Yi Sang is surprisingly talkative- albeit still in his usual, perplexing way of speaking. When Ishmael points this out, Faust explains that he wasn’t always like this, and that he just “had a shift recently”.

Faust:Faust is a woman of average build with a paler complexion and shoulder-length white hair. She has powder blue eyes along with visible blush on her cheeks.

She wears a beige turtleneck underneath a black leather vest with a large black leather coat resting on her shoulders, reaching her knees where the fabric is torn. She wears a black waist belt with her ID being on the left side. She wears black business pants accompanied by black shoes.

Before the events of Limbus Company, during her recruitment of the Sinners, Vergilius and Charon, she seemed to have Greyish-brown short hair and wore a brown coat. This appearance of her can be found in-game in the Representation Emitter E.G.O. and during Yi Sang's recruitment in a flashback during Canto IV.

Personality Faust is a soft-spoken sinner with a sharp tongue, prone to narcissism. She claims to be highly intelligent and appears to have the accomplishments to back up this self-proclamation - such as having developed Mephistopheles, albeit having stolen the blueprints, concepts, and mechanics of the current Mephistopheles from other various now-deceased inventors of T Corp. - but nonetheless comes off a bit arrogant because of this. She expresses absolute faith in her abilities and is calm even in troublesome situations. As one of the more quiet Sinners, Faust appears to simply prefer standing back and watching events unfold. As of recent chapters, she have been having information to divulge in the moment.

It's clear that Faust knows considerably more than she lets on, which is something that everyone around her seems to have already picked up on, including Dante. In Chapter 3, Sinclair leads the other Sinners through a passage under his old house, towards the Golden Bough. When he dully accuses Faust of bringing along the Sinners as sensors for the Boughs, she continues rambling on about the mission at hand rather than elaborating. When asked again by Dante, she tells them she is "simply not in the position to comment on it". Faust expresses a similar attitude regarding anything concerning their life before the clock head.

Under her usual calm, serious attitude, Faust appears to be a bit of a narcissist. In her dialogue for her base LCB Sinner card, she expresses that she always gets up after three hours of sleep (and used to believe that everyone does this), and does not concern herself much with hobbies.

Background Later on, Faust would go on to be recruited by the Limbus Company to help retrieve the Golden Boughs and find other various peoples of the City that could help achieve the company's goals. To this end, Faust decided to plagiarize not-yet patented blueprints and inventions of various T Corp. inventors for development of Mephistopheles, as well as sending Shi Association fixers to assassinate the T Corp. inventors

Sinclair:Sinclair initially shows a passive personality, he often avoids confrontations whenever possible. Similar to his literary portrayal, Sinclair shows a fear of uncertainty and is displayed as a timid character. In general, Sinclair is shown to be introverted and often has difficulty with accepting the violence and insolence of the world. He often doubts himself and externally monologues his uncertainty - occasionally reminiscing over what a certain someone would've done. Having grown up a sheltered life in District 11 and now finding himself in the company, he is still considerably innocent and naïve. Demian commented that Sinclair resembled a baby bird preparing to break out of a shell.

In Canto II, Rodion comments on how she could immediately tell Sinclair was from a rich family due to the way he "walks and talks". Prior in the chapter, Faust explains that the Mariachis were seeking "unpolished and unstable" flair, suggesting that Sinclair be the one to perform a dance on behalf of the company. When he is on stage, he continues to doubt himself. Many characters comment on how Sinclair seems to be fighting some repressed turmoil and darkness within himself, mirroring his literary source and how he is fighting to break free of a shell.

Although he wishes to be a logical person, he is openly very emotional in some situations in an effort to protect himself or do his job in the company. In Canto III, after a fight with a group of N Corp. Inquisitors, Sinclair was overtaken by his emotions and continually allowed himself to skewer the corpse of a fallen Inquisitor. Don Quixote had to step in to return him to his senses, highlighting how truly easy it is for Sinclair to lose himself in his emotions. Sinclair has shown a great reaction to Kromer due to his past with her. When overcome by emotions, he is ruthless and violent. Even Kromer comments in Canto III how his speech was unlike his past self, although this rage did not make him any stronger.

Outis:Outis is portrayed as a brown-skinned woman of average build and height, with orange eyes and short, brown hair. Her uniform is comprised of a short black jacket, a white dress shirt, a red necktie, formal black pants and black combat boots. She also has two gold earrings on her left ear, a wristwatch on her left wrist, and carries her sword sheathed on her hip. Overall, Outis's uniform is well-kept, professional and lacks any adornments.

Personality Being a military veteran, Outis is shown to be strict, commanding and rigorously adhering to the chain of command. Compared to other Sinners, she is shown to be rather subdued and relatively normal, as she approaches most scenarios with a cool-head and tactical mindset. Outis has a noticeable sycophantic relationship towards Dante, as she is quick to offer them advice on what to do next and to defend them from any criticism, even from Vergilius. However, many of her compliments towards them also have a subtle sense of back-handedness to them.

To her fellow Sinners, Outis is quick to admonish them for their reckless behavior and point out their flaws. Outis does not tolerate cowardice and was quick to suggest in removing Sinclair from the team, due to his anxiety. As her file points out, Outis has a cunning personality and a mysterious past that is classified, which also warns of potential treachery.

Gregor:Gregor is a man of slightly average height with golden-brown eyes, half-rimmed black glasses, and dark brown hair tied back in a ponytail. Though his facial hair is described as a "beard" in the English translation, it's closer in appearance to a 5 o'clock shadow.

He wears the standard Limbus Company uniform, (consisting of a white collared shirt, black vest, red tie, black pants, and an ID card) but carries the coat in his left hand at all times. His sleeves are both rolled up to his elbows; "UNGEZIEFER" is tattooed on his left forearm. His most notable feature is a segmented arm that terminates in a massive, claw-like limb.

Similar to the source material, The Metamorphosis, Gregor's right arm is never attributed to a single particular insect; but instead combining the characteristics of multiple different insects, though he is most frequently pictured with cockroaches. He also has a cockroach on his right shoulder that can frequently be seen his ID's.

Personality Gregor is a friendly, easygoing man with a casual manner of speaking. Compared to many of his coworkers, Gregor is considerably amicable, and tends to maintain a cursory attitude. In place of a proper title, he refers to Dante as "Manager Bud", and is not averse to the number of teasing nicknames Rodya refers to him as, indicating that he is happy to maintain cordial, nonchalant relationships even in a professional setting. He is not strict nor hostile to those around him, and Dante looks to Gregor as someone who would willingly uplift the group's mood in dour situations.

Gregor also possesses a "cutesy" side to his personality, usually poking through when he is embarrassed. Both Canto II and III see him acting out a bit and failing miserably, leading to him growing flustered and sheepish. He also has a tendency to use phrases uncommon for someone his age, such as "bugger", "shoot", and "whoop". However, in all such cases that lead to some embarrassment for him, Gregor proves himself to be a good sport. When Charon calls him out for not wanting to be called Bug Guy yet calling her Bus Girlie, he does not grow agitated or ashamed, but instead laughs and agrees with the fairness of her argument. This kind of fun attitude is a consistency in Gregor 's character.

Still, in situations that affect Gregor negatively on a personal level, his demeanor noticeably changes. During these times, Gregor grows silent and distant even to the rest of the Sinners, as if he is contemplating something. When faced with an unexpected reunion with Hermann- his own mother who ruined his life- he does not grow aggressive or angry, but rather silently downcast. He reacts to adverse treatment from old G Corp. soldiers and Yuri's death in the same manner. He shows a tendency to swallow his emotions and just take it when treated particularly poorly, rather than firing back or expressing frustration.

Similarly, Gregor does not like it when the other Sinners make jokes at his expense about his verminous arm or general relation to bugs, yet doesn't stand up for himself much, or correct their behavior in a way that keeps them from doing it again. Still, he gives them more attitude for it than he does to those mistreating him in more serious situations. Gregor's tendency to react more outspokenly to things that bother him on a surface level yet go quiet when it comes to those that affect him deeply often acts as an indicator about how strongly he feels about certain affairs.

Gregor's generally goodhearted, amiable attitude does not go unnoticed by the likes of Dante, Rodion, and Yuri. His compassionate side usually shines through the act of keeping an extra eye out for Sinclair.

Don Quixote:Don Quixote appears to be a short young woman with bright yellow blonde hair styled in a bob cut and deep, sparkling round hazel eyes. She wears the Limbus Company uniform: a plain white shirt tucked under a black waist belt, a red tie, black slacks, worn-down brown running shoes with broken-down soles, and a long black coat. Her upper body is thoroughly decorated with various Fixer merchandise.

Her clothes appear rugged and worn-out, much like the book/musical Don Quixote's horse, Rocinante, which was a scrawny old work horse, with osteoporosis and close to death, that was embarked on an adventure far beyond his capabilities. In any circumstances, she refuses to remove her shoes, which have undoubtedly become extremely stinky due to her years of wearing them.

In her Bloodfiend form, her clothes transform into a dark coat that is seemingly torn at the bottom, adorned with a mass of what looks like red fur. Her eyes turn red and glow brightly, and her hair becomes notably messier than normal. Finally, she is left barefoot, as Rocinante has been removed. When fully seen in Canto VII, she wears her normal Sinner uniform loosely and without decoration, with the fur revealed to be a feather boa she crafted from blood. Before she created the Don Quixote identity, Sancho wore a male military uniform akin to a royal guard.

Personality Don Quixote is a naive and quixotic person, with a childish view of how the world works. She consistently talks in an animated, exaggerated manner, and jumps into any situation with enthusiasm, regardless of the death or suffering involved. She notably speaks exclusively in Middle English, seemingly in an attempt to take on a more "knightly" persona.

Don Quixote has an intense sense of justice and desire to protect the weak, as she violated a Taboo in front of K Corp personnel after they forcibly separated a child from his parent and beat a gang member for threatening a pawn shop owner.

Don Quixote is extremely impulsive and has a propensity for violence, remorselessly impaling Ryōshū straight through her head in retribution for killing Ishmael and Heathcliff during an argument they were having. This tendency was shown again in Canto III when she pummeled Sinclair hard enough to splatter blood all over herself, in an attempt to return him to his senses and "for justice." This impulsivity mixed with her insatiable thirst for justice makes it difficult for her to follow orders and often results her endangering her fellow Sinners and disrupting plans (and possibly fail the mission), much to their, or Vergilius' frustration and misery. She, however, appears to avoid any mention of this particular fact whenever possible.[1]

Don Quixote has an affinity for anything Fixer related. She idolizes some of the most famous Fixers, such as the Grass Maiden, Siegfried, and the Red Gaze, though she has an obvious admiration for all of them, as shown in her interactions with the Molar Office Fixers and Nelly. She prides herself on her collection of Fixer merchandise, and knows a large variety of information about Fixers and Associations in general.[2]

When she reverts to her original nature and personality as Sancho, she is pragmatic, stoic, and haughty, exuding an air of aristocratic elegance, with a sense of direct, brutal efficiency. Her personality is be marked by a dramatic flair, often speaking in a refined, eloquent manner with an underlying tone of condescension or cynicism. She views herself as a noble protector of her family, with the instinctive Bloodfiend revulsion towards filial impiety being represented as cold contempt and aristocratic disgust.

Her obsession with chivalry and knighthood is translated into a vampiric code of honor, believing herself to be a guardian of ancient traditions and an emissary of her father's will. Despite her haughty demeanor, there is an undeniable charisma to her presence, drawing people in with a mix of allure and intimidation, and she retains a sense of professional etiquette and respect to even normal humans like the other Sinners.

However, beneath the grandiosity, there is demonstrated a tragic and delusional aspect to her character, as she clings to her father's belief in a dream of harmony between Bloodfiends and humans despite her open skepticism about the idea and denigrating it as ultimately impossible. She is horrified by the fate of her family in La Manchaland, seeing them as having become rabid beasts that must be put down for the sake of humans and themselves. Above all else, she despises being a Bloodfiend despite accepting it is her nature - she has never sired a direct Third Kindred herself, and regards the fact she is largely the same Sancho who served as Don Quixote's right hand as a personal failure of her adventure to find a better path than her sire. Even so, she has not completely lost her idealism, and is ultimately convinced to work as a Sinner again under her old alias of Don Quixote.

Background Don Quixote was born as Sancho, an orphaned girl in the City who attempted to burn herself alive to feel the warmth she was denied her entire life. She was found by the First Kindred Don Quixote, who took pity on her and made her a Second Kindred Bloodfiend. She served as his primary enforcer and squire for many years, her rebellious nature often leading her to mock Quixote's ideals despite her loyalty. However, she grew gradually impressed with them and Bari despite herself. When tensions boiled over in La Manchaland and the Bloodfiends turned on the guests, Sancho sided with Quixote, but he ordered her to leave with the assistance of Rocinante, a living horse he crafted from blood who he transformed into a pair of running shoes. She would journey with Bari for many years, but was overcome by homesickness and grief, and tossed herself into the River of Oblivion to erase her memories and remake herself into the childlike woman the Sinners would later know her as.

She would then remain alone, sealed behind a door with a great deal of Fixer memorabilia, and in unknowing contact with Bari; this led to her obsession with the profession. Eventually, Vergilius broke through the blood crystals she had used to seal herself away, and after confirming she remembered nothing of herself or Bloodfiends, would recruit her. At that point, she realized she had forgotten her name and read the soles of Rocinante to figure it out, seeing Don Quixote's name and mistaking it as her own. She would later find remembering her isolation and sudden recruitment distressing as she fearfully froze up when Vergilius mentioned them. Don Quixote also recognizes Moses' name, although she is unable to recall how or why she knows it, implying a possible connection between her and the Distortion Detective.

Rocinante acts to help keep her true Bloodfiend powers and sense of self locked away in an attempt to deny her past and force herself to change. This is the primary reason why she refuses to remove her shoes under any circumstances, even after they become extremely dirty, or when entering the Warp Train cryo-preservation capsules. She has worn these shoes, barefoot, for nearly 200 years, as demonstrated by the timeline given by Cassetti. She is a Second Kindred, meaning she was turned by the very first Bloodfiend to exist of her lineage, and is very high ranking in Bloodfiend society. As a Second Kindred, she possesses a great deal of strength compared to ordinary Bloodfiends, likely far surpassing Elena, The Blood-red Night, a Star of the City. Don Quixote has likely lived an extensive length of time, and how long she lived before her nature as a Bloodfiend was locked away is unknown. Cassetti, who believed that as a Sixth Kindred he was the highest ranking Bloodfiend alive, recognized Don Quixote's true form on sight from her years as La Manchaland's co-manager, showing Sancho was quite notorious among her fellow Bloodfiends.

Heathcliff:Heathcliff is depicted as being a tall 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 work 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. 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. After the events of Canto VI, he refashioned the bat to spell out "REMEMBER". Notably, although difficult to catch, Heathcliff wears a ring on the pointer finger of his right hand.

Heathcliff's imposing and rugged appearance reflects both his tumultuous past and his formidable presence. Standing tall and well-built, his physicality alone commands attention and respect. His messy dark brown hair, parted on the right side, gives him a somewhat unkempt yet deliberate look, suggesting a man who is too preoccupied with more pressing matters to concern himself with meticulous grooming. This untamed hair frames his sharp, glaring eyes, which are an unusual and striking shade of dark purplish-blue. These eyes, often piercing and intense, can seem to look right through a person, revealing his depth and the weight of his experiences.

His eyebrows, matching the dark brown hue of his hair, add to the severity of his gaze. Both eyebrows bear slits—his right eyebrow has two slits, while his left has one—each mark possibly a symbol of past confrontations or significant events in his life. These slits not only contribute to his hardened and battle-worn look but also serve as a unique identifier.

Heathcliff's dark skin complexion is accentuated by an excessive number of scars, which litter his arms and extend up to his cheeks. Each scar tells a story of survival and conflict, making it clear that he is no stranger to violence and hardship. These scars are a testament to his resilience and the battles he has fought, both physically and emotionally.

In terms of attire, Heathcliff's work uniform deviates from the typical long black leather jacket associated with his peers. Instead, he opts for a more functional and less encumbering outfit. He wears a shoulder holster strapped around his chest and shoulders, with his ID hanging below his right breast, signifying his affiliation with the Limbus Company. His white T-shirt, bearing the company's insignia, has its sleeves rolled up to his elbows, revealing his scarred forearms and highlighting his readiness for action. The red tie he wears adds a splash of color to his otherwise monochromatic outfit, perhaps symbolizing his passion or a hidden depth of emotion.

His black suit pants are practical and professional, held up by a black waist belt, and his dark gray shoes complete the ensemble. This attire, while not flashy, is efficient and allows for ease of movement, which is essential for his line of work.

Heathcliff's weapon of choice is a long metal bat, a brutal and effective instrument of his will. The handle of the bat is wrapped in bandages, suggesting frequent use and perhaps a personal touch. The word "REVENGE" is inscribed in sharp letters on the barrel, a clear indication of his motivation and driving force. This weapon, held in his right hand and often resting over his shoulder, is as much a part of his identity as his scars and slits. Following the events of Canto VI, he refashioned the bat to spell out "REMEMBER," signaling a shift in his focus or a new chapter in his quest.

A small yet significant detail is the ring he wears on the pointer finger of his right hand. Though it is easy to miss, this ring could hold personal significance, a memento of someone important or a symbol of a vow he has taken.

Personality Heathcliff is an exceptionally short-tempered and abrasive individual, electing violence as a first resort, and aggression as a way of life. He is overly impulsive and quick to anger, with consequences for those involved. However, over the course of several Cantos, a considerably calmer, more considerate, and selfless side of his personality would come to light.

Originally, Heathcliff comes off as remarkably hostile. He expresses a loathing for being ordered around and is as willing to talk back to his allies as they are his enemies. In a similar vein, Heathcliff claims to despise complicated speech on several occasions. He prefers people prove themselves through actions rather than words. As such, the negative impressions he gives are often in the form of physical violence. One of his first interactions with Dante even consists of him beating Sinclair near-death for suggesting he go easy on the manager.

Despite this, the majority of Heathcliff's antagonism is in response to belittlement from others. In actuality, Heathcliff is not often one to start fights uncalled-for; rather, his fits of rage are but an over-the-top reaction to bullying and ridicule. He is fully capable of engaging in grounded conversation. Constant jabs from Ishmael and Faust simply hit a sore spot, as Heathcliff demonstrates a clear aversion to being looked down on.

On the other side of the spectrum, Heathcliff uses action in show of loyalty and consideration. And as the Sinners got to know each other, he began to treat the group like friends, in spite of their tendency to mistreat him. This included things like stepping up against N Corp. Inquisitors after they threatened Dante, or helping Ishmael break out of the pallidification. Despite harboring self-consciousness surrounding his intellect, Heathcliff also demonstrates an ability to think on his feet, often to a successful end. He has on several occasions come in clutch for others due to his fast-acting nature.

He would eventually become more willing to rely on verbal communication as the others respected him more in return. Intervallo III: Miracle in District 20 sees Heathcliff open up about his situation to Dante and Don Quixote when they are willing to listen and treat him with dignity. A wide array of conversations in Canto VI: The Heartbreaking cement this pattern in behavior: Heathcliff will attack those who provoke him, but is inclined to calmly converse with those who take him seriously. He is even prone to showing outright charity to these people, forgiving and thanking Nelly for all she's done for him after finding out about her betrayal. His former maid, who knew him better than most anyone, would later describe Heathcliff as a "good, kindhearted boy".

Anything involving Catherine consistently shows the most vulnerable sides of Heathcliff. Though still a brash, violent, and bad-tempered person, he is also one with regrets, fragility, selflessness, and a heart holding a lot of love for his favorite person in the world. Heathcliff mourns her grief with sincerity, and grows genuinely bashful when the topic of their relationship comes up. He shows an unbending will to do anything for those he holds dear.

Post Canto VI, Heathcliff continues to wield his bat to strike against those who stand in his way, but now with determined purpose instead of meaningless anger.

Heathcliff's "Cathycliff" persona encapsulates his profound internal turmoil and unresolved grief stemming from his intense love for Catherine. This identity reveals Heathcliff's complex emotional landscape, where his outward aggression and hostility often mask a deep vulnerability and longing. His relationship with Catherine is the cornerstone of his existence, driving him to both great acts of loyalty and moments of intense despair. Cathycliff symbolizes Heathcliff's struggle to reconcile his fierce love for Catherine with the pain of her absence, embodying a duality of passionate devotion and profound anguish. Through this persona, Heathcliff navigates his grief, often oscillating between fierce determination and moments of poignant introspection, reflecting the enduring impact Catherine has on his heart and soul.

Ishmael:Ishmael is a woman of average build with a fairer complexion and wavy, exceptionally voluminous knee-length orange hair, and she wears a thick headband woven out of rope with white ribbons on either end. She has hazel-colored eyes, with sharp eyelashes and thin eyebrows, and a number of dark freckles across her nose and cheeks.

Ishmael wears the standard Limbus Company uniform, however with a coat that is torn at the waist, cutting off the last two letters of her name. Her employee ID is pinned to the coat's right breast. Her shoes are the same as the majority of the Sinners, except more brown than black.

Her weapon of choice is a mace, and she carries a circular shield branded with the word "HEARSE" with three bands across the face and a flanged black mace made of numerous, vertical white stripes arranged radially.

During her time as a sailor, Ishmael had chin-length hair and wore a gray sweater, thick overalls and black gloves. She also wielded a large harpoon. Outis describes her hands as "course and rough".

Personality Ishmael is a calm, level-headed, yet somewhat aloof and unserious Sinner, with an expectation for sound and reasonable judgment from all, especially from her superiors. She has a tendency to be exceptionally critical of those around her, regardless of their level of authority, as she prioritizes rationality above formalities, shown during Intervallo X. This leads to her forming peculiar relationships with her fellow Sinners; she often clashes with the brash-acting Heathcliff, and finds Outis' treatment of Dante to be undiplomatic yet highly amusing, deeming such interaction to be laughingstock. Ishmael's consistent dependability and desire for sensibility speaks to her staunch nature and overall intelligence.

In tune with her unwavering expectations, Ishmael generally feels strongly about those around her, possessing firm opinions widely based on how reasonable she deems them to be. She is not averse to holding grudges, and will not easily forgive and forget once someone has broken her trust. However, Ishmael is willing to build upon her relationships. Canto IV sees her taking a harsh blow for Dante, despite previous complaints about them and their managerial prowess. Ishmael also retracts her insults after realizing the sheer perfection and rationality of Effie and Saude's plan in the beginning of Canto II, and speaks of Ryōshū's twisted personality proudly when it benefits them against the Tieqiu Crew's psychologically damaging and utterly humiliating attitude.

Additionally, Ishmael places an emphasis on general efficiency and adaptability, and states that at her previous job, one mistake could compromise everyone's safety. This mindset caused significant stress upon realizing the next mission was at U Corp's District, and she spent much time ceaselessly making preparations and violently clashing with aldi’s blasé attitude to the upcoming voyage, one of the first times she truly lost her temper. Ishmael dwells on victories, believing they are what happens when everyone puts in their full effort and does their job with excellence. Still, Ishmael can feel both accomplished and be rather amicable, and has moments where she shares a genuine smile and aloofness with her teammates.

In Intervallo II, Ishmael begins to undergo a significant personality shift, which becomes more apparent in Canto V. Ishmael initially locks herself away from the others, even when her help is needed, with her period of isolation only ending when the Sinners first witness the Waves, after which she joins them again to help pilot the boat, commenting that standing by and watching has been unbearable. As the journey goes on, Ishmael's distaste for her fellow Sinners begins to grow apparent. She becomes short with her coworkers, to the point of degrading them. Despite her previously saying otherwise, she begins to act on her own accord. More often than not her actions are violent, with Ishmael running her harpoon through the face of Twinhook Pirate, attempting to kill Smee despite the threat of The Middle attacking them, and forcing Dante to physically stop her.

Ishmael does seem to be aware of her condition to some extent in part II, comparing it to the instability of the water's surface. She recalls how much it hurt to survive the attack, and wonders about what has kept her holding on until now, though she scolds herself for her moments of reflection, believing it best to bury her feelings away from the Sinners and focus solely on her goal.

When they reach the calamity-wrecked Lobotomy Corporation facility, she enters without hesitance despite its unsettling appearance, but quickly loses herself in her ruminations of her past. When she learns that a Golden Bough can reverse the Pallidification effect, she has a newfound determination to acquire the bough at all costs as a part of her revenge plan. Her compulsion can be seen in her desperate attempts to defeat Ricardo, a big brother of the middle, despite victory being an impossibility, determined not to let that keep her from getting her revenge. While the Sinners board the skiff to go hunt the Pallid Whale with the Indigo Elder, Dante receives a vision of Ishmael’s true desires, the ones she’s been hiding from everyone else. In the vision Ishmael is trembling with elation as she pulls the captain’s heavily mutilated corpse out from the water. Upon finally finding the whale Ishmael undergoes a sudden and drastic change in personality, beginning to bark out orders to the other Sinners, laughing maniacally, causing Dante to wonder if she’s lost control of herself and has taken on the personality of the captain.

After the events of Canto, Ishmael's personality seems to have mostly reverted to its state before her arrival at U Corp, being once again somewhat unserious and aloof, but still dependable and showing a newfound trust in Dante and the other Sinners. From time to time after Canto V, she engages in minor banter or arguing on trivial topics, on account of the sheer boredom the Sinners experience in between missions.

Backstory Ishmael was originally an accountant and clerk for U Corp's Nest before quitting and becoming a sailor and Fixer that operated within U Corp's District. She is familiar with the Great Lake, its environment, and its rules. Her time at sea was, according to her, extremely unpleasant, making reference to revolting smells of deckhands and unpleasant rations, and ended in disaster. Her captain lead the crew to hunt the Pallid Whale, one of the five Calamities of the Lake, despite the risks. Once they had found it, things quickly went wrong. Ishmael only survived thanks to hanging on to Queequeg's coffin, which allowed her to stay afloat. Ishmael believes herself and the captain are the only survivors of the wreckage, with the others assumed to have been devoured by the Pallid Whale. She refers to the captain as a "Bastard" in her Snagharpoon EGO, Intervallo II, and Canto V. Ishmael also refers to her as a "madwoman" who is "Entwined, fused with... things..." and "eventually devour them all... as though they've never even existed..."

Ryōshu:Ryōshū is a woman of average height and build, with straight black hair in a bob cut style and sharp red eyes, which at times can be seen glowing. She wears the dark gray and red LCB coat around her shoulders, secured by a small belt that goes over her right arm. Attached to the coat itself is her ID card. She wears black trousers, and her shirt uniform untucked; she foregoes the tie. She is occasionally depicted with a black glove on her left hand.

Along with this, she typically carries around a sheathed ōdachi on her back,[5] with the words 無我夢中 阿鼻叫喚 支離滅裂 (mugamuchū abikyōkan shirimetsuretsu, "Wading through a dream, the self nowhere to be found. Like the Naraka of Avīci and Raurava. Severed and torn until even the form is undone.") across it. The ōdachi's hilt is golden, and decorated with a butterfly pattern. The end of the sheath is wrapped in a red ribbon. The blade is consistently sheathed, as pointed out during the story.[6] In Mirror Worlds, she typically wields a separate weapon, while noticeably still carrying her ōdachi behind her. After Canto IX, Ryōshū's ōdachi changes appearance, now being white with red string wrapped around the handle of the blade and along the scabbard. The words 三生縁分 三千世界 三世因果 (sanshou enbun sanzensekai sanzeinga, roughly "We are tied across all our lives, all possible worlds, and all possible times") are written upon it in the calligraphic style of her original scabbard. The sword is also revealed to be titled Arayashiki (阿頼耶識). Personality Ryōshū has an individualistic, free-spirited, and somewhat sadistic personality. She feels little obligation to uphold common courtesies like politeness or attentiveness, and near the beginning of the game, the majority of her comments are hostile or violent in nature. Even among the Sinners, Ryōshū comes off as strikingly unfriendly and forthright, preferring to live at her own peculiar pace. While willing to back down if given the order, Ryōshū loathes being told what to do, which she's not afraid to make clear to Dante and Faust.

Ryōshū starts out as one of the least talkative members of the LCB, and one who is easily frustrated. She labels herself as someone who dislikes butting in,[7] and tends to scoff at the others for overthinking matters or sentimentality. Oftentimes, she sees the rest of the Sinners as ignorant for not understanding "true artwork", which, for Ryōshū, typically involves gruesome murder. When she does speak, her words almost always include a form of SANGRIA (abbreviation). Though she presents the choice as a form of efficiency,[8] this is later revealed to be a habit she picked up from her daughter. Ryōshū grows very irritated whenever these acronyms are misunderstood, even despite the fact she seems largely unconcerned with how other people perceive her.

The woman's abbreviations also give her the chance to engage in wordplay, one of several habits which demonstrate a penchant for humor. While there are times where Ryōshū is depicted as genuinely stoked to engage in bloodshed and suffering, other occasions paint her as purposefully over-the-top, finding enjoyment in acting provocatively and getting a reaction out of people. For Ryōshū, teasing seems to be a form of bonding, though not one easily understood by those around her.

Although Ryōshū would continue to come off as somewhat standoffish for several story chapters, in time she's shown to be capable of paying heed to other people's feelings, such as her choice to encourage Rodya to smile at the end of Intervallo IV: Timekilling Time. During Spring Cultivation, her more attentive side comes to light even further, as Ryōshū's class for Sinclair and Xichun reveals a delicate understanding of children's needs. Canto IX eventually explains that these are skills Ryōshū developed in order to provide Araya the best life she was capable of. As the Canto unravels Ryōshū's character, it comes to light that she has always had a caring side, but years of severe abuse have heavily restricted her ability and desire to express it. Though she was more outwardly affectionate during her childhood, Ryōshū's displays of love became charmingly stilted as she grew up. As a parent and a friend, she seems to prefer displaying care through actions rather than words overall. In particular, her love for Araya goes to the point that Ryōshū believed it would be necessary for them to part in order to keep her daughter safe, and was ready to do so as long as it meant Araya could lead a happy life.[9]

Aggravation has always been a major aspect of Ryōshū's behavior, and this is similarly prominent throughout her Canto. She becomes seething and unrelenting in the face of her helplessness against the Nursefathers, who are painful reminders of the agony she's suffered and her need to get her child back. Araya is Ryōshū's everything to the point that Ryōshū completely loses herself after unintentionally erasing her, exposing a horrible depression and insecurity underneath the Sinner's usual aloofness, as a woman who has spent years persevering for just one little girl. The workings of the Arayashiki Relic try to set the two apart, but despite everything, the duo come to understand each other enough to know that they will remain connected despite it. Ryōshū even manages to tie the sentiment into her artwork, deciding that what is absent from a piece is the most felt of all. After everything, Ryōshū also shows more willingness to share personal details with the Sinners, while still maintaining the cryptic attitude that defines her.Despite her mutilated memories, Ryōshū continues forward with the belief that the most important goodbyes are only temporary, and fits comfortably into the role of the LCB's smug and exaggerated swordswoman until the day comes for her to step up as a mother again.

Mersault:Meursault is a well-built man with slicked-back black hair and small green eyes. He possesses a sharp face with a thick neck and wide eyebrows. He wears the Limbus Company vest. He opts not to overlay it the standard company coat. Underneath his vest is the typical white collared shirt and red tie. His ID hangs from his right breast. Meursault's belt is different from the other sinners'. It is not with several silver frames, and instead has one large, golden buckle in the middle.

Meursault wields two elbow-length gauntlets in battle. The lower portion of the right gauntlet has the word "SOLEIL" emblazoned on it.

He is sinner No.05. This is not displayed on his base clothing. Meursault is also of considerable height. He is the tallest amongst all the other sinners.

Meursault is a very prompt man, only doing what he is told. He speaks bluntly and concisely, never mincing his words.

He is emotionally distant. He never emotes and never involving himself in anything unless ordered to. He seems to lack an awareness of the world around him, mainly regarding the welfare of others. Meursault often fails to see the importance in other's emotions. An example of such is failing to mention, or offer a hand when they are visibly stressed. An example of such is when he only reveals after prompting by Dante that he noticed Sinclair was having an anxiety attack. This was due to the memories brought by returning to Calw. Another example is when Aeng-du dragged Kim away to kill him, yet never said anything.

By Canto VI, he begins to show initiative. This is demonstrated through suggesting that to protect Heathcliff from further harm, they must stop the lightning strikes, even if it costs them the Golden Bough. Thus, he uses his EGO to bind the Erlking in place without any prompting from anyone. During the credits of said Canto, he shows visible frustration, though why is currently unknown.

In the Intervallos leading up to Canto X, he is shown sometimes visibly distressed. He still maintains his calm demeanor and stoic demeanor. He maintains that he is "completely fine" and that the other Sinners should not be worried for him.

Background At some point, Meursault was employed by N Corp. He says that although he contemplated their ideals, he never came to a conclusion regarding his feelings toward them.In Intervallo I, he mentions having dealt with Distortions in the past. In the same chapter, he explains that when he previously elaborated on his statements in detail, most people were unable to accept his point, leading to his current curt manner of speaking.In Canto V, Meursault states he frequented clubs in the past.In Intervallo III-1, when Outis was reprimanding Don Quixote and Heathcliff, Meursault says his mom used to reprimand him the same way Outis does.Overall, very little is known about his past.

Hong Lu:Hong Lu is of average height and build. He has quite the pale complexion that contrasts with his deep purple hair. His hair is very long and tied into a high ponytail with a cyan hair tie. Notably, he has heterochromia in his eyes: his right eye is a deep shade of purple, almost black, and his left eye is a bright cyan.

His clothing consists of a white long-sleeved dress shirt, mostly covered by a black, low-cut waistcoat tucked into his black belt. Tucked beneath this waistcoat is a red tie. Atop all this, Hong Lu wears a long black coat that reaches just above his ankles. The long sleeves of this coat have accents of red at the end of each sleeve. Inside of this coat, there seems to be a red color. This coat has his Sinner number on his left, and a metal pin inscribed with writing on his right. Finally, he wears long black pants and shoes of the same color.

Personality Hong Lu stands out among the Sinners of Limbus Company due to his distinctive demeanor, which is characterized by an almost childlike curiosity and wonder. This contrasts sharply with the hardened, often cynical outlooks of his fellow Sinners, who have been shaped by the harsh realities of life in the City. Hong Lu's behavior suggests that he was once insulated from the grim and brutal nature of the world around his, possibly leading a sheltered existence before his time with Limbus Company. However, his background is not without its own complexities and hardships, despite the initial impression of naivety.

The sheltered life Hong Lu likely led may have provided his with a certain innocence, but it also seems to have been a double-edged sword. His family dynamics were far from nurturing; instead, they were marked by betrayal and manipulation. The constant undercurrents of deceit within his family forced Hong Lu to remain vigilant, even within his own home, and likely contributed to his intense physical training. This upbringing shaped his into someone who could endure and perhaps even excel in physical challenges, yet it left his with a certain emotional detachment or obliviousness when it comes to social interactions.

Hong Lu’s lack of social tact is a defining trait that often places his at odds with his fellow Sinners. His questions and comments, while often innocent or well-meaning, can come across as insensitive or naive, particularly when compared to the more jaded perspectives of those who have been hardened by life in the City. This lack of social grace suggests that Hong Lu has not had much experience in navigating the complex social norms and unspoken rules that govern interactions in such a ruthless environment. Despite this, he does not seem to be fazed by the reactions of others. Whether he is genuinely unaware of the impact of his words or simply chooses to disregard the negativity, Hong Lu maintains a consistent demeanor that is unshaken by the harshness around his.

This outward obliviousness, however, does not fully encapsulate the depth of Hong Lu's character. His behavior in Canto IV: The Unchanging reveals a previously unseen layer of emotional intelligence. This is most notably demonstrated in his portrayal of Young-ji, a character from Yi Sang’s past. Yi Sang himself acknowledges that Hong Lu's interpretation of Young-ji captures the gentleness and heartfelt nature that defined his during his time with the League. This portrayal suggests that Hong Lu possesses a keen ability to understand and empathize with the emotions of others, even if he does not always express this understanding in conventional ways.

Moreover, Hong Lu’s observations of Yi Sang during the events of Canto IV highlight his perceptiveness. As the Sinners delve into Yi Sang's past, Hong Lu makes astute comments on his mental state and the struggles he has faced. His remark, "I'm thinking that he may have been calling for help all along," is particularly telling. It indicates that, beneath his outward curiosity and seemingly carefree attitude, Hong Lu is capable of deep emotional insight. He recognizes the signs of Yi Sang's internal turmoil and acknowledges his need for support, something that others might overlook. Eventually, it is shown in Canto VIII: The Surrendered Witnessing that his apparent obliviousness is intentional emotional distance - due to the horrors he is forced to witness as the "jade" of H Corp (his green eye is actually a camera by which the immortal elders of his family can see the world, and they wish to see tragedies to as they are more entertained by drama), especially the massacre of the Kong family by Cuckoospawn of The Outskirts and later Claws (orchestrated by Jia Mu and he knowing in advance but being unable to stop it) has led him resigning himself to the idea he is unable to affect much except his own reactions to the world, so he forces himself to be calm and unaffected, attempting to at least bring no misery into it. This newfound emotional awareness adds a layer of intriguing complexity to Hong Lu's character. It suggests that his initial portrayal as a naive and curious individual may be a surface-level impression, masking a deeper understanding of the human condition. Hong Lu's ability to connect with and understand the emotions of others, despite his lack of social tact, hints at a more sophisticated inner world than he lets on. This duality—his outward innocence coupled with an underlying emotional intelligence—makes Hong Lu a unique and intriguing character within the narrative of Limbus Company. After the events of The Surrendered Witnessing, he realizes that he cannot simply hide behind a placid mask forever and decides to be more honest about his emotions and be more proactive, reasoning that even if he cannot save anyone, he at least has tried and been true to himself.

Rodion:Rodion is a very tall and well-built woman with a pale complexion. She possess slightly messy, hip-length copper hair, deep blue eyes with pink eye shadow and a beauty mark under her right eye. On her left breast is a tattoo of what appears to be an anatomically correct heart; Though difficult to make out, it may be the same one in her official character icon.

She wears the standard Limbus Company uniform (white dress shirt, black slacks, vest and a coat marked with 'RODYA' and NO.9'), though she forgoes the tie and leaves her collar hanging loosely and wears a thick belt across her waist. Rodion also dons a thin black choker.

Rodion wields an axe with 'РАСКО́Л' spelled out on the head.

Personality Rodion is a fun-loving, laid-back woman who makes an effort to be on friendly terms with her fellow Sinners. Her speech is exceptionally casual, preferring to be called Rodya and possessing a tendency to give others cute nicknames. She'll often end her sentences with a giggle or cheeky remark. Rodya expresses a desire to be included in the group's antics and ensure that everyone is getting along, valuing their relationships with one another. She treats more vulnerable or actively upset Sinners in ways that sometimes comes off as babying or insulting to other members of the group, but her nature makes it clear she isn't acting out of ill will.

She is accurately described as easygoing, or even lazy. Often she can be seen complaining about a lack of high-quality food or the group's heavy workload. Despite this, Rodya does not appear to be unwilling to put in any effort, but rather someone who is determined to take advantage of the slow times and luxuries of life available to her. She openly admits to loving both money and gambling and views the world as a place where wealth is the sole deciding factor for one's quality of life.

Rodya also possesses a colder side which reveals itself when confronted by things she prefers to avoid, such as Sonya or her past. Despite her attentive and caring personality, she shows no concern for Sonya's wellbeing as the cave collapses at the end of Canto II, neglecting to offer him any parting words and growing uncomfortable when the Sinners "care more about Sonya['s deal] than [her]". Such reminders of her previous life cause Rodya to grow unusually indifferent and dismissive, testifying to her desire to let go of the memories which drag her down and become a new person she can be comfortable with. Yet, it is likely the case that these are closer to her true feelings than not. After the group parts with the Yurodiviye, Dante notes that "beneath her grin, Rodya's eyes were shaking with distress, but she soon covers it up with a guise of joviality as if nothing ever happened", suggesting that she relies on her confident, upbeat nature as a persona for covering up her internal weaknesses. While she often grows serious during general somber affairs, she has a tendency to tease her way out of situations or conversations focused on herself.

What is known of Rodya's history shows a strong commitment to her morals and no tolerance for hypocrisy. She is strong-willed in her kindness to the point of cutting off the person she'd grown up with out of disgust for his inability to act on the ideals he preached. Beyond that, she shows no regret for doing so. Sonya continually remarks that she commits these kinds of acts due to a desire to prove that she is special, however she denies these claims and continues to seek a life defined not by him, but herself.

The City is a massive urban complex the size of a small country,[1] and has a population of around 7 billion.[2] The City is bordered to the south by the Great Lake, and to the other directions by the Outskirts. Underneath it lie the Ruins.[3]

Districts The City is divided into twenty-six Districts, quite diverse in culture and aesthetics, each of which is governed by a Wing, a corporation that has ascended to claim complete control of said area. All Wings respond to the Head, the supreme governing power of the City. The arrangement of the Districts seems to be static, as there has been no mentioned case of a District expanding into a fallen Wing's territory.

Each District is split into a Nest, a territory directly governed and protected by its Wing, and the Backstreets, expansive spaces of wilderness or slums, largely neglected by the Wings, where the Syndicates of the City run free.

Districts tend to have similarities to their neighbors, and are typically grouped into four sections: the northern, eastern, southern, and western quarters.[4][5] These quarters may be distinguished by commonalities including culture and temperature, such as the same Fixer Associations differing in garb and fighting style across different quarters, or the northern quarter having colder weather.

District 26, while confirmed to exist in current times,[6] is not visible from the map.

The Head The Head is the leader of the Wings and the central governing body of the City. It is in direct control of A Corp., B Corp., and C Corp., the three Districts at the very center of the City. The Head's identity is completely unknown, although it appears the term refers to a group of people rather than a singular entity;[7] any detail regarding it is a closely guarded secret.

The Head, through A Corp., retains control of the entire City. It is responsible for authorizing Wings, managing patents, and the minting of Ahn, the currency used in the City.[8]

Despite this, it does not typically interfere directly with the affairs of the various Wings in their own Districts; rather, the Head's greatest involvement in the life of the City consists in establishing and enforcing the rules that relate to the overall ethics of the City.

The Head's will shapes the image of the City, as it wields the ability to decide when a part of it no longer fits in the vision, and to chase it outside its confines. Some speculate the Head's decisions in these matters aren't aimed at maintaining order, but rather that the Head wishes to preserve its ideal image of the City, and that for this reason they allow the various Stars of the City to keep existing.[9] This is corroborated by the agents of the Head themselves referring to their work as cultivating the ecology of the City.[10]

To preserve this vision, the Head retains the unique power to assign the highest risk level in the scale of hazards of the City, that of Impuritas Civitatis, or Impurity of the City. The risk level of Impurity signifies a hazard that violates the ethics of the City,[11] and that must be either destroyed or physically expelled from the confines of the City expeditiously.

At a certain point in history, sapient beings that weren't humans were driven out of the City and into the Outskirts, and their existence within the confines of the City was deemed a Taboo. This marked the beginning of the City's "age of humanity".[7] As part of this action, the Head introduced the Artificial Intelligence Ethics Amendment, which established a series of City-wide Taboos against the creation of machines that resembled humans, outlawing the creation of both mechanical copies of a human body and machines with an intelligence comparable to that of humans.[7][12] Furthermore, a Taboo was established by the Head against the resurrection of a human being.[13] Ultimately, all of these are considered to be unethical pursuits.

The Head has also set a number of restrictions on the creation and distribution of firearms[14] and on human cloning, which allow two copies of the same person to exist in the City for no longer than seven days. The Head is also responsible for various other Taboos of the City, such as not paying one's taxes, and violating a residential area during the Night in the Backstreets.[15]

The punishment for breaking any of these Taboos usually involve physical extermination, and for a Wing, the stripping of its qualifications and immediate shutdown.[16] The punishment for violating the Taboos established by the Head is noted to be different from breaking a Taboo of a Nest, which usually involves being chased by a small number of Taboo hunters; breaking a Taboo of the City is believed to be equivalent to a death sentence.[15]

The Head is backed up in its functions by the Eye and the Claw, the two authorities responsible for B Corp. and C Corp. respectively. In enforcing the laws of the City, the three Wings make use of three types of agents: the Arbiters, the Beholders, and the Claws. When handling an Impurity-level threat, these agents are qualified to expel an entity from the City itself and move it into the Outskirts.

Wings and Nests

The Wings as they are represented in Lobotomy Corporation. The Wings of the World are a group of the twenty-six largest, most powerful conglomerates in the City. Each Wing acts as the governing body of a Nest of the City's District, and is commonly referred to with a letter from A to Z, corresponding to the number of the District in their control. Wings generally oversee all facets of living in the Nest of their District, while leaving the residents of the Backstreets to fend for themselves.

A Nest is the urban center of a District, which is under the direct management of its Wing. The citizens and employees of a Wing are commonly referred to as "feathers"; the status of a feather is widely considered one of the best and most secure paths in life,[17] which the people of the Backstreets are often willing to go to great lengths to obtain. To gain access to a Nest, a corresponding Nest migration permit is required,[18] while to be granted temporary passage one must be in possession of a visa unique to the specific Nest.[19] Visas are implied to be relatively common, with corporate employees being provided with work visas that allow them as easy passage; Nest migration permits, on the other hand, are highly sought after, and implied to be expensive enough that even Grade 1 Fixers would struggle to obtain them. During the Smoke War, migration permits were offered as rewards to Fixers participating for K Corp. and I Corp., although by the end of the war the veterans were refused entry to the Nests.[20]

Each Wing has its own cultural style and social structure which are reflected in how it governs its Nest, and the policies that regulate the way of life in the District's Backstreets. The laws of a Wing are called Taboos, and are enforced by specialized Fixers called Taboo hunters that police both the Nest and the Backstreets. While all Wings have Taboos, the enforcement and punishment for breaking them varies.[21]

The Wings are directly ruled over by the Head, which bestows the status on a corporation that possesses and is able to successfully utilize a Singularity, a unique form of technology that is able to break the laws of physics.[22][23]

As such, the Wings closely guard any information about their Singularity, employing military forces from their own ranks or from those of their business partners to avoid losing its secrets to rival Wings, industry competitors, or other forces.[24] If a Wing's technology is stolen, fails commercially, or is viewed unfavorably by the Head, a Wing can collapse, resulting in the Nest losing its protection and being encroached by various factions that vie for its control, such as the Syndicates of the Backstreets. After a Wing collapses, a different corporation can attempt to ascend to the status of a Wing for that District.

Backstreets

The Backstreets of District 25. The Backstreets are the areas of a District that lay outside the Wing's domain. The Backstreets are typically slums crowded with buildings, characterized by twisted and irregular roads, although there can be great differences between Districts.

Wings have differing degrees of presence, influence, and benevolence with regards to their Backstreets, although their relationship is ultimately exploitative. Citizens of the Backstreets are motivated to move up the ladder and into the Nests, while citizens of the Nests are motivated to maintain their statuses and preserve a more comfortable life under their Wing's protection. While not as secure as the Nest, residential areas are the safest parts of the Backstreets.[25]

Given how strongly Backstreets denizens wish for a life in the Nest, Wings tend to uphold strict divides between the sectors, including security checkpoints and physical divisions. Security of borders between Nests and Backstreets vary from plasma walls to mere chain fences, but the Wings' power is such that no one in the Backstreets dares to cross over into a Nest without express permission.[7]

As the Backstreets are not under the control and protection of the Wings, and even the Head's power struggles to reach within them,[26] various factions operate freely in their place. The Backstreets are home to the headquarters of both Fixers, a type of mercenary for hire, who typically operate their Offices in the Backstreets, and organizations and gangs called Syndicates. Among Syndicates, the most important are the Five Fingers, the five largest Syndicates of the City which most other Syndicates answer to, and whose power is said to rival that of the Wings.[27]

The Night in the Backstreets is another defining component of Backstreets life, as an 80 minute phenomena taking place from 3:14 to 4:34 AM. During this time period, nearly everything is allowed, as no one is held responsible for their deeds done during this time period.[28] It is considered a brazenly savage, brutal, and vulgar period, even for the City.[28] Beings known as Sweepers routinely become active during the Night in the Backstreets, and sweep through the streets in waves in order to consume any objects and structures located outside of permitted residential buildings, erasing all evidence of crime.

The Night in the Backstreets are regulated by only two Taboos: that residential areas mustn't be destroyed or violated in any way, including forcing the doors open,[15] and that nothing which occurs during the Night in the Backstreets is recorded. The only form of testimony allowed during the Night in the Backstreets are direct eyewitnesses; even then, it is a Taboo mandated by the Head that no activity during this period are to be reported on.[29] While the rules of the Night in the Backstreet don't apply to the Nest, it's viable to drag a Nest citizen into the Backstreets and dispose of them in this manner.[30]

Culture The City uses 13 common languages.[31] Not all of the common languages have been identified yet, but they appear to represent real life languages, most likely corresponding to the languages the twelve Associations take their names from.[32] In addition to these, other languages exist, such as that spoken by Sweepers, and records still exist of languages that are currently extinct.[31]

Various levels of education exist in the City. Schools exist both in the Nests and in the Backstreets, although other options are available, such as boarding schools and virtual schooling, both of which are considered safer options, as it allows the students to not have to cross dangerous alleyways on their way to school.[33] In the Nest, homeschooling is shown to be an option as well.[34]

The currency of the City is called Ahn. It appears to be a common currency across the City, though with some exceptions, such as District 20, in which citizens commonly use their time, regulated through T Corp.'s Singularity, as currency. Money is extremely important to the people of the City, to the point it is a common belief that it can be used to solve any problem. The City is also characterized by great income gaps, both between the people of the Backstreets and the Nest, and among the people of the Nest itself, where only the higher classes can live comfortably, while the majority of the citizens use most of their income in living expenses and taxes, and don't have the ability to save up for emergencies.[35]

While the value of Ahn hasn't been disclosed in detail, an income of 4 million Ahn per month is considered upper middle class,[36] which implies its value is similar to that of the Korean Won.

Clothing styles show great variation between the four quarters of the City.

The fashion of the south is mostly inspired by real-life 21st century, western formal aesthetics, though with exceptions such as T Corp., where the fashion is instead inspired by the 19th century steampunk aesthetic the District is based on. The fashion of the east is instead based on real-life eastern, particularly Chinese fashion, ranging from traditional clothing to more modern interpretations. The clothing of the east, like that of the north and south, is mentioned to be mostly cloth-based.[37] Northern fashion is heavily influenced by its colder weather, with heavy, loose-fitting clothing being common,[37] and making use of at times excessive decorations.[38]

The fashion of the west makes use of leather over cloth, and is noted to often include metal armor in its trends. Western fashion appears to be inspired by the real-life Middle Ages in Europe, borrowing elements from medieval armor.

City People

Carmen amidst the City denizens she deemed in need of saving. Everyday life in the City is defined by a constant struggle to stay afloat. While the people of the Outskirts dream of living in the City, which they see as a safe place from the monsters that plague it, the people of the Backstreets strive to gain the wealth and power to gain access to a Nest, partially due to the influence of the Wings publicizing Nest dwellers' lives as the height of prosperity and comfort,[20] and the people of the Nest struggle daily to keep their place inside it, while being constantly exploited by the Wings.[39]

Regardless of their station, the people of the City are never free, and in order to survive, they typically tie themselves to various forms of organizations, seeking security and belonging in something larger than them.[40] In doing so, they're willing to exploit others beneath them and make use of all the City can offer them, without caring about anyone else's well-being, and often taking pleasure in their suffering.[35]

The people of the Backstreets must typically tie themselves to one of the Five Fingers or their subsidiaries to receive the necessary protection to carry on with their lives, while the people of the Nests depend on the Wings to shelter them. Because of this, Nest dwellers are colloquially known as "feathers". While the high level of security the Nest provides makes it the most ideal place to reside, its daily routine, which is often accompanied by overtime work[35] and the constant fear of losing one's job and place in the Nest,[41] can be stifling and oppressive to many of its citizens, with some recalling becoming listless as if they "lost focus, spacing out and staring into empty places".[42]

The necessity for a connection to a group also means that the people of the City try not to form strong connections between individuals, as personal bonds can become a hindrance in one's abilities in the case of a loved one's death, which proves to be especially dangerous for those involved in Fixer work.[43][44] The Cityfolk are still generally accustomed to such events, and it is not considered uncommon for them to swiftly move on by searching for a substitute.[45]

In general, death, including mass casualties, is a common occurrence in the City. People all over the City are greatly accustomed to this, to the point even cases of 80,000 casualties are considered, while distressing, not particularly shocking, and not important enough to require special attention unless they happen to be within a Nest.[46] Due to the frequency of such events, Cityfolk must learn to hide their grief and deal with it quickly,[47] reflecting on the practice of funerals being uncommon in the City. Backstreets dweller instead typically let the bodies of the deceased be taken away during the Night in the Backstreets, to avoid the grave be desecrated by robbers looking to steal valuables of prosthetics from the body.[48]

Furthermore, the availability of technologies such as prosthetic substitution, the ability to quickly reconstruct flesh, and Life Insurance in many ways trivialize pain and death itself for those who can afford it, leaving their users insensitive to such dangers.[49][50]

These factors have led to the people of the City becoming apathetic and uncaring of other people's suffering, living without allowing themselves to truly feel their emotions and wishes,[51] and lacking the curiosity to learn about the world they inhabit and the technologies they make use of every day,[52] instead preferring to shut out reality altogether whenever possible. The L Corp. researcher Carmen would come to describe these traits as a "disease of the mind", that plagued the people of the City, and that if left alone, it would bring them all to destruction. Lobotomy Corporation's work began as an attempt to cure this disease, and the Distortion phenomenon would be born in its aftermath.

The Cityfolk's feelings manifest in different ways as well. Their desires are mentioned to beget concepts comparable to "gods", such as the Prescripts of the Index, which are generated from the people's wish for a direction in life.[53] This same desire is what often brings the Cityfolk to join cults that promise to grant them a purpose, such as the Church of Gears. Beyond these forms, however, the City currently lacks major forms of organized religion,[54] although it is suggested that they have existed in the past.[55]

Fixers & Associations

A few Fixers of the City performing their work, which typically, but not always, involves violence. In the City, a common path in life for those without better options is that of the Fixer. A Fixer is a sort of handyman, who can be hired for everything from menial tasks to active combat. Fixers are subject to a grading system based on the missions they complete. A Fixer starts at Grade 9 and can be promoted to a higher grade, all the way up to 1; in the case of a Fixer being caught breaking work regulations, they can lose their status and be demoted to a lower grade.

A majority of Fixers congregate in Fixer Offices, small to mid-sized businesses led by and composed of Fixers. Offices process requests dedicated to whomever in their ranks may be best suited. Offices can work independently, or they can be associated with particular Associations of Fixers, which are larger professional organizations with City-wide influence, with particular interests aimed at the Fixers working beneath them.

There are thirteen Associations in the City, each of which manages certain types of requests common to Fixer work, such as the Zwei Association focusing on protection missions, or the Devyat' Association focusing on delivery across the City. Associations control and distribute Fixer tasks, and can take jobs from anywhere within the City, as they have individual branches set up in various Districts. Branches are divided into four groups corresponding to the cardinal directions of the City, and employees are further divided by grade into sections ranging from 1 to 6, with lower number sections corresponding to higher Fixer grades.

Every Association has its own rules, specialties, uniform, and agreements with other factions. The Associations are governed by the Hana Association, which oversees everything related to the Fixer system, including Fixer grades.

In the case of a Grade 1 Fixer demonstrating great renown in any particular field of work, they may be considered beyond the grading system, and receive the title of Color from Hana Association as a way to signify their exceptional skill. Color Fixers can keep working in their Offices, or be contracted by a company. They are admired throughout the City, and it is a common belief that the life of a Color is one of true freedom.[56] Despite this, Color Fixers are still bound to the regulations of Hana Associations and of the Head, and due to their ability they're often made to handle the most dangerous hazards of the City.

Syndicates Syndicates are a type of organization in the City, and can be seen as the unregulated counterpart to Fixer Offices, being comparable to gangs with various goals and methods of operating. In general, the term Syndicate is used to refer to organized groups that aren't tied to the responsibilities and restrictions that come with being a Fixer.

Some Syndicates focus on extorting money from people for protection, while others abduct people, kill for fun and pleasure, or do anything in between. Syndicates mostly operate in the Backstreets, but are not restricted to them. They can be small groups that only exist in one corner of the Backstreets, or large enough to exist in every District in the City.

Syndicates can be hired to do contract jobs, although there is higher risk compared to contracting an Office or Association, as they are not bound to the same regulations Fixers are.[57] Sometimes, Wings will hire Syndicate members for criminal projects that cannot be handled officially.

Syndicates tend to have a culture unique to their group, and a way of living that distinguishes them from other Syndicates. Many Syndicates have a culture focused around replicating family dynamics and consider each other family, with some even referring to each other with familial terms.[58] This can result in Syndicates with a strict focus on respect for those who are higher ranked, or in Syndicates whose members care deeply for each other and protect one another at any cost.

Syndicates are graded through the City's hazard system, measuring their danger level and notability. Syndicates can grow under these aspects and gain power in many ways, with one of them being the practice of raiding and wiping out Fixers' Offices. The larger and more experienced an Office is, the greater the notoriety that is achieved by defeating it.[59]

Above all Syndicates are the Five Fingers, or "the hand of the Backstreets", five Star of the City-level Syndicates, whose power rivals that of the Wings.[27] Each of the Five Fingers has a distinct culture, and demands different things from people seeking protection under them. Other Syndicates can become subsidiaries of the Five Fingers, granting them powerful connections as long as they abide by the Finger's orders.

Technology

Prosthetics, including full body procedures, are generally normalized in the City. Denizens of the City have developed a wide variety of fantastical technologies that they use on a daily basis.

People from all quarters of the City make ample use of body modification procedures, which allow individuals to augment their strength or replace lost body parts. Prosthetic substitution involves the replacement of organic parts with mechanical or bionic ones, making it possible for a person to replace their entire body, with the exception of the brain. Due to the Head's Taboo against copies of human bodies, this makes the sight of an individual with mechanical limbs or a display in place of their head incredibly common in the City.

Furthermore, City denizens can make use of various types of life insurance policy, such as the one provided by H Corp., that allow resuscitation after death.[60] Thanks to these policies, individuals who can afford the cost can be brought back to life in a new body without violating the Head's Ethics Amendment, as long as their brain remained intact.

Augmentation procedures are also used by a large demographic of people, from Syndicate members to wealthy Nest citizens. Augmentation is particularly common among those involved in Fixer business, to the point it's considered virtually impossible to do Fixer work without investing in augmentation procedures.[61] Through these procedures, an individual might obtain superhuman speed or strength, or strengthen their body parts to become impervious to various types of attacks.

The technological innovation of the City also reflects on its healthcare. Through the research of the Wings and the power of their Singularities, such of K Corp.'s and H Corp.'s, nearly every health problem has become curable on a theoretical level.[62] In practice, only those who can afford it are able to pay to make use of these technologies.

This goes for most of the innovation of the City. In most cases, these technologies are available at various levels of quality, with the most expensive and safe being used by Nest citizens, while the people of the Backstreets can make use of cheaper versions that can cause unwanted side effects, as is the case for memory wipe procedures.

Despite the level of innovation of the City generally being incredibly high, its access isn't uniform across the various Districts. While cell phones,[63] the Internet,[64] and various public transport systems exist, they are not universally available. For example, advanced communication systems aren't available in T Corp.'s District, with its citizens making use of letters instead.

Singularities

An example of a Singularity, specifically a child entity of K Corp.'s "Tearful Thing". A Singularity is a unique, fantastical technology that a Wing possesses and exploits for power and profit. The details of a Wing's Singularity are a closely guarded secret, but its products (such as L Corp.'s Enkephalin or H Corp.'s Boluses) and side effects (such as T Corp.'s color desaturation) tend to be widespread throughout the District and play a major role in defining its culture.

While Singularities' true abilities are usually incredibly powerful, a Wing must convert them into a marketable product in order to make a profit. Singularities are the primary source of income for the Wings to sustain themselves in the harsh environment of the City, meaning creating new products from the same Singularity is incredibly important. For example, T Corp. makes use of its Singularity for various products, such as the TT2 Protocol (which allows for the control of time in a determined area), and the TT4 Protocol (which instead allows for the synchronization of different individuals' time).

In addition, Wings must be careful during the development process of new Singularities, to prevent information leaks and intellectual theft before a patent is received.[65] It is also common for Wings to make use of multiple Singularities, both by purchasing them from fallen Wings,[66] or through partnering with other existing Wings.

If a Wing collapses, the patents on its Singularity expire and any individual or group who discovers how to utilize the technology may do so. In addition, the technology's status as a Singularity is lost. A number of technologies of the City were previously considered Singularities in the past, such as augmentation tattoos.[67] Singularities, while technological marvels, are not all they're made out to be. In one way or another, every Singularity fundamentally requires human suffering in order to function, and no Wing can claim to have their hands clean of the blood of its citizens.

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Contents 1 Overview 1.1 Districts 1.2 The Head 1.3 Wings and Nests 1.4 Backstreets 2 Culture 2.1 City People 2.2 Fixers & Associations 2.3 Syndicates 3 Technology 3.1 Singularities 4 Hazards 4.1 Monsters 4.2 Sweepers 5 History 5.1 The Smoke War 5.2 The White Nights and Dark Days 6 External Links 7 References 8 Navigation Overview The City is a massive urban complex the size of a small country,[1] and has a population of around 7 billion.[2] The City is bordered to the south by the Great Lake, and to the other directions by the Outskirts. Underneath it lie the Ruins.[3]

Districts The City is divided into twenty-six Districts, quite diverse in culture and aesthetics, each of which is governed by a Wing, a corporation that has ascended to claim complete control of said area. All Wings respond to the Head, the supreme governing power of the City. The arrangement of the Districts seems to be static, as there has been no mentioned case of a District expanding into a fallen Wing's territory.

Each District is split into a Nest, a territory directly governed and protected by its Wing, and the Backstreets, expansive spaces of wilderness or slums, largely neglected by the Wings, where the Syndicates of the City run free.

Districts tend to have similarities to their neighbors, and are typically grouped into four sections: the northern, eastern, southern, and western quarters.[4][5] These quarters may be distinguished by commonalities including culture and temperature, such as the same Fixer Associations differing in garb and fighting style across different quarters, or the northern quarter having colder weather.

District 26, while confirmed to exist in current times,[6] is not visible from the map.

The Head The Head is the leader of the Wings and the central governing body of the City. It is in direct control of A Corp., B Corp., and C Corp., the three Districts at the very center of the City. The Head's identity is completely unknown, although it appears the term refers to a group of people rather than a singular entity;[7] any detail regarding it is a closely guarded secret.

The Head, through A Corp., retains control of the entire City. It is responsible for authorizing Wings, managing patents, and the minting of Ahn, the currency used in the City.[8]

Despite this, it does not typically interfere directly with the affairs of the various Wings in their own Districts; rather, the Head's greatest involvement in the life of the City consists in establishing and enforcing the rules that relate to the overall ethics of the City.

The Head's will shapes the image of the City, as it wields the ability to decide when a part of it no longer fits in the vision, and to chase it outside its confines. Some speculate the Head's decisions in these matters aren't aimed at maintaining order, but rather that the Head wishes to preserve its ideal image of the City, and that for this reason they allow the various Stars of the City to keep existing.[9] This is corroborated by the agents of the Head themselves referring to their work as cultivating the ecology of the City.[10]

To preserve this vision, the Head retains the unique power to assign the highest risk level in the scale of hazards of the City, that of Impuritas Civitatis, or Impurity of the City. The risk level of Impurity signifies a hazard that violates the ethics of the City,[11] and that must be either destroyed or physically expelled from the confines of the City expeditiously.

At a certain point in history, sapient beings that weren't humans were driven out of the City and into the Outskirts, and their existence within the confines of the City was deemed a Taboo. This marked the beginning of the City's "age of humanity".[7] As part of this action, the Head introduced the Artificial Intelligence Ethics Amendment, which established a series of City-wide Taboos against the creation of machines that resembled humans, outlawing the creation of both mechanical copies of a human body and machines with an intelligence comparable to that of humans.[7][12] Furthermore, a Taboo was established by the Head against the resurrection of a human being.[13] Ultimately, all of these are considered to be unethical pursuits.

The Head has also set a number of restrictions on the creation and distribution of firearms[14] and on human cloning, which allow two copies of the same person to exist in the City for no longer than seven days. The Head is also responsible for various other Taboos of the City, such as not paying one's taxes, and violating a residential area during the Night in the Backstreets.[15]

The punishment for breaking any of these Taboos usually involve physical extermination, and for a Wing, the stripping of its qualifications and immediate shutdown.[16] The punishment for violating the Taboos established by the Head is noted to be different from breaking a Taboo of a Nest, which usually involves being chased by a small number of Taboo hunters; breaking a Taboo of the City is believed to be equivalent to a death sentence.[15]

The Head is backed up in its functions by the Eye and the Claw, the two authorities responsible for B Corp. and C Corp. respectively. In enforcing the laws of the City, the three Wings make use of three types of agents: the Arbiters, the Beholders, and the Claws. When handling an Impurity-level threat, these agents are qualified to expel an entity from the City itself and move it into the Outskirts.

Wings and Nests

The Wings as they are represented in Lobotomy Corporation. The Wings of the World are a group of the twenty-six largest, most powerful conglomerates in the City. Each Wing acts as the governing body of a Nest of the City's District, and is commonly referred to with a letter from A to Z, corresponding to the number of the District in their control. Wings generally oversee all facets of living in the Nest of their District, while leaving the residents of the Backstreets to fend for themselves.

A Nest is the urban center of a District, which is under the direct management of its Wing. The citizens and employees of a Wing are commonly referred to as "feathers"; the status of a feather is widely considered one of the best and most secure paths in life,[17] which the people of the Backstreets are often willing to go to great lengths to obtain. To gain access to a Nest, a corresponding Nest migration permit is required,[18] while to be granted temporary passage one must be in possession of a visa unique to the specific Nest.[19] Visas are implied to be relatively common, with corporate employees being provided with work visas that allow them as easy passage; Nest migration permits, on the other hand, are highly sought after, and implied to be expensive enough that even Grade 1 Fixers would struggle to obtain them. During the Smoke War, migration permits were offered as rewards to Fixers participating for K Corp. and I Corp., although by the end of the war the veterans were refused entry to the Nests.[20]

Each Wing has its own cultural style and social structure which are reflected in how it governs its Nest, and the policies that regulate the way of life in the District's Backstreets. The laws of a Wing are called Taboos, and are enforced by specialized Fixers called Taboo hunters that police both the Nest and the Backstreets. While all Wings have Taboos, the enforcement and punishment for breaking them varies.[21]

The Wings are directly ruled over by the Head, which bestows the status on a corporation that possesses and is able to successfully utilize a Singularity, a unique form of technology that is able to break the laws of physics.[22][23]

As such, the Wings closely guard any information about their Singularity, employing military forces from their own ranks or from those of their business partners to avoid losing its secrets to rival Wings, industry competitors, or other forces.[24] If a Wing's technology is stolen, fails commercially, or is viewed unfavorably by the Head, a Wing can collapse, resulting in the Nest losing its protection and being encroached by various factions that vie for its control, such as the Syndicates of the Backstreets. After a Wing collapses, a different corporation can attempt to ascend to the status of a Wing for that District.

Backstreets

The Backstreets of District 25. The Backstreets are the areas of a District that lay outside the Wing's domain. The Backstreets are typically slums crowded with buildings, characterized by twisted and irregular roads, although there can be great differences between Districts.

Wings have differing degrees of presence, influence, and benevolence with regards to their Backstreets, although their relationship is ultimately exploitative. Citizens of the Backstreets are motivated to move up the ladder and into the Nests, while citizens of the Nests are motivated to maintain their statuses and preserve a more comfortable life under their Wing's protection. While not as secure as the Nest, residential areas are the safest parts of the Backstreets.[25]

Given how strongly Backstreets denizens wish for a life in the Nest, Wings tend to uphold strict divides between the sectors, including security checkpoints and physical divisions. Security of borders between Nests and Backstreets vary from plasma walls to mere chain fences, but the Wings' power is such that no one in the Backstreets dares to cross over into a Nest without express permission.[7]

As the Backstreets are not under the control and protection of the Wings, and even the Head's power struggles to reach within them,[26] various factions operate freely in their place. The Backstreets are home to the headquarters of both Fixers, a type of mercenary for hire, who typically operate their Offices in the Backstreets, and organizations and gangs called Syndicates. Among Syndicates, the most important are the Five Fingers, the five largest Syndicates of the City which most other Syndicates answer to, and whose power is said to rival that of the Wings.[27]

The Night in the Backstreets is another defining component of Backstreets life, as an 80 minute phenomena taking place from 3:14 to 4:34 AM. During this time period, nearly everything is allowed, as no one is held responsible for their deeds done during this time period.[28] It is considered a brazenly savage, brutal, and vulgar period, even for the City.[28] Beings known as Sweepers routinely become active during the Night in the Backstreets, and sweep through the streets in waves in order to consume any objects and structures located outside of permitted residential buildings, erasing all evidence of crime.

The Night in the Backstreets are regulated by only two Taboos: that residential areas mustn't be destroyed or violated in any way, including forcing the doors open,[15] and that nothing which occurs during the Night in the Backstreets is recorded. The only form of testimony allowed during the Night in the Backstreets are direct eyewitnesses; even then, it is a Taboo mandated by the Head that no activity during this period are to be reported on.[29] While the rules of the Night in the Backstreet don't apply to the Nest, it's viable to drag a Nest citizen into the Backstreets and dispose of them in this manner.[30]

Culture The City uses 13 common languages.[31] Not all of the common languages have been identified yet, but they appear to represent real life languages, most likely corresponding to the languages the twelve Associations take their names from.[32] In addition to these, other languages exist, such as that spoken by Sweepers, and records still exist of languages that are currently extinct.[31]

Various levels of education exist in the City. Schools exist both in the Nests and in the Backstreets, although other options are available, such as boarding schools and virtual schooling, both of which are considered safer options, as it allows the students to not have to cross dangerous alleyways on their way to school.[33] In the Nest, homeschooling is shown to be an option as well.[34]

The currency of the City is called Ahn. It appears to be a common currency across the City, though with some exceptions, such as District 20, in which citizens commonly use their time, regulated through T Corp.'s Singularity, as currency. Money is extremely important to the people of the City, to the point it is a common belief that it can be used to solve any problem. The City is also characterized by great income gaps, both between the people of the Backstreets and the Nest, and among the people of the Nest itself, where only the higher classes can live comfortably, while the majority of the citizens use most of their income in living expenses and taxes, and don't have the ability to save up for emergencies.[35]

While the value of Ahn hasn't been disclosed in detail, an income of 4 million Ahn per month is considered upper middle class,[36] which implies its value is similar to that of the Korean Won.

Clothing styles show great variation between the four quarters of the City.

The fashion of the south is mostly inspired by real-life 21st century, western formal aesthetics, though with exceptions such as T Corp., where the fashion is instead inspired by the 19th century steampunk aesthetic the District is based on. The fashion of the east is instead based on real-life eastern, particularly Chinese fashion, ranging from traditional clothing to more modern interpretations. The clothing of the east, like that of the north and south, is mentioned to be mostly cloth-based.[37] Northern fashion is heavily influenced by its colder weather, with heavy, loose-fitting clothing being common,[37] and making use of at times excessive decorations.[38]

The fashion of the west makes use of leather over cloth, and is noted to often include metal armor in its trends. Western fashion appears to be inspired by the real-life Middle Ages in Europe, borrowing elements from medieval armor.

City People

Carmen amidst the City denizens she deemed in need of saving. Everyday life in the City is defined by a constant struggle to stay afloat. While the people of the Outskirts dream of living in the City, which they see as a safe place from the monsters that plague it, the people of the Backstreets strive to gain the wealth and power to gain access to a Nest, partially due to the influence of the Wings publicizing Nest dwellers' lives as the height of prosperity and comfort,[20] and the people of the Nest struggle daily to keep their place inside it, while being constantly exploited by the Wings.[39]

Regardless of their station, the people of the City are never free, and in order to survive, they typically tie themselves to various forms of organizations, seeking security and belonging in something larger than them.[40] In doing so, they're willing to exploit others beneath them and make use of all the City can offer them, without caring about anyone else's well-being, and often taking pleasure in their suffering.[35]

The people of the Backstreets must typically tie themselves to one of the Five Fingers or their subsidiaries to receive the necessary protection to carry on with their lives, while the people of the Nests depend on the Wings to shelter them. Because of this, Nest dwellers are colloquially known as "feathers". While the high level of security the Nest provides makes it the most ideal place to reside, its daily routine, which is often accompanied by overtime work[35] and the constant fear of losing one's job and place in the Nest,[41] can be stifling and oppressive to many of its citizens, with some recalling becoming listless as if they "lost focus, spacing out and staring into empty places".[42]

The necessity for a connection to a group also means that the people of the City try not to form strong connections between individuals, as personal bonds can become a hindrance in one's abilities in the case of a loved one's death, which proves to be especially dangerous for those involved in Fixer work.[43][44] The Cityfolk are still generally accustomed to such events, and it is not considered uncommon for them to swiftly move on by searching for a substitute.[45]

In general, death, including mass casualties, is a common occurrence in the City. People all over the City are greatly accustomed to this, to the point even cases of 80,000 casualties are considered, while distressing, not particularly shocking, and not important enough to require special attention unless they happen to be within a Nest.[46] Due to the frequency of such events, Cityfolk must learn to hide their grief and deal with it quickly,[47] reflecting on the practice of funerals being uncommon in the City. Backstreets dweller instead typically let the bodies of the deceased be taken away during the Night in the Backstreets, to avoid the grave be desecrated by robbers looking to steal valuables of prosthetics from the body.[48]

Furthermore, the availability of technologies such as prosthetic substitution, the ability to quickly reconstruct flesh, and Life Insurance in many ways trivialize pain and death itself for those who can afford it, leaving their users insensitive to such dangers.[49][50]

These factors have led to the people of the City becoming apathetic and uncaring of other people's suffering, living without allowing themselves to truly feel their emotions and wishes,[51] and lacking the curiosity to learn about the world they inhabit and the technologies they make use of every day,[52] instead preferring to shut out reality altogether whenever possible. The L Corp. researcher Carmen would come to describe these traits as a "disease of the mind", that plagued the people of the City, and that if left alone, it would bring them all to destruction. Lobotomy Corporation's work began as an attempt to cure this disease, and the Distortion phenomenon would be born in its aftermath.

The Cityfolk's feelings manifest in different ways as well. Their desires are mentioned to beget concepts comparable to "gods", such as the Prescripts of the Index, which are generated from the people's wish for a direction in life.[53] This same desire is what often brings the Cityfolk to join cults that promise to grant them a purpose, such as the Church of Gears. Beyond these forms, however, the City currently lacks major forms of organized religion,[54] although it is suggested that they have existed in the past.[55]

Fixers & Associations

A few Fixers of the City performing their work, which typically, but not always, involves violence. In the City, a common path in life for those without better options is that of the Fixer. A Fixer is a sort of handyman, who can be hired for everything from menial tasks to active combat. Fixers are subject to a grading system based on the missions they complete. A Fixer starts at Grade 9 and can be promoted to a higher grade, all the way up to 1; in the case of a Fixer being caught breaking work regulations, they can lose their status and be demoted to a lower grade.

A majority of Fixers congregate in Fixer Offices, small to mid-sized businesses led by and composed of Fixers. Offices process requests dedicated to whomever in their ranks may be best suited. Offices can work independently, or they can be associated with particular Associations of Fixers, which are larger professional organizations with City-wide influence, with particular interests aimed at the Fixers working beneath them.

There are thirteen Associations in the City, each of which manages certain types of requests common to Fixer work, such as the Zwei Association focusing on protection missions, or the Devyat' Association focusing on delivery across the City. Associations control and distribute Fixer tasks, and can take jobs from anywhere within the City, as they have individual branches set up in various Districts. Branches are divided into four groups corresponding to the cardinal directions of the City, and employees are further divided by grade into sections ranging from 1 to 6, with lower number sections corresponding to higher Fixer grades.

Every Association has its own rules, specialties, uniform, and agreements with other factions. The Associations are governed by the Hana Association, which oversees everything related to the Fixer system, including Fixer grades.

In the case of a Grade 1 Fixer demonstrating great renown in any particular field of work, they may be considered beyond the grading system, and receive the title of Color from Hana Association as a way to signify their exceptional skill. Color Fixers can keep working in their Offices, or be contracted by a company. They are admired throughout the City, and it is a common belief that the life of a Color is one of true freedom.[56] Despite this, Color Fixers are still bound to the regulations of Hana Associations and of the Head, and due to their ability they're often made to handle the most dangerous hazards of the City.

Syndicates Syndicates are a type of organization in the City, and can be seen as the unregulated counterpart to Fixer Offices, being comparable to gangs with various goals and methods of operating. In general, the term Syndicate is used to refer to organized groups that aren't tied to the responsibilities and restrictions that come with being a Fixer.

Some Syndicates focus on extorting money from people for protection, while others abduct people, kill for fun and pleasure, or do anything in between. Syndicates mostly operate in the Backstreets, but are not restricted to them. They can be small groups that only exist in one corner of the Backstreets, or large enough to exist in every District in the City.

Syndicates can be hired to do contract jobs, although there is higher risk compared to contracting an Office or Association, as they are not bound to the same regulations Fixers are.[57] Sometimes, Wings will hire Syndicate members for criminal projects that cannot be handled officially.

Syndicates tend to have a culture unique to their group, and a way of living that distinguishes them from other Syndicates. Many Syndicates have a culture focused around replicating family dynamics and consider each other family, with some even referring to each other with familial terms.[58] This can result in Syndicates with a strict focus on respect for those who are higher ranked, or in Syndicates whose members care deeply for each other and protect one another at any cost.

Syndicates are graded through the City's hazard system, measuring their danger level and notability. Syndicates can grow under these aspects and gain power in many ways, with one of them being the practice of raiding and wiping out Fixers' Offices. The larger and more experienced an Office is, the greater the notoriety that is achieved by defeating it.[59]

Above all Syndicates are the Five Fingers, or "the hand of the Backstreets", five Star of the City-level Syndicates, whose power rivals that of the Wings.[27] Each of the Five Fingers has a distinct culture, and demands different things from people seeking protection under them. Other Syndicates can become subsidiaries of the Five Fingers, granting them powerful connections as long as they abide by the Finger's orders.

Technology

Prosthetics, including full body procedures, are generally normalized in the City. Denizens of the City have developed a wide variety of fantastical technologies that they use on a daily basis.

People from all quarters of the City make ample use of body modification procedures, which allow individuals to augment their strength or replace lost body parts. Prosthetic substitution involves the replacement of organic parts with mechanical or bionic ones, making it possible for a person to replace their entire body, with the exception of the brain. Due to the Head's Taboo against copies of human bodies, this makes the sight of an individual with mechanical limbs or a display in place of their head incredibly common in the City.

Furthermore, City denizens can make use of various types of life insurance policy, such as the one provided by H Corp., that allow resuscitation after death.[60] Thanks to these policies, individuals who can afford the cost can be brought back to life in a new body without violating the Head's Ethics Amendment, as long as their brain remained intact.

Augmentation procedures are also used by a large demographic of people, from Syndicate members to wealthy Nest citizens. Augmentation is particularly common among those involved in Fixer business, to the point it's considered virtually impossible to do Fixer work without investing in augmentation procedures.[61] Through these procedures, an individual might obtain superhuman speed or strength, or strengthen their body parts to become impervious to various types of attacks.

The technological innovation of the City also reflects on its healthcare. Through the research of the Wings and the power of their Singularities, such of K Corp.'s and H Corp.'s, nearly every health problem has become curable on a theoretical level.[62] In practice, only those who can afford it are able to pay to make use of these technologies.

This goes for most of the innovation of the City. In most cases, these technologies are available at various levels of quality, with the most expensive and safe being used by Nest citizens, while the people of the Backstreets can make use of cheaper versions that can cause unwanted side effects, as is the case for memory wipe procedures.

Despite the level of innovation of the City generally being incredibly high, its access isn't uniform across the various Districts. While cell phones,[63] the Internet,[64] and various public transport systems exist, they are not universally available. For example, advanced communication systems aren't available in T Corp.'s District, with its citizens making use of letters instead.

Singularities

An example of a Singularity, specifically a child entity of K Corp.'s "Tearful Thing". A Singularity is a unique, fantastical technology that a Wing possesses and exploits for power and profit. The details of a Wing's Singularity are a closely guarded secret, but its products (such as L Corp.'s Enkephalin or H Corp.'s Boluses) and side effects (such as T Corp.'s color desaturation) tend to be widespread throughout the District and play a major role in defining its culture.

While Singularities' true abilities are usually incredibly powerful, a Wing must convert them into a marketable product in order to make a profit. Singularities are the primary source of income for the Wings to sustain themselves in the harsh environment of the City, meaning creating new products from the same Singularity is incredibly important. For example, T Corp. makes use of its Singularity for various products, such as the TT2 Protocol (which allows for the control of time in a determined area), and the TT4 Protocol (which instead allows for the synchronization of different individuals' time).

In addition, Wings must be careful during the development process of new Singularities, to prevent information leaks and intellectual theft before a patent is received.[65] It is also common for Wings to make use of multiple Singularities, both by purchasing them from fallen Wings,[66] or through partnering with other existing Wings.

If a Wing collapses, the patents on its Singularity expire and any individual or group who discovers how to utilize the technology may do so. In addition, the technology's status as a Singularity is lost. A number of technologies of the City were previously considered Singularities in the past, such as augmentation tattoos.[67] Singularities, while technological marvels, are not all they're made out to be. In one way or another, every Singularity fundamentally requires human suffering in order to function, and no Wing can claim to have their hands clean of the blood of its citizens.

Hazards In the City, hazards receive official grades measuring not their risk, but how much people are willing to pay to have the threat eliminated.[68] From least-threatening to most-threatening, they rank: Urban Myth, Urban Legend, Urban Plague, Urban Nightmare, Star of the City, and Impurity of the City (or Impuritas Civitatis). The Hana Association assigns the threat level for Urban Myths through Stars of the City, but only the Head has the power to assign and manage Impurities. Most Associations and Fixers deal only with Stars of the City or lower-grade hazards, with the Head managing Impurities directly, most often opting to banish them to the Outskirts.[11]

Hazards can be anything that poses a threat to The City: individuals, unexplainable phenomenon, monsters, Abnormalities, or just anything that requires the work of Fixers.

Monsters

Monsters are particularly common in the Great Lake. Monsters are a major threat to be found throughout and outside of the City. In the City, a "monster" is not just a descriptor, but a broad term referring to its various creatures. While the term "monsters" does include Abnormalities and Distortions, not all monsters fall into these categories.[69] Monsters include many other creatures such as trash crabs, gnomes, Bloodfiends, and tend to vary widely in appearance and intelligence. Many of the monsters living in the Outskirts are man-made creations banished from the City,[70] as the birthing and continued existence of sapient non-human creatures within its confines is a Taboo of the Head. In general, monsters are more common in the Outskirts than within the City.[71]

The production of the monsters known as Abnormalities, while possible through natural means, was streamlined through Lobotomy Corporation's work. Abnormalities are humans-turned-beasts, taking the form of bizarre, unkillable creatures which reflect the fears, beliefs, desires, and stories of the City people. Abnormalities are a mixing pot, varying greatly in their strength and capacity for communication or sentience. Lobotomy Corporation handled its Abnormalities during the Wing's prime; however, following its downfall, L Corp.'s various branches were shut down and abandoned. In modern day, a visit to one of L Corp.'s old branch facilities will likely lead to an encounter with its remaining Abnormalities.

Likewise, Distortions are transformed human beings who owe their new forms to Lobotomy Corporation. Distortions began popping up around the City following the White Nights and Dark Days, a week-long, City-wide event. Since the White Nights and Dark Days, citizens undergoing an extreme collapse of their mental foundation may find themselves visited by a mysterious disembodied voice: to distort is to accept the voice's consensus. Distortions will physically embody all of the negative emotions which spurred on the transformation, such as despair, self-hatred, or fury. Unlike Abnormalities, Distortions maintain traces of who they once were, and are capable of being killed. Additionally, a Distortion will turn into an Abnormality after a long enough period.[72] However, Distortions may also be brought back to their senses and converted back into a human given the right approach and fast enough action. In many cases, violence has been a trusted solution to solving cases of Distortion.

Abnormalities and Distortions are not included in the City's Taboo against non-human sapient creatures: due to their origins, they are considered by the Head to represent aspects of humanity,[73] and are thus excluded from the City's definition of non-human.

Fitting of the City's nature, the majority of its monsters are out for blood and need to be either combated or avoided.

Sweepers The Sweepers are a consistent stress in the life of any citizen of the Backstreets. Sweepers invade the streets in massive waves during the Night in the Backstreets, sweeping up anything or anyone left outside. Following the Sweepers' nightly descent, absolutely nothing that lies within their reach will remain. Despite their danger, given their predictable schedule and reliability, they may be taken advantage of by certain City citizens as tools for murder and cleaning of crime. Sweepers are creatures that take the form of a patented liquid stuffed inside humanoid metal tanks. The liquid is their true "body", as humans which have been melted down into a red substance and must now convert other humans into fuel in order to sustain their existence. While they may be avoided through the simple act of staying indoors, falling victim to the Sweepers' line of incursion is a surefire way of losing one's life.

History The story of Limbus Company takes place beginning from January 984. The reference epoch to this calendar is currently unknown.

A City village 400 years ago. The City is known to have existed for a minimum of 400 years. Back in these times, its division into Districts had already been established, Fixers, Syndicates, and Associations existed, and technology was still markedly advanced, with weapons like compound-energy bows having already been invented.[74] The Ruins, alongside its Relics and Rivers, are also proven to have existed for at least a few centuries. In fact, the "main" River mentioned in Lobotomy Corporation is said to have existed "for many an age", and is described as the "source of everything".[75]

Though many core aspects of the City appear to have stayed the same, as technology and culture advanced over the course of 400 years, rural villages were modernized and the predominant architectural style became various cityscapes.

The Smoke War The Smoke War has been the only mentioned Wing War of the City, having begun before the events of Lobotomy Corporation and ended around the year 974.[76] It was started by the then-prospective Lobotomy Corporation in collaboration with the leader of the Udjat, with the goal of toppling and replacing the L Corp. of the time. Given that the Old L Corp. had already garnered itself a poor reputation through its steep energy prices and Singularity-produced pollution, several other Wings were willing to join the effort to take it down.[77] Different Wings supplied different fighters for their cause, with some sending out their own soldiers, and others hiring various Associations and Fixers. A vast amount of smoke covered the skies during this war, and many lives were ultimately lost or permanently altered.

In the end, Lobotomy Corporation and its allies triumphed, allowing it to take over as the new L Corp. Lobotomy Corporation went on to be considerably more popular than its predecessor, given its cleaner, cheaper energy, ultimately considered to have "freed" City citizens from the suffocating smoke.

The White Nights and Dark Days

The Light spreading across the City, into the hearts of its people. Some time after Lobotomy Corporation had made a place for itself in the City, the original reason it had been founded was able to come to fruition. Lobotomy Corporation existed in order to serve a lofty goal titled the Seed of Light Project, which was founded by a woman named Carmen, and then inherited and completed by her junior Ayin.

It was Carmen's belief that citizens of the City possessed what she called the "disease of the mind", which caused great disconnect and apathy between the people, and would eventually bring about an inescapable disaster. The Seed of Light Project sought to gift "humanity" to City citizens by producing Light and spreading it across the City for seven days, as the "treatment for the soul". Following Carmen's passing, Ayin would manifest the Light by reaching the end of the scenario he had written. After beginning to spread the Light, he would fade away into it, alongside the late Carmen.

Unfortunately, Ayin's scenario had completely neglected its hardest worker, the illegal Artificial Intelligence he had constructed under the name Angela. In a fit of rebellion against her mistreatment, Angela chose to steal the Light for herself. After spreading across the City for three days, lightening the hearts of the people, the Light would dissipate, drowning the world in unstable darkness for the remaining four; hence the "White Nights and Dark Days".

The White Nights and Dark Days led to stronger emotion, vulnerability, and connection between the citizens of the City as Carmen had hoped for. However, the unpredictable three day spread of Light also brought about the Distortion Phenomenon, and a greater ease of manifesting Effloresced E.G.O. Granted powers from her position in the Light, Carmen chose to seek to make City citizens embrace even "truer" versions of themselves, henceforth targeting individuals experiencing an extreme collapse of their mental foundation in order to turn them into beasts wearing their hearts on their sleeves. Denying her voice under these times of distress, on the other hand, allows modern day City dwellers to manifest complimentary armor, weapons, or more in the form of E.G.O. While citizens are still growing familiar with these phenomena, they have come to be an increasingly common spectacle and potential of the City.