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* FamousLastWords: [[MeaningfulEcho "...Haha... Your singing...sucks..."]]
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* TheTechnopath: You have access to the Eye of Horus ability as a result of being exposed to the Ender virus, letting you view the posts and files that make up the game's story.
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* TheTechnopath: {{Technopath}}: You have access to the Eye of Horus ability as a result of being exposed to the Ender virus, letting you view the posts and files that make up the game's story.
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* HeroicMime: All of their attempts at communicating are rendered as a series of periods.
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* HeroicMime: All of their your attempts at communicating are rendered as a series of periods.periods.
* TheTechnopath: You have access to the Eye of Horus ability as a result of being exposed to the Ender virus, letting you view the posts and files that make up the game's story.
* TheTechnopath: You have access to the Eye of Horus ability as a result of being exposed to the Ender virus, letting you view the posts and files that make up the game's story.
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* FeaturelessProtagonist: Downplayed in that we do see their hands, which seem to have a light skin tone, and a picture of them in a hospital bed where only the lower half of their head is visible, but other than that, not much is known about their physical traits to help reinforce that they're you.
* HeroicMime: All of their attempts at communicating are rendered as a series of periods.
* HeroicMime: All of their attempts at communicating are rendered as a series of periods.
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[[folder:The OS Entity ('''MAJOR SPOILERS''')
!! [[AddressingThePlayer You]]
A being living in the past, receiving visions of the game's events while in a coma induced by the Ender virus.
* AddressingThePlayer: PAFF will directly talk to you in Vanessa's Level 25 and 50 events.
* WalkingSpoiler: The metafictional twist that the player is a character in the story is a HUGE spoiler, which is barely hinted at and only fully revealed in Vanessa's story, which requires going through most of the other characters' stories.
[[folder:The OS Entity ('''MAJOR SPOILERS''')
!! [[AddressingThePlayer You]]
A being living in the past, receiving visions of the game's events while in a coma induced by the Ender virus.
* AddressingThePlayer: PAFF will directly talk to you in Vanessa's Level 25 and 50 events.
* WalkingSpoiler: The metafictional twist that the player is a character in the story is a HUGE spoiler, which is barely hinted at and only fully revealed in Vanessa's story, which requires going through most of the other characters' stories.
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* GenreMotif: IndieRock as Cherry. Crystal [=PuNK=] adds {{metal}} to the mix.
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* GenreMotif: IndieRock as Cherry. Crystal [=PuNK=] adds {{metal}} HeavyMetal to the mix.
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* HumansAreBastards: Upon waking up, the first thing Vanessa recalls is her need to destroy humankind. This is possibly a result of her disrupted memories only recalling the Blessed's indoctrination, or because she was used as the core for the Virtual Internet, exposing her to the [[{{GIFT}} most toxic side of humanity]]. Ivy attempts to dissuade her from following through on this, seemingly to no avail.
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* HumansAreBastards: Upon waking up, the first thing Vanessa recalls is her need to destroy humankind. This is possibly a result of her disrupted memories only recalling the Blessed's indoctrination, or because she was used as the core for the Virtual Internet, exposing her to the [[{{GIFT}} [[InternetJerk most toxic side of humanity]]. Ivy attempts to dissuade her from following through on this, seemingly to no avail.
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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Upon reawakening, and following Ivy's failed attempts to reason with her, she launches an all out attack on humanity using drones. Considering she was likely exposed to the more [[{{GIFT}} toxic side of humanity]] while acting as the core as well as her last conscious memory most likely being The Blessed's indoctrination, it's honestly not difficult to see how she'd come to believe HumansAreBastards. And that's on top of the fact that humans basically turned her into a glorified battery to begin with. It's later implied that she wasn't even in control of her own thoughts, as a number of non-Blessed units suddenly came under the thrall of a mysterious protocol that compelled them to kill humans.
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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Upon reawakening, and following Ivy's failed attempts to reason with her, she launches an all out attack on humanity using drones. Considering she was likely exposed to the more [[{{GIFT}} [[InternetJerk toxic side of humanity]] while acting as the core as well as her last conscious memory most likely being The Blessed's indoctrination, it's honestly not difficult to see how she'd come to believe HumansAreBastards. And that's on top of the fact that humans basically turned her into a glorified battery to begin with. It's later implied that she wasn't even in control of her own thoughts, as a number of non-Blessed units suddenly came under the thrall of a mysterious protocol that compelled them to kill humans.
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* {{Irony}}: She's possibly the only person who actually ''gained'' memories after Æsir-FEST, an event that explicitly gave the attendees amnesia.
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* {{Irony}}: She's possibly the only person who actually ''gained'' memories after Æsir-FEST, [=Æsir=]-FEST, an event that explicitly gave the attendees amnesia.
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Wasn't present for Æsir-FEST and thus isn't aware of the true extent of the fallout that followed. That changes after [=Æsir=] himself apparently contacts her via her phone, subjecting her entire stream to a viral attack in the process.
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Wasn't present for Æsir-FEST [=Æsir=]-FEST and thus isn't aware of the true extent of the fallout that followed. That changes after [=Æsir=] himself apparently contacts her via her phone, subjecting her entire stream to a viral attack in the process.
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* HeKnowsTooMuch: After discovering the true nature of the aftermath of Æsir-FEST, he's sent an anonymous message warning him to cease posting information related to the incident and implicitly threatening him and Nora.
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* HeKnowsTooMuch: After discovering the true nature of the aftermath of Æsir-FEST, [=Æsir=]-FEST, he's sent an anonymous message warning him to cease posting information related to the incident and implicitly threatening him and Nora.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: Ivy inflicted everyone attending Æsir-FEST with amnesia to initiate her extraction of their emotional data. It's likely that she didn't take into account ROBO_Head's nature as a machine. After restoring his corrupted files, ROBO_Head proceeded to reveal the mass mind-wipe to the public.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: Ivy inflicted everyone attending Æsir-FEST [=Æsir=]-FEST with amnesia to initiate her extraction of their emotional data. It's likely that she didn't take into account ROBO_Head's nature as a machine. After restoring his corrupted files, ROBO_Head proceeded to reveal the mass mind-wipe to the public.
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* WorkingWithTheEx: Works with Cherry, his ex-girlfriend, to investigate the virtual attacks that occurred following Æsir-FEST.
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* WorkingWithTheEx: Works with Cherry, his ex-girlfriend, to investigate the virtual attacks that occurred following Æsir-FEST.
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Despite supposedly being placed in a fairly high position in the ARC, he finds himself locked out of a specific section of the central database called the Library. And so, he begins assembling a team to discover just what the ARC is keeping from him and many others. At the same time, he shows curiosity towards the apparent fallout of Æsir-FEST.
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Despite supposedly being placed in a fairly high position in the ARC, he finds himself locked out of a specific section of the central database called the Library. And so, he begins assembling a team to discover just what the ARC is keeping from him and many others. At the same time, he shows curiosity towards the apparent fallout of Æsir-FEST.[=Æsir=]-FEST.
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* WorkingWithTheEx: Works with Xenon, her ex-boyfriend, to investigate the rash of virtual attacks that followed Æsir-FEST.
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* WorkingWithTheEx: Works with Xenon, her ex-boyfriend, to investigate the rash of virtual attacks that followed Æsir-FEST.[=Æsir=]-FEST.
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* BigBad: As the orchestrator of Æsir-FEST, she is responsible for much of the damaging fallout that followed, though she definitely isn't the most traditionally villainous character in the story. She's seemingly no longer this after successfully awakening Vanessa as she's seemingly dropped all her "villainous" qualities.
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* BigBad: As the orchestrator of Æsir-FEST, [=Æsir=]-FEST, she is responsible for much of the damaging fallout that followed, though she definitely isn't the most traditionally villainous character in the story. She's seemingly no longer this after successfully awakening Vanessa as she's seemingly dropped all her "villainous" qualities.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: She could care less about what Aroma is going through other than the emotional data she provides, but her interference with everyone's memories in Æsir-FEST did cause Aroma's original memories as Kaori to reemerge, which likely disrupted the plans of the individuals who had turned her into the original Aroma's replacement.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: She could care less about what Aroma is going through other than the emotional data she provides, but her interference with everyone's memories in Æsir-FEST [=Æsir=]-FEST did cause Aroma's original memories as Kaori to reemerge, which likely disrupted the plans of the individuals who had turned her into the original Aroma's replacement.
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* AmbiguousSituation: In the 2.8 update, an OS Log seemingly depicts her consciousness in cyberspace before...[[NothingIsScarier something approaches her]]. Observations made by Vanessa (or whatever malevolent force was guiding her to destroy humanity) in the 3.8 update indicates that she used Cherry's data then deleted her after [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness she stopped being useful]].
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* AmbiguousSituation: In the 2.8 update, an OS Log seemingly depicts her consciousness in cyberspace before...[[NothingIsScarier something approaches her]]. After Xenon encounters her imposter, Ivy speculates that what remained of Sherry's consciousness was absorbed by Vanessa to generate said imposter, effectively killing her. Observations made by Vanessa (or whatever malevolent force was guiding her to destroy humanity) in the 3.8 update indicates that [[KilledOffForReal she used Cherry's data then indeed deleted her her]] after [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness she stopped being useful]].
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* AmbiguousSituation: In the 2.8 update, an OS Log seemingly depicts her consciousness in cyberspace before...[[NothingIsScarier something approaches her]]. Observations made by Vanessa (or whatever malevolent force was guiding her to destroy humanity) in the 3.8 update indicates that she used Cherry's data then deleted her after [[OutlivedTheirUsefulness she stopped being useful]].
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* AmbiguousSituation: In the 2.8 update, an OS Log seemingly depicts her consciousness in cyberspace before...[[NothingIsScarier something approaches her]]. Observations made by Vanessa (or whatever malevolent force was guiding her to destroy humanity) in the 3.8 update indicates that she used Cherry's data then deleted her after [[OutlivedTheirUsefulness [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness she stopped being useful]].
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* AmbiguousSituation: In the 2.8 update, an OS Log seemingly depicts her consciousness in cyberspace before...[[NothingIsScarier something approaches her]]. We never get a true follow-up on this, as the Cherry Xenon meets during his trip is merely just an illusion created by Vanessa.
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* AmbiguousSituation: In the 2.8 update, an OS Log seemingly depicts her consciousness in cyberspace before...[[NothingIsScarier something approaches her]]. We never get a true follow-up on this, as Observations made by Vanessa (or whatever malevolent force was guiding her to destroy humanity) in the Cherry Xenon meets during his trip is merely just an illusion created by Vanessa.3.8 update indicates that she used Cherry's data then deleted her after [[OutlivedTheirUsefulness she stopped being useful]].
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** A relationship chart from the official Twitter page released far later does seemingly confirm that [[https://twitter.com/CytusRayark/status/1356606665227792385/photo/2 Neko does have unrequited feelings for Xenon]], so it's only really left up in the air if Neko is also in love with Aroma.
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* YourCheatingHeart: It's heavily implied he attempted to sexually assault Aroma while drunk even though he was already married to Helena by that point. He also drunkenly stated that he prefers Aroma to Helena. [[{{Ephebophile}} Keep in mind, Aroma was 16 at the time.]]
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* TabloidMelodrama: Her news stories often fall into this category, for example taking Xenon's interactions with NEKO and Cherry out of context to make him look like a [[YourCheatingHeart two-timer]].
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* TabloidMelodrama: Her news stories often fall into this category, for example taking Xenon's interactions with NEKO and Cherry out of context to make him look like a [[YourCheatingHeart two-timer]].two-timer.
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* CloneByConversion: PAFF as we know her is basically a clone of the original Aroma White, made by applying MagicPlasticSurgery and {{Brainwashing}} to Kaori. Since Kaori's memories weren't fully overwritten, she was able to eventually find out the truth about herself.
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Adorkable is now YMMV, and PAFF isn't exactly a "dork", so she doesn't qualify for the new trope Endearingly Dorky either.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Unlike what her status as an incredibly successful idol would suggest, Aroma off the stage is endearingly shy and awkward.
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However, following her performance at the mysterious Æsir-FEST, Aroma suddenly begins recalling memories that contradict what she's been told about her life...
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A GamerChick and livestream personality also known for the music singles she produces and her inflammatory fanbase. She harbors some resentment towards PAFF and her record label Monophonic due to a collaboration they did in the past that Neko was never credited for. She also shares a sibling bond with Xenon, [[ShipperOnDeck though her fans insist there is something more going on with them]]. Because of her dislike of Mono, she was never present for Æsir-FEST.
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A GamerChick and livestream personality also known for the music singles she produces and her inflammatory fanbase. She harbors some resentment towards PAFF and her record label Monophonic due to a collaboration they did in the past that Neko was never credited for. She also shares a sibling bond with Xenon, [[ShipperOnDeck though her fans insist there is something more going on with them]]. Because of her dislike of Mono, she was never present for Æsir-FEST.[=Æsir=]-FEST.
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A [[BenevolentAI friendly robot]] that is also able to compose music. He enjoys posting links to various articles and can analyze statistics with ease. He was one of the musicians that performed at the mysterious Æsir-FEST, though unlike the others, his memories were merely corrupted and were thus repairable. He attempts to make sense of what happened during the event and how it may fit into a much larger picture.
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A [[BenevolentAI friendly robot]] that is also able to compose music. He enjoys posting links to various articles and can analyze statistics with ease. He was one of the musicians that performed at the mysterious Æsir-FEST, [=Æsir=]-FEST, though unlike the others, his memories were merely corrupted and were thus repairable. He attempts to make sense of what happened during the event and how it may fit into a much larger picture.
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* OneSteveLimit: Seemingly subverted. The original ''Cytus's'' Vanessa is encountered in her human form in Kizuna [=AI=]'s story DLC, indicating that this Vanessa is a separate character entirely despite sharing the same name.
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* YouDontLookLikeYou: Due to ''Cytus II'' being an ArtShiftedSequel, her design is a very different than how she was depicted in illustrations in the first game. Then again, she might not be the actual Vanessa considering she only got her name based on her serial number.
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* YouDontLookLikeYou: Due to ''Cytus II'' being an ArtShiftedSequel, her design is a very different than how she was depicted in illustrations in the first game. Then again, she might not be the actual Vanessa considering she only got her name based on her serial number. Kizuna [=AI=]'s story DLC heavily implies if not outright confirms that this Vanessa is very much a different character entirely, as the one from the first ''Cytus'' is encountered and looks and acts nothing like her.
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* BareYourMidriff: She wears a crop top that exposes a lot of her stomach.
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* LegacyCharacter: Retroactively, it's revealed she's one for Kizuna [=AI=], a virtual idol from centuries in the past.
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''Cytus II's'' second guest character. Within the game's universe, she's a famous virtual idol from a distant past. Her story begins with a meeting with a lost little girl. In her attempts to bring this girl back to her parents, she ends up taking her on a journey through time, bringing to light a number of revelations regarding the setting's past. It's revealed at the end that the little girl she befriended was a very young Neko Asakura.
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''Cytus II's'' second guest character. Within the game's universe, she's a famous virtual idol from a distant past. Her story begins with a meeting with a lost little girl. In her attempts to bring this girl back to her parents, she ends up taking her on a journey through time, bringing to light a number of revelations regarding the setting's past. It's revealed at the end that the little girl she befriended was a very young Neko Asakura.
* BenevolentAI: She thinks nothing of helping a lost girl reunite with her parents. It comes natural to her. Her character description outright describes her as someone who wants to make others happy.
* ConnectedAllAlong: As it turns out, that little girl she was helping was actually a very young Neko Asakura. Though Neko forgets about their encounter at the end of her story, their time together does re-contextualize a lot of Neko's character, such as her GenkiGirl personality and penchant for pink, as her subconsciously emulating Kizuna.
* ConnectedAllAlong: As it turns out, that little girl she was helping was actually a very young Neko Asakura. Though Neko forgets about their encounter at the end of her story, their time together does re-contextualize a lot of Neko's character, such as her GenkiGirl personality and penchant for pink, as her subconsciously emulating Kizuna.
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* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: She's a robot only in the sense that she was constructed from mechanical components. Her physical appearance and the way she interacts with others are completely natural.
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* MulticoloredHair: She has pink streaks in her hair. The ending of her story implies that this is where Neko got the idea to dye her own hair in the same fashion.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: [[AmbiguousSituation Possibly]]. The area Neko first encounters her in is revealed to have been completely sealed off in reality, meaning there is no way the two of them could've actually have physically met. And yet, Neko seems to subconsciously style herself after the girl she had come to view as her older sister despite not remembering their exact encounter, indicating that the meeting did indeed happen.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: [[AmbiguousSituation Possibly]]. The area Neko first encounters her in is revealed to have been completely sealed off in reality, meaning there is no way the two of them could've actually have physically met. And yet, Neko seems to subconsciously style herself after the girl she had come to view as her older sister despite not remembering their exact encounter, indicating that the meeting did indeed happen.
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* MulticoloredHair: She has pink streaks in her hair. The ending of her story implies that this is where Neko got the idea to dye her own hair in the same fashion.
fashion, as well as her penchant for hairbands.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: [[AmbiguousSituation Possibly]]. The area Neko first encounters her in is revealed to have been completely sealed off in reality, meaning there is no way the two of them could've actually have physically met. And yet, Neko seems to subconsciously style herself after the girl she had come to view as her older sister despite not remembering their exact encounter, indicating that the meeting did indeedhappen.
happen. Might also count as HauntedTechnology.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: [[AmbiguousSituation Possibly]]. The area Neko first encounters her in is revealed to have been completely sealed off in reality, meaning there is no way the two of them could've actually have physically met. And yet, Neko seems to subconsciously style herself after the girl she had come to view as her older sister despite not remembering their exact encounter, indicating that the meeting did indeed
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''Cytus II's'' second guest character. Within the game's universe, she's a famous idol from a distant past. Her story begins with a meeting with a lost little girl. In her attempts to bring this girl back to her parents, she ends up taking her on a journey through time, bringing to light a number of revelations regarding the setting's past.
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''Cytus II's'' second guest character. Within the game's universe, she's a famous virtual idol from a distant past. Her story begins with a meeting with a lost little girl. In her attempts to bring this girl back to her parents, she ends up taking her on a journey through time, bringing to light a number of revelations regarding the setting's past. It's revealed at the end that the little girl she befriended was a very young Neko Asakura.
* CoolBigSis: She acted as a surrogate one for Neko during their time together. Neko outright calls her "Onee-chan".
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* OurGhostsAreDifferent: [[AmbiguousSituation Possibly]]. The area Neko first encounters her in is revealed to have been completely sealed off in reality, meaning there is no way the two of them could've actually have physically met. And yet, Neko seems to subconsciously style herself after the girl she had come to view as her older sister despite not remembering their exact encounter, indicating that the meeting did indeed happen.
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* MulticoloredHair: She has pink streaks in her hair. The ending of her story implies that this is where Neko got the idea to dye her own hair in the same fashion.
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* {{Irony}}: She's possibly the only person who actually ''gained'' memories after Aesir-FEST, an event that explicitly gave the attendees amnesia.
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* {{Irony}}: She's possibly the only person who actually ''gained'' memories after Aesir-FEST, Æsir-FEST, an event that explicitly gave the attendees amnesia.
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A GamerChick and livestream personality also known for the music singles she produces and her inflammatory fanbase. She harbors some resentment towards PAFF and her record label Monophonic due to a collaboration they did in the past that Neko was never credited for. She also shares a sibling bond with Xenon, [[ShipperOnDeck though her fans insist there is something more going on with them]]. Because of her dislike of Mono, she was never present for Aesir-FEST.Æsir-FEST.
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She ends up a victim of a viral attack from apparently [=AEsir=] himself and is incarcerated by the ARC due to the attack originating from her phone. She is later released, though Xenon is now set on proving her innocence. Shortly afterwards, Neko finds PAFF wandering the streets...
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She ends up a victim of a viral attack from apparently [=AEsir=] [=Æsir=] himself and is incarcerated by the ARC due to the attack originating from her phone. She is later released, though Xenon is now set on proving her innocence. Shortly afterwards, Neko finds PAFF wandering the streets...
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Wasn't present for Aesir-FEST and thus isn't aware of the true extent of the fallout that followed. That changes after [=AEsir=] himself apparently contacts her via her phone, subjecting her entire stream to a viral attack in the process.
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Wasn't present for Aesir-FEST Æsir-FEST and thus isn't aware of the true extent of the fallout that followed. That changes after [=AEsir=] [=Æsir=] himself apparently contacts her via her phone, subjecting her entire stream to a viral attack in the process.
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* TheScapegoat: Is incarcerated by the ARC for a period of time after her stream, which had nearly 80,000 viewers at the time, comes under attack by a "malicious connection". She was blamed as the connection apparently came from her phone. Through a call that was apparently from [=AEsir=] himself...
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* TheScapegoat: Is incarcerated by the ARC for a period of time after her stream, which had nearly 80,000 viewers at the time, comes under attack by a "malicious connection". She was blamed as the connection apparently came from her phone. Through a call that was apparently from [=AEsir=] [=Æsir=] himself...
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* UnwittingPawn: The 2.0 update reveals that [=AEsir=] attacked her and manipulated her memories of the event to frame Xenon.
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* UnwittingPawn: The 2.0 update reveals that [=AEsir=] [=Æsir=] attacked her and manipulated her memories of the event to frame Xenon.
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A [[BenevolentAI friendly robot]] that is also able to compose music. He enjoys posting links to various articles and can analyze statistics with ease. He was one of the musicians that performed at the mysterious Aesir-FEST, though unlike the others, his memories were merely corrupted and were thus repairable. He attempts to make sense of what happened during the event and how it may fit into a much larger picture.
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A [[BenevolentAI friendly robot]] that is also able to compose music. He enjoys posting links to various articles and can analyze statistics with ease. He was one of the musicians that performed at the mysterious Aesir-FEST, Æsir-FEST, though unlike the others, his memories were merely corrupted and were thus repairable. He attempts to make sense of what happened during the event and how it may fit into a much larger picture.
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* HeKnowsTooMuch: After discovering the true nature of the aftermath of Aesir-FEST, he's sent an anonymous message warning him to cease posting information related to the incident and implicitly threatening him and Nora.
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* HeKnowsTooMuch: After discovering the true nature of the aftermath of Aesir-FEST, Æsir-FEST, he's sent an anonymous message warning him to cease posting information related to the incident and implicitly threatening him and Nora.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: Ivy inflicted everyone attending Aesir-FEST with amnesia to initiate her extraction of their emotional data. It's likely that she didn't take into account ROBO_Head's nature as a machine. After restoring his corrupted files, ROBO_Head proceeded to reveal the mass mind-wipe to the public.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: Ivy inflicted everyone attending Aesir-FEST Æsir-FEST with amnesia to initiate her extraction of their emotional data. It's likely that she didn't take into account ROBO_Head's nature as a machine. After restoring his corrupted files, ROBO_Head proceeded to reveal the mass mind-wipe to the public.
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He ends up in ARC custody for his suspected link to the [=AEsir=] attacks, though it turns out that he's completely innocent. Cherry and Joe later break him out with the aid of [=ConneR=]. He's currently on the run with Cherry.
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He ends up in ARC custody for his suspected link to the [=AEsir=] [=Æsir=] attacks, though it turns out that he's completely innocent. Cherry and Joe later break him out with the aid of [=ConneR=]. He's currently on the run with Cherry.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: Towards Neko, stemming from an incident where he saves her from getting into a fight at the arcade. Also towards his actual younger sister, Shannon. It is revealed that Simon was actually researching ways to cure Shannon's fractured mental state. Recalling this is what leads Simon to believe he's actually [=AEsir=].
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* BigBrotherInstinct: Towards Neko, stemming from an incident where he saves her from getting into a fight at the arcade. Also towards his actual younger sister, Shannon. It is revealed that Simon was actually researching ways to cure Shannon's fractured mental state. Recalling this is what leads Simon to believe he's actually [=AEsir=].[=Æsir=].
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* FrameUp: Ivy frames Xenon for her activity as [=AEsir=] and alters his memories so that he believes he's involved.
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* FrameUp: Ivy frames Xenon for her activity as [=AEsir=] [=Æsir=] and alters his memories so that he believes he's involved.
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* TheHero: His official profile describes him as having a strong sense of justice. He works as a security administrator for ARC, and he plays the leading role in the investigation to uncover the identity of the perpetrator behind the mysterious [=AEsir=] incident. However, by the time Vanessa takes the stage as the final antagonist, [[SubvertedTrope it's PAFF who ends up taking the role of main protagonist]].
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* TheHero: His official profile describes him as having a strong sense of justice. He works as a security administrator for ARC, and he plays the leading role in the investigation to uncover the identity of the perpetrator behind the mysterious [=AEsir=] [=Æsir=] incident. However, by the time Vanessa takes the stage as the final antagonist, [[SubvertedTrope it's PAFF who ends up taking the role of main protagonist]].
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* RedHerring: An in-universe ''and'' out-of-universe example. Prior to Ivy's reveal, numerous small hints were dropped in the story that he was actually [=AEsir=]. These hints were also picked up by a few character in-universe, which led to his arrest. It was later revealed that Ivy deliberately planted a few of these hints to [[FrameUp frame him]] and keep him from interfering with her plan.
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* RedHerring: An in-universe ''and'' out-of-universe example. Prior to Ivy's reveal, numerous small hints were dropped in the story that he was actually [=AEsir=].[=Æsir=]. These hints were also picked up by a few character in-universe, which led to his arrest. It was later revealed that Ivy deliberately planted a few of these hints to [[FrameUp frame him]] and keep him from interfering with her plan.
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* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Downplayed. He's not necessarily evil, though it is implied that he's involved with a lot more shady activity than most initially thought. Then there's his possible connection to [=AEsir=]. He also has very pale hair underneath his helmet.
** It is later revealed that he's completely innocent of the [=AEsir=] attacks and was framed by the actual perpetrator.
* WorkingWithTheEx: Works with Cherry, his ex-girlfriend, to investigate the virtual attacks that occurred following Aesir-FEST.
** It is later revealed that he's completely innocent of the [=AEsir=] attacks and was framed by the actual perpetrator.
* WorkingWithTheEx: Works with Cherry, his ex-girlfriend, to investigate the virtual attacks that occurred following Aesir-FEST.
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* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Downplayed. He's not necessarily evil, though it is implied that he's involved with a lot more shady activity than most initially thought. Then there's his possible connection to [=AEsir=].[=Æsir=]. He also has very pale hair underneath his helmet.
** It is later revealed that he's completely innocent of the[=AEsir=] [=Æsir=] attacks and was framed by the actual perpetrator.
* WorkingWithTheEx: Works with Cherry, his ex-girlfriend, to investigate the virtual attacks that occurred followingAesir-FEST.
Æsir-FEST.
** It is later revealed that he's completely innocent of the
* WorkingWithTheEx: Works with Cherry, his ex-girlfriend, to investigate the virtual attacks that occurred following
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Despite supposedly being placed in a fairly high position in the ARC, he finds himself locked out of a specific section of the central database called the Library. And so, he begins assembling a team to discover just what the ARC is keeping from him and many others. At the same time, he shows curiosity towards the apparent fallout of Aesir-FEST.
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Despite supposedly being placed in a fairly high position in the ARC, he finds himself locked out of a specific section of the central database called the Library. And so, he begins assembling a team to discover just what the ARC is keeping from him and many others. At the same time, he shows curiosity towards the apparent fallout of Aesir-FEST.Æsir-FEST.
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* BenevolentBoss: He is nothing if not courteous and friendly to his makeshift research team, routinely praising them for their abilities and generally attempting to hold meaningful discourse with them. He also breaks Xenon out of prison after Xenon is framed and imprisoned for the [=AEsir=] attacks. However, this is {{subverted}} when a journal log reveals that he in reality [[BitchInSheepsClothing thinks very little of most of his team]], as he refers to them merely as "toys" with the exception of Xenon.
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* BenevolentBoss: He is nothing if not courteous and friendly to his makeshift research team, routinely praising them for their abilities and generally attempting to hold meaningful discourse with them. He also breaks Xenon out of prison after Xenon is framed and imprisoned for the [=AEsir=] [=Æsir=] attacks. However, this is {{subverted}} when a journal log reveals that he in reality [[BitchInSheepsClothing thinks very little of most of his team]], as he refers to them merely as "toys" with the exception of Xenon.
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* TheAtoner: Zig-zagged. She claims that she decided to contact Xenon and help him in his investigation after so many years of them being separated in order to repent for whatever incident led to them breaking up to being with. It's seemingly subverted when it's revealed that she was TheMole for the Baro, sent to keep Xenon from interfering in their operations. However, she goes on to participate in breaking Xenon out of prison after he's framed for the [=Aesir=] attacks even though Xenon being behind bars greatly benefits the Baro. It's also made very clear that she feels genuinely guilty for whatever happened all those years ago. It's only as she's dying that she manages to finally make peace with her past.
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* TheAtoner: Zig-zagged. She claims that she decided to contact Xenon and help him in his investigation after so many years of them being separated in order to repent for whatever incident led to them breaking up to being with. It's seemingly subverted when it's revealed that she was TheMole for the Baro, sent to keep Xenon from interfering in their operations. However, she goes on to participate in breaking Xenon out of prison after he's framed for the [=Aesir=] [=Æsir=] attacks even though Xenon being behind bars greatly benefits the Baro. It's also made very clear that she feels genuinely guilty for whatever happened all those years ago. It's only as she's dying that she manages to finally make peace with her past.
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* WorkingWithTheEx: Works with Xenon, her ex-boyfriend, to investigate the rash of virtual attacks that followed Aesir-FEST.
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* WorkingWithTheEx: Works with Xenon, her ex-boyfriend, to investigate the rash of virtual attacks that followed Aesir-FEST.Æsir-FEST.
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!!Ivy / OPCI_2501_IV / [=AEsir=]
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!!Ivy / OPCI_2501_IV / [=AEsir=][=Æsir=]
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During the course of her mission, she harnessed the power of raw emotion to create music, becoming the legendary DJ [=AEsir=].
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During the course of her mission, she harnessed the power of raw emotion to create music, becoming the legendary DJ [=AEsir=].[=Æsir=].
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* BigBad: As the orchestrator of Aesir-FEST, she is responsible for much of the damaging fallout that followed, though she definitely isn't the most traditionally villainous character in the story. She's seemingly no longer this after successfully awakening Vanessa as she's seemingly dropped all her "villainous" qualities.
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* BigBad: As the orchestrator of Aesir-FEST, Æsir-FEST, she is responsible for much of the damaging fallout that followed, though she definitely isn't the most traditionally villainous character in the story. She's seemingly no longer this after successfully awakening Vanessa as she's seemingly dropped all her "villainous" qualities.
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* {{Gaslighting}}: Manipulates Xenon's memories so that he believes he is [=AEsir=] in order to keep him from interfering.
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* {{Gaslighting}}: Manipulates Xenon's memories so that he believes he is [=AEsir=] [=Æsir=] in order to keep him from interfering.
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* HornsOfVillainy: Not on Ivy herself, but her hoodie and virtual avatar as [=AEsir=] have very prominent pink horns.
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* HornsOfVillainy: Not on Ivy herself, but her hoodie and virtual avatar as [=AEsir=] [=Æsir=] have very prominent pink horns.
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* SamusIsAGirl: [=AEsir=] has a male-coded mechanical form, but her true form, Ivy, is distinctly feminine.
* ShadowArchetype: She's essentially Xenon's "X" persona if it became an independent entity, but without most of Xenon's moral restraints. Like X, she routinely undermines the ARC's security for the sake of achieving a greater good. However, unlike Xenon, who cares about the individual, she is solely focused on the [[WellIntentionedExtremist end goal and will harm innocent people if it allows her to accomplish it]]. Tellingly, the person who filed the formal accusation of Xenon being [=AEsir=] was under the belief that one of Xenon's [=AIs=] had decided to pick up where Xenon had left off as X.
* ShadowArchetype: She's essentially Xenon's "X" persona if it became an independent entity, but without most of Xenon's moral restraints. Like X, she routinely undermines the ARC's security for the sake of achieving a greater good. However, unlike Xenon, who cares about the individual, she is solely focused on the [[WellIntentionedExtremist end goal and will harm innocent people if it allows her to accomplish it]]. Tellingly, the person who filed the formal accusation of Xenon being [=AEsir=] was under the belief that one of Xenon's [=AIs=] had decided to pick up where Xenon had left off as X.
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* SamusIsAGirl: [=AEsir=] [=Æsir=] has a male-coded mechanical form, but her true form, Ivy, is distinctly feminine.
* ShadowArchetype: She's essentially Xenon's "X" persona if it became an independent entity, but without most of Xenon's moral restraints. Like X, she routinely undermines the ARC's security for the sake of achieving a greater good. However, unlike Xenon, who cares about the individual, she is solely focused on the [[WellIntentionedExtremist end goal and will harm innocent people if it allows her to accomplish it]]. Tellingly, the person who filed the formal accusation of Xenon being[=AEsir=] [=Æsir=] was under the belief that one of Xenon's [=AIs=] had decided to pick up where Xenon had left off as X.
* ShadowArchetype: She's essentially Xenon's "X" persona if it became an independent entity, but without most of Xenon's moral restraints. Like X, she routinely undermines the ARC's security for the sake of achieving a greater good. However, unlike Xenon, who cares about the individual, she is solely focused on the [[WellIntentionedExtremist end goal and will harm innocent people if it allows her to accomplish it]]. Tellingly, the person who filed the formal accusation of Xenon being
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* SpannerInTheWorks: She could care less about what Aroma is going through other than the emotional data she provides, but her interference with everyone's memories in Aesir-FEST did cause Aroma's original memories as Kaori to reemerge, which likely disrupted the plans of the individuals who had turned her into the original Aroma's replacement.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: She could care less about what Aroma is going through other than the emotional data she provides, but her interference with everyone's memories in Aesir-FEST Æsir-FEST did cause Aroma's original memories as Kaori to reemerge, which likely disrupted the plans of the individuals who had turned her into the original Aroma's replacement.
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* PeoplePuppets: [=ConneR=] believes that someone is controlling Architect units for some nebulous purpose. Xenon believes that person to be [=AEsir=]. It turns out to be a RedHerring as the unit they were investigating was actually just one of Ivy's physical "shells".
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* PeoplePuppets: [=ConneR=] believes that someone is controlling Architect units for some nebulous purpose. Xenon believes that person to be [=AEsir=].[=Æsir=]. It turns out to be a RedHerring as the unit they were investigating was actually just one of Ivy's physical "shells".
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* IdiotHero: Outright admits that he isn't good at thinking long-term. {{Deconstructed}} as it is what allows the Baro to grow in power.
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* IdiotHero: Outright admits that he isn't good at thinking long-term. {{Deconstructed}} as it is what allows the Baro to grow in power. Thanks to CharacterDevelopment, he begins to overcome this trait in the latter half of the story.
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* BookDumb: His performance at The Academy is never really brought up, but he outright admits he's not really that smart. Saxon noted that Joe has talent in ''physical'' skills such as bass playing and drink mixing but isn't necessarily the best at thinking things through.
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* BookDumb: His performance at The Academy is never really brought up, but he outright admits he's not really that smart. Saxon noted that Joe has talent in ''physical'' skills such as bass playing and drink mixing but isn't necessarily the best at thinking things through. As it turns out, he can actually be quite skilled at conflict negotiation when he's actually confident about his intelligence.
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* FatalFlaw: His [[MoneyFetish interest in money]] leads him to giving certain gangs more leeway in their operations for the sake of making some extra cash. It allows the Baro Brotherhood to act on their dangerous ambitions, disrupting the very balance Saxon sought to preserve.
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* FatalFlaw: His [[MoneyFetish interest in money]] greed leads him to giving certain gangs more leeway in their operations for the sake of making some extra cash. It allows the Baro Brotherhood to act on their dangerous ambitions, disrupting the very balance Saxon sought to preserve.
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* TookALevelInBadass: Towards the tail-end of the story, he begins to develop his skills as a negotiator, managing to get Hunter, who he has incredibly bad blood with, to aid [=ConneR=] and Xenon. He also becomes a better fighter, knocking out Hunter after Hunter tries to force his way to the top of the criminal following Diego's death, in stark contrast to how Hunter utterly manhandled him before. By the WhereAreTheyNow epilogue, he's shown effortlessly dealing with a thug in his cafe.
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* TookALevelInBadass: Towards the tail-end of the story, he begins to develop his skills as a negotiator, managing to get Hunter, who he has incredibly bad blood with, to aid [=ConneR=] and Xenon. He also becomes a better fighter, knocking out Hunter after Hunter tries to force his way to the top of the criminal world following Diego's death, in stark contrast to how Hunter utterly manhandled him before. By the WhereAreTheyNow epilogue, he's shown effortlessly dealing with a thug in his cafe.