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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: She tries to give one to [[spoiler: The Judge]], but he doesn't seem to catch on.
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* OhCrap: When you [[spoiler: defeat her]], she freaks out. Badly.


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* WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises: Her default expression.

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* BodyHorror: Every Burnt Elsen has this going on to some degree. The further you go into the Zones the worse it usually gets.
* UniqueEnemy: Every Zone has a different kind of Burnt inhabiting it with their own personal design. Some Zones have more than one kind of Burnt.
* YourHeadAsplode: The one common thing shared between the majority of Burnts.



* ChekovsGun: The [[spoiler: chocolate shard you receive from defeating Jozlyn fits into a collar that Sugar has that becomes Jozlyn exclusive equipment with restorative properties]].

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* ChekovsGun: ChekhovsGun: The [[spoiler: chocolate shard you receive from defeating Jozlyn fits into a collar that Sugar has that becomes Jozlyn exclusive equipment with restorative properties]].


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* ChekhovsGunman: Her first appearance is back in Zone 1 and she reappears after you defeat each Guardian to part with some rather ominous observations. You don't learn who she is until [[spoiler: Zone 4]].
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Much like [[spoiler: Hugo]] before her, she's [[spoiler: killed by the Batter or the Judge]] before we can learn much about her. In-Universe too, you [[spoiler: actually don't learn who she is]] unless you use Cat's Eye on her in battle. Without that she's just a nameless kitten.
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* CutenessProximity: Will sometimes start babbling in baby talk at your adorable feline party members.
* EyeScream: For reasons unknown, he's missing an eye. By the time you meet him it has seemingly scarred over.
* HonestJohnsDealership
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He may be acting purely out of self-interest, and may be surprised frequently that you're not dead, but he has a huge soft spot for cats.
* SecretCharacter: You could probably go the whole game without finding where's he hidden at.

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A mysterious girl you can find hanging out in [[spoiler: purified Zone 3]]. May or may not be Jozlyn's owner.



* ChekovsGun: The [[spoiler: chocolate shard you receive from defeating Jozlyn fits into a collar that Sugar has that becomes Jozlyn exclusive equipment with restorative properties]].



* ThePollyana: Despite the fact that you find her [[spoiler: absolutely alone in a purified Zone]], she is incredibly optimistic about her situation and rather cheerful.

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* ThePollyana: ThePollyanna: Despite the fact that you find her [[spoiler: absolutely alone in a purified Zone]], she is incredibly optimistic about her situation and rather cheerful.cheerful.
* SayItWithHearts: Or smiley emotes.

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!!Sugar

-->"Maybe we could dance together?"

*BonusBoss
*{{Foreshadowing}}: Much like in the original game, some of [[spoiler: her dialogue]] hints towards a [[spoiler: form The Batter takes when you fight him]].
--> "Your claws remind me of the scythes that he carried."
*IWillWaitForYou: Says something to this effect to Jozlyn, telling her that if she gets bored traveling with the Judge to come find her.
*ThePollyana: Despite the fact that you find her [[spoiler: absolutely alone in a purified Zone]], she is incredibly optimistic about her situation and rather cheerful.
*ThemeNaming: All of her attacks are named after sweets. It should be no surprise that she gives you [[spoiler: the Chocolate Image]] for beating her.
*WistfulAmnesia: Possibly, depending on how you interpret her relationship with Jozlyn and what [[spoiler: that collar might represent]].
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--> [[spoiler: "So scared..."]]

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* Determinator: Works through a lot in the game, and has to sit down for a moment with Valerie before he decides to go on fighting.

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!!The General
-->"My hands no longer exist! Only destruction remains!."

The leader of the army that has taken over Zone 4. Went to the library in search of a cure for the Zone's rampant illness, found [[TheCorruption "knowledge"]] instead.

*ArmCannon: And also what looks like a leg cannon.
*AxCrazy: Or rather, gun crazy. His reason for shooting people is to find those who are strong enough to survive and worthy enough to join his army.
*TheCorruption: The "knowledge" he spreads through the wounds his weapons cause.
*{{Determinator}}: Nothing will stop his efforts to reach the top of the library.
*HisNameReallyIsBarkeep
*LargeHam: Very loudly enthusiastic about his cause.
*WellIntentionedExtremist: He really wants to do what's best for Zone 4. It just so happens that what he thinks is best is to create an army of zombie Elsen to assault the library and exact revenge upon the Director of the Zone.
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--> "After all, I'm super important."
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-->"Maybe we're all protecting something, but we just don't know what...or maybe we are ruining it.."


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* CloudCuckoolander: The Elsen say some pretty strange things sometimes...
** TheCloudCuckoolanderWasRight: ...that can occasionally provide surprising insight on what's going on in the game.
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*BadassBoast: Seems to like delivering these to anyone who pisses him off.


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*ArmCannon: The [[spoiler: Militant Elsen in Zone 4]] have these.
*AxCrazy: The [[spoiler: sugar deprived Elsen in Zone 3]].
*DistressedDude: Elsen get themselves into trouble very, very frequently.
*DrivenToSuicide: Most of the Elsen in [[spoiler: Zone 4]].
*EvilSoundsDeep: The [[spoiler: sugar-addicted Elsen]] in Zone 3 and the [[spoiler: Militant Elsen in Zone 4]] have a much deeper VerbalTic than the average Elsen.
*InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals: Though their clothes may change depending on their job, every Elsen has the exact same face. The only notable facial differences are in the [[spoiler: sugar deprived Elsen]] and the [[spoiler: Militant Elsen]].
*UngratefulBastard: Japhet calls them out on this a couple times, but they of course don't notice. It also applies to how they treat your feline party and the Batter sometimes.
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*BatterUp: As his name implies. He uses a baseball bat to purify spectres.
*BattleThemeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1EPegIzD2M Pepper Steak]].
*NoSenseOfDirection: You can find him lost all over the Zones. Sometimes you even have to tell him which way to go.
*OutOfFocus: Due to not being the puppet in this particular game. He's still around and having his own adventure through the Zones, but unlike {{OFF}} we have no idea what he's doing on it.
*TheStoic: The Batter is a man of few words.

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The traditional items merchant that's necessary in every video game who reprises his role from {{OFF}}. He also serves as your guide through the Zones this time around. The two of you have a “fun, mutual friendship”.

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The traditional items merchant that's necessary in every video game who reprises game, reprising his role from {{OFF}}. He also serves as your guide through the Zones this time around. The two of you have a “fun, mutual friendship”.
friendship”.

*AddressingThePlayer: Frequently.
*BreakingTheFourthWall: Also frequently. Besides talking to you, he'll comment about his favorite parts of the game sometimes.
*CoolMask: Two, actually.
*HiddenDepths: He owns the amusement park in Zone 2 and the Elsen who work there refer to him as "Boss". You can also find statues of him everywhere.
*TravelingSalesman


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!!Bandit

An Elsen merchant you can find hidden all over the Zones. His wares are a lot more expensive than Zacharie's, but they also tend to be rare and useful items.
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-->"Sure. Bye."
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-->"The world has changed. Your role, however, has not."
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!!Zacharie

The traditional items merchant that's necessary in every video game who reprises his role from {{OFF}}. He also serves as your guide through the Zones this time around. The two of you have a “fun, mutual friendship”.

!!The Batter

A man in a baseball uniform whose goal is to purify the world. Aside from that, not much is known about his motivations.

!!The Elsen

The NPC race that inhabits the Zones. When significantly stressed or scared they become Burnt.

!!Burnts

What Elsen become when scared or stressed. Come in many disturbing varieties.

!![[spoiler: Sugar]]

!![[spoiler: The Observer/Charlotte]]

[[spoiler: The Observer of Zone 4]].

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* BewareTheSillyOnes: She asks if the gang is going to eat her, commenting on the Judge's (or Alain's) rather large fangs. Guess what Alain did earlier. She even mentions how she herself eats sugar and meat. Guess what Alain ''also'' did earlier

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* BewareTheSillyOnes: She asks if the gang is going to eat her, commenting on the Judge's (or Alain's) rather large fangs. Guess what Alain did earlier. She even mentions how she herself eats sugar and meat. Guess what Alain ''also'' did earlierearlier.
** She is also [[spoiler: the first cat to step forward in the final battle against the Military General, full of confidence]]
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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Up until a certain point Valerie is constantly doubting his own abilities, questioning whether their quest is even possible.
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* VisionaryVillain: Has full belief in his actions.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Enoch's intentions were for the good of his people.

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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: The Judge gives him one of these in an attempt to sway him.

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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: The Judge gives him one of these in an attempt to sway him.him.
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* BattleThemeMusic: Sugar Coma Foxtrot.

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* BattleThemeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XURSX-7iqeg Sugar Coma Foxtrot.Foxtrot]]



* BattleThemeMusic: Synthetic Symphony, as opposed to Fake Orchestra.

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* BattleThemeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KonDLjLgMCI Synthetic Symphony, Symphony]], as opposed to Fake Orchestra.



* BattleThemeMusic: Aube à Toute Allure[[note]]Translates to "Dawn at Full Speed" or "Dawn's Velocity"[[/note]], as opposed to Minuit à Fond la Caisse.

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* BattleThemeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6XpuYNuRQM Aube à Toute Allure[[note]]Translates Allure]] [[note]]Translates to "Dawn at Full Speed" or "Dawn's Velocity"[[/note]], as opposed to Minuit à Fond la Caisse.


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* BattleThemeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VDM2GsZQ-Q Bitter Sweet Conflict]]
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*IWillFindYou[=/=]SeekingTheMissingFindingTheDead: The owner Jozlyn is looking for is heavily implied to be the [[spoiler: bonus boss Sugar from OFF. Both enjoy dance or view dancing and fighting as the same, both use emotes when they speak, both have eaten sugar, and both have shockingly high health when you fight them, possibly due along with their questionable sanity to their sugar consumption. Jozlyn is first found expecting her owner to be somewhere in the sugar oven and monorail area of Zone 3--as Sugar's name and condition would imply. She also says, during the break in Zone 0, that she came back there expecting to find her there too. Events in OFF show us that the Batter may have killed Sugar, but there is no evidence of Sugar's presence in the underground cellar.]]
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* YouBastard: Japhet doesn't seem to show any remorse about possessing Valerie until after his ass is kicked, and refuses to leave his body in proposal.

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* YouBastard: Japhet doesn't seem to show any remorse about possessing Valerie until after his ass is kicked, and refuses to leave his body on proposal.

!!Enoch
-->"I'm Enoch, guardian of Zone 3. The greatest guardian there ever was!"

*TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: The Judge gives him one of these
in proposal.an attempt to sway him.
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*BattleThemeMusic: Synthetic Symphony, as opposed to Fake Orchestra.



* NoShirtLongJacket[=/=]WalkingShirtlessScene: As expected.



** TookALevelInJerkAss: Unbelievably, yes he did. He's even more impatient than last time and either murders or seriously injures an Elsen right in front of you.

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** TookALevelInJerkAss: Unbelievably, yes he did. He's even more impatient than last time and either murders or seriously injures an Elsen right in front of you.you.
* VerbalTic: Screechy growl.

!!Japhet
*BattleThemeMusic: Aube à Toute Allure[[note]]Translates to "Dawn at Full Speed" or "Dawn's Velocity"[[/note]], as opposed to Minuit à Fond la Caisse.
*IJustWantToHaveFriends: Well, sort of. Japhet's reasoning for his asshole behavior is that his people either didn't know who he was or feared him, so he took advantage of Valerie having eaten him to try and be more appealing. Didn't work.
*NonstandardGameOver: You get one if you don't beat him up hard enough to force him out of Valerie in time.
*ThePhoenix
*TalkingAnimal
*TookALevelInBadAss: You better believe it. Japhet wasn't exactly a joke in OFF, but expect to have a long, hard fight with this guy. He does much more damage, can hit all your party members, and inflict a ton of status ailments, usually mute. Even with Valerie added to the party, it's still tough.
**TookALevelInJerkAss: Yeah, you went mad and attacked your people last time Japhet, but last time you weren't such an evil bastard about it.
*VerbalTic: Usual low chirping.
*YouBastard: Japhet doesn't seem to show any remorse about possessing Valerie until after his ass is kicked, and refuses to leave his body in proposal.
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* TheAtoner: If HOME truly is a denotative sequel to OFF (as opposed to an AU), then that makes you this.

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* TheAtoner: If HOME truly is a denotative sequel to OFF (as opposed to an AU), then that makes you this.this.
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: This is made pretty clear early on. The Judge merely has a horrible feeling about it, but you of course know that you are moving through the game to prevent destruction at the hands of the Batter.

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!!Dedan
* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: When you pound his oversized jaws in, he snaps out of it and does a complete personality 180.
* KickTheDog: While the Judge ''did'' technically threaten him, he does mention how he's "gonna cut your face to remove that insufferable smile" and how the cats should "prepare to have your claws ripped out one by one!". See below to know he'd do it, too.
* TookALevelInBadass: Health boost is debatable, but he's definitely more of a challenge than in OFF, seeing as he has many more status-effect moves.
** TookALevelInJerkAss: Unbelievably, yes he did. He's even more impatient than last time and either murders or seriously injures an Elsen right in front of you.
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* TalkingAnimal



* VerbalTic: A loud meowing.

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* VerbalTic: A loud meowing.meowing.

!!The Player/You

*TheAtoner: If HOME truly is a denotative sequel to OFF (as opposed to an AU), then that makes you this.
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* Cloudcuckoolander[=/=]TheDitz: Her first comment when meeting the Judge's gang is to ask if they brought her a present. Yes, she's serious. Alain even calls her a ditz right in front of her.
* DanceBattler: Like [[spoiler: Sugar, among other things], she has a thing for dancing and tends to view fighting as dancing and vice versa.

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* Cloudcuckoolander[=/=]TheDitz: CloudCuckoolander[=/=]TheDitz: Her first comment when meeting the Judge's gang is to ask if they brought her a present. Yes, she's serious. Alain even calls her a ditz right in front of her.
* DanceBattler: Like [[spoiler: Sugar, among other things], things]], she has a thing for dancing and tends to view fighting as dancing and vice versa.

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* BerserkButton: Do not fuck with the Judge's little brother.



* Determinator: Works through a lot in the game, and has to sit down for a moment with Valerie before he decides to go on fighting.



* Verbal Tic: The usual low purr.

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* Verbal Tic: ThemeNaming: Takes the "Sclerosis" side of the competences he had last game.
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The usual low purr.



* ImAHumanitarian: Aside from the fact that [[spoiler: he is guilty of cannibalizing his family]], he also has no problem wolfing down [[spoiler: burned Elsen corpses in the form of sugar, even up to the Reveal]].

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* ImAHumanitarian: *AwesomeButImpractical: He can boost stats along with a decent health boost at the same time, but it's expensive as hell to use.
*ImAHumanitarian:
Aside from the fact that [[spoiler: he is guilty of cannibalizing his family]], he also has no problem wolfing down [[spoiler: burned Elsen corpses in the form of sugar, even up to the Reveal]].



* JumpingOfftheSlipperySlope[=/=]MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The very moment you meet him. He's gone out of his mind from the [[spoiler: guilt of eating his family]].

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* JumpingOfftheSlipperySlope[=/=]MyGodWhatHaveIDone: JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope[=/=]MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The very moment you meet him. He's gone out of his mind from the [[spoiler: guilt of eating his family]].



* VerbalTic: A hissing sound.

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* VerbalTic: A hissing sound.sound.

!!Valerie

-->"Pablo, I'm sorry, I've wronged this land. Please forgive me, let me help you fight this monster."

The Judge's brother and the host of Japhet up until the fight with him. Slightly more doubtful and timid, but a fighter nonetheless.

*TheAtoner: Is introduced as a party member this way.
*PeoplePuppets: Have you really not picked up on it by now?
*PintsizedPowerhouse: Partially thanks to his high level early on and partially thanks to a certain competence in particular, Valerie will generally be your hard-hitter in the team.
*SparedByTheAdaptation
*TalkingAnimal
*ThemeNaming: Takes the "Aneurysm" side of the Judge's competences from the last game.
*VerbalTic: A slightly higher purring sound than the Judge's.

!!Jozlyn

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A female cat with her head in the skies, who joins thanks to a formidable fighting prowess.

*AwesomeButImpractical: Like Alain, she has decent moves, but they cost a crap ton of CP.
*BewareTheSillyOnes: She asks if the gang is going to eat her, commenting on the Judge's (or Alain's) rather large fangs. Guess what Alain did earlier. She even mentions how she herself eats sugar and meat. Guess what Alain ''also'' did earlier
*BattleThemeMusic: Sugar Coma Foxtrot.
*Cloudcuckoolander[=/=]TheDitz: Her first comment when meeting the Judge's gang is to ask if they brought her a present. Yes, she's serious. Alain even calls her a ditz right in front of her.
*DanceBattler: Like [[spoiler: Sugar, among other things], she has a thing for dancing and tends to view fighting as dancing and vice versa.
*ThemeNaming: Her competences are centered around dance.
*VerbalTic: A loud meowing.
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Characters from the OFF spinoff, HOME. Many can be seen on that character page, but are portrayed differently in HOME, and there are new ones as well.

'''It is strongly recommended to be familiar with OFF before HOME. HOME contains unmarked spoilers for OFF.'''


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!!The Judge/Pablo

A cat with a wide grin and the player-controlled character in this game.

*AddressingThePlayer: Naturally.
*BadassAdorable: Even moreso than in the last game. Hell, in the very first zone, he and his new cat buddy [[spoiler: take on a deranged Burnt butcher in the middle of a dark labyrinth who's already murdered countless other Elsen.]] By the later parts of the game as is, he's also not afraid to [[spoiler: go up against a literal army]].
*CheshireCatGrin: Defining feature.
*DeadpanSnarker: Starting to become yet another defining feature.
*MeaningfulName: Unlike last time, this time it comes about at the [[spoiler: end of Zone 2 with Japhet]]. He even remarks on it.
*Verbal Tic: The usual low purr.

!!Alain

-->"By the words...I can't believe I just watched a cat eat an ENTIRE room full of sugar. I...I don't know. I do not know how I am supposed to react to this."

A sarcastic alley cat whose main concern is food, but who isn't afraid to go into some dangerous situations.
*ImAHumanitarian: Aside from the fact that [[spoiler: he is guilty of cannibalizing his family]], he also has no problem wolfing down [[spoiler: burned Elsen corpses in the form of sugar, even up to the Reveal]].
**Also, his competence "Leeching Palpate" strongly implies ''he takes an actual bite out of the enemy''.
*JerkAss: A bit. He sure gets impatient, to the point where the Judge eventually just shuts him up for it.
*JumpingOfftheSlipperySlope[=/=]MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The very moment you meet him. He's gone out of his mind from the [[spoiler: guilt of eating his family]].
*TalkingAnimal
*ThemeNaming: His competences generally revolve around "palpate", the word for "to feel".
*VerbalTic: A hissing sound.

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