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-> '''Rumor:''' ''Mary has no interest in playing chess because the queen is the easiest piece to take''.
Who would mention something so unpleasant as "bread" to such a sweet and lovely person? She has been surrounded by flowers, jewels and fancy clothes since she was born, pursuing fashion and beauty, and being born in a relaxed royal family gave her an inappropriate innocence, so much so that she was guillotined and still distressed. Long hair cut by the executioner. Staring face down at the reflection in the basin, she watched her dress gradually turn red. This was the last scene in Bloody Queen's memory.
Who would mention something so unpleasant as "bread" to such a sweet and lovely person? She has been surrounded by flowers, jewels and fancy clothes since she was born, pursuing fashion and beauty, and being born in a relaxed royal family gave her an inappropriate innocence, so much so that she was guillotined and still distressed. Long hair cut by the executioner. Staring face down at the reflection in the basin, she watched her dress gradually turn red. This was the last scene in Bloody Queen's memory.
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-> '''Rumor:''' ''Mary has no interest in playing chess because the queen is the easiest piece to take''.
Who would mention something so unpleasant as "bread" to such a sweet and lovely person? She has been surrounded by flowers, jewels and fancy clothes since she was born, pursuing fashion and beauty, and being born in a relaxed royal family gave her an inappropriate innocence, so much so that she was guillotined and still distressed. Long hair cut by the executioner. Staring face down at the reflection in the basin, she watched her dress gradually turn red. This was the last scene in Bloody Queen's memory.
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Who would mention something so unpleasant as "bread" to such a sweet and lovely person? She has been surrounded by flowers, jewels and fancy clothes since she was born, pursuing fashion and beauty, and being born in a relaxed royal family gave her an inappropriate innocence, so much so that she was guillotined and still distressed. Long hair cut by the executioner. Staring face down at the reflection in the basin, she watched her dress gradually turn red. This was the last scene in Bloody Queen's memory.
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-> '''Rumor:''' ''With the desire to escape from a life in the darkness of the mines, Norton Campbell believes that Manor will present him with another new "opportunity".''
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-> '''Rumor:''' ''With the desire to escape from a life in the darkness of the mines, Norton Campbell believes that Manor will present him with another new "opportunity".''"opportunity."''
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->'''Rumor''': ''Before his family exiled him, Frederick Kreiburg desperately needed a change in his life.''
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->'''Rumor''': Films are silent, but memories are not.''
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As an adult, Alice is elegant and intelligent, with a tough and brave personality, is skilled in the art of observation and disguise, while also possessing excellent oratorical talent and analytical ability, allowing her to sharply capture the emotions of others. However, owing to trauma, and being the subject of drug testing at an early age, Alice's sense of fear is significantly weaker than than that of the average person, though she also possesses a far greater endurance than that of an average person.
Alice is the second Protagonist of the game, having been added with the release of the ''Ashes of Memory'' event to replace the Detective.
Alice is the second Protagonist of the game, having been added with the release of the ''Ashes of Memory'' event to replace the Detective.
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A renowned novelist whose past is a mystery to all, even to himself. When he received the invitation letter that came with the flute, he knew that he had no reason to refuse.
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* HeadSwap: She has a S-tier skin that transforms her into [[Manga/ThePromisedNeverland Mujika]].
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* HeadSwap: He has a S-tier skin that transforms him into [[VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair Hajime Hinata]] and one that transforms him into [[Manga/BungoStrayDogs Chuya Nakahara]].
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* AmbiguouslyChristian: The mention of a baptism robe in his deductions hint that he and/or his family may be members of the Christian faith.
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* AmbiguousSituation: His exact relationship with Orpheus. Was his brief alliance with Orpheus to locate Mary's body and/or Blue Hope a temporary arrangement, one that was brought to an end once he held Orpheus and Alice at gunpoint and made moves to escape with Blue Hope, or in fact planned in advance in order to mislead Alice? Furthermore, is his apparent disappearance, and Orpheus coming into possession of Blue Hope, a sign that Frederick was captured at some point? Or were Frederick and Orpheus still working together?
* BlackSheep: Frederick lacked the natural talent for music that the rest of his family possessed and thus was effectively exiled from the family as a result.
* BlackSheep: Frederick lacked the natural talent for music that the rest of his family possessed and thus was effectively exiled from the family as a result.
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* AmbiguousSituation: AmbiguousSituation:
** The mention of an unused baptismal robe and the "symptoms on Frederick's skin" resembling the symptoms of chimerism - the result of "vanishing twin syndrome" - hints that he may have had a twin that he absorbed/fused with in the womb.
** His exact relationship with Orpheus. Was his brief alliance with Orpheus to locate Mary's body and/or Blue Hope a temporary arrangement, one that was brought to an end once he held Orpheus and Alice at gunpoint and made moves to escape with Blue Hope, or in fact planned in advance in order to mislead Alice? Furthermore, is his apparent disappearance, and Orpheus coming into possession of Blue Hope, a sign that Frederick was captured at some point? Or were Frederick and Orpheus still working together?
* BlackSheep: Frederick lacked the natural talent for music that the rest of his family possessed and thus was financially cut off and effectively exiled from the family as aresult.result.
* ConspicuousGloves: Which, as Alice notes, are finely crafted, worn out of habit, and show signs of wear and tear between the thumb and index fingers. The fact that he never takes them off at any point during Episodes I or II of ''Ashes of Memory'' raises the question of just how Orpheus knew there was calluses on his palm.
* DistractedByTheLuxury: Is noted to be ashamed of his current style of life, but is unwilling to give up the fine clothes and food that he had been provided with and grown accustomed to since childhood.
* DualityMotif: The tuning fork in his left and the rod in his right hand are said to reflect the departure between his present life and his identity as a composer.
** The mention of an unused baptismal robe and the "symptoms on Frederick's skin" resembling the symptoms of chimerism - the result of "vanishing twin syndrome" - hints that he may have had a twin that he absorbed/fused with in the womb.
** His exact relationship with Orpheus. Was his brief alliance with Orpheus to locate Mary's body and/or Blue Hope a temporary arrangement, one that was brought to an end once he held Orpheus and Alice at gunpoint and made moves to escape with Blue Hope, or in fact planned in advance in order to mislead Alice? Furthermore, is his apparent disappearance, and Orpheus coming into possession of Blue Hope, a sign that Frederick was captured at some point? Or were Frederick and Orpheus still working together?
* BlackSheep: Frederick lacked the natural talent for music that the rest of his family possessed and thus was financially cut off and effectively exiled from the family as a
* ConspicuousGloves: Which, as Alice notes, are finely crafted, worn out of habit, and show signs of wear and tear between the thumb and index fingers. The fact that he never takes them off at any point during Episodes I or II of ''Ashes of Memory'' raises the question of just how Orpheus knew there was calluses on his palm.
* DistractedByTheLuxury: Is noted to be ashamed of his current style of life, but is unwilling to give up the fine clothes and food that he had been provided with and grown accustomed to since childhood.
* DualityMotif: The tuning fork in his left and the rod in his right hand are said to reflect the departure between his present life and his identity as a composer.
* GemstoneMotifs: The planning design ideas refer to him as an SI diamond, in contrast to the rest of his family being LC diamonds. The former is undeniably dazzling, but far less dazzling when compared to the latter.
* HiddenDepths: While one would assumed him to be a man completely obsessed with music, much like Edgar is completely obsessed with art, Frederick is noted to also possess an interest in psychology and occultism.
* SeriouslyScruffy: A downplayed example. While still a man of wealth and prestige, both the holes and patches on his windbreaker and the cracks on the back of his gloves, as outlined by his design notes, hint at his position as the BlackSheep of the Kreiburg family, after being stripped of financial support and connections.
* SwordCane: A variant; Episode II of ''Ashes of Memory'' reveals that he possesses a gun hidden inside his cane.
* UnnamedParent: His father is only referred to as "Lord Kreiburg" in his deductions.
** Following certain revelations, it can be called into question if, during the events depicted in ''De Capo'' (if they truly happened at all) if she was in fact targeting Alice, or trying to save her from Orpheus. This is all made even further complicated by the fact that the form in which Alice is represented in the video - as "Memory" the Little Girl - is a product of Orpheus's mind.
* AmoralAfrikaner: She is, at the very least, morally ambiguous and appears to originate from South Africa; her implied maiden name - Ndlovu - is a common surname in South Africa, and the ''Ashes of Memory'' promo/intro video briefly showcases a bee making its way from Cape Town (the capital of South Africa) to London.
* ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject: Her third letter reveals that, whenever her and Alice broached a sensitive subject during their discussions, Melly would would either avoid the subject or counterattack in response.
* ConnectedAllAlong: While one may assume their encounter during breakfast in Episode I of ''Ashes of Memory'' was Melly and Orpheus's first time encountering each other, Melly's third letter reveals that, in truth, she has actually known Orpheus for years.
* MaliciousSlander: Alice describes the ''Queen Bee'' tabloid, which all but accuses Melly of murdering her husband, as this in Melly's third letter.
* ShroudedInMyth: In regards to her reasons for hiding her face; some believe it to be because she's secretly hideous, while others believe she's secretly beautiful and hides her face away because she wants people to focus on her research instead of her beauty.
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* UnreliableExpositor: Even discounting the ambiguity surrounding her husband's death and her exact reasoning for coming to the manor, Melly frequently lies to Alice throughout ''Ashes of Memory''. In her final scene in Episode I of ''Ashes of Memory'' Melly informs Alice that she intends to resume her work in the greenhouse, and later claims to have spent the rest of the day there after Alice is brought back to the manor by Orpheus, after following unconscious at the Kreiburg Racecourse, in Episode II. However, when exploring the greenhouse at the beginning of Episode II, Alice fails to find ''anyone'' there, leaving Melly's true whereabouts during this time up in the air.
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* UnreliableExpositor: UncertainDoom: [[spoiler: Orpheus is the only reported survivor in the newspaper glimpsed in the final cutscene of ''Time of Reunion'' following the fire that broke out at the manor, leaving Melly's fate up in the air.]]
* UnreliableExpositor:
** Even discounting the ambiguity surrounding her husband's death and her exact reasoning for coming to the manor, Melly frequently lies to Alice throughout ''Ashes of Memory''. In her final scene in Episode I of ''Ashes of Memory'' Melly informs Alice that she intends to resume her work in the greenhouse, and later claims to have spent the rest of the day there after Alice is brought back to the manor by Orpheus, after following unconscious at the Kreiburg Racecourse, in Episode II. However, when exploring the greenhouse at the beginning of Episode II, Alice fails to find ''anyone'' there, leaving Melly's true whereabouts during this time up in theair.air.
** There's also her given opinion on Orpheus. As Alice notes in Melly's third letter, Melly was full of praise towards Orpheus, who Melly identified as an old acquaintance. Despite this, Alice notes that Melly did not form a strong alliance with Orpheus in the manor, and in fact showed a certain amount of fear and vigilance towards him; fear and vigilance that, as Alice notes, far exceeded the fear and vigilance she displayed towards Norton, who Melly had warned Alice to be wary of.
* UnreliableExpositor:
** Even discounting the ambiguity surrounding her husband's death and her exact reasoning for coming to the manor, Melly frequently lies to Alice throughout ''Ashes of Memory''. In her final scene in Episode I of ''Ashes of Memory'' Melly informs Alice that she intends to resume her work in the greenhouse, and later claims to have spent the rest of the day there after Alice is brought back to the manor by Orpheus, after following unconscious at the Kreiburg Racecourse, in Episode II. However, when exploring the greenhouse at the beginning of Episode II, Alice fails to find ''anyone'' there, leaving Melly's true whereabouts during this time up in the
** There's also her given opinion on Orpheus. As Alice notes in Melly's third letter, Melly was full of praise towards Orpheus, who Melly identified as an old acquaintance. Despite this, Alice notes that Melly did not form a strong alliance with Orpheus in the manor, and in fact showed a certain amount of fear and vigilance towards him; fear and vigilance that, as Alice notes, far exceeded the fear and vigilance she displayed towards Norton, who Melly had warned Alice to be wary of.
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: While he is selfish, and is indirectly responsible for the deaths of his fellow miners, it's possible to see him as a sympathetic character, desperate to achieve a better life, and whose amoral actions were either motivated by pragmatism (him abandoning Benny in order to search for the treasure alone) or didn't go the way he had planned (the collapse of the mine) and leave him filled with remorse. On the other hand, it is also possible to interpret Norton as a sociopath, willing to exploit anyone for his own gain, whose reserved personality is a product of him being traumatised by his near-death experience, rather than feelings of regret for the deaths he was unintentionally responsible for.
** Made even more complicated by the Fool's Gold's Character Trailer implying that Norton ''intentionally'' killed his fellow miners which, even if they did have a history of mistreating him, may be seen by some as being a bit extreme.
** Made even more complicated by the Fool's Gold's Character Trailer implying that Norton ''intentionally'' killed his fellow miners which, even if they did have a history of mistreating him, may be seen by some as being a bit extreme.
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: AmbiguouslyEvil:
** While he is selfish, and is indirectly responsible for the deaths of his fellow miners, it's possible to see him as a sympathetic character, desperate to achieve a better life, and whose amoral actions were either motivated by pragmatism (him abandoning Benny in order to search for the treasure alone) or didn't go the way he had planned (the collapse of the mine) and leave him filled with remorse. On the other hand, it is also possible to interpret Norton as a sociopath, willing to exploit anyone for his own gain, whose reserved personality is a product of him being traumatised by his near-death experience, rather than feelings of regret for the deaths he was unintentionally responsible for.
** *** Made even more complicated by the Fool's Gold's Character Trailer implying that Norton ''intentionally'' killed his fellow miners which, even if they did have a history of mistreating him, may be seen by some as being a bit extreme.
** While he is selfish, and is indirectly responsible for the deaths of his fellow miners, it's possible to see him as a sympathetic character, desperate to achieve a better life, and whose amoral actions were either motivated by pragmatism (him abandoning Benny in order to search for the treasure alone) or didn't go the way he had planned (the collapse of the mine) and leave him filled with remorse. On the other hand, it is also possible to interpret Norton as a sociopath, willing to exploit anyone for his own gain, whose reserved personality is a product of him being traumatised by his near-death experience, rather than feelings of regret for the deaths he was unintentionally responsible for.
** Then there's how he's depicted in the ''De Capo'' video. Given later revelations, if the events depicted in the video do indeed have basis in what actually occurred, was Norton truly targeting Alice during the "game" segment of their time in the manor, or was he perhaps trying to save her from Orpheus? This is all made even further complicated by the fact that the form in which Alice is represented in the video - as "Memory" the Little Girl - is a product of Orpheus's mind.
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* DisappearedDad: Norton's father, like Norton himself, was a miner who eventually died from black lung, forcing Norton to become a miner himself in order to provide for himself.
* DyingCandle: Displayed in his character portrait, which, as one of the clues attached to it detail, potentially signifies an end.
* DyingCandle: Displayed in his character portrait, which, as one of the clues attached to it detail, potentially signifies an end.
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** Is seemingly beaten by death by Orpheus in the ''De Capo'' video. The ambiguous nature, as well as canonicity of said video, however, leaves his fate up in the air, though Orpheus being the only survivor from the fire that broke out at the manor that was, at the very least, reported on in the newspaper glimpsed in the final cutscene of ''Time of Reunion'' doesn't help Norton's chances.
** The fact that the message attached to his character portrait ends with the proclamation that "in the end, it was the flames of greed that severed the rope of fate" points to him having not survived the events of the "Final Game".
* TheUnfettered: As detailed by the message attached to his character portrait, Norton spent his life seeking a chance to escape from the mines, being willing to use whatever means necessary, and tread on any "rock" in his path, in order to do so.
* UnnamedParent: His father is never referred to by name, even when being written to in-person by Benny.
** Is seemingly beaten by death by Orpheus in the ''De Capo'' video. The ambiguous nature, as well as canonicity of said video, however, leaves his fate up in the air, though Orpheus being the only survivor from the fire that broke out at the manor that was, at the very least, reported on in the newspaper glimpsed in the final cutscene of ''Time of Reunion'' doesn't help Norton's chances.
** The fact that the message attached to his character portrait ends with the proclamation that "in the end, it was the flames of greed that severed the rope of fate" points to him having not survived the events of the "Final Game".
* TheUnfettered: As detailed by the message attached to his character portrait, Norton spent his life seeking a chance to escape from the mines, being willing to use whatever means necessary, and tread on any "rock" in his path, in order to do so.
* UnnamedParent: His father is never referred to by name, even when being written to in-person by Benny.
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Norton joined the group to replace Frederick, who mysteriously disappeared leaving all of his items behind, although there are signs that he was already present in the game some time before that.
Norton joined the group to replace Frederick, who mysteriously disappeared leaving all of his items behind, although there are signs that he was already present in the game some time before that.
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* StatuesqueStunner: {{Downplayed}} since her height is not actually visible in the game as female survivors usually have the same body model, but [[spoiler: Alice]] claims that she is tall by female standards and she is actually very beautiful underneath the mask.
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* SecretlySelfish: His Deduction Targets imply that, despite his hard-working reputation, it's merely a front for his greed. [[spoiler: It is further implied that, despite being well aware of the risk, he mined with dangerous explosives in an unstable cave. This would lead to him accidentally killing his fellow miners with said explosives]].
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* AmbiguousInnocence: A lot of what is detailed about her in her character deductions are rumours and slander. As such it is hard to determine just what kind of person she was when she was alive. Even [[spoiler: when she is implicated as not being the real Marie Antoinette, many rumors still surround her name]].
* AmbiguousSituation: Both of her Character Day letters may potentially raise the possibly that she is [[spoiler: not actually the real Marie Antoinette.]]
** Both ''Time of Reunion'' and ''Ashes of Reunion'' would go on to imply that she is in fact [[spoiler: a hallucination-produced spectre of [[SharedIdentity Marie Antionette and/or Mary de Capet]].]]
* AmbiguousSituation: Both of her Character Day letters may potentially raise the possibly that she is [[spoiler: not actually the real Marie Antoinette.]]
** Both ''Time of Reunion'' and ''Ashes of Reunion'' would go on to imply that she is in fact [[spoiler: a hallucination-produced spectre of [[SharedIdentity Marie Antionette and/or Mary de Capet]].]]
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* AmbiguousSituation: Both of her Character Day letters may potentially raise the possibly that she is[[spoiler: not actually the real Marie Antoinette.]]
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** Both ''Time of Reunion'' and ''Ashes of Reunion'' would go on to imply that she is in fact[[spoiler: a hallucination-produced spectre of [[SharedIdentity Marie Antionette and/or Mary de Capet]].]]
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* MirrorSelf: Her main ability, and [[spoiler: one of the first indications that she is not who she thinks she is]].
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* OffWithHerHead: Is in the receiving end of one. Unlike Robbie White/Axe boy, she retains her head (although some of her in-game animations imply that her head isn't exactly fixed to her neck). [[spoiler: Except she actually died by hanging]].
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** ''Ashes of Memory'' reveals that, on top of being an implied [[spoiler: drug-induced hallucination of the late queen of France, the Bloody Queen is also a drug-induced hallucination of the late Mary de Capet, former lady of Oletus Manor.]]
** The brief glimpses we get of the [[spoiler: the silhouetted figure she shifts into as Alice struggles to regain consciousness, implies that Frederick may also play the role of the Bloody Queen, or at least did during Alice's time being seemingly pursued by her at the Kreiburg Racecourse.]]
** The brief glimpses we get of the [[spoiler: the silhouetted figure she shifts into as Alice struggles to regain consciousness, implies that Frederick may also play the role of the Bloody Queen, or at least did during Alice's time being seemingly pursued by her at the Kreiburg Racecourse.]]
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* UnreliableNarrator: The way she narrated her story in ''Manor's Stormy Night "Surprise" Game'' made it sound more like she was preparing herself for an audience with her people as a sublime and beloved queen than the fact that she was about to be executed as an enemy of France. Her own Backstory tells it as this, as she [[spoiler: is not the real Marie Antoinette]]
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!! First Set of Guests
[[folder:Frederick Kreiburg - "The Composer"]]
!!Frederick Kreiburg - "The Composer"
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As a child, Frederick Kreiburg was plagued by the ghosts inside of his head; until he attended his father's concert for the first time, and the music covered every bit of unwanted noise around him, including the voices in his head. As he grew older, Frederick desired to follow in the footsteps of his family and become the next rising star in the world of music. Alas, it was not to be, and Frederick soon lost the love of the people of Europe. Having been practically exiled by his family, Frederick desperately sought a change in his life; a possibility that emerged with the arrival of an aromatic letter...
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ToshikiMasuda (Japanese)
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: In the brief moments she is able to hold onto lucidity after being knocked out by an unidentified powder of sorts, Alice witnesses the form of the Bloody Queen, who had been chasing her around Kreiburg Racecourse, shift into a silhouetted individual with an uncanny resemblance to Frederick, which would appear to imply that Frederick may have been working in tandem with Orpheus after, or even before, receiving the Novelist's undisclosed offer.
* AmbiguousSituation: His exact relationship with Orpheus. Was his brief alliance with Orpheus to locate Mary's body and/or Blue Hope a temporary arrangement, one that was brought to an end once he held Orpheus and Alice at gunpoint and made moves to escape with Blue Hope, or in fact planned in advance in order to mislead Alice? Furthermore, is his apparent disappearance, and Orpheus coming into possession of Blue Hope, a sign that Frederick was captured at some point? Or were Frederick and Orpheus still working together?
* BlackSheep: Frederick lacked the natural talent for music that the rest of his family possessed and thus was effectively exiled from the family as a result.
* ElegantClassicalMusician: A classical music composer who also played the piano, he's a LongHairedPrettyBoy and his attire is much more formal than most of the Survivors.
* HearingVoices: In his childhood, he suffered from psychotic disorders that caused him to hear noises in his thoughts, and his skill description mentions that he can tune out the noises by striking the Tuning Fork to clear his mind.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: Has long hair tied into a ponytail and is regarded in-universe as an outstandingly pretty man. Unfortunately, it leads to his SoBeautifulItsACurse situation.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Frederick has a unique decoding process that is more like a rhythm game than regular decoding, being able to switch between three types of speed "Grave", "Alto" and "Andante", he does not triggers any kind of calibration so his position is only revealed to the hunter if he misses three turnings.
* NamedAfterSomeoneFamous: Shares his first name with [[Music/FryderykChopin Fryderyk (Frédéric) Chopin]], a Polish classical music composer specializing in piano compositions, whom he seems to be based on.
* SoBeautifulItsACurse: Over time, the "admiration" he received from the public relied more on his appearance and his ability to [[ChickMagnet "sweep ladies off their feet"]] while his "talent", which was on the brink of exhaustion, was disregarded.
* TarotMotifs: His chosen tarot card for the official "Arcana Series" merchandise is [[UsefulNotes/TarotCards Judgment]].
* UncertainDoom: Upon reawakening in her room, after being knocked out at Kreiburg Racecourse, Alice is informed that Frederick has disappeared, with his belongings remaining in his room and Blue Hope, which Frederick had previously seemingly escaped with, now in the possession of Orpheus. While this may hint that Frederick may be working behind the scenes under the orders of the manor owner, it is equally possible that he was captured and "eliminated".
* UnreliableExpositor: Twice-fold;
** Whilst introductions between him and Alice are underway, Frederick takes the time to mention that he, like the rest of his family, received "the call of Euterpe", giving Alice the impression that Frederick inherited his family's natural talent for creating music. Upon being pressed on the matter, the manor's butler reveals to Alice that, while Frederick is popular in high society and possesses classical talent, he did not in fact inherit his father's natural gift in composition. It's downplayed, though, given that Frederick never ''technically'' introduces himself as a composer to Alice.
** A more straight-forward is him denying any relation to Mary Kreiburg, former lady of the manor. When pressed on the matter by Melly, Frederick claims to be French-born, in contrast to the Austrian-born Mary, giving the impression that, if the two are family, they are likely ''distant'' family. It doesn't take long for this claim to be disproven after Alice spots him secretly leaving the manor, and she and Orpheus come across him exploring the Kreiburg Racecourse. Upon being pressed on his true background as an Austrian-born, and his true reasoning for coming to the manor, by Orpheus, Frederick drops the facade.
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[[folder:Alice [=DeRoss=] - The Journalist]]
!!Alice [=DeRoss=] - The Journalist
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Formerly a cheerful child, blessed with kind parents and playmates, following the events of a tragedy that resulted in the death of her parents, Alice was placed into foster care. Diagnosed with hysteria and dubbed the "daughter of misfortune", Alice spent years being suspected to physical and emotional abuse. At the age of fourteen, Alice was adopted by a medical professor who planned to use her as an experimental subject for tests and brought overseas, where for years she languished in a hell on earth, with the pleasant memories of her childhood being the only thing preventing Alice from breaking. At the age of twenty one, Alice managed to escape from her prison and return to England, where she would assume a job as a journalist, determined to search for the truth behind the death of her parents and the mysterious disappearance of her former playmate.
While investigating a recent mining disaster, Alice receives a letter from a colleague, informing her that they have managed to obtain an invitation to the infamous Oletus Manor - Alice's former childhood paradise, now linked to a number of missing persons cases. Assuming her colleague's identity, Alice returns to Oletus Manor, intent on unravelling its secrets with her own hands. It is here where she encounters a host of fellow visitors, all with their own secrets and agendas - none more so than rising horror novelist Orpheus.
As an adult, Alice is elegant and intelligent, with a tough and brave personality, is skilled in the art of observation and disguise, while also possessing excellent oratorical talent and analytical ability, allowing her to sharply capture the emotions of others. However, owing to trauma, and being the subject of drug testing at an early age, Alice's sense of fear is significantly weaker than than that of the average person, though she also possesses a far greater endurance than that of an average person.
Alice is the second Protagonist of the game, having been added with the release of the ''Ashes of Memory'' event to replace the Detective.
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuiHorie (Japanese)
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For more information about her visit her [[Characters/IdentityVAliceDeRoss character page]].
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[[folder:Melly Plinius - The Entomologist]]
!!Melly Plinius - The Entomologist
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After the unfortunate incident, Melly realised that humanity is no different from the nature of insects; loyalty only exists when one has value.
->'''Voiced by:''' Huang Ying (Chinese), Creator/YukoKaida (Japanese)
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: Her background story video paints her in an ''extremely'' ominous light, to the point that you would be forgiven for assuming that she was meant to be a Hunter.
** There's also the question of just how her late husband died. And if she was responsible for his death, was it an example of [[TheDogBitesBack an abused spouse getting rid of her abusive partner]] or Melly getting rid of someone she thought was in her way?
*** If the description of the plot of the "Queen Bee" novel is any indication, Melly would appear to have [[spoiler: killed her husband with bees, a murder method that matches the way she claims he had died in Episode II of ''Ashes of Memory'', in order to inherit his fortune and status.]]
* AmbiguousSituation: Her true reasoning for coming to the manor, following the release of Episode II of ''Ashes of Memory'', particularly concerning the rare bee specimen that was allegedly sent to her by the manor's owner. Is Melly's story true, and her husband was indeed killed by a third party, with the rare bee specimen being sent to her by the manor owner for the reasons she claims? Or was Melly actually blackmailed into coming to the manor, with the delivery of the rare bee specimen being the manor owner's way of informing her that they were aware of what she had done?
* AnimalMotifs: Bees and butterflies, since she's an entomologist.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Rarely shows her face and prefers to be out in the field rather than discussing her work with her colleagues in a stuffy academic association. Despite this, she has managed to become a highly respected name in the biology world.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: She can sometimes come off as this as shown in the 2020 Christmas event.
* TheFaceless: Her headgear prevents her face from being seen.
** With that being said, players have been able to remove the headgear, in the process revealing her to be a reasonably attractive looking woman, whose face is partially covered by a port-wine birthmark.
** Finally fully averted following the release of Episode II of ''Ashes of Memory'' which gives players a brief glimpse of her unmasked face during her exposition on her (alleged) true reasoning for coming to the manor.
* MeaningfulName: Her name can mean "bee" or "honey". Fitting for someone who studies insects.
* NamedAfterSomeoneFamous: Possibly named after Pliny the Elder, the Roman author responsible for writing "Natural History", which is purported to cover all ancient knowledge (including sections on insects and zoology).
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Her eyes are hexagonal and coal-like in contrast to the circular button eyes that the other Survivors have.
* PestController: Can control insects.
* RagsToRiches: Started off as a lowly maid. By the time the game takes place, she is now a well-regarded, and presumably well-off, researcher.
* StatuesqueStunner: {{Downplayed}} since her height is not actually visible in the game as female survivors usually have the same body model, but [[spoiler: Alice]] claims that she is tall by female standards and she is actually very beautiful underneath the mask.
* ATrueStoryInMyUniverse: As revealed in the Orfeo's Game anniversary event, one of Orpheus's novels - Queen Bee - told the story of a servant who married her employer and later killed him through the use of bees in order to inherit his status and fortune, only for her plans to be foiled by a detective. The plot's similarities with Melly's background are a bit too uncanny to be a coincidence.
* UnreliableExpositor: Even discounting the ambiguity surrounding her husband's death and her exact reasoning for coming to the manor, Melly frequently lies to Alice throughout ''Ashes of Memory''. In her final scene in Episode I of ''Ashes of Memory'' Melly informs Alice that she intends to resume her work in the greenhouse, and later claims to have spent the rest of the day there after Alice is brought back to the manor by Orpheus, after following unconscious at the Kreiburg Racecourse, in Episode II. However, when exploring the greenhouse at the beginning of Episode II, Alice fails to find ''anyone'' there, leaving Melly's true whereabouts during this time up in the air.
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[[folder:"Orpheus" - The Novelist]]
!!"Orpheus" - The Novelist
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A renowned novelist whose past is a mystery to all, even to himself. When he received the invitation letter that came with the flute, he knew that he had no reason to refuse.
-> '''Voiced by: ''' Liu Beichen (Chinese), Creator/ShinichiroMiki (Japanese)
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For more information about him and his other identities visit [[Characters/IdentityVOrpheus here]].
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!! Later Additions
[[folder:Norton Campbell - The Prospector]]
!!Norton Campbell - The Prospector
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After surviving a terrible mining accident, Norton Campbell became even more reserved and gloomy. With the meteorite magnet obtained from the accident, he changed his profession and became a geological surveyor to avoid entering the darkness of the mine.
For tropes pertaining to his Hunter identity switch, see Fool's Gold.
-> '''Stage Cast:''' Suga Kyosuke
-> '''Voiced by: ''' Minoru Kuroishi (Chinese), Creator/WataruHatano (Japanese)
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* TheAce: Once had this reputation, being seen as the ideal worker who would always be the first one to enter the mines and the last one to leave, and who would spend his spare time helping out and caring for homeless elderly miners. He became a BrokenAce after the mining incident.
* AmbiguouslyEvil: While he is selfish, and is indirectly responsible for the deaths of his fellow miners, it's possible to see him as a sympathetic character, desperate to achieve a better life, and whose amoral actions were either motivated by pragmatism (him abandoning Benny in order to search for the treasure alone) or didn't go the way he had planned (the collapse of the mine) and leave him filled with remorse. On the other hand, it is also possible to interpret Norton as a sociopath, willing to exploit anyone for his own gain, whose reserved personality is a product of him being traumatised by his near-death experience, rather than feelings of regret for the deaths he was unintentionally responsible for.
** Made even more complicated by the Fool's Gold's Character Trailer implying that Norton ''intentionally'' killed his fellow miners which, even if they did have a history of mistreating him, may be seen by some as being a bit extreme.
** Then there's the matter of him, or at least a figure who resembles him, force-feeding Alice the manor's drugs while she is restrained in the cellar, which would imply him to be an accomplice of the manor owner.
* AmbiguousSituation:
** How much responsibility does he possess in regards to the mining accident? Was he solely responsible or, given later implications that the mine was located close to Lakeside Village, was there a supernatural force at play.
** If what is shown in the Fool's Gold's Character Trailer is accurate, was Norton's decision to kill his fellow miners down in the Golden Cave motivated by him being unwilling to let anyone ruin his chance at escaping his life of poverty? Or was it an act of revenge in retaliation for the miners' poor treatment of him in the past?
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Debatably.
* BrokenAce: What he became following the mining accident. The reason for his behaviour is something that is said to have been debated in-universe. Some believed it was simply the result of PTSD, while others believed that magnets had disturbed his brain.
* CareerEndingInjury: Forced to stop mining after an accident killed his fellow miners and left a scar on his face.
* TheDogBitesBack: His motivation for blowing up the mine was not just to become rich, but to get revenge on the miners who abused him in the past.
* EtTuBrute: Agreed to search for treasure, and split what he found, with an elderly miner named Benny who was also once a close acquaintance of Norton's father. Instead of doing so, Norton chose to leave the man to rot and take whatever potential treasure he could find all for himself.
* FreudianExcuse: Not only was he born poor and with no hope of getting rich or having a good life, but he was also abused by his fellow miners during his journey.
* MeaningfulName: It's possible that his first name may be a reference to the Norton Mine from ''The Transition of Juan Romero,'' a short story written by Creator/HPLovecraft. Given the hints of Lovecraftian elements surrounding the Golden Cave, this is unlikely to be a coincidence.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Possibly. He is noted to have become more solemn and withdrawn after the mining accident. It is unclear if this is because he was traumatised by his near-death experience or because he feels guilty for causing the deaths of his fellow miners.
* NamedAfterSomeoneFamous: It's possible that his last name might be a reference to Ramsey Campbell, an author of the Franchise/CthulhuMythos responsible for the creation of Gla'aki, a deity to who the eye present in the Golden Cave is believed to belong.
* ProductPlacement: He has a UsefulNotes/McDonalds skin. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer No really.]] However, said skin is currently exclusive to the Chinese version of the game.
* {{Prospector}}: Chose to become one after the mining accident, in order to ensure that he wouldn't have to go down into the darkness of the mines ever again.
* RagsToRiches: His main goal in life which he attempts to achieve by any means necessary, regardless of how immoral he has to be in order to make this happen.
* ScarsAreForever: Has a scar on the left side of his face due to the mining accident he was involved in.
* SecretlySelfish: His Deduction Targets imply that, despite his hard-working reputation, it's merely a front for his greed. [[spoiler: It is further implied that, despite being well aware of the risk, he mined with dangerous explosives in an unstable cave. This would lead to him accidentally killing his fellow miners with said explosives]].
* SevenHeavenlyVirtues: His "Ant" costume from Season 22 Essence 3 represents the virtue of Charity, contrasting Kreacher's "Deputy" costume from Season 13 Essence 2, which represents the [[SevenDeadlySins sin of Greed]].
* SocialClimber: What he ultimately is at heart.
* TarotMotifs: His chosen tarot card for the official "Arcana Series" merchandise is [[UsefulNotes/TarotCards The Hanged Man]].
* TooHungryToBePolite: Alice encounters him stuffing his face with bread and milk during breakfast at the end of the Episode II of ''Ashes of Memory''. When she greets him, he merely briefly glances in her direction and then continues to gorge himself.
* TragicVillain: He became a [[spoiler: murderer not only to achieve the minimum possible for a comfortable life, but also because he was abused by his co-workers. His deductions and the map of the Golden Cave leaves everything even more complicated, as there may have been [[EldritchAbomination outside influences]] involved in the situation]].
* ATrueStoryInMyUniverse: As revealed in the Orfeo's Game anniversary event, one of Orpheus's novels - ''The Thirteenth Gift'' - told the story of a miner who managed to work his way up to becoming a mining tycoon through sheer ambition and reliance on schemes, only to later meet an untimely demise. The plot's similarities with Norton's background are a bit too uncanny for it to be a coincidence.
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!! Hunters
[[folder:Mary - The Bloody Queen]]
!!Mary - The Bloody Queen
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-> '''Rumor:''' ''Mary has no interest in playing chess because the queen is the easiest piece to take''.
Who would mention something so unpleasant as "bread" to such a sweet and lovely person? She has been surrounded by flowers, jewels and fancy clothes since she was born, pursuing fashion and beauty, and being born in a relaxed royal family gave her an inappropriate innocence, so much so that she was guillotined and still distressed. Long hair cut by the executioner. Staring face down at the reflection in the basin, she watched her dress gradually turn red. This was the last scene in Bloody Queen's memory.
-> '''Stage Cast:''' Daigo Cecile
-> '''Voiced by:''' Chen Tingting (Chinese), Creator/RieTanaka (Japanese, English Singing voice), Breanna [=MacDowell=] (English)
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* AmbiguouslyBi: Her character deductions incorporate certain rumours about the nature of her relationship with princess Marie Lamballe, a close friend of Antionette's that was theorised to be her lover. At the same time the deductions also acknowledge Mary's relationship with her husband, and the birth of their children.
* AmbiguousInnocence: A lot of what is detailed about her in her character deductions are rumours and slander. As such it is hard to determine just what kind of person she was when she was alive. Even [[spoiler: when she is implicated as not being the real Marie Antoinette, many rumors still surround her name]].
* AmbiguousSituation: Both of her Character Day letters may potentially raise the possibly that she is [[spoiler: not actually the real Marie Antoinette.]]
** Both ''Time of Reunion'' and ''Ashes of Reunion'' would go on to imply that she is in fact [[spoiler: a hallucination-produced spectre of [[SharedIdentity Marie Antionette and/or Mary de Capet]].]]
* BlackEyesOfEvil: Her eyes are hollow, which both make her much more scary and allude to the fact that she's already dead.
* CompositeCharacter: Most of her character pretty much scream UsefulNotes/MarieAntoinette, but her abilities seem to be based off of "Bloody Mary", a violent female ghost that can be summoned through a mirror according to occult lore.
* DoppelgangerAttack: Summons a mirror image of herself that follows her exact movements and attacks, albeit mirrored.
* EveryProperLadyShouldCurtsy: Her 'Salute' emote animation.
* GlassWeapon: Her default weapon is a long shard of glass.
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Debatable during her lifetime but most definitely the case after becoming a Hunter.
* HeadSwap: She has an S-tier skin that transforms her into Isabella from ''Manga/ThePromisedNeverland''.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: She is based off of UsefulNotes/MarieAntoinette. [[spoiler: [[AmbiguousSituation Apparently]]]]
* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: A lot of her skins feature Mary wearing elaborate dresses, most notably 'Bloodbath'. Even her default skin counts since it's still a very long (albeit rather simple) [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close-bodied_gown robe à l'anglaise]].
* MirrorSelf: Her main ability, and [[spoiler: one of the first indications that she is not who she thinks she is]].
* OffWithHerHead: Is in the receiving end of one. Unlike Robbie White/Axe boy, she retains her head (although some of her in-game animations imply that her head isn't exactly fixed to her neck). [[spoiler: Except she actually died by hanging]].
* SharedIdentity:
** ''Ashes of Memory'' reveals that, on top of being an implied [[spoiler: drug-induced hallucination of the late queen of France, the Bloody Queen is also a drug-induced hallucination of the late Mary de Capet, former lady of Oletus Manor.]]
** The brief glimpses we get of the [[spoiler: the silhouetted figure she shifts into as Alice struggles to regain consciousness, implies that Frederick may also play the role of the Bloody Queen, or at least did during Alice's time being seemingly pursued by her at the Kreiburg Racecourse.]]
* ShelteredAristocrat: In life, Mary seemed to be so pampered that she remained ignorant of the common folks' suffering and how her luxurious lifestyle didn't really help her image in their eyes. The moment she was put on the guillotine, she was still confused about why she was punished.
* SignificantReferenceDate: Her Character Day, November 2, is on the same day of the birthday of her real-life inspiration, UsefulNotes/MarieAntoinette.
* TarotMotifs: Her chosen tarot card for the official "Arcana Series" merchandise is [[UsefulNotes/TarotCards The Empress]].
* TeaIsClassy: She mentions afternoon tea quite often in her quotes, stating that it is "a must, no matter what", which fits her character as a (former) queen.
* TookALevelInBadass: She's gotten much stronger since the French Revolution, from a sheltered, defenseless aristocrat to personally and effectively hunting Survivors like a day job.
* TragicVillain: Debatable, but she is based on Marie Antoinette, who was beheaded during the French Revolution. Her real life counterpart was largely a scapegoat toward ending the monarchy. Her "real self" plays this trope straight, [[spoiler: being the spirit/hallucination of a depressed Austrian aristocrat who was the target of cruel rumors and DrivenToSuicide]].
* UnreliableNarrator: The way she narrated her story in ''Manor's Stormy Night "Surprise" Game'' made it sound more like she was preparing herself for an audience with her people as a sublime and beloved queen than the fact that she was about to be executed as an enemy of France. Her own Backstory tells it as this, as she [[spoiler: is not the real Marie Antoinette]]
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Has white hair and spends her time after death hunting down Survivors.
* WhiteShirtOfDeath: In her character trailer, her dress is originally colored white but dyed red by her own blood after her execution.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Norton Campbell - The Fool's Gold]]
!! Norton Campbell - The Fool's Gold
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-> '''Rumor:''' ''With the desire to escape from a life in the darkness of the mines, Norton Campbell believes that Manor will present him with another new "opportunity".''
Golden Luck slipped through Norton Campbell's grasp, incapable of mending his ever-shattered body, plunging him deeper into agony. He yearned for a chance to change his fate. Having awakened amidst the fiery ashes and ruins, our dear miner found himself reborn.
For further information, specifically related to his Survivor persona, see Prospector.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Alice's encounter with him in the Darkwoods near the end of Episode II of ''Ashes of Memory'', especially considering that Norton strongly resembles the person force feeding one of the manor's drugs. Did the manor owner transport Alice to the Darkwoods where she was hunted by Norton, or did Alice just hallucinate the entire experience?
* CreepyLongArms: His arms were shattered and then re-joined with magnetic rock, significantly extending them.
* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Prospector's hunter form was revealed around the time of ''Time of Reunion'', in a video called "Time for hunting" but it was much more similar to Hell Ember than the design we have now.
* FacialHorror: The left side of his face is burnt to a crisp, and he possesses a glowing white orb in place of his left eye.
* MeaningfulName: His title is a reference to what Benny refers to Norton as in the final line in a foreign translation of Norton's first letter - in reference to Norton's deceitful nature - after coming to the realization that [[BitchInSheepsClothing Norton]] had stolen his book of mining records and gone off to claim whatever he could find in the Golden Cave for himself after departing without a word and [[EtTuBrute leaving Benny to rot]].
* PowerfulPick: His default weapon is a pickaxe that he can throw and deal damage to survivors who are in contact with Unstable Ground.
* QuizzicalTilt: His head is tilted casually.
* SameCharacterButDifferent: As his name suggests, he is the hunter form of the Prospector.
* TheShadowKnows: He appears in the shadow of his Survivor switch in said Survivor's portrait.
* SlasherSmile: Displays an arrogant and meaningless smile.
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: To Norton Campbell, the Prospector.
* TorsoWithAView: There is a huge hole in his chest. Design notes seem to indicate that it shows that he no longer needs the lungs that had been the lungs that had spent years in constant pain to live anymore.
* TwoFaced: One half of his face is reasonably handsome, while the other is horrifically burned.
* UndeathlyPallor: Possesses pale bluish gray skin. Fitting, considering that the Fool's Gold is effectively what Norton became after a near-death experience.
[[/folder]]
[[Characters/IdentityVOrpheus Orpheus]] | [[Characters/IdentityVAliceDeRoss Alice]] | '''"Final" Manor Game''' |\\
[[Characters/IdentityVSurvivors Survivors]] ([[Characters/IdentityVSurvivorsPart1 Part 1]], [[Characters/IdentityVSurvivorsPart2 Part 2]], [[Characters/IdentityVSurvivorsPart3 Part 3]])\\
[[Characters/IdentityVHunters Hunters]] ([[Characters/IdentityVHuntersPart1 Part 1]], [[Characters/IdentityVHuntersPart2 Part 2]])\\
[[Characters/IdentityVNonPlayable Non-Playable Characters]]-]]]]]
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[[caption-width-right:500: The Nightmare is coming to an end -- Don't look back.]]
[[foldercontrol]]
!! First Set of Guests
[[folder:Frederick Kreiburg - "The Composer"]]
!!Frederick Kreiburg - "The Composer"
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As a child, Frederick Kreiburg was plagued by the ghosts inside of his head; until he attended his father's concert for the first time, and the music covered every bit of unwanted noise around him, including the voices in his head. As he grew older, Frederick desired to follow in the footsteps of his family and become the next rising star in the world of music. Alas, it was not to be, and Frederick soon lost the love of the people of Europe. Having been practically exiled by his family, Frederick desperately sought a change in his life; a possibility that emerged with the arrival of an aromatic letter...
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ToshikiMasuda (Japanese)
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: In the brief moments she is able to hold onto lucidity after being knocked out by an unidentified powder of sorts, Alice witnesses the form of the Bloody Queen, who had been chasing her around Kreiburg Racecourse, shift into a silhouetted individual with an uncanny resemblance to Frederick, which would appear to imply that Frederick may have been working in tandem with Orpheus after, or even before, receiving the Novelist's undisclosed offer.
* AmbiguousSituation: His exact relationship with Orpheus. Was his brief alliance with Orpheus to locate Mary's body and/or Blue Hope a temporary arrangement, one that was brought to an end once he held Orpheus and Alice at gunpoint and made moves to escape with Blue Hope, or in fact planned in advance in order to mislead Alice? Furthermore, is his apparent disappearance, and Orpheus coming into possession of Blue Hope, a sign that Frederick was captured at some point? Or were Frederick and Orpheus still working together?
* BlackSheep: Frederick lacked the natural talent for music that the rest of his family possessed and thus was effectively exiled from the family as a result.
* ElegantClassicalMusician: A classical music composer who also played the piano, he's a LongHairedPrettyBoy and his attire is much more formal than most of the Survivors.
* HearingVoices: In his childhood, he suffered from psychotic disorders that caused him to hear noises in his thoughts, and his skill description mentions that he can tune out the noises by striking the Tuning Fork to clear his mind.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: Has long hair tied into a ponytail and is regarded in-universe as an outstandingly pretty man. Unfortunately, it leads to his SoBeautifulItsACurse situation.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Frederick has a unique decoding process that is more like a rhythm game than regular decoding, being able to switch between three types of speed "Grave", "Alto" and "Andante", he does not triggers any kind of calibration so his position is only revealed to the hunter if he misses three turnings.
* NamedAfterSomeoneFamous: Shares his first name with [[Music/FryderykChopin Fryderyk (Frédéric) Chopin]], a Polish classical music composer specializing in piano compositions, whom he seems to be based on.
* SoBeautifulItsACurse: Over time, the "admiration" he received from the public relied more on his appearance and his ability to [[ChickMagnet "sweep ladies off their feet"]] while his "talent", which was on the brink of exhaustion, was disregarded.
* TarotMotifs: His chosen tarot card for the official "Arcana Series" merchandise is [[UsefulNotes/TarotCards Judgment]].
* UncertainDoom: Upon reawakening in her room, after being knocked out at Kreiburg Racecourse, Alice is informed that Frederick has disappeared, with his belongings remaining in his room and Blue Hope, which Frederick had previously seemingly escaped with, now in the possession of Orpheus. While this may hint that Frederick may be working behind the scenes under the orders of the manor owner, it is equally possible that he was captured and "eliminated".
* UnreliableExpositor: Twice-fold;
** Whilst introductions between him and Alice are underway, Frederick takes the time to mention that he, like the rest of his family, received "the call of Euterpe", giving Alice the impression that Frederick inherited his family's natural talent for creating music. Upon being pressed on the matter, the manor's butler reveals to Alice that, while Frederick is popular in high society and possesses classical talent, he did not in fact inherit his father's natural gift in composition. It's downplayed, though, given that Frederick never ''technically'' introduces himself as a composer to Alice.
** A more straight-forward is him denying any relation to Mary Kreiburg, former lady of the manor. When pressed on the matter by Melly, Frederick claims to be French-born, in contrast to the Austrian-born Mary, giving the impression that, if the two are family, they are likely ''distant'' family. It doesn't take long for this claim to be disproven after Alice spots him secretly leaving the manor, and she and Orpheus come across him exploring the Kreiburg Racecourse. Upon being pressed on his true background as an Austrian-born, and his true reasoning for coming to the manor, by Orpheus, Frederick drops the facade.
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[[folder:Alice [=DeRoss=] - The Journalist]]
!!Alice [=DeRoss=] - The Journalist
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Formerly a cheerful child, blessed with kind parents and playmates, following the events of a tragedy that resulted in the death of her parents, Alice was placed into foster care. Diagnosed with hysteria and dubbed the "daughter of misfortune", Alice spent years being suspected to physical and emotional abuse. At the age of fourteen, Alice was adopted by a medical professor who planned to use her as an experimental subject for tests and brought overseas, where for years she languished in a hell on earth, with the pleasant memories of her childhood being the only thing preventing Alice from breaking. At the age of twenty one, Alice managed to escape from her prison and return to England, where she would assume a job as a journalist, determined to search for the truth behind the death of her parents and the mysterious disappearance of her former playmate.
While investigating a recent mining disaster, Alice receives a letter from a colleague, informing her that they have managed to obtain an invitation to the infamous Oletus Manor - Alice's former childhood paradise, now linked to a number of missing persons cases. Assuming her colleague's identity, Alice returns to Oletus Manor, intent on unravelling its secrets with her own hands. It is here where she encounters a host of fellow visitors, all with their own secrets and agendas - none more so than rising horror novelist Orpheus.
As an adult, Alice is elegant and intelligent, with a tough and brave personality, is skilled in the art of observation and disguise, while also possessing excellent oratorical talent and analytical ability, allowing her to sharply capture the emotions of others. However, owing to trauma, and being the subject of drug testing at an early age, Alice's sense of fear is significantly weaker than than that of the average person, though she also possesses a far greater endurance than that of an average person.
Alice is the second Protagonist of the game, having been added with the release of the ''Ashes of Memory'' event to replace the Detective.
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuiHorie (Japanese)
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For more information about her visit her [[Characters/IdentityVAliceDeRoss character page]].
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[[folder:Melly Plinius - The Entomologist]]
!!Melly Plinius - The Entomologist
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After the unfortunate incident, Melly realised that humanity is no different from the nature of insects; loyalty only exists when one has value.
->'''Voiced by:''' Huang Ying (Chinese), Creator/YukoKaida (Japanese)
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: Her background story video paints her in an ''extremely'' ominous light, to the point that you would be forgiven for assuming that she was meant to be a Hunter.
** There's also the question of just how her late husband died. And if she was responsible for his death, was it an example of [[TheDogBitesBack an abused spouse getting rid of her abusive partner]] or Melly getting rid of someone she thought was in her way?
*** If the description of the plot of the "Queen Bee" novel is any indication, Melly would appear to have [[spoiler: killed her husband with bees, a murder method that matches the way she claims he had died in Episode II of ''Ashes of Memory'', in order to inherit his fortune and status.]]
* AmbiguousSituation: Her true reasoning for coming to the manor, following the release of Episode II of ''Ashes of Memory'', particularly concerning the rare bee specimen that was allegedly sent to her by the manor's owner. Is Melly's story true, and her husband was indeed killed by a third party, with the rare bee specimen being sent to her by the manor owner for the reasons she claims? Or was Melly actually blackmailed into coming to the manor, with the delivery of the rare bee specimen being the manor owner's way of informing her that they were aware of what she had done?
* AnimalMotifs: Bees and butterflies, since she's an entomologist.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Rarely shows her face and prefers to be out in the field rather than discussing her work with her colleagues in a stuffy academic association. Despite this, she has managed to become a highly respected name in the biology world.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: She can sometimes come off as this as shown in the 2020 Christmas event.
* TheFaceless: Her headgear prevents her face from being seen.
** With that being said, players have been able to remove the headgear, in the process revealing her to be a reasonably attractive looking woman, whose face is partially covered by a port-wine birthmark.
** Finally fully averted following the release of Episode II of ''Ashes of Memory'' which gives players a brief glimpse of her unmasked face during her exposition on her (alleged) true reasoning for coming to the manor.
* MeaningfulName: Her name can mean "bee" or "honey". Fitting for someone who studies insects.
* NamedAfterSomeoneFamous: Possibly named after Pliny the Elder, the Roman author responsible for writing "Natural History", which is purported to cover all ancient knowledge (including sections on insects and zoology).
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Her eyes are hexagonal and coal-like in contrast to the circular button eyes that the other Survivors have.
* PestController: Can control insects.
* RagsToRiches: Started off as a lowly maid. By the time the game takes place, she is now a well-regarded, and presumably well-off, researcher.
* StatuesqueStunner: {{Downplayed}} since her height is not actually visible in the game as female survivors usually have the same body model, but [[spoiler: Alice]] claims that she is tall by female standards and she is actually very beautiful underneath the mask.
* ATrueStoryInMyUniverse: As revealed in the Orfeo's Game anniversary event, one of Orpheus's novels - Queen Bee - told the story of a servant who married her employer and later killed him through the use of bees in order to inherit his status and fortune, only for her plans to be foiled by a detective. The plot's similarities with Melly's background are a bit too uncanny to be a coincidence.
* UnreliableExpositor: Even discounting the ambiguity surrounding her husband's death and her exact reasoning for coming to the manor, Melly frequently lies to Alice throughout ''Ashes of Memory''. In her final scene in Episode I of ''Ashes of Memory'' Melly informs Alice that she intends to resume her work in the greenhouse, and later claims to have spent the rest of the day there after Alice is brought back to the manor by Orpheus, after following unconscious at the Kreiburg Racecourse, in Episode II. However, when exploring the greenhouse at the beginning of Episode II, Alice fails to find ''anyone'' there, leaving Melly's true whereabouts during this time up in the air.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:"Orpheus" - The Novelist]]
!!"Orpheus" - The Novelist
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A renowned novelist whose past is a mystery to all, even to himself. When he received the invitation letter that came with the flute, he knew that he had no reason to refuse.
-> '''Voiced by: ''' Liu Beichen (Chinese), Creator/ShinichiroMiki (Japanese)
----
For more information about him and his other identities visit [[Characters/IdentityVOrpheus here]].
[[/folder]]
!! Later Additions
[[folder:Norton Campbell - The Prospector]]
!!Norton Campbell - The Prospector
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After surviving a terrible mining accident, Norton Campbell became even more reserved and gloomy. With the meteorite magnet obtained from the accident, he changed his profession and became a geological surveyor to avoid entering the darkness of the mine.
For tropes pertaining to his Hunter identity switch, see Fool's Gold.
-> '''Stage Cast:''' Suga Kyosuke
-> '''Voiced by: ''' Minoru Kuroishi (Chinese), Creator/WataruHatano (Japanese)
----
* TheAce: Once had this reputation, being seen as the ideal worker who would always be the first one to enter the mines and the last one to leave, and who would spend his spare time helping out and caring for homeless elderly miners. He became a BrokenAce after the mining incident.
* AmbiguouslyEvil: While he is selfish, and is indirectly responsible for the deaths of his fellow miners, it's possible to see him as a sympathetic character, desperate to achieve a better life, and whose amoral actions were either motivated by pragmatism (him abandoning Benny in order to search for the treasure alone) or didn't go the way he had planned (the collapse of the mine) and leave him filled with remorse. On the other hand, it is also possible to interpret Norton as a sociopath, willing to exploit anyone for his own gain, whose reserved personality is a product of him being traumatised by his near-death experience, rather than feelings of regret for the deaths he was unintentionally responsible for.
** Made even more complicated by the Fool's Gold's Character Trailer implying that Norton ''intentionally'' killed his fellow miners which, even if they did have a history of mistreating him, may be seen by some as being a bit extreme.
** Then there's the matter of him, or at least a figure who resembles him, force-feeding Alice the manor's drugs while she is restrained in the cellar, which would imply him to be an accomplice of the manor owner.
* AmbiguousSituation:
** How much responsibility does he possess in regards to the mining accident? Was he solely responsible or, given later implications that the mine was located close to Lakeside Village, was there a supernatural force at play.
** If what is shown in the Fool's Gold's Character Trailer is accurate, was Norton's decision to kill his fellow miners down in the Golden Cave motivated by him being unwilling to let anyone ruin his chance at escaping his life of poverty? Or was it an act of revenge in retaliation for the miners' poor treatment of him in the past?
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Debatably.
* BrokenAce: What he became following the mining accident. The reason for his behaviour is something that is said to have been debated in-universe. Some believed it was simply the result of PTSD, while others believed that magnets had disturbed his brain.
* CareerEndingInjury: Forced to stop mining after an accident killed his fellow miners and left a scar on his face.
* TheDogBitesBack: His motivation for blowing up the mine was not just to become rich, but to get revenge on the miners who abused him in the past.
* EtTuBrute: Agreed to search for treasure, and split what he found, with an elderly miner named Benny who was also once a close acquaintance of Norton's father. Instead of doing so, Norton chose to leave the man to rot and take whatever potential treasure he could find all for himself.
* FreudianExcuse: Not only was he born poor and with no hope of getting rich or having a good life, but he was also abused by his fellow miners during his journey.
* MeaningfulName: It's possible that his first name may be a reference to the Norton Mine from ''The Transition of Juan Romero,'' a short story written by Creator/HPLovecraft. Given the hints of Lovecraftian elements surrounding the Golden Cave, this is unlikely to be a coincidence.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Possibly. He is noted to have become more solemn and withdrawn after the mining accident. It is unclear if this is because he was traumatised by his near-death experience or because he feels guilty for causing the deaths of his fellow miners.
* NamedAfterSomeoneFamous: It's possible that his last name might be a reference to Ramsey Campbell, an author of the Franchise/CthulhuMythos responsible for the creation of Gla'aki, a deity to who the eye present in the Golden Cave is believed to belong.
* ProductPlacement: He has a UsefulNotes/McDonalds skin. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer No really.]] However, said skin is currently exclusive to the Chinese version of the game.
* {{Prospector}}: Chose to become one after the mining accident, in order to ensure that he wouldn't have to go down into the darkness of the mines ever again.
* RagsToRiches: His main goal in life which he attempts to achieve by any means necessary, regardless of how immoral he has to be in order to make this happen.
* ScarsAreForever: Has a scar on the left side of his face due to the mining accident he was involved in.
* SecretlySelfish: His Deduction Targets imply that, despite his hard-working reputation, it's merely a front for his greed. [[spoiler: It is further implied that, despite being well aware of the risk, he mined with dangerous explosives in an unstable cave. This would lead to him accidentally killing his fellow miners with said explosives]].
* SevenHeavenlyVirtues: His "Ant" costume from Season 22 Essence 3 represents the virtue of Charity, contrasting Kreacher's "Deputy" costume from Season 13 Essence 2, which represents the [[SevenDeadlySins sin of Greed]].
* SocialClimber: What he ultimately is at heart.
* TarotMotifs: His chosen tarot card for the official "Arcana Series" merchandise is [[UsefulNotes/TarotCards The Hanged Man]].
* TooHungryToBePolite: Alice encounters him stuffing his face with bread and milk during breakfast at the end of the Episode II of ''Ashes of Memory''. When she greets him, he merely briefly glances in her direction and then continues to gorge himself.
* TragicVillain: He became a [[spoiler: murderer not only to achieve the minimum possible for a comfortable life, but also because he was abused by his co-workers. His deductions and the map of the Golden Cave leaves everything even more complicated, as there may have been [[EldritchAbomination outside influences]] involved in the situation]].
* ATrueStoryInMyUniverse: As revealed in the Orfeo's Game anniversary event, one of Orpheus's novels - ''The Thirteenth Gift'' - told the story of a miner who managed to work his way up to becoming a mining tycoon through sheer ambition and reliance on schemes, only to later meet an untimely demise. The plot's similarities with Norton's background are a bit too uncanny for it to be a coincidence.
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!! Hunters
[[folder:Mary - The Bloody Queen]]
!!Mary - The Bloody Queen
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-> '''Rumor:''' ''Mary has no interest in playing chess because the queen is the easiest piece to take''.
Who would mention something so unpleasant as "bread" to such a sweet and lovely person? She has been surrounded by flowers, jewels and fancy clothes since she was born, pursuing fashion and beauty, and being born in a relaxed royal family gave her an inappropriate innocence, so much so that she was guillotined and still distressed. Long hair cut by the executioner. Staring face down at the reflection in the basin, she watched her dress gradually turn red. This was the last scene in Bloody Queen's memory.
-> '''Stage Cast:''' Daigo Cecile
-> '''Voiced by:''' Chen Tingting (Chinese), Creator/RieTanaka (Japanese, English Singing voice), Breanna [=MacDowell=] (English)
----
* AmbiguouslyBi: Her character deductions incorporate certain rumours about the nature of her relationship with princess Marie Lamballe, a close friend of Antionette's that was theorised to be her lover. At the same time the deductions also acknowledge Mary's relationship with her husband, and the birth of their children.
* AmbiguousInnocence: A lot of what is detailed about her in her character deductions are rumours and slander. As such it is hard to determine just what kind of person she was when she was alive. Even [[spoiler: when she is implicated as not being the real Marie Antoinette, many rumors still surround her name]].
* AmbiguousSituation: Both of her Character Day letters may potentially raise the possibly that she is [[spoiler: not actually the real Marie Antoinette.]]
** Both ''Time of Reunion'' and ''Ashes of Reunion'' would go on to imply that she is in fact [[spoiler: a hallucination-produced spectre of [[SharedIdentity Marie Antionette and/or Mary de Capet]].]]
* BlackEyesOfEvil: Her eyes are hollow, which both make her much more scary and allude to the fact that she's already dead.
* CompositeCharacter: Most of her character pretty much scream UsefulNotes/MarieAntoinette, but her abilities seem to be based off of "Bloody Mary", a violent female ghost that can be summoned through a mirror according to occult lore.
* DoppelgangerAttack: Summons a mirror image of herself that follows her exact movements and attacks, albeit mirrored.
* EveryProperLadyShouldCurtsy: Her 'Salute' emote animation.
* GlassWeapon: Her default weapon is a long shard of glass.
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Debatable during her lifetime but most definitely the case after becoming a Hunter.
* HeadSwap: She has an S-tier skin that transforms her into Isabella from ''Manga/ThePromisedNeverland''.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: She is based off of UsefulNotes/MarieAntoinette. [[spoiler: [[AmbiguousSituation Apparently]]]]
* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: A lot of her skins feature Mary wearing elaborate dresses, most notably 'Bloodbath'. Even her default skin counts since it's still a very long (albeit rather simple) [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close-bodied_gown robe à l'anglaise]].
* MirrorSelf: Her main ability, and [[spoiler: one of the first indications that she is not who she thinks she is]].
* OffWithHerHead: Is in the receiving end of one. Unlike Robbie White/Axe boy, she retains her head (although some of her in-game animations imply that her head isn't exactly fixed to her neck). [[spoiler: Except she actually died by hanging]].
* SharedIdentity:
** ''Ashes of Memory'' reveals that, on top of being an implied [[spoiler: drug-induced hallucination of the late queen of France, the Bloody Queen is also a drug-induced hallucination of the late Mary de Capet, former lady of Oletus Manor.]]
** The brief glimpses we get of the [[spoiler: the silhouetted figure she shifts into as Alice struggles to regain consciousness, implies that Frederick may also play the role of the Bloody Queen, or at least did during Alice's time being seemingly pursued by her at the Kreiburg Racecourse.]]
* ShelteredAristocrat: In life, Mary seemed to be so pampered that she remained ignorant of the common folks' suffering and how her luxurious lifestyle didn't really help her image in their eyes. The moment she was put on the guillotine, she was still confused about why she was punished.
* SignificantReferenceDate: Her Character Day, November 2, is on the same day of the birthday of her real-life inspiration, UsefulNotes/MarieAntoinette.
* TarotMotifs: Her chosen tarot card for the official "Arcana Series" merchandise is [[UsefulNotes/TarotCards The Empress]].
* TeaIsClassy: She mentions afternoon tea quite often in her quotes, stating that it is "a must, no matter what", which fits her character as a (former) queen.
* TookALevelInBadass: She's gotten much stronger since the French Revolution, from a sheltered, defenseless aristocrat to personally and effectively hunting Survivors like a day job.
* TragicVillain: Debatable, but she is based on Marie Antoinette, who was beheaded during the French Revolution. Her real life counterpart was largely a scapegoat toward ending the monarchy. Her "real self" plays this trope straight, [[spoiler: being the spirit/hallucination of a depressed Austrian aristocrat who was the target of cruel rumors and DrivenToSuicide]].
* UnreliableNarrator: The way she narrated her story in ''Manor's Stormy Night "Surprise" Game'' made it sound more like she was preparing herself for an audience with her people as a sublime and beloved queen than the fact that she was about to be executed as an enemy of France. Her own Backstory tells it as this, as she [[spoiler: is not the real Marie Antoinette]]
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Has white hair and spends her time after death hunting down Survivors.
* WhiteShirtOfDeath: In her character trailer, her dress is originally colored white but dyed red by her own blood after her execution.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Norton Campbell - The Fool's Gold]]
!! Norton Campbell - The Fool's Gold
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-> '''Rumor:''' ''With the desire to escape from a life in the darkness of the mines, Norton Campbell believes that Manor will present him with another new "opportunity".''
Golden Luck slipped through Norton Campbell's grasp, incapable of mending his ever-shattered body, plunging him deeper into agony. He yearned for a chance to change his fate. Having awakened amidst the fiery ashes and ruins, our dear miner found himself reborn.
For further information, specifically related to his Survivor persona, see Prospector.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Alice's encounter with him in the Darkwoods near the end of Episode II of ''Ashes of Memory'', especially considering that Norton strongly resembles the person force feeding one of the manor's drugs. Did the manor owner transport Alice to the Darkwoods where she was hunted by Norton, or did Alice just hallucinate the entire experience?
* CreepyLongArms: His arms were shattered and then re-joined with magnetic rock, significantly extending them.
* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Prospector's hunter form was revealed around the time of ''Time of Reunion'', in a video called "Time for hunting" but it was much more similar to Hell Ember than the design we have now.
* FacialHorror: The left side of his face is burnt to a crisp, and he possesses a glowing white orb in place of his left eye.
* MeaningfulName: His title is a reference to what Benny refers to Norton as in the final line in a foreign translation of Norton's first letter - in reference to Norton's deceitful nature - after coming to the realization that [[BitchInSheepsClothing Norton]] had stolen his book of mining records and gone off to claim whatever he could find in the Golden Cave for himself after departing without a word and [[EtTuBrute leaving Benny to rot]].
* PowerfulPick: His default weapon is a pickaxe that he can throw and deal damage to survivors who are in contact with Unstable Ground.
* QuizzicalTilt: His head is tilted casually.
* SameCharacterButDifferent: As his name suggests, he is the hunter form of the Prospector.
* TheShadowKnows: He appears in the shadow of his Survivor switch in said Survivor's portrait.
* SlasherSmile: Displays an arrogant and meaningless smile.
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: To Norton Campbell, the Prospector.
* TorsoWithAView: There is a huge hole in his chest. Design notes seem to indicate that it shows that he no longer needs the lungs that had been the lungs that had spent years in constant pain to live anymore.
* TwoFaced: One half of his face is reasonably handsome, while the other is horrifically burned.
* UndeathlyPallor: Possesses pale bluish gray skin. Fitting, considering that the Fool's Gold is effectively what Norton became after a near-death experience.
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