History Characters / TheCaligulaEffect2

[[folder:Sasara Amiki]]
!!Sasara Amiki
!!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/SumireMorohoshi
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sasara_catharsis.png]]
-> '''Weapon:''' Naginata\\
'''Theme Song:''' Eternal Silver by kemu (Horie Shota) [χ Ver.]\\
'''Regret:''' [[spoiler: End-of-Life Care]]

A third-year student at Tatefushi Academy senior high school. A beauty with a gentle personality who always has a grin on her face. She is treated as an airhead whose speech and conduct are often a beat behind those of everyone else. It is difficult to understand what she is thinking, but she has a strong love for the members of the Go-Home Club and shows exceptional dedication when it comes to putting herself at risk to protect her friends.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: She's generally a nice woman and unfailingly polite, even in the most dangerous of situations. That said, do ''not'' piss her off. [[spoiler:Case in point, when Kudan shuts down Machina when he attempts to parley with them]]. It's also worth noting that this is one of the few, if not the only time when Sasara is legitimately angry.
* CloudCuckoolander: She can act very odd at times, even in situations where the club is in danger.
* DeathSeeker: Her skills revolve around her TakingTheBullet for her allies. [[spoiler:This is because she is at the end of her life, and prefers to die first rather than see people much younger than her pass away. This later becomes a source of conflict between her and the protagonist in the later half of her Character Episode.]]
* FlowerMotifs: Red canna lilies. There's some blooming around Sasara's shattering glasses when her Catharsis Effect is active. The flower represents "esteem", "good humored", and "a solid ending". It's also said to have sprung from the blood of Buddha in myth, and even under the hot summer sun it doesn't wither and lives on.
* {{Foil}}: To Machina. Machina fears death as a result of his grandmother's passing from old age and wants to live forever. [[spoiler:Sasara is herself a grandmother who completely disregards her own life because she is nearing the end of her lifespan.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: There are some hints about Sasara's actual age based on her mannerisms and actions. She can only read Japanese, can't work a smartphone to save her life, almost all of the slang and cultural references that the rest of the cast use completely fly over her head, and many characters, including her own ''Character Scenarios'', comment on the fact that she acts like an old lady at times. [[spoiler:As it turns out, she is as old as she acts.]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: Eternal Silver [χ Ver.]
* MamaBear: Has these instincts. In the first dungeon, she and Gin catch on pretty quickly that given Machina's mannerisms, he might actually be very young in real life, and she's shown to be upset by the possibility that the Obbligato Musicians are exploiting his fears and lack of better judgment to use him for their agenda. [[spoiler:Indeed, when Machina gets deactivated lategame for trying to parley, she's ''pissed.'']]
* MyGreatestFailure: Downplayed. Unlike the others, she doesn't have a DarkAndTroubledPast or any MyGreatestFailure moment that would have landed her in Redo. [[spoiler:Sasara speculates the reason she's in Redo at all is that she happened to look through her diary one day and remembered the best and saddest parts of her life, wishing she could live them again.]]
* NiceGuy: Nice Girl in this case. The number of times she gets legitimately angry can be counted on one hand.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Like some in the virtual world, she's older than her appearance would suggest. [[spoiler:In fact, she's the oldest character in the series, being a whopping ''86'' years old.]]

[[folder:Kiriko Miyasako]]
!!Kiriko Miyasako
!!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/YumeMiyamoto
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kiriko_catharsis.png]]
-> '''Weapon:''' Katana\\
'''Theme Song:''' Alter Garden by Ayase [χ Ver.]\\
'''Regret:''' [[spoiler: Burnout Syndrome]]

A first-year student at Tatefushi Academy senior high school. At first glance, people tend to fear her for her flashy appearance, class absences, and dry personality that does not pander to others, but she is the one with the most common sense in the Go-Home Club. She is highly capable and good for her improvisation, quick wit, and extraordinary courage, but dislikes being relied on and does not put herself out there as much as possible.

[[folder:Gin Noto]]
!!Gin Naoto
!!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/AoiIchikawa
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gin_catharsis.png]]
-> '''Weapon:''' Crossbow\\
'''Theme Song:''' Swap Out by Police Piccadilly [χ Ver.]\\
'''Regret:''' [[spoiler: Gender Essentialism]]

A second-year student at Tatefushi Academy senior high school and the protagonist’s classmate. A modern high school student who wears the latest fashions, and is driven by excitement and emotion. He is also manly and a good friend. He has a personality that allows him to read the room and be considerate, he has a number of friends both guys and girls.

* CombatStilettos: Gin wears high-heel black boots into battle when his Catharsis Effect is active.
* FlowerMotifs: Blue roses. There's one blooming around Gin's shattering glasses when his Catharsis Effect is active. The flower represents desire, love, hope, and the beauty of all things. [[spoiler:Additionally, blue roses don't occur naturally, and have to be colored that way through human effort. Blue roses in particular have several meanings pertaining to this, such as "a dream come true", "impossible", "miracle", and "God's blessing". Gin is revealed to be transgender, meaning he's likewise put effort into how he is, and Redo gave him the opportunity to explore a gender different than the one he was assigned at birth.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: While other Go-Home Club members aren't keen on revealing their pasts, Gin himself is particular about keeping his a secret. He's also determined to make himself seem manly. He also admits to having been interested in "dreamy cute" things a few years ago. If his Catharsis Effect's [[{{Sarashi}} choice of]] [[CombatStilettos attire]] and [[FlowerMotifs flower]] haven't given it away, [[spoiler:Gin is transgender]].
* GreatBow: He wields a crossbow as his Catharsis Effect weapon.
* ISurrenderSuckers: After the first boss battle with Machina. Gin, taking note of the train schedule and knowing that there was an incoming train that didn't stop at Okitama Station, told Machina he was coming over to his side, but this was to buy enough time for χ to scream and mask the sound of the incoming train, allowing Gin and the Protagonist to kick Machina onto the tracks, where he gets hit and taken away.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Swap Out [χ Ver.]
* OlderThanTheyLook: [[spoiler:He's 25 in real life.]]
* RefusalOfTheCall: He can see χ and her train, meaning he is aware that Redo is not the real world. χ tries to recruit him into helping the protagonist, but he's content with staying in Redo and continue with his life, though he is willing to offer help to an extent. It's only thanks to Machina's attack on the protagonist that he decides to help out in full, which leads to him awakening his Catharsis Effect.
* {{Sarashi}}: Rare Male [[spoiler:(or rather nonbinary)]] example. When Gin's Catharsis Effect is active, he wears a golden sarashi on his chest instead of wrapping around the midriff, as a Sarashi on a chest are normally worn by women. [[spoiler:It is later revealed that he's transgender.]]
* ShoutOut: When χ demands to know why he would refuse to help her, Gin notes how the other denizens of Redo are content with being ignorant and he would [[Film/TheMatrix "rather take the blue pill any day."]]
* TheSocialExpert: According to his profile, Gin is good at socializing with other people and gets along with them.

[[folder:Shota Tsurumaki]]
!!Shota Tsurumaki
!!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/KentItou
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shota_catharsis.png]]
-> '''Weapon:''' Sasumata\\
'''Theme Song:''' Simply Praying by Neru [χ Ver.]\\
'''Regret:''' [[spoiler: Dirty Harry Syndrome]]

A third-year student at Tatefushi Academy senior high school. A straight-laced and stubborn member of the discipline committee who values order above all else. He is just and upright, and has a strong sense of responsibility, but can also be unreliable and blindly follows others, such as by immediately proposing a majority vote to avoid making a final decision himself.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: An InUniverse example. [[spoiler:Shota's handling of a kidnapping case was widely disputed among the public, debating the legality and morality of his decision to fire a warning shot that turned lethal when it ricocheted.]]
* BlindfoldedVision: Shota wears a blindfold when his Catharsis Effect is active. He is still a capable fighter when fighting his opponents without using his eyes.
* ByTheBookCop: He's a member of Tatefushi's Disciplinary Committee and he will make sure the rules are followed down to the letter. His EstablishingCharacterMoment even has him hound Kiriko about her blonde hair, which he states is against school regulations. [[spoiler:Ironically, he was a police officer in the real world [[CowboyCop with a penchant for rushing into danger]]. The reason he became hellbent on following the rules was when he accidentally killed a man.]]
* ChainedByFashion: When Shota's Catharsis Effect is active, he wears black chains on his arms and waist which reflects how he is bound to follow other people instead of making his own decisions.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: When he catches up to the Go-Home Club in Pandora's dungeon, instead of noticing the fact that there's something completely off about how there are stakes and flowers growing out their chests or they're facing off against a woman trying to kill them, his first action is to gawk at the blatant violation of dress code and possessing of dangerous weaponry.
* CowboyCop: He used to be this. [[spoiler:He was a police officer with a promising career ahead of him and had a bad habit of rushing into things regardless of the consequences. He made the impulsive decision to fire a warning shot at a kidnapper's feet, only for the bullet to bounce off the ground and shoot the kidnapper in the head, destroying his career in the process.]]
* DisneyDeath: His first awakening in Pandora's garden is interrupted when Pandora has her plants throw him into a canal. He ends up being completely fine, and χ successfully awakens his Catharsis Effect then.
* TheDitherer: In his Character Scenarios, he has a lot of trouble picking something and asks the protagonist on what he should pick. In the first Scenario, he had trouble choosing what kind of ''juice'' he wanted. [[spoiler:His indecision is due to how one of his impulsive actions killed a kidnapper without actually meaning to and ruined his career as a promising police officer.]]
* FlowerMotifs: Holly flowers. There's one blooming around Shota's shattering glasses when his Catharsis Effect is active. The flower has the meanings of "cautiousness", "prescience", and "protection".
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He is super strict about following the rules and hounds Kiriko because he believes her hair is dyed. He even goes so far as to chase her down while school is still going to drag her back when he learns she's skipping. As it turns out, though, the reason he's giving her such a hard time is that he wants her to live up to her full potential instead of wasting it.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Only Praying [χ Ver.]
* MyGreatestFailure: He views his [[spoiler:CowboyCop tendencies in the past to be this, especially when he received a call about a man kidnapping a child. He attempted to fire a warning shot at the perp's feet to spook him, but the bullet bounced off the ground and shot the kidnapper in the head. This led not only his career going down in flames, but his personal information being doxxed, his fiance leaving him and his superiors distancing themselves from him.]]
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: [[spoiler:When Shota confronted a man holding a child hostage, he fired a warning shot at the perp's feet, which ricocheted and shot the man in the head. While the child was unharmed, the whole debacle ruined Shota's career as a promising police officer groomed by his superiors and even got doxxed, leading to his fiance leaving him. Small wonder he landed in Redo.]]
* OlderThanTheyLook: [[spoiler:His true age is 30.]]
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: A deconstruction. [[spoiler:While he is hellbent on ensuring rules and regulations are followed to a T, he used to be a CowboyCop he rushed headlong into danger without a moment's hesitation. Unfortunately, this led to him making a disastrous decision where his warning shot ricocheted and killed a man holding a child hostage, leading to his career going down the drain.]]
* TakingTheBullet: When Pandora attempts to take out Kiriko with one of her plants, Shota jumps into the line of fire and is ensnared by the plant instead.
* ToBeLawfulOrGood: The crux of his Character Episode near the end. [[spoiler:Shota agonizes over how he accidentally killed a kidnapper because his warning shot ricocheted and struck the man in the head. Although the protagonist and χ tell him he saved somebody's life, Shota refutes that he still got someone killed and should never be condoned for it. He does eventually come to terms with his mistake and is happy he was able to save someone, which is further reinforced when the boy from his earlier Character Episodes thanks him for saving his life.]]
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[[folder:Niko Komamura]]
!!Niko Komamura[=/=][[spoiler:Iori Komamura]]
!!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/HiyoriKouno
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/niko_catharsis.png]]
-> '''Weapon:''' Chakram\\
'''Theme Song:''' Miss Conductor by Tsumiki [χ Ver.]\\
'''Regret:''' [[spoiler: Cain Complex]]

A first-year student at Tatefushi Academy senior high school. A bright and simple-minded girl. The optimistic type with a glow in her eyes who will interact with anyone and everyone with the goal of having more and more friends. Despite her proactiveness, she is not very skillful or good at contemplating or theorizing difficult things, and often goes in circles.
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* LegacyCharacter: χ, having heard stories of the Go-Home Club from Mu and Aria, decides to resurrect the club after the protagonist, Sasara and Gin defeat Machina and names the former as the President of the second-generation Go-Home Club

A second-year student at Tatefushi Academy senior high school. Leader of the second generation Go-Home Club that aims to escape from the ideal world of Redo. The protagonist was chosen as a partner by the virtuadoll χ, who plans to destroy Redo, and gives her half of their body.

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: [[VideoGame/TheCaligulaEffect The president of the previous Go-Home Club]] wore a white-colored blazer like the other students in Mobius who learned it was not the real world after hearing Kensuke, who was the third-year representative during their first year, being announced as the first-year rep. Their Catharsis Effect took on the form of dual pistols, allowing them to fight enemies in mid-to-long-range combat. They also have the option to betray the Go-Home Club by joining the Musicians. [[note]]Though this only applies in ''[[UpdatedRerelease Overdose]]''.[[/note]] The current-gen President's uniform is almost completely black and learned of Redo's true nature through χ and her break-in. Their Catharsis takes the form of knives, making them a close-range combatant. They also cannot betray the Go-Home Club at any point as the Obbligato Musicians, particularly Bluffman, consider them a threat thanks to their bond with χ.

* TheLeader: χ names them the President of the second-generation Go-Home Club.

* {{Synchronization}}: In order to enter Redo, χ broke in and had to tether her own being to the protagonists' soul. If they die in Redo, then χ will also die.
* SymbioticPossession: The nature of the Protagonist's {{Synchronization}} also allows [[spoiler:χ to temporarily take over and control the Protagonist at certain points]].

[[folder:χ]]
!!χ

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: On the receiving end of one by Machina. When χ rebukes Machina's claims that her actions are causing Redo's inhabitants to suffer and they would be better off returning to the real world, he asks her if she asked the protagonist and Gin to join her. The result is her being left in StunnedSilence.

'''χ''': ...!

* BorrowedCatchphrase: Much like Aria, when χ helps unlock a person's Catharsis Effect, she shouts "Are you ready? Go live!" in GratuitousEnglish.

* CallBack: She sings the ending theme for the Good Ending, [[spoiler:Cosmo, μ's {{Leitmotif}}, as sung by χ instead of her mother. It's one last reminder of their relation and how χ believes, much as her mother does, that Virtuadolls should be there to embrace humans' and alleviate their worries, even though χ doesn't agree with creating virtual worlds to shelter humans from reality.]]
* CharacterDevelopment: When first introduced, χ makes it clear she doesn't fully understand humans and their troubles, which leads her to make brash decisions without input from others, such as jumping into the protagonist's body and forcing them to go along with her plans without their consent. She also fails to understand why people would want to stay in Redo and not return to the real world. It takes continued interactions with the Go-Home Club, going through their Character Episodes and learning the respective traumas of the Obbligato Musicians for her to grow and understand humans. [[spoiler:This comes to a head near the finale, where she chooses to spare Regret upon learning she's actually human with her own troubles, not the virtuadoll imposter she saw her as previously.]]
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: When she makes her appearance, she ''completely'' misunderstands why the protagonist might be freaking out after they start seeing some weird light (actually her) pouring out of her chest, χ occasionally coming ''out'' from their body or why they might be distressed upon hearing they've more or less been shanghaied into her plans without their consent.
* ContrastingSequelProtagonist: χ sees Regret as an imposter and would rather destroy her and all of Redo whereas Aria had a friendship with μ, χ's predecessor and would try multiple times to convince her to release everyone from Mobius. As χ is an incomplete virtuadoll, she doesn't fully understand human emotions and can often come across as blunt to the point of being a {{Jerkass}} without intending to. Aria was sensitive about other people's feelings and did her best not to agitate them too much, including Kotaro (whom she frequently argued with).
* ClearMyName: Not her, but why she's in Redo in the first place. When Redo is created and flourished in time, μ was blamed for the sudden return of "Astral Syndrome" by the people in reality (as she caused the incident 5 years ago). χ was incensed as she knew that μ had nothing to do with the current case and decided to go out of her way to destroy Redo and clear μ's name.
* GoshDarnItToHeck: While she's not above cursing, χ avoids swearing. Case in point, when Machina locks down the railways:

* GratuitousEnglish: χ says "Are you ready? Go live!" when she uses her power to help unlock members of Go-Home Club's Catharsis Effects into battle.

* HeroWithBadPublicity: Not her specifically, but it is why she was never released to the public. After the events from the first game, μ got a lot of flaming and hate from the public in spite of her [[HeelFaceTurn releasing everyone from Mobius after her defeat]]. The backlash was so bad that the company that developed her and Aria decided not to release χ.
* HonorThyParent: Within the first 20 minutes of the game and first five of her introduction, she tells the Protagonist that she's a Virtuadoll and asks them if they've ever heard of μ, her beloved, beautiful, kind mother (her words).
* ItsPersonal: She has some serious beef against Regret. The latter inviting people to Redo caused a resurgence of Astral Syndrome, and immediately afterward everyone pointed fingers at μ. χ, who considers the older virtuadoll her parent for all intents and purposes, took great offense and entered Redo for the purpose of destroying Regret for all the trouble she's causing μ.
** [[spoiler:After the final boss fight against Regret, she ultimately decides to forgive and spare her nemesis, as at the end of the day, Regret is a human—-and χ doesn't want to kill a human.]]

* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Each time the Go-Home Club defeats a Musician, χ gains a new ability. Some abilities are mundane in nature, such as advanced hearing and picking out certain topics or things of interest, and picking any lock that isn't heavy-duty, or useful in the form of a punch that wipes a person's most recent memories. [[spoiler:By far her most useful ability is being able to create a copy of Redo and its inhabitants, which allows players to continue grinding, buy items from the local store, and continue developing their Causality Link with others.]]

* {{Synchronization}}: In order to enter Redo, χ broke in and had to tether her own being to the protagonists' soul. If they die in Redo, then χ will also die. For this reason, she claims they and the Protagonist are "Soul Partners". The process is also irreversible, so they're essentially such like this until they return to the real world.
* SymbioticPossession: The nature of the Protagonist's {{Synchronization}} also allows χ to temporarily take over and control the Protagonist at certain points, though this appears to be rather limited.
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: [[spoiler:In the good ending, the Go Home Club members are having a conversation on WIRE, when Ryuto posts the news that χ will soon be officially released as a Virtuadoll.]]

'''Theme Song:''' Eternal Silver by kemu (Horie Shota) [χ Ver.]\\

* {{Leitmotif}}: Eternal Silver [χ Ver.]

'''Theme Song:''' Alter Garden by Ayase [χ Ver.]\\

* {{Leitmotif}}: Alter Garden [χ Ver.]

'''Theme Song:''' Swap Out by Police Piccadilly [χ Ver.]\\

* ISurrenderSuckers: After the first boss battle with Machina. Gin, taking note of the train schedule and knowing that there was an incoming train that didn't stop at Okitama Station, told Machina he was coming over to his side, but this was to buy enough time for χ to scream and mask the sound of the incoming train, allowing Gin and the Protagonist to kick Machina onto the tracks, where he gets hit and taken away.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Swap Out [χ Ver.]

* RefusalOfTheCall: He can see χ and her train, meaning he is aware that Redo is not the real world. χ tries to recruit him into helping the protagonist, but he's content with staying in Redo and continue with his life, though he is willing to offer help to an extent. It's only thanks to Machina's attack on the protagonist that he decides to help out in full, which leads to him awakening his Catharsis Effect.

* ShoutOut: When χ demands to know why he would refuse to help her, Gin notes how the other denizens of Redo are content with being ignorant and he would [[Film/TheMatrix "rather take the blue pill any day."]]

'''Theme Song:''' Q-Ai Senorita by Kairiki Bear [χ Ver.]\\

** He utterly ''despises'' virtuadolls, and χ is no exception. [[spoiler:He spent five years of his life, from age 16 to 21, in Mobius, and deeply resents the experience, feeling that he wasted his high school and university years, the prime of his youth, there. He hates μ for creating it in the first place, resents χ for being μ's "daughter", and his wasted years in Mobius led to his hatred of virtuadolls—-a hatred further exacerbated when Regret dragged him into Redo.]]

* CharacterDevelopment: He starts off as being something of a lech, hitting on any pretty girl that catches his eye; a trait that doesn't vanish even after he gains his Catharsis Effect. Upon awakening to his memories of the real world, he develops one hell of a temper and lashes out at χ for the smallest of reasons. Progressing through his Character Episode and the main story has him soften up around the virtuadoll, enough so that, although he says he still hates her somewhat, he does like her enough to promise her he'll represent her anger and demolishes Regret when he faces her. It's also worth noting that, up until Chapter 7, he ''never once'' called χ by name.

* DefeatMeansPlayable: In MU-kun's dungeon. By defeating Kobato after he becomes a Digihead due to being consumed with negative emotions and χ unlocking his Catharsis Effect, he becomes a playable party member.

* FaceMonsterTurn: He turns into a Digihead for a brief period, but the Go-Home Club smacks some sense into him and χ unlocks his Catharsis Effect immediately afterward.

* JerkassToOne: He's generally a nice guy to everyone, and especially a flirt towards girls...except for χ. [[spoiler:This is because she's a virtuadoll on top of being μ's "daughter", who he especially hates for dragging him into Mobius and wasting five years of his life inside it.]] He does treat her better later on though.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Q-Ai Senorita [χ Ver.]

* RidiculouslyAverageGuy: [[spoiler:A source of insecurity for him, and he feels that this is how he was during his time in Mobius and in reality. By the end of his character arc, he comes to appreciate χ for awakening his Catharsis Effect, thus giving him the opportunity to be a protagonist for once in his life.]]
* TookALevelInJerkass: After he gains his Catharsis Effect and regains his memories of the real world, he starts acting a lot more rudely and develops one hell of a temper, not to mention an attitude towards χ. [[spoiler:He has plenty of reason to be pissed off when he gets stuck in yet another virtual world and wastes away more years of his life.]] He dials his anger back as his Character Episode progresses.

'''Theme Song:''' Designed desires by Nulut [χ Ver.]\\

* AwesomeByAnalysis: He figured out that Redo is a fake world all on his own through the scientific method. Just observing time and spatial errors when traveling in Redo and taking note of his bad dreams made him theorize that it was a virtual world, and he took χ's presence as validation of his theory. Observing the lack of coordination between #QP and Machina during the school festival also clues him in immediately that [[TeethClenchedTeamwork the Obbligato Musicians aren’t necessarily on the same page]].

* DeadpanSnarker: Extremely blunt and full of witty quips, much to χ's consternation in their interactions. He's capable of tact, but often declines to exercise it with the other Go-Home Club members. When it comes to someone he ''really'' dislikes, however, he holds nothing back—see his interactions with Doktor.

* IJustWantToBeNormal: Implied. [[spoiler:The whole reason he entered Redo at all is that he regretted his choice to enroll at a college prep school, essentially locking him out of other, more meaningful life paths. Also, as χ started near the start of the game, everyone's appearance in Redo is based on their "ideal version" of themselves and, unlike Mobius where everyone was in high school, some of Redo's residents look like adults. The fact that Ryuto's "ideal self" is how he actually is in real life and not older looking speaks volumes.]]

* {{Leitmotif}}: Designed desires [χ Ver.]

* TeenGenius: The only middle schooler among the main cast, and he's referred to as a boy genius. He's the second-to-last playable character to be recruited, but he figured out that Redo is a fake world all on his own, was able to see χ talking to the President and Sasara, and crashes a Go-Home Club meeting requesting to join so that he can return to the real world—all before he even activates his Catharsis Effect. [[spoiler:He's also exactly as young as he appears in Redo, compared to the Go-Home Club members who are in their 20s or older in real life.]]

'''Theme Song:''' Simply Praying by Neru [χ Ver.]\\

* DisneyDeath: His first awakening in Pandora's garden is interrupted when Pandora has her plants throw him into a canal. He ends up being completely fine, and χ successfully awakens his Catharsis Effect then.

* {{Leitmotif}}: Only Praying [χ Ver.]

* ToBeLawfulOrGood: The crux of his Character Episode near the end. [[spoiler:Shota agonizes over how he accidentally killed a kidnapper because his warning shot ricocheted and struck the man in the head. Although the protagonist and χ tell him he saved somebody's life, Shota refutes that he still got someone killed and should never be condoned for it. He does eventually come to terms with his mistake and is happy he was able to save someone, which is further reinforced when the boy from his earlier Character Episodes thanks him for saving his life.]]

'''Theme Song:''' Miss Conductor by Tsumiki [χ Ver.]\\

* BeYourself: The crux of her Character Episode after her Dive to the Heart. [[spoiler:Iori despises herself so much she'd much rather pretend to be Niko, who she states is far more liked than herself and has everything Iori wishes she had. It takes the protagonist and χ pointing out that her Catharsis Effect is Iori's and hers alone to kickstart her CharacterDevelopment and dropping the Niko guise.]]

* {{Leitmotif}}: Miss Conductor [χ Ver.]

* ShoutOut: After a few times seeing χ's Skeleton χ power in action, she claims that "[[VideoGame/Persona5 all those other phantom thieves]] got nothin' on [χ]".

'''Theme Song:''' xxxx/xx/xx by Music/{{Cosmo}} [χ Ver.], Cosmo Dancer by YM (Wicked)\\

* AllThereInTheManual: The circumstances behind how she ended up with a micro-Mobius inside her and how she came to have amnesia are fully laid out in the novel ''Caligula EPISODE: Marie Mizuguchi ~Kanojo no mita Sekai~''. After the events of the first game, she came to terms with her LackOfEmpathy being tied to her DarkAndTroubledPast and had a proper HeelFaceTurn, but was afraid to return to reality from the guilt of her own actions and her own emotional trauma. μ created a micro-Mobius for her and wiped her memories in the hopes of allowing her to live an ordinary high school life while she was hospitalized.

* AmnesiacDissonance: Because Wicked's StartOfDarkness came from her DarkAndTroubledPast, "Wicked" is Marie when she has to deal with that past and the burden of remembering it, whereas "Marie Amabuki" is Marie when she gets to live a normal school life. In Marie's Character Episodes, she learns about her past identity as Wicked and gets to see Wicked's perspective of the world through her dreams, but when she begins to worry that she might be a fake SplitPersonality as a result who'll be erased when they return to the real world, the protagonist and χ help her realize that she and Wicked are still the same person, and "Marie Amabuki" is simply the result of Wicked wanting to have lived a happy life without the baggage of having been pushed over the DespairEventHorizon. "Wicked" returns in full force in the Bad Ending when the protagonist initially tries to kill her as "Marie Amabuki", but given her words having nuances of DeathSeeker, it's implied she would have preferred the amnesia.
* AmnesiacHero: It doesn't come up until later in the game, but Marie reveals that she doesn't have any memories of her life prior to coming to Redo. In the Bad Ending, Wicked speculates μ locked away her memories to try and suppress her traumatic life in the real world.

** The catalyst for Marie unlocking her Catharsis Effect isn't remembering the real world. Rather, she feels as if she's heard of the Go-Home Club before. This clues players in on that she may have been in Mobius, which is later all but confirmed when the Doktor states she's carrying a Micro Mobius inside her, given to her by μ, which is only possible if Marie was a resident in Mobius.

* IHatePastMe: Should the protagonist elect not to kill her and choose to fight Regret, Marie's later Character Episodes have her start dreaming about her former life as Wicked. Marie makes it very clear that she's disgusted by how hateful her former self was and just as terrified of the prospect of returning to her former life. It's to the point that she's convinced μ didn't give her a Micro Mobius and sealed off her memories to give her a shot at happiness, but rather to keep Wicked locked away from the rest of the world.
* {{Leitmotif}}: xxxx/xx/xx [χ Ver.], Cosmo Dancer (Wicked) in the DownerEnding.

* KickTheDog: Upon learning that she's carrying a Micro Mobius that serves as the foundation of Redo, Ryuto states that they can return to the real world by killing Marie rather than fight Regret. χ, who is reeling from a HeroicBSOD after having suffered a CurbStompBattle at Regret's hands earlier, considers the idea. Although Marie herself is willing to go along with it, it's still a dick move.
* MercyKillArrangement: At the pivotal point in a late-game dungeon, when Ryuto explains to her that Redo is based off a micro-Mobius that μ had created for her and that if she dies, then so too will Redo be destroyed, [[HeroicSacrifice she requests that the Protagonist kill her so that Redo can be destroyed and everyone can return to reality]]. If the Protagonist accepts, they stab her and she reawakens as Wicked, leading to her fighting the Go-Home Club for the hell of it before she dies, thus becoming the FinalBoss of the Bad Ending; otherwise, the plot will continue, with the Go-Home Club, Marie in tow, being transported back to town.

* TheSingularity: She's referred to as such by Bluffman and Doktor, as Bluffman and Regret had based Redo off of a micro-Mobius μ had created for her. If she dies, then so too will Redo be destroyed.

* AffablyEvil: She is unfailingly polite to everyone, even to χ who makes it very clear in their first meeting she wants to destroy her.

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: μ was a well-known virtuadoll who created Mobius upon discovering how humans were suffering in the real world soon after she gained sentience, and would later be manipulated by Thorn into fulfilling her wish to destroy the real world. Regret is a regular girl who gained popularity by covering μ's songs and masqueraded as a virtuadoll at the behest of Bluffman (in truth her father), who created Redo and propped her on a pedestal as a deity-like figure for the purpose of giving her happiness. μ continuously absorbed the negative emotions of the people of Mobius in a misguided attempt to alleviate their burdens and had to be purged of those emotions in a fight as she could not be reasoned with otherwise. Regret is fought because her power goes out of control and begs the Go-Home Club to beat her.

* NotSoStoic: Regret talks in a very formal manner and shows no emotion for most of the game, except for the very end of the Good Ending route. When the Go-Home Club reaches her and informs her that Bluffman was swallowed up by the Metaverse-Es, her first reaction is to exclaim "Hell YEAH!" Her speech pattern becomes much more casual, and she pointedly begs them for help, spilling out all sorts of details about her family and her upbringing. When χ declares her intent to kill her, she reacts by ''agreeing and begging the Go-Home Club to do it'', end Redo, and return everyone to reality. For emphasis, after being told of Bluffman's fate, she is never again portrayed using her neutral expression. Finally, during her back-to-back boss fights, she completely loses it, having been driven mad by the voices of citizens calling out for her.

* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: χ eventually surmises that Regret isn't a virtuadoll like her, but actually a human. When she confronts Bluffman, he confirms that Regret is human [[LukeIAmYourFather and then some]].
* RuleOfThree: She is fought a grand total of three times; once during Chapter 5 [[HopelessBossFight where she delivers a]] CurbStompBattle [[HopelessBossFight to the protagonist and χ]] and twice in Chapter 8 back-to-back.

* UnroboticReveal: Initially made out to be a virtuadoll like χ, she is eventually revealed to just be a regular human forced into a role by Bluffman.

** Had Machina told Bluffman he found χ and the protagonist instead of trying to apprehend them himself, odds are the Go-Home Club would likely have never been founded and Bluffman's plan would continue without a hitch.

* HumiliationConga: Goes through this during and after his boss battle. [[spoiler:After he loses his cool when Gin skewers him, he then fights the Go-Home Club, and is defeated. He then tries to telephone Bluffman as a trump card, but before Bluffman picks up, he gets knocked out cold by a punch from ''χ''. Finally, when he reconvenes with the Obbligato Musicians and says he has a list of his art event's attendees (with the Go-Home Club's membership somewhere on it), Bluffman and Doktor exclude him from a meeting where the rest of the Musicians discuss Marie, the singularity, as [[YouHaveFailedMe punishment for losing to the Go-Home Club]].]]

* MeaningfulName: Her real first name is written 恋々愛, which is essentially just "love" three times.

* MeaningfulName: His real last name is written 宮司, which means "chief [Shinto] priest".

* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:She gloats about doing this when she deactivates Machina lategame for trying to parley with the Protagonist, Kiriko, Niko, and χ, noting that Machina is a child in real life and that to deactivate his {{Cyborg}} body is to functionally kill him.]]

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Thorn subtly manipulates μ by having her absorb the negative energy of Mobius' inhabitants to fulfill her desire of destroying reality. Bluffman props Regret on a pedestal and has her act like some sort of god-like figure for the people of Redo. Thorn initially wanted to use Mobius as a way to live with Ichika, and when that failed, decided to destroy the real world, using μ to that end. Bluffman created Redo and made his daughter into Regret for the purpose of giving her happiness. In regards to how they dealt with their subordinates, Thorn initially threatened to send them back to the real world when they failed before closing off the only exit to the real world and turned most of the Ostinato Musicians BrainwashedAndCrazy. Bluffman would rather just kill them off when he feels they're either no longer needed or they turn against him and become detrimental to his plans.

* {{Leitmotif}}: xxxx/xx/xx [Regret Ver.]. It stands for YYYY/MM/DD, and is rendered as その日[[note]]translates to "that day" in English[[/note]] when sung aloud, signifying Redo's theme of erasing its denizens' regrets. Or not; it's eventually revealed that he stole the song from Thorn, so although he presumably chose it because the theme was fitting, the song's lyrics, which speak of the composer’s grief over not being able to meet his end with a certain someone and his inability to forgive “that coward” (probably Shogo), were probably originally written about Asuka's regrets over being unable to prevent Ichika's death.

* MusicalSpoiler: His {{Leitmotif}} is written by Cosmo, the only songwriter involved in ''The Caligula Effect'' to return for the sequel. Cosmo wrote Distorted♰Happiness, the Leitmotif for Thorn, and this is no coincidence—it signifies that in-universe Bluffman has been using Thorn's music for his agenda.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: He delivers a poignant brutal one to χ after she knocks out MU-kun when the latter attempts to call him, telling her that [[JerkassHasAPoint unlike with Mobius, people came to Redo out of their own free will]] and how imperfect she and her fellow virtuadolls are. To kick her down further, Bluffman states that the reason why Regret is perfect is that she actually understands the people living in her virtual world, whereas χ and μ cannot. That last one hurts the former deeply.
* RedHerring: Throughout the game, there are hints that Bluffman may, in fact, be Thorn (i.e. Asuka Natsume), the ringleader of the Ostinato Musicians. First, Pandora states Bluffman possesses intricate knowledge of Mobius, which he should only have if he was there himself. There's also his {{Leitmotif}}, which is composed by Cosmo, the same songwriter who wrote Thorn's signature song Distorted♰Happiness--this is even commented on by MU-kun who claims Bluffman is a very well-known Doll-P who composed songs for μ. The trailers also focus on lines from him about succeeding "this time" and that he's doing what he does out of ThePowerOfLove, which would suggest Asuka trying to pull the same stunt as before out of his love for Ichika; his image song also sounds suspiciously like what Asuka would write in regret over Ichika's death and his inability to stop it. In actuality, Bluffman is MU-kun's boss in the real world and broke into Asuka Natsume's home and is simply using Thorn's music and fame from Mobius as a means to manipulate MU-kun, who is her biggest fan; Bluffman doesn't know a thing about music himself, and the image song being a description of Ichika's death is presumably because the song was stolen from Thorn's archives.

* LegitimateBusinessmensSocialClub: The hospital he works at is legitimate for the most part, though the fact that a hospital and diseases exist in Redo raises questions in and of itself. [[spoiler:As for Dr. Guuji himself, he is a legitimate doctor himself, but he also uses his position to find out who is aware that Redo is not the real world and kill them and, during Chapter 5, creates a bug that, while not lethal, flushes out the Go-Home Club and forcing many students from the high school to visit the hospital. He then lethally poisons the two Go-Home Club members he does find—Sasara and the Protagonist. Had Regret not shown up and purged the poison from their bodies, odds are his ploy would have succeeded.]]

* {{Singularity}}: She's referred to as such by Bluffman and Doktor, as Bluffman and Regret had based Redo off of a micro-Mobius μ had created for her. If she dies, then so too will Redo be destroyed.

'''Theme Song:''' Q-Ai Senorita by Kairiki Bear [χ Ver.]

'''Theme Song:''' Miss Conductor by Tsumiki [χ Ver.]

'''Theme Song:''' xxxx/xx/xx by Music/{{Cosmo}} [χ Ver.], Cosmo Dancer by YM (Wicked)

'''Theme Song:''' Alter Garden by Ayase [χ Ver.]

'''Theme Song:''' Designed desires by Nulut [χ Ver.]

'''Theme Song:''' Swap Out by Police Piccadilly [χ Ver.]

'''Theme Song:''' Simply Praying by Neru [χ Ver.]

'''Theme Song:''' Eternal Silver by kemu (Horie Shota) [χ Ver.]

* {{Workaholic}}: Regret describes him as having been this in reality, a typical Japanese salaryman completely dedicated to his career and never talking to her. She thus doesn't know whether he actually loved her, with Redo ending up being his big project to try and express his love for her.

* NoSocialSkills: Due to having never been officially released, she lacks empathy and often belies an inability to read the room. Within the first five minutes of her introduction, she has trouble understanding why the Protagonist is freaking out over being able to hear her voice, going on about being a Virtuadoll and how Redo is a fake world while the Protagonist is running through the subway and into Tatefushi Academy, clearly not having any of it yet. She also has trouble understanding why the Obliggato Musicians aren't receptive to her calling Regret a fake Virtuadoll. It's only thanks to her interactions with the Go-Home Club members that she begins to be able to understand humans.

-> '''Weapon:''' Polearm\\

* PeekABangs: Kobato's bangs cover his left eye.

* PeekABangs: Kranke's bangs cover her left eye.

* TheBadGuyWins: Regardless of whether the Go-Home Club defeats her or kills Marie and destroys the Micro Mobius within her, thereby destroying Redo in the process, Sayoko ultimately gets her wish and is freed from her role as Regret.

* BladeOnAStick: Her Catharsis Effect weapon is a naginata.

* BladeOnAStick: His Catharsis Effect weapon is a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasumata sasumata]], a non-lethal polearm used to restrain criminals.

* ContraltoOfDanger: Whenever Niko [[spoiler:stops impersonating her dead sister]] or is sufficiently offended, shocked, or angered, her normally bright, cheerful, almost grating voice drops an octave and becomes extremely serious and level.

* {{Foil}}: To Bluffman. Bluffman [[spoiler:found out about Marie's Micro Mobius, manipulating it to be his own and breaking her out of her comfortable, false life]].

* {{Foil}}: All members contrast with the Obbligato Musicians both in regards to their reasons for entering Redo.
** Sasara and Machina. Sasara is a kind, warm, motherly sort of woman who is unfailingly polite even towards her enemies and something of a CloudCuckoolander. Machina is a stern and serious individual who is otherwise uncompromising. [[spoiler:Sasara is a grandmother who is nearing the end of her lifespan and entered Redo after absently wishing she could relive her high school days]] while Machina is a middle-school student who fears death and wanted an immortal, metal body due to [[spoiler:the death of his own grandmother.]]
** Kiriko and Pandora. In the real world, Kiriko is [[spoiler:Momona Kurahashi, a popular idol who quit at the peak of her fame due to burnout.]] Pandora used to be a college student who [[spoiler:fell in love with her favorite idol, Hikaru Hanamaki. She picked up more and more jobs to to go to every single one of his events and buy all of his merch, eventually turning to compensated dating to spend more money on Hikaru. At the peak of his group's popularity, an anonymous user revealed that Hikaru was having an affair with another fan. Pandora was betrayed, and swore to always hate idols despite her entitled own entitled attitude towards them.]]
** Kobato and #QP. Kobato is a CasanovaWannabe who, [[spoiler:after spending his high school and college years in Mobius, felt his future was diminished]]. #QP is a cheery, albeit conniving woman and [[spoiler:a 29-year-old woman who watched her closest friends find husbands and came to Redo to find one herself]].
** Ryuto and Doktor. Ryuto is a [[spoiler:middle school student and a child prodigy]] who fervently believes in NoblesseOblige. Dr. Guuji was a talented doctor [[spoiler:who felt his career and life fall apart when he failed Kranke's surgery and despises himself for his failure, so much so he would rather spend the rest of his life trying to find a way to give Kranke her legs back instead of saving people in the real world]].
** Shota and Kranke. Shota is a [[spoiler:police officer in the real world. During a kidnapping case, he was the only officer on the scene, and he shot a bullet into the ground as a warning. However, the bullet ricocheted into the suspect's head, killing him and ruining Shota's career and life.]] Kranke [[spoiler:was born chronically ill, living in a hospital instead of her home. She developed a severe attachment to her physician, who worked tirelessly to help her in any way that he could, including cheering her up by making music with her. One day, Doktor told her about a surgery that could possibly strengthen her legs and body again, but Kranke hated the idea of being cured and no longer being able to see him. She eventually agreed to the surgery after pleas from Doktor, but it failed, and her legs ended up paralyzed. She was still with Doktor, but his personality changed drastically, and Kranke thought that she was his burden to bear.]]
** Niko and Kudan. Niko [[spoiler:is truly taking on the identity of her twin sister, Niko. Niko's true name is Iori, but after Niko died in an accident, her parents insisted that Iori was the one that died. She refused to take on the identity of her sister, insisting that she was Iori, but that furthered her parent's hysteria over one of their children's deaths]]. In real life, Kudan [[spoiler:is the daughter of a politician who was backstabbed and had a scandal of his leaked to the public. Kudan was disheartened, defending her father no matter what. One day, she refused her father's pleas of ignoring the press, and prepared a speech to defend her father. However, her horrible stutter got in the way, and she became a laughing stock for her father's false supporters. This shaped her to become someone who craved to be a silver-tongued leader, expressing it all by making music]].
** Marie and Bluffman. [[spoiler:After the events of the first game, Marie didn't awaken from her coma due to μ making her her own Micro Mobius. There she had a happy life with two adoptive parents, free from the trauma of the outside world. However, Bluffman and Regret discovered her world and manipulated it into Redo for their own gains.]]

* {{Foil}}: In the real world, Kiriko is [[spoiler:an idol who quit at the peak of her career, disappointing her fans]]. Pandora herself is [[spoiler:a self-entitled idol fan who was "betrayed" by the idol she fell in love with and spent every cent she had on due to the fact that he had an affair with another fan.]] They both represent the relationship between celebrities and their fans.

* {{Foil}}: To MU-kun. [[spoiler: MU-kun and Gin are both office workers in reality who regret not following their dreams. MU-kun’s childhood dreams of being an astronaut, artist, or Doll-P had never worked out because he never stepped on the gas and went all in on his dreams, instead choosing to give up. Gin, on the other hand, is a transmasculine non-binary person who was assigned female at birth. Gin attempted to repress his more masculine aspects out of familial pressure and societal obligation and destroyed his mental health in the process, causing him to regret not just coming out of the closet.]] They both didn't pursue their dreams, and missed out on the chance earlier in life.

* {{Foil}}: To #QP. Kobato [[spoiler:was in Mobius, and remembers none of it whatsoever. When he finally got out, missed out on his high school and college years, and his muscles deteriorated due to atrophy.]] #QP [[spoiler:dedicated her life to her education and finding a partner, but nothing ever worked out, and no one gave her useful advice.]] They feel as if they both missed out on their prime years in life.

* {{Foil}}: To Doktor. [[spoiler:Doktor is a 40-year old man constantly putting himself down for [[MyGreatestFailure failing Kranke's surgery]] and who has been made acutely aware of his limits. Having reached his limits, he has ceased trying to push those limits or even to grow as a person or as a physician, and he tells Ryuto that when he grows up, he too will be put in his place. Ryuto, an impatient middle schooler who has full confidence in his own intelligence and potential, considers Doktor's self-pitying stasis to be pathetic and his coming to Redo instead of serving patients in the real world to be an unforgivable violation of the Hippocratic Oath, and after their final confrontation in the Tower of Epimetheus, he declares to him and to the rest of the Go-Home Club that once he grows up, he'll pursue a career in medicine and achieve everything Doktor couldn't and believes him to be incapable of.]]

* {{Foil}}: To Kranke. Shota [[spoiler:was a police officer who ruined his career and life by accidentally shooting a suspect on a snap judgement]]. Kranke [[spoiler:underwent surgery that could have repaired her nerves and fixed her legs, but it failed and she ended up paralyzed from the waist down]]. They both feel as if they made a decision that changed the trajectory of their lives. [[spoiler:Kranke's regret is not the surgery failing, but feeling as if she is now Doktor's burden to carry.]]

* {{Foil}}: To Kudan. Niko [[spoiler:is truly Iori, Niko's twin sister. After the death of Niko, she refused to let her parents claim that Iori was the one who died, due to Niko being more loved. This led to their relationships deteriorating]]. Kudan [[spoiler:is the daughter of a politician, but has a severe stutter despite looking up to him. After her father was scrutinized due to a leaked scandal, Kudan tried to defend her father on the news, but became a laughing stock just because she couldn't get her words out]]. They both held family to such a high regard that it destroyed it.