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* [[spoiler:ImAMonster]]

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* [[spoiler:ImAMonster]][[spoiler:IAmAMonster I'm A Monster]]



* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: X suffers from ''many'' problems as a child, the most prominent being [[spoiler:post-traumatic stress disorder]]. Then there's the matter of his psychic powers... [[spoiler:His psychic abilities led to him being subject to violent bullying, then caused him to lose the only friend he had when the PowerIncontinence in his RoaringRampageOfRevenge kicked in, ''then'' led to him being subjected to ColdBloodedTorture, and on top of all of that he ended up with SurvivorGuilt after not doing anything to save Essi's mom, leading to his BungledSuicide. Yep, this kid's behavior is pretty justified.]]

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* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: X suffers from ''many'' problems as a child, the most prominent being [[spoiler:post-traumatic stress disorder]]. Then there's the matter of his psychic powers... [[spoiler:His psychic abilities led to him being subject to violent bullying, then caused him to lose the only friend he had when the PowerIncontinence in his RoaringRampageOfRevenge kicked in, ''then'' led to him being subjected to ColdBloodedTorture, and on top of all of that he ended up with SurvivorGuilt after not doing anything to save Essi's mom, leading to his BungledSuicide. Yep, this kid's behavior is pretty justified.]]
* [[spoiler:WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Justified in his case, as the awakening of his psychic powers was directly connected to his trauma.
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* CloudCuckoolander: Oh, yeah. He claims in his first appearance to be an upholder of love and peace.

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* CloudCuckoolander: Oh, yeah. He claims in his first appearance to be an upholder of love and peace.
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* [[spoiler:ObfuscatingStupidity: If the author's notes are to be believed, Rexus' true personality is a lot different than the silly one here.]]

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** And apparently, [[spoiler:he created the Doors 8 operating system. So he's Bill Gates, or something.]]



* [[spoiler:HijackedByGanon: He really doesn't show up much at all during Anon's path, and the main conflict involves past events with Scid, who appears to be even more villainous than him in this path. He only really comes in at the end to fire off a bullet at Anon.]]

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* [[spoiler:HijackedByGanon: He really doesn't show up much at all during Anon's path, and the main conflict involves past events with Scid, who appears to be even more villainous than him in this path. He only really comes in at the end to fire off a bullet at Anon.Anon and then send the government after Anon and Essi.]]

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* [[spoiler:HeartwarmingOrphan]]



* [[spoiler:ConvenientlyAnOrphan:]] This allows him to sneak around Xen Institute at any hour he pleases.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Probably the darkest one out of all three LoveInterests; his past was so traumatic that he was a DeathSeeker at the age of ''six''. He arguably ''needed'' to create different personalities for himself in order to keep from going completely insane. Now it sort of holds him together, but at the same time, he feels an emptiness in his true personality.]]



* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Probably the darkest one out of all three LoveInterests; his past was so traumatic that he was a DeathSeeker at the age of ''six''. He arguably ''needed'' to create different personalities for himself in order to keep from going completely insane. Now it sort of holds him together, but at the same time, he feels an emptiness in his true personality.]]


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* HeyYou: Never calls Essi by name [[spoiler:until a certain point in his GoodEnding.]]


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* DeathSeeker: As seen in the opening to the game [[spoiler:and even when he's older.]]
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!!A Boy Named "X" [[spoiler:Xirr]]

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!!A Boy Named "X" [[spoiler:Xirr]]
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A mysterious boy that appears in Essi's dreams, and is connected to her mother's death. His name, given to him by the founders of Xen Institute, is also used in naming the X-Note.

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A mysterious boy that appears in Essi's dreams, and is connected to her mother's death. His name, given to him by the founders of Xen Institute, is also used in naming the X-Note. [[color:white:Currently, he has taken on the identity "Anon".]]
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* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: X suffers from ''many'' problems as a child, the most prominent being [[spoiler:post-traumatic stress disorder]]. Then there's the matter of his psychic powers... [[spoiler:His psychic abilities led to him being subject to violent bullying, then caused him to lose the only friend he had when the PowerIncontenence in his RoaringRampageOfRevenge kicked in, ''then'' led to him being subjected to ColdBloodedTorture, and on top of all of that he ended up with SurvivorGuilt after not doing anything to save Essi's mom, leading to his BungledSuicide. Yep, this kid's behavior is pretty justified.]]

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* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: X suffers from ''many'' problems as a child, the most prominent being [[spoiler:post-traumatic stress disorder]]. Then there's the matter of his psychic powers... [[spoiler:His psychic abilities led to him being subject to violent bullying, then caused him to lose the only friend he had when the PowerIncontenence PowerIncontinence in his RoaringRampageOfRevenge kicked in, ''then'' led to him being subjected to ColdBloodedTorture, and on top of all of that he ended up with SurvivorGuilt after not doing anything to save Essi's mom, leading to his BungledSuicide. Yep, this kid's behavior is pretty justified.]]

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* [[spoiler:ImAMonster]]



* [[spoiler:BigBad: Arguably, he was the BigBad of Anon's route, as the X-Note ultimately revealed what happened ten years ago, even though he was already dead beforehand. Then in the present he gets [[HijackedByGanon Hijacked By Loil]].]]
* [[spoiler:ColdBloodedTorture: Subjected X to it as a way to take revenge for his son.]]



* ItsPersonal: [[spoiler:His son was critically injured during X's rampage against those who were bullying the two of them. Believing his son to be dead, he abandoned his morals when it came to studying X and hooked him up to a machine that tested his powers, but at the same time physically strained his body.]]

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* ItsPersonal: [[spoiler:His son was critically injured during X's rampage against those who were bullying the two of them. Believing his son to be dead, he abandoned his morals when it came to studying X and hooked him up to a machine that tested his powers, but at the same time physically strained him mentally, and damaged his body.psyche beyond repair.]]



* [[spoiler:HijackedByGanon: He really doesn't show up much at all during Anon's path, and the main conflict involves past events with Scid, who appears to be even more villainous than him in this path. He only really comes in at the end to fire off a bullet at Anon.]]



* [[spoiler:ManipulativeBastard: Very much so; he uses the children in the facility for his own gain, concealing Oure's comatose state from the others in the facility, and manipulates Yuon/Anon and Essi in each boy's respective routes. He is also pretty much responsible for getting the other founders to turn on each other, though it's hard to say that Scid wouldn't have tortured X for putting his son in a coma either.]]

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* [[spoiler:ManipulativeBastard: Very much so; he uses the children in the facility for his own gain, concealing Oure's comatose state from the others in the facility, and manipulates Yuon/Anon Yuon and Essi in each boy's respective his route routes. He is also pretty much responsible for getting the other founders to turn on each other, though it's hard to say that Scid wouldn't have tortured X for putting his son in a coma either.]]



* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Arguable, [[spoiler:allowing the other non-psychic children to stay in the institute]].



* [[spoiler:AllOfTheOtherReindeer]]



* [[spoiler:BerserkButton: Hurting Oure. Ironically, he shares that same button with Scid.]]



* [[spoiler:ColdBloodedTorture: Subjected to it.]]



* HarmfulToMinors: [[spoiler:The kid suffered through the Northern War, the most destruction of which was caused by an explosion from a swamp that was tainted blood red. He was then later bullied by the very children he saved, and indirectly caused what he believed to be the death of his only friend. He was then tortured by said friend's father in an act of {{revenge}}, and was barely rescued by Essi's mother, only for his savior to die in a car accident. By this time, he was already long gone across the DespairEventHorizon, and instead chose to end his life then and there.]]

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* HarmfulToMinors: [[spoiler:The kid suffered through the Northern War, the most destruction of which was caused by an explosion from a swamp that was tainted blood red. He was then later bullied by the very children he saved, and indirectly caused what he believed to be the death of his only friend. He was then tortured by said friend's father in an act of {{revenge}}, and was barely rescued by Essi's mother, only for his savior to die in a car accident.accident, which he then blamed himself for by not attempting to save her. By this time, he was already long gone across the DespairEventHorizon, and instead chose to end his life then and there.]]]]
* [[spoiler:ImAMonster]]



* [[spoiler:RoaringRampageOfRevenge: When his only friend, Oure, was hurt defending him from the other children.]]



* [[spoiler:SurvivorGuilt]]



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* TroublingUnchildlikeBehaviorTroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: X suffers from ''many'' problems as a child, the most prominent being [[spoiler:post-traumatic stress disorder]]. Then there's the matter of his psychic powers... [[spoiler:His psychic abilities led to him being subject to violent bullying, then caused him to lose the only friend he had when the PowerIncontenence in his RoaringRampageOfRevenge kicked in, ''then'' led to him being subjected to ColdBloodedTorture, and on top of all of that he ended up with SurvivorGuilt after not doing anything to save Essi's mom, leading to his BungledSuicide. Yep, this kid's behavior is pretty justified.]]

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* [[spoiler:PowerIncontinence: He has difficulty controlling his powers for the most part, as the tend to manifest unconsciously. However, his emotions and the amount of control he has over them also result in this, so he is at least aware of what he's doing when this happens.]]



** TheSoCalledCoward: Finally pulls together enough courage to help Essi [[spoiler:after her death]].



* [[spoiler:RelativeButton:When he finally comes face to face with X after ten years, he explodes with anger and attempts to kill him. Unfortunately for him, X is a ridiculously strong and destructive psychic.]]



* [[spoiler:TheSociopath: Like X. However, he truly lacks any sympathy for anyone, not because of trauma, but because he's a total monster.]]

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* [[spoiler:TheSociopath: Like X. However, he truly lacks any sympathy for anyone, not because of trauma, but because he's a total monster. He at least shows some sympathy towards Scid's death at X's hands.]]
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* HiddenDepths: Comes off as a total playboy wannabe at first, but on his dates with Essi, he shows hints of depth [[spoiler:or rather, his lack of it]] in his responses when Essi is considerate to him.


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** And then he uses this info to buy her a ''black bra'' for her birthday...

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* LesYay: One-sided on her part with Emma, Essi's mother. They both graduated from the same school, Emma was Acia's senior, and Acia always held a deep admiration for her. Whether it was intentional or not is anyone's guess.

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* LesYay: One-sided on her part with Emma, Essi's mother. They both graduated from the same school, Emma was Acia's senior, and Acia always held a deep admiration for her. And when Emma teases her about her admiration for Scid, Acia's response is to say that she felt the same way for Emma. Whether it was intentional or not is anyone's guess.


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* ShipperOnDeck: For Acia and Scid.
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!!A Boy Named "X" [[spoiler:Xirr]][[color:eeeeff:/Anon]]

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* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Allowing her to be involved in solving the mysteries surrounding Xen Institute.
* EveryGirlIsCuterWithHairDecs: Her long ribbons.



* MementoMacGuffin: Her X-Note USB necklace. [[spoiler:However, the full secrets of the X-Note are only revealed in one route. The others have Essi give up solving it, choosing not to uncover the mystery surrounding her mother's death.]]



* TragicKeepsake: The X-Note necklace that her mother left her on the day of the accident.



* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: He actually ''inherits'' Xen Institute from his father, as his mother was died when he was young.



* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Yuon's mother died when he was very young, and his relationship with his father has been poor ever since they both got news of his older brother's death. Since then Yuon has buried himself in academics and chess in order to fill the void left behind. His inablility to connect to his father also led to an inability to connect with others, leaving him as the SociallyAwkwardHero that he is. Heck, even at the beginning of the game, he states that his main motivation behind solving Scid's murder isn't to find his father's killer, but to clear the police's suspicion of him as the culprit.]]



* MissingMom: [[PosthumousCharacter She's dead.]]



* PerpetualFrowner: His default expression, though it's clear that he just has trouble with communicating with others.



* SociallyAwkwardHero: Has a very hard time communicating with others, as he isn't really aware that being a PerpetualFrowner sends out the wrong signals.



* [[spoiler:BrokenBird: [[BreakTheCutie This cutie has been broken many, many times before.]]]]



* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:He is Yuon's younger brother, and the closest friend that X had in the Institute. At a young age, he developed diabetes, genetic from his dead mother. One day while standing up to the other children who were bullying X, he also got hurt, triggering X's BerserkButton. Caught in the fight, Oure fell into a coma afterward, and believed himself to be dead. Confusing his AstralProjection with being a ghost, he tried wandering the school only to find that he couldn't leave the corridors, and he grew resentful of watching the clouds pass by in the outside world, while he himself was trapped there.]]



* HiddenDepths: Hints at this [[spoiler:or rather, his lack of]] on Essi's date with him at Mirage Fountain, when she asks him to throw a coin instead of her.



* {{Keet}}



* ThePollyanna



* CatSmile: Sports this expression when he feels expecially playful.

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* CatSmile: Sports this expression when he feels expecially playful.especially playful.
* [[spoiler:DeathSeeker: When he was a lot younger. And he is still this way now, as it's hinted in his route that when Essi chooses to pursue Yuon or Oure, and thus does not interact with him beyond her initial visits, he gives up his QuestForIdentity and chooses to die.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Probably the darkest one out of all three LoveInterests; his past was so traumatic that he was a DeathSeeker at the age of ''six''. He arguably ''needed'' to create different personalities for himself in order to keep from going completely insane. Now it sort of holds him together, but at the same time, he feels an emptiness in his true personality.]]



* RunningGag: He tends to mention taking Essi to a love hotel [[MoodKiller whenever he tries to be romantic]].



* SupremeChef: He has terrible taste in food, though.



* CurtainsMatchTheWindows



* IGaveMyWord: Promised his wife before she died that he would protect their family. [[spoiler:So when he is unable to save his son, he loses it.]]



** And then there's also the matter of the children that he found on his last trip to the north...and the fact that he brought them all back with him.
-->'''Emma:''' They are merely toys for his amusement.



* [[spoiler:TheSociopath: Like X. However, he truly lacks any sympathy for anyone, not because of trauma, but because he's a total monster.]]



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----* TallDarkAndBishoujo: Like mother, like daughter.
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!!A Boy Named "X" [[spoiler:Xirr]][[color:eeeeff:/Anon]]

A mysterious boy that appears in Essi's dreams, and is connected to her mother's death. His name, given to him by the founders of Xen Institute, is also used in naming the X-Note.
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* BlindingBangs
* [[spoiler:BungledSuicide]]
* CreepyChild: Oh, yeah, big time.
* DivineIntervention: [[spoiler:Saved the children of his village through his awakening psychic power. They could only describe it as a strange power that protected them.]]
* [[spoiler:DrivenToSuicide: Though it ended up being a BungledSuicide. Instead of killing himself, he couldn't coherently piece together his memories and suffered though some IdentityAmnesia.]]
* FreudianExcuse: Oh, ''boy''...
* HarmfulToMinors: [[spoiler:The kid suffered through the Northern War, the most destruction of which was caused by an explosion from a swamp that was tainted blood red. He was then later bullied by the very children he saved, and indirectly caused what he believed to be the death of his only friend. He was then tortured by said friend's father in an act of {{revenge}}, and was barely rescued by Essi's mother, only for his savior to die in a car accident. By this time, he was already long gone across the DespairEventHorizon, and instead chose to end his life then and there.]]
* KidsAreCruel: [[spoiler:The other children he ended up saving turned on him and bullied him when they noticed he was receiving special treatment from the founders.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: His most defining personality trait.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: His powers are explicitly stated to far exceed what a psychic should be capable of.
* TheSociopath: A borderline example. He really cannot see the point in caring for others' situations, although considering everything he had experienced from the point of his introduction, it's easy to see where this viewpoint comes from. He's more sympathetic than many other examples, and despite his violent outbursts, his lack of empathy comes from being [[spoiler: a ShellShockedVeteran]].
* [[spoiler:ShellShockedVeteran: A child who watched and survived the destruction of his village in the Northern War.]]
* [[spoiler:TraumaCongaLine: Pretty much everything listed in HarmfulToMinors.]]
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* YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame: Inverted. Essi initially commends Anon's information gathering skills, only for him to proudly ask if she's impressed. Essi regrets praising him.



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One of the other founding members of Xen Institute, Institute and its previous principal, Dr. Scid is the victim of the murder case that Yuon recruited Essi to solve. He suffered from internally caused brain injuries; Yuon quickly deduces that only a psychic was able to murder him.
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* EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether: With Scid and Emma.


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* SlapSlapKiss: With Anon.



* MeaningfulName: As a PlayfulHacker who is always found in the computer lab, and spends his time on forums to discover new gossip and information, it fits well enough. [[spoiler:Even more so, the "Anon" in his name refers to his lack of identity, and the emptiness he feels when thinking about who he is and where he came from.]][[color:white:This also hints at him being the "unknown" or X.]]



* PlayfulHacker: [[HandsomeLech Proven when he starts reciting Essi's bust size back to her.]]

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* SlapSlapKiss: His relationship with Essi.
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* [[spoler:BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: His relationship with Oure when the two were younger.]]

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* YoungerThanTheyLook: Yuon is around Essi's age, maybe only a few months older. Yet he has a large responsibility even as a student at Xen Institute.


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* INeverToldYouMyName: With Rexus; she's a bit surprised that he knows her name when she never mentioned it to him.


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* INeverToldYouMyName: Accidentally uses Essi's name when advising her, although she never directly told him her name.

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* IdiotHair: Though his isn't all that noticeable. [[LampshadeHanging He does call himself stupid, however.]]



* [[spoiler:CompleteMonster: When it isn't for business, he likes watching the more extreme experiments done on the children for his personal amusement.]]


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A serious young man with many connections at Xen Institute, Yuon is the student who invited Essi to investigate the murder of Dr. Scid, [[spoiler:Yuon's father]]. Coolly calculating and somewhat manipulative, he pushes Essi to transfer into Xen Institute, and encourages her to make use of her psychic abilities to help the investigation along. He is hard-working, albeit very messy, and is often found in his office, surrounded by papers.

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A serious young man with many connections at Xen Institute, Yuon is the student who invited Essi to investigate the murder of Dr. Scid, [[spoiler:Yuon's father]].who happens to be Yuon's father. Coolly calculating and somewhat manipulative, he pushes Essi to transfer into Xen Institute, and encourages her to make use of her psychic abilities to help the investigation along. He is hard-working, albeit very messy, and is often found in his office, surrounded by papers.



* CowardlyLion: She is a self-proclaimed coward, [[spoiler:who holds guilt for not supporting Emma in the incident ten years ago.]]



* HeroicSelfDeprecation



* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:She remained silent when Scid and Emma confronted her for her support on their opposing decisions in dealing with X. Acia kept silent, and deeply regrets that day, partly blaming herself for Emma's death.]]



* SenpaiKohai: She was the kohai to Emma's sempai.
* SincerestFormOfFlattery: She states that she became a psychiatrist, like Essi's mother, out of her admiration for her. However, she lacked the talent that was needed to succeed in that field, and so, she became just another teacher at Xen Institute.
* SpotOfTea: When Essi helps her out on her first Saturday at Xen Institute.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Much more sugar than ice, as Essi initially believed.



* GenerationXerox: [[spoiler:Very similar to his son Yuon in terms of looks and personality.]]

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* GenerationXerox: [[spoiler:Very Very similar to his son Yuon in terms of looks and personality.]]



* LikeFatherLikeSon: Played straight for the most part with [[spoiler:Yuon, though he is less self-assured and constantly works for his father's approval. Averted with the more cheerful Oure, though.]]

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* LikeFatherLikeSon: Played straight for the most part with [[spoiler:Yuon, Yuon, though he [[spoiler:he is less self-assured and constantly works worked for his father's approval. Averted with the more cheerful Oure, though.]]


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* [[spoiler:BigBad: Though it's eventually revealed that he's actually working for some government higher-ups.]]
* [[spoiler:CompleteMonster: When it isn't for business, he likes watching the more extreme experiments done on the children for his personal amusement.]]
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* [[spoiler:ManipulativeBastard: Very much so; he uses the children in the facility for his own gain, concealing Oure's comatose state from the others in the facility, and manipulates Yuon/Anon and Essi in each boy's respective routes. He is also pretty much responsible for getting the other founders to turn on each other, though it's hard to say that Scid wouldn't have tortured X for putting his son in a coma either.]]


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* [[spoiler:WeaponOfChoice: His gun, which he uses near the end of every route.]]


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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: [[spoiler:The contents of the X-Note and]] information from other characters reveal her to be such.

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* LittleBlackDress



* {{Tsundere}}: In Yuon's route as a Type B, and in Anon's route as a Type A.



* TheDitz: Occasionally seems this way in his interactions with Essi.

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* {{Adorkable}}: In his first spoken appearance and in a few of Essi's interactions with him after that.

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* {{Adorkable}}: In his first spoken appearance and in a few of Essi's interactions with him after that. When they first met he took her bluff seriously and thought she was going to call the police.



* {{Dandere}}



* LetsGetDangerous: Rexus is mostly mild-mannered, but is fully capable of fighting when necessary.

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* LetsGetDangerous: Rexus is mostly mild-mannered, but is fully capable of fighting when necessary. [[spoiler:This is most evident in Oure's route.]]
* MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: Averted; Essi is suspicious of him but in their first conversation she is able to determine that he isn't such a bad person.
* [[spoiler:RedHerring: His mysterious persona, opportune helpfulness, and insight in Essi's life eventually leads her to suspect that he is X. His name doesn't help matters.]]
* SociallyAwkwardHero: Initially doesn't deal well with chatting with Essi, but as they interact more, he shows himself to be more normal.



* HairOfGold



One of the other founding members of Xen Institute, Dr. Scid is the victim of the murder case that Yuon recruited Essi to solve. He suffers from internally caused brain injuries; Yuon quickly deduces that only a psychic was able to murder him.

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* ItsPersonal: [[spoiler:His son was critically injured during X's rampage against those who were bullying the two of them. Believing his son to be dead, he abandoned his morals when it came to studying X and hooked him up to a machine that tested his powers, but at the same time physically strained his body.]]


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* [[spoiler:{{Revenge}}: His most glaring flaw. His despair over losing his first son led him to blame and cruelly torture X, meanwhile creating a rift between him and his remaining son. Even worse, it's hinted that he might have had some involvement in orchestrating Emma's death because she spoke out against his methods and attempted to take X away from him, though this question is left unanswered.]]
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* WellDoneSonGuy: Strives for his father's approval, leading to his [[TheAce {{Ace}}]] qualities.

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* WellDoneSonGuy: Strives for his father's approval, leading to his [[TheAce {{Ace}}]] Ace]] qualities.
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* CloudCuckoolander: Oh, yeah. He claims

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!!Essi
->''"Will I still be the same person once I uncover the truth?"''

The main protagonist, Essi is a girl with psychic powers whose mother died under questionable circumstances in an accident ten years ago. Essi's own memory surrounding the event is quite foggy itself; the only thing left behind from that day was a USB-drive disguised as a necklace given to her by her mother, and the recurring dream of a boy named "X". When she is invited to Xen Institute, Essi becomes determined to not only solve the recent murder case, but to finally unlock the secrets of the X-Note, and uncover the mystery of her mother's own mysterious death.
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* AbandonedPlayground: Her most precious place to visit, based on the fact that she used to visit it with her mother.
* {{Bishoujo}}
* HimeCut
* IWillWaitForYou: [[spoiler:Oure's GoodEnding]]
* [[spoiler:RoaringRampageOfRevenge: In Anon's BadEnding, she loses touch with her sanity and ends up killing Loil in a fit of rage.]]
* TallDarkAndBishoujo
* WasItAllALie: [[spoiler:When she finds out Yuon was manipulating her feelings and using her to tap into his own psychic abilities, she levels this accusation at him.]]

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!!Yuon
->''"How long can I struggle when everything I believe for is denied?"''

A serious young man with many connections at Xen Institute, Yuon is the student who invited Essi to investigate the murder of Dr. Scid, [[spoiler:Yuon's father]]. Coolly calculating and somewhat manipulative, he pushes Essi to transfer into Xen Institute, and encourages her to make use of her psychic abilities to help the investigation along. He is hard-working, albeit very messy, and is often found in his office, surrounded by papers.
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* TheAce
* [[spoiler:Adorkable: Revealed to be such later on in his route.]]
* {{Bishounen}}
* ComicallySerious
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
* CutenessProximity
* [[spoiler:[[DeadLittleBrother Dead Older Brother]]: He does experience trauma from his older brother's tragic death, but his father dealt with the situation a lot worse.]]
* MementoMacGuffin: [[spoiler:His Mr. Puffy keychain that he received from his brother.]]
* NoSocialSkills: Essi's initial impression of him leads her to believe that he is a typical ManipulativeBastard, but as she continues to interact with him, it becomes clear that Yuon just doesn't know how to properly interact with others.
* PoorCommunicationKills: Arguably, the conflict in his arc comes down to this. [[spoiler:He leaves Essi in the dark about many things surrounding the case, with the most tension being caused by omitting the fact that he possessed psychic abilities as well. Taken to its most literal extreme in his bad end, and with Essi following suit. Because she is suffering from her own HeroicBSOD due to his death, she doesn't defend herself when the authorities arrive on the scene and start accusing her of murdering him.]]
* [[spoiler:PowerCopying]]
* TheStoic
* TallDarkAndHandsome
* WellDoneSonGuy: Strives for his father's approval, leading to his [[TheAce {{Ace}}]] qualities.
* WhenHeSmiles: Essi is taken aback when she first sees him smile.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

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!!Oure
->''"Dreaming is the only thing I can do."''

A young-looking boy whom Essi meets while wandering in the corridors. He is very innocent and carefree, and takes an earnest interest in helping Essi when he can, though usually he is of little help himself. Childlike in appearance and demeanor, Essi quickly and easily befriends him, and enjoys spending her freetime talking with him.
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* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: [[spoiler:Subverted. With his completely white-clad WhiteHairedPrettyBoy status, news of his death ten years ago, and his disappearance in the middle of his route, you'd be forgiven for thinking that he was actually a ghost.]]
* [[spoiler:AstralProjection]]
* CloudCuckoolander
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
* CuteShotaroBoy
* TheDitz: Occasionally seems this way in his interactions with Essi.
* [[spoiler:ForgottenChildhoodFriend]]
* HeroicAlbino
* [[spoiler:[[IllGirl Ill Boy]]: He has diabetes, though he never appears to have to take an insulin shot. It's justified in that since he is really an AstralProjection, he understandably doesn't have this limitation, though his physical body still needs its daily medication.]]
* MementoMacGuffin: [[spoiler:The Mr. Puffy keychain that he left for his brother.]]
* [[spoiler:NotQuiteDead]]
* [[spoiler:OlderThanTheyLook: He is 18.]]
* ThePollyanna
* SweetTooth: [[spoiler:But he can't enjoy it.]]
* [[spoiler:TomatoSurprise: The Oure that Essi has been visiting is an AstralProjection, and he did not die ten years ago as everyone else had once thought; he was in a coma and kept alive under the Institute. This is deducible with the hints given in his route, however.]]

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!!Anon
->''"[Insanity] is the only way for me to remain sane in this crazy world."''

A playfully annoying student whom Essi meets during her visit to the computer lab, Anon takes great pleasure in tormenting Essi for his own personal enjoyment. He is also a skilled hacker and spends his time in the computer lab digging up info about the institute and other students as well. He offers to help Essi in her investigation whenever she needs it, though she often finds him to be obnoxious to work with most of the time. [[color:white:He is the boy named "X".]]
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* {{Bishounen}}
* CasanovaWannabe
* CatSmile: Sports this expression when he feels expecially playful.
* HandsomeLech: Takes the time to sexually harass Essi whenever [[MoodKiller things are going too well]].
* KnowledgeBroker
* [[spoiler:ObfuscatingStupidity]]
* PlayfulHacker: [[HandsomeLech Proven when he starts reciting Essi's bust size back to her.]]
* [[spoiler:QuestForIdentity:]] His reason for being at Xen Institute.
* [[spoiler:SplitPersonality: Although his true problem is much closer to having actual schizophrenia, Anon appears to display this trope late into his route.]]
* [[spoiler:SuperPoweredEvilSide]]
* [[spoiler:WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity]]
* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Green Hair]]

!!Rexus

A mysterious person who watches over Essi from afar. Rexus' entire persona is shrouded in mystery, and even though Essi is able to obtain a few answers from him regarding himself, she's unsure how much of it is true. Nevertheless, Rexus is helpful and friendly, providing a friend for Essi to confide in, as well as some vital clues needed to solve the mystery.
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* {{Adorkable}}: In his first spoken appearance and in a few of Essi's interactions with him after that.
* {{Badass}}
* {{Bishounen}}
* BunnyEarsLawyer: A lot more competent than he first appears, initial appearance aside.
* CloudCuckoolander: Oh, yeah. He claims
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
* GentleGiant
* JapaneseDelinquents: WordOfGod is that he is meant to invoke the "yankee" look with his character.
* LetsGetDangerous: Rexus is mostly mild-mannered, but is fully capable of fighting when necessary.
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!!Acia

The first authority figure Essi meets in Xen Institute and its last surviving founder. Due to Essi's involvement in the case, Yuon assigns her to Acia's class. Though a kind and helpful woman, Acia often hesitates to personally take action.
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* LesYay: One-sided on her part with Emma, Essi's mother. They both graduated from the same school, Emma was Acia's senior, and Acia always held a deep admiration for her. Whether it was intentional or not is anyone's guess.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
* [[spoiler:WeHardlyKnewYe]]
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!!Scid

One of the other founding members of Xen Institute, Dr. Scid is the victim of the murder case that Yuon recruited Essi to solve. He suffers from internally caused brain injuries; Yuon quickly deduces that only a psychic was able to murder him.
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* GenerationXerox: [[spoiler:Very similar to his son Yuon in terms of looks and personality.]]
* LikeFatherLikeSon: Played straight for the most part with [[spoiler:Yuon, though he is less self-assured and constantly works for his father's approval. Averted with the more cheerful Oure, though.]]
* PosthumousCharacter
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!!Loil

Another one of the founding members of Xen Institute, Loil was declared to be abducted before the start of the game. Although Essi pins him as a suspect for Scid's murder early in the game, Yuon states that it is impossible for Loil to be the culprit of Scid's murder, as the damage was done psychically and Loil lacked any special powers of his own.
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* {{Lolicon}}/{{Shotacon}}: He is too interested in young children for his own good.
* NeverFoundTheBody
* RedHerring: [[spoiler:He did ''not'' murder Dr. Scid. That being said, this trope is subverted for pretty much every other event in the game.]]
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!!Emma

Essi's deceased mother, who died tragically in an accident that occurred ten years prior. Though long gone, she has more connections with Xen Institute than Essi is first led to believe.
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* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest
* PosthumousCharacter
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