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"Final" Manor Game (Orpheus | Alice)
Survivors (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)
Hunters (Part 1, Part 2)
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First Set of Guests

Frederick Kreiburg - "The Composer"

Frederick Kreiburg - "The Composer"

Rumor: Before his family exiled him, Frederick Kreiburg desperately needed a change in his life.

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: Toshiki Masuda (Japanese)

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• Ambiguously Christian: The mention of a baptism robe in his deductions hint that he and/or his family may be members of the Christian faith.
• Ambiguously Evil: 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.
• Ambiguous Situation:
  • 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?
• Black Sheep: 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 result.
• Conspicuous Gloves: 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.
• Distracted by the Luxury: 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.
• Duality Motif: 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.
• Elegant Classical Musician: A classical music composer who also played the piano, he’s a Long-Haired Pretty Boy and his attire is much more formal than most of the Survivors.
• Gemstone Motifs: 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.
• Hearing Voices: 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.
• Hidden Depths: 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.
• Long-Haired Pretty Boy: Has long hair tied into a ponytail and is regarded in-universe as an outstandingly pretty man. Unfortunately, it leads to his So Beautiful, It's a Curse situation.
• Mechanically Unusual Fighter: 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.
• Named After Someone Famous: Shares his first name with Fryderyk (Frédéric) Chopin, a Polish classical music composer specializing in piano compositions, whom he seems to be based on.
• Seriously Scruffy: 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 Black Sheep of the Kreiburg family, after being stripped of financial support and connections.
• So Beautiful, It's a Curse: Over time, the "admiration" he received from the public relied more on his appearance and his ability to "sweep ladies off their feet" while his "talent", which was on the brink of exhaustion, was disregarded.
• Sword Cane: A variant; Episode II of Ashes of Memory reveals that he possesses a gun hidden inside his cane.
• Tarot Motifs: His chosen tarot card for the official "Arcana Series" merchandise is Judgment.
• Uncertain Doom: 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".
• Unnamed Parent: His father is only referred to as "Lord Kreiburg" in his deductions.
• Unreliable Expositor: 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.

Alice DeRoss - The Journalist

Alice DeRoss - The Journalist

Rumor: Films are silent, but memories are not.''

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.

Voiced by: Yui Horie (Japanese)

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For more information about her visit her character page.

Melly Plinius - The Entomologist

Melly Plinius - The Entomologist

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Rumor: 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), Yuko Kaida (Japanese)

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• Ambiguously Evil: 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 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 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.
  • 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.
• Ambiguous Situation: 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?
• Amoral Afrikaner: 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.
• Animal Motifs: Bees and butterflies, since she's an entomologist.
• Bunny-Ears Lawyer: 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.
• Change the Uncomfortable Subject: 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.
• Cloudcuckoolander: She can sometimes come off as this as shown in the 2020 Christmas event.
• Connected All Along: 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.
• The Faceless: 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.
• Head Swap: She has a S-tier skin that transforms her into Mujika.
• Malicious Slander: Alice describes the Queen Bee tabloid, which all but accuses Melly of murdering her husband, as this in Melly's third letter.
• Meaningful Name: Her name can mean "bee" or "honey". Fitting for someone who studies insects.
• Named After Someone Famous: 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).
• Non-Standard Character Design: Her eyes are hexagonal and coal-like in contrast to the circular button eyes that the other Survivors have.
• Shrouded in Myth: 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.
• Pest Controller: Can control insects.
• Rags to Riches: Started off as a lowly maid. By the time the game takes place, she is now a well-regarded, and presumably well-off, researcher.
• Statuesque Stunner: Downplayed since her height is not actually visible in the game as female survivors usually have the same body model, but Alice claims that she is tall by female standards and she is actually very beautiful underneath the mask.
• A True Story in My Universe: 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.
• Uncertain Doom: 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.
• Unreliable Expositor:
  • 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.
  • 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.

"Orpheus" - The Novelist

"Orpheus" - The Novelist

Rumor: A renowned novelist whose past is a mystery to all, even to himself.

Voiced by: Liu Beichen (Chinese), Shin-ichiro Miki (Japanese)

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For more information about him and his other identities visit here.

Later Additions

Norton Campbell - The Prospector

Norton Campbell - The Prospector

Rumor: 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.

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.

Stage Cast: Suga Kyosuke

Voiced by: Minoru Kuroishi (Chinese), Wataru Hatano (Japanese)

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• The Ace: 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 Broken Ace after the mining incident.
• Ambiguously Evil:
  • 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.
  • 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.
• Ambiguous Situation:
  • 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?
• Broken Ace: 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.
• Career-Ending Injury: Forced to stop mining after an accident killed his fellow miners and left a scar on his face.
• Disappeared Dad: 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.
• Dying Candle: Displayed in his character portrait, which, as one of the clues attached to it detail, potentially signifies an end.
• The Dog Bites Back: 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.
• Et Tu, Brute?: 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.
• Face Framed in Shadow: His face in his character portrait, as detailed by one of the clues attached to said portrait, is half-lit by what light is in the portrait. As detailed by one of the clues attached to his portrait, this in turn makes it hard to read his true emotions.
• Freudian Excuse: 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.
• Head Swap: He has a S-tier skin that transforms him into Hajime Hinata and one that transforms him into Chuya Nakahara.
• Meaningful Name: 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 H. P. Lovecraft. Given the hints of Lovecraftian elements surrounding the Golden Cave, this is unlikely to be a coincidence.
• Missing Mom: Though his father is noted to have been a miner who died from black lung, forcing Norton become a miner himself in order to provide for himself, no mention is made of Norton's mother.
• My God, What Have I Done?: 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.
• Named After Someone Famous: It's possible that his last name might be a reference to Ramsey Campbell, an author of the Cthulhu Mythos responsible for the creation of Gla'aki, a deity to who the eye present in the Golden Cave is believed to belong.
• Pauper Patches: He wears a worn-out uniform which, as one of the clues attached to his character portrait notes, has been patched numerous times.
• Product Placement: He has a McDonald's skin. 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.
• Rags to Riches: 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.
• Scars Are Forever: Has a scar on the left side of his face due to the mining accident he was involved in.
• Secretly Selfish: His Deduction Targets imply that, despite his hard-working reputation, it’s merely a front for his greed. 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.
• Seven Heavenly Virtues: 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 sin of Greed.
• The Shadow Knows: His shadow in his character portrait takes the form of Fool's Gold, his Hunter Identity Switch. As detailed by one of the clues attached to said portrait, it reflects Norton's "deepest desires".
• Social Climber: What he ultimately is at heart.
• Sole Survivor: Alice's Background Trailer confirms that Norton was the only miner to survive the cave-in.
• Tarot Motifs: His chosen tarot card for the official "Arcana Series" merchandise is The Hanged Man.
• Too Hungry to Be Polite: 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.
• Tragic Villain: He became a 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 outside influences involved in the situation.
• A True Story in My Universe: 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.
• Uncertain Doom
  • 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".
• The Unfettered: 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.
• Unnamed Parent: His father is never referred to by name, even when being written to in-person by Benny.

Hunters

Mary - The Bloody Queen

Mary - The Bloody Queen

Rumor: Mary has no interest in playing chess because the queen is the easiest piece to take.

Stage Cast: Daigo Cecile

Voiced by: Chen Tingting (Chinese), Rie Tanaka (Japanese, English Singing voice), Breanna MacDowell (English)

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• Ambiguously Bi: 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.
• Ambiguous Innocence: 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 when she is implicated as not being the real Marie Antoinette, many rumors still surround her name.
• Ambiguous Situation: Both of her Character Day letters may potentially raise the possibly that she is not actually the real Marie Antoinette.
  • Both Time of Reunion and Ashes of Reunion would go on to imply that she is in fact a hallucination-produced spectre of Marie Antionette and/or Mary de Capet.
• Artistic License – Chess: Her proclamation in her Background Trailer that the queen is the easiest piece to take in chess is actually incorrect. Granted, this saying is likely symbolic of Mary's story and her role as a scapegoat for the aristocracy.
• Black Eyes of Evil: Her eyes are hollow, which both make her much more scary and allude to the fact that she’s already dead.
• Composite Character: Most of her character pretty much scream Marie-Antoinette, 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.
• Doppelgänger Attack: Summons a mirror image of herself that follows her exact movements and attacks, albeit mirrored.
• Every Proper Lady Should Curtsy: Her 'Salute' emote animation.
• Glass Weapon: Her default weapon is a long shard of glass.
• God Save Us from the Queen!: Debatable during her lifetime but most definitely the case after becoming a Hunter.
• Head Swap: She has an S-tier skin that transforms her into Isabella from The Promised Neverland.
• Historical Domain Character: She is based off of Marie-Antoinette. Apparently
• Kicking Ass in All Her Finery: 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) robe à l'anglaise.
• Mirror Self: Her main ability, and one of the first indications that she is not who she thinks she is.
• Off with Her Head!: 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). Except she actually died by hanging.
• Shared Identity:
  • Ashes of Memory reveals that, on top of being an implied 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 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.
• Sheltered Aristocrat: 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.
• Significant Reference Date: Her Character Day, November 2, is on the same day of the birthday of her real-life inspiration, Marie-Antoinette.
• Tarot Motifs: Her chosen tarot card for the official "Arcana Series" merchandise is The Empress.
• Tea Is Classy: 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.
• Took a Level in Badass: She's gotten much stronger since the French Revolution, from a sheltered, defenseless aristocrat to personally and effectively hunting Survivors like a day job.
• Tragic Villain: 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, being the spirit/hallucination of a depressed Austrian aristocrat who was the target of cruel rumors and Driven to Suicide.
• Unreliable Narrator: 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 is not the real Marie Antoinette.
• White Hair, Black Heart: Has white hair and spends her time after death hunting down Survivors.
• White Shirt of Death: In her character trailer, her dress is originally colored white but dyed red by her own blood after her execution.

Norton Campbell - The Fool's Gold

Norton Campbell - The Fool's Gold

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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• Ambiguous Situation: 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?
• Creepy Long Arms: His arms were shattered and then re-joined with magnetic rock, significantly extending them.
• Early Installment Character-Design Difference: 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.
• Facial Horror: The left side of his face is burnt to a crisp, and he possesses a glowing white orb in place of his left eye.
• Meaningful Name: 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 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 leaving Benny to rot.
• Powerful Pick: His default weapon is a pickaxe that he can throw and deal damage to survivors who are in contact with Unstable Ground.
• Quizzical Tilt: His head is tilted casually.
• Same Character, But Different: As his name suggests, he is the hunter form of the Prospector.
• The Shadow Knows: He appears in the shadow of his Survivor switch in said Survivor's portrait.
• Slasher Smile: Displays an arrogant and meaningless smile.
• Superpowered Evil Side: To Norton Campbell, the Prospector.
• Torso with a View: 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.
• Two-Faced: One half of his face is reasonably handsome, while the other is horrifically burned.
• Undeathly Pallor: Possesses pale bluish gray skin. Fitting, considering that the Fool's Gold is effectively what Norton became after a near-death experience.