Library of Ruina Main Character Index
The Library (Roland) | The Wings | Syndicates (The Five Fingers | Subsidiaries | Other Syndicates | The Reverb Ensemble) | Fixers (Associations | Offices) | Other Guests | Distortions | Abnormalities | Others
The Library (Roland) | The Wings | Syndicates (The Five Fingers | Subsidiaries | Other Syndicates | The Reverb Ensemble) | Fixers (Associations | Offices) | Other Guests | Distortions | Abnormalities | Others
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Fixers
Mercenaries hired by contracts for a variety of different jobs who are often affiliated with Offices or Associations. open/close all folders
In General
- Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: Quite literally to the trope, being a Fixer means being willing to take up all sorts of jobs. Spying, assassination, detective work, armed escort, rescuing pets, pseudo-policing, so as long as it pays and depending on the Fixers reputation, there're plenty of jobs to be taken.
- Ascended Extra: Elite Fixers only appear as White Ordeals encountered in the final days of Lobotomy Corp. In this game, there are all sorts of Fixers, handling errands such as picking up cats, acting as bodyguards, hitmen, or even detectives. They are also unique and colorful characters of their own regard with varying personalities instead of the flat enemy characters in the previous game.
- Badass in a Nice Suit: Encouraged by most Fixer organizations, the dress code usually involves a suit and occasionally a coat for both office work and combat. Special technologies and groups of people such as the Tailors/Carnival allows these suits to function as viable protection against most weaponry, just as good as a suit of armor depending on the weave.
- Crippling Overspecialization: Dedicating oneself to firearms over melee combat is typically looked down on by Fixers. With the overly restrictive gun laws present in the City, the overwhelmingly expensive cost of acquiring said gun and its ammunition, and the fact that any sufficiently skilled target can easily dodge and parry all the flying bullets (see the Blue Reverberation vs. the Full-Stop Office), it's generally agreed that fighting solely with bullets isn't worth it compared to a trusty melee weapon.
- Hitman with a Heart: A great deal of Fixers are relatively normal people trying to make ends meet in the City, and hold pretty normal attitudes and relationships. It also happens that most experienced Fixers are also trained combatants with plenty of experience in fighting and killing.
- Power Levels: Fixers are ranked between grades 9 to 1, with Grade 9 being the weakest and Grade 1 being the toughest. Fixers who go above and beyond even this scale become Color Fixers, and are assigned their own unique callsign themed around their color.
Offices
See their entry here.
Associations
See their entry here.
Color Fixers
The most elite of Fixers. They are chosen from highly regarded Grade 1 Fixers who have shown exceedingly high performance in their career by the Hana Association. In General
- Color-Coded for Your Convenience: The whole concept is that they are assigned a specific color, and of those seen they all tend to prefer outfits that feature their color predominantly.
- The Dreaded: Just one of these going after you means that it's not gonna be an easy confrontation.
- Meaningful Name: Each of their titles refers to some unique attribute about them.
- Purposefully Overpowered: If you get the page of a Color Fixer, expect it to be quite a bit stronger than almost any other page gotten to that point. Given that they're supposed to be the best of the beat in The City (at least for normal humans) and all have an infamous reputation, anything less would be disappointing.
- Red Baron: These fighters are so experienced, that the Hana Association grants them a title, and many of them are well known and influential enough amongst the City's entities. Compared to the rest of the City and especially other lower-ranked Fixers, they also have some level of agency over themselves.
- Spell My Name with a "The": The Red Mist, The Blue Reverberation, etc.
Kali, The Red Mist (Spoilers)
Kali, the Red Mist
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- "The Red Mist of the past... Who knew that we'd be facing her in person."- Roland
A legendary protector of the Backstreets who joined Carmen's project, becoming her personal bodyguard. She was a well-known figure to the point that she was known and admired by almost everyone in the City, but shortly after joining Carmen's project, she supposedly vanished. In reality, she sacrificed herself to protect the research team from the Head's commanding Arbiter Garion, mortally wounding her in the process. She is now known as the former Sephirah Gebura who worked for the now-collapsed L Corp. as the head of the Disciplinary Team, and is now one of the Patron Librarians working for Angela.
Later on, after witnessing the power a Color Fixer has, Angela decides to use the power of the Library to recreates Kali in her prime, to create books to lure the Blue Reverberation back as well as strengthen Gebura. She covers Chapter 2.2.
For tropes regarding to her time in L Corp, see here. For tropes regarding to her status as a Librarian, see here.
- Achilles' Heel: Your usual attacks will usually fail to even scrape the Red Mist. Her E.G.O form, however, requires Kali to constantly deal out damage otherwise she gets staggered. This makes Kali particularly vulnerable to Binah's Combat Pages, which focus on preventing enemies from attacking and punishing them when they do attack with the Fairy status effect.
- And Your Reward Is Clothes: Defeating her using Gebura unlocks a unique, exclusive Battle Symbol for Gebura in the form of the Red Mist's E.G.O. helmet.
- Badass Longcoat: In her heydays, Kali used to wear a black trenchcoat.
- Barrier Change Boss: Kali in her E.G.O. form is heavily resistant to two out of three damage types, while taking normal damage from the third, and which damage type she's vulnerable to is randomized every turn. This also extends to Gebura with her Key Page, making this a rare playable version.
- Death Glare: Sports a rather impressive one when Angela starts saying bad things about Carmen in front of her.
- Exposition Dump: Her core page story is a lengthy info dump of the events that led to Lobotomy Corporation, including how she discovered the first E.G.O. of the City as a result of Carmen's experiments with Abnormalities, Enoch's death in the hands of Carmen and Carmen's subsequent fall into depression which led to her "death". The events depicted also match Ayin's descriptions in that game.
- Famed In-Story: Even ten years after her disappearance from the public eye, people still speak of the Red Mist with awe and respect.
- Fighting Your Friend: Averted. Angela is kind enough to not force her to fight her friends. Roland, Gebura, and Binah are the only Patron Librarians that's allowed to fight her.
- Lightning Bruiser: Not only does she have amazingly high HP, her Combat Pages hit very hard and if she gets to her E.G.O. form, she will use a Mass Attack page that will at least take out 40% of your Librarian's HP and nearly deplete their stagger gauge, in addition to inflicting 5 Bleed if it hits. If this was not enough, she will also follow up those attacks with a flurry of combat pages with abnormally high dice rolls, all but guaranteed to stagger and decimate anything but Binah, and even she could barely survive the assault for a few turns. It's very difficult to clear this reception within a single floor, and if the Floor of Philosophy has been decimated beforehand, all of the upcoming floors may very likely fall like a house of cards.
- Meaningful Name: Her Color title as the Red Mist refers to her raw strength when she manifests her E.G.O, reducing her enemies to nothing more than a red mist of blood as seen in Gebura's meltdown in Lobotomy Corporation.
- Simple, yet Awesome: The combat pages you get from winning the Red Mist's fight don't feature any complex mechanics like many of the other combat pages you can gain by this point of the game. What the Red Mist's combat pages do offer, however, are high damage rolls and the ability to keep up a consistent light regen and card draw to spam those same high damage rolls as long as you're able to consistently deal damage with those pages.
- Tranquil Fury: The pre-reception cutscene of the fake Kali has her being this in front of Angela. She doesn't raise her voice much, but she sounds absolutely livid especially when Angela starts talking bad about Carmen, complete with an imppressive Death Glare. At certain intervals, you can even hear clanging sounds which were heavily implied to be from Kali's sword, meaning that she's absolutely pissed off.
- Turns Red: Manifests her E.G.O form when she falls to 50% HP.
- Walking Spoiler: Not the fact Kali's Gebura. The fact you fight Kali in her prime is the main spoiler.
- World's Strongest Man: Downplayed, but from what we've seen and heard in the game, it's very likely that The Red Mist is the strongest Fixer in sheer strength at least, although this still only gives her a puncher's chance against the strongest of Abnormalities, Distortions, and things like Arbiters that are stronger than any normal human.. Mostly, this is because of the absurd strength granted by having a fully manifested E.G.O., which is a massive advantage none of the other Color Fixers are shown as having.
Argalia, The Blue Reverberation
Argalia, the Blue Reverberation
One of the legendary Fixers of the City, although he wasn't as well known as the Red Mist. He has a sister known as Angelica, a woman resembling Angela/Carmen who was married to Roland. Unfortunately, she was killed by the Pianist while still pregnant, and Roland went on a killing spree against anyone whom he would believe to be involved in the Distortion Phenomenon. It's implied Argalia recruited Roland's victims afterwards in hopes of using the Library to turn everyone into Distortions. By the time of the game's events unfold, Argalia has become completely insane and spends most of his time sabotaging Fixer Offices and authority figures amongst the City.For tropes regarding Argalia, go here
Iori, The Purple Tear
Iori, The Purple Tear
- "All right. Let's see how great this Library place is, shall we?"
- Alternate Timeline: Discussed in her key page story. Iori describes her Dimensional Traveler abilities as her being able to see multiple outcomes from events, which become their own separate worlds that she can travel to with her abilities.
- Ambiguously Evil: It's very unclear what the Purple Tear's plans and motives are. On the one hand, she's smug, manipulative, and secretive, and even Argalia turned against her due to her deceptions. And she was perfectly willing to help Roland with his destructive revenge plan. But on the other hand, she seemingly knew about the Golden Ending and possibly helped to bring it about, and it was her encouraging words to Roland that motivate him to ultimately save Angela. And it's also implied that all she really wants is to resurrect her long dead son.
- Animal Motifs: Snakes. It's in her symbol, in many of her combat card art and attack names, and she herself is shown to be a very Smug Snake. Her outfit also has a print on it resembling snake skin.
- Asshole Victim: It's revealed that she's been using the Blue Reverberation, Roland, and the Library to achieve an unknown goal in her hands. Argalia sends his whole Reverb Ensemble against her, forcing her to flee into the Library. She dies in combat afterwards. Subverted, because if you check out her book, it's implied that she lost her son 40 years ago to a very tragic case and was actually finding a way to change his fate by using the city's Colors. Also, she knew about the Golden Ending, and in fact took the chance at being booked and possibly be revived than die to the Ensemble due to being able to see multiple futures at once.
- Chekhov's Gunman: You hear about her from Roland at the first scene of the game.
- The Chessmaster: She seems to be planning something, although what it is isn't really clear. Whatever she's planning to do, it involves manipulating Argalia and Roland for her own purposes, and it seems Olivier also played a role in whatever she's doing. The fact she knew about the good ending, where Roland and Angela forgive each other and undo everything may have been her reason.
- Dimensional Traveler: Her power is to jump through dimensions. If you drop her HP to half, she will jump to a random floor and kill the Librarians there.
- Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Despite her naturally smug attitude in front of Argalia, Roland and the Library, it's implied that Iori was actually hatching a plan around other Color Fixers of the City for the sake of meeting her son, who died to an unknown incident 40 years ago.
- Face Death with Dignity: To an almost unnerving degree, Iori is completely composed when she dies in the Library. It's implied to be because she knew she would be brought back eventually.
- Foreshadowing:
- Before beginning her reception, Iori notes that she can think of multiple ways to defeat Angela despite her Nigh-Invulnerability due to being part-machine and part-human. Come the final chapter of the game, it is implied that Olivier's plan to disable Angela via a T-Corp device that forces her to experience thousands of years in a matter of seconds was a plan that was first proposed by the Purple Tear to him.
- After Iori's reception, Angela notes that Iori was particularly composed despite dying and that it was odd that she didn't choose to flee inside the Library despite her powers. While Roland initially speculates that Iori couldn't escape the Library due to the Library's powers, it is implied that Iori foresaw her potential revival by Angela's hands in the good ending, and thus took a gamble at being booked in the Library versus facing certain death against the Reverberation Ensemble.
- During her confrontation with The Reverb Ensemble, she claims to want to go to a specific place, and Zena, an Arbiter of the Head, off-handedly mentions that Angela's continued existence in the City would jeopardise some kind of 'door' being opened. With Iori's machinations setting the field for much of the game's events to happen, it's not farfetched to suggest a correlation.
- Gambit Roulette: Her whole plan of allowing herself to be booked in the Library, only to be revived in the end when Angela releases all of the booked guests was heavily contingent on both Angela and Roland forgiving each other. While it works out in the end for her in the Golden Ending, she gets unlucky in the two bad endings where either Angela never releases the light, rendering Iori booked forever or Roland kills Angela, destroying the Library and preventing Iori's revival in the process. Justified in that she can see multiple futures, allowing her to predict the outcome of her plan and that by the time she confronts the Reverb Ensemble, she has very little choice other than to head into the Library anyways.
- Good All Along: Well, "good" might be a bit of an exaggeration, but despite her smug attitude and numerous manipulations, the ending heavily implies her plans were actually working towards the Golden Ending and her advice was instrumental to helping Roland find redemption and save Angela in the end.
- Greater-Scope Paragon: Incredibly relative to the setting itself, but there are implications that she's this despite her rather unpleasant personality and dubious actions. Her manipulations within the scope of the story actually ended up being beneficial to most of the cast. It's heavily implied that she knew Roland would be the only one who could get Angela to complete her Heel–Face Turn, which would lead her to reviving all of the people the Library had claimed, including Iori herself. She's also the reason Roland ended up saving Angela from what was going to be her Heroic Sacrifice, as a few words of encouragement she gave him before sending him to the Library ultimately pushed him to do it.
- Greater-Scope Villain: She's the reason Roland was able to get into the Library. It's possible she might have had benevolent reasons for this however, as she also apparently foresaw Angela's Heroic Sacrifice and imparted to Roland some words that would push him to save her.
- Meaningful Name: Her title as the Purple Tear is a twofold one. Tear can refer to her ability to tear through space to travel between dimensions. Tear can also refer to teardrop, as it is heavily implied that all of her actions are motivated by her losing her son tragically 40 years ago. The Japanese version renders it the latter (紫の涙).
- Psychotic Smirk: Sports an impressive one especially when being hit by an attack.
- Purple Is Powerful: Iori is the "Purple" of the Color Fixers, and one of the strongest Fixers seen in the game. Not only does she have incredible skill and strength, with her unique effects and bonuses being leagues stronger than almost any other in the game, she also has an extremely powerful Dimensional Traveler power, the like and scope of which isn't seen anywhere else in the setting.
- Red Baron: Just like the Blue Reverberation and the Red Mist, she is a color fixer capable of supernatural powers.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: She doesn't even try to fight when Argalia brings his whole Reverberation Ensemble against her. She just takes her invitation and heads to the Library.
- Smug Snake: A literal case considering her motif, The Purple Tear is very smug even when engaging in normal conversation, and most of her dialogue consists of patronizing speeches and contempt. Unfortunately for her, she's outed by a traitor thanks to the Distortion Voice telling Argalia that she was scheming behind his back, and is forced to flee into the Library, where she falls in combat despite her boasts. However, she's brought back to life in the Golden Ending, something she seemingly anticipated as Roland reveals she gave him some encouraging words before sending him to the Library that ended up pushing him to save Angela. And in the end, she ends up banding with some of the Library's former victims like Tomerry for unknown reasons.
- Stance System: Iori is unique in that she has four different decks, one specializing in each of the three damage types and one specializing in defensive die that she can swap to occasionally, with each stance giving her a bonus in the dice type of that deck.
- Statuesque Stunner: If you are into that stuff. The Purple Tear is very tall, towering over most characters in the game.
- Winds of Destiny, Change!: Implied by her ability, Manipulator of Odds, which allows her to reroll each of her combat dice once if they roll the minimum value.
The Black Silence
The Black Silence
A relatively obscure and mysterious Color Fixer who's best known as the figure that eliminated The Pianist. Was also reported to have crushed the entirety of the Rumanos Cartel and a large chunk of the Middle Finger's southern operations. Later revealed to be Roland himself.According to the artbook however, the original Black Silence was actually Angelica, Roland's wife. Roland's mask modified the perceptions of other people into believing that he was Angelica instead. After her death, Roland inherited her signature gloves and became the second Black Silence.
For tropes regarding The Black Silence, go to this page.
for tropes regarding to the other Black Silence, go to this page.
The Vermilion Cross
A Color Fixer who was involved in a confrontation against the Reverb Ensemble, accompanied by the Hana Association's South Section 1 Fixers. He was heavily implied to be a friend of the Grade 1 Fixer Dong-hwan who was recruited by Hana to fight the Ensemble, only to be defeated by them alongside the Hana Section 1 Fixers accompanying him and turned into a puppet by Elena.
- Came Back Wrong: Seemingly made into a zombie by Elena, silent and shambling as he's forced to fight for the Ensemble.
- Dual Boss: Fought alongside Elena during the Reverb Ensemble reception.
- Meaningful Name: His title is derived from his Weapon Of Choice: a giant, metal cross that is super-heated to the point that it has a vermilion glow.
- Multi-Armed and Dangerous: Thanks to Elena, he has more arms that protrude from his back which now swing around his cross for him.
- Playing with Fire: Attacks from his superheated cross afflict Burn.
- We Hardly Knew Ye: Is killed off-screen without a word of dialogue to his name, being introduced and then killed in the exact same sentence.
- The Worf Effect:
- Despite being a Color and thus, one of the strongest fixers in the whole city, he's killed offscreen along with Hana South Section 1 and then turned into a zombie minion to show how big of a threat the Reverb Ensemble has become.
- His notoriety (and thus the severity of the situation) is emphasized by the second Assistant Librarian's dialogue in the Floor of Philosophy, who recognizes the Vermilion Cross, implying that he was famous at least a decade before.
Assistant Librarian: "A vermilion...cross. That's gotta be him. The giant cross he has..."
Others
Other Fixers that do not belong to any Association or Office. Dong-hwan
A Grade 1 Fixer seemingly unaffiliated with any Office who is also a friend of the Vermilion Cross.
- Bloody Murder: Almost all of his cards inflict or synergize with bleed, and his Book is where you'll be getting most of the Star of the City-grade pages for bleed decks.
- Creator Cameo: His name and design are based on one of Project Moon's main artists, Kim Dong-hwan.
- Duel Boss: While not a boss, his fight will only allow one Librarian to fight him to compensate for his lesser endurance for a Star of the City reception.
