History Fridge / LobotomyCorporation

** Pestilence rides a white horse, and in this case refers to mental sickness and insanity (in fact, Lobotomy Corporation was born to cure the "sickness of the mind" that affects the people of the City). White damage affects the mind, while Prudence (the ability to discipline yourself by the use of reason) makes an agent more resistant to it by increasing their maximum sanity. A Suicidal employee will take their mental stress to the extreme, and kill themselves. Insight work is based around managing an Abnormality's cell, which doesn't fit the "pestilence" theme; however, many biblical interpretations paint the white horseman as Conquest, and Insight work technically manages and "conquers" the Abnormality's territory.

* Damage types, work types and employee stats are all connected to the HorsemenOfTheApocalypse, specifically the one they share a color with:
** War rides a red horse, and is connected to anarchy and physical violence. Red damage is the most basic type of physical damage; inversely, Fortitude (the willingness to confront pain and danger) enhances the agent's health, making it more resistant to physical damage. Instinct work is based on satisfying the Abnormality's animalistic needs (hunger, cleanliness, etc); additionally, one instincts animals have is the instinct to fight, tying again with War.
** Conquest rides a white horse. Abnormalities are born from humanity's collective subconscious, especially fears; and being conquered by fear means panicking or going insane. Therefore, white damage affects the mind, while Prudence (the ability to discipline yourself by the use of reason) makes an agent more resistant to it by increasing their maximum sanity. Insight work is about managing an Abnormality's cell... or, through a certain point of view, conquering and managing its territory.
** Famine rides a black horse. Black damage is represented by bare branches, and the manual describes it as "being pricked by numerous thorns", fitting the barren wasteland imagery. Black damage affects both the body and the mind - just like a prolonged famine makes people both physically weak and desperate. Temperance is virtuous moderation, the "good" counterpart to forced scarcity; the stat increases the Agent's ability to produce energy from Abnormalities, therefore making them better at fighting energy shortages. Attachment work satisfies an Abnormality's social urges, but the manual warns Agents to use moderation to not "overstep the line" and provoke the Abnormality.
** Death rides a pale horse (which, in-game, is represented by turquoise). Pale damage is a PercentDamageAttack, and the most lethal and hard to resist damage type. Repression work suppresses and "kills" an Abnormality's urges, as opposed to the other kinds of work which encourage said urges. Finally, Justice is the most offensive stat (increases movement and attack speed), making an Agent more lethal.

* Why is L Corp's main branch (the facility you are managing) a ClosedCircle where employees can enter but are not permitted to leave? It's most likely to prevent anyone from leaving and ratting L Corp out to authorities just like Michelle did before. Everything in the underground facility sums up as a spiteful gesture directed against the Head and the City's laws, most notably the presence of Angela, a blatant violation of a specific law that, if broken, will result in the Head interfering without question. Then there's a Head agent being converted into an AI serving the facility, most specifically one of their chief commanders (which isn't even supposed to be something that could be defeated and captured, to begin with), something that ''will'' also pique the Head's wrath. Ayin simply cannot risk a second Arbiter attack, considering one of these elite agents can decimate whole wings by themselves. Save for a chief agent from the Head converted into an executive of the corporation, there's also the risk of exposing Gebura, whose ego was from a figure that almost everyone among the public and authorities clearly recognize. There's also the fact that the employees are simply being locked and kept there so Hokma could resurrect them simply by reversing back in time.

*** That said, pale damage is actually quite rare among abnormalities. There are only four who can deal it and they all have some sort of link to justice - Judgement Bird, obviously, and subsequently Apocalypse Bird as Judgement Bird is one-third of it, the Knight of Despair used to be the MagicalGirl of ''Justice'', and [=WhiteKnight=]'s link to it is its reckoning-type breaching (aka the day when everyone will be ''judged'').

* A [[JustifiedTrope justification]] as to why E.G.O from higher tier Abnormalities has higher stat requirements to be worn by Agents. It is implied from ''WebComic/{{Wonderlab}}'' that equipping E.G.O when one does not meet the requirements results in something called E.G.O Corrosion. The case shown is benign as it merely resulted in flowery effects around the affected Agent's nails and their breath smelling like air freshener (although they did feel relieved that they didn't start to grow insectile joints yet), but the danger level of the Abnormality likely translates into the E.G.O as well, both in power level as in danger for the wearer.

* A [[JustifiedTrope justification]] as to why E.G.O from higher tier Abnormalities has higher stat requirements to be worn by Agents. It is implied from ''WebComic/{{Wonderlab}}'' that equipping E.G.O when one does not meet the requirements results in something called E.G.O Corrosion. The case with Wingbeat (from the Fairy Festival, a ZAYIN) shown is benign as it merely resulted in flowery effects around the affected Agent's nails (although they did feel relieved that their breath didn't start to smell like air freshener yet), but the danger level of the Abnormality likely translates into the E.G.O as well, both in power level as in danger for the wearer.

** Tiphereth: The Central Command Team is an extra large facility that also acts as a bridge between the upper layer and the lower layer (Despite the Tree being in a reverse position, Tiphereth is the only one that remains in roughly the same position), which is more or less the exact function of Tiphereth on the Tree of Life - connecting both layers so that the spheres around it are refined into ideal reflections. Tiphereth is notable for having two of them in charge: whereas the girl is cynic and harsh, the boy is idealistic and kind. This echoes the sphere of Tiphereth connecting the Pillar of Severity (Binah, Gebura, Hod - all of which are feminine) with the Pillar of Mercy (Hokma, Chesed, Netzach - all of which are masculine). This used to be even more apparent in their beta designs, where Tiphereth A had black ribbons, and Tiphereth B had white ribbons.

** Tiphereth: The Central Command Team is an extra large facility that also acts as a bridge between the upper layer and the lower layer (Despite the Tree being in a reverse position, Tiphereth is the only one that remains in roughly the same position), which is more or less the exact function of Tiphereth on the Tree of Life - connecting both layers so that the spheres around it are refined into ideal reflections. Tiphereth is notable for having two of them in charge: whereas the girl is cynic and harsh, the boy is idealistic and kind. This echoes the sphere of Tiphereth connecting the Pillar of Severity (Binah, Gebura, Hod - all of which are feminine) with the Pillar of Mercy (Hokma, Chesed, Netzach - all of which are masculine).

** Tiphereth: The Central Command Team is an extra large facility that also acts as a bridge between the upper layer and the lower layer (Despite the Tree being in a reverse position, Tiphereth is the only one that remains in roughly the same position), which is more or less the exact function of Tiphereth on the Tree of Life - connecting both layers so that the spheres around it are refined into ideal reflections. Tiphereth is notable for having two of them in charge: whereas the girl is cynic and harsh, the boy is idealistic and kind. This echoes the sphere of Tiphereth connecting the Pillar of Severity (Gebura, Hod) with the Pillar of Mercy (Chesed, Netzach).

* Big Bird, Punishing Bird and the Bird of Judgement all have incredibly low success rates when Repression/Justice work is done on them. [[HeWhoFightsMonsters They've all seen where wanton justice can lead before.]]

* Why is L Corp's main branch (the facility you are managing) a ClosedCircle where employees can enter but are not permitted to leave? It's most likely to prevent anyone from leaving and ratting L Corp out to authorities just like Michelle did before. Everything in the underground facility sums up as a spiteful gesture directed against the Head and the City's laws, most notably the presence of Angela, a blatant violation of a specific law that, if broken, will result in the Head interfering without question. Then there's a Head agent being converted into an AI serving the facility, most specifically one of their chief commanders (which isn't even supposed to be something that could be defeated and captured, to begin with), something that ''will'' also pique the Head's wrath. Ayin simply cannot risk a second Arbiter attack, considering one of these elite agents can decimate whole wings by themselves. Save for a chief agent from the Head converted into an executive of the corporation, there's also the risk of exposing Gebura, whose ego was from a figure that almost everyone among the public and authorities clearly recognize.

* The Fragment of the Universe, [[StarfishAliens a friendly and amorphous alien]], has come to Earth in the name of peace so that it may sing its knowledge, taking the time to learn some of the Earth languages and even form itself into something as non-threatening as possible (at least in its eyes), and it seems to know full well that most people exposed to its knowledge will be driven insane and later die. And the first thing it does when it is unhappy ingame is to adopt a hostile form and walk outside to ''force'' people to listen to its BrownNote while also impaling them with its tentacles. To reach such a state it either has to be mistreated (according to its standards) or ignored outright, both of which could make it run out of patience for the slow, peaceful approach and make it do aything to get its task done, results be damned.

** Hokma: Sephirah of the Record Team; Hokma disables all user-end functions by making them kill employees insteaad of assisting you in suppressions as usual, in addition to forcing you into a MarathonLevel where you have to face a powerful Midnight Ordeal. This references how Benjamin was betrayed, trapped and killed by his best friend Ayin through Angela and trapped in a time loop, and he is now willing to punish his friend through completely destroying his ability to manage time in his facility.

** Hokma: Sephirah of the Record Team; Hokma disables all user-end functions by making them kill employees insteaad of assisting you in suppressions as usual, in addition to forcing you into a MarathonLevel where you have to face a powerful Midnight Ordeal. This references how Benjamin was betrayed, trapped and killed by his best friend Ayin through Angela, that he is willing to punish his friend through completely destroying his ability to manage the facility properly.

* Why is L Corp's main branch (the facility you are managing) a ClosedCircle where employees can enter but are not permitted to leave? It's most likely to prevent anyone from leaving and ratting L Corp out to authorities just like Michelle did before. Everything in the underground facility sums up as a spite directed against the Head and the City's laws, most notably the presence of Angela, a blatant violation of a specific law that will result in the Head interfering without question. Then there's a Head agent being converted into an AI serving the facility, most specifically one of their chief commanders (which isn't even supposed to be something that could be defeated and captured, to begin with), something that ''will'' also pique the Head's wrath. Ayin simply cannot risk a second Arbiter attack, considering one of these elite agents can decimate whole wings by themselves. Save for a chief agent from the Head converted into an executive of the corporation, there's also the risk of exposing Gebura, whose ego was from a figure that almost everyone among the public and authorities clearly recognize.
* The Melting Love and her minions are very weak to Black damage, but their E.G.O armor, Adoration, provides the great protection against Black damage despite being made from the same slime that the Abnormality is made up of. Additionally, you can wipe them out quickly with their own E.G.O weapon, which is their own corrosive slime harnessed as a projectile.
* The Fragment of the Universe, [[StarfishAliens a friendly and amorphous alien]], has come to earth in the name of peace so that it may sing its knowledge, taking the time to learn some of the Earth languages and even form itself into something as non-threatening as possible (at least in its eyes), and it seems to know full well that most people exposed to its knowledge will be driven insane and later die. And the first thing it does when it is unhappy ingame is to adopt a hostile form and walk outside to ''force'' people to listen to its BrownNote while also impaling them with its tentacles.

** Hod: Sephirah of the Training Team; By lowering the stats of your employees, Hod takes away what training they did have and this leaves them very unprepared for the challenges of their work. Even more so, Michelle was recruited/pressured into a job she had no choice in and little experience, the results eventually killing herself out of guilt.

** Gebura: Sephirah of the Disciplinary Team; Gebura manifests as a suppressible entity known as the Red Mist, using the E.G.O of various abnormalities to attack. While this is obviously a reference to how Kali was the only member of the original team with any combat experience, the Red Mist notably takes double damage from all abnormalities, a reference to how Kali ultimately succumbed to the many wounds she took when she tried to suppress the many abnormalities released by Garion and Daniel.
** Chesed: Sephirah of the Welfare Team; Chesed amplifies the damage that the abnormalities deal, making the abnormalities incredibly dangerous if they breach. This references how Daniel and his subordinates were ruthlessly slaughtered by the abnormalities when Daniel released the abnormalities under Garion's coercion.

* In the Lobotomy Corp official manual at Steam, there was a "Seventh Trumpet" which basically means everything is over and it is the end without any hope. While it's not directly used in the game, it's actually been used at one point. If you didn't complete Binah and Hokma's Meltdowns and reach Day 49, Adam will deliberately use the gathered energy to "enlighten" people by turning them into abnormalities, as well as releasing all of the others into the world.

* In one of the first signs where something is wrong with her, Angela toasts after an employee dies early on in the game. That's actually inherited from Ayin himself, who popped a cork of wine and toasted for every success he made...including the death of his beloved Carmen.
* Unlike most ALEPH Abnormalities, CENSORED doesn't have an [=E.G.O.=] armor for it. This is because the sight of someone wearing that thing might become insane from how indecent it looks, and the employee might not even want to use it.
* Usually, the more dangerous Abnormalities had an ApocalypticLog that emphasizes how dangerous and threatening the Abnormality is (best seen during [[TheDreaded Nothing There]], [[TheVirus Melting Love]], [[SelfFulfillingProphecy Apocalypse Bird]] or [[CensorBox CENSORED]]). However, for some reason, [[GodIsEvil WhiteNight]]'s flavor text possesses no such stories, instead containing a vague text about it talking to its Apostles, despite being significantly more dangerous than any other Abnormality contained in-game. There's nobody testifying 12 employees transforming into bony, demonic creatures destroying the facility, [=TimeTrack2=] protocol stopped working suddenly, among other things that won't be far fetched in such a scenario. It's possible that [=WhiteNight=] influenced the whole facility to perceive it as a "savior" or outright not perceive it as a threat, or nobody would survive (or be sane enough) to describe a hostile encounter with it.
* If one pays attention, when you meet Ayin during the game's final level, his facial features and expressions doesn't differ much from Angela's. Angela, by enduring every bit of despair that the [=TT2=] loops Ayin instigated upon the facility and his rejection of her, had became a person so cold and cynical that she herself has took killing as granted like her creator.

* Usually, the more dangerous Abnormalities had a survivor testimony that emphasizes how dangerous and threatening the Abnormality is (best seen during [[TheDreaded Nothing There]], [[TheVirus Melting Love]], [[SelfFulfillingProphecy Apocalypse Bird]] or [[CensorBox CENSORED]]). However, for some reason, [[GodIsEvil WhiteNight]]'s flavor text possesses no such stories, instead containing a vague text about it taking to its Apostles, despite being significantly more dangerous than any other Abnormality contained in-game. There's nobody testifying 12 employees transforming into bony, demonic creatures destroying the facility, [=TimeTrack2=] protocol stopped working suddenly, among other things that won't be far fetched in such a scenario. It's possible that [=WhiteNight=] influenced the whole facility to perceive it as a "savior" or outright not perceive it as a threat, or nobody would survive (or be sane enough) to describe a hostile encounter with it.

* Usually, the more dangerous Abnormalities had a survivor testimony that emphasizes how dangerous and threatening the Abnormality is (best seen during [[TheDreaded Nothing There]], [[TheVirus Melting Love]], [[SelfFulfillingProphecy Apocalypse Bird]] or [[CensorBox CENSORED]]). However, for some reason, [[GodIsEvil WhiteNight]]'s flavor text possesses no such stories, instead containing a vague text about it taking to its Apostles, despite being significantly more dangerous than any other Abnormality contained in-game. There's nobody testifying 12 employees transforming into bony, demonic creatures destroying the facility, [=TimeTrack2=] protocol stopped working suddenly, among other things that won't be far fetched out of this scenario. It's possible that [=WhiteNight=] influenced the whole facility to perceive it as a "savior" or outright not perceive it as a threat, or nobody would survive (or be sane enough) to describe a hostile encounter with it.

* Gebura's favorite weapon is a prototype of Mimicry, Nothing There's weapon. Nothing There is a pile of mangled body parts, like how Kali ended up in death.

* In one of the first signs where something is wrong with her, Angela toasts after an employee dies early on in the game. That''s actually inherited from Ayin himself, who popped a cork of wine and toasted for every success he made...including the death of his beloved Carmen.