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Main Characters
Michel D'Alembert
The protagonist of the game. A talented child violinist. After running away from his family, he goes to the mansion where his friend Cloé lives.
- Accidental Murder: When he pushes Charlotte towards a broken chandelier, he ends up killing her, even though he just wanted her to leave him alone.
- Brilliant, but Lazy: Michel is a very talented musician, but he is very, very lazy, and would rather not play. Much to the dismay of his father. Of course, it is implied that he is not actually lazy, but that his overbearing Stage Dad forcing him to practice to make money has turned him off from violin-playing.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Double Subverted. He seems like a nice boy who wants to help Cloé... but then he reveals that he killed someone in the past. However, it was an accident and one he fully regrets. He did violently lash out at his family and run away, but only because his father used him as a money-maker, and he only hit them rather than murder them.
- Living Emotional Crutch: For Cloé. The only reason she hangs on through her abusive home life is because of his support.
- Misplaced Retribution: Pierre convinced their father to throw away Michel's cat out of spite. Instead of being angry at Pierre, he lashes out at Charlotte (who threw away the cat on his father's orders) which results in her death.
- Player Character: Despite not being the title character, he is the one you play as.
Cloé Ardennes
The title character and deuteragonist. She lives in a mansion with her parents, and befriended Michel in school. She is more of a piano player.
- Accomplice by Inaction: The reason Blanc resents her in Con Amore, as she did nothing to stop her father's abuse. Not like she could have done much though.
- Because You Were Nice to Me: Cloé's attachment to Michel is because he once saved her from her abusive father.
- Cheerful Child: Cloé acts as a Foil to Michel's seriousness.
- Delicate and Sickly: Con Amore reveals she was born with a terminal illness. All of Alain's abuse and questionable actions were so Cloe would get traumatized enough to be possessed by a curse and live forever.
- I Just Want to Be Loved: Cloé states that she wishes her father to love her like a normal daughter, not in the way he actually does.
- Kindhearted Cat Lover: She owns two cats and treats them both well, and is the kindest character in the game.
- Last Kiss: The half of Cloé that represents her conscience gives one to Michel before she dissappears.
- Literal Split Personality: Cloé split in two when Alain cursed her. The version that Michel interacts with is an astral projection of her conscience, while her anger and hatred is possessed by the curse.
- One-Steve Limit: She shares the same name with Cloé, Michel's cat. Said cat was renamed Noir when Cloé adopted her.
- Post-Final Boss: She is the last enemy Michel faces, as his last task is to kill her. However, unlike the prior battle with Alain, the confrontation is not a fight so much as a series of choices that determines the ending.
- Third-Person Person: She speaks this way, likely to indicate her childlike innocence.
- Tragic Villain: She killed her abusive father, only for him to become a vengeful spirit and curse both her and the house. She became a prisoner in the house, and the only one who can save her is her Living Emotional Crutch.
- Walking Spoiler: One of the big reveals is that the Cloé that Michel interacts with is not exactly the real Cloé, but one half of her. The real Cloé is in the last room and possessed by the curse.
Pierre D'Alembert
Michel's brother. He plays the piano, but not nearly as well as Michel plays the violin. As a result, he has grown jealous of the praise his brother gets.
- The Dutiful Son: Unlike Michel, he actually works hard at becoming a successful pianist, even though he never improves.
- Green-Eyed Monster: He grew resentment towards Michel for taking their father's attention by being better at playing his instrument than he is.
- Kick the Dog: Convinces his father to throw Michel's cat out of the house to spite him. It backfired horribly.
- My God, What Have I Done?: In the True End, he expresses regret for driving Michel away from the house.
- In Con Amore, he also blames himself for throwing Noir out of the house, since this resulted in Charlotte's death and Michel running away.
- Parental Neglect: A victim of this, as his father preferred to give his attention to Michel.
- The Resenter: He grows to hate Michel for taking all the attention away from father.
- The Unfavorite: His father gave all his attention to Michel just because he was better at playing instruments than him.
- "Well Done, Son" Guy: All he wants is for his father to praise his musical talent.
Charlotte
A maid who served the D'Alembert family.
- Abhorrent Admirer: Charlotte is by no means unattractive, but Michel nevertheless rejected her advances.
- Accidental Murder: The victim of one when Michel pushed her towards a broken chandelier.
- Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: She seems sweet and reliable at first, but then she starts talking about how Pierre should disappear. This is retconned in Con Amore and the 2023 remake.
- Con Amore reveals that Charlotte isn't as obsessive and unhinged as Michael believes her to be, it's just that she's very awkward when talking to him. What's more, the Charlotte that cursed Michel is a projection of his own guilt. The real Charlotte is actually horrified to see him suffering so much because of her.
- Innocently Insensitive: Admires Michel for being a child prodigy, but Michel doesn't believe he's that talented and his father exploits him to get easy money. Tragically, it triggers his Freak Out, resulting in Charlotte's death.
- Just Following Orders: When she throws away Michel's beloved pet cat, she claims she was just following his father's orders. Michel, who sees Charlotte as an obsessive stalker, doesn't buy it and believes she did it out of jealousy.
- Con Amore reveals she wasn't lying, even tearfully apologizing to the cat before throwing it away.
- Meido: A cute, 13-year-old maid.
- Oblivious Guilt Slinging: Does this to Michel, which winds up getting her killed. She tries to console Michel after he's been punished by his father, believing he's still sad about being forced to give up his pet cat. Unfortunately for Charlotte, Michel had just found out his father sees him as a tool to profit from, so upon hearing her sing Michel's praises, this unfortunately drove him into a murderous rage.
- Only One Name: Unlike every other character, she is only called Charlotte.
- Posthumous Character: By the time of the main story, she was killed by Michel.
- Stalker with a Crush: Charlotte immediately falls for Michel when she sees him, and has a tendency to follow him around and pop up wherever he is. This is retconned in Con Amore and the 2023 remake.
Alain Ardennes
The abusive father of Cloé and the main antagonist. A famous musical artist, he tormented his daughter, eventually trying to kill her. When he is killed instead, his spirit becomes the curse that haunts the mansion.
- Abusive Parents: He is shown in flashbacks beating Cloé, and it is implied he molested her. He outright tried to kill her as well.
- Big Bad: He is the source of the curse that keeps Cloé trapped inside the mansion, and the one who abused her in the past.
- Demonic Possession: Given that Cloé is said to be possessed by the curse, and that he is the curse, it can be said that this is what he did to Cloé. He also does this to Michel if his Sanity Meter is fully depleted and if he reads his album of his abuse of Cloé. He does it again in Con Amore by possessing Blanc in order to kill Noir.
- Domestic Abuse: Alain physically and verbally abused his wife and daughter, to the point it earned him a reputation as a Mad Artist. Con Amore shows him mistreating the pet cats just for fun and it's implied his abuse is a result of him getting frustrated with artist blocks.
- Final Boss: He is the last enemy faced before Cloé herself, who is not much of a battle.
- Hate Sink: He is an abusive father who raped his daughter, beat his wife, and is responsible for the curse keeping Cloé trapped in the mansion. Needless to say, he is not meant to be liked.
- It Amused Me: He killed Noir in Con Amore just because she happened to be there. What makes this sad is that Noir assumed he would be friendly after being treated well by Michel's family in the past.
- Offing the Offspring: He tries to kill Cloé, then becomes a spirit and possesses her body so he can kill the part of her soul that escaped/the astral projection of her.
- Pædo Hunt: He is heavily hinted to have molested his daughter Cloé, and even kept an album of him doing so.
- Parental Incest: Hinted to engage in this with Cloé in addition to beating her.
- Walking Spoiler: While it is made clear early on that he is an abusive and evil person, him being the curse and thus the Big Bad is not revealed until the final confrontation.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: In Con Amore it's revealed his abuse of Cloe was so she would get possessed by a curse and overcome her terminal illness.
Minor Characters
Noir
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One of Cloé's cats, who follow her around throughout the game. She's a nice and friendly cat who willingly helps Michel to lift the curse. Noir is the protagonist of Con Amore, showing her life living with the D'Alembert family and the Ardennes family before she died.
- A Day in the Limelight: In Con Amore.
- Cute Little Fangs: Has them in her humanoid form.
- Cute Kitten: An adorable and friendly cat.
- Dead All Along: The cat we seen during the game is just a ghost. In truth she was killed by Alain during one of his fits of rage.
- Horrible Judge of Character: She assumes that because the D'Alembert family treated her well, all humans would be friendly to her. This leads to her death when she tries to approach Alain.
- Meaningful Name: Noir means "black" in French.
- Nice Girl: A friendly and charming cat who is seen most of the time with a smile on her face. Her primary motivation is to help Cloé and Michel with the curse.
- The Pollyanna: Noir is perpetually cheerful and wants to become friends with everyone. Even if someone doesn't like her, she eventually wins them out with her constant reaching. It works on Blanc, but it backfires horribly with Alain.
Blanc
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Another of Cloé's cats, who follow her around throughout the game. He's an hostile cat and often avoids Michel.
- Cats Are Mean: A hostile cat who resents humans.
- Cute Little Fangs: Has them in his humanoid form.
- Covered with Scars: His humanoid form is covered in bruises and bandages, due to being on the receiving end of Alain's abuse.
- Dead All Along: The cat we seen during the game is just a ghost. In truth he was killed by the cursed Cloé after she killed her father in self-defense.
- Freudian Excuse: He resents humans because he saw all the abuse going in the Ardennes family. This makes him clash with Noir, who adores humans after being treated with care by Michel, Pierre and Charlotte in the past.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Even though he resents humans and looks down on Noir for being affectionate towards them, he's quick to protect her from one of Alain's fits of rage.
- Meaningful Name: Blanc means "white" in French.
- Sour Supporter: Unlike Noir, he isn't as eager to help Cloé and Michel to lift the curse.
- The Resenter: Towards Cloé, as he believes she does nothing to stop Alain's abuse on him. In fact, his resentment towards humans is what allows him to be possessed by Alain.
Mr. D'Alembert/Michel and Pierre's father
The father of the D'Alembert family, who wants Michel to become famous and make him rich.
- Abusive Parents: He overworks Michel, forcing him to practice for unreasonable amounts of time, and shows no love for him, outright calling him his 'little moneymaker' at one point.
- Hate Sink: He is shown to be a greedy man who only cares shout his sons as far as they can make him rich.
- Kick the Dog: In Con Amore he throws away Michel's pet cat (who later became Noir) because it was a distraction from his studies.
- Parental Neglect: Does this to Pierre, his younger son who is not as talented as Michel and thus worth less money.
- Stage Dad: Pushes Michel and Pierre to be musicians at a very early age. He demanded they play to perfection, made them practice for hours, often punishing Pierre up for small mistakes. The boys are clearly uncomfortable with this and only want their father's love and approval.
- Unnamed Parent: Not only is he unnamed, but he doesn't even get a sprite, instead being represented as a shadowy figure.
Mrs. Ardennes
- Abusive Parents: Is very abusive to Cloé, insulting her and breaking her things. Justified, since she's not actually her daughter.
- Awful Wedded Life: Unsurprisingly, being Alain's wife sucks.
- Be Careful What You Wish For: All she wanted was to have her sister's boyfriend all to herself. She gets what she asked for, including receiving Alain's abuse.
- Cain and Abel: The Cain to her sister's Abel. Her sister was beautiful, friendly and married to Alain. While she was ugly, awkward and had an unrequited crush on Alain.
- Domestic Abuse: Is mistreated by her husband.
- Driven to Madness: Her inferiority complex, her sister's death and Alain's abuse caused her to lose her grip of reality, becoming murderous towards the maids.
- Karma Houdini: Killed her sister and took her place as Alain's wife. But nobody noticed the Twin Switch, instead everyone thinking that Mrs. Ardennes suddenly got ugly one day.
- Kill and Replace: Did this with her sister, murdering her and taking her place as Alain's wife.
- Laser-Guided Karma: Is murdered by cursed Cloé, the daughter of the sister she killed.
- Unnamed Parent: Unlike Alain, her name is never given.
- Twin Switch: Did this with her sister and got away with it.
- Yandere: Killed her own sister to take her place as Alain's wife. Even after getting away with it, she's still envious any woman will take him away from her, such as the maids or his daughter Cloé.
The Five Maids
- Hitodama Light: D and A appear this way, the former as a blue flame and the latter as an orange flame.
- I'm a Humanitarian: D and A attempt to serve Michel a multi-course feast... made of body parts and organs.
- Old Maid: C is the veteran of the maids, and the one the others look to for help.
- One-Letter Name: All five of them; A, B, C, D, and E. However, these are likely nicknames given by the Ardennes adults, who could not be bothered to learn/remember their real names.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: They are only known as A, B, C, D, and E, and it is unlikely that these are their real names.
- Shrinking Violet: D, in life, was timid and cowered a lot. As a spirit, however, she is notably more creepy and forward.
