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In General

All of these stories start with an invitation. After being promised that which they desire most, the participants are drawn in, unaware of exactly what kind of game” awaits them The winner of the game” can claim “their treasure – some kind of holy grail that can make all their wishes come true. However, no one stops to consider the fate of the losers.

Laser-Guided Amnesia: The Time of Reunion expansion reveals that
the Survivors were unwittingly fed hallucinogenic drugs during their time at the manor, which distorted their perceptions of reality. Any Survivor who managed to survive their game and escape from the manor would eventually lose all memory of their time in the manor. Afterward, after a certain period of time, they would receive another invitation from the manor, and would be thrust into another game.
You Are Number 6: In their respective
Experiment Files,

the Survivors are referred to by their given

serial number.

Emma Woods – The Gardener

Freddy Riley- The Lawyer

Emily Dyer – The Doctor

Kreacher Pierson – The Thief

Lucky Guy – The Deduction Substitute

Not much is known about Lucky Guy’s past. Lucky Guy has been extremely lucky in the past and many people view his life as a slot machine in which he always hits jackpot. Seeing how lucky he is, he decided to partake in the game held at Oletus Manor, relying entirely on luck to let him win.

Stage Cast: Tachibana Ryou

Voiced by: Li Yuantao (Chinese, formerly)

Action Survivor: Has the Veterans trait.
Born Lucky: His defining ability. He’s able to manually select certain items from a chest, increasing his odds of receiving them. No wonder his Danganronpa costume is none other than the Ultimate Lucky Student, Makoto Naegi.
Butt-Monkey: Can be this if you consider his seemingly timid disposition. He also has a Maid Outfit skin (complete with makeup), wherein his animation for it makes it clear that he feels incredibly embarrassed about it.
The Everyman: He’s a low-risk character that lacks a debuff and is good for beginner players who want to get a feel for the game. He’s also the simplest character in terms of appearance.
Fashion Dissonance: Wears clothes that are more suited for modern times (t-shirt, jeans, rubber shoes) among characters who’re dressed from older eras.
Jack-of-All-Trades: While he doesn’t have any special buffs, he doesn’t have any debuffs either, making him a well-rounded character.
Mysterious Stranger: Nothing is known about his name, past, or career.

William Ellis – The Forward

Servais Le Roy – The Magician

Kurt Frank – The Explorer

Naib Subedar – The Mercenary

Martha Behamfil – The Coordinator

Martha was good at riding and shooting when she was young and attained the rank of captain after joining the cavalry. Not content to just gallop on horseback, Martha learned basic piloting skills and fell in love with flying. She quit her position in the cavalry and joined the Air Force. However, instead of becoming a pilot, as she had wished, Martha was required to perform signal guide work on the ground. To fly her own plane, she has to find a reliable “sponsor”.

Inclination: Loses her identity.

Stage Cast: Yamada Miki

Voiced by: Huang Ying (Chinese)

Ambiguous Situation:
- Marthas lover, who her mother seemed to approve of, appeared to die in a glider accident during a misty night. It was Marthas job to light up the airport with her flare gun. An earlier deduction gives the impression that Martha found her job as a signal guider to be dull, and chose to slip away from the work. It is unknown if these incidents occurred simultaneously. Another deduction potentially hints that Henry, Marthas lover, may have had sexist views, which Martha would not have taken kindly to. It is unknown if Martha merely failed to perform her role and accidentally caused her lovers death, or if she flat-out murdered her lover, possibly with the use of her flare gun.
  - A reward from the Kurt’s Wondrous Journeys event states that the crash was an accident.
- Her 2020 Character Day letter calls everything about her pre-established background and character into question.
- The Geisha’s 2021 Character Day letter reveals that Michiko’s husband Miles was working with an associate with the surname of Behamfil. It is unclear if Martha was the one in contact with Miles
  (and had potentially come to the manor to help him find his wife)
  
  , if Martha’s father, or another one of her relatives, was the person in contact with Miles, or,
  
  given the implications from Martha’s 2021 Character Day letter, Martha stole this person’s identity or last name as part of her disguise.
  - At the very least, the Geisha’s 2022 Character Day confirms that the Behamfil that Miles was in contact with was a female.
Feminine Mother, Tomboyish Daughter: Marthas mother was insistent that her daughter adheres to gender roles set out by society. Despite her mothers best efforts, Martha gravitated to more traditionally masculine activities, choosing to wear military uniforms and attempting to become a cavalry captain, and later pilot.
Flare Gun: Her item of choice.
Meaningful Name: Her name means “bitter”. A fitting name considering her frustration with the expectations thrust on her by her mother and the gender norms of the time.
No One Gets Left Behind: Gains a major debuff as long as a teammate is on the rocket chair.
No Name Given:
Instead of “Martha” or “Margaretha” her name is listed as “???” in her third letter
Unwitting Instigator of Doom: Her letter implies that telling the truth led to the deaths or eliminations of
Eli, Demi/Luchino, and Fiona

.
Vague Age: Cannot be served alcohol by Demi, which would imply that she is under 20. However, it is also possible that her job doesnt allow her to drink alcohol.
- The Oletus Manor Investigation Report confirms that she is 20 years old.
  Although, given the implications present in her Character Day letter…
You Are Number 6: She is referred to by her
given serial number, 6-1-4

in her

Experiment File

and corresponding

Experiment Files

on survivors that participated in the same game as her.

Tracy Reznik – The Mechanic

Having been wrapped up in her “useless” little inventions and obsessed with gunpowder experiments, the Mechanic Tracy was soon in debt because of the high cost of these experiments. The invitation letter promised a golden prize, but what truly attracted Tracy were the secret gadgets in the manor

Inclination A “sophisticated device” with missing components.

Stage Cast: Tsuboi Miku

Voiced by: Jin Na (Chinese),

Jin Na (Chinese), Ayane Sakura (Japanese)

Ambiguous Situation: Her fathers death in an explosion that occurred at his clock shop. Was he murdered by one of his rivals? Did he commit suicide by setting his clock shop on fire, so his family could receive life insurance money and pay off his debt? Did Tracy, who is noted to have been obsessed with gunpowder experiments, have something to do with her fathers death (and, if so, did she intend to kill him)?
- Her official extended backstory (seen in full here) implies that the explosion that killed Tracy’s father was actually caused by his rivals and that Tracy’s gunpowder experiments were potentially either her attempting to uncover whether or not the official statement given to her father’s untimely death (as well as the cause of the explosion in the clock shop) held up or her going on a Roaring Rampage of Revenge against her father’s rivals and/or suppliers.
- There is also the matter of her debts. Did her father legitimately not compensate his suppliers, or were his suppliers working with Mark’s rivals, and making up claims about unpaid debts so as to ensure that Tracy would sell her work to her father’s rivals?

Child Prodigy: She proved to be so talented a mechanic and inventor, that her work ended up replacing her fathers in his clock shop.
Connected All Along: Bonbon’s 2021 Character Day letter reveals that her father and Burke were acquaintances and that Tracy helped contribute to the construction of one of Burke’s machines, heavily implied to be Bonbon himself.
- If this is indeed the case, it is quite likely that Bonbon inspired the creation of her personal bot.
For Science!: Came to the manor not just for the promises of riches, but also for the chance to examine and studies the various devices there.
Puppet Fighter: Her item is a robot that she can take control of.
Riches to Rags: Her constant money-spending for her personal projects has led to her inheritance dwindling. By the time she received the invitation to attend a game at the manor, Tracy had found herself in debt.
Tragic Keepsake: Her fathers bot, which she kept developing after her fathers mysterious death.
- There is also her Pocket Watch (stopped at the time of the explosion) and her Harmonica (the first invention she created with her father) accessories.
Wrench Wench: Has access to presumably self-created remote-controlled robots.
You Are Number 6: She is referred to by her
given serial number, 10-0-1

in her

Experiment File

and corresponding

Experiment Files

on survivors that participated in the same game as her.

Helena Adams – The Mind’s Eye

Helena is a blind woman that had lost her vision during an epidemic of a serious disease. Due to her condition, her hearing had improved exceptionally, allowing her to use her cane similar to how creatures use echolocation. Her blindness does not bring her down, though, as she often excels in her educational classes and is planning to enroll in college. However, with insufficient funds, she takes part in the ‘game’ at Orpheus Manor in hopes of winning the grand prize.

Inclination: The perfect “control group”.

Stage Cast: Kawakami Eriko

Voiced by: Jin Na (Chinese),

Jin Na (Chinese), Lynn (Japanese)

Action Survivor: Is more this than the other survivors (barring
Naib

) due to her possibly

winning her game.
Aura Vision: Her ability enables her to reveal the Hunter’s location to all Survivors including herself.
Daddy’s Girl: It is very clear in her deductions that her father loved her very much and was nothing but proud of her.
Meaningful Name: Her name means “bright, shining light” in Greek. Though this may seem ironic, considering her disability, it is actually appropriate when one acknowledges her skill and determination.
Helena: Though the world is only black and white, I still hope others can see me shine bright.
Named After Someone Famous: Based on Helen Adams Keller, the first blind-deaf person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Nice Girl: On top of being one of the few Survivors to not be morally ambiguous.
Obfuscating Disability: Not her blindness, which is definitely genuine. However, her deductions imply that, at the suggestion of her tutor, she pretended to also be deaf, in an attempt to, as Sullivan seems to put it, become a “miracle that will never again be replicated”. These apparent rumors only confused her father, who had always seen his daughter display excellent hearing abilities.
Sole Survivor:
May have been the one to ultimately win the game she participated in

.
Spoiled Sweet: She is stated to be a compassionate person and according to her deductions, her father showered her with toys whenever she was upset.
Sweet Tooth: Her bio states that she likes sweet things.
You Are Number 6: She is referred to by her
given serial number, 0-0-3 (noted to have been later corrected to 0-1-3)

in her

Experiment File

and corresponding

Experiment Files

on survivors that participated in the same game as her.

Fiona Gilman – The Priestess

Vera Nair – The Perfumer

A famous perfumer from Grasse. After years of searching, she received inspiration from a mysterious perfume recipe and created ‘Euphoria’, a perfume that helps you to forget about your worries. Unfortunately, the aroma doesn’t last long enough. She has no other choice but to go to the source of the formula and find a way to improve it. Hopefully the owner of the manor can help her to relieve all of her worries.

Inclination: One who treads on thin ice as she tries to escape reality.

Voiced by: Huang Ying (Chinese),

Huang Ying (Chinese), Mamiko Noto (Japanese), Nicola Posener (English)

Angsty Surviving Twin:
With the added twist of being responsible for said twin’s death

.
Becoming the Mask:
By the time she discovered her sisters true intentions, she had already become accustomed to her life as Vera Nair.
Bunny-Ears Lawyer: To a certain degree. She is said to possess talent that perfumers can only dream of but was looked down on by nearly everyone, including her father, for her strange behavior, which prevented her from going into business.
Her twin sister on the other hand…
Dead Person Impersonation: She isn’t actually Vera Nair, but rather
her twin sister Chloe Nair. Chloe killed the real Vera and assumed her identity.
Evil Twin: She’s really
the murderous Chloe Nair.
Ironic Name: Her name means “truth”.
That being said, it begins to make more sense when one remembers that it is not her true name.
My God, What Have I Done?:
She mistakenly believed that her sister was taking advantage of her by stealing and taking credit for her perfume designs. She later discovered that her sister had been trying to help her. Unfortunately, she only discovered this after she had murdered her sister and stolen her identity. Her reasons for coming to the Manor are so she can find a way to erase her bad memories and bury the grief and sorrow that now plagues her mind.
Older Than They Look: The Oletus Manor Investigation Report reveals that she is 30.
You Are Number 6: She is referred to by her
given serial number, 5-0-2

in her

Experiment File

and corresponding

Experiment Files

on survivors that participated in the same game as her.

Kevin Ayuso – The Cowboy

A cowboy from the North America who befriended a young girl from a native American tribe when he was younger and learned how to use the lasso. Many years later, he was saved by the native Americans when he suffered misfortune and the passionate Kevin Alonso remained with the tribe. But good things never last and the tribe died out. He didn’t want to stay, so he decided to roam the European continent.

Inclination: A coward boasting freedom while being trapped by guilt.

Stage Cast: Tanaka Kouhei

Voiced by: Li Yuantao (Chinese, formerly)

Accomplice by Inaction: Being unwilling to avenge his friend’s death by exacting vengeance on his parents, or protect the tribe that took him in from the other settlers, is heavily implied to be the reason why he does not believe he can be considered a good man.
Amnesiac Resonance: His fourth letter contains subtle hints that
the “poison” he drank was in fact one of the manor’s memory-erasing drugs. In his recollection of his final night in the manor – seemingly two weeks after drinking the alleged “poison” – he takes time to note that he has the feeling that he’d lost something he once held tight, but couldn’t quite put his finger on just what it was.
Does Not Like Men: Decodes slower with male teammates, and will not block damage for them.
Dulcinea Effect: Heavily implied to be the result of his failure to protect his childhood friend.
Facial Markings: Has on face paint, most likely in memory of the tribe that took him in.
Instant Knots: Can tie his lasso perfectly around a teammate from pretty far away.
My Greatest Failure: His failure to protect his childhood friend and the tribe that took him in, whose deaths his parents and/or fellow cowboys are implied to be responsible for.
Older Than They Look: Confirmed to be 30 by the Oletus Manor Investigation Report.
Tragic Keepsake: His Cactus Doll accessory.
Uncertain Doom: His 2020 Character Day letter reveals that, during his time at the manor, he may have chosen to
drink poison, in order to protect a fellow Survivor (implied to be Patricia).

His fourth letter would go on to reveal that he actually survived the incident, but was seemingly left incapacitated for about two weeks to such an extent that he was unable to join the “game” segment of the experiment, and claimed to experience headaches that he had been unable to shake off prior to his conversation with the manor’s owner on his (alleged) final night in the manor.
You Are Number 6: He is referred to by his
given serial number, 5-?-4

in his

Experiment File

and corresponding

Experiment Files

on survivors that participated in the same game as him.

Margaretha Zelle – The Female Dancer

Eli Clark – The Seer

Aesop Carl – The Embalmer

There are minor differences in the final destination of people’s lives and Aesop Carl is most definitely the person people envision sending them on their final journey. He follows every procedural step rigorously and affords the highest respect to visitors that have come to their final destination. He decided to come to the manor in place of an unfortunate woman, whose corpse found its way to his table, carrying a mysterious letter on her person.

Inclination: A dangerous character who appears stable on the surface.

Stage Cast: Hirai Yuki

Voiced by: Minoru Kuroishi (Chinese),

Minoru Kuroishi (Chinese), Kōki Uchiyama (Japanese)

Ambiguously Evil: His mentor is heavily implied to have been a serial killer, who was grooming him to follow in his footsteps. It is unclear if he succeeded.
- His 2021 Character Day letter confirms he did.
Creepy Mortician: An embalmer who’s stated to dislike the living and favor the deceased,
was raised to see murder as a morally agreeable act, and outright fantasizes about killing and embalming a fellow survivor in his 2021 Character Day letter

.
Curtains Match the Window: Both his hair and eyes are gray.
Hero Killer: Implied. His
Experiment File

reveals that he was responsible for “eliminating”

No. 3-1-2 and No. 3-1-4 (which the Relationship Between Them system, as well as clues in both Aesop and Victor’s second letters, imply to have been Anne and Ganji respectively).
Hollywood Autism: Said to have autism, which led to him being deemed unsuitable for public education.
No Social Skills: Decodes slower when accompanied by other Survivors, and prefers spending time with the dead rather than the living.
The Protagonist: Of the stage play’s first episode.
Terms of Endangerment: In his 2021 Character Day letter he refers to
Victor Grantz/The Postman

as his “silent friend”, while plotting to kill him.
Used to Be a Sweet Kid: According to his 2020 birthday letter.
Well-Intentioned Extremist: His deductions suggest that Jerry taught him to help people meet their destined end and “guide lost people from darkness” by killing them. In his second Character Day letter, Aesop says that he has kept those teachings in mind as he explains that he intends to kill
Victor Grantz/The Postman (and perhaps the rest of their fellow players)

, talking about how he believes he understands

Victor

and mentioning that such is his duty as an embalmer.
You Are Number 6: He is referred to by his
given serial number, 3-?-1

in his

Experiment File

and corresponding

Experiment Files

on survivors that participated in the same game as him.

Norton Campbell – The Prospector

Patricia Dorval – The Enchantress

Patricia Dorval was born on a slave ship where her mother drew her last breath. Little Patricia reached New Orleans alive, the shipowner left her on the street. She thus found a new mother. Patricia followed her mother, learning herbs, healing and cursing, and when she reached adulthood she decided to go back to her foreign homeland to look for her origin. Patricia never thought that the curse hidden in her blood would gradually emerge at the moment she stepped onto the land. After running away for a decade, she finally arrived at Oletus Manor with the curse.

Inclination: Pagan huntress.

Stage Cast: Otowa Micako

Voiced by: Zhou Shuai (Chinese),

Zhou Shuai (Chinese), Yuu Kobayashi (Japanese)

Curse: The source of her strange abilities.
Cursed with Awesome: Whatever it is, it enables her to curse Hunters as well, making them jolt in pain.
Happily Adopted: Was raised by a local woman of New Orleans, who was said to have selflessly loved her adopted daughter. Even when the spirit of her birth mother seemingly rejected her, Patricia chose not to feel too bad about it, mainly because she already had a loving foster mother.
Heroic Bastard: The product of an American man impregnating a Haitan woman who, even after finding out the truths about her origins, didn’t choose to take her suffering out on the world.

No Historical Figures Were Harmed: Based on Marie Laveau, a renowned Louisianan voodoo practitioner.
Older Than They Look: Has spent the last ten years of her life is plagued by a curse and is confirmed to be 35 by the Oletus Manor Investigation Report. Despite this, she could arguably pass for a woman in her mid-to-late twenties.
Well-Intentioned Extremist: If her 2022 letter is telling the truth she is probably that.
You Are Number 6: She is referred to by her
given a serial number, 5-?-5

in her

Experiment File

and corresponding

Experiment Files

on survivors that participated in the same game as her.

Murro – The Wildling

Murro Morton – The Wildling

After experiencing betrayals and struggles Murro decided to give up trying to fit into the so-called civilized society. Perhaps the Oletus Manor would be his ultimate destination?

Inclination: A “hero” seeking self-worth in tragedy.

Stage Cast: Claus

Ambiguously Evil: Was willing to do anything to escape from his uncles circus. Said circus just so happened to be Hullaballoo Circus, the site of an allegedly horrific massacre…
- If you believe that his 2021 Character Day letter is addressed to Mike, however, Murro likely escaped from the circus a few days prior to the Moon River Tragedy, making it unlikely that he was responsible for the massacre.
- Future information, likewise, would reveal him to instead be one of the more innocent and, at times, outright heroic of the Survivors.
Animal Companion: His boar.
Circus Brat: He has been in a circus from a young age, kept isolated from the rest of the world by the circus’ ringmaster Bernard until he convincingly resembled a feral child.
Feral Child: Murros uncle claimed that he grew up in the woods. Murro was actually raised in complete isolation for the first ten years of his, with his only toy dog and his uncle for company.
Full-Boar Action: Rides some kind of boar.
Hopeless with Tech: Downplayed. He can still decode ciphers, but his decoding speed has been decreased by 40%.
Loyal Animal Companion: His boar, who he worked with in his act, and who accompanied him to the manor.
No Celebrities Were Harmed: Frequently compares himself to Kaspar Hauser, a man who claimed he had spent the early years of his life being raised in an environment, completely cut off from human contact (this may have been a lie made by a swindler, however). Its not hard to see where the comparison originates.
Only One Name: Up till his third Character Day only his first name was known. His
Experiment File

reveals his surname to be that of his uncle and adopted cousin: Morton.
Significant Birth Date: His birthday (April 30) is on the same date that his real-life inspiration, Kaspar Hauser, was born.
Sole Survivor: His
Experiment File

reveals that he was the only one to survive the

circus game.

Unfortunately, his luck ended up running out during the preparations for the winter game.
Uncertain Doom: Was (seemingly) supposed to be part of a game with Forward, Mercenary and Explorer, but mysteriously disappeared and was replaced by the Magician.
- In the Magician’s Diary, Servais uncovers evidence that Murro didn’t actually escape out the window like Naib claimed he had, but had apparently been kidnapped or murdered by another Survivor. There is also the question of just what was inside of the boar Naib was keeping outside the manor…
- Kurt’s second letter, if one believes it to be an exaggeration of events that actually occurred, implies that he may have been
  killed by Bane.
- His
  Experiment File
  
  reveals that he was
  
  “eliminated”
  
  before the game officially began.
- Naib’s
  Experiment File
  
  finally sets the record straight by revealing that Murro was
  
  killed by the Mercenary
  
  shortly before Servais stepped foot in the manor.
You Are Number 6: He is referred to by his
given serial number, 8-?-5

in his

Experiment File

and corresponding

Experiment Files

on survivors and hunters that participated in

Steps 8 and 9 of the experiment.

Mike Morton – The Acrobat

Mike Morton is the most popular guy in the travelling circus Hullaballoo. After being left one of the only survivors of a disaster that saw the circus in ruin, Mike has made it his mission to find the person responsible for destroying his home.

Inclination: Lost “family” and inability to return to “Hullabaloo.”

Stage Cast: Seto Keita

Voiced by: Zhai Wei (Chinese)

Alliterative Name: Mike Morton
Ambiguously Evil: One of three candidates for the
test subject

responsible for hurting Violetta during her time in the manor. His

Experiment File

would eventually reveal that he wasn’t the responsible party.
Ambiguously Gay: In his first deduction, Mike states that Bernard is his ideal father figure. However, his fifth deduction, “Darling” has a description that reads, “How people call each other often reflects the degree to which the relationship has developed”. In the same deduction, he also talks about wanting to “put [his] cold hands down [Bernard’s] collar”.
Ambiguous Situation:
- Murro’s 2020 Character Day letter revealed that Mike was in contact with Arthur Russel (a man who had previously appeared to have been studying the phenomena of Lakeside Village), through which he had seemingly hired either a hitman or detective to do… something to an unspecified target, seemingly in return for the brain of another unspecified person. The circus was shortly afterward burned to the ground, killing the intended target and seemingly destroying any trace of the aforementioned brain, leading to Mike calling off their arrangement. It is unclear how this incident connects to Murro.
- His 2020 Character Day letter. Does it take place before or after the Moon River Tragedy? And just how did he come to know of the Female Dancer’s alias?
Best Served Cold: Is said to be hunting down the person responsible for the Moon River Tragedy. Given that Mike appears to believe Margaretha to have been responsible (or at least played a role in the tragedy), his 2020 Character Day letter (in which he requests Arthur Russel uncover information about Margaretha’s past before joining the circus) potentially raises the possibility that he won’t be satisfied with merely killing her…

Circus Brat: His deductions imply that he joined the circus as a kid.
Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Ambiguously Evil, but he appears to have cared deeply about the other members of the circus, and has made it his goal to find the person responsible for the Moon River Tragedy and make them pay for their crime.
The Nicknamer: In the stage play — Fiona is “Fi-chan” and Eli is “EliCla” — which he remembers into the mirror world even though everyone has lost their memories.
Obfuscating Stupidity: Downplayed, but he does come off as a bit of a goofball in gameplay and his deductions. Both his and Murro’s 2020 Character Day letters, however, reveal that he is actually quite eloquent and professional when dealing with personal matters.
You Are Number 6: He is referred to by his
given serial number, 8-?-2

in his

Experiment File

and corresponding

Experiment Files

on survivors and hunters that participated in the same game as him.

Jose Baden – The First Officer

In order to find the whereabouts of his loved ones and restore his familys reputation, the sea knight, Jose Baden, decided to enter the cursed Oletus Manor. This time, will his magical pocket watch ensure smooth sailing?

Inclination: The “saviour” of self-salvation.

Voiced by: Liu Yijia (Chinese)

Accomplice by Inaction: It’s implied that his self-loathing largely stems from his inability to turn against his father and do the right thing.
The Alcoholic: Hit the bottle pretty hard following some (as of yet) unexplained event to the point that he ended up at risk of losing his position and title due to continuously missing the tide.
Clear My Name: Following his father’s mysterious disappearance while he was delivering cargo overseas, the Queen, believing that the Baden family had stolen her treasure, proceeded to strip Jose of his title and deprive him of all the wealth that he and his family owned. Jose traveled to Oletus Manor, the intended location of one of the items that were to be delivered by his father, in order to locate his father and restore his family’s reputation.
Connected All Along: His 2021 Character Day letter reveals that his father previously did business with one of the Bourbon siblings.
Drowning My Sorrows: Where his addiction stems from since he had quite a hard time following some events.
Guilt-Ridden Accomplice: Presumably, given that he is shown to feel a far greater amount of remorse for his family’s misdeeds than his father, to the point that he ended up trying to drown his sorrows in drugs and alchohol.
Hypno Pendulum: How he does his hypnotic trick with the pocket watch.
Magical Accessory: Carries a pocket watch that allegedly gives its owner the ability to control the tides.
You Are Number 6: He is referred to by his
given serial number, 5-0-3

in his

Experiment File

and corresponding

Experiment Files

on survivors and hunters that participated in the same game as him.

Demi Bourbon – The Barmaid

Victor Grantz – The Postman

Andrew Kreiss – The Gravekeeper

For Andrew, rumors are more terrifying than illness. The invitation from the Manor gives Andrew the hope to be understood after years of being the Grave Keeper.

Stage Cast: Isono Dai

Voiced by: Ma Yang (Chinese),

Ma Yang (Chinese), Nobunaga Shimazaki (Japanese), Leigh Joel Scott (English)

Accidental Murder: The local landlord may have been victim to a premature burial at Andrew’s hands. Andrew’s deductions imply that, if this was the case, Andrew was unaware that the man was still alive. That being said, it is also unclear whether or not the landlord did indeed end up dying (though Andrew’s first letter implies that he did).
Albinos Are Freaks: Was born an albino and was ostracised by nearly everyone around him as a result.
Cleanup Crew: His second letter heavily implies that, at one point after fleeing from the Lutz Cemetery and making his way to an “old house”,
the manor owner assigned him with the task of disposing of the corpses of Survivors present within Oletus Manor.
Connected All Along: His first letter reveals that the corpses he dug up from the Lutz Cemetery were sold to Percy’s assistant, Mikhail, and used for Percy’s experiments.

Crusty Caretaker: A gravekeeper who keeps to himself and is implied to have No Social Skills.
The Eeyore: He is one of the more pessimistic Survivors.
Grave Robbing: His implied side profession.
- His deduction implies that his actual side profession was bodysnatching (digging up corpses and selling them for dissection or anatomy lectures in medical schools).
Hypocrite: Is implied to have dug up the graves of “evil” people who had bought their way into being buried in the Lutz Cemetery and sold their bodies, on the basis that such people did not deserve to be buried in such a holy place. It is also implied that he himself wished to be buried in the Lutz Cemetery, an act which (given his status as a pariah) could only be achieved if he paid a large amount of money to be buried there. The money he would have earned from digging up graves and selling dead bodies.
Peek-a-Bangs: Has one of his eyes covered to increase the mysteriousness.
Sour Outside, Sad Inside: His in-character Twitter responses[1] present him this way, with him lashing out and mistaking compliments as backhanded.

Luca Balsa – The “Prisoner”

Melly Plinius – The Entomologist

Edgar Valden – The Painter

Edgar has long been aware of the gossip and hypocrisy. The only thing in this world that is worthy of his pursuit is the true essence of art and creative inspiration.

Voiced by: Ma Yang (Chinese, In-Game), Jin Na (Chinese, Character Trailer)

Artsy Beret: His hat is a beret, fitting for an artist.
Eccentric Artist: Described as such, and boy does it show in his Twitter replies.
Insufferable Genius: A talented artist who looks down on everyone and believes he is the only one who truly understands art.
Mad Artist:
The last few notes of his deductions may be interpreted to imply that he used someone’s blood as paint, just like in his original conceptalbeit it’s most likely Sarai’s blood and not his own.
The Proud Elite: He is an aristocrat and is stated to be very arrogant.

Ganji Gupta – The Batter

No one, no matter how affable they are, can tolerate repeated deception. Even after all this time, Ganji struggles to find a sense of belonging.

Voiced by: An Zhi (Chinese)

Alliterative Name: Ganji Gupta.
Weaponized Ball: He uses his cricket bat to hit a ball towards a Hunter in order to push them away.
Wouldn’t Hurt a Child:
Assuming he was the culprit who burned down the Guard’s manor, the only person he spared was the son of the manor.

Anne Lester – The Toy Merchant

Having escaped from a life of humiliation and deception, Anne has finally realised her true power and gained a true sense of security from her small toy shop. This time, she vows to reclaim what she deserves.

Voiced by: Du Qingqing (Chinese)

Abusive Parents: Her father raised her to be a Replacement Goldfish for her mother, and would frequently berate her whenever she was unable to live up to his expectations. He would later conspire with his daughter’s fiancee to steal her inheritance.
Animal Motifs: Butterflies
The Cobbler’s Children Have No Shoes: Her skill. She can collect toys inside chests but is unable to use them, being limited to distributing them to her allies.
Convenient Miscarriage: Her extended backstory on the game’s official site reveals that she suffered a miscarriage sometime before she got the idea to establish her toy shop and obtain financial stability.
Death by Childbirth: Her mother is said to have died giving birth to her.
Determinator: Apparently according to her trailer and description. Even after so much humiliation and disgrace in her life Anne still tries to keep up, starting her own toy store. Unfortunately, that same determination was what brought her to the Manor.

Replacement Goldfish: For her mother in regards to her father.

Ada Mesmer – The “Psychologist”

Emil – The Patient

After escaping from the asylum, Emil became an object of curiosity for Ada’s research, choosing to accept Ada’s treatment than face those fragmented and painful memories. Unconditional obedience, protection, dependence… These were his unique ways of forming a bond with his lover.

Voiced by: Yu Dong (Chinese), Daniel Amerman (English)

Animal Motifs: Dogs. He was sold to a man operating dog fights, who treated him no better than the dogs he was breeding. When Ada discovers that blowing her whistle makes him calm down, she compares him to a dog being receptive to its master’s wishes.
Dark and Troubled Past: His deductions reveal that his parents, unable to care for another child, sold him to men operating dogfights, who would force him to beg for food, and would later use him to stir up entertainment by throwing him in the ring with the dogs. Years later, he was found on the corner of White Sand Street, suffering from a fever and afflicted with amnesia, and was promptly institutionalized in the White Sand Street Asylum, where he was made victim to a number of unethical medical procedures.
Does Not Like Shoes: Is barefoot in his default appearance.
Forgotten First Meeting: He and Ada’s deductions reveal that the two encountered years before he was committed in the White Sand Street Asylum. While apparently begging for food, Emil caught the attention of a young Ada who, out of pity for his situation, gave him a piece of bread, something that Emil would be willing to attack his caretakers for, seemingly just to ensure he could eat it himself.
Mysterious Past: No one, not even Ada and even himself to a certain degree, knows the truth about his past. His deductions fill in most of the blanks.
Official Couple: With Ada Mesmer.
Parental Abandonment: His parents, either unable to raise another child or desperately needing money, seem to have sold Emil to a man (or men) operating dogfights.
Spell My Name with an S: The official story trailer for the “Psychologist” and Patient spells his name as “Emil”, but the Reunion Time trailer spells his name as “Emile”.
Undying Loyalty: To Ada.
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: Or dogs in Emil’s case.
You Are Number 6: He is referred to by his
given a serial number, 0-0-2

in the Time of Reunion trailer and corresponding

Experiment Files

on survivors that participated in the same game as him.

“Orpheus” – The Novelist

A renowned novelist whose past is a mystery to all, even to himself. When he received the invitation letter that came with the flute, he knew that he had no reason to refuse.

For information on him after he lost his memory, see Orpheus. For information on him as a Hunter, see The Nightmare.

Voiced by: Liu Beichen (Chinese),

Liu Beichen (Chinese), Shin-ichiro Miki (Japanese), Scott Whyte (English)

Ambiguous Situation: His personal character details give his age as 22, which would seem to imply that this was how old he was when he lost his memory. However, a medical report present in the Oletus Manor Investigation Report gives his age as 30 at the time of the incident. Was his age at the time of the apparent final game not finalized at the time the tie-in book was written or is the age given to him in the Identity System instead how old he was when he, allegedly, faked his death and started hiding in the manor while the games going on?
Famed in Story: A famous author who ended up being one of the many unfortunate souls to come to the manor.
Grand Theft Me: His main ability is to swap the control of characters with either his teammates or the Hunter for a set period of time (60 seconds for Survivor, 5 seconds for Hunter). He does need consent if he wants to swap with a Survivor though; In return he gets to use their skills, whereas he can only control a Hunters movements.
High-Class Glass: He wears a monocle which goes with his formal attire to show him as an esteemed and successful novelist, and set him apart from Detective Orpheus disheveled appearance.
Most Writers Are Writers: The Novelist is Orpheus when he was still a bestselling, well, novelist and regarded as a prodigal talent in the literary world. One of his notable creations is the “Call of the Abyss” book series that are acted out in the lore of each COA event.
Same Character, But Different: The Detective’s younger self.
- He is also the
  Survivor persona
  
  of
  
  The Nightmare
  
  .
Significant Reference Date: His birthday is the same date as the game’s initial release date.

“Memory” – “Little Girl”

“Memory” – Little Girl

Perhaps even “Orpheus” doesn’t know her at all, the memory trapped in a nightmare.

Voiced by: Du Qingqing (Chinese),

Du Qingqing (Chinese), Yui Horie (Japanese)

Ambiguous Situation: The in-game character relationship system suggests that Orpheus is her father. Yet the fact that she refers to him as “Orphy” and was shown together with him when they were both kids, along with the fact that the suitcase Orpheus investigates in the flashback only contains clothes fit for a 20-year-old woman, hint that she may actually be the daughter of Dennis DeRoss and his wife.
The Baby of the Bunch: The youngest of the Survivors. Also, the only one who isn’t an adult.
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Has blonde hair and doesn’t appear to possess a bad bone in her body.
No Name Given: Is only known as Little Girl or Memory.

Joker – The Weeping Clown

It doesn’t matter how popular he was or will ever be because, deep inside, he knows… he will never have true friends. The Weeping Clown will forever portray his jovial side and never a miserable shell of a man!

For further information on him before the release of his Survivor persona, see Smiley Face.

Inclination: A loose cannon on the verge of collapse.

Voiced by: Nick Wolfhard (English)

Ambiguously Evil: One of three candidates for the
test subject

responsible for hurting Violetta during her time in the manor.

Margaretha’s Experiment File confirms that he was the perpetrator.
Early-Bird Cameo: His mask and lower body can be glimpsed in a Freeze-Frame Bonus in
Nightmare’s background trailer,

a video released almost two months before his design was revealed,

after Nightmare injects drugs into a rat.
Only One Name: No hint is made of him having a surname. Given that he was sold to the circus by his parents when he was young, it’s likely that they felt no need for him to have one.
Parental Abandonment: Having been born with a missing right leg and a naturally sullen face, Joker’s parents believed that he was born to be a circus moneymaker. Given that neither his deductions nor letters make any mention of his family or any sort of life outside of the circus, it’s all but outright stated that his parents gave him away to be raised as a circus act.
Same Character, But Different: Joker’s Survivor persona, as well as what he looked like before becoming a Hunter. The sheer physical difference between the two speaks volumes.
You Are Number 6: He is referred to by his
given serial number, 8-0-3

in his

Experiment File

and corresponding

Experiment Files

on survivors that participated in the same game as him.

Luchino Diruse – The Professor

Professor Luchino used to study the origins of mankind with an endless thirst for knowledge, but during his research, he touched the future of human evolution.

For further information on him before the release of his Survivor persona, see Evil Reptilian.

Inclination: A wary seeker and the only test subject in this group.

Voiced by: Liu Yijia (Chinese), Christian Banas (English)

Ambiguous Situation: His role and presence in the
second attempt at Step 6 of the experiment.

While his

Experiment File

lists his

serial number as 6-1-4 in the initial Group 6

, the presence of

Martha

and the fact that she possessed the same

serial number

as him, raises the possibility that it may have been changed once the

second attempt at Step 6 had properly begun.
Creepy Good: Possibly good. Luchino is a friendly and well-meaning man, but also one who displays peculiar behavior and possesses an intimidating appearance according to Eli. In-game, his abilities involve removing the scales that are part of his skin to protect his allies. He also laughs rather wildly when knocked out by a rocket chair.
Early-Bird Cameo:
- His shadow can be seen in Luchino’s official 2021 Character Day art.
- Luchino’s Survivor persona and the details of his design (such as the scale-like debris and the bandage debris) were first alluded to in his second letter, written by Eli.
Laughing Mad: When eliminated by the hunter he starts laughing.
Promoted to Playable: Players were made aware that a pre to mid-transformation Luchino potentially participated in a game with both Eli and Demi at the manor during Luchino’s 2021 Character Day. Come the following year, his Survivor persona was made a playable character.
Same Character, But Different: Luchino’s Survivor persona, and a depiction of him before he completed his transformation into the Evil Reptilian.
Sole Survivor: His
Experiment File

reveals that he was the sole

test subject in the initial Group 6

who didn’t seemingly

turn into a pool of cold water or, as the researcher put it, “cease to exist in terms of both vital signs and physical existence.

As a result, he was then placed into a new

Group 6, alongside a group of “unique but dangerous” test subjects from other groups.
You Are Number 6: He is referred to by his
given serial number, 6-1-4

in his

Experiment File

and corresponding

Experiment Files

on survivors that participated in the same game as him.

Qi Shiyi – The Antiquarian

The youngest daughter of the noble Xiao family, and the only survivor of the disaster that befell them, Xiao Qi vowed to restore honour to her family’s name and achieve her revenge. However, when her quest for revenge crumbled around her with every hardship she faced and she found herself walking a path of assured self-destruction, she realised that she needed to survive and live up to her will, even if it meant giving up her family name and piercing together a new identity. And so, Xiao Qi became Qi Shiyi, owner of the antique shop “Bamboo Study.” However, just when she was ready to wash away the stains of her past, tragedy struck once again and the most important person in her life vanished without a trace a trace. As she worried for her friend, Qi Shiyi suddenly heard whispers that their strange disappearance was linked to a mysterious manor…

Voiced by: Xu Hui (Chinese), Elaine Wang (English)

Action Girl: The only combat-focused female stunner in the game.
Ambiguously Gay: Her friend, Tang Si, is described as the most important person in Qi Shiyi’s life. She is implied to be both the reason Shiyi abandoned revenge and went to the manor, which led some fans to interpret their relationship as romantic.
Cultured Badass: As expected of an antiquarian warrior.
Cute Bruiser: She has a cute design, a gentle demeanor, and is an unstoppable warrior.
Dark Is Not Evil: Her clothes are patterned in dark colors and she has an intimidating appearance, but she is a kind woman who joined the game to find her friend.
Glass Cannon: One of the strongest survivors, but like most survivors, she will fall in two hits.
Hates Being Touched: Previously had the “Lone Wolf” trait that made healing slower.
Lady of War: Described as simultaneously soft as a cloud and hard as ice, Qi Xiyi is a graceful and elegant lady who is probably the best fighter among the survivors.
Mechanically Unusual Fighter: Much more combat focused than the other survivors.
Sole Survivor: She is said to have been the only survivor of some form of disaster that befell the Xiao family.

Frederick Kreiburg – The Composer

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…

Black Sheep: Frederick lacked the natural talent for music that the rest of his family possessed and thus was effectively exiled from the family as a result.
Elegant Classical Musician: A classical music composer who also played the piano, hes a Long-Haired Pretty Boy and his attire is much more formal than most of the Survivors.
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.
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.
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.
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.