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* NotSoAboveItAll: Post-reconciliation, he grows to enjoy taking part in Ishiro's antics.
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* MustMakeAmends: In the Second Adventure arc, Vicerre admits that the reason he accompanies and supports Ishiro on his travels is that he continues to feel guilt for his actions as Armin. It takes insistence on Ishiro’s part to convince him that he has been absolved of his past and that he fully trusts him.
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* EnemyWithin: Vicerre is ''horrified'' to learn about his past self's cruelties. For a long time after this revelation, he considers Armin as one of these, refusing to use any of his characteristics or abilities in fear of a SplitPersonalityTakeover.
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* DeathSeeker: During the Second Adventure arc, Vicerre often puts himself in harm's way due to feeling guilty for his actions as Armin. Eventually, Ishiro urges him to stop and stresses that he has more than redeemed himself at this point.
* DoNotCallMePaul: After Armin’s memories and abilities start trickling in, Vicerre asks Ishiro not to mention Armin’s name, [[SpeakOfTheDevil in fear that this will accelerate his memories and personality]]. This changes after reconciliation. Most notably, when introducing himself to Zada’s scion, he states “Either Armin or Vicerre is fine.”
* DoNotCallMePaul: After Armin’s memories and abilities start trickling in, Vicerre asks Ishiro not to mention Armin’s name, [[SpeakOfTheDevil in fear that this will accelerate his memories and personality]]. This changes after reconciliation. Most notably, when introducing himself to Zada’s scion, he states “Either Armin or Vicerre is fine.”
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* TheGadfly: Loves teasing others with puzzles. Solana is his favorite target, followed by [[MediumAwareness the reader]].
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* TheGadfly: Loves teasing others with puzzles. Solana is his favorite target, followed by [[MediumAwareness the reader]].
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* DecompositeCharacter: In ''Spaghetti Ice'', Armin and Vicerre represent two halves of one character. In ''Shaved Ice'', they are connected but separate.
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* DecompositeCharacter: In ''Spaghetti Ice'', Armin and Vicerre represent two halves of one character. In ''Shaved Ice'', they are connected but separate.
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* DreamWeaver: After being rewarded Dream Smoke from the Lady of Dreams, uses technology to facilitate this trope.
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* AmnesiacsAreInnocent: Vicerre derived Armin from his memories before he TookALevelInCynic, so Armin is still optimistic.
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* TheUnfettered: During the Virus arc, he does not care one bit about the current state of humanity, much less one random person (our protagonist) who happened to stumble across him.
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* IcyBlueEyes: Armin's eyes are naturally blue, and he has a cold personality to match. This becomes more literal after experimenting with The Darkness, at which point he gains the ability to manifest ice.
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* IcyBlueEyes: Vicerre's eyes are naturally blue, and he has a cold personality to match. This becomes more literal after reconciling with Armin, at which point he gains the ability to manifest ice.
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* DrearyHalfLiddedEyes: Is often drawn with these in supplementary art, reflective of his aloof, distant demeanor.
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* EvilSoundsDeep: As an antagonist, Armin bears a sharp, baritone voice. After he undergoes CharacterDevelopment, it becomes softer and closer to a tenor.
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* FromNobodyToNightmare: The nameless virus was developed as a means of amplifying Armin’s natural abilities. It [[GoneHorriblyRight Went Horribly Right]] and caused him to believe that the world was [[ItIsBeyondSaving Beyond Saving]], kickstarting the Virus arc.
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* AmnesiacDissonance: Armin lacks Vicerre's abrasive nature and is, instead, genuinely friendly.
* AmnesiacGod: Or, well, Amnesiac Administrator. Armin is kept unaware of his true origins for much of the plot. Once he unlocks his true abilities, he is able to manipulate the Mental Plane to a much more potent degree than before, being able to warp matter at will and portal to anywhere in the Mental Plane.
* DeathOfPersonality: Discussed. Armin accepts that he might cease to exist upon exiting the Mental Plane. Knowing that, Clementine gives him a parting farewell. In actuality, the result is closer to that of a SplitPersonalityMerge.
* AmnesiacGod: Or, well, Amnesiac Administrator. Armin is kept unaware of his true origins for much of the plot. Once he unlocks his true abilities, he is able to manipulate the Mental Plane to a much more potent degree than before, being able to warp matter at will and portal to anywhere in the Mental Plane.
* DeathOfPersonality: Discussed. Armin accepts that he might cease to exist upon exiting the Mental Plane. Knowing that, Clementine gives him a parting farewell. In actuality, the result is closer to that of a SplitPersonalityMerge.
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Unbeknownst to him, Armin is actually a simulacrum, simulacrum created out of Vicerre’s memories and shaped by Oneiros. Knowing this, he is able to manipulate the Mental Plane to a much more advanced degree, including reversing the effects of Oneiros. As his last grace, he sacrifices his own ego to restore Vicerre as well.
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* ShadowArchetype: Armin embodies Vicerre’s repressed positive traits, including his optimism, idealism, and kindness. Consequently, his reconciliation with his physical self leads to Vicerre [[TookALevelInIdealism Taking a Level in Idealism]].
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* AnIcePerson: Armin has the ability to grow ice from the ground, and he embodies the soft and gentle aspects of this trope. He also fits this trope on a more classical level as well, being the most level-headed and thoughtful member of the team. He later passes these traits to Vicerre.
* DeathOfPersonality: Discussed. Armin accepts that he might cease to exist upon exiting the Mental Plane. Knowing that, Clementine gives him a parting farewell. In actuality, the result is closer to that of a SplitPersonalityMerge.
* IdentityAmnesia: It’s not revealed until the end of the story that Armin is derived from Vicerre. It is eventually revealed Vicerre disassociated the part of him from before the story's PlotTriggeringDeath with the part after.
* ShadowArchetype: Armin embodies Vicerre’s repressedpositive ''positive'' traits, including his optimism, idealism, and kindness. Consequently, his reconciliation with his physical self leads to Vicerre [[TookALevelInIdealism Taking a Level in Idealism]].
* DeathOfPersonality: Discussed. Armin accepts that he might cease to exist upon exiting the Mental Plane. Knowing that, Clementine gives him a parting farewell. In actuality, the result is closer to that of a SplitPersonalityMerge.
* IdentityAmnesia: It’s not revealed until the end of the story that Armin is derived from Vicerre. It is eventually revealed Vicerre disassociated the part of him from before the story's PlotTriggeringDeath with the part after.
* ShadowArchetype: Armin embodies Vicerre’s repressed
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* TheAtoner: Becomes one of these in the Second Adventure arc, taking any opportunity to support Ishiro in his adventures.
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* ShadowArchetype: Armin embodies Vicerre’s repressed positive traits, including his optimism, idealism, and kindness. Consequently, his reconciliation with his physical self leads to Vicerre [[TookALevelInIdealism Taking a Level in Idealism]].
* ShadowArchetype: Armin embodies Vicerre’s repressed positive traits, including his optimism, idealism, and kindness. Consequently, his reconciliation with his physical self leads to Vicerre [[TookALevelInIdealism Taking a Level in Idealism]].
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* DrinkBasedCharacterization: During the Multiverse arc, Vicerre always offers tea to his guests and drinks tea himself, invoking TeaIsClassy. Additionally, given Vicerre's TrademarkFavoriteFood, he prefers strawberry- and other fruit-based varieties of tea when possible.
* PastLifeMemories: Early in the Dream World arc, Vicerre gets flashes of knowledge at opportune moments, and he can't place how he knows this information. It turns out that this knowledge comes from Armin before he underwent LaserGuidedAmnesia.
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* PrefersProperNames: Even more so than his ''Spaghetti Ice incarnation''—Vicerre refers to Clementine as “Miss Clementine”, a step more detached than simply using her full first name. This is in contrast to Armin, who often calls her by her nickname “Clem”. After Armin returns from the Mental Plane, Vicerre narrows the gap and calls her “Clementine”.
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* PrefersProperNames: Even more so than his ''Spaghetti Ice incarnation''—Vicerre Ice'' incarnation—Vicerre refers to Clementine as “Miss Clementine”, a step more detached than simply using her full first name. This is in contrast to Armin, who often calls her by her nickname “Clem”. After Armin returns from the Mental Plane, Vicerre narrows the gap and calls her “Clementine”.
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* TheDreaded: Becomes this for Ishiro following Zada's death. In the Multiverse arc, when it seems Armin had successfully pulled off a SplitPersonalityTakeover on Vicerre, Ishiro immediately enters fight-or-flight mode.
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* TheDreaded: Becomes this for Ishiro following Zada's death. In By the Multiverse arc, when it seems Armin had successfully pulled off a SplitPersonalityTakeover on Vicerre, Ishiro immediately enters fight-or-flight mode.
* TheFettered: By the end of the story, Vicerre willingly abdicates Oneiros and all abilities associated with it (well, until ''Fondant'').
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* VillainousCheekbones: Acts as an antagonist for much of the story and is drawn with prominent cheekbones.
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Unbeknownst to him, Armin is actually a simulacrum, created out of Vicerre’s memories and shaped by Oneiros. Knowing this, he is able to manipulate the Mental Plane to a much more advanced degree, including reversing the effects of Oneiros. As his last grace, he sacrifices his own ego to restore Vicerre as well.well.
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!! Vic
Cryptic, eccentric, and mischievous, this incarnation of Vicerre loves nothing more than to toy with others, then surprise them with acts of kindness.
When his home universe fractures, Vic encounters Solana, a young woman born from the aftermath. Initially, he thinks of her as any other person he’s encountered throughout his journey—someone amusing, to be sure, but nothing personal. It’s only when he notices how Solana cares about him does he begin to question his own motives.
After this realization, Vic becomes considerably more self-conscious of his antics. It’s only when Solana reassures him there’s nothing wrong does he resume them, now with the conscious goal of delighting others with them.
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!! Vic
Cryptic, eccentric, and mischievous, this incarnation of Vicerre loves nothing more than to toy with others, then surprise them with acts of kindness.
When his home universe fractures, Vic encounters Solana, a young woman born from the aftermath. Initially, he thinks of her as any other person he’s encountered throughout his journey—someone amusing, to be sure, but nothing personal. It’s only when he notices how Solana cares about him does he begin to question his own motives.
After this realization, Vic becomes considerably more self-conscious of his antics. It’s only when Solana reassures him there’s nothing wrong does he resume them, now with the conscious goal of delighting others with them.
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* TheDreaded: Becomes this for Ishiro following Zada's death. In the Multiverse arc, when it seems Armin had successfully pulled off a SplitPersonalityTakeover on Vicerre, Ishiro immediately enters fight-or-flight mode.
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* PrefersProperNames: Prefers referring to people by their full first name rather than by a nickname.
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* PowersDoTheFighting: Is more than content to threaten Clementine with a spear of ice while sitting casually at his workplace.
* PrefersProperNames: Even more so than his ''Spaghetti Ice incarnation''—Vicerre refers to Clementine as “Miss Clementine”, a step more detached than simply using her full first name. This is in contrast to Armin, who often calls her by her nickname “Clem”. After Armin returns from the Mental Plane, Vicerre narrows the gap and calls her “Clementine”.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Vicerre is ''extremely'' prickly towards Clementine at the beginning of the story. By the epilogue, however, he’s seen offering her breakfast and spending time with her as a friend. Ironically for this trope, it's the “sugar” part of his personality that's AnIcePerson.
* PrefersProperNames: Even more so than his ''Spaghetti Ice incarnation''—Vicerre refers to Clementine as “Miss Clementine”, a step more detached than simply using her full first name. This is in contrast to Armin, who often calls her by her nickname “Clem”. After Armin returns from the Mental Plane, Vicerre narrows the gap and calls her “Clementine”.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Vicerre is ''extremely'' prickly towards Clementine at the beginning of the story. By the epilogue, however, he’s seen offering her breakfast and spending time with her as a friend. Ironically for this trope, it's the “sugar” part of his personality that's AnIcePerson.
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* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: It’s revealed that the loss of the original Armin caused Vicerre to withdraw from society and focus extensively on the Oneiros project. By the events of ''Shaved Ice'', he wants nothing to do with a visitor at his doorstep.
* LightIsNotGood: Vicerre is often framed in blinding light, mirroring his WellIntentionedExtremist and KnightTemplar actions. It’s telling that the scene where Clementine gets to see who he is BeneathTheMask takes place at night.
* LightIsNotGood: Vicerre is often framed in blinding light, mirroring his WellIntentionedExtremist and KnightTemplar actions. It’s telling that the scene where Clementine gets to see who he is BeneathTheMask takes place at night.
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* EvilIsAngular: Like his ''Spaghetti Ice'' counterpart, he is designed with wedges and sharp angles in mind.
* ExoticEyeDesigns: Has white irises. Within the story itself, Clementine describes Vicerre’s eyes as unnaturally “intense”.
* HiddenAgendaVillain: Much of ''Shaved Ice'' consists of the protagonists searching for the cause and motivation for Vicerre's machinations. The protagonists get a cause while in the Mental Plane, but the motivation isn't clear until they hear from Vicerre himself.
* ExoticEyeDesigns: Has white irises. Within the story itself, Clementine describes Vicerre’s eyes as unnaturally “intense”.
* HiddenAgendaVillain: Much of ''Shaved Ice'' consists of the protagonists searching for the cause and motivation for Vicerre's machinations. The protagonists get a cause while in the Mental Plane, but the motivation isn't clear until they hear from Vicerre himself.
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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: His ''Shaved Ice'' version is far less… ''extreme'' than his original incarnation:
** In ''Spaghetti Ice'', Armin finds the concept of love and friendship utterly foreign, acts as an AloofAlly in earlier arcs, and has no qualms killing others if that is the quickest way to continue his goals.
** In ''Shaved Ice'', Vicerre is much more patient with other people. When confronting Clementine, he only threatens violence as a last resort, and he never actually intends to go through with it.
* AnIcePerson: Inherits the ability to grow ice from the ground from Armin. He comes within an inch of [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice Impaling Clementine With Extreme Prejudice]] with this ability, but it never resolves.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: His ''Shaved Ice'' version is far less… ''extreme'' than his original incarnation:
** In ''Spaghetti Ice'', Armin finds the concept of love and friendship utterly foreign, acts as an AloofAlly in earlier arcs, and has no qualms killing others if that is the quickest way to continue his goals.
** In ''Shaved Ice'', Vicerre is much more patient with other people. When confronting Clementine, he only threatens violence as a last resort, and he never actually intends to go through with it.
* AnIcePerson: Inherits the ability to grow ice from the ground from Armin. He comes within an inch of [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice Impaling Clementine With Extreme Prejudice]] with this ability, but it never resolves.
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* GeniusSweetTooth: Is often seen snacking on strawberry tea, strawberry jam on toast, or strawberry ice cream, and is the most intelligent member of the cast.
* IdentityAmnesia: It's not revealed until late in the Dream World arc that Vicerre is Armin without his memories. It’s not revealed until even later that this was a deliberate MemoryGambit on Armin’s part.
* LockedIntoStrangeness: Is depicted with tawny hair. This turns to be from The Gamemaster manipulating his soul. After regaining his memories and leaving the Dream World, his hair reverts to its original brown shade.
* LockedIntoStrangeness: Is depicted with tawny hair. This turns to be from The Gamemaster manipulating his soul. After regaining his memories and leaving the Dream World, his hair reverts to its original brown shade.
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* SmugSuper: Loves to troll and misdirect others with his supernatural abilities:
** Uses portals to engage in {{Stealth Hi Bye}}s with Ishiro.
** Uses portals to drop Ishiro in unexpected locations.
** Uses portals to drop surprise gifts on other people.
** Uses portals to leave Invidia dangling in one place.
** Uses portals to leave Invidia in an infinite falling loop.
** Anything to do with his portals, really.
** Uses portals to engage in {{Stealth Hi Bye}}s with Ishiro.
** Uses portals to drop Ishiro in unexpected locations.
** Uses portals to drop surprise gifts on other people.
** Uses portals to leave Invidia dangling in one place.
** Uses portals to leave Invidia in an infinite falling loop.
** Anything to do with his portals, really.
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* AmnesiacDissonance: Lacks Armin's acerbic nature and is, instead, genuinely friendly.
* AmnesiacResonance: Even before his memories return to him, there are hints of Vicerre's true nature.
** He seems to know more about life outside the Dream World than he should, such as when he identified one particular, unusual-looking tree in the Dream World as the Tree of Life.
** He is able to read into Ishiro’s relationship with his companions remarkably well for someone he just met. This makes sense, of course, knowing that he had been around them for the past few arcs.
** He retains Armin's morbid curiosity.
* AmnesiacsAreInnocent: Shortly after introduction, Vicerre is depicted as having a childlike wonder at elements in the Dream World. Subverted, as this turns out to be less “innocence” and more his past self’s ravenous curiosity seeping through.
* AnIcePerson: Inherited the ability to grow ice from the ground after reawakening Armin's memories. In contrast to Armin, he uses the ability in more [[MundaneUtility creative, mundane ways]].
* ASinisterClue: Is revealed in the Second Adventure arc that he writes with his left hand. Vicerre isn’t exactly ''sinister'', but he ''does'' acquire a trollish and vindictive streak.
* AmnesiacDissonance: Lacks Armin's acerbic nature and is, instead, genuinely friendly.
* AmnesiacResonance: Even before his memories return to him, there are hints of Vicerre's true nature.
** He seems to know more about life outside the Dream World than he should, such as when he identified one particular, unusual-looking tree in the Dream World as the Tree of Life.
** He is able to read into Ishiro’s relationship with his companions remarkably well for someone he just met. This makes sense, of course, knowing that he had been around them for the past few arcs.
** He retains Armin's morbid curiosity.
* AmnesiacsAreInnocent: Shortly after introduction, Vicerre is depicted as having a childlike wonder at elements in the Dream World. Subverted, as this turns out to be less “innocence” and more his past self’s ravenous curiosity seeping through.
* AnIcePerson: Inherited the ability to grow ice from the ground after reawakening Armin's memories. In contrast to Armin, he uses the ability in more [[MundaneUtility creative, mundane ways]].
* ASinisterClue: Is revealed in the Second Adventure arc that he writes with his left hand. Vicerre isn’t exactly ''sinister'', but he ''does'' acquire a trollish and vindictive streak.
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* SpockSpeak: Is prone to describing his observations in dry, clinical terms.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Acts as one while he’s tethered to Ishiro.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Acts as one while he’s tethered to Ishiro.
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* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate:
** Armin has all of the hallmarks of one. He never formally completes his doctorate, however.
** After a TimeSkip, Vicerre eventually does complete his doctorate, but by that point, he drops the “morally ambiguous” part and insists Ishiro drops any honorifics when speaking to him.
** Armin has all of the hallmarks of one. He never formally completes his doctorate, however.
** After a TimeSkip, Vicerre eventually does complete his doctorate, but by that point, he drops the “morally ambiguous” part and insists Ishiro drops any honorifics when speaking to him.
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Ishiro implants a penchant for strawberries on Armin in the Dream World. This eventually evolves into a penchant for strawberry ice cream, fitting for his {{Elemental Motif|s}}.
* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: Finds Ishiro’s loyalty to his friends and kindness to others to be utterly bewildering at first, and thus subject to study. Over time, this causes CuriosityCausesConversion.
* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: Finds Ishiro’s loyalty to his friends and kindness to others to be utterly bewildering at first, and thus subject to study. Over time, this causes CuriosityCausesConversion.
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* ReformedButNotTamed: During the Adventure arc, Ishiro acts as the KidWithTheLeash to Armin. While nominally on the protagonists' side, Armin still opts for ruthlessly pragmatic methods of solving problems, which Ishiro and the gang need to rein in.
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* KnightOfCerebus: His addition to the story marks the transition of ''Spaghetti Ice'' from a casual, episodic story to one with a serious, overarching plot.
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* NonSpecificallyForeign: Is described as "the equivalent of western European":
** [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent Is described as having a non-specific western-sounding accent.]]
** His DrinkBasedCharacterization is inspired by (but not confirmed to be an example of) BritsLoveTea.
** His first name has Germanic roots.
** His last name is completely made up but uses Italian pronunciation.
** [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent Is described as having a non-specific western-sounding accent.]]
** His DrinkBasedCharacterization is inspired by (but not confirmed to be an example of) BritsLoveTea.
** His first name has Germanic roots.
** His last name is completely made up but uses Italian pronunciation.
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* BreakoutCharacter: Armin was originally written as a one-shot antagonist, but Ishiro's insistence on always [[SaveTheVillain Saving the Villain]] eventually led to him becoming a central cast member.
* EvilIsAngular: According to the author, Armin is designed with this trope in mind. He retains the angular features even after undergoing CharacterDevelopment.
* ExoticEyeDesigns: According to the author, Armin has white irises to make him look "intense". They become a standard human shade after undergoing CharacterDevelopment.
* AnIcePerson: Gains the ability to grow ice from the ground while experimenting with The Darkness. His preferred use of the ability is to [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice Impale Others with Extreme Prejudice]].
* BreakoutCharacter: Armin was originally written as a one-shot antagonist, but Ishiro's insistence on always [[SaveTheVillain Saving the Villain]] eventually led to him becoming a central cast member.
* EvilIsAngular: According to the author, Armin is designed with this trope in mind. He retains the angular features even after undergoing CharacterDevelopment.
* ExoticEyeDesigns: According to the author, Armin has white irises to make him look "intense". They become a standard human shade after undergoing CharacterDevelopment.
* AnIcePerson: Gains the ability to grow ice from the ground while experimenting with The Darkness. His preferred use of the ability is to [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice Impale Others with Extreme Prejudice]].
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!! Armin
A brilliant bioengineer by trade, Armin acts as the first major antagonist of ''Spaghetti Ice''.
Initially, he has a jaded view of humanity and seeks to improve it through his own means. This leads to him synthesizing a virus that adds everyone it spreads to his collective, in order to usher in a world where people can live under his ward without being held back by such petty things as emotions or individuality.
At the start of the story, he has a ruthlessly pragmatic and devil-may-care contempt for others. In the event of defiance, his solution is to spread the virus towards those people, willing them into compliance. The fact that the protagonist, Ishiro, is somehow able to avoid this fate unsettles Armin, forcing him to explore alternate venues to remove him from his plans.
As the story unfolds, it becomes apparent that there is a heart underneath his twisted, frigid image. During the Adventure arc, he develops a begrudging curiosity for people like Ishiro. By the start of the Dream World arc, he seems conflicted at times going about his standard course of action.
This development is cut short, however. While in the Dream World, he goes missing. When asked about where he went, The Gamemaster simply explains that she erased him.
!! Vicerre
One of the many denizens of the Dream World, Vicerre serves as a companion for Ishiro in his travels. He’s a tad flighty, but he makes up for it in fascination and friendliness.
In actuality, Vicerre is the product of The Gamemaster resetting, deconstructing, and reassembling Armin. She suppressed Armin's memories and instilled a fragment of <redacted>’s soul in him, which acts as the dominant personality. When this is revealed to Vicerre, he takes the news in stride. After all, he has no familiarity with Armin.
It's not until Vicerre returns <redacted>'s soul fragment does it become apparent that Armin's presence isn't entirely lost, however. Soon, he finds himself questioning some of his instincts, especially when they would otherwise cause his friends harm. Then, when he and Ishiro experience a matter of life and death, Armin's dormant memories resurface.
He spends much of the next arc caught between two goals: he wants nothing to do with Armin, but, knowing his history, he wants to support and make amends with Ishiro. Because of this, he tries to maintain a pleasant façade, but he grows increasingly feverish as time passes. It's only when he accepts responsibility for his past actions as Armin is he able to reconcile with himself and move on.
Ultimately, Vicerre’s personality lands somewhere between the two extremes. He’s willing to entertain his time with other people, but he is also willing to use coercion and manipulation to get what he desires. He gives in to his Armin persona if necessary, but he never loses sight of who he has grown into, when it matters.
! ''Shaved Ice'' characters
!! Vicerre
A specialist in the field of oneirology, Vicerre acts as the antagonist of ''Shaved Ice''.
He is initially presented as something of an enigma. He has some connection to the phenomenon of mystic creatures being enthralled, but he is averse to disclosing his role and motive in the grand scope.
In reality, Vicerre is the designer of Oneiros, a system that pulls those affected by it into a shared dream in the Mental Plane. At one point, he sought to use this technology to help treat cognitive conditions. Following the death of a close friend, however, he repurposed Oneiros to include everyone—willingly or not.
Vicerre is secretive, aloof, and calculating, although, as Clementine finds out, he has a caring side buried under his icy exterior.
!! Armin
An ice kitsune, Armin acts as the resident expert on the Mental Plane. As he and others are pulled into the Mental Plane through a mysterious force, he seeks to understand and find an answer to this phenomenon.
By forming a partnership with Clementine, he is able to discover the source of the phenomenon. From there, his sharp mind and domain over ice become useful in unlocking the phenomenon's secrets.
Unbeknownst to him, Armin is actually a simulacrum, created out of Vicerre’s memories and shaped by Oneiros. Knowing this, he is able to manipulate the Mental Plane to a much more advanced degree, including reversing the effects of Oneiros. As his last grace, he sacrifices his own ego to restore Vicerre as well.
! ''Spaghetti Ice'' characters
!! Armin
A brilliant bioengineer by trade, Armin acts as the first major antagonist of ''Spaghetti Ice''.
Initially, he has a jaded view of humanity and seeks to improve it through his own means. This leads to him synthesizing a virus that adds everyone it spreads to his collective, in order to usher in a world where people can live under his ward without being held back by such petty things as emotions or individuality.
At the start of the story, he has a ruthlessly pragmatic and devil-may-care contempt for others. In the event of defiance, his solution is to spread the virus towards those people, willing them into compliance. The fact that the protagonist, Ishiro, is somehow able to avoid this fate unsettles Armin, forcing him to explore alternate venues to remove him from his plans.
As the story unfolds, it becomes apparent that there is a heart underneath his twisted, frigid image. During the Adventure arc, he develops a begrudging curiosity for people like Ishiro. By the start of the Dream World arc, he seems conflicted at times going about his standard course of action.
This development is cut short, however. While in the Dream World, he goes missing. When asked about where he went, The Gamemaster simply explains that she erased him.
!! Vicerre
One of the many denizens of the Dream World, Vicerre serves as a companion for Ishiro in his travels. He’s a tad flighty, but he makes up for it in fascination and friendliness.
In actuality, Vicerre is the product of The Gamemaster resetting, deconstructing, and reassembling Armin. She suppressed Armin's memories and instilled a fragment of <redacted>’s soul in him, which acts as the dominant personality. When this is revealed to Vicerre, he takes the news in stride. After all, he has no familiarity with Armin.
It's not until Vicerre returns <redacted>'s soul fragment does it become apparent that Armin's presence isn't entirely lost, however. Soon, he finds himself questioning some of his instincts, especially when they would otherwise cause his friends harm. Then, when he and Ishiro experience a matter of life and death, Armin's dormant memories resurface.
He spends much of the next arc caught between two goals: he wants nothing to do with Armin, but, knowing his history, he wants to support and make amends with Ishiro. Because of this, he tries to maintain a pleasant façade, but he grows increasingly feverish as time passes. It's only when he accepts responsibility for his past actions as Armin is he able to reconcile with himself and move on.
Ultimately, Vicerre’s personality lands somewhere between the two extremes. He’s willing to entertain his time with other people, but he is also willing to use coercion and manipulation to get what he desires. He gives in to his Armin persona if necessary, but he never loses sight of who he has grown into, when it matters.
! ''Shaved Ice'' characters
!! Vicerre
A specialist in the field of oneirology, Vicerre acts as the antagonist of ''Shaved Ice''.
He is initially presented as something of an enigma. He has some connection to the phenomenon of mystic creatures being enthralled, but he is averse to disclosing his role and motive in the grand scope.
In reality, Vicerre is the designer of Oneiros, a system that pulls those affected by it into a shared dream in the Mental Plane. At one point, he sought to use this technology to help treat cognitive conditions. Following the death of a close friend, however, he repurposed Oneiros to include everyone—willingly or not.
Vicerre is secretive, aloof, and calculating, although, as Clementine finds out, he has a caring side buried under his icy exterior.
!! Armin
An ice kitsune, Armin acts as the resident expert on the Mental Plane. As he and others are pulled into the Mental Plane through a mysterious force, he seeks to understand and find an answer to this phenomenon.
By forming a partnership with Clementine, he is able to discover the source of the phenomenon. From there, his sharp mind and domain over ice become useful in unlocking the phenomenon's secrets.
Unbeknownst to him, Armin is actually a simulacrum, created out of Vicerre’s memories and shaped by Oneiros. Knowing this, he is able to manipulate the Mental Plane to a much more advanced degree, including reversing the effects of Oneiros. As his last grace, he sacrifices his own ego to restore Vicerre as well.
