History Characters / IdentityVHuntersPart1

-> '''Rumor:''' ''Resurrected from the ashes, what exactly is he searching for''?
Leo Beck was once the owner of a small textile factory. After taking the advice of his friend Freddy Riley, he bought a small gun factory that was severely in debt. Before Leo realized the poor conditions of the factory, his wife and Freddy Riley made off with all his possessions and disappeared. Drowning in debt, Leo Beck burned down the factory.

-> '''Rumor:''' ''The circus has two types of clowns, the smiling clown who brings joy and the crying clown who drowns in sadness. Joker was tired of his role, so he gave himself a perpetual smiley face''.
Joker was once the star of the circus. His naturally sullen face made him the best crying clown. However, the advantage changed when the handsome smile clown Segi and the glamorous acrobat and actress Natalie joined the circus, and Joker realized it's time for him to change his "professional track". Obviously, after getting his eternal smile, Joker can go nuts in new comedy shows.

-> '''Rumor:''' ''Humming a tune with his arms crossed, the ripper has his own unique standards for his "guests".''
Before becoming "The Ripper", he was a student of James Whistler, a renowned artist influenced by Edgar Degas. Who would guess that a well-dressed gentleman during the day would, when darkness fell, walk into an alley and stalk poor women? As "The Ripper" gained infamy, the boundary between his two identities began to fade. Of course, before you see his true face, "The Ripper" is still happy to take a walk at night.

-> '''Rumor:''' ''Bane was once a warmhearted gamekeeper who was lenient with poachers. However, he wasn't repaid for his kindness. Now, Bane shows no mercy to trespassers''.

-> '''Rumor:''' ''The curtain will never close on excellent performers. Miss Violetta's latest performance, Wonder Spider, is now showing! Of course, we strongly advise against watching it up close''.
Violetta was once a famous freak show performer, later reduced to performing in third-rate circuses after the audience lost interest in her. She's always wanted to get back on stage and once again become the much-anticipated star. With the help of a mechanic, Violetta installed flexible mechanical prostheses and a few sophisticated gadgets on herself and created a new show--Human Spider Show. Her old boss refused to let her perform, but Violetta didn't give up. She has accepted an invitation to perform, and is going to hold her comeback show at Oletus Manor. Of course, for safety reasons, audiences shouldn't watch it up close.

-> '''Rumor:''' ''Michiko used to be an amazing dancer. When she danced in a red kimono, it looked like a red butterfly flapping its wings. But now, no one has the courage to watch her performance''.
The Geisha met Miles, a foreign army officer at a banquet where they fell in love soon after. They got married and returned to Miles' homeland together. His father was particularly vocal in his opposition to their marriage. He was cynical of her and hoped to drive her out of the family home. Not long after, Michiko mysteriously disappeared after Miles left on a business trip. Miles' father claimed that she had ran off with another man and urged his son to find another wife. Miles, however, started to search for his wife, Michiko, but no one knew where she went.

-> '''Rumor:''' ''When the sun sinks into the lake and the black stars rise, the one draped in yellow rags will rise from the depths of the lake. He is a nameless soul with an unquenching thirst for knowledge''.
Once a messenger appeared clad in a yellow robe prophesying the catastrophic arrival of a dynasty; this messenger was known as the Feaster, Him who is not to be named. He is the embodiment of calamity and suffering, but those with curious hearts have always tried to seek Him out in the hope of being enlightened and learning the truth of the world.

-> '''Rumor:''' ''The White and Black Guards had their souls imbued into an umbrella where they are bound together, forever''.
Xie Bi'an and Fan Wujiu (the White and Black Guards) have always been like brothers. As they traveled to Nantai Bridge one day, they noticed it was going to rain. Xie told Fan to wait under the bridge while he returned home to get an umbrella. After Xie left, the rain began to pour and the river rose, but Fan, reluctant to break his promise, stayed under the bridge. Shortly after, Xie returned with the umbrella only to find that the bridge was now submerged and Fan nowhere to be seen...

Xie was so grieved that he had no choice but to live without Fan. No matter whether it was rain or shine, he carried the black umbrella of the day and wore white mourning clothes. He eventually committed suicide by hanging himself under the Nantai Bridge and left the black umbrella where Fan had stayed.

The umbrella was found by a merchant and placed in center of a hallway. Since then, his family has had strange things happen to them. The black umbrella in the room was often unsupervised. In the middle of the night, the sounds of men sighing fill the hall. Everyone said that White Guard's soul was in the umbrella. Merchants invited the Taoist to get rid of the umbrella to raise the spell on the town. Since then, the house has been calm and quiet. Soon after, the merchants went out, but on the way, they found that the country was in chaos, and that the umbrella was missing.

-> '''Rumor:''' ''In Joseph's eyes, every photograph is a mark in time''.
Joseph was forced to leave France and move to England with his parents. The pain of losing his twin brother caused Joseph to become absorbed with art. He hoped to save the live images of those people and objects to liven up his pictures. Joseph has become obsessed with parapsychology and hopes to make some interesting modifications to his camera. He started to tell his closest friends that he had found a way to capture souls in pictures. No one took him seriously, but then they started to notice that everyone whose picture was taken by Joseph disappeared one after another. When a panic-stricken mob forced their way into Joseph's residence, Joseph was nowhere to be seen. On the wall of his studio, however, were all kinds of lifelike portraits of people that seemed to be looking right at them.

-> '''Rumor:''' ''Oletus Manor is Burke's site for experiments. Who knows how many devices there are buried underground, or how many types of devices there are''.
Burke is the eldest son of a construction worker who grew up playing amongst designs, various machines, and tools. By the time he was 20, he had already acquired local fame for his skills. Hired by a married couple, Burke arrived at Oletus Manor when it was still desolate, rundown and was responsible for most of the architectural designs. As per the wishes of his employer, he led his team of workers and expanded Oletus Manor. In his own time, he added his own touch to the manor, his devices, turning the manor into Burke's secret laboratory. It is said that even up until that unfortunate incident this crazy architect was still planning the addition of new devices.

-> '''Rumor:''' ''She gives eternal life to her followers, but who knows what the price of that gift is''.
It is said that Yidhra has existed on earth before the emergence of the very first microorganism. As billions of years passed, Yidhra acquired a unique ability from the changes that took place around her, devouring creatures to acquire their characteristics. Yidhra can, therefore, divide herself into different aspects, though each part shares her consciousness. Merging themselves with Yidhra gifts her followers eternal life. She often hides her true form through powerful images, with only summoned followers being able to see it.

-> '''Rumor:''' ''Robbie lost his head, and the boy who always cries had to pick up the axe to continue doing what he does best''.
In one night, Robbie had lost his spacious house, comfortable bed, delicious food... and his parents. His life was replaced by endless work and an emotionless boss. But with help from his older sister Dolores, he gradually got used to the work in the yard and gardening became his new hobby. Not long after, the White Sand Street Orphanage was taken over by the church and the orphans did not need to work for a living. Robbie was somewhat disappointed about that. However, given that he and his sister no longer had to beg on the street and the nuns were providing warm food for everyone, Robbie's little hobby seemed less important. After all, his life with his sister was back on the right track. And that was the last memory Robbie could recall. When he woke up under the juniper tree, his sister and the orphanage were nowhere in sight. The only thing left with him was the dead branch in his hand. Robbie could now continue doing his little hobby forever.

-> '''Rumor:''' ''Luchino's continuous exploration into forbidden areas has brought him endless troubles. Day in and day out, there are always more scales to remove''.
Luchino was an outstanding scholar who was fascinated with reptiles. Not soon after getting a rare poisonous snake from his colleague, Luchino has suddenly vanished. In his room, people only found bloody scales on the ground. The strange thing is those giant green scales are rough and hard and don't seem to belong to any known reptile.

-> '''Rumor:''' ''Mary has no interest in playing chess because the queen is the easiest piece to take''.
Who would mention something so unpleasant as "bread" to such a sweet and lovely person? She has been surrounded by flowers, jewels and fancy clothes since she was born, pursuing fashion and beauty, and being born in a relaxed royal family gave her an inappropriate innocence, so much so that she was guillotined and still distressed. Long hair cut by the executioner. Staring face down at the reflection in the basin, she watched her dress gradually turn red. This was the last scene in Bloody Queen's memory.

After twenty-five failed attempts, No. 26 was born on Burke's final endeavor and was once his proudest work. No. 26 exhibited a high level of autonomy, which significantly improved its work efficiency. It also allowed Burke to take breaks from work, avoid repetitive tasks, and invest time in new mechanical designs. Over time, No. 26 became sentient and even gave itself a name--Bonbon. Burke was angered by No. 26's declined efficiency due to its newfound sentience, so he replaced its central hub and wrote new programs for No. 26. Curiously, no matter how many times Burke replaced its central hub and modified its codes, the same phrase showed up after each reboot: "Nice to meet you, Bonbon."

-> '''Rumor:''' Humming a tune with his arms crossed, the ripper has his own unique standards for his "guests".
Before becoming "The Ripper", he was a student of James Whistler, a renowned artist influenced by Edgar Degas. Who would guess that a well-dressed gentleman during the day will, when darkness falls, walk into an alley and stalk poor women? As "The Ripper" gained infamy, the boundary between his two identities began to fade. Of course, before you see his true face, "The Ripper" is still happy to take a walk at night.

* HeadSwap: He has an A-tier skin that transforms him into Edward Mason from ''VideoGame/AngelsOfDeath''. He also has one that changes him into mono from "VideoGame/LittleNightmaresII"

* HeadSwap: He has an A-tier skin that transforms him into Edward Mason from ''VideoGame/AngelsOfDeath''. He also has one that changes him into mono from "Video Game/Little Nightmares II"

* HeadSwap: He has an A-tier skin that transforms him into Edward Mason from ''VideoGame/AngelsOfDeath''.

* AmbiguouslyBi: Her character deductions incorporate certain rumours about the nature of her relationship with princess Marie Lamballe, a close friend of Antionette's that was theorised to be her lover. At the same time the deductions also acknowledge Mary's relationship with her husband, and the birth of their children.
* AmbiguousInnocence: A lot of what is detailed about her in her character deductions are rumours and slander. As such it is hard to determine just what kind of person she was when she was alive. Even [[spoiler: when she is implicated as not being the real Marie Antoinette, many rumors still surround her name]].
* AmbiguousSituation: Both of her Character Day letters may potentially raise the possibly that she is [[spoiler: not actually the real Marie Antoinette.]]
** Both ''Time of Reunion'' and ''Ashes of Reunion'' would go on to imply that she is in fact [[spoiler: a hallucination-produced spectre of [[SharedIdentity Marie Antionette and/or Mary de Capet]].]]
* BlackEyesOfEvil: Her eyes are hollow, which both make her much more scary and allude to the fact that she's already dead.
* CompositeCharacter: Most of her character pretty much scream UsefulNotes/MarieAntoinette, but her abilities seem to be based off of "Bloody Mary", a violent female ghost that can be summoned through a mirror according to occult lore.
* DoppelgangerAttack: Summons a mirror image of herself that follows her exact movements and attacks, albeit mirrored.
* EveryProperLadyShouldCurtsy: Her 'Salute' emote animation.
* GlassWeapon: Her default weapon is a long shard of glass.
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Debatable during her lifetime but most definitely the case after becoming a Hunter.
* HeadSwap: She has an S-tier skin that transforms her into Isabella from ''Manga/ThePromisedNeverland''.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: She is based off of UsefulNotes/MarieAntoinette. [[spoiler: [[AmbiguousSituation Apparently]]]]
* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: A lot of her skins feature Mary wearing elaborate dresses, most notably 'Bloodbath'. Even her default skin counts since it's still a very long (albeit rather simple) [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close-bodied_gown robe à l'anglaise]].
* MirrorSelf: Her main ability, and [[spoiler: one of the first indications that she is not who she thinks she is]].
* OffWithHerHead: Is in the receiving end of one. Unlike Robbie White/Axe boy, she retains her head (although some of her in-game animations imply that her head isn't exactly fixed to her neck). [[spoiler: Except she actually died by hanging]].
* SharedIdentity:
** ''Ashes of Memory'' reveals that, on top of being an implied [[spoiler: drug-induced hallucination of the late queen of France, the Bloody Queen is also a drug-induced hallucination of the late Mary de Capet, former lady of Oletus Manor.]]
** The brief glimpses we get of the [[spoiler: the silhouetted figure she shifts into as Alice struggles to regain consciousness, implies that Frederick may also play the role of the Bloody Queen, or at least did during Alice's time being seemingly pursued by her at the Kreiburg Racecourse.]]
* ShelteredAristocrat: In life, Mary seemed to be so pampered that she remained ignorant of the common folks' suffering and how her luxurious lifestyle didn't really help her image in their eyes. The moment she was put on the guillotine, she was still confused about why she was punished.
* SignificantReferenceDate: Her Character Day, November 2, is on the same day of the birthday of her real-life inspiration, UsefulNotes/MarieAntoinette.
* TarotMotifs: Her chosen tarot card for the official "Arcana Series" merchandise is [[UsefulNotes/TarotCards The Empress]].
* TeaIsClassy: She mentions afternoon tea quite often in her quotes, stating that it is "a must, no matter what", which fits her character as a (former) queen.
* TookALevelInBadass: She's gotten much more stronger since the French Revolution, from a sheltered, defenseless aristocrat to personally and effectively hunting Survivors like a day job.
* TragicVillain: Debatable, but she is based on Marie Antoinette, who was beheaded during the French Revolution. Her real life counterpart was largely a scapegoat toward ending the monarchy. Her "real self" plays this trope straight, [[spoiler: being the spirit/hallucination of a depressed Austrian aristocrat who was the target of cruel rumors and DrivenToSuicide]].
* UnreliableNarrator: The way she narrated her story in ''Manor's Stormy Night "Surprise" Game'' made it sound more like she was preparing herself for an audience with her people as a sublime and beloved queen than the fact that she was about to be executed as an enemy of France. Her own Backstory tells it as this, as she [[spoiler: is not the real Marie Antoinette]]
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Has white hair and spends her time after death hunting down Survivors.
* WhiteShirtOfDeath: In her character trailer, her dress is originally colored white but dyed red by her own blood after her execution.

[[Characters/IdentityVOrpheus Orpheus]] | [[Characters/IdentityVAliceDeRoss Alice]] | [[Characters/IdentityVSurvivors Survivors]] ([[Characters/IdentityVSurvivorsPart1 Part 1]], [[Characters/IdentityVSurvivorsPart2 Part 2]], [[Characters/IdentityVSurvivorsPart3 Part 3]]) | [[Characters/IdentityVHunters Hunters]] ('''Part 1''', [[Characters/IdentityVHuntersPart2 Part 2]]) | [[Characters/IdentityVNonPlayable Non-Playable Characters]]-]]]]]

* SerialKiller: The very same Ripper.

* MoralityPet: His daughter Lisa/[[spoiler:Emma Woods]] is this to him.

* AmbiguousSituation: Either he or his sister seemingly possessed violent tendencies, which the asylum staff attempted to keep at bay through the use of hydrotherapy.[[spoiler: However, given that later Character Day letters would imply that the majority children from the orphanage weren't actually suffering from mental illnesses...]]

[[Characters/IdentityVOrpheus Orpheus]] | [[Characters/IdentityVAliceDeRoss Alice]] | [[Characters/IdentityVSurvivors Survivors]] ([[Characters/IdentityVSurvivorsPart1 Part 1]], [[Characters/IdentityVSurvivorsPart2 Part 2]], [[Characters/IdentityVSurvivorsPart3 Part 3]]) | [[Characters/IdentityVHunters Hunters]] ('''Part 1''', [[Characters/IdentityVHuntersPart2 Part 2]]) | [[Characters/IdentityVNonPlayable Others]]-]]]]]

-> '''Rumor:''' ''Burke's Guard 26 robot stores a large number of Time Bombs''.

-> '''Rumor:''' Resurrected from the ashes, what exactly is he searching for?

-> '''Rumor:''' The circus has two types of clowns, the smiling clown who brings joy and the crying clown who drowns in sadness. Joker was tired of his role, so he gave himself a perpetual smiley face.

-> '''Rumor:''' Bane was once a warmhearted gamekeeper who was lenient with poachers. However, he wasn't repaid for his kindness. Now, Bane shows no mercy to trespassers.

-> '''Rumor:''' The curtain will never close on excellent performers. Miss Violetta's latest performance, Wonder Spider, is now showing! Of course, we strongly advise against watching it up close.