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I really wanted to make a character that looks and plays like he's from a survival horror game! I took many inspirations from other horror games mixed in with deadlocks occult horror theme.

Background: Damien was a nobody, someone who had no talent, abilities and powers. But after a rough night and monsters lurking from the alleys trying to eat him, a broken radio turned on by itself. Through the static, he heard a voice, which had been silenced three years ago... A voice that was begging for him to seek the Ritual and help her. He went home broken and sobbing equipping his flashlight and the radio in his vesi ignoring the rust and mold growing in his apartment. The moment he stepped outside the building he saw nothing but a thick fog, the residents were long gone, and now all there was left were monsters in their stead and a heavy unseen pressure at the back of his neck nudging him forward. He sensed a presence that guided him, one that felt wrong.

Quotes & Voice Lines

Using High Beams:

• "Stay back! I see you!"

• "Don't look at me!"

Using Static Warning:

• "Can you hear that? They are coming."

• "Make it stop! I'm sorry!"

Using Reprieve:

• "Okay. Okay. I can do this."

• "Please. just want to live..."

Using Otherworld Shift (Ultimate):

• "IT'S HAPPENING TO EVERYBODY!"

• "WHAT IS HAPPENING?!"

Killing an Enemy:

• "I'm sorry! You didn't give me a choice!"

• "She said you were dangerous. She was right."

Abrams: "You look like vou iust saw a ghost, kid. Keep vour head down and let the professionals handle this."

Damien: "A ghost? No....I saw things much worse than ghosts. Please, just stay near me."

Abrams: "Alright, alright. Just do not point that rusty iron at my back.'

Damien: "Look, I don't care what the others say about you but I think vou are verv handsome!"

Victor: "...thanks." "

Damien: "No, like- I mean it! You are a very handsome guy. Don't be too hard on yourself. Just ignore the...uh... scars?"

Victor: ".. okay."

Victor: "That drink of yours... smells amazing."

Damien: "Oh... I don't know... It smells awful but it helped me a lot. Before coming here, I mean."

Victor: "You don't know what's in it?"

Damien: "...Should I?"

Lash: "Look at this guy! Shaking like a leaf. Just stand back and watch Lash do all the work."

Damien: "Yes, please! You go first! Go very far ahead of me, please!"

Lash: "Ha! Finally, someone who understands the hierarchy around here."

Damien: "So... uh, sorry for asking but you are a robot, right?"

Bebop: "That, I am."

Damien: "What would a robot be doing in a place like this?"

Bebop: "What would a scared little human be doing in a place like this?"

Damien: "I- Um. I suppose you are right..."

Lady Geist: "I suppose you wouldn't know about the massacre that happened on the streets of New York right before the ritual?"

Damien: "The... The what?"

Lady Geist: "Very unfortunate, no?'

Damien: "..."

The Doorman: "Oh, Acedia is with you?"

Damien: "A...Acedia? Who..? What do you mean?"

The Doorman: "Forget I said anything. Enjoy the ritual."

C2: “A woman adapts like duckweed in water”, the name is a stretched-out version of the opera “Rigoletto”, the original title of the opera is called “La maledizione” (The Curse). it deals with a curse that was put on the main character, and it only comes to fruition when Gilda (the female love interest) starts falling in love with him, he is then saved by her, sacrificing her own life for him. Sound familiar, no? A curse, a prophecy, a sacrifice. Furina fits all these themes in one way. Furina also, quite literally, adapts to any situation thrown at her (like duckweed in water).

C3: “My secret is hidden within me, no one will know my name“, the sentence is taken word by word from the opera “Turandot”. The opera follows the Prince Calaf, who falls in love with the cold Princess Turandot In order to win her hand in marriage, he must solve three riddles, with a wrong answer resulting in his execution. Calaf passes the test, but Turandot refuses to marry him. He offers her a way out: if she is able to guess his name before dawn the next day, he will accept death. Furina often uses her God name “Focalor” when describing herself, to keep her image as a god. In the opera, the main character is glad that the princess doesn’t know his name. However, in Furina’s case, she is probably saddened by the fact that she can’t let anyone know her “real” name. Everyone knows the name “Furina” but do they really KNOW “Furina”?

C4: “They know not life, who dwelt in the netherworld not!”, is a retelling of the ancient legend of Orpheus and Eurydice and comes from “Orpheus in the Underworld” Orpheus in the play is portrayed as carefree, indifferent to the loss of his wives, even eager to escape the constraints of marriage. This might draw parallels with Furina who, to the people of Fontaine, appeared inactive in the face of Poisson's disasters.

C5: “His name I now know! It is…!“ the sentence is also taken word by word from the same opera as the C3, “Turandot”. The princess finally learns his name at the end of the final act. She uses the words “It is… love!” I 100% believe this is a reference to Neuvillette.  With her C3, where she is telling everyone that no one will ever know her name, and in this constellation, she seems weirdly happy about knowing someone’s name… or in better words: knowing someone. Seeing Neuvillette grow as a person and learn to love humans as much as she does. She now knows the true Neuvillette, the one who loves and adores humans. As she has a close relationship with Neuvillette, he can open himself up to her, he has no secrets that he must keep from her. Many fontainians have tried to get close to him, but all have been rejected. No one knows his full name, except for Furina. She, however, cannot ever let Neuvillette get to know the real her. Her secret is hidden within her.

C6: “hear me – let us raise the chalice of love!” is a duet from “La traviata” and is considered a brindisi (a song that encourages drinking). Now, this is going to sound lazy but I feel like this constellation name is something Furina would say out of the blue when she’s drinking alcohol. Clorinde once had to stop her from getting up on the table when she was drinking too much. I also want to mention that Furina, who has acted as someone she was not, may fall back into that character. It was also mentioned in Furina’s voice-overs that she sometimes cannot separate the real Furina with the “god” Furina.