Meursault

Limbus Company is somewhat of an enigmatic company, with goals still unknown. However, keeping the Golden Boughs out of enemy hands is considered to be of the utmost importance for Limbus Company, and at one point, Faust equates the end of the LCB to the end of the world itself.[2] The company is said to have zero budgetary concerns,[3] and have backing from shareholders from a wide array of fields,[4] allowing it to operate under expensive conditions including offering company cards without spending limits to teams with notable performance.[5] The company's various departments are said to lack a common goal,[6] yet they tend to behave in means benefiting the LCB's amateurish adventures, such as planning out their missions or cleaning up their messes after the fact. As a result, the Sinners are generally disliked by competent members of other departments.

While the LCB's specific objective is to capture the Golden Boughs, the greater company finds its cause in the Distortion phenomenon, and considers itself an enterprise specializing in the research and maintenance of Distortions.[1] However, Abnormalities, E.G.O, Peccatula, and Monoliths are additional points of interest for Limbus Company. Limbus Company is also noted to be talented in the realm of information-gathering.[7][8]

Furthermore, Limbus Company operates as a business on the side, and possesses a purchase catalogue which seems to be offered to potential buyers.[9] Through this, the director of T Corp. could buy all of the Monoliths Limbus Company had in stock at the end of Intervallo IV: Timekilling Time, regardless of Faust or Vergilius' personal feelings on the matter. It was also around this time that Limbus Company began making a small name for itself, to the point of P Corp.'s Cesara having heard rumors of the group before meeting them.

E.G.O borrowed from an Abnormality possesses one major drawback in the possibility of losing one's self to the equipment. This phenomena is known as E.G.O Corrosion (Korean: E.G.O 침식, E.G.O chimsik), where the user's appearance and behavior transform to reflect the personality and destructive nature of the Abnormality the E.G.O originated from.

While the synchronization between the E.G.O and its user represents the key advantage of E.G.O over other City gear, it also allows for the user to have their ego overridden by it. If insufficient in mental strength, they may "fuse" with the equipment when lacking in the personal virtues of Prudence, Fortitude, Temperance, or Justice (as measured in Lobotomy Corporation) required to stave off the metamorphosis.

During the process of using E.G.O, the individual will hear the voice of the Abnormality it had come from.[5][16] To "corrode" is to allow the voice and its mindset to take over, replacing the user's ego with its own. Alongside the loss of self, corroding eventually incites a physical transformation. This turns its victims into beasts not dissimilar to Distortions.

The speed at which an individual corrodes is tied to their mental state, or ability to fight off the Abnormality's attempt to override the E.G.O user. For instance, reaching -45 SP in battle will instantly corrode a Sinner wielding Abnormality E.G.O. However, better circumstances may require the E.G.O to slowly wear down the user in order to corrode them, such as is described in Lobotomy E.G.O::Red Sheet Sinclair's Identity Story. E.G.O Corrosion may also consist of subtle, relatively harmless changes to the user's personality over time.[12] These cases may be easily combated by removing the E.G.O gear, or for LCE E.G.O, lowering one's level of attunement.

E.G.O Corrosion is seen in-game at several points, such as when the Sinners corrode from repeated usage of Abnormality E.G.O or upon reaching low levels of Sanity.

E.G.O (Extermination of Geometrical Organ)[1] is a type of personalized equipment manifested from an individual's mind. They usually take the form of massively powerful weapons and/or armor.

There are two main types of E.G.O: E.G.O extracted and borrowed from an Abnormality, and E.G.O manifested by oneself. Limbus Company Sinners are known to make use of the former.

World of the Dieci Association Southern Branch In this world, Meursault is the Director of the Section 4 of Dieci Association's Southern Branch. He wears the standard Dieci Uniform and has glasses, and he fights with hand to hand combat enhanced by the stole he wears. He can be seen in his Dieci Association South Identity. World of the Seven Association Southern Branch In this world, Meursault is a Fixer of the Seven Association's Southern Branch. He wears the standard Seven Association uniform and is shown training with a longsword. He appears in Yi Sang's Seven Association South Identity art.

World of the Former Library Guests In this world, Meursault is a Fixer of the Hook Office. He wears a white mask that is designed with a sharp-toothed grin and a glowing red eye, a leather jacket, striped shirt, and brown pants, and presumably wields a large cleaver. This Identity mirrors McCullin from Library of Ruina. He appears in Hong Lu's Hook Office Identity Story. World of the Liu Association Southern Branch In this world, Meursault is a Fixer from the Section 6 of Liu Association's Southern Branch. He wears the standard Liu Association uniform, donning his rusted belt buckle, and fights with flame-enhanced gauntlets. He can be seen in his Liu Association South Identity. World of W Corp. In this world, Meursault is a WARP Corp. Level 2 Cleanup Agent. In his base art, he wears an dark blue cardigan over a white sweater and a white shirt. In his Uptied art and combat sprite, he wears the W Corp. Cleanup Agent uniform and fights with a W Corp-charged hatchet. His rusted belt buckle is visible in both arts. He can be seen in his W Corp. Identity. World of R Corp. In this world, Meursault is a member of the Rhino Team of R Corp's Fourth Pack. He wears the standard Rhino armor and in the base art he does not have his hair slicked back, and he fights by ramming his bulky armor into enemies and wields a large energy-based claw that is attached to his wrist guards. Beneath his Rhino armor, he wears his rusted belt buckle. He can be seen in his R Corp. Identity and appears in Hong Lu's R Corp. Identity Story.

World of Wuthering Heights In this world, Meursault is the boss of the Dead Rabbits Syndicate. He wears a tan shirt and trousers with his rusted belt buckle, and a damaged, brown overcoat with a red scarf tied around his arm. He wields a metal bat covered in spikes held together by metal plating. This Identity mirrors Matthew, the leader of the Dead Rabbits in the past, from the main story. He can be seen in his Dead Rabbits Identity. World of Fallen La Manchaland In this world, Meursault is a Third Kindred Bloodfiend who has survived the destruction of La Manchaland and taken refuge on a WARP Train. This Identity mirrors Cassetti from the main story. He can be seen in his Prince of La Manchaland Identity. World of the Cinq Association Western Branch In this world, Meursault is a popular streamer and Fixer from the Section 3 of Cinq Association's Western Branch, on an expedition to the northern quarter of the City. He wears the standard Cinq West uniform, still donning his rusted belt buckle, and he wields a rapier in his left hand. This Identity mirrors Camille from the main story. He can be seen in his Cinq Association West Identity. World of the Thumb In this world, Meursault is a Capo IIII of the Thumb, and the Tiantui Star of the Pinky, as well as one of the fabled Ten Blades of the East. He wears a Thumb East uniform consisting of a rose-red suit over a brown shirt, and a matching long, oversized coat, as well as black leather gloves. His belt buckle is visible beneath the suit jacket. In combat, he wields a massive sword enhanced by firepower. This Identity mirrors Lei Heng from the main story. He can be seen in his The Thumb East Identity.

World of N Corp. Fanatics In this world, Meursault is a Großhammer of N Corp. Inquisition. He wears metal armor that covers his full body, including a cracked mask that reveals tubes running through his face that supply him with K Corp's Helapoiesis to heal his injuries, and a red cape. In battle, he wields a long, thin nail with a red cloth wrapped part of it. This Identity mirrors Guido from the main story. He can be seen in his N Corp. Großhammer Identity. World of K Corp. In this world, Meursault is a Fixer of the Rosespanner Workshop. He wears the standard Rosespanner uniform and wields a large, mechanical hammer in his left hand. He can be seen in his Rosespanner Workshop Identity. World of the Middle In this world, Meursault is a Little Brother of The Middle, and a member of Ricardo's group in U Corp.. He wears a purple tank top with a tropical design and white trousers, and he wears his rusted belt buckle. He has several enhancement tattoos and sections of large, golden chains wrapped around his body, which he makes use of in combat. He can be seen in his The Middle Identity and appears in Sinclair's The Middle Identity Story. World of the Kurokumo Clan and Blade Lineage In this world, Meursault is the Mentor of the Blade Lineage. In his base art he wears a Gat instead of the bamboo hat he wears in the Uptied art and combat sprites. His full outfit consists of a white collared shirt, black vest, and red tie, with a black dopo robe over the top, and his rusted belt buckle. He has numerous scars on his body, and his right eye occasionally is shown glowing blue. He wields a Hwando sword in battle. This Identity mirrors Bamboo-hatted Kim from the main story. He can be seen in his Blade Lineage Identity.

Identities, utilized through access to other Mirror Worlds via technological inventions, are a means of temporarily overlaying an individual with the identity of someone from an alternate world. When someone has an Identity applied to them, everything about them is reflected by the person they are taking unto themselves, including appearance, memories, and personality. Though they are only given the ability to exist in another world thanks to someone else, the individual being taken from their original world seems to have full control of themselves when summoned as a Mirror Identity.

While further details are known about Limbus Company's use of Mirror-sourced Identities, it is not clear if the technology functions the same way in every case. After all, the Identity system is not exclusive to them, but can be utilized by anyone with access to the right technology and know-how.

Meursault was previously employed by N Corp. for an unknown length of time. While working for the Wing, he would think about his own personal opinions on humanity and if it aligned with N Corp's ideals of believing that pain is necessary to be considered human, but he never came to a conclusion. In the past, Meursault was more open to elaborating on his thoughts without being prompted to do so, but after he found that people were often unable to accept what he had to say he stopped sharing such information with others. He used to wander about to discover the joys of life, and often visited clubs during this time. Meursault has mentioned that he has seen multiple cases of Distortion Phenomenon, but did not confirm if this was related to his time at N Corp.

As a child, Meursault was scolded by his mother in a way he describes as similar to the way that Outis reprimands Don Quixote and Heathcliff in Intervallo III: Miracle in District 20.

Meursault is a very prompt man, with a penchant for following orders. He speaks bluntly and concisely, never mincing his words. Throughout his first few adventures with the LCB, Meursault is reserved and obedient to the point of not speaking or acting on the sole basis of not having been asked to.

He is noticeably emotionally distant, never emoting nor approaching matters from a non-logical standpoint. While he has a heightened awareness of the world around him, often noticing details others do not, he has trouble discerning which observations are worth sharing. This leads to situations wherein he either shares too much, such as reciting irrelevant emoticons while reading off an email, or shares too little, as when he failed to report the sudden disappearance of Limbus Company's target one time. He also has a tendency to struggle with social cues, such as by provoking others unintentionally, characterizing him as somewhat awkward in the process. Meursault makes an effort to learn from his mistakes, however, and is quick to adapt after criticism.

With time, Meursault has begun to share some of his thoughts and take initiative without being ordered to. Yet, his prolonged and inexpressive manner of speech often leads to others jumping to conclusions and cutting him off before he can finish speaking. While most of his comments remain tailored to the logistics of the present situation, he may occasionally admit to something more vulnerable, such as feelings of nostalgia. And while many of his judgements are extremely objective and utilitarian, following only the will of the manager, some do take others' feelings into consideration.

Meursault mentions having wandered "in search of life's joys". In the process, he appears to have experienced many facets of life, picking up a variety of skills including cooking, massages, and fighting prowess. He also dedicates himself to staying up-to-date on City matters, opting to read the newspaper each morning.

Meursault is a tall, well-built man with slicked-back black hair and small green eyes. He possesses a sharp face with a thick neck and wide eyebrows. He wears the Limbus Company vest, but opts not to overlay it the standard company coat. Underneath his vest is the typical white collared shirt and red tie. His ID hangs from his right breast. Meursault's belt is notably different from the other sinners', and rather than being fitted with several silver frames, has one large, rusted chain link for a buckle in the middle.

In battle, Meursault wields two elbow-length gauntlets in battle; the lower portion of the right gauntlet has the word "SOLEIL" emblazoned on it.