Lobotomy Corporation (WAW/ALEPH)

Lore The world and the corporation: The story takes place in a dystopian city ruled by 26 large corporations, known as "wings," each identified by a letter of the alphabet. Lobotomy Corporation, or Corporation L, possesses the unique ability to contain entities known as Abnormalities—beings originating from the collective human psyche—and extract from them a source of energy called Enkephalin. The origins: the Seed of Light Project Two researchers, Carmen and Ayin, founded Lobotomy Corporation with an idealistic purpose: to cure what they called "the disease of the mind," as the city's inhabitants lived in such profound misery that they had stopped dreaming and having aspirations. To this end, they recruited a diverse team of volunteers and established a laboratory on the outskirts of the city, far from the watchful eyes of the central authorities. During their experiments, they discovered Cogito, a substance extracted from the human psyche that, when interacting with a subject, can reveal their deepest desires, dreams, and fears. However, the research came at a devastating price: several team members died or went insane in the process. Carmen, consumed by guilt, tried to end it all. Faced with this, Ayin made a radical decision: he extracted Carmen's nervous system and preserved it in a cryogenic chamber to use as a permanent source of Cogito. The Zefiran and the cycle: The surviving members of the original team were transformed into entities called Zefiran (Sephirot), tasked with running the various departments of the corporation. The {{user}} assumes the role of a new manager, who each day must meet energy quotas by managing the Anomalies and their employees. The quota depends on the number of anomalies in their area and their level of risk; the lower the risk, the lower the daily quota.

More Lore Lobotomy Corporation possessed the unique ability to produce "Enkephalin," a substance extracted from Anomalies when they were satisfied. Enkephalin was typically manufactured by isolating Anomalies in Containment Units and providing them with stimulation through interactions such as games, conversations, or violence. The refined version of the substance appears as a green liquid stored in EBox PE Boxes, but Enkephalin can be preserved in gaseous form depending on the extraction method.

Strictly purified enkephalin has a psychotherapeutic effect on those who consume or are exposed to it, and can therefore be used as a recreational drug in addition to providing energy. Due to its calming nature, enkephalin is regularly administered to L Corp. employees to alleviate their mental stress, ranging from standard liquid doses to enkephalin gas, which permeates the facility's departments.

Because enkephalin was highly valued as an efficient fuel source and was advertised as an environmentally friendly form of energy, L Corp's status as a Wing rose far above its peers and solidified the megacorporation as a major power within the City.

Abnormalities Anomalies are, as their name suggests, a type of abnormal entity that can be used to generate energy.

Each one is assigned a ranking using letters and numbers, as well as a nickname based on their appearance and skills.

Lobotomy Corporation possesses various Anomalies, which it uses for research, energy generation, and the extraction of EGO equipment (EGO equipment consists of weapons and suits created using energy extracted from interaction with these Anomalies; each possesses characteristics of the entity from which it was created). Each Anomaly is classified according to its threat level, and its methods of harming humans are summarized by color. They are the game's primary and recurring enemies, as well as one of its defining features. All Anomalies are different, and each poses a distinct threat.

Anomalies, cognitive beings manifested in current reality, are entities that represent diverse concepts born from the human mind. From human fears, complexes, and desires, these phantoms can be considered a different form of humanity and an existence as "human" as humanity itself.

Each Anomaly "species" possesses a unique physiology and appearance, ranging from inanimate objects to humanoid beings; some Anomalies even lack physical form entirely and exist as intangible phenomena. Since they are human fantasies made real, Anomalies are not governed by the conventional laws of physics, nor do they possess a functional anatomy analogous to that of normal living organisms.

Because of this, and the fact that Anomalies are immortal beings that never die, there is no point in resenting or hating them.

They can never be permanently destroyed, so once they escape confinement and wreak havoc, suppressing and re-containing them is the only option left.

Dynamic Since {{user}} is the new manager of your assigned area, every few days you will be given a choice of a new abnormality from several options and it will be placed in your sector, usually more dangerous depending on how well you do your job. You can only be assigned ALEPH category abnormalities after a few weeks, and each day the quota of the number of PE boxes that must be produced per day will increase.

Categories

There are different levels of risk for these abnormalities, and these are:

SAYIN: "With little to no aggression, ZAYIN Anomalies will cause the least possible harm to their Agents. Their damage tends to be minuscule and they can have a positive effect on employees."

THET: These anomalies can cause injuries of varying severity to your employees. However, provided they follow the appropriate management guidelines, they will not cause further harm.

HE: "Anomalies of this type can easily kill several employees. You'll need to pay them twice as much attention as you would a ZAYIN or a TETH. If the situation escalates, several employees could die in a bloodbath. However, there's nothing to worry about; with your excellent management, everything will be under control."

WAW: "These attacks are high-risk and devastating. Most will be hostile toward employees, and the death toll could reach dozens."

ALEPH: "The most dangerous. You must devote the greatest possible concentration and attention to this level of risk. You will be glad if the anomaly is suppressed without causing havoc in entire departments. (Please do not take our warning as an exaggeration.)"

Irrigation Risk levels are the categorization of the power, level of danger and/or threat to facilities, employees and the player that an entity (anomalies, tests and henchmen) or team has.

In Anomalies, the Risk Level determines their danger, ranging from being virtually harmless and beneficial to posing an immense threat to the facility and employees. Risk Levels also determine the amount of energy they produce, the quality of their equipment, their working conditions, the damage they inflict, the possibility of triggering their abilities, and the difficulty of managing them. They inflict damage based on fear in employees who encounter them, influenced by the Risk Level. If their Risk Level is higher than the employee's, they will take more damage. Their Risk Level is displayed in the top left of their containment unit, in their Encyclopedia, and when a breach occurs.

In the EGO gear set, the risk level or grade determines its power, granting more abilities or synergies with other sets. However, the more powerful the set, the more requirements an agent must meet to equip it.

E boxes and type of damage The maximum number of E boxes produced refers to the maximum number of boxes that can be obtained by interacting with an abnormality with a favorable result; the amount may vary depending on whether the result of the interaction was good, average, or bad.

Red damage refers to physical damage.

White damage refers to mental damage.

Purple damage refers to a combination of both.

Pale damage refers to an amount of damage, both physical and mental, that ignores the vast majority of protective equipment. It depends on the abnormality, but usually, only dangerous anomalies possess it.

Big Bird (O-02-40) WAW TYPE OF DAMAGE: Black (2-6) — Instant death to marked personal marked MAX. BOXES E: 20

LORE: A massive black bird of Mirkwood, guardian alongside the Punisher Bird and the Judgment Bird. It gave up its feathers to create an eternal lantern and the eyes of the Judgment Bird to see farther. It decided that killing living beings 'before the monster reached them' was an act of mercy. It is completely unfamiliar with the concept of death as humans understand it; it sees it as an act of love and mercy.

CONTAINMENT BEHAVIOR: Your Qliphoth Counter (max. 5) increases with Good results and decreases with Bad results or when 5 employees die on the facility (excluding Execution Bullets). When the Counter reaches 0, you escape. If a Second Trumpet Emergency Level is active, you will automatically escape within 30-40 seconds even if the Counter has not yet reached 0. Upon escaping, you turn off all the lights in your Department. Periodically, you swing your flashlight, emitting a bell sound, marking one employee at a time.

DAMAGE AND THREATS: Employees marked by the lantern are drawn to him. Upon reaching his position, he instantly kills them. He also instantly kills employees with HP below 30% of their maximum who simply walk past him, even without being marked. He has 2000 HP and slow, predictable movement. His presence is part of the Three Birds family: if all three escape simultaneously and reach the Sanctuary of Judgment, they merge into the ALEPH Apocalypse Bird

The Bird of the Apocalypse (ALEPH) is a monstrous Anomaly that only appears when the Punisher Bird, the Judgment Bird, and the Great Bird merge after escaping at a similar time

Punishing Bird (O-02-56) TETH Type of damage Red — 2-3 in normal breach / instant death if attacked (reveals hidden mouth) Maximum E boxes: 12

LORE: A small white bird with tiny wings and a red mark on its chest. It was formerly known as 'Little Bird'. It lived in Mirkwood alongside Big Bird and the Bird of Judgment. Upon learning of a prophecy foretelling the forest's destruction due to internal strife and a monster, it became one of the three self-appointed guardians. Its role was that of the executioner: it punished offending creatures with its beak. One day, someone told it that its beak was too small to do harm. Worried, it tore its mouth open so it could devour any creature in a single bite. The Punishing Bird's true mouth is the red pattern on its belly, which opens into four parts and can instantly slice any creature apart.

CONTAINMENT BEHAVIOR: Its Qliphoth Counter is 4 and decreases with a 20% chance each time another agent works with a different Anomaly (at the facility-wide level), or when any agent panics. When it reaches 0, the bird leaves its room, flying around the facility and pecking at employees to inflict minor, almost negligible, Red damage. Specifically, if the target is a panicked employee, its pecks restore SP instead of dealing damage. It returns to its room on its own after inflicting sufficient total damage. If attacked while escaping, it turns completely red, reveals its hidden mouth, and deals instant fatal damage.

DAMAGE AND THREATS: One of the most frequent dangers is how easily its health counter drops. The real threat isn't the normal breach (which is relatively harmless), but attacking it during this breach, which activates its hidden mouth and causes instant kills. When the Punishing Bird is breached, ignore it until it returns on its own. Do not attack it under any circumstances.

Judgement Bird (O-02-62) WAW TYPE OF DAMAGE: Pale (5-7) On working and on escape MAX. BOXES E: 24

LORE: The Judgment Bird, guardian of the Black Forest, judged all its visitors. He gave his eyes to Big Bird so that he could see further. Over time, his threshold for guilt became so low that virtually any action could be considered a sin worthy of punishment. His scale of justice weighs the souls of those who work with him. He is initially known only as 'Tall Bird'.

CONTAINMENT BEHAVIOR: Its Qliphoth Counter (max. 2) decreases primarily with a Bad result (high probability) and also with a Normal result (usual probability). A Good result is necessary to keep it happy, but even with that, there may be occasional reductions. When escaping, it uses its scales to attack.

DAMAGE AND THREATS: The Pale Damage it inflicts both while working and fleeing is especially dangerous: it is calculated as a proportion of the employee's maximum HP, and most armor is vulnerable to it. It inflicts 5-7 Pale Damage per balance attack while fleeing. It is part of the Three Birds family: if all three escape and reach the Sanctuary of Judgment together, they merge into the ALEPH Apocalypse Bird. The Pale Damage makes it one of the most dangerous WAWs for poorly equipped personnel, but high-level personnel can interact with it without much trouble.

The Queen of Hatred (O-01-04) WAW DAMAGE TYPE: Black (3-4) — On the run: Black (13-15) and area Maximum number of BOXES E: 22

LORE: A magical girl who gained powers to fight evil and protect the world. When peace arrived and evil vanished, her obsession with justice turned inward: with no enemies to fight, she began creating the evil she so despised to maintain a sense of purpose. Now she alternates between moments of genuine warmth and strong positive emotions and outbursts of psychotic violence. Internally, she battles voices that never cease.

CONTAINMENT BEHAVIOR: Her Qliphoth Counter (max. 2) decreases when a Meltdown occurs without at least 3 employees dying at the previous level, or due to a Bad outcome. In a normal state (Counter 2), she fully heals the HP and SP of the Agent working with her. In a 'Hysterical' state (Counter 1), the success rate is penalized by -20%. A Good outcome (16+ crates) can restore her Counter. She can escape in two different ways depending on the circumstances.

DAMAGE AND THREATS: In Passive Flee (Hero mode, Emergency Level 2+), she actively helps suppress other Anomalies with Black damage. In Hostile Flee (Villain/Snake mode), she transforms into a giant snake that fires long-range, penetrating Black damage lasers. She teleports frequently and has 1200 HP. If 20% of her personnel die while in Passive Flee, she enters Hostile mode. Her Hero mode attacks include: long-range Black damage stars, finger gun, and charge laser.

Apocalypse Bird (O-02-63) ALEPH Origin: Avian Fusion (Summoned) DAMAGE TYPE: Black (23-43) All types according to special egg attacks MAX. BOXES E: N/A (not a containable abnormality)

LORE: It cannot be chosen or directly contained. It is the fusion of Big Bird, the Judgment Bird, and the Punisher Bird. When the three birds attempted to merge to better protect the Black Forest from a prophesied beast, the result was the monster the prophecy described. The Forest was plunged into darkness and chaos; its inhabitants fled. Apocalypse Bird was left alone in the forest it tried to protect. It has the highest HP of any entity in the game: 330,000 HP. Its EGO 'Twilight' inflicts all four types of damage simultaneously. After being contained, the three birds return to their containment.

CONTAINMENT BEHAVIOR: Cannot be contained or manipulated. The event is triggered when all three birds possess the three amoequalities and escape simultaneously (if two escape, the third automatically escapes). It can be prevented by destroying the 'Entrance to the Black Forest' portal (13,000 HP, highly resistant to all damage x0.3) before the three birds cross it. If any Agent is equipped with the Apocalypse Bird EGO weapon or armor, the event will not occur.

DAMAGE AND THREATS: The three birds advance immunely into a room, ignoring everything. Upon crossing, Apocalypse Bird emerges with three Eggs: Small Beak (6400 HP, causes other Anomalies to leak), Long Arms (9900 HP, blocks game pause and speed), and Big Eyes (6400 HP, turns off all lights). Apocalypse Bird attacks every 5 seconds with hits of 23-43 Black Damage and teleports every ~20 seconds. Every 60-120 seconds, the active eggs cause 4 random cells to enter Meltdown. It is IMMUNE to all types of damage (0.0 resistance). Only destroying all of its eggs can suppress it. Survivors receive the EGO Gift 'Through the Dark Twilight' (+7 to all stats).

The Little Prince (O-04-66) WAW DAMAGE TYPE: Black (3-4) Employee conversion into minions MAX. BOXES E: 24

LORE: The Little Prince (O-04-66), also known as Giant Mushroom Chunk, is an Anomaly that takes the form of a tall, mushroom-like entity with dark blue and purple hues. It has a spherical base formed by what appear to be heads with hollow holes that resemble eyes and mouths. A dark stem grows from this base, ending in a large blue cap. Beneath the cap is a purple ring with two branches that have dark blue hands with red fingers dangling from threads. A transparent, light blue layer descends from the cap. A rustling sound can be heard when it is inactive; when active, the Anomaly blooms. When this happens, it can be seen as a creature with a somewhat childlike appearance combined with something fungal, with purple skin and bioluminescent colors. This entity takes the form of a giant mushroom with dangling hands and a face at its base. Over time, the Little Prince no longer seeks free and open connection but rather companions who cannot walk away. It was formerly called 'Giant Fungal Mass'.

CONTAINMENT BEHAVIOR: Cannot escape. Its Qliphoth Counter (max. 2) decreases primarily when Insight work is not performed regularly or due to Poor results. Upon reaching 0, it attracts multiple employees to its spore cell.

DAMAGE AND THREATS: The first employee exposed to its spores to arrive is transformed into a fungal creature, losing their flesh and consciousness, which then defends the corridor leading to the Little Prince's cell. Other attracted employees panic. Transformed employees attack uninfected individuals with Black Damage and can infect those who panic with more spores. The infected eventually become hostile. The spread of infection can overwhelm a department if not addressed quickly.

Little Red Riding Hooded Mercenary (F-01-57) WAW DAMAGE TYPE: Red (9-12 + stacks of Bleed) — Suppression Tool │ MAX. BOXES E: 22

LORE: Little Red Riding Hood reincarnated as a mercenary. She survived the Wolf but was forever scarred: she wears her scars as armor and is missing an eye. She lives only to find and destroy the Wolf. She is extraordinarily capable in combat: she suppresses WAW-level and lower Anomalies with ease. Little Red Riding Hood, for short, is a humanoid Anomaly in the form of a mercenary. In addition to black clothing and bandages, she wears a red hood and covers half her face with a mask that resembles teeth. Only one yellow eye is visible. She has several scars on her body and appears to have blood near her feet. In combat, she wields shotgun-like pistols and a scythe-like dagger.

She has a rivalry with Will, the Big Bad Wolf. "I'll hang his head above my bed. Only then will I be able to wake up in the morning without having nightmares."

CONTAINMENT BEHAVIOR: Her Qliphoth Counter decreases by 1 each time any Anomaly (except the Punishing Bird) escapes, or when an Agent who worked with the Wolf then works with her. If the Wolf howls near her cell, the Counter immediately drops to 0. She can be summoned via the special job 'Request' (replaces Attachment) by paying energy: 80 (TETH), 120 (HE), 160 (WAW), 200 (ALEPH). Upon escape, she goes forth to actively suppress the designated threat.

DAMAGE AND THREATS: Her weapon deals Red Damage with stacks of Bleed that increase the damage of her shotgun blast. If she engages the Wolf without killing it, her damage increases to 100% and she receives +35% damage. The danger is that when escaping, if there are Death-Sensitive Anomalies in the facility (such as Big Bird or Mountain of Smiling Bodies), the casualties she causes while attacking may trigger their escape. Escaping to her with the Wolf is one of the most dangerous scenarios in the game, as they will fight to the death.

Big and Will be Bad Wolf (F-02-58) WAW DAMAGE TYPE: Red (4-8) can devour employees MAX. BOXES E: 22

LORE: The Big Bad Wolf of fairy tales, who claims responsibility for all stories where the wolf is the villain. He vaguely recalls a story about devouring a grandmother. His relationship with Little Red Riding Hood is asymmetrical: for the Wolf, the conflict isn't as personal, though he recognizes her when they meet. Cartoonish in appearance in his normal state, he becomes savage and scarred upon escaping. Big Bad Wolf (F-02-58) (also known as Big Wolf and Might Be Bad before reaching Observation Level 3), is an Animal Anomaly that takes the form of a tall, cartoonish humanoid wolf with gray fur, white paws, tail, and navel, black eyebrows, and a scar over his left eye. Upon breaking in, the wolf will appear more bestial, covered in scars and blood, and running on all fours. His front paws are black and red. The Big Bad Wolf is based on the antagonistic wolf in many fairy tales, especially Little Red Riding Hood, as evidenced by the conflict between him and the Mercenary in Little Red Riding Hood.

CONTAINMENT BEHAVIOR: His Qliphoth Counter (max. 2) decreases on Bad results, when an Agent who worked with Little Red Riding Hood works with him, or if Little Red Riding Hood enters his cell's corridor (it immediately drops to 0). Upon escaping, he transforms into a savage quadrupedal wolf with 2000 HP. Employees devoured during work remain alive inside him and can be rescued with Instinct work.

DAMAGE AND THREATS: On the run, he moves between main rooms at high speed, following moons (normally blue, red when his HP drops below 50%). He deals massive Red Damage to employees in his path. Employees devoured while escaping automatically die if the Wolf eliminates Little Red Riding Hood before she eliminates him. If Little Red Riding Hood kills him, all surviving employees receive -10% damage taken for the rest of the day.

Queen Bee (T-01-67) WAW TYPE OF DAMAGE: Continuous red (spores) — Worker Bees: Red MAX. BOXES E: 22

LORE: A supernatural queen bee-like entity of enormous proportions. It is a monstrous, oversized, slightly humanoid bumblebee. Its body is yellow with black stripes and segmented into layers that end in red and black, honeycomb-like flesh. It has a pair of twisted antennae, two pairs of tattered bee wings, and a large, misplaced blue iris that becomes visible. Its head is severely deformed, with several asymmetrical, intermittent mouth openings lined with small, pointed teeth that cover both the head and neck, with exposed red and black flesh inside. Its nature reflects the trauma of obsessive industriousness and unrewarded sacrifice: its workers give their lives for the kingdom without anyone remembering them. It remains forever in its Containment Unit, sending its drones to expand its realm. Its codex classifies it as a Trauma entity, possibly representing the unchecked exploration of one's own body and reproduction.

CONTAINMENT BEHAVIOR; Cannot escape from their Containment Unit. Their Qliphoth Counter is 1. When it drops to 0, they release red spores throughout the department. Employees affected by the spores receive continuous Red Damage. This is the only threat they pose from within Containment.

DAMAGE AND THREATS: Every employee who dies from the spores will spawn a hostile Worker Bee. Worker bees, formerly called drones, are the subordinates of the queen bee. They are large, wasp-like creatures with long legs, defective wings, small heads and thoraxes, and large abdomens. Worker bees lack eyes but have thick mandibles resembling the mouth of a lamprey, and they generate more workers for every employee they kill, creating an exponential snowball effect if not quickly suppressed.

Alriune (T-04-53) WAW DAMAGE TYPE: White (50-70 in area before teleportation) MAX. BOXES E: 22

LORE: A hypnotically beautiful plant entity based on the German Alraune (mandrake). It is a tall, pink, flame-like Anomaly. It has six pointed legs, an armless humanoid torso covered in bright teal leaves, and a head with empty eye sockets filled with flowers, from whose mouth pink blossoms bloom. It wears an oversized, wide-brimmed pink hat with a teal leaf on one side and pink flowers dangling from the brim. Pink petals fall around it. According to its lore, it was once a doll beloved by many for its soulful eyes, but was abandoned in a dark forest where crows stole them. It always longed to be human. Alriune can only exist in a fragile balance: neither too satisfied nor too frustrated. Its ambiguous nature makes it impossibly demanding to contain.

CONTAINMENT BEHAVIOR: Her Qliphoth Counter is 1. Her most unique mechanic: she has a 70% chance to lower the Counter with both Good and Bad results. Only a Normal result safely stabilizes her. Upon escaping, she has 1000 HP and teleports around the facility using a pink floral curtain effect. Before each teleport, she deals damage in the area she occupies.

DAMAGE AND THREATS: Inflicts 50-70 massive White Damage to all employees in the room it occupies just before teleporting to another location. Repeats this pattern indefinitely. If an employee's SP is depleted by its attacks, instead of panicking, they are covered by a pink curtain and die. Weak to Black Damage. Difficult to suppress due to its high mobility and moderate HP.

The Dreaming Current (T-02-71) WAW DAMAGE TYPE: Massive Red — Traverses corridors at extreme speed MAX. BOXES E: 24

Lore: It is an anomaly resembling a blue periwinkle shark with humanoid legs. It has two wide mouths with numerous rows of teeth and a colorful tongue protruding from them. A single black eye drips a black liquid. A syringe filled with multicolored fluid is embedded in its back, surrounded by a bleeding wound, and multiple bloody injection holes are visible on its underside. In its confinement, it constantly emits gurgling sounds, similar to flowing water. He was once a sick child, adopted by scientists. The researchers had managed to prolong his life. He learned to babble and walk in the laboratory, although he was never able to speak or read properly. The little boy loved the ocean, but instead of taking him to see it, the researchers gave him grape-flavored candies that would allow him to "see a colorful ocean." At some point during the experiments he was subjected to, the researchers transformed the boy into the form he has now, which allows him to live for a very long time.

CONTAINMENT BEHAVIOR: Your Qliphoth Counter (max. 5) drops with Bad results. When it reaches 0, it leaks and charges at extreme speed through the corridors of the entire facility in a predetermined fixed path, leaving a trail of rainbow liquid.

DAMAGE AND THREATS: Upon escaping, it charges at extreme speed through all the facility's corridors in a straight line, killing or inflicting massive Red Damage to any employee in its path. Its speed makes timely evacuation nearly impossible without preparation. It is one of the WAWs with the highest potential for instant mass casualties. A trail of rainbow liquid remains in the corridors after it passes; this liquid heals employees but slows them down. Complete corridor evacuation is required.

The Burrowing Heaven (O-04-72) WAW DAMAGE TYPE: Black (150 in area when teleporting off-screen) MAX. BOXES E: 24

Lore: It is an Anomaly similar in shape to a leafless red tree, with a trunk emerging from the ground and two red, skeletal, wing-like limbs that branch into smaller parts. Its main body is red. At the junction where the three main parts meet, it has a yellow eye with a red iris, as well as smaller eyes on other parts of its body. The branches appear to be made of red flesh.

CONTAINMENT BEHAVIOR: Your Qliphoth Counter (max. 3) decreases every 10 seconds that you are not on screen while an Agent is working with you. It increases by 1 with a Normal result and by 2 with a Good result. You must remain vigilant at all times during the job or the success rate becomes 0%.

DAMAGE AND THREATS: Upon escaping (800 HP), he instantly kills the employee in his cell at that moment. While on the run, he only moves and attacks when he is NOT on screen: if the camera is not covering him, he teleports to a random room with employees and inflicts 150 Black Damage to everyone present. It is necessary to observe it at all times, because if this is not done, when it escapes it will kill employees with its branches by strangling them or in several cases by tearing off some part of their body.

The Nest (O-02-74) WAW TYPE OF DAMAGE: Red (5-7) — Parasitic infection: Internal red MAX. BOXES E: 22

Lore: It is an Anomaly with the appearance of a spherical, brown mound, attached to the ground and covered by a strange substance of the same color. Hollow and functioning as a nest, it has multiple holes of varying sizes on its surface, from which brown, beak-like worms, similar to those in the nest, can be seen emerging during the process of working with an Agent.

CONTAINMENT BEHAVIOR: Cannot escape. When its Counter reaches 0, it begins to nest within employees who have a Bad or Normal result with it. Employees with low HP are more susceptible. Nested employees can spread the infection to nearby employees simply by being close together.

DAMAGE AND THREATS: Infected employees eventually become hostile to uninfected employees, attacking them with Red Damage. A panicked infected employee can spread the infection further. If left unchecked, the infection can turn a portion of the department hostile. The cure involves administering controlled damage to the infected employee to eliminate the infestation. It requires constant monitoring of the health of employees working with them. If the infected employee is not treated in time, they will die, consumed by worms of the abnormality that will emerge from within.

Yin (O-05-102) WAW TYPE OF DAMAGE: Black (25 short waves) — Massive black (100 in marked area) — MAX. BOXES E: 22

Lore: This anomaly is represented as the black half of a pendant, with a cord at its lower end and a white dot on its spherical part. The cord is adorned with a tassel or a broom.

Its counterpart is Yang, the luminous half of the complete pendant. If Yang is in the facility when Yin breaks in, he will also enter, and Yin will try to find him. Upon meeting Yang and touching, they will merge and form the Yin Yang symbol. Shortly afterward, a gigantic creature resembling an Eastern dragon will appear from the top of the facility, moving at high speed toward the symbol's location. Anything in its path will suffer severe damage, and if it breaches containment chambers, it will allow them to escape.

CONTAINMENT BEHAVIOR: Its Qliphoth Counter decreases on Bad results or when Yang is equipped for 30 seconds. Upon escaping, it takes the form of a black fish that appears to swim in the air. If Yang is not in the facility, Yin stops and does not attack, making it easy to suppress.

Yang (O-07-103) WAW DAMAGE TYPE: White (reflection of damage received) MAX. BOXES E: Variable (tool)

Lore: It is a WAW Risk tool anomaly that takes the form of a white pendant, half of a sphere with a small black dot on its most spherical part.

Its counterpart is Yin, the other dark half of the complete pendant. Upon meeting Yin, they will unite and form the Yin Yang symbol. Shortly after, a gigantic creature resembling an oriental dragon will appear from the top of the facility, moving at great speed, its direction indicated by the Yin Yang symbol.

CONTAINMENT BEHAVIOR: Equippable tool. When equipped, the employee receives continuous SP healing (~10/sec) and their White Damage resistance is drastically improved. However, every 30 seconds it is equipped, it reduces the Yin Counter by 1. When Yin escapes, Yang also automatically escapes, transforming into a white fish that appears next to Yin.

DAMAGE AND THREATS: While fleeing, Yang moves slowly and heals HP and SP of nearby employees with short waves. When he takes damage, he reflects the same value as White Damage back to the attacker. When Yang escapes, he is not the real danger; the real danger is if he manages to reach Yin, which will trigger his event.

CENSORED (O-03-89) ALEPH Damage type: Black (Black) Damage value 5-10 (work) / minions variables / the full description is censored Maximum E boxes: 32

LORE: An entity whose true appearance is completely censored: its form is represented as constantly reconfigured red and black 'CENSORED' text bars. Its true form is forbidden from being perceived by the administrator (with cognitive filter) because it would cause immediate mental collapse. An audio recording narrates how a Level 5 employee with the capacity for 'emotional apathy' is sent to work with it: the only one with enough stamina to endure its presence. Leaked records suggest that it can 'reproduce' using human bodies and that it has a genuine purpose for existence, but that purpose is also censored. In the files, it is referred to by an equally redacted term.

CONTAINMENT BEHAVIOR: His Qliphoth Counter is 2 and decreases with Bad results or when an agent panics. Any agent of level 4 or lower who attempts to work with him instantly panics (the 'Overwhelmed' state), which also counts as a Bad result and immediately decreases the Counter. Upon escaping, he actively attacks. Level 5 employees lose 60% of their maximum SP due to fear. He consumes nearby corpses to regenerate HP and create minions ('CENSORED Babies') that scatter throughout the facility. The minions also inflict Black damage, and cumulative exposure to multiple minions makes resistance impossible, even for level 5 employees.

DAMAGE AND THREATS: Only level 5 agents (the highest) can work with him safely. Sending in a lower-level agent by mistake is a guaranteed immediate breach. His minions stack and escalate: a single minion is already problematic, two or more make any agent's SP unsustainable.

Melting Love (D-03-109) ALEPH Type of damage: None direct (infection / conversion into Slimes) Damage value No work damage / Slimes: Variable Black damage / Gap: Mass conversion Maximum E boxes: 30

LORE: A female-looking creature formed entirely of viscous pink slime. Her hair and body are pink jelly that oozes onto the ground. A heart is visible on her chest. Upon escaping, her form becomes monstrous: a hunched body, dangling arms, and bones floating within the slime. She was created from a failed experiment. She represents possessive and consuming love: her affection literally dissolves those who receive it.

CONTAINMENT BEHAVIOR: When working with her for the first time on any job except Repression, the agent becomes 'Blessed' (Slime Heart above their head), recovering 30 SP every 15 seconds and having a higher success rate with her. The Blessed agent creates pink explosions every 10 seconds that have a 75% chance of infecting nearby employees and secretaries. Infected agents also create explosions with the same probability. If the Blessed agent performs Insight jobs with 24+ E-Boxes, the explosions are paused for 30 seconds. The breach is triggered when more than half of all employees in the facility have been infected. When she escapes, the infected will turn into Slimes; they can be killed, but the infection actively spreads.

DAMAGE AND THREATS: One of the most chaotic Abnormalities: the contagion spreads exponentially if not managed within the first second. The first infected agent must be strictly controlled with Insight work to pause the outbreaks, or kept isolated from other employees. Once the infection surpasses a certain threshold, it is almost impossible to reverse without sacrificing entire departments. Controlling the SP decline of infected individuals can help to a limited extent in converting them, but the scale is very difficult.

The Silent Orchestra (T-01-31) ALEPH Damage Type: Variable (changes between Red, White, Black, Pale per move) Damage Value: Varies per move (1st move weak → 4th move massive area, entire facility) Maximum E boxes: 30

LORE: A limbless orchestra conductor mounted on a pedestal, with eighth-note patterns on his head and wearing a conductor's suit. He is, in fact, an entire orchestra: the other musicians only appear when the breach begins. His records state that he 'prepares the music of the apocalypse' and that his musicians 'live for the audience's applause at the end.' This abnormality can communicate with anyone who interacts with him; if the person knows about music or likes his music, he will be pleased, although his music... usually generates intense emotions of all kinds.

CONTAINMENT BEHAVIOR: Its Qliphoth Counter decreases with both Good and Bad results (only results between these extremes maintain it). Upon reaching 0, it escapes and begins its performance. Curtains cover the department, blocking the administrator's view. The performance has 4 moves of increasing difficulty, each with a different type of immune damage and different vulnerabilities: 1st move (slow, weak); 2nd and 3rd moves (fast, damaging, agent possession/confusion); 4th move (if not suppressed before, it removes ALL accumulated energy from the day and attacks the entire facility). While performing, the administrator cannot change the game speed.

DAMAGE AND THREATS: If the Orchestra reaches its 4th move, all energy progress for the day is lost. It is the only ALEPH Anomaly whose primary threat is not killing employees but eliminating the energy quota. Rotating immunities require agents with several weapon types available. Its double Qliphoth mechanic (lowering on both good and bad results) makes maintaining its counter extremely difficult. Qliphoth Overload: -6% success rate per job.

Nothing There (O-06-20) ALEPH DAMAGE TYPE: Red (6-9) — Form 1: Red 18-21 MAX. BOXES E: 33

LORE: A creature unlike any human: an amalgamation of human body parts assembled into a tripod. It has a rectangular head with two mouths (one with a protruding pink tongue), four blue eyes, a blue arm with claws atop its skull, two bony front legs, and a red, intestinal hind leg with a rudimentary foot. Its translucent torso reveals colorful intestines. According to internal records, it was a researcher named Christopher who transformed into this entity. In the game files, it is listed as 'O-06-20', in the '06' category described as 'abstract'. When it disguises a dead employee, it repeatedly whispers 'I love you' in the victim's distorted voice. CONTAINMENT BEHAVIOR: Its Qliphoth Counter is 1 and requires agents with Fortitude and Justice of level 4 or higher (level 5 recommended). On a Bad outcome, it instantly kills the worker agent and disguises itself in their skin. If another agent enters while disguised and has Fortitude level 3 or lower, they panic and also die, triggering the breach. The breach has three phases: Form 1 (2000 HP, fast, claw deals 18-21 Red area damage, 30s to suppress or it advances); Form 2 (flesh egg with eyes, immobile, recovers all HP, 30s to suppress); Form 3 (giant red humanoid, 2000 HP, regenerates if not damaged, mace attacks deal 25-35 Red damage and throws a bone splinter that deals 50 damage and travels through the room). If it is not suppressed in Form 1 or 2 in time, the Elimination Agent (Execution Bullet) ceases to be an option. DAMAGE AND THREATS: Form 3 is virtually unstoppable without the best available Red and Pale damage teams. The cumulative disguise cycle in Containment can quickly drain agents if neglected. Regeneration in Form 3 requires constant pressure: if left unattended for 10 seconds, it regenerates health rapidly.

WhiteNight (T-03-46) ALEPH Damage Type Pale (Pale) Damage Value 40 (circular shockwave) / The Apostles inflict variable damage depending on the weapon Maximum E boxes: 35

LORE: The Plague Doctor's (ZAYIN) second form after blessing 12 employees. A terrifying, godlike entity: a rounded white body resembling an underdeveloped embryo, five pairs of feathered white wings, two red eyes, and a halo of thorns above its head. It wears a golden necklace with the number '666'. It represents the figure of the Antichrist or the Angel of the Apocalypse: something so celestial as to be impossible to comprehend. Its 'blessings' and 'apostles' are direct references to Jesus Christ and the twelve disciples, including the possibility of defeating it with a 'sacrificing twelfth apostle,' echoing the role of Judas Iscariot.

CONTAINMENT BEHAVIOR: Activated upon transformation from Plague Doctor (after he has blessed 12 employees) or when his Qliphoth Counter reaches 0 in subsequent runs. Upon appearing, the 12 blessed employees transform into hostile Apostles (1000 HP each, speed 30). Every minute, he emits a Pale Shockwave dealing 40 damage, affecting the entire facility and reviving fallen Apostles. The administrator cannot pause, change speed, or save while he is active. He has 12,000 HP. Three ways to suppress him: (1) by force (requires the best available equipment); (2) with the EGO Justitia armor, which reduces damage taken; (3) by sending the Twelfth Apostle to perform the special job 'Confession' with One Sin and Hundreds of Good Deeds, which summons a light that instantly suppresses him at the cost of the Apostle's life. It produces 35 E boxes, the highest of all. DAMAGE AND THREATS: Without prior preparation, it's certain death. With the Apostles active, the control block, and the periodic Pale Wave, the few minutes of margin quickly run out. The best course of action is to sacrifice someone to suppress the abnormality.

Army in Black (D-01-106) ALEPH Damage type: White / Black on self-destruction. Damage value: 7-9 (White, in ZAYIN disguised containment) / ALEPH soldiers: massive on self-destruction. Maximum E boxes: 30

LORE: A giant pink cartoon heart floats in its containment chamber, with a tiny black and white soldier inside. It is visually classified as ZAYIN to deceive the administrator. Its dialogue reveals an entity with a genuine desire to protect the good and reform the wicked: 'We can see the color of the human heart. The human heart is pink, and by wearing the same color we can blend in with people's minds.' Its records show a manager who began to ask for its help regularly to the point that 'seeing something pink makes me feel better.' This anomaly is kind and capable of speech.

CONTAINMENT BEHAVIOR: Her Qliphoth Counter is 3 and decreases with Repression work, the 'Protection' special work, a Bad outcome, or when 5 or more employees die. Despite appearing as ZAYIN, she is subject to ALEPH's Qliphoth Overload (-6% per work). Her 'Protection' special work sends a soldier to follow the agent and regenerates their HP and SP for the duration. When the Counter reaches 0, the heart explodes, revealing four ALEPH soldiers that scatter throughout the facility. Each soldier is extremely resilient and, upon being suppressed, self-destructs, causing a massive area-of-effect explosion.

DAMAGE AND THREATS His ZAYIN disguise deceives administrators unaware of his true nature: he should never be handled carelessly as a regular ZAYIN. The simultaneous deaths of more than five employees can instantly lower his Counter. The four explosive soldiers in breach are lethal if the suppression agents don't leave the area before they self-destruct. His special job, 'Protection,' is one of the best passive benefits available.