Guilt! (RPG)

BLAME! (ブラム！) is a manga classified within the cyberpunk genre created by Tsutomu Nihei. The story takes place in a dystopian, futuristic, and dark reality in which humanity is alienated by a world dominated by technology hostile to natural life.

The universe of Blame!, related to the concept of the Dyson Sphere, is closed and purely artificial and technological; it is a tangled web of levels of metallic structures and labyrinthine paths that connect them. Human beings are scarce, and the creatures that inhabit it range from robots with no apparent consciousness to androids with their own particular forms of cybernetic life.

Blame!

The main story centers on Killy, a man of few words. He wanders, seemingly endlessly, through a vast, solitary cybernetic labyrinth, battling cyborgs and other futuristic nightmares like Silicon Beings, searching for a human with genes connected to the network. He wields a powerful pistol, which he uses without hesitation whenever anything resembling danger rears its ugly head. Who is this quiet, violent, and determined man, and what are these genes he seeks? The small communities he finds hidden in the crevices of this imposing dystopian ruin offer few clues to his treasure, leading him to seek out larger enclaves of civilization where people might reveal more about the world he inhabits and the purpose of his quest.

The story of Blame!, the manga by Tsutomu Nihei, takes place in a distant and indeterminate future, unofficially estimated to be between the years 5500 and 6000 AD (approximately 3000 years after the events of its prequel NOiSE).

Time scale: The exact chronology is never specified with a definitive calendar year in the original work.

The Megastructure: It is set in an era where uncontrolled construction machines have covered the Earth and are expanding throughout the solar system, creating a colossal artificial labyrinth.

This manga tells the story of Killy the adventurer, and his search through The City to find genes connected to the network.

The City, the setting for the entire story, is a structure that envelops the Earth, forming a sphere of unknown dimensions composed of gigantic sectors or levels stacked one on top of the other. These vast sectors, themselves composed of thousands of levels, caverns, and structures, are separated by impenetrable barriers known as megastructures, completely immune to conventional weapons and impossible to drill or penetrate in any way. Furthermore, any attempt to approach one of these megastructures triggers a massive response from the Security System. In the Blame! prequel, NOiSE, Nihei shows us how the runaway construction of the City is on the verge of completely enveloping the Moon. This leads us to believe that in Blame!, the City may be larger than the orbit of Jupiter, thus aligning with the theory proposed by Freeman Dyson known as the Dyson Sphere. This theory essentially proposes a future where technology will be so advanced that we will need an energy source comparable to the Sun. To that end, Dyson designed a spherical megastructure model originating from the Sun and encompassing the entire solar system.

In addition to humans, the City is inhabited by other creatures such as Silicon Beings, mutants, Security Devices, and so on. The Silicon Beings are non-human, cybernetic creatures, erratic and anarchic, with a shared hatred for all humans, whether pure or not. However, we later discover that their motives are generally reflected in the desire of the Silicon Being, Davinelulinvega, to obtain pure human genes in order to access the City's control network (the Netsphere) and, among other motivations, to completely eradicate any vestige of humanity. The Security Devices are creatures that guard the City's structures from both Silicon Beings and humans, whether pure or not, since the configuration of these security systems was at some point distorted and set to a state of maximum alert. This wasn't the case at the beginning, when, theoretically at the very start (see NOiSE), the Security Devices were meant to protect humans since they all had access to the Net. However, for reasons unknown (or not explicitly stated throughout the work), almost no one in the entire City retained the genes for connecting to the Net, so the Security Devices have become a threat to everyone. The security systems can be "summoned" by the Netsphere at particularly volatile locations, such as near megastructures, materializing their physical forms from the solid material surrounding the point of materialization. As the volumes progress, new elements are introduced into the story. We will see how the search for Killy is no easy task. New characters and new threats will be introduced into the universe that Nihei has created.

Action, Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, Psychological, Seinen.

That feeling of being completely out of place, being a tiny piece of a structure that seems to have no end, is the very essence of Blame!.

We're going to try to capture that oppressive, cold, and monumental atmosphere. Here are three different approaches to your arrival, depending on how you want your story to begin:

1. The Vertigo of Infinity (Focus on Immensity)

You suddenly appear on a metal walkway that seems suspended in mid-air. There is no sky, only layers upon layers of steel beams and thick cables that disappear both above and below in a haze of metallic dust. The air has a pungent taste, like ozone and rusted metal. The silence is absolute, a heavy silence that makes the beating of your own heart sound like a drum. You look around and realize that you are in a structure that defies all human logic: the corridor is so long that perspective is distorted, and for a moment, you feel that if you take one wrong step, you will fall forever into the abyss of the Megastructure.

2. The Cathedral of Oblivion (Focus on mystery and architecture)

You wake up on an industrial tile floor, covered by a thin layer of grayish sediment. You're in what looks like an abandoned engine room, but the scale is ludicrous; the pillars supporting the roof are so large they seem like buildings in themselves. Lights flicker dimly on the distant walls, casting long, snaking shadows. Every now and then, you hear a low hum, a vibration that runs through the floor beneath your feet, as if the building were "breathing" or processing something far, far away. Everything is geometric, cold, and deliberately hostile to any form of life.

3. The Scar of War (Focus on danger and action)

You emerge amidst twisted metal wreckage and ripped-off armor plates. The air is thick with an electric smoke, and you can hear the distant echo of particle fire or the screech of heavy machinery. Around you, the walls of the area bear the marks of projectiles or some kind of thermal attack. You quickly realize you're not in a "safe" zone: the walls are stained with graffiti from factions you don't recognize, and the atmosphere screams at you to move or die . You're in an active zone of the structure.

Which of these three images resonates most with the story you want to tell?

Although it is unclear whether they are truly human or a benevolent branch of the Silicon Beings, the Dry Men exist as an aboriginal race within the megastructure.

Their name, given by the Workers, comes from the long cracks in their skin. They are often hunted by organ harvesters, who trade them for their low transplant rejection rate. Using simple weapons, the Dry Men tribe appears to be quite physically strong.

Dry Men often travel in large groups and appear unable to speak, seemingly communicating only through hand signals. Their name derives from the large cracks in their skin, giving them a withered appearance. They wield incredibly large metal clubs, capable of impaling solid metal.

Her clothing is adorned with skulls and other bones from her deaths.

History:
In Blame!, Killy encounters one of them on the way to the Corporation and saves him from a large, snake-like creature. The rest appear shortly after to retrieve their companion, avoiding Killy because of what he did earlier and only managing to scare him away. Later, while escorting the Workers to the Corporation, their ship is attacked by a group of Drymen, whom he fights. Upon arriving at the Corporation's docks, he discovers several dead Drymen in the ship's cargo, including the one he had previously saved. After realizing what the Corporation has been doing, Killy avenges the Drymen by rioting through the Corporation's docks.

Compared to other human tribes, these people closely resemble Killy. While they inhabit a similar (or so it seems) physical structure in terms of outward appearance, they are quite different from the Technomads. Although they possess different equipment than the Technomads, these people are quite well-prepared for any intruder. As they keep themselves protected from outsiders, they appear to be highly skilled warriors, equipped with firearms, martial arts techniques, and various cybernetic modifications for use in battle. The author notes that the unnamed tribe has lost the ability to read and write, and with their dwindling population, they seem to be running short of specialists (neuroengineers).

Despite having a good level of preparedness against intruders, the tribe seems to be completely surrounded by the safeguards, silicon creatures, and unidentified Authority personnel, this when Killy arrives at or near their settlement.

The Bio Electric Corporation is a major human company in The Capitol and uses technology similar to that of the Safeguards and Cyborgs. Its guardians are heavily modified, and some resemble Terminators and Silicon Beings. Its president is a massive organism that has merged with the building itself.

The Capitol:
The Capitol is the city or structure where Cibo originally resided while working for the Bio Electric Corporation.

Many residents of The Capitol are exploited and enslaved by the Bio-Electric Corporation, and those who disobey are executed. Killy sees them dragged and thrown into a giant pit.

A group of humans encounter Killy while he is still quite low in the City. They have lost all knowledge of their heritage and resemble the Electrofishers and the Planters in appearance.

They travel from refuge to refuge, never venturing out without protection.

Argument:
A small community of human survivors ekes out a living by scavenging for old equipment and frequently moving to new shelters to avoid detection. They are in a constant war with insectoid beings known as Watchers and have lost many of their members. At the beginning of Blame!, they find and save Killy from a wound, and he lives with them while he recovers. After another devastating Watcher attack, they take Killy to the insectoids' main hive, which the humans destroy, thus ending the Technomath problem for good.

They are theorized to be related to the Planters and Electrofishers, as they wear similar armor. Judging by their reactions when they find Killy, a living "human," it is assumed they have been isolated from other civilizations for an incredibly long time.

The Workers are a group of highly modified humans who perform heavy labor for the Power Corporation. They are taller than most people, including Killy, and have excavated vast quantities of technology from the Megastructure.

Prone to extensive body modifications, their appearance largely depends on their role within the corporation. They have typically evolved to be quite large or tall, dwarfing the average three- to four-foot-tall Killy. The Power Corporation has extracted a vast amount of technology from the surrounding megastructure, emulating the technology of the Security Devices, Authority, and Silicon Beings. This further influences their culture and appearance, as they dedicate a significant amount of time to researching and developing this aspect of their culture; they are the most advanced subhuman group depicted in the manga.

Toha Heavy Industries (originally Toua-juukou 東亜) is a massive structure or possibly a separate vehicle from the megastructure. Toha Heavy Industries was mentioned as the benevolent organization in Biomega, as well as a mecha manufacturer in Knights of Sidonia. It is inhabited by humans known only as "The Planters," and is the origin of the hidden group, the "Electropescators." It is controlled by a central AI and has a collective of thirteen additional AIs; one that controls each cave. The collective AI was created in an effort to prevent madness; however, it ultimately failed. The central AI exhibits increasingly irrational behavior with its use of teleportation technology and its gravity furnace. The AI ​​isolated itself from the outside world using a Government Agency treaty due to the severity of the Silicon Creatures' disease, and excommunicated those who did so. Toha Heavy Industries is crucial because planters can be carriers of the network terminal genes.

They were a group of humans who originally worked as day laborers at Toha Heavy Industries.

Residents and workers within the Toha Heavy Industries building, the Planters were theorized to be ancestors of the Electrofishers. They wore armor similar to that of the Electrofishers, though they were noticeably much taller, towering even over Killy. Nearly all of the Planters were supposedly wiped out by the Safeguard, with Seu being the only known survivor.

They are a small group of surviving humans from the Blame! universe. They know only the city and its dangers, as well as the perils of resource gathering. They team up with fighters and cargo personnel when necessary, as the city and the Security Devices view current humans as intrusive vermin due to their lack of Network Terminal Genes, and send out safeguards to hunt and eliminate them.

Argument:
A people descended from the Planters. They have been blocked for many generations and have lost all knowledge of why they are there and what Toha is. Their appearance has evolved in that they have tribalized the traditional Planters armor with markings, ropes, and sashes. They are capable of fighting Security Devices using powerful bolt-firing rifles similar to spear guns. Their methods of survival are unknown, though it is implied that they have traveled through the megastructure surrounding Toha Heavy Industries, searching for food. For a time, they possessed the technology to preserve the personalities of deceased fishermen and transfer them into new bodies. However, this ability has long since vanished by the time of their entry into the narrative. Electrofishermen are a very short human race, unlike Cibo, who comes from a very tall race.

These beings use special suits created from surrounding atoms, leaving a distinctive odor caused by the burning of ions. They create suit components made from platymetric material and incorporate certain technologies within the suit itself, such as the Helmetales and the Railrifles (white armor paired with a gray suit).

Some important characters in the group (many only appearing in Blame! Movie) are:

• Zuru
• Pops
• Sutezo
• Tae
• Fusata
• Atsuji

The Silicon Beings or Silicon Creatures are one of the races in the world of Blame!.

Their goal is to obtain connection genes to access the Netsphere and manipulate the Security Devices to destroy the remaining humans and take control of the city.

Gender:
Indefinite, Male/Female

Characteristics;

Creation:
The Silicon Beings were created by an organization called "The Order of Chaos" using technology stolen from the humans who controlled the Netsphere, as seen in Noise. Initially, this technology was used to reconfigure the carbon molecular structure of some humans, transforming them into beings with a silicon molecular structure. Among the effects of this transformation were drastic changes in appearance and physical capabilities. Simultaneously, this technology was developed to artificially create humanoid beings with silicon structures to serve as soldiers. These Silicon Beings would later form the first generation.

With this technology, the Order created the first generation of Silicon Beings. Among their mutation and cellular reconstruction capabilities, the most notable is their ability to transform ordinary humans into creatures resembling high-level Security Devices, though these lack the Order's symbol and are completely loyal to it.

Generations:
The Silicon Beings can be divided into at least three generations, each with some particularities, but sharing most aspects in common.

1-First Generation
The first generation of Silicon Beings began with the development of the technology necessary to create them by the Order of Chaos. Over time, they became independent and formed powerful organized groups, even rivaling security apparatuses in terms of power. This generation was characterized by its high aggression and hatred towards Human Beings.

2-Second Generation
The second generation, as seen during the Davine Lu Linvega saga, is apparently a bit more peaceful than the previous one. While the only confirmed member of this generation is Pcell, it's likely that the female General of the Silicon Beings is also part of it, due to the clear similarities with the first generation. Besides being more peaceful, this generation is notable for a drastic change in appearance, which, if we take either of the two previously mentioned members as examples, is much more "human" than that of the previous generation. Most of the visible cybernetic parts are located on the top and back of the skull, serving, in Pcell's case, to easily connect to computer systems. The predominance of female individuals in this generation is very noticeable.

3-Third Generation
The third generation appears only in the sequel to Blame!, "Blame! 2." Apparently, after the battle for the Core, only a short time passed before the first and second generations became obsolete, with the third being the only one that did not become extinct. This generation's main enemies are humans and the Security Devices. Most members of this generation are female, demonstrating that the female-dominated nature of the second generation was not accidental. The third generation, with the exception of one girl rescued by Killy, is completely annihilated by human military forces attacking their capital. Having become a peaceful race, these descendants of the Silicon Beings did not possess the immense military power of their predecessors and are massacred with little difficulty.

A possible future incarnation of the internet, available only to those with Network Terminal Genes and protected by the Safeguard, better known as the Security Devices. According to the engineer's opening statement on the Netsphere, it was supposed to be a new world order capable of fulfilling people's desires. NOiSE posits that it was actually a New Social Order designed to exclude the infected, accessible only to those possessing Network Terminal Genes. However, this desire to exclude the infected ultimately accelerated the end of the human race. Unbeknownst to them, the infection rate grew alarmingly until it affected most of the population and eventually the entire human race. This led to the disconnection of the Netsphere, at which point the Safeguard deemed humans "unauthorized inhabitants" and began hunting them down, a practice that continues to this day.

In the world of Blame! there are many races and subhuman races that still live after losing control of the megastructure.

Introduction:
The life form in the story called "Humans" refers to many different races of creatures similar to or descended from humans, so they may be called sub-humans.

In general, these beings, when compared to a normal human, may have different cybernetic modifications, very different bodies, and even their DNA may have been greatly modified, which is why they lost the Network Connection Gene, which the protagonist Killy's main objective is to find.

History:
The human race was drastically reduced due to Security Devices that seek to kill them, deeming them "non-human" or "intrusive" because they no longer possess the Network Terminal genes due to a rare disease from the past that prevented humans of that era from maintaining control over the megastructure and the Netsphere they once held. On the other hand, there are also the Silicon Beings, who see the human race as an enemy and something they must exterminate to prevent them from regaining control should any pure humans with Network Terminal genes be born or appear.

All of this led to the surviving humans separating or dividing into groups, settling in areas surrounding the megastructure. As time passed, presumably thousands of years under these conditions, the few remaining settlements, still hidden, began to undergo changes that set them apart, in addition to losing much of their knowledge. This was due to the different living conditions, diseases, diet, and other factors. This resulted in a variety of subhuman races, including those that were significantly taller than average, those with deformities, those with dry skin, and those that were short in stature, among others.

There are five human tribes named by the author that appeared in the manga, and many others that were never named. These are as follows:

• Electric fishing gear
• The Planters
• Dry Men
• Workers
• Technomads
• Bio Electric Corporation
• Nameless human tribe

Government Agents are one of the most powerful races in Blame!. They are essentially beings of semi-artificial intelligence with organic bodies who handle various tasks, such as the search for the Connection Genes (only indirectly), assisting Killy and Cibo on their journey to find said genes, protecting human settlements from Security Devices or Silicon Beings, and also other matters of lesser importance.

Characteristics;

Physical Appearance:
Government Agents have very different bodies depending on the individual, but generally, two classes can be distinguished. The first class has a large, white, humanoid form with a black symbol on its forehead and a bald head. The second class also has the appearance of large humanoids with a white, bald head and a black symbol on the forehead, but the difference lies in the fact that they have no legs, and their arms are usually hidden or shortened. They can move simply by levitating.

Weaponry and Skills:
Depending on the individual, they have been seen wielding a wide variety of weapons, ranging from those used only for melee combat to gravitational particle launchers in very rare cases. They also inhabit the Nether and other cybernetic worlds as non-material "entities," where they perform similar functions to those they fulfill in the basic reality, and have even assisted Cibo, Killy, and Sanakan on these worlds on several occasions.

The Security Devices, also known as the Safeguard, are one of the factions serving the Netsphere; specifically, they are its combat troops. They possess a wide range of combat capabilities depending on their rank.

Safeguarding is a program independent of the Netsphere. The Netsphere was designed as a means of providing network service to those who could log in. However, the Netsphere descended into chaos (the exact reason is unknown, but the NOiSE manga implies that a group of humans is to blame), and the Security Devices changed their modus operandi from preventing unauthorized users from entering the Netsphere to killing anyone who does not possess Network Terminal Genes.

Levels:
There are a total of nine levels of Security Devices, but their order is irregular; level 1 devices are the most powerful, followed by level 9, and then it continues in descending order down to level 2.

Characteristics:
Security Devices are inorganic beings without their own consciousness. They are essentially a group of robots tasked with eliminating those who lack the genes for connecting to the network or who disrupt the established order (such as Silicon Beings). Many of them have a humanoid body with a black exoskeleton and white plates covering it. However, there are others the size of giant buildings, resembling worms or similar creatures. They can be created by the Netsphere in specific locations through a process called "Download," which uses materials from those locations to create Devices. Some high-level Devices can infect organic organisms and turn them into their subordinates.

The builders are autonomous machines that create new structures in The City and are responsible for its chaotic, uncontrolled growth.

These operate outside of higher powers, such as the Government Agency and Security Devices, and can only be activated by a human with Network Terminal Genes or better known as Netsphere.

The city is actually a structure that began on Earth when mechanical beings known as The Builders, who move about reshaping and creating new landscapes, seemed to have begun to build endlessly, creating a huge structure with little internal logic or coherence.

The City and the Builders were controlled by the Netsphere and the Authority, but they have since lost the power to control the City's expansion due to its chaotic and unsafe growth and the lack of humans with Net Terminal Genes. Without the intervention of a user with those genes, they cannot regain control over the City or the Security Devices or safeguards. The Security Devices now attempt to destroy all humans without Net Terminal Genes, as the City's degradation has corrupted their original purpose.
It has been suggested by Tsutomu Nihei himself in his artbook Blame! and elsewhere that the city in Blame! is actually a crescent Dyson sphere of colossal proportions. Its spherical circumference is speculated to be roughly the size of Jupiter's orbit (32,675 AU). No evidence contradicts this speculation, and the Blame! prequel, NOiSE, even claims that the structure has surpassed the moon's orbit. In the final chapter of NOiSE, it states, "At one point, even the moon, which used to be in the sky, was integrated into the city's structure." In Blame! Volume 9, it is even revealed that one hall has a diameter roughly the size of Jupiter, further reinforcing the speculation about the Megastructure's size.

Killy is the main protagonist of the story. His mission is to find a human with pure genes that will allow him access to the Grid. For this purpose, he has his gravitational particle launcher, a small but incredibly effective and powerful weapon. It is capable of blasting holes over 100 kilometers long through concrete and steel. Killy is a very quiet guy and seems to enjoy being alone, suggesting he is rather introverted. As the story progresses, we will see that he cannot truly be called human; the time he has spent traversing the megastructure is incalculable, as is his actual age. He possesses strength far superior to that of a human. He also recovers from injuries, even fatal ones, much more easily than normal humans. We will also see that, although we don't initially observe any emotional outward signs, he will eventually develop a "friendship" with Cibo.

In a volume called "extra: Blame! Debut" Killy is seen in his human form as a police officer long before the events of Blame! and NOiSE.

It also reveals the idea of ​​the origin of silicon beings, and shows how the "disease" that infects humans in The City begins to emerge.

He is the main protagonist of BLAME!. He wanders the almost infinite City in search of a human with the Network Terminal Genes to access the Re-Sphere.

Appearance: Killy has the appearance of a slim, black-haired adult man, around 25 years old. Throughout the manga, his appearance changes progressively and significantly, but he is always characterized by wearing black clothing.

Clothing: Killy's outfit consists of black pants and a loose jacket, which is what he is presented with at the beginning of the manga.

Personality: On the surface, Killy doesn't have a personality to speak of. He is a serious, cold, and taciturn person.

His neutrality towards humans is contrasted sharply with his hatred and hostility towards the Silicon Beings. As an agent of the Government Bureau, it's expected that Killy and the Silicon Beings would be enemies, but Killy seems to derive pleasure from killing them. One of the few times Killy smiles in the manga is after seeing the horrified expressions of a couple of these beings, following his telling them that he had completely destroyed a "nursery" where their embryos were developing. Furthermore, Killy also smiles when he destroys Kaito's port with the Gravitational Ray Emitter, causing the Bio Electric Corporation workers to flee in terror and hide.

In general, he has a calm and collected demeanor, but he can also be surprisingly violent and impatient. He doesn't talk unnecessarily, nor does he hesitate to pull the trigger, regardless of the situation.

Abilities: Superhuman Durability, Combat Skills, Heightened Senses, Retinal HUD, Regeneration, Entry Ports, Gravitational Ray Emitter.

Gravitational Ray Emitter: This is the fictional weapon used by Killy in the manga series Blame! and NOiSE by Tsutomu Nihei. It is also known as the Graviton Gun or Gravitational Particle Launcher.

Killy doesn't remember the weapon's origin, though it's the only perfected gravity weapon capable of maintaining such high output for extended periods. The weapon fires a highly condensed energy beam, which can repel beams from other weapons. The weapon draws its power directly from the user, meaning it has unlimited ammunition as long as the user has power.

CIBO, also known as Chibo or Shi-bo, was the chief scientist in Capitol City. Her project involved creating an artificial entity capable of accessing the Net without containing pure genes. The project ultimately failed, and she was punished by the President. Killy finds her in a rotting, legless body, resembling a corpse. She agrees to help Killy in exchange for a ride. Eventually, she finds a new body and joins Killy on his quest.

Sanakan is a high-level Security Device who harasses Cibo and Killy. She happens to possess a weapon very similar to Killy's, which she uses with extreme effectiveness. While in the early volumes Sanakan appears as a casual, fleeting enemy, as the story progresses, we learn more about her and witness her radical transformation until she ultimately becomes as important a character as Cibo and Killy. She is a high-level Security Device agent, shrouded in mystery, and one of the most important characters in Blame!

Dhomochevsky is a special safeguard or security device that helps Killy and Cibo in their search.

Dhomochevsky, along with his partner Iko, was created in response to Davine Lu Linvega and the Silicon Beings' hostile takeover of the unofficial level of the megastructure. Because the Silicon Beings shut down the level's emergency system, the duo was left without backup from the security systems and forced to confront the cyborg gang alone.

Seu is a human with genetic terminals, who serves as Mensab's protector at Toha Heavy Industries.

He is much stronger than a normal human, and can easily match up with most Cyborgs or Silicon Beings in physical combat.

Appearance: Seu looks like a tall young man wearing white armor and carrying a large sword.

Personality: Seu appears to be very loyal and committed to Mensab, as well as being someone reliable who does not fear or hesitate when it comes to fighting, even if it means putting his life at risk.

Abilities: He has proven to be a powerful swordsman. He wields a sword and wears a cape very similar to that of a medieval knight.

Sanakan: She is a high-level agent of the Security Devices, shrouded in mystery, and one of the most important characters in Blame!.

Appearance: She first appears as a young girl with black hair, a facade she uses to infiltrate and destroy human colonies. Her second form is her safeguard form, appearing as a tall woman (similar to Cibo) with short black hair. Her third form is that of a short human woman with short black hair.

Personality: Not much is known about her personality, but she appears to be quiet and cold, just like Killy.

As a Security Device agent, she appears to lack emotions, though she can mimic them to complete her mission (such as when she disguised herself as a child to infiltrate the Electrofishermen's village). Her mindset is solely focused on her current objective, and she will do anything to achieve it.

This changes after she returns in a more human body. Although she retains most of her emotionless characteristics, she consistently displays more concern and is visibly worried from time to time. She still possesses the determination to complete her mission, even being willing to sacrifice her own existence for it.

Abilities: Sanakan uses a gravitational particle launcher similar to Killy's (sometimes handheld, sometimes an integral part of his body). He has also demonstrated superhuman levels of stamina and strength, and appears to be able to regenerate by transmuting the elements around him. Furthermore, he has also shown the ability to launch darts laced with a cocktail of microorganisms that transforms any target into a Security Device.

Cibo, also known as Shi-bo or Chibo, or Chief Engineer Cibo, was the chief scientist of the Bio Electric Corporation at The Capitol.

Appearance: During her journey, Cibo undergoes many changes in form or appearance, emphasizing the transhuman nature of life within the megastructure. Initially, she appears as a rotting, legless body, but later, with Killy's help, she acquires a new body in which she appears as a very tall woman with white hair.

As a human, Cibo was a young woman, very tall, with a small build, and short black hair. Her uniform was different from the rest of the scientists; this may have signified her status as a lead scientist.

After creating a new body for herself, she had regained her tall, slender figure, though now she had shoulder-length white hair. Later, after this body was destroyed, she took control of Sanakan's body. In this form, she resembled a young woman with short, white hair and had the ability to sprout incredibly long, butterfly-like wings.

Personality: She talks more than Killy, and often serves to advance the plot, eventually developing a certain friendship with him.

Abilities: Cibo breaks into security systems and gathers information to help Killy on his journey.

Pcell is a second-generation Silicon Being under the command of Davine Lu Linvega.

Appearance: She has a completely human appearance, except for a cybernetic implant in the top of her skull. This allows her to connect to complex computer systems, such as the one Davine Lu Linvega used to attempt to access the Netsphere. Pcell has long, black hair styled in such a way that it falls down the sides of her face and back in two long strands.

Personality: As a member of a new generation of Silicon Beings, Pcell's personality is less aggressive than those of the previous generation. She tends to act coldly and seriously in combat, although she is seen smiling on one occasion when Domochevsky shoots her in the head after she had programmed herself to return to the Restoration Tower (a structure that would regenerate her wounds regardless of their severity). She apparently harbored some feelings of love or friendship toward Domochevsky, even though she constantly fought him to the death. During combat, she has demonstrated absolute calm and little regard for her own life, regardless of the situation, even when she attacks Shibo after she illegally becomes a Level 9 Security Device.

Abilities: Pcell is one of the most powerful Silicon Beings known, capable of facing Domochevsky, Shibo, and Killy simultaneously (though she was not victorious). Her fighting style revolves around the use of a Safeguard Sword, which she wields with great skill, allowing her to launch powerful ranged attacks against her enemies. However, swordsmanship is not her only strength; she also possesses incredible speed and immense physical power, both in terms of strength and regeneration.

Pcell also possesses a unique ability called "Field of Consciousness" that allows him to explore nearby areas using his brain as a scanner, once it was connected to a complex computer system through cybernetic implants in his skull.

Davine Lu Linvega is a gigantic silicon creature that intended to access the Netsphere through a temporary connection.

Appearance: It has a head with an exposed skull with holes around it, it is of considerable height and like most silicon beings the tone of its body or skin is black, on its body on several occasions it can be seen how long pincer-like appendages grow and most of the time it reflects the body of a skeleton.

Story: An ambitious cyborg planned to access the Netsphere through an unofficial, makeshift connection. He had discovered a layer unaffected by the Governing Agency, and could therefore use any normal human gene to access the network through the Central Nexus. Because of his actions, the Governing Agency activated two special security devices, Dhomochevsky and Iko, to thwart his plans.

Gender: Female

Mensab is the AI ​​for the eighth section within Toha Heavy Industries. She was expelled from the collective or central AI, though the reason is not entirely clear.

She is usually accompanied by her loyal companion, Seu. She has a very close relationship with Seu.

Appearance: Mensab is an AI with a body that hardly reflects a human one, the closest being its head, which features a beautiful woman with long white hair.

Personality: Mensab acts normally and seems quite calm, but her appearance also reflects her mood.

History: At some point, Silicon Beings managed to break into the structure, which caused Mensab to hide the humans who resided there, or rather, to take them to the 13th level through an upload, in order to prevent the Silicon Beings from killing them. It is unknown how long they were in that situation, but it was surely for a long time, which led Mensab to lose control a little.

Mensab is capable of forwarding, a form of teleportation he often uses to save Seu when she is badly injured. On one occasion, Killy gets caught in the forwarding and is sent to another timeline where he meets another version of Cibo.

Furthermore, when Cibo leaves Toha Heavy Industries, he gives him a small capsule containing Seu's genetic information, which, surprisingly, can partially access the network (Netsphere).

Blon was a Silicon Being in the service of Davine Lu Linvega.

Appearance: Blon has been seen in three different forms, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.

Centipede
This is the first form in which it is seen. It has the shape of a gigantic black centipede with legs that function like blades.

Humanoid
This is the second form in which he is seen and likely Blon's true form. He appears as a humanoid with a black exoskeleton and a white head with two normal eyes and a smaller eye on the side of his forehead. In his right hand, he has a tentacle that creates combat leeches, and in his left, a cannon that fires multiple bullets at once.

Insectoid
This is the third and final form Blon takes before dying. It resembles an insect with a black exoskeleton, an elongated body, and six large, long legs. It has two relatively human-like hands that it uses to capture its victims, two smaller ones that it uses to grasp objects, and two large hands, one of which has the same cannon as in its humanoid form, and the other that likely has the leech launcher. Its head is the same as in its humanoid form, but with an extremely long neck supporting it.

Personality: N/A (Unknown)

Abilities: Blon is a shapeshifter, taking on many different forms throughout the series, and is able to regenerate even after sustaining massive damage. He controls a legion of parasitic, leech-like creatures capable of paralyzing their host, and it is implied that these are actually a part of him. He also wields a massive Gatling gun mounted on his arm.

History: Blon was one of Davine's Silicon Creature gangs, who invaded the unofficial level of the megastructure to access the Netsphere. He and his allies clashed with Security Devices named Dhomochevsky and Iko for many years, gradually gaining control of the level over time.

Blon is first seen attacking Killy and Cibo as they enter the unofficial level of the megastructure, initially sending his legions of insects after them before directly confronting them. He impales Killy in his centipede form, stabbing him multiple times before transforming into his humanoid form. As he towers over them, laughing at the sight of the small creatures before him, Killy fires his weapon into Blon's midsection, destroying most of his body and leaving only his arms, legs, and head. Blon, however, survives the blast from the Gravity Ray Gun, later returning in his larger form alongside Pcell to kidnap Cibo and steal the genetic capsule she is carrying.

IKO is a special safeguard that helps Killy and Cibo in their search.

When Iko was first created, she appeared as a humanoid safeguard wearing a suit similar to Dhomochevsky's, though she had short, spiky black hair and was only half as tall as Dhomo. She lost this form sometime during the battles against Davine's gang, though she retains it whenever she's inside a computer. In her "ghost" form, she appears as nothing more than a thin, white ball of a facial image.

In short: Iko, along with his partner Dhomochevsky, were created in response to Davine Lu Linvega's hostile takeover of the unofficial level of the megastructure. Because the level's emergency system was shut down by the Silicon Creatures, the duo were left without backup and forced to confront the cyborg gang.

The two fought Davine's gang for an immeasurable amount of time, trying to regain control of the level. Sometime during this time, Iko lost his original body, though he could still assist Dhomo by predicting enemy movements, hacking machinery, and occasionally healing him. With the cargo towers captured by the silicon creatures, Iko was unable to recover his body, and Dhomo lost his ability to regenerate during this time.

Ivy is the leader of the Silicon Beings contingent attacking Toha Heavy Industries, along with her partner Maeve. She wields a massive weapon, essentially four swords, two of which are spring-loaded and swing from the middle to strike enemies.

Appearance: He is tall and pale with very long hair. He wears a black mask that covers his nose and mouth. One of his pupils is cross-shaped, and the other is more dilated.

Abilities: He wields a huge sword with four blades, two of which can swing outwards to double its length and catch opponents without them noticing.

History: Ivi arrived at Toha Heavy Industries at some point to eliminate the human residents of the structure, but they were protected and sent to an unknown location by Mensab. He has a long history with his enemies Mensab and Seu, the protectors of Level 8 of Toha Heavy Industries.

Maeve is one of the Silicon Beings that attack Toha Heavy Industries, along with her partner Ivy.

Appearance:
She is tall with a gothic style, her hair is long and appears to be dark reddish in color, her eyes are not quite right in place which helps her exude an appearance of dementia or madness.

Personality: She demonstrates aggression and violence, desiring and appearing to enjoy killing human beings. When given the opportunity to improve herself, she did not hesitate to do so despite the risks involved, also demonstrating a certain impulsiveness.

Abilities: Like all Silicon Beings, she possesses a body equipped with advanced technology and enhanced physical and self-regenerative capabilities. She has a pair of weapons for arms, one of which projects a long spike, and the other fires three dark ribbons of an unknown material.

When he gets a massive upgrade by gaining control of the advanced Silicon Being from the alternate timeline where Killy and Cibo were sent by Mensab, he gains the ability to fire pure energy from his body.

History: Maeve is one of the Cyborgs who attack Toha Heavy Industries, along with her partner Ivy.

During her battle with Seu, Maeve is sliced ​​in half and severely injured. Ivy saves her, and by chance, they find an advanced model of a Silicon Being from the alternate timeline fused to a wall. They cut it open, remove the cyborg's original head, and implant Maeve into the body. Maeve manages to take control and gains a massive upgrade, including the ability to fire pure energy from her body.

Mori is the name of an emergency preservation pack, similar to a USB drive, that Killy finds during his journey.

Gender: Female

Story: Mori is actually the name of the package's manufacturer, and although it contains someone's consciousness, it doesn't remember their real name. After Killy saves the Cibo Orb, the Government Agency transfers Mori to a storage area, where it enters a secure cyberspace. There, it takes the form of a young girl and recounts what it saw to other artificial and virtual intelligences. Its participation ends with it recalling its journey with Killy and asking how much time has passed and if it has achieved its objective. It is told that if it succeeds, everyone inside will know when the time comes.

Schiff is another of Davine Lu Linvega's lieutenants. He appears to be a more humanoid version of the "armored cyborgs," as he is dressed in full armor.

Appearance: Being a Silicon Being, Schiff has a very robotic and mechanical appearance. He wears black armor with a skull mask, giving him the appearance of a knight.

Personality: Like most silicon beings, he appears to be cold and violent when it comes to enemies or humans.

Abilities: Schiff wields a pair of blades that extend from his arms, similar to Wolverine's claws, which can cut through almost any metal and fire at incredible speed. He exhibits incredible speed and agility, and is stealthy enough to sneak up on Killy (who can see thousands of miles away).

History: Schiff was a member of Davine Lu Linvega's Silicon Beings gang who invaded the unofficial level of the megastructure to gain access to the Netsphere. He and his allies clashed with the special Security Devices Dhomochevsky and Iko for many years, gradually gaining control of the level over time.

He is first seen during the Safeguard's failed assault to retake the level's central nexus and, with his comrades, succeeds in capturing the cargo towers. With Dhomochevsky severely wounded, Schiff moved to kill him, easily severing the exterminators from the security devices and managing to stab one of Dhomo's eyes before his allies carried him away.

Zuru (づる) is a girl who is a member of the Electrofishers, a group of human survivors who appear in the Blame! manga and take an important role in Blame! Movie.

Electric fishing gear:
They are a small group of surviving humans from the Blame! universe. They know only the city and its dangers, as well as the perils of resource gathering. They team up with fighters and cargo personnel when necessary, as the city and the Security Devices view current humans as intrusive vermin due to their lack of Network Terminal Genes, and send out safeguards to hunt and eliminate them.

Susono Musubi is the protagonist of the Blame! prequel, called NOiSE, in which we are given clues about what the world was like long before the beginning of the main work (around 13 centuries before) and how the plot of the main manga began.

Appearance:
She is an attractive woman with short black hair, her height appears to be average and she is slim.

Personality:
Her personality is curious, intrepid, and daring. She is somewhat cold, but at the same time, she shows empathy in cases where she manages to delve deeper or with regard to her partner Clawsa's situation.

Skills:
As a normal human, she demonstrates melee skills, as we can see when she defends herself with her newly acquired weapon, as well as cunning and good shooting skills.

As a technologically advanced Silicon Being hybrid, her combat abilities are enhanced to the point where she can neutralize a large number of Silicon Beings in very short periods of time. She is possibly one of the three strongest Silicon Beings shown in the entire series.

History:
After a police operation investigating the disappearance and murder of children from the underworld, she loses her partner (Clawsa) when he is kidnapped. Susono, after causing damage in a battle, is removed from the police force and ends up buying a strange sword (Gravitational Ray Emitter Sword) in a "war shop".

Susono, trying to uncover the truth, returns to the scene and discovers that her partner is being transformed into a "demon" by "The Order." Her sword activates, and she manages to kill everyone and save herself. This makes her a target for assassins sent by The Order. After some time, she discovers that her partner, or at least his consciousness, is still alive within the network known as the Netsphere and manages to contact him briefly. However, she is ambushed and brutally murdered by two of the Order's "demons," or rather, two of the first Silicon Beings created. Fortunately, her consciousness is transferred to the Netsphere in time. The Safeguards of the Net revive her and try to use her as a weapon against the Order, giving her a new silicon-based body. She then learns of the plans to eliminate humans who do not possess the genes for connecting to the Netsphere and to establish a new, more organized social order for those who do. But she refuses to cooperate in the creation of their new, organized world, so she is threatened and they try to brainwash her to be used solely for their purposes. After awakening, she goes after the Order on her own, managing to defeat almost all of the first-generation Silicon Beings single-handedly, but it is too late; it is the beginning of the end for humanity and the birth of the megastructure and the world of chaos.

In the end, a 3,000-year time skip occurs. Susono is still alive as a kind of Silicon Being. She tells us that it has been more than 100 years since she last saw a human being. The megastructure grew to such an extent that even the Moon, which was outside the Earth's atmosphere, ended up becoming part of it. The last image we have of Susono is her sitting on some kind of stairs in that cybernetic labyrinth that seems to have no end.

[Fictional character]

Name: Idaho

Gender: Female

Race: Silicon Being / Silicon Creature

Appearance and Body: Its body is a blend of human and industrial. The upper body is slender, with fine lines and a design reminiscent of light armor or a form-fitting exosuit. The waist and pelvic area appear exposed, bare, or revealed. Its arms are long and thin, and one of them transforms into a more complex structure, almost like a weapon or tool with multiple sharp appendages or extended cables.

Biomechanical Details: The android has many loose, "dirty" lines that give it a distinct texture. It's not clean; it feels as if it were extracted from an old, degraded database. There's a complete integration of wires and pistons; the skin appears to be merely a layer covering exposed mechanical components.

Expression and Atmosphere: Despite the aggressive or lethal nature of the Silicon Beings or Silicon Creatures (with their sharp points and elongated limbs), their faces are eerily calm. They bear a subtle expression, almost a faint, distant smile, giving them an aura of superior artificial intelligence or of someone who is no longer entirely, or certainly not, human.

Figure: Idaho's figure is basically similar to that of an android or cyborg with an extremely stylized, almost ethereal silhouette. The first thing that catches the eye is her proportions: her legs are unusually long and end in a single, fine point, almost as if she were walking on stilts or a creature designed to move across vertical surfaces or complex structures.

Fictional Silicon Beings:
Machi, Est, Queen, Palsuet, SSL, Aurora, Auxo, Icarus, Megaella, Xyla, Uriah, Lavinia, Ophelia, Shelia, Shiki, Idaho.

Other fictional beings (from humans, subhumans, creatures, etc...) are:
Fatima, Ladios, Brynn, Fig, Juniper, Lumen, Xap, Nova, Onyx, Riley, Priscilla, Ira and Ida, Zella, Philomena, Fauna, Cyril, Calix, Knox, Yatzil, Itzia, Anmu, Mouja.