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The Twilight Brigade

Haseo
class: Multi-Weapon

about:The protagonist of the series, and a newbie within The World R:2. Haseo frequently encounters PKs before joining the Twilight Brigade. He appears to be obsessed with Ovan, but his motivation for doing so is unclear. He is an outsider in real life, and not very good at dealing with people. In the first episode of the series, Ovan tells Haseo that he has a 'special characteristic". What this characteristic is is currently unknown. Though he has displayed bizarre abilities several times within the series. He seems to care for Shino in a more than platonic way. After Shino has gone into a coma, Haseo has started to become extremely depressed and also very angry whenever Shino or Tri-Edge are mentioned. He completed a special event known as Painful Forest, which was said to be impossible to complete, and was upgraded straight to his 3rd Form.

voice done by:
Takahiro Sakurai

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Tabby
class: Grappler

about: A 17 year old girl who appears to admire Shino. She slightly resembles a cat, with cat ears, claws, and her hair acts like a cat's tail. Her weapon of choice is a pair of large cat paws that she uses to slash at enemies. Tabby has been playing about as long as Haseo and usually fights alongside Sakisaka in the field. She often refers to Sakisaka as her "master." She is loyal, friendly and positive (though she claims she's not cheerful because she wants to be). She has quit the Brigade alongside Sakisaka. Unlike Sakisaka, she has yet to quit the game, opting to try and help Haseo instead. She has also caught Yata and Pai's attention, though Saburou doubts she is particularly special. Kuhn offered her a place in Carnard which she denied.

voice done by:
Megumi Toyoguchi

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Ovan
class: Steam Gunner

about: The Guildmaster of the Twilight Brigade, Ovan has some strange device sealed around his left arm. He is an enigma to those who know him. Many people think he is odd, due in large part to his search for the Key of the Twilight, an item that may not exist. He is often searching for information on the Key of the Twilight, and is almost never seen around town. Apparently, Ovan's PC data is as large as an entire field, which may be due to Corbenik's data being a part of his PC, but there is no confirmation as of yet. The data is apparently mostly in his left arm which Naobi unlocked after capturing him. After the incident, Ovan somehow escaped but has yet to contact his comrades. He has also contacted Taihaku for reasons unknown. He encountered Tri-Edge and somehow survived, though the data in his left arm most likely helped. As of now he seems to be keeping a low profile while working on some hidden agenda.

voice done by:

Hiroki Touchi

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Shino
class: Harvest

about:One of the few people close to Ovan and acting as leader whenever Ovan is incapable of doing so. Gentle-mannered but strong-minded, she holds the Twilight Brigade together during Ovan's frequent absences. She and Ovan seem to have had a more involved relationship than mere guildmates, as they have both known and seen each other somewhat frequently in reality. As of episode 13, Shino has been attacked by Tri-Edge with her PC seemingly erased and her real self sent into a coma. She had been living alone and her landlord discovered her unconscious. The doctors cannot treat her, because they do not know the cause behind her coma.

voice done by:
Kaori Nazuka


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Sakisaka
class: Steam Gunner

about: Sakisaka left another guild to join the Twilight Brigade and was a member during its previous incarnation, he often helps beginners like Haseo and Tabby level up. He is skeptical that the Key of the Twilight even exists and often complains that the Twilight Brigade's search is meaningless. In real life he lives in a small apartment. As of episode 13, Sakisaka has quit the game and gone to another called Riot Gun
voice done by:
Ryotaro Okiayu

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misc characters

Phyllo

about: Phyllo does not belong to any Guild and is unusually old for someone playing The World R:2. Appears as a small cat-like creature and is almost always seen floating in midair. He acts as a mine of information for Haseo but also has connections to TaN through Naobi. Phyllo likes to hang out in town and does not venture out into the fields often. Despite this, his character is strong and he can hold his ground against melee players. It was Phyllo who introduced Shino to Ovan. He was attacked by Tri-Edge in episode 14, but the latter backed off when he didn't find Phyllo worthy of being an opponent. Phyllo is also the only survivor from an attack by Tri-Edge which has caught Pai and Yata's interest.

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B set

about: A former Twilight Brigade member from the Guild's previous incarnation and a friend to Phyllo. She joined because she was interested in Ovan, but eventually grew tired of their seemingly meaningless activities and left only to help them out in order to appease her curiosity. B set apparently quit the game soon after Gord.

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Gord

about: Another former member of the Twilight Brigade, Gord considers himself to be a PK, saying that they must 'save the weak and defeat the strong'. He is constantly saying 'defeat Ovan' and appears to hold a vendetta against his former Guildmaster, wishing to prove that he isn't as useless as he believes Ovan thinks, which eventually leads to him helping the Twilight Brigade. He apparently quit playing the game after Ovan's disappearance

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Nasubi

about: A relatively minor character that has only appeared a few times so far. Nasubi is one of Gord's contacts and provides him with information that he believes will be of interest in return for a fee. He also appears to have some connection with B set. He is apparently a member of TaN.

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Tri-Edge

about: A mysterious PC that appears sparingly and resembles the legendary hero Kite, the protagonist of the original .hack games. However his involvement in the .hack//Roots series is still largely unknown besides for the fact that he has in his possession the "Bracelet of Twilight." He can move from field to field without the need of a warp gate, and is shown actually manipulating the grid of data itself to appear and disappear at will. As seen in episode 13 and 17 he has the power to Data Drain players.

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Iyoten

about: One of a pair of PKs, alongside Asta, that showed Haseo how to play The World before attempting to PK him. He and Asta were PKed themselves by Ovan and this lead to their encounter, though it is speculated that Ovan himself hired them both. They later encountered Haseo and were PKed by him as a result.

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Asta

about: Asta acts as a partner to Iyoten and showed Haseo how to play The World before attempting to PK him and being PKed herself by Ovan. Though a female PC, Asta is actually a guy and speaks as if she is playing the role of a samurai within the game. She encountered Haseo again in a dungeon and was PKed along with Iyoten.

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Saburou

about: A mysterious character of whom very little is known, she constantly talks in riddles and analogies, causing great confusion to those around her. Subarou's gender seems uncertain because even though her PC is female and she insists that she is a girl, she has a boy's name and speaks in a masculine manner. She appears to have been a former member of TaN before it was disbanded, she also recognised Pai as Ender. Saburou severed her ties to Yata and Pai after deciding not to follow Haseo through the Painful Forest event.

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Kuhn

about: An acquaitance of Phyllo's who he recommends to help Tabby, Wool and Cashmere get used to the more advance rules within The World. He is also currently starting a new Guild known as Carnard, which also appears in .hack//G.U.

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Wool

about: Cashmere's older brother. Their mother was not so critical about his studies, and feels guilty now that Cashmere must study all the time to make up for Cashmere's failure. One of two new players that Tabby encounters and attempts to help. He is then helped out by Kuhn after it becomes apparent that Tabby knows very little about playing The World. They decide to support Pirokio and Iita's decision to lower their prices by selling them items and have hired Touta to find out what Tabby is doing.

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Cashmere

about: Younger brother of Wool. Started to play The World R:2 to take a break from his studies. He and his brother have to hide the fact that they play from their parents, especially their mother. Tabby encounters Cashmere and Wool during their first day playing and attempts to help. Tabby is then helped out by Kuhn after it becomes apparent that she knows very little about playing The World. They decide to support Pirokio and Iita's decision to lower their prices by selling them items and have hired Touta to find out what Tabby is doing. His actual name is Yuuta.

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Taihaku

about: The Leader of Ikoro, a Guild for Arena Champions, and incredibly powerful. He apparently has some connection to Ovan. He was the first to complete the Painful Forest event and earned a rare Steam Gunner weapon.

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Seisaku

about: A player that Kuhn approached for recruitment into his guild; Carnard. He denies this offer because he feels it isn't newbies that are threatened by PKs, but those with at least some power.

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Harald Hoerwick

about: Though Harald Hoerwick does not personally appear in .hack//Roots, both Taihaku and Haseo witness an unusual AI version of Harald Hoerwick at the centre of the Painful Forest event. With each of them, he asked them "how is my daughter?" Taihaku gave him a desirable answer and was given a Steam Gunner weapon. Haseo gave him an incorrect and rather offensive answer, and thus lost his Twin Swords, but was instead upgraded straight to his Flicker Mode, a process which caused him actual pain.

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Pirokio

about: One of the numerous traders that have sprung up as a result of the disbanding of TaN. He works alongside Iita and after meeting Touta, decided to trade the 'Tawaraya way' and lower his prices despite the inflation.

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Iita

about: One of the numerous traders that have sprung up as a result of the disbanding of TaN. She works alongside Pirokio and assists her during trades, she is quite wary of Pirokio's move to suddenly lower their prices.

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Ochi

about: One of the numerous traders that have sprung up as a result of the disbanding of TaN. Ochi is a 'Real-Money Trader' and falls afoul of Touta after his influence begins lowering prices and taking business away from them. He was found out as a Real-Money Trader and was taken away for questioning, he was presumeably deleted soon afterwards.

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