E.G.O

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E.G.O

For detailed information on individual E.G.O Skills, see List of E.G.O.

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

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

Abnormality E.G.O

This refers to the E.G.O that was extracted and borrowed from Abnormalities by Lobotomy Corporation in various forms, with further detail for L Corp.'s usage below. Limbus Company has also been able to extract this type of E.G.O as well through the Mirror. It also utilized within The Library in the same manner, extracted from Realizing each librarian's floor, likely sourced from the Library's unique connection to the Abnormalities.

Lobotomy E.G.O

The term “Lobotomy E.G.O” was first coined with the names of Technology Liberation Alliance members who were able to extract the E.G.O Gear from Abnormalities contained in one of L Corp.'s branches.

It is a refined form of E.G.O more akin to regular equipment that has been compressed for general utility. While its capabilities and power are more limited in comparison to regular E.G.O, it is also more stable, allowing the user to wield it for extended durations without being affected by corrosion.

Origin

Before the events of Lobotomy Corporation, Carmen had been researching Cogito in the interest of the Seed of Light Project. Along the way, her and her team discovered the existence of Abnormalities, the means of creating them, and the existence of E.G.O. The very first Abnormality-extracted E.G.O was the Mimicry sword the Red Mist would become famous for wielding.

Lobotomy Corporation.

The team did not have an immediate grasp of how E.G.O functioned; Carmen would describe the weapon as unstable, saying that it was a miracle they had been able to extract it at all. However, they would come to understand it well enough by the time Ayin took over L Corp. Under A's foundership, employees would regularly yield the E.G.O which had been extracted from the Abnormalities by Binah and the aptly-named Extraction Team.

Following the White Nights and Dark Days and later The Library's exile from District 12, collapsed Lobotomy Corporation branches became available for scavenging. This allowed for the stealing and use of their old Abnormality-issued E.G.O by random factions.

Function

Lobotomy E.G.O's most attractive benefit is its malleability. It can be used effectively by anyone and requires no special training to wield. This allowed for the average Lobotomy Corporation employee to skillfully contest threats, despite the job not requiring any combat ability.

The E.G.O is more than equipment separated from the Abnormality it's derived from. It is the "shell" of someone else's ego, to be temporarily borrowed by the wearer. As such, when a person uses Lobotomy Corporation E.G.O, they are essentially synchronizing with the Abnormality it originated from. While donning the equipment is more than enough to borrow power from it, it is also possible to take greater advantage of the E.G.O by taking the power and claiming it as one's own. This was, in Binah's words, something the L Corp. employees were incapable of, and the achievement which made the Red Mist so strong.

An example of equipping ALEPH-level E.G.O Suits in Lobotomy Corporation.

Lobotomy Corporation called the extracted armor "E.G.O Suits" and the extracted weapons "E.G.O Weapons". Although E.G.O Suits varied considerably in color and design, all of them had an upper body garment reaching past the waist, and (with four exceptions) included a collar and a tie. E.G.O Weapons could be both melee and ranged, ranging from gauntlets to cannons.

Additionally, there was a third tool to gain from the Abnormalities called "E.G.O Gifts". As the name implies, E.G.O Gifts could be considered a literal present from the Abnormalities. They were small trinkets to be worn on different parts of the body to gain benefits such as increased HP or Movement Speed. In Limbus Company, they possess a wider variety of benefits and are available to collect in dungeons. Though E.G.O Gifts are weaker than Suits and Weapons, they are still a part of the ego pertaining to Abnormalities, and run the risk of negatively affecting someone who wears too many.

E.G.O Corrosion

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

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

A Corroded Inquisitor.

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

E.G.O Corrosion is seen in-game, where the Sinners may corrode from repeated usage of Abnormality E.G.O or when reaching low levels of Sanity. Canto III also demonstrates the result of several members of the N Corp. Inquisition voluntarily undergoing Corrosion.

Effloresced E.G.O

This refers to the E.G.O that is personally manifested and wielded by the same individual, which became associated with Distortions following the White Nights and Dark Days.

The term “Effloresced E.G.O” was first coined in the name of Dongrang's Farmwatch E.G.O.

Origin

Manifesting Effloresced E.G.O was possible even before the White Nights and Dark Days. However, it was rare to the point of even Arbiters of the Head being unfamiliar with how it worked.

Special as she was, Kali the Red Mist was not only the first known wielder of Abnormality-extracted E.G.O, but also of personally manifested E.G.O. She received the former first (the Mimicry greatsword), given to her from Carmen. Extended use of the E.G.O eventually put her at high risk of undergoing E.G.O Corrosion. When Kali managed to fight off the corrosion, expanding her ego onto the sword instead of the other way around, she manifested her own E.G.O in the form of full-body black armor with glowing red highlights. It was the wielding of these two types of E.G.O, previously more or less unknown to the City, that allowed the Red Mist to fare so well against the Head during their attack on Carmen's lab. There are no other known cases of someone manifesting E.G.O before the White Nights and Dark Days.

Library of Ruina elaborates that Lobotomy Corporation's Seed of Light Project intended to allow everyone in the City to manifest their own E.G.O. The idea was to make it widely permissible, instead of manageable to only a select few such as Kali. In theory, this would give all citizens a proper means to protect themselves, eliminating meaningless deaths in the City. Angela's decision to take the Light for herself and the subsequent aftermath stopped this plan from coming to fruition, however.

Researchers Carmen and Ayin became one with the Light not long before this. Carmen's position in the Light would allow her to watch over the City (and all versions of it across different Mirror Worlds) and reside over both the E.G.O and Distortion phenomena. She would ultimately choose to embrace Distortions as the ideal form of humanity and attempt to distort Cityfolk by her own hand. As such, after the White Nights and Dark Days, manifesting Effloresced E.G.O would be a matter of denying Carmen's temptations.

Function

Effloresced E.G.O is distinct and personal from person to person. While Abnormality-extracted E.G.O will reflect the ego of the relevant Abnormality, E.G.O manifested by oneself will match their ego. As a result, they vary widely in both appearance and function. Generally, manifested E.G.O takes the form of some kind of armor, weapon, or both. It compliments the individual rather than overtaking them.

Dongbaek's personal E.G.O.

Like the other form of E.G.O, Effloresced E.G.O is extremely powerful. However, it represents familiarity and dominance over one's own ego, rather than the borrowing of someone else's. It can still be wielded in ways which farm more power from it, like Lobotomy E.G.O. Additionally, once having manifested E.G.O, it can be manifested again at any point, on will. Kali describes having to "get used" to her Effloresced E.G.O over time, learning how to use it for longer periods and draw out its full strength.

Ayin and Angela's personal E.G.O are notable outliers to the usual weapon/armor, having instead manifested entire buildings from their mind, and pertaining to even greater possibilities. In Ayin's case, it was the Lobotomy Corporation headquarters, and in Angela's, the Library.

Once someone has managed to manifest E.G.O, they gain an immunity to the Distortion Phenomenon.

Manifesting E.G.O & Distinction from Distortions

Following the White Nights and Dark Days, E.G.O became intrinsically linked to the Distortion Phenomenon. Both phenomena require the same set up: a world-shattering event leading to intense emotion, and a visit from Carmen. However, while Distortions are formed by the target agreeing with Carmen's words, E.G.O is instead manifested by denying them. This might include choosing to act differently from what she encourages, directly telling her she's wrong, or just outright ignoring her.

As such, the line between distorting and manifesting E.G.O is a thin one, similar to walking a tightrope. Still, it is not equally easy to end up on either side. The outcome is considerably rigged in favor of the target distorting, considering they would be both in a very fragile state of mind and being talked into it by Carmen. It is not an easy feat to reject Carmen's comforting words and manifest one's own E.G.O.

While Distortions are primarily associated with "evil thoughts" and E.G.O with "good thoughts", there is no such rule of thumb. Dongrang, for example, would manifest E.G.O on the basis of killing Yi Sang and destroying everything weighing him to the past. What mattered was that Carmen was telling him it was hopeless, and Dongrang disagreed with that.

Volatile E.G.O

A Mirror World Identity of Philip, who never fully manifested E.G.O.

It is also possible to manifest E.G.O partially. This is referred to as Volatile E.G.O.

Volatile E.G.O manifests upon denying Carmen without full commitment, and allowing one's heart to waver. Manifesting Volatile E.G.O does not count as proper manifestation, and will not give the individual immunity to the Distortion Phenomenon like Effloresced E.G.O will.

List of Lobotomy E.G.O Users

Within the Story

• Various L Corp. Employees (Various, for Agent Equipment)
• Gebura (Prototype Mimicry E.G.O Weapon, (Various Others)
• Marile (Lobotomy E.G.O::Red Sheet)
• Dongbaek (Lobotomy E.G.O::Sunshower)

Sinner Identities

K Corp.

• Heathcliff (Lobotomy E.G.O::Sunshower)
• Ishmael (Lobotomy E.G.O::Sloshing)
• Sinclair (Lobotomy E.G.O::Red Sheet)

Walpurgis Night

• Faust (Lobotomy E.G.O::Regret)
• Outis (Lobotomy E.G.O::Magic Bullet)
• Don Quixote (Lobotomy E.G.O::Lantern)
• Ryōshū (Lobotomy E.G.O::Red Eyes & Penitence)
• Yi Sang (Lobotomy E.G.O::Solemn Lament)

List of Effloresced/Volatile E.G.O Users

Within the Story

• The Red Mist
• Angela (The Library)
• Philip (Volatile E.G.O::Waxen Pinion)
• Moses
• Ezra (Volatile)
• The Red Gaze
• Dongbaek (Dongbaek E.G.O::Spicebush)
• Dongrang (Effloresced E.G.O::Farmwatch)
• Ahab (Effloresced E.G.O::GasHarpoon)

Sinner Identities

• Yi Sang (Effloresced E.G.O::Spicebush)
• Sinclair (Dawn Office Fixer)

Trivia

• Dongbaek's manifested E.G.O is named "Dongbaek E.G.O::Spicebush" when fought, not following the "Effloresced E.G.O::[name]" naming scheme used for other characters. This is most likely because Dongbaek was the first character to be seen manifesting E.G.O in Limbus Company, and the developers had not yet finalized this. Notably, the ID that mirrors Dongbaek is named [Effloresced E.G.O::Spicebush] Yi Sang, specifically noting that it is Effloresced.
• Effloresce meaning "to burst forth/as if into flower", similar to "Bloom" meaning, which is fitting for a fully manifested unique E.G.O on such person.

See Also

• List of E.G.O
• List of E.G.O Gifts
• Distortion
• Abnormalities

Navigation

E.G.O
Unique E.G.O
Sinner's E.G.O	Crow's Eye View - Representation Emitter - La Sangre de Sancho - Forest For the Flames - Chains of Others - Land of Illusion Bodysack - Snagharpoon - What is Cast - Branch of Knowledge - To Páthos Máthos - Suddenly, One Day
Other E.G.O	Spicebush (Dongbaek) - Farmwatch (Dongrang) - GasHarpoon (Ahab)
Abnormality E.G.O
Season 0	Wishing Cairn (Pagoda Veneration) - Hex Nail (Hurting Teddy Bear) - Pursuance (Heavenly Executor's Scribe) - Ya Śūnyatā Tad Rūpam (My Form Empties) - Lantern (Faelantern) - Ardor Blossom Star (Ardor Blossom Moth) - Dimension Shredder (Wayward Passenger) - Red Eyes (Spider Bud) - Cavernous Wailing (Blubbering Toad) - Fell Bullet (Der Fluchschütze)
Season 1	4th Match Flame (Scorched Girl) - Telepole (Alleyway Watchdog) - Fluid Sac (Headless Ichthys) - Ebony Stem (Ebony Queen's Apple) - Roseate Desire (Pink Shoes) - Impending Day (Doomsday Calendar) - Rime Shank (Baba Yaga) - Legerdemain (Golden Apple) - Screwloose Wallop (You Want To Get Beat? Hurtily?) (Have You Become Strong?)
Season 2	Capote (Brazen Bull) - AEDD (Shock Centipede) - Sunshower (Drifting Fox) - Sloshing (Fairy Gentleman) - Red Sheet (So That No One Will Cry)
Season 3	Effervescent Corrosion (Ambling Pearl) - 9:2 (Skin Prophet) - Blind Obsession (Dream-Devouring Siltcurrent) - Garden of Thorns (Sign of Roses)
Season 4	Bygone Days (Portrait of a Certain Day) - Electric Screaming (Dreaming Electric Sheep) - Binds (The King in Binds) - Contempt, Awe (Spiral of Contempt)
Event-exclusive E.G.O	Lifetime Stew (Hell's Chicken) (Basilisoup, Season 1) - Soda (The Magic Hellbus) (Opened Can of WellCheers, Season 2) - Holiday (Miracle in District 20) (Sandolph, Season 3) Everlasting (Timekilling Time) (Time Duck, Season 4)
Walpurgis Night E.G.O	Regret (Forsaken Murderer) - Lantern (Meat Lantern) - Magic Bullet (Der Freischütz) - Wingbeat (Fairy Festival) - Sanguine Desire (Red Shoes) - Solemn Lament (Funeral of the Dead Butterflies)