Heathcliff
Heathcliff (Hangul: 히스클리프, Hiseukeullipeu) is designated Sinner #7 of Limbus Company's LCB department.
Heathcliff is a brash and action-oriented man with a strong, dedicated spirit. He was previously affiliated with Wuthering Heights, having grown up alongside the Earnshaws and later working for the Dead Rabbits Syndicate prior to joining Limbus Company.
He is the focus character of Canto VI: The Heartbreaking.
Appearance
Heathcliff is a tall and well-built man with messy dark brown hair parted on the right side of his head. He possesses sharp, glaring eyes that are a dark shade of purple, and slit pupils. His eyebrows are the same shade as his hair and are both slit, his right eyebrow having two slits and his left just one. He has a dark complexion with a number of scars littering his arms and going all the way up to his cheeks.
His work uniform lacks the typical long black leather jacket, instead including a holster which is strapped around his chest and shoulders, with his employee card hanging below his right breast. The sleeves of his Limbus Company white shirt are rolled up to his elbows. He wears a red tie, black suit pants with a black waist belt and dark gray shoes.
His weapon of choice is a long metal bat with bandages wrapped around the handle and the word "REVENGE" written in sharp letters on the barrel, which Heathcliff holds in his right hand and rests over his shoulder. After the events of Canto VI, he refashioned the bat to spell out "REmember". This is also reflected on his LCB Sinner battle sprites.
During his makeover in Canto VI, Heathcliff wears a formal suit in the style of T Corp., composed of a white shirt underneath a red vest and a blue overcoat with red lapels, both decorated with golden trimmings, a white cravat and dark suit pants and boots. His hair has been combed back and tied into a low ponytail.
Notably, although difficult to catch, Heathcliff wears a ring on the pointer finger of his right hand, which is present in most of his Mirror World Identities.
Personality
Heathcliff is an exceptionally short-tempered and abrasive individual, electing violence as a first resort, and aggression as a way of life. He is overly impulsive and quick to anger, with consequences for those involved. However, over the course of several Cantos, a considerably calmer, more considerate, and selfless side of his personality would come to light.
Originally, Heathcliff comes off as remarkably hostile. He expresses a loathing for being ordered around and is as willing to talk back to his allies as he is his enemies. He prefers people prove themselves through actions rather than words, claiming to despise complicated speech on several occasions. As such, the negative impressions he gives are often in the form of physical violence. One of his first interactions with Dante even consists of him beating Sinclair near-death for suggesting he go easy on the manager.
Despite this, the majority of Heathcliff's antagonism is in response to belittlement from others. In actuality, Heathcliff is not often one to start fights uncalled-for; rather, his fits of rage are but an over-the-top reaction to bullying and ridicule, and he is fully capable of engaging in grounded conversation. Constant jabs from Ishmael, Faust and Don Quixote simply hit a sore spot, as Heathcliff demonstrates a clear aversion to being looked down on.
On the other side of the spectrum, Heathcliff uses action in show of loyalty and consideration. And as the Sinners got to know each other, he began to treat the group like friends, in spite of their tendency to mistreat him. This included things like stepping up against N Corp. Inquisitors after they threatened Dante, or helping Ishmael break out of the pallidification. Despite harboring self-consciousness surrounding his intellect, Heathcliff also demonstrates an ability to think on his feet, often to a successful end. He has on several occasions come in clutch for others due to his fast-acting nature.
He would eventually become more willing to rely on verbal communication as the others respected him more in return. Intervallo III: Miracle in District 20 sees Heathcliff open up about his situation to Dante and Don Quixote when they are willing to listen and treat him with dignity. A wide array of conversations in Canto VI: The Heartbreaking cement this pattern in behavior: Heathcliff will attack those who provoke him, but is inclined to calmly converse with those who take him seriously. He is even prone to showing outright charity to these people, forgiving and thanking Nelly for all she's done for him after finding out about her betrayal. His former maid, who knew him better than most anyone, would later describe Heathcliff as a "good, kindhearted boy".
Anything involving Catherine consistently shows the most vulnerable sides of Heathcliff. Though still a brash, violent, and bad-tempered person, he is also one with regrets, fragility, selflessness, and a heart holding a lot of love for his favorite person in the world. Heathcliff mourns her with sincerity, and grows genuinely bashful when the topic of their relationship comes up. Having learned of the consequences of their lack of communication, he shows himself to be trying to improve in this matter, both in his relationship with Catherine and his bond with the Sinners, whom he's began considering like a family. He shows an unbending will to do anything for those he holds dear.
Post Canto VI, Heathcliff continues to wield his bat to strike against those who stand in his way, but now with determined purpose instead of meaningless anger. Rodion notes that he'd become more tame following the events at Wuthering Heights, after which he'd begun keeping a notebook. In it, he records memories of Catherine and his travels with Limbus Company, showing his determination to remember his loved one and one day get her back while still treasuring the new journey experienced with his new comrades.
Mirror Worlds
- World of N Corp.
- In this world, Heathcliff is a Kleinhammer of the N Corp. Inquisition, with a compliant and worshipping personality. He wears the Kleinhammer uniform and wields the standard Inquisition hammer and nail. This Identity mirrors the lower class N Corp. Inquisitors from the main story. He can be seen in his N Corp. Kleinhammer Identity.
- World of K Corp.
- In this world, Heathcliff is a member of the Technology Liberation Alliance, the lone survivor out of his group. He wears an E.G.O suit obtained from the Drifting Fox Abnormality, Sunshower, which appear as a tattered brown raincoat, with green umbrellas stuck to his back, as well as his ring, and has a blood stain on the right side of his face. He wields a matching E.G.O weapon, a white-green umbrella. This Identity wields the same E.G.O Gear utilized by Dongbaek in the main story, and appears in the universe where Catherine is a researcher. He can be seen in his Lobotomy E.G.O::Sunshower Identity.
- World of U Corp.
- In this world, Heathcliff is a harpooneer on The Pequod, following Captain Ishmael's hunt for the Crimson Whale. He wears a sleeveless gray shirt underneath a dark green vest, and thick ropes wrapped around his arms and hands. He is covered in Middle enhancements tattoos, broken up by extensive scarring, and wears his hair longer, braided and decorated with golden cuffs. He wields a large harpoon head that has been fastened to his right arm with rope. This Identity mirrors Queequeg from the main story, and appears in the universe where Catherine is a U Corp. worker. He can be seen in his Pequod Harpooneer Identity.
- Leader of the Wild Hunt
- In this world, Heathcliff, grieving over Catherine's death, was driven mad by the knowledge of the Mirror Worlds, beginning a rampage across various worlds to kill his alternate selves. He appears as an older version of himself, wearing a brown coat with a tattered beige scarf and sporting tangled shoulder-length hair and stubble, as well as a visible scar over his nose. He wields a spiked bat while disguised as Matthew, and a barbed greatsword once his identity is revealed. He rides a headless horse, Dullahan, and utilizes Catherine's coffin as a weapon in combat. This Identity is dubbed Erlking Heathcliff, signifying his role as the leader of the Wild Hunt.
- World of Wuthering Heights
- In this world, Heathcliff returns to his former home of Wuthering Heights at the head of the Wild Hunt to take revenge on all its inhabitants. He appears as an older version of himself, wearing a brown coat with a tattered beige scarf and sporting tangled shoulder-length hair and stubble, as well as a visible scar over his nose, and a dark eyepatch over his left eye. He wields a barbed greatsword and an empty, featureless iron maiden, and he rides Dullahan, in this iteration a headless wolf, from which he commands his thralls. He can be seen in his Wild Hunt Identity and appears in Ryōshū's Edgar Family Chief Butler Identity Story.
- World of MultiCrack Office
- In this world, Heathcliff is a Fixer of the MultiCrack Office. He has four prosthetic arms, and wears a white coat with red accents. His legs have also been replaced by prosthetics, and his hearing has been augmented. In combat, he wears a metal mask over his face, and wields two glaive-like weapons. He can be seen in his MultiCrack Office Identity and appears in Faust's MultiCrack Office Identity Story.
- World of Shi Association Southern Branch
- In this world, Heathcliff is a Fixer of the Shi Association's South Section 5 Branch. He wears a Shi Association uniform, consisting of a black sleeveless turtleneck and black slacks, and appears heavily wounded in his base art, with his arms and right eye bandaged. In his Uptied art and combat sprite, he also dons black gloves, wearing his ring on top of them, and wields a bright red ōdachi. He can be seen in his Shi Association Identity.
- World of R Corp.
- In this world, Heathcliff is a member of the Rabbit Team of R Corp.'s Fourth Pack. He wears the standard Rabbit Team armor, with a Starved Rabbit type helmet, and wields a charge rifle and dagger as his main combat weapons. He can be seen in his R Corp. Identity.
- World of Seven Association Southern Branch
- In this world, Heathcliff is a Fixer of the Seven Association's South Section 4 Branch. He wears the standard Seven Association uniform and wields a longsword. He can be seen in his Seven Association Identity.
- World of Öufi Association Southern Branch
- In this world, Heathcliff is a Fixer of the Öufi Association's South Section 3 Branch. He wears the standard Öufi Association uniform, with his ring being visible beneath the glove of his left hand, and wields a polearm. He can be seen in his Öufi Association Identity.
- World of Kurokumo Clan and Blade Lineage
- In this world, Heathcliff is a member of the Kurokumo Clan. He wears a dark jacket and wields an ōdachi. He appears in Hong Lu's Kurokumo Clan Identity art.
- World of Zwei Association Southern Branch
- In this world, Heathcliff is a Fixer of the Zwei Association's South Section 5 Branch. He appears in civilian clothing, wearing a beige jacket, dark jeans and sunglasses, as well as his ring. He appears in Rodion's Zwei Association Identity Story.
Outside of the known Mirror Worlds, Heathcliff and Catherine share many additional Mirror Worlds and matching Identities. Some of these were shown to be:
- In a world that resembles a medieval war-torn setting, Heathcliff is a knight. He wears an armor with a blue cape and golden trimmings, and a dark blue head covering, with a metal visor attached to it. He notably has a scar right under his eye as opposed to over his jaw. This Identity appears in the universe where Catherine is a noblewoman.
- In a world where both have undergone E.G.O corrosion, Heathcliff appears as a shadow covered in yellow eyes, with dark spikes growing out of his body, as well as sharp claws. The corrosion bears resemblance to the Big Bird Abnormality. This Identity appears in the universe where Catherine is corroded resembling the Wandering Mind Abnormality.
- In a world that resembles a modern school setting, Heathcliff appears slightly younger, as a schoolboy. He wears a school uniform with short sleeves and a collared shirt. He also wears earphones, and has several band-aids on his face. His hair is styled to cover his forehead. This Identity appears in the universe where Catherine is a schoolgirl.
- In a world where both appear in formal clothing, Heathcliff wears black suit over a gray vest and a white shirt. He wears his hair cut neatly, and appears to not have any scars. This Identity appears in the universe where Catherine wears a green evening dress.
- In the Wuthering Heights of a certain world, Heathcliff appears to wear long dark trenchcoat which obscures him entirely. His hair appears longer, worn over his shoulders, and well-kept. This Identity appears in the world where Heathcliff and Catherine are both dead, with their images standing before their graves and looking over Wuthering Heights.
Trivia
- Heathcliff's character icon represents a silver ring surrounding a purple hill being hit by lightning, with a branch of heath on one side of the ring, and the initials CE💜HC carved inside the ring. The hill references the Wuthering Heights manor, while the ring and the branch reference the ring gifted to him by Catherine, and the flower he is named after.
- Heathcliff is represented by the "⛈️" Emoji.[2]
- Heathcliff's particulars are listed as "anger-management issues", "ruffian", and "inferiority complex".
- Heathcliff is named after the protagonist of Emily Brontë's 1847 novel Wuthering Heights.
- Similarly to Heathcliff, his literary counterpart is a foundling raised by the Earnshaws of Wuthering Heights. While he and the daughter of the family, Catherine, fall in love, Heathcliff suffers racial and class discrimination from both the neighbors of the Linton family and the Earnshaw heir Hindley, who reduces him to a servant. This act determines Catherine's unwillingness to marry him in fear of destitution, with her instead marrying the affluent Edgar Linton. Heathcliff then flees Wuthering Heights, only returning after accumulating a fortune, set on taking revenge on Hindley and the Lintons, who have pulled him and Catherine apart, and on Catherine herself.
- While the events of the second half of the novel deviate from the story of Heathcliff as seen in Limbus Company, both Heathcliff and his literary counterpart eventually gain ownership of Wuthering Heights, following the death of their tormentor Hindley, their rival Linton, and their loved one Catherine, whom they still yearn to reunite with.
- Despite the obvious ties with his namesake, many points of Heathcliff's characterization appear based on the character of Hareton Earnshaw, Hindley's son, with his relationship to Catherine resembling some aspects of Hareton's relationship with Catherine Linton.
- Similarly to the Heathcliff of Limbus Company, Hareton was deprived of his education and treated as a servant; he is described as intelligent but unrefined, and extremely sensitive to perceived slights, as well as deeply bashful and easily frustrated by teasing, especially that received from Catherine, whom he develops feelings for.
- Most significantly, unlike Heathcliff's namesake, Hareton is noted by the old housekeeper Nelly to have an honest, warm nature, leading him to strive to change and improve himself out of the degradation of his youth for the sake of others as well as his own, a determination that strongly resembles the core of Heathcliff's development during Canto VI.
- Similarly to Heathcliff, his literary counterpart is a foundling raised by the Earnshaws of Wuthering Heights. While he and the daughter of the family, Catherine, fall in love, Heathcliff suffers racial and class discrimination from both the neighbors of the Linton family and the Earnshaw heir Hindley, who reduces him to a servant. This act determines Catherine's unwillingness to marry him in fear of destitution, with her instead marrying the affluent Edgar Linton. Heathcliff then flees Wuthering Heights, only returning after accumulating a fortune, set on taking revenge on Hindley and the Lintons, who have pulled him and Catherine apart, and on Catherine herself.
- Heathcliff's introduction quote comes from Heathcliff and Catherine's final meeting scene. As Catherine lays in her deathbed, Heathcliff laments both of their fates, claiming Catherine has broken his heart by condemning herself to an unhappy life, and bringing about her own death. The concept of the two's shared pain in life and death is reprised within Limbus Company.
- Heathcliff was shown to have a connection to the Big Bird Abnormality, with his Corroded Mirror World form heavily resembling it. The Big Bird Abnormality was a bird dedicated to the protection of its forest, who, in fear of the people and creatures that lived within it being hurt by a monster, began killing them itself, believing that this way they would be saved, not realizing that the monster that hurt them had been Big Bird itself all along. This appears to resemble the events of Canto VI, in which Erlking Heathcliff begins killing countless versions of himself in order to save Catherine's life, unknowingly continuing the cycle of tragedy.
- Like all of the Sinners, Heathcliff voiced a "Document Excerpt" Youtube short.
- Heathcliff has a very distinct British Cockney accent, often using slang in his speech. His dialogue, as well as that of most T Corp. residents, also tends to use British spelling for words.
- Heathcliff is the first Sinner to distort, albeit temporarily.
- He is also the first Sinner to have his appearance slightly altered after the events of his focus Canto, with the name difference in the bat as seen in the character and battle sprite. However, this is currently unchanged in the Splash Art.
- Heathcliff's voice actor, Hong Seung-hyo, previously voiced Nemo and Maxim from Library of Ruina.
External Links
- Heathcliff (히스클리프) - Korean page (Namuwiki)
- Heathcliff (ヒースクリフ)- Japanese page (wikiwiki)
- Heathcliff (ヒースクリフ) - Japanese page (wiki3)
- Heathcliff (Хитклифф) - Russian page (Project Moon wiki)
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