Linton

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Linton
Title	Edgar Family
Other Names
Korean	린튼
General Information
Gender	Male
Affiliations	Edgar Family Wuthering Heights
Relations	Catherine (Wife) Isabella (Sister) Unnamed Brothers
First Appearance	Canto VI: The Heartbreaking
Status	Deceased
Voice Actor	Lim Hyuk

“	Speak ill of me as you will. I care not. Because my joy comes from what morsel of affection she spared me.	”
–Linton, Canto VI: The Heartbreaking

Linton Edgar is a member of the Edgar Family and husband of Catherine. He is an antagonist in Canto VI: The Heartbreaking.

Appearance

Linton is a pale man with a gloomy expression and short, light blond hair that stops just above his ears. He wears a long black overcoat atop a black vest and white button-up shirt, with a black necktie. He wears dark pants and shoes. In his vest pocket, he has a timepiece, customary of most T Corp. citizens.

Personality

Linton is generally a quiet and composed man, being much more focused and content when compared to Heathcliff or Hindley. Despite this, he is highly frail due to his sickness, something that acts up when he is pushed to act. He is shown to carry a level of resentment for Heathcliff through how he would belittle him in the past until the other would attack him, something he'd abuse to get him in trouble with their family. He is generally cunning and intelligent, revealing himself to have played some part in the creation and modification of the manor's basement through contact with former members of the Ring. He would be said to have had a lively personality when in the presence of solely Catherine.

Story

Prior to Limbus Company

Linton would first become acquainted with the members of the Wuthering Heights manor during a time when Catherine and Heathcliff were racing outside and the two attempted to catch a glimpse at the insides of the Edgar Family residence. The family would send their hounds after the two children, causing Catherine to be attacked and injured. They would then help the girl after the injury, which caused Linton to properly meet her. He fell in love with her instantly, and would fawn after her.

Linton throughout his childhood would purposefully aggravate Heathcliff so he would be attacked, something he'd abuse along with his sickliness to get the other boy in trouble. He would be criticized by Catherine for doing this.

In his older years, Linton would marry Catherine, something Heathcliff would listen in on. This was primarily done so that the two would have greater wealth, rather than if Catherine married Heathcliff and the two ended up destitute. This would be a primary reason for Heathcliff leaving the manor, which would put Catherine into her state of sudden sickness, creating a divide between her and her spouse, something Linton would attempt to mend with little progress. He and Catherine would not have a happy marriage, devoid of mutual love.

At some point in time, he would play a part in remodeling Wuthering Heights, working with the Ring to turn the basement into the state it is found in present time. This was in accordance with Catherine's wishes, something he did his best to follow at all times.

Canto VI: The Heartbreaking

Linton first appears as the Sinners arrive to Wuthering Heights, being a part of one of the many factions present during the reading of his wife's will, commanding a slew of Butlers as back-up. He would argue with Heathcliff and Hindley over their negligence revolving around the state of the manor, before the reading of the will progresses to a point of completion, leaving the manor in Linton's hands as something to remember Catherine by.

Soon, lightning would strike and cause the scattering of parties, with Linton's Butlers battling members of the Dead Rabbits Syndicate. Linton would send his Butlers to search for his late wife's diary, something that he previously attempted to read yet was met with pages completely covered in ink with no meaning. The Butlers would be commanded by Nelly to return to their master, who would be waiting at the hearth, the disguised entrance to the basement. Confronting the Sinners, Linton would berate and taunt Heathcliff, before sending a final wave of Butlers to attack them. When defeated, Linton would reveal that he commissioned an offshoot group from the Ring after acquiring his fortune from his eldest brother, before having a breakdown caused by his sickness. Seeing the diary revealed to him, and upon realizing that Heathcliff is able to read it yet he is still unable to, he concedes and understands that this is likely a greater part of Catherine's plan, before pushing a button that reveals the entrance to the basement from within the hearth. He stayed behind as the Sinners progress deeper within the manor.

He would later reach the Sinners in the midst of the modified basement, arriving to the sight of his now-deceased sister, Isabella, having been used as the body which the Dead Rabbits Boss Identity was projected onto. He then goes on to reveal to those present that Catherine had made the entire plan to remodel the basement into its current state, something he did no more than follow along with. He makes note of the fact their marriage was nothing that one should yearn for, with Catherine distant towards him, secluding herself following Heathcliff's departure. As he openly questions why Catherine left him in the state that he's in, he suddenly begins to melt into a pile of 'putty', whilst plugging his decaying body into the machinery of the room.

His body, in its putty-like state, would serve as the material used to bring back the Dead Rabbits Boss Heathcliff Identity in its purest form. Alternate versions of him would be summoned to participate in the Wild Hunt.

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Trivia

• Linton is based on both Edgar Linton and Linton Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights. While taking the name and position from the former, his poor health and personality seem to be more inspired by Linton rather than Edgar.
  • His sister, Isabella, is named after Edgar Linton's sister in Wuthering Heights, Isabella Linton, as Linton Heathcliff was an only child.
  • Linton Heathcliff is noted to be too weak to resort to physical violence, only being able to enact cruelty when sure he will not face consequences, instead relying on verbal abuse, or on his father's help. This is reflected in Linton's behavior towards Heathcliff and in his dynamic with Hindley in childhood, during which he would abuse Heathcliff by ensuring Hindley would physically punish him.
    • In one occasion, Edgar Linton verbally disparages Heathcliff, with Nelly responding that Catherine would have been angered to hear it; in game, this is referenced by Catherine's reaction to Linton's behavior in the same scene.
  • Linton's frail constitution and weak lungs reference Linton Heathcliff's own illness, a form of consumption.
• It is likely Linton has more than one brother, as he refers to one of them as his eldest brother instead of older.
  • Don Quixote mentions recognizing the family name from Fixer magazines, implying that at least one of Linton's siblings may be involved in some form of Fixer business.