List of Floor Themes/Hatred and Despair

Dungeon Layout

The layout of a Floor in Hatred and Despair Theme Pack.

The 'Hatred and Despair' Theme Pack always follows a set layout similar to a Long Battle Theme Packs, that being:

• Two Abnormality nodes directly after the Start node, randomly chosen from the 4 Choice Events unique to this Theme Pack.
• One Shop node after the Dungeon Event nodes.
• 1 Boss node after the Shop node.

Dungeon Events

The Knight of Despair Containment Unit

The Knight of Despair Containment Unit

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This is an Abnormality of despair that has gone through a repeated cycle of faith and betrayal, leaving only the emotion that is expressed through black tears.

The hero, once a self-proclaimed knight and a protector of justice, is nowhere to be seen.

So many things that were once thought to be immutable changed, and her once-steadfast pride lay weathered and eroded.

Her eye socket, the endless wellspring of tears, is now twisted black; only the dark, burnt teardrop remains beneath it.

Change comes for everything, eventually. Run a Gloom, Pride, & Envy Advantage check to gain a Sinking E.G.O Gift. Who will speak up? Gloom / Pride / Envy Advantage: ≥ 16 No Advantage: ≥ 32 Special Check Identity-Yi Sang Check Value -5 Lobotomy Corp. Headquarters Identities Check Value +5 Lobotomy E.G.O::The Sword Sharpened with Tears Rodion Identity Check Value additional +5 Check Passed Change is inevitable; it is simply a part of the natural flow. So are those who are changed by truth. One who sought to remain on the side of good, upon realizing that there was no evil left in the world, came to fill its absence herself. And here is the one who despaired upon seeing all that she swore to protect turn to dust. Change comes for everything, eventually. To accept the changes, gather the falling tears and whet the sword keen, for the flow cannot be stemmed. E.G.O Gift Sword Sharpened with Tears Earned! Check Failed This half-hearted attempt at sympathy only serves to plunge the dark-dipped one deeper into the abyssal black sea. The knight who failed to scour even a crumb of hope will now plummet to the depths with the heavy yoke of despair, fading from people's memory, just like the others. E.G.O Gift The Unchosen Earned! The Selected Identity lost 10 SP.

I've failed to protect others, too. Run a Gloom, Pride, & Envy Advantage check to gain an E.G.O Gift. Who will speak up? Gloom / Pride / Envy Advantage: ≥ 12 No Advantage: ≥ 24 Special Check Identity-Lobotomy Corp. Headquarters Identities Check Value +5 Lobotomy E.G.O::The Sword Sharpened with Tears Rodion Identity Check Value additional +5 Check Passed Just how much weight did she carry in that lone word, 'protect'? The knight reacts, shaken by what was conveyed. She must have pitied the Sinner, who expressed that they carry the same pain that she does; though it has now fallen out of use, like the tip of a shorn pencil that has seen too many papers… … she bestows upon them a blessing, its shadows radiant. E.G.O Gift Ashen Constellation's Blessing Earned! Check Failed This half-hearted attempt at sympathy only serves to plunge the dark-dipped one deeper into the abyssal black sea. The knight who failed to scour even a crumb of hope will now plummet to the depths with the heavy yoke of despair, fading from people's memory, just like the others. E.G.O Gift The Unchosen Earned! The Selected Identity lost 10 SP.

E.G.O Gifts

Tier: III Cost: 254 Sinking SinkingThe next Y time(s) the unit is hit, take X fixed SP damage. (Units with no Sanity take Gloom damage.)

Sword Sharpened with Tears When an ally hits with a Skill, if target has -20 or less SP, deal Gloom damage equal to Sinking SinkingThe next Y time(s) the unit is hit, take X fixed SP damage. (Units with no Sanity take Gloom damage.) on target (once per Skill) - If it was a Pierce Skill, deal (Sinking SinkingThe next Y time(s) the unit is hit, take X fixed SP damage. (Units with no Sanity take Gloom damage.) Count on target / 2) bonus fixed damage (once per Skill)

Tier: III Cost: 261

Ashen Constellation's Blessing [Effects apply only to #1 Deployed Identity] Gain Blessing Blessing- Turn Start: gain 2 Protection - Adjust any Attack Type Resistances exceeding 1 to 1 (unless Staggered) at Encounter Start

Tier: II Cost: 197 Sinking SinkingThe next Y time(s) the unit is hit, take X fixed SP damage. (Units with no Sanity take Gloom damage.)

The Unchosen Whenever an ally takes a hit, inflict 3 Sinking SinkingThe next Y time(s) the unit is hit, take X fixed SP damage. (Units with no Sanity take Gloom damage.) on the attacker When an ally is killed, all allies gain 2 Attack Power Up Attack Power UpAttack Skill Final Power +X for this turn. next turn (once per turn)

The Queen of Hatred Containment Unit

The Queen of Hatred Containment Unit

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The Containment Unit's door was open.

Inside the unit was a girl, whispering, muttering to herself while curled up on the ground in gloom.

"There's good, and there's evil in this world."

"Where there's light, there's darkness. It can't entirely be one way or the other."

"I'm good, so they're evil."

"I am a chosen one."

"Am I unnecessary?"

"I hate… peace…?"

Anxiety. Compulsion. Obsession. Exhaustion.

Dark energy radiates around her like a materialization of those very words.

We don't live in a binary world defined only by good and evil. Run a Wrath, Pride & Envy Advantage check to gain a Charge E.G.O Gift. Who can convey that thought? Wrath / Pride / Envy Advantage: ≥ 14 No Advantage: ≥ 28 Special Check Identity-Lobotomy Corp. Headquarters Identities Check Value +5 Lobotomy E.G.O::In the Name of Love and Hate Don Quixote Identity Check Value additional +5 Check Passed "Is that… true?" While she didn't seem to fully agree to what [Sinner] said, it seems that it managed to alleviate some of her anxiety. "Thanks. I must've been… thinking about it too negatively." The girl smiles brightly as she hands something to [Sinner]. "This is a token of our friendship. Please take it!" "And don't forget to call me when there's evil afoot, okay?" … But I'm not sure how much longer this chipper attitude will last. E.G.O Gift Magical Girl's Lovely Gift Earned! All Allies healed for 20 HP and SP! Check Failed "… You're full of it." That didn't work. The shuddering comes to a sudden stop. The girl seems to have reached a conclusion. "That's how it's supposed to be… The good me can exist again, if I become evil." She levitates slowly into the air, before azure spears appear from somewhere and skewer her. An unsettling, serpentine creature manifests from within like it's breaking out of an egg before rapidly crawling out of the Containment Unit. E.G.O Gift Spent Use, Forming Hate Earned! The Selected Identity lost 10 SP.

What if you were to bring an end to peace? Select to gain a Charge E.G.O Gift "… Yeah." The shuddering comes to a sudden stop. The girl seems to have reached a conclusion. "I can exist again, as long as there's no peace." She levitates slowly into the air, before azure spears appear from somewhere and skewer her. An unsettling, serpentine creature appears from within like it's breaking out of an egg before rapidly crawling out of the Containment Unit. E.G.O Gift Spent Use, Forming Hate Earned! [Ryōshū] healed for 10 SP!

E.G.O Gifts

Tier: II Cost: 201 Charge ChargeResource used by certain skills for additional effects. Its Count can go up to 20. Count lowers by 1 at the end of each turn.

Magical Girl's Lovely Gift When an ally hits with a Skill that gains or consumes Charge ChargeResource used by certain skills for additional effects. Its Count can go up to 20. Count lowers by 1 at the end of each turn. Count or 'Unique Charge', a random ally's HP or SP heals by 3 (once per Coin; excludes allies with max HP or SP) When an ally recovers from Panic or 'E.G.O Corrosion', heal 20 SP

Tier: III Cost: 247 Charge ChargeResource used by certain skills for additional effects. Its Count can go up to 20. Count lowers by 1 at the end of each turn.

Spent Use, Forming Hate When consuming Charge ChargeResource used by certain skills for additional effects. Its Count can go up to 20. Count lowers by 1 at the end of each turn. Count with Attack Skills, gain (Charge ChargeResource used by certain skills for additional effects. Its Count can go up to 20. Count lowers by 1 at the end of each turn. Count consumed / 2) Offense Level Up Offense Level UpOffense Level +X for this turn. next turn (10 per turn; including 'Unique Charge') Turn End: if an ally lost SP this turn, the said ally gains 1 Attack Power Up Attack Power UpAttack Skill Final Power +X for this turn. and 1 Fragile FragileTake +(X*10)% damage this turn. (Max 100%) next turn

Lobotomy Corporation Central Command

Lobotomy Corporation Central Command

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There's a report on a Central Command Team Clerk's desk.

<DAY ■■, ■■ ■■ Research Service Postmortem Report>

The report was partially censored, but it seemed to be talking about a newly developed shield bullet of sorts.

'The Trauma Shield can protect its user from psychological damages from external sources for a ■■■■■■■ ■■■■ or ■■■■■■■■■.'

'If Shield bullet ■■■■■■ is needed, request the manager or a ■■■■■■■■ for assistance.'

Next to the heavily redacted report is a box labeled 'Trauma Shield sample & manual'.

Take it. Select to gain a Keywordless E.G.O Gift "Remember last time at the um… Training Team? This looks kind of similar to the ampule… that hit me back there." "It seems not to share the name, however similar it may appear in its purpose to protect the target." If it really has a positive effect on us, like the Sinners are saying, then it will definitely come in handy. We took the sample. E.G.O Gift Trauma Shield Earned!

Leave it. Let's not mess with something we don't quite understand. What if something unexpected happens? We decided to leave it as-is. Nothing happened.

E.G.O Gift

Tier: II Cost: 205

Trauma Shield Encounter Start: all allies gain 2 Trauma Shield Trauma Shield- Reduce SP damage from enemies by 80% - Reduce Sinking damage taken by 80% - Reduced by 1 at Turn End

Lobotomy Corporation Storage

Lobotomy Corporation Storage

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We're in a storage room at Lobotomy Corporation.

There's a broken machine—filled with what look like chunks of flesh.

"What… is that? Why's that just lying around in a storage room?"

"Faust explains that it is the remains of a previous iteration of a Sephirah, disposed upon replacement."

"… So it's a dead body?"

"Not exactly. Only its memories are reset; with replacement, the identical version of the Sephirah upon its initial production is reproduced."

"Almost a selfsame way in which we are rewound."

"Yeah, kinda like us, huh?"

Things got a bit awkward.

What can I, as the manager, say to lift the mood?

I know we'll do fine. Like we always do. Select to gain a Keywordless E.G.O Gift "That's a very positive attitude~" "Ooh~ Dante, is that confidence I sense?" Despite my fears, that managed to lift the team's spirits in no time. E.G.O Gift Value Disposal Earned! All Allies healed for 10 SP!

We could fail. Like we always do. Select to gain a Keywordless E.G.O Gift "That's uh… certainly a thing to say at a moment like this." "You utter fool, can't you grasp that this is merely a demonstration of Executive Manager's high-brow sense of humor, a perfect remedy for this awkward silence?" "What…?" Despite my fears, that managed to lift the team's spirits in no time. E.G.O Gift Value Disposal Earned! Cost 50 gained

E.G.O Gift

Tier: II Cost: 203

Value Disposal When an ally dies in an Encounter, gain 2 E.G.O Resources for all Affinities Combat Start: if there are any allies who Substituted in this turn, heal 10 SP for 2 allies with the least SP (once per turn; unless they are in Panic or in 'E.G.O Corrosion')