Rodion
Rodion (Hangul: 로지온, Rojion) is designated Sinner #9 of Limbus Company's LCB department.
More frequently known as Rodya (Hangul: 로쟈, Rojya), she is a lighthearted and nonchalant woman with a preference for informal conversation. She was previously affiliated with Yurodiviye, having worked to overturn the injustices of the District 25 Backstreets prior to joining Limbus Company.
She is the focus character of Canto II: The Unloving.
Appearance
Rodion is a tall and well-built woman with a pale complexion. She has straight, hip-length brown hair and deep blue eyes, and a beauty mark under her right eye. She is always shown wearing orange eyeshadow and light pink lipstick. On her left breast is a tattoo of what appears to be an anatomically correct heart split by an axe.
She wears the standard Limbus Company uniform, a white dress shirt, black slacks, vest and a coat marked with 'RODYA' and NO.9', though she forgoes the tie and leaves her collar hanging loosely. Rodion also dons a thin black choker.
Rodion wields an axe with 'РАСКО́Л' spelled out on the head.
Personality
More than any of her fellow Sinners, Rodion tries to be on friendly terms with her coworkers, by presenting herself as a fun-loving, laid-back woman, preferring casual speech and often giving others cute nicknames. Rodion always makes an effort to be talkative and keep the mood up both on the bus and during missions, being one of the Sinners Dante looks to when needing to break the ice in stressful situations. Even if her cheeky remarks and teasing at times comes off as babying or insulting to other members of the group, her nature makes it clear she isn't acting out of ill will.
Rodion openly admits to loving both money and gambling, viewing the world as a place where wealth is the sole deciding factor for one's quality of life, which is reflected in her often complaining about a lack of high-quality food or the group's heavy workload. Rodion is also shown to be easily bored, with her talkativeness and energetic ways being heavily motivated by a dislike for wasting time, instead preferring to indulge in fun antics and lively interactions.
Rodion seems to put up this easygoing side to avoid confronting many of her deeper feelings. Rodion's demeanor changes heavily when discussing or being reminded of her own past, and she shows herself extremely sensitive to the possibility of being looked down upon. This, together with her behavior during Intervallo IV, in which she joined the investigation as a way to prove herself, show Rodion to be deeply insecure, requiring recognition from others to reassure her of her worth.
When in such a mindset Rodion also tends to let her emotions get the best of her and becomes very impulsive, as best exemplified by her murder of the pawnbroker. Driven by her desire to bring change to her village and her unwillingness to keep waiting as Sonya had suggested, Rodion wanted to be the one to truly take the matter into her own hands, resulting in her acting without considering the consequences her crime would have on everyone. Likely because of this, Rodion claims to have decided to "forget all about the past and focus on what's in front". When this becomes impossible, with her past being brought up or her abilities being called into question, Rodion grows visibly distressed and uncomfortable, and unable to keep up her relaxed and friendly facade.
In her past, she often appeared as an individual with a strong commitment to her morals, to the point of cutting off an old friend out of disgust for his inability to act on the ideals he preached. Similarly, when faced with Sonya's claims that the main motivation for her actions was a desire to feel special, she denied them. Despite all this, Rodion is still shown to have a hard time letting go of the guilts and regrets of her past, craving validation to clear her doubts, but preferring to avoid having to confront them altogether.
Mirror Worlds
- World of the LCCB
- In this world, Rodion is an Assistant Manager of the Limbus Company Clearance Department Before Team, whose work is to assist the 12 Sinners aboard Mephistopheles, as well as Vergilius and Dante. She wears the standard LCCB uniform and wields an electric baton. This Identity mirrors Effie from the main story. She can be seen in her LCCB Assistant Manager Identity.
- World of N Corp.
- In this world, Rodion is a Mittelhammer of the N Corp. Inquisition, with an inquisitive and sadistic personality. She wears the Mittelhammer uniform and wields the standard Inquisition hammer and nail. This Identity mirrors the middle class N Corp. Inquisitors from the main story. She can be seen in her N Corp. Mittelhammer Identity.
- World of K Corp.
- In this world, Rodion is a representative of the Rosespanner Workshop, a Backstreets Office that receives a contract request from the Technology Liberation Alliance. She wears a rose red jacket over her shoulders, a pale dress shirt and dark dress pants, and wields a mechanical wrench ending in a two-pronged chainsaw. This Identity mirrors Niko from the main story. She can be seen in her Rosespanner Workshop Rep. Identity.
- Rodion also appears as a member of the Technology Liberation Alliance and uses the Red Sheet E.G.O in battle. She appears in Ishmael's Lobotomy E.G.O::Sloshing Identity Story.
- World of La Manchaland
- In this world, Rodion is a Bloodfiend and the Overseer of Area 3 of La Manchaland, the Princess of the Parade. This Identity mirrors Dulcinea from the main story. She can be seen in her Princess of La Manchaland Identity and appears in Outis' Barber of La Manchaland Identity Story.
- World of Zwei Association Southern Branch
- In this world, Rodion is a Fixer of the Zwei Association's South Section 5 Branch. She dons two outfits: in her base art, she appears in civilian clothing, wearing a white shirt under a black leather vest, a long black jacket and white slacks; in her Uptied art and combat sprite, she wears the Zwei Association uniform, and wields a stun baton in her right hand. She can be seen in her Zwei Association South Identity.
- World of the Kurokumo Clan and Blade Lineage
- In this world, Rodion is a Wakashu for the Kurokumo Clan. She wears a black jacket over her shoulders, a black shirt and black slacks, and wields a katana. She can be seen in her Kurokumo Clan Identity and appears in Ryōshū's Kurokumo Clan Identity Story.
- World of Dieci Association Southern Branch
- In this world, Rodion is a Fist of the Dieci Association's South Section 4 Branch. She wears the Dieci Association uniform, and she fights with hand to hand combat enhanced by the stole she wears. She can be seen in her Dieci Association South Identity and appears in Hong Lu's Dieci Association Identity Story.
- World of Liu Association Southern Branch
- In this world, Rodion is a Director of the Liu Association's South Section 4 Branch. She dons two outfits: in her base art, she appears in that looks to be a training outfit, wearing a dark shirt and a Liu Association hoodie; in her Uptied art and combat sprite, she wears the Liu Association uniform, including a red coat and dark gloves, and she fights with Liu Association's traditional fire-enhanced hand to hand combat. She can be seen in her Liu Association South Identity.
- World of T Corp.
- In this world, Rodion is a Class 2 Collector at T Corp. She wears the standard Class 2 Collection Staff uniform, and utilizes gauntlets in combat. She can be seen in her T Corp. Collection Staff Identity.
- World of Devyat' Association Northern Branch
- In this world, Rodion is a Fixer of the Devyat' Association's North Section 3 Branch. She wears the Devyat' uniform, consisting of a green parka over a white coat and black pants, and dons a pair of goggles. She fights with the Devyat-issued Poludnitsa courier trunk. She can be seen in her Devyat' Association North Identity.
- World of W Corp.
- In this world, Rodion is a WARP Corp. Cleanup Agent. She appears in Don Quixote's WARP Corp. Identity art.
Trivia
- Rodion's character icon represents an axe cleaving through a human heart. The image reprises the tattoo Rodion has over the left side of her breast.
- Rodion is represented by the 🪓 emoji[2].
- Rodion's particulars are listed as "materialistic" and "engrossed gambler".
- Rodion is based on the protagonist of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel Crime and Punishment.
- In Crime and Punishment, Rodion is a former law student belonging to Russian aristocracy and now impoverished, who, hoping to restart his life, kills a corrupt pawnbroker, as well as the pawnbroker's sister, who had witnessed the murder. Rodion, who initially believed himself a special individual with a right to step over moral boundaries, soon finds himself tormented by his crime and its consequences, eventually confessing to Sonya, a friend of the pawnbroker's sister, and later to the authorities.
- Rodion's physical appearance is heavily based on her literary counterpart, who is noted to have "beautiful dark brown hair" and be "above average in height, and well built".
- Rodion's weapon of choice is an axe, РАСКО́Л, referencing the one used by her literary counterpart in carrying out the murder of the pawnbroker.
- "РАСКО́Л" (RASKOL) means "split" or "division" in Russian; it makes up the first half of the literary Rodion's last name, Raskol'nikov (Раскольников).
- LCB Sinner Rodion's Identity acquisition line mentions that she has "a longer name, but that makes things look cold". She might share this full name with her literary counterpart, Rodion Romanovich Raskol'nikov.
- Rodion herself likes to be called by her diminutive, Rodya, which most of the Sinners tend to use, with the exceptions being Yi Sang, Faust and Vergilius, who always refer to her as Rodion.
- Rodion's introduction quote is taken from one of the early chapters of the novel. After attempting to save a young girl being harrassed by an older man, and paying for a taxi in an attempt to send her back home, Rodion is overtaken by a feeling of hopelessness and starts to believe his actions aren't enough to help anyone, and he has done nothing more than waste money; reflecting on such thoughts, he wishes he could wake up again and forget about everything. The theme of Rodion struggling to concile his attempt to do good with the reality of the world around him is reprised by Rodion's story in Limbus Company.
- The introduction quote presents a discrepancy between translations: the Russian subtitles read "If she could forget herself, and begin afresh", whereas the English subtitles read "If she could forget everything, and begin afresh". The original quote from Crime and Punishment reads "He wished he could forget himself completely, forget everything, to wake up and begin afresh."
- Like all of the Sinners, Rodion voiced a "Document Excerpt" Youtube short.
- Rodion is noted to be particularly strong even among the Sinners, with her being able to easily overpower both Heathcliff and Ishmael.
- Rodion's voice actress, Yoon A-young, previously voiced Dalloc, Elena, Gloria, and Xiao in Library of Ruina.
- Though she does not use them exclusively, Rodya has a habit of giving others nicknames, including:
| Character | Nickname(s) |
|---|---|
| Faust | "Fau" |
| Don Quixote | "Chiquita", "Donqui", "Kiddo" |
| Ryōshū | "Shū" |
| Heathcliff | "Heath" |
| Ishmael | "Ishy" ("Ish" in the Korean script) |
| Sinclair | "Kid", "Kiddo", "Kiddie" |
| Outis | "Outie" |
| Gregor | "Greg", "Gregor babe" |
| Vergilius | "Vergie" ("Ver" in the Korean script), "Verg", "Mr. Guide" |
External Links
- Rodion (로지온) - Korean page (Namuwiki)
- Rodion (ロージャ) - Japanese page (wikiwiki)
- Rodion (ロージャ) - Japanese page (wiki3)
- Rodion (Родион) - Russian page (Project Moon wiki)
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