Sinclair

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Even with the volatile nature of human growth around his age taken into consideration, this sinner seems to get particularly startled or frown when spoken to. He isn't used to real combat at the moment, meaning that he may struggle to keep himself together at the sight of something as mild as spilt innards at first. As there may be those with violent tendencies among your crew, we recommend taking an approach focused on positive reinforcement with this sinner. He appears to possess a murderous gaze that he himself isn't aware of; this is a hopeful sign that he has the potential to grow into an expert of our company's profession with the right stimuli.

Sinclair
Color	#8b9c15  (Immature Green)
Affiliation	Limbus Company
Biographical Info
Gender	Male
Height	163 cm, 5'4"
Native District	District 11, K Corp.
Relations	LCB (Colleagues) Demian (Former Schoolmate) Kromer (Former Classmate) Father Mother Older Sister
Other
Literary Source	Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair's Youth
Nationality	German
Voice Actor	Kim Da-ol

"Die böse Welt indessen begann schon mitten in unserem eigenen Hause."

"Meanwhile, the world of evil began there already, right in the middle of our house."

Emil Sinclair (Hangul: 에밀 싱클레어, Emil Singkeulleeo) is designated Sinner #11 of Limbus Company's LCB department.

More frequently known as just Sinclair, he is an anxious and self-conscious man with a blatantly empathetic nature. He was previously affiliated with the prosthetic-famous town of Calw, having lived and attended school there prior to joining Limbus Company.

He is the focus character of Canto III: The Unconfronting.

Appearance

Sinclair is a young man with a fair complexion, below average in height. He has golden eyes and wavy, short blonde hair.

His primary work attire consists of a plain white shirt tucked into a black waist belt and is accompanied by black suspenders, black suit pants, and a long Limbus Company coat. He wears a red necktie and attached to his left suspender strap is his ID. Sinclair has black gloves and wears black oxfords at his feet.

In battle, Sinclair wields a halberd that is approximately 180cm long and has "VOGEL" written on the blade.

Personality

Sinclair initially shows a passive personality, he often avoids confrontations whenever possible. Similar to his literary portrayal, Sinclair shows a fear of uncertainty and is displayed as a timid character. In general, Sinclair is shown to be introverted and often has difficulty with accepting the violence and insolence of the world. He often doubts himself and externally monologues his uncertainty - occasionally reminiscing over what a certain someone would've done. Having grown up a sheltered life in District 11 and now finding himself in the company, he is still considerably innocent and naïve. Demian commented that Sinclair resembled a baby bird preparing to break out of a shell.

In Canto II, Rodion comments on how she could immediately tell Sinclair was from a rich family due to the way he "walks and talks". Prior in the chapter, Faust explains that the Mariachis were seeking "unpolished and unstable" flair, suggesting that Sinclair be the one to perform a dance on behalf of the company. When he is on stage, he continues to doubt himself. Many characters comment on how Sinclair seems to be fighting some repressed turmoil and darkness within himself, mirroring his literary source and how he is fighting to break free of a shell.

Although he wishes to be a logical person, he is openly very emotional in some situations in an effort to protect himself or do his job in the company. In Canto III, thanks to his trauma given to him by his old classmate, his fear boils over following their first encounter with the N Corp. Inquisition. This is shown more as he listens to Effie's voice transmission within the bus.

After a fight with a group of N Corp. Inquisitors, Sinclair was overtaken by his emotions and continually allowed himself to skewer the corpse of a fallen Inquisitor. Don Quixote had to step in to return him to his senses, highlighting how truly easy it is for Sinclair to lose himself in his emotions. Sinclair has shown a great reaction to Kromer due to his past with her. When overcome by emotions, he is ruthless and violent. Even Kromer comments in Canto III how his speech was unlike his past self, although this rage did not make him any stronger.

Mirror Worlds

• World of the J Corp. Backstreets
  • In this world, Sinclair is the leader of the Los Mariachis Syndicate. After discovering a passion for music, Sinclair found himself able to shake off his typical anxious mindset and embraced a more violent side that lead to him becoming a Syndicate leader. He has glow-in-the-dark paint on his face and hands in a skeletal design and wears a large sombrero, black shirt, white, puffy jacket, and green dress pants with a large, golden belt. He wields pink maracas with yellow chevron-stripes in battle that change color to a cyan that matches his face paint when performing a critical hit. This Identity mirrors Aida from the main story. He can be seen in his Los Mariachis Jefe Identity.

Kromer's memory of the Mirror World.

• Kromer's Ideal Mirror World
  • In this world, Sinclair is The One Who Shall Grip, a role in the N Corp. Inquisition that is meant to serve at The One Who Shall Grip's side. Kromer sees this version of Sinclair in a Mirror and becomes obsessed with recreating the dynamic they share in the Mirror World in their current reality. He wears an all white outfit with several golden decals on it, a short cape, and has a few wax seals and ribbons attached to the armor he wears on his arms.
• World of N Corp.
  • In this world, Sinclair is The One Who Shall Grip, just as he is in the Mirror World that Kromer saw. Unlike Kromer's Mirror World, in this one he is second in command to Faust. Having been manipulated by Faust, Sinclair has been told he is a chosen one that is meant to purge the 'heretics' of Calw and he acts accordingly, although he is still unable to fully embrace the ideology of the Inquisition and suffers from nightmares. In his base art, he wears his school uniform seen in the main story. In the Uptied art and combat sprites, he wears the same outfit that he wore in Kromer's Mirror World and wields a halberd similar to the one he uses in the main story. He can be seen in his The One Who Shall Grip Identity and is mentioned in Faust's The One Who Grips Identity Story.
• World of K Corp.
  • In this world, Sinclair is a member of the Technology Liberation Alliance and uses the Red Sheet E.G.O in battle. After picking the Red Sheet E.G.O when the TLA were assigning the Lobotomy E.G.O's to be used in their attacks on K Corp. he became obsessed with creating talismans for the E.G.O and seems to be slowly undergoing E.G.O Corrosion. He wears the Red Sheet E.G.O which consists of a sleeveless top with a loose, one sleeved jacket tied around it, and a red tie. All over his body and outfit are yellow talismans with red writing on them, which he uses in combat alongside a similarly talismans-covered wooden staff. He can be seen in his Lobotomy E.G.O::Red Sheet Identity and appears in Ishmael's Lobotomy E.G.O::Sloshing Identity Story.
• World of the District 21 Backstreets
  • In this world, Sinclair is a Fixer of the Molar Boatworks Workshop, having previously worked at Molar Office before visiting the Library. Once he and the other members of Molar Office returned to their human forms, they opened Molar Boatworks and Sinclair began to learn skills to create weapons and modify machines such as welding. He wears a large blue jacket with various tools in its pockets, black shorts, and a black choker around his neck, as well as a tool belt and safety goggles with orange lenses. He wields a mechanical chainsaw that he made himself in battle. This Identity mirrors Rain from the main story. He can be seen in his Molar Boatworks Identity.
• World of Wuthering Heights
  • In this world, Sinclair is a Butler of Wuthering Heights. He appears to be a relatively new hire, as he is still learning how to meet the standards of the Chief Butler, and he wears the standard Butler's uniform. He appears in Faust's Wuthering Heights Identity Story.
• World of the Former Library Guests
  • In this world, Sinclair is a Fixer of the Dawn Office. After losing his fellow Office members at the Library, he manifests a volatile E.G.O. In his base art and his normal combat sprite, he wears glasses, a simple blazer, black turtleneck, and dark pants and gloves, and he wields a short sword. In his Uptied art as well as volatile E.G.O combat sprites, he has partially manifested a wax based E.G.O that forms a wing on his right arm and armor covering his full left arm and wields a large sword covered in orange veins. This Identity mirrors Philip from Library of Ruina. He can be seen in his Dawn Office Identity.
• World of the Zwei Association Southern Branch
  • In this world, Sinclair is a Fixer of the Zwei Association's South Section 6 branch. He is a new member of the Association, having just completed his entrance exam. In his base art, he wears circle-rimmed glasses, an oversized green coat over a light blue sweater, and jeans. In his Uptied art and combat sprites, he wears the standard Zwei Association uniform and wields an electric baton. He can be seen in his Zwei Association Identity and appears in Faust's Zwei Association Identity Story.
• World of the Kurokumo Clan and Blade Lineage
  • In this world, Sinclair is a Salsu of the Blade Lineage. Having been discovered by the Blade Lineage and praised for his combat abilities, he joined them hoping to figure himself out, but still hesitates often and struggles with embracing the more violent side of himself. He wears a black, sleeveless undershirt with a black Dopo robe over the top, and has a red tassel earring. He wields a jikdo in battle. He can be seen in his Blade Lineage Identity.
• World of the Cinq Association Southern Branch
  • In this world, Sinclair is the Director of the Cinq Association's South Section 4 branch. Often underestimated despite being a Director due to his own lack of confidence, Sinclair is a skilled swordsman who lets his instincts take over and guide him through battle. He wears the standard Cinq Association uniform and wields a rapier. He can be seen in his Cinq Association Identity and is mentioned in Outis' Cinq Association Identity Story.

Trivia

• Sinclair's character icon depicts an egg starting to crack. This references the metaphor of a person having to break their own egg in order to grow up, introduced by Demian in Canto III.
• Sinclair is represented by the "🐣" Emoji.
• Sinclair's particulars are listed as "wishy-washy", "overdependent", and "inexorably insecure".
• Sinclair is based on the protagonist and narrator of Hermann Hesse's 1919 novel Demian: The Story of A Boyhood, sharing numerous traits with his literary source.
  • Similarly to the Emil Sinclair of Hesse's novel, Sinclair is depicted as a young man struggling to live between two worlds- a world of "light" associated with his family and representing the expectations of his future, and a world of "darkness" that he is introduced to by Kromer, representing temptation and the embrace of violence and strong emotions, that Sinclair finds himself reluctantly drawn to. Much like his literary counterpart, he begins to face his struggle with the help of a classmate, a mysterious youth named Demian.
  • Sinclair's character poster and base E.G.O, Branch of Knowledge, appear to reference this concept as well, representing Sinclair standing in the middle of a screen split between a light side and a darker one, in front of what appears to be the tree of Eden, surmounted by a golden apple. Within Demian, the apple appears as a symbol of temptation in the first chapter, during which the young Sinclair lies to Kromer about having stolen golden apples from the miller's orchard, leading to Kromer blackmailing him, and leading Sinclair to first cross over into the world of darkness, through his sin of lying.
  • Sinclair is the second child and only son of his family, having an older sister; this is similar to his literary counterpart, although the Sinclair of the novel instead has two sisters.
• Sinclair's introduction quote comes from an early chapter of Demian, in which Sinclair explains the belief he's held, ever since he was a child, of the existence of two worlds: when describing the world of evil, he comments that it began inside his family's house, in the stories and rumors passed on by the servants and workmen. In Limbus Company, the statement is taken more literally, as it describes Sinclair's experience with his family's sudden transformation, and the dark feelings the event sparked in him.
• Sinclair's halberd, "VOGEL", is named after the German word for 'bird', and references a recurring concept in Demian. In the novel, Demian expresses interest in the coat-of-arms carved in the keystone of the entrance of Sinclair's house, depicting a sparrow, which then begins showing up in Sinclair's dreams all throughout his life. Later on, Demian leaves Sinclair a paper with the note "The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must first destroy a world. The bird flies to God. That God's name is Abraxas", thus likening Sinclair to the bird, and inspiring Sinclair's journey of spiritual discovery in the following years.
• Despite introducing himself as Emil Sinclair, and his full name being written on his coat, Sinclair is rarely ever referred to by his first name by other characters within the game, referencing his literary counterpart, whose first name is never spoken within the novel, and only known due to the book having been originally published under the pseudonym of Emil Sinclair.
  • This is played straight to the point Sinclair's sister and father refer to him by his last name during Canto III, although this may have been an oversight on the writers' part.
• Sinclair's hometown, Calw, references Hermann Hesse's birthplace. The town's visuals appear to have been heavily based on the real-world town's architecture as well.
• Sinclair is possibly the 10th Sinner recruited instead of Dante. It is implied this was a last minute change in designation given the number on his company-uniform overcoat actually being "10" — having the "0" be crossed and replaced by hastily written "1" to write out a crude "11".
• Sinclair's voice actor, Kim Daol, previously voiced Boris and Astolfo in Library of Ruina.

External Links

• Sinclair (싱클레어) - Korean page (Namuwiki)
• Sinclair (シンクレア)- Japanese page (wikiwiki)
• Sinclair (シンクレア) - Japanese page (wiki3)
• Emil Sinclair (Эмиль Синклер) - Russian page (Project Moon wiki)