#lcb Panther

[offshore-brinicle]

I don't know much about Iori, but do you think that she'd end up in/directly opposing Hermann, given the latter's 'wanting to destroy the mirror worlds' thing?

It would also be a nice way to loop her back into the story so Vergie can suffer again and also because she is very pretty.

I mean, it's pretty heavily implied Iori is somehow connected to the events of Limbus with Ruina's deleted ending scene having her propose making a company of E.G.O users to the Hana Association, and Lion, Panther and Wolf were her underlings too as said by Vergillius and the color of their name tags & outfits including these purple snake things in their designs, they are better seen in Vellmori's concept art since it seems she was actually the character designer for these three in specific rather than Nai_Ga like usual going by these sketches

Actually even more interestingly in the topic of Iori and her power of travelling through multiple possibilities and how that is definitely connected to the mirror worlds there's a few details pointed out by Korean users

In Ruina, all of the guests to the library have their own icon/emblem/logo representing them, Iori being such a big deal as The Purple Tear gets her own, and now fastforward to Limbus and compare and contrast the shape of Iori's logo to Yi Sang's mirror he showed the League, a purple circle framed by three lines in the exact same angle.

Even more is that some time ago I came across a tweet pointing out this detail from an official Iori standee where she's seen reading a book which on closer inspection the user had figured out was in fact meant to be a copy of the original Korean text of The Wings (I can no longer access the tweet since they seem to have deleted their account or changed @, but I had the image saved the image comparison on Discord. I looked into it and it was released last November too but the preview pic is so small I can't get a better look

Either way thanks for giving me an excuse to share this information I deadass always forget to talk and I think it's extremely interesting and way too specific for it all to be coincidental

[thecatkennel]

attempts at those three bozos from the prologue

[fiemdblunt]

Limbus Company OC: Avtandil.

"არ იცი, ვარდი უეკლოდ არავის მოუკრებიან!"

“Know that a rose without thorns has never been plucked!”

"The last sinner to join Limbus Company. Prior to joining the company, this sinner preferred a lifestyle of constant movement on his own, his goals with the company also keeping this kind of ever-changing nature. Coincidentally, his goals flow together with ours, though not the same, as such handling him should not be too much of an issue. Just make sure to keep his curious mind satisfied."

Colour: #b22222 (Firebrick)

Affiliation: Limbus Company

Biographical Info

Gender: Male

Height: 167cm, 5'5

Native District: District 9, I Corp.

Relations: LCB (Colleagues)

Other

Literary Source: The Knight In Panther's Skin

Nationality: Georgian🇬🇪

Voice Actor: ???

Avtandil (Hangul: 아브탄딜 ; Geo: ავთანდილ) is designated sinner #14 of Limbus Company's LCB department.

Avtandil is a fiery "knight" of the backstreets (or so he says), and the last addition to the company, previously unaffiliated and forced to travel without aid.

He is the focus character of the currently unannounced Canto XIII.

Appearance

Avtandil is a man of short height and average build, with black hair with red tips, cut to the longer side of short hair. He wears the Limbus Company uniform, a plain white shirt tucked into his trousers, a cropped black coat, a thick black waist belt, neatly kept but somewhat dusty shoes, black gloves, and a loosely tied red tie around his neck. Underneath the white shirt he's wearing a grey tight turtleneck.

In battle, Avtandil wields a plain worn down sword, along with a coffin with a butterfly symbol on it, that he seemingly uses as a shield. Additionally, during combat it seems the butterflies tend to cover his sword. Outside of battle, the butterflies remain but in a much lesser quantity.

Personality

Avtandil tends to have a very fiery and passionate personality. While other sinners that tend to be more intelligent seem to have a very serious disposition and a tendency towards emotional distance, Avtandil exhibits more emotions than an average person, and is also more likely to forge bonds quickly. Despite this, he seems to have himself more under control compared to Don Quixote.

His knowledge seems to be a product of contraband from the Nest, the rest has been acquired through his unlicensed travel. As a result, his behaviour alternates between stereotypical backstreets point of view, and the information and behaviours of someone who grew up wealthier in the Nest. As a result, he speaks in a mash of almost poetic language and polite language, along with more casual speech, followed by swearing. He does seem to lack when it comes to technical knowledge, being unable to understand the technology of the city on numerous occasions (such as his confusion regarding singularity-based medical technology), despite his interest in it.

In contrast to most other sinners, he's very open about his motivations, himself, and some of his experiences. However, Hong Lu has remarked on Avtandil possibly making himself appear that way. Though, that can be attributed to Hong Lu's perception due to his own upbringing.

He values knowledge a lot, and seems to feel genuinely upset when incorrect information is shared, oftentimes alluding to an idea of balance between combat expertise, intelligence, and heart, stating that a lack of one or more of those ideas makes one an open wound in battle. As a byproduct of his knowledge-hoarding, he tends to collect objects he considers intriguing.

Mirror Worlds

World of N Corp. In this world, Avtandil is a Kleinhammer of the Inquisition divison of N Corp. He's seen as heavily obsessive towards a shared goal within the corporation. In this world, he's wearing the Kleinhammer uniform along with a hammer he's seen dragging across the ground. This Identity mirrors the lower class N Corp. Inquisitors from the main story. This version of Avtandil can be viewed in his N Corp. Kleinhammer Identity.

World of K Corp. In this world, Avtandil is a Fixer of the Rosespanner Workshop. He's wearing a dark red suit characteristic of the members of the workshop, his personality does not seem too different from his LCB version, however he does seem significantly more tired. He can be seen in his Rosespanner Workshop Identity.

World of the Kurokumo Clan and Blade Lineage. In this world, Avtandil is a Salsu of the Blade Lineage. In this universe, as a natural progression of events his travels eventually led him to the Blade Lineage who recognized his ability, the scattered and always-moving nature of the syndicate attracting him. He wields a jikdo in battle, wearing a black undershirt, and a black Dopo robe worn normally in his pre-uptie artwork, and tied around his waist in his post-uptie art. He can be seen in his Blade Lineage Identity.

World of the Former Library Guests. In this world, Avtandil is a Fixer of the Cane Office. He wears a black suit, white shirt, and a black tie, along with a long black coat. He carries a suitcase instead of a coffin, which is also adorned with a butterfly symbol. The identity mirrors Martina from Library of Ruina. He can be seen in his Cane Office Identity.

World of the Seven Association Southern Branch. In this world, Avtandil is a Fixer of the Seven Association's South Section 4 Branch. He wears the standard Seven Association uniform and carries a longsword. He can be seen in his Seven Association Identity.

World of the Liu Association Southern Branch. In this world, Avtandil is a Fixer for the section 5 of the Liu Association Southern Branch. In a typical Liu Association fashion, he wears the standard association uniform, with his butterflies seemingly looking slightly burned around the edges, due to Liu Association's fire-enhanced martial techniques. He can be seen in his Liu Association South Identity.

World of W corp. In this world, Avtandil is a Level 3 cleanup agent for WARP Corp. For this identity, W corp was the last resort on his mission, only working on his abnormality-hunting goals between jobs, as a result, he's depicted as exceedingly sluggish but moving forward regardless. He wears the cleanup agent uniform, and still uses his usual weaponry, adjusted to fit the aesthetic of WARP Corp's former merchandise. He can be seen in his WARP Corp. Identity.

World of U corp. In this world, Avtandil is a Little Brother of The Middle. He wears the standard attire of the syndicate, complete with the purple hawaiian shirt, white trousers, and chains loosely wrapped around his arms, and one chain wrapped around his waist. He is not wearing anything under the Hawaiian shirt, revealing he's covered in The Middle enhancement tattoos across his chest, arms, and neck. He can be seen in his The Middle Identity.

World of Cinq Association Eastern Branch. In this world, Avtandil is a Fixer of the Cinq Association's East Section 3 branch. He wears a gunlongpao decorated with the Cinq symbol motifs shaped into the shape of dragons, in the colour of blue and white characteristic of Cinq association. He also wears a pyrojade bracelet that enhances his combat ability. He can be seen in his Cinq Association East Identity.

World of Dieci Association Southern Branch. In this world, Avtandil is a fixer of the Dieci Association's Southern Branch and takes on a role of a Fist. He wears the standard Dieci uniform, and uses his arms covered in butterflies in combat. He can be seen in his Dieci Association South Identity.

World of the J Corp. Backstreets. In this world, Avtandil is a tingtanger in Tingtang Gang. He wears a dark green Hawaiian button-down shirt, unbottoned up until the middle of his torso. His shoulders and arms are covered in tattoos, and his ears are covered in piercings, along with some facial piercings. He can be seen in his Tingtang Tingtanger Identity.

World of the Fanghunt Office. In this world, Avtandil is a Fixer for the Fanghunt Office. He wears the typical Fanghunt Office uniform, wielding a massive hammer in combat. In this world, his sadistic behaviour towards abnormalities and distortions manifests towards bloodfiends as well, believing them to be extensions of those phenomena. He can be found in his Fanghunt Office Identity.

Trivia

His character icon depicts a white butterfly sitting on a rose.

Avtandil is represented by the 🌹 emoji.

Avtandil's particulars are listed as "sin-eater", "generous collector", and "guilty chevalier".

Avtandil is based on Avtandil from Shota Rustaveli's epic poem "The Knight In Panther's skin"

- Avtandil seems to be a condensation of personality traits of several characters, inverse of how the original source takes real historical figures and breaks them down into several characters. Avtandil as a result is often surrounded by thematic patterns of several characters despite Avtandil from the poem being his main inspiration. Examples of common themes would be roses, the imagery of the sun and the moon, daffodils, pearl and crystal. Much like how The Knight in Panther's Skin formed much of Georgian identity throughout the centuries, Avtandil represents that idea of morals.

The Knight in Panther's Skin also has strong themes of emotional sensitivity and how even the perfect heroes have moments of instability. That is highlighted in Avtandil's high emotional sensitivity despite the most commonly expressed calmer disposition.

Avtandil's introduction quote comes from a part of The Knight in Panther's Skin where he tells Tariel that the beauty he seeks as wonderful as it is, is also laborious to obtain. What is most desired will always be of the most effort to acquire. But it is not a quote that encourages giving up due to that truth, but the contrary, it is a call to keep moving forward.

Like Gregor and Ryōshū, he is a smoker.

Avtandil's outfit in his Cinq Association East Identity seems to be inspired by the painting of Feliks Jasieński[1] by Leon Wyczółkowski. Likely a nod and highlight to being a "generous hoarder".

References

https://www.tumblr.com/fiemdblunt

https://x.com/bluntfiemd

https://bluntfiend.straw.page

my beautiful mind

Gallery

Beautiful art Silly text posts

[mango-dolphin]

playing a game with myself called "inventing a man and scaring myself with it"

Note: Not all of these predictions are meant to be taken literally, more figuratively/metaphorically/so on. You get it. Note 2: lighter the text, the more likely i think it is to be (in part or in full) true

ALSO. thank you @maxknightleyunofficial for the yuri box.

bingo transcribed below [with additional Author's notes!]:

Limbus Company Predictions

Row 1:

Sinner Number correlates to recruitment order. (Which, yes, would imply Dante joined LCB before Sinclair, Outis, and Gregor. No points)

Another character based on a poet (or philosopher) is introduced. HM: Ovid SWEEP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Meursault's source material is his backstory: he works for the LCB because they saved him from the death penalty

The E.G.O gear the Sinners are attuned to all corrode because the gear or their attunements are imperfect. As in: your LC nuggets got that good shit [because the LCB doesn't have Cogito & can't manufacture E.G.O gear: the Sinners have to "connect" to the Abnormality instead, however that works] / are better [than the LCB Sinners]

The psychosis warning is for multiple Cantos and/or side stories, but one of the Cantos needing that warning is Meursault's.

Row 2:

Sinclair goes tree mode. I will not explain any further.

Limbus Company wants to be the new L Corp, or at least be continually influencial to whoever takes the spot.

The Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil; [it will be] a constant theme. Dante cannot "eat" (the apple), and thus is not "doomed to die" like the Sinners.** **The Sinners are named thus because they "partook" in the fruit: these moments, from blissful yet tormentous naivete to a sudden sinful upheaval, are highlighted in their Cantos. Gregor's was cutting the apple (crossing the boundary from child to war machine); Rodion's was killing the tax collector (her desire to be a hero completely upended by her actions leading to the deaths of all her neighbors); Sinclair's was following Kromer / letting her into his life (specifically allowing Kromer into his basement and witnessing The Horrors)... **This could imply LCB as the serpent in the garden, but more than anything, Dante is Eve. [Iori could also be the serpent she's got the range. swagever. It'd be funny.] HM: Or even worse, the opposite is true.

Sinners will get upgraded versions of their base E.G.Os; These versions have relation to the shadows cast in their E.G.O portrait.

Ishmael's white whale is a Library of Ruina character.

Row 3:

Faust's Faustian Bargain is classically straightforward: she "sold her soul" for knowledge. HM: The Devil in this exchange is the LCB.

Outis is in the middle of her years-long Odyssey as we speak. HM: It's why she's one of the last Sinners

Purgatorio & Paradiso

Outis, Don Quixote, and Hong Lu are using fake names

Dante (prior to the events of the game) has been on the Outskirts of the City, or even left City limits. HM: They're from outside the city

Row 4:

Gregor is an abnormality / abnormality-like; Hermann's "gift" to him is that. [Honestly he'd be one in the same way Tomerry is, but further than that? He's more than just a genetically modified soldier is what I'm trying to get at.]

Iori

^ HM: Lion, Panther, and Wolf were sent to Dante as a test. [Idk what kind of test it'd be. Trust me.]

At least one Sinner will Distort, and possibly multiple Likely Hong Lu, Ryoshu, Rodion, Heathcliff, Faust, or Meursault. Don seems obvious.* *Colors are likelihoods, not pairs. Though I don't see it likely that they all will distort UNLESS SOMETHING FUCKING HAPPENS *ADDITIONAL hard mode (so hard it's mode): Meursault Distorted before joining Limbus

the golden boughs are the remnants of Carmen's body or essence / the byproduct of the Seed of Light. [That's NERVOUS SYSTEM, baybee!]

Dante goes to Paradiso alone / with only Vergilius (I forgot how it went :( idr if Dante Dante's Inferno went up there alone)

Row 5:

Something bad happened to Gregor's sister :( HM: She's still alive. This is a bad thing. [Leaving my wording vague here on purpose.]

Marie (L'Étranger) is in the Blue Team (with Demian); Gretchen (Faust) is in the Red Team (with Hermann). Gretchen switches teams? [Honestly likely Faust hasn't encountered Gretchen either!]

There is yuri moments and maybe even yaoi moments (not Yuri) SINCLAIR. Yi Sang, Outis, Ishmael, Meursault, Outis again, Hong Lu, HM: Outis Wife Penelope

Angela.

Dante knew Carmen

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