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The character sheet for Cytus II.

Due to the large amount of twists and turns the story goes through, it would be impossible to so much as glance at this trope list without seeing spoilers. Because of this, all spoilers are unmarked!

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Main Characters

PAFF

Neko#ΦωΦ

ROBO Head

Xenon

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ConneR

Cherry

JOE

Nora

Ivy

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Vanessa

Sagar

Rin

Miku

Kizuna AI

Kizuna AI Cytus II's second guest character. Within the game's universe, she's a famous virtual idol from a distant past. Her story begins with a meeting with a lost little girl. In her attempts to bring this girl back to her parents, she ends up taking her on a journey through time, bringing to light a number of revelations regarding the setting's past. Bare Your Midriff: She wears a crop top that exposes a lot of her stomach.

Benevolent A.I.: She thinks nothing of helping a lost girl reunite with her parents. It comes natural to her. Her character description outright describes her as someone who wants to make others happy.

Connected All Along: As it turns out, that little girl she was helping was actually a very young Neko Asakura. Though Neko forgets about their encounter at the end of her story, their time together does re-contextualize a lot of Neko's character, such as her Genki Girl personality and penchant for pink, as her subconsciously emulating Kizuna.

Cool Big Sis: She acted as a surrogate one for Neko during their time together. Neko outright calls her "Onee-chan".

Multicolored Hair: She has pink streaks in her hair. The ending of her story implies that this is where Neko got the idea to dye her own hair in the same fashion, as well as her penchant for hairbands.

Our Ghosts Are Different: Possibly. The area Neko first encounters her in is revealed to have been completely sealed off in reality, meaning there is no way the two of them could've actually have physically met. And yet, Neko seems to subconsciously style herself after the girl she had come to view as her older sister despite not remembering their exact encounter, indicating that the meeting did indeed happen. Might also count as Haunted Technology.

Ridiculously Human Robots: She's a robot only in the sense that she was constructed from mechanical components. Her physical appearance and the way she interacts with others are completely natural.

Secondary Characters

Helena

Noah

Noah Black Helena's husband and current director of the ARC's technology department. A seemingly composed man who cares about his wife and sister-in-law's well-being. He seems particularly invested in Aroma's career. He was also the former subordinate of Phoenix Wyle, the former director of the ARC's technology department, and may have been the reason Phoenix was relieved of his position. Helena's husband and current director of the ARC's technology department. A seemingly composed man who cares about his wife and sister-in-law's well-being. He seems particularly invested in Aroma's career. He was also the former subordinate of Phoenix Wyle, the former director of the ARC's technology department, and may have been the reason Phoenix was relieved of his position. Bait the Dog: Is presented at first as a loving husband who also gets along well with Aroma and is supportive of her career. Then we go further into Aroma's story, revealing that Noah seems to have a disturbing fixation with Aroma in general. He also was the one who forcibly turned Kaori into Aroma's replacement, strong-arming his wife into being complicit in the process. Somewhat subverted when it's revealed he feels immense guilt for a lot of his actions.

Ephebophile: Is heavily implied to have lustful, obsessive feelings towards Aroma. These feelings were first revealed when Aroma was 16. When reunited with Aroma after she ran away, he admits that his feelings towards her were fundamentally wrong and apologizes to her, something he reiterates during his sacrifice in the final act.

Even Evil Has Loved Ones: While "evil" might be too strong of a word for his present self, considering how guilty he feels about his actions in the present despite some questionable decisions he makes afterwards, he genuinely cares about Helena and Aroma, and will go to great lengths for them.

Fan Boy: Jokingly refers to himself as Aroma's number one fan but turns out to be a rather obsessive one in a more serious way.

Heel Realization: Multiple reveals put him in a very unsavory light, but upon finding out that Aroma ran away, he curses himself in private, expressing the desire to repent. It's revealed that he considers rescuing Aroma his repentance, even if his means of doing so involves stealing the life of another girl. However, he at least is willing to admit upfront how much of a monster he's become.

Ignored Epiphany: He seems to realize just how wrong it was for him to turn Kaori into Aroma's replacement and comes clean to her about trying to erase her memories. Then, while Aroma is resting, he reveals to Helena that he intends to wipe her memories permanently. It's finally subverted in his final moments, when he admits upfront with no stipulations attached that he's become a monster.

In Vino Veritas: Noah first reveals the much darker aspects of his character when he stumbles into the White household while drunk.

Irony: Phoenix forbade Noah from following him after Phoenix was relieved of his position, believing that the amoral world he was going to enter for the sake of his research would corrupt his young subordinate. Noah either was already corrupt or ended up becoming corrupt later on anyways, misusing Phoenix's own technology for arguably more selfish purposes. The only time he does something legitimately benevolent for others, it's when he's essentially kidnapped by Ivy and forced to help her transfer Vanessa into a new body in order to free Vanessa of her murderous programming. He later reveals that he only went along with the plan because he still had the desire to atone and saw it as another opportunity.

Kick the Dog: It may have just been a result of his own desperation, but shouting at Helena that she didn't love Aroma, her own sister, as much as he did when Helena showed reluctance towards transferring Aroma's memories into Kaori was a serious low blow.

My Greatest Second Chance: A possible interpretation of him transferring Aroma's memories into Kaori. After giving into his obsession with the original Aroma, he wanted to finally act like the true surrogate father Aroma saw him as prior to him breaking her trust.

Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil: He attempted to sexually assault or rape Aroma when she was 16. He was so drunk at the time that he passed out before he was able to go through with it, but judging by Aroma's scream and how she acted towards him afterwards, the intent was very clear. However, he himself feels a lot of guilt about this, with the incident informing a lot of his actions towards Kaori after turning her into Aroma's replacement.

Redemption Equals Death: He sacrifices himself to disrupt Vanessa's signal, giving the main cast the opening needed to finally face Vanessa, though moreover because he believes it's the only fate he deserves. In his last moments, he gives a long overdue apology to both individuals inhabiting Aroma's body for all the lives he ruined.

Theme Naming: His wife and sister-in-law's last name is White , and his last name is Black . Might also count as Meaningful Name considering what kind of man he's been revealed to be.

, and his last name is . Might also count as Meaningful Name considering what kind of man he's been revealed to be. Walking Spoiler: He's not the kind man and loving husband he's initially presented as.

Well-Intentioned Extremist: Viewed Phoenix's technology as a means for humanity to gain true immortality, via the transfer of mind and body into new vessels. His research was banned as the transfer of memories was considered too dangerous a concept.

Your Cheating Heart: It's heavily implied he attempted to sexually assault Aroma while drunk even though he was already married to Helena by that point. He also drunkenly stated that he prefers Aroma to Helena. Keep in mind, Aroma was 16 at the time.

Diego

Kouhei

Kouhei Asakura Neko's father and Saku's ex-husband, who moved to Node 08 with Neko for a more lucrative job. He's a rather blunt man who has difficulties connecting with his increasingly rebellious daughter, a problem that becomes more apparent after he marries Yukiko, a colleague from work. Amicable Exes: With Saku. They still communicate with each other about their lives despite being divorced.

Anger Born of Worry: He was very livid when a teenage Neko suddenly returned home after disappearing for days on end following an argument over dinner. That anger likely came from the very Adult Fear of his child disappearing for a long period of time without calling back. Of course, his poor handling of said anger led to Neko becoming The Runaway and leaving for an even longer period of time.

Brutal Honesty: He's not a man known for his tact. Without even mincing words, he informed an eight-year-old Neko that he and Saku were getting divorced. Saku obviously called him out on it.

Happily Married: For all intents and purposes, his marriage with Yukiko is a very happy one to the extent he considers her and her son Kenta as much a part of his family as Neko. Neko really wasn't a fan of this as a teenager.

Has a Type: Neko reluctantly remarked how similar Saku and Yukiko actually are, despite how much she disliked Yukiko at the time.

Hidden Depths: According to Saku, he does really like the music Neko creates even though he doesn't quite understand it. The reason he criticizes Neko's musical tastes is because of his general frustrations with her rebelliousness.

Papa Wolf: He stormed a building of loan sharks after they attempted to kidnap Neko and Kenta on top of hounding Yukiko. With a little help from Neko and, unbeknownst to him, Xenon, he cleared out the entire building by threatening to painfully detonate the chips of the loan sharks. He didn't even realize he had suffered a minor head injury until it was pointed out to him. For all his faults as a parent, he does legitimately love his family.

Parents as People: He took the job at Node 08 to support his family, and he does indeed love his daughter. Unfortunately, he conveys this love through his constant worries of what Neko gets up to when she's out of the home, which Neko took as him just hating everything that she did. When Neko was a teenager, there were also times when he seemed to care more about Yukiko than his own daughter.

Shipper on Deck: During a dinner conversation, he asks Neko why she and Xenon haven't started dating yet. A flustered Neko dismisses this as Kouhei being slightly tipsy. Neko's father and Saku's ex-husband, who moved to Node 08 with Neko for a more lucrative job. He's a rather blunt man who has difficulties connecting with his increasingly rebellious daughter, a problem that becomes more apparent after he marries Yukiko, a colleague from work.

Yukiko

Yukiko Asakura Neko's stepmother and Kenta's mother. Despite being a kind woman who wants to be a proper mother to Neko, Neko had serious problems with her taking the place of her birth mother. Dark and Troubled Past: Implied. She's a single mother who is in debt to a group of very bad loan sharks, who're willing to resort to child kidnapping to get their payments. There is no mention of Kenta's father, but the implications of his absence aren't good.

Gold Digger: Neko accused her of being this after finding out about her financial situation. Though Kouhei was indeed helping her to sort through things with the loan sharks, Yukiko does sincerely want to be a good mother to Neko.

Happily Married: Does legitimately love Kouhei and the family she's become a part of.

Nice Girl: For all intents and purposes seems to be a sweet woman who wants to be a good mother and wife.

Parent with New Paramour: Neko didn't really have a problem with Yukiko until Kouhei revealed that he and Yukiko were getting married. Despite Yukiko's attempts to connect with her stepdaughter, Neko saw those attempts as Kouhei betraying Saku. Neko later does accept Yukiko into her life after helping Kouhei deal with her loan sharks.

Shipper on Deck: Like her husband, she thinks Neko and Xenon would make a cute couple. Neko's stepmother and Kenta's mother. Despite being a kind woman who wants to be a proper mother to Neko, Neko had serious problems with her taking the place of her birth mother.

Saku

Saku Shiraishi Neko's mother and Kouhei's ex-wife. Kouhei and her separated as she did not want to leave her family in Node 03 behind. Neko is very close to her. Amicable Exes: With Kouhei. Despite being divorced, they still discuss their respective lives with each other. She even encourages Neko to reconcile with Kouhei even though she acknowledges his faults.

Connected All Along: Kaori was one of the orphans she helped raise in Node 03's orphanage.

Good Parents: Was a very loving mother to Neko, which is why Neko is so close to her and why she had difficulties accepting Yukiko. She was also this to Node 03's orphans as the orphanage's caretaker.

Nice Girl: Is a kind and caring mother who bears no ill will towards her ex-husband. She is also very accepting of Yukiko. Neko's mother and Kouhei's ex-wife. Kouhei and her separated as she did not want to leave her family in Node 03 behind. Neko is very close to her.

Phoenix

Kim

Kim An incredibly amoral researcher who works for a subsidiary of the Mogura. He was formerly a member of a group of currently incarcerated An Arm and a Leg: ROBO_Head utterly mangles his arm when he attempts to halt Phoenix and Nora's escape attempt.

Jerkass: He's a very unpleasant person to deal with to say the least.

Hate Sink: There's absolutely nothing likable about the guy. Though both he and Phoenix have conducted their fair share of immoral human experiments, Kim is unpleasant even off the clock. And that's not even getting into his sense of entitlement and willingness to toss even his allies under the bus to save his own hide.

It's All About Me: He goes on and on about how he doesn't get the respect and compensation he deserves, even though it's made very clear why he gets so little of it to begin with. Every terrible thing he does in Nora's DLC chapter is simply to get what he thinks he's owed.

Mad Scientist: Was a member of a group of these. Unlike most examples, he's not even particularly competent at his job and works solely for recognition and payment rather than For Science!.

Made of Iron: ROBO_Head battered him badly enough that everyone assumed he was killed, but he later springs back to life to try to halt Phoenix and Nora's escape attempt, not that he really gets anywhere with that.

Only One Name: It's never made clear if "Kim" is his first or last name.

Smug Snake: He's not nearly as competent as he'd like to believe he is. He even had to resort to stealing Phoenix's research on the Ender virus to figure out how it even worked.

The Starscream: He attempts to use the Ender virus to seize control of the Mogura. He doesn't get very far before ROBO_Head beats him within an inch of his life for threatening Nora. An incredibly amoral researcher who works for a subsidiary of the Mogura. He was formerly a member of a group of currently incarcerated mad scientists called the "Ravens", having been freed for his abilities, though he doesn't seem to demonstrate them all that much while under the Mogura's employ.

Sasha

Sasha / Shark / Zoe Watson ConneR's former partner and mentor who first introduced him to the world of illegal expeditions and taught him the various infiltration techniques he would employ later on in his life. She is also a Node 08 admin who is involved with a plan to bring the criminal element under the ARC's control. She seemingly vanished from ConneR's life after their partnership officially ended. Amicable Exes: They were never officially a couple, but their partnership was a pretty intimate one. Despite how it ended, when the two of them meet again in the present, they're nothing but civil with each other. In the "Where Are They Now?" Epilogue, it's even revealed that the two of them have begun working together again.

Becoming the Mask: She at first was just manipulating a young ConneR for his skills to obtain data she couldn't reach. However, by the time she attempts to betray him, it's revealed that she genuinely developed feelings for him.

The Cynic: She outright calls the world a shithole devoid of justice and considers X's vigilante efforts naive.

The Mentor: She is the one who taught ConneR how to properly navigate the criminal element and how to access the restricted sections of the Nodes.

The Mole: She's this for a number of gangs in Node 08. She also looks after other moles who have more directly infiltrated the gangs.

Remember the New Guy?: For someone who was fairly pivotal in shaping who ConneR is, she didn't ever come up prior to the 2.3 update. Then again, her profession requires a lot of privacy, so ConneR might not have brought her up for her own sake. It's later revealed that Sasha was intending to sell ConneR off to the ARC after their partnership ended, but ConneR suspected it and turned the tables on her. He couldn't bring himself to dispose of her completely, so he sent her off to live the rest of her life in hiding. Needless to say, she would be a sore spot for him.

Teacher/Student Romance: Much of ConneR's effectiveness as an infiltrator in the present is owed to her teachings. They also shared an intimate moment during their last day as partners.

Treacherous Advisor: She was planning to sell ConneR off to the ARC after their partnership concluded. Unfortunately for her, ConneR suspected it from the beginning.

Unwitting Pawn: To her boss Captain Wood. She suspected it on some level though still reacted strongly to his death. ConneR's former partner and mentor who first introduced him to the world of illegal expeditions and taught him the various infiltration techniques he would employ later on in his life. She is also a Node 08 admin who is involved with a plan to bring the criminal element under the ARC's control. She seemingly vanished from ConneR's life after their partnership officially ended.

KAI

KAI The former appointed leader and drummer of Crystal PuNK, a band Xenon, Cherry, and Joe all played in. Following the band's dissolution, he moved back to his home in Node 03 and took over his family's music store, managing to turn it into a fairly profitable chain. After losing contact with the band over the years, the band suddenly comes back together when Cherry and Xenon arrive on his doorstep looking for a place to live... A Friend in Need: Cherry and Xenon don't exactly have the best reputations at the moment, he's lost contact with them for years, and Cherry in particular has some nasty skeletons in her closet. KAI still chooses to believe in the best of them and offers them his home for a hideout.

Author Avatar: As noted by the fandom, he greatly resembles KIVA, the game's story coordinator, sound designer, and contributing composer.

Hidden Depths: He turns out to be a pretty good businessman, having managed to turn his family's small music store into a full-blown chain. One wonders where Crystal PuNK would've gone if the band stayed together.

Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He was and still is a rather demanding bandleader more than willing to air his grievances at a poor performance, mostly at Joe. He's also not above teasing Xenon. Despite it all, he's probably the most loyal friend you could ask for.

Shipper on Deck: He teases Xenon about his relationship with Cherry even though they're still exes.

Undying Loyalty: His loyalty still remains towards the band he helped form, despite the fact that they haven't talked to each other for years. The former appointed leader and drummer of Crystal PuNK, a band Xenon, Cherry, and Joe all played in. Following the band's dissolution, he moved back to his home in Node 03 and took over his family's music store, managing to turn it into a fairly profitable chain. After losing contact with the band over the years, the band suddenly comes back together when Cherry and Xenon arrive on his doorstep looking for a place to live...

Hayato

Hayato Kusu A young man from Node 3 who travels to Node 8 in search of a childhood friend named Kaori, who went missing three years ago. All Drummers Are Animals: Averted. He was the drummer in his and Kaori's makeshift band, but he's as mild-mannered as you can get.

Can't Hold His Liquor: Passes out after a few gulps of sake while visiting Joe's cafe.

Cassandra Truth: He did actually come close to reuniting with Kaori at one point. Unfortunately, he came across as a Loony Fan because the girl he insisted he knew believed she was Aroma White aka PAFF.

Let Them Die Happy: Hayato lied to his adoptive mother, Grandma Feng, as she lay dying from a stroke. Taking advantage of her blindness, he used perfume and voice recordings to make her believe that he had succeeded in finding Kaori, all so she could pass away without worrying about her adoptive daughter's safety.

Paparazzi: Joins Node 08's Daily Gossip in hopes of finding Kaori.

Platonic Life-Partners: He and Kaori basically grew up together like siblings, and in the present, he's absolutely dogged in his attempts to reunite with her. When Kaori's memories were being overwritten, the people involved got to witness them on screen. Nearly all of the memories shown were pictures of Hayato smiling. There are some hints in flashbacks that he might have a small crush on Kaori though. And their reunion teases that their feelings for each other might not be so platonic anymore.

Satellite Character: There isn't really much to him that isn't defined by his relationship with Kaori. A young man from Node 3 who travels to Node 8 in search of a childhood friend named Kaori, who went missing three years ago.

Vicky

Vicky Russell A writer for the 08 Daily, a news website that relies on clickbait and sensationalist headlines. After PAFF's disappearance, she stumbles upon evidence of her location. Everyone Has Standards: She agrees to not publish the story about PAFF after figuring out that it could potentially put her life in danger.

Hate Sink: Started out as this, being an obnoxious reporter willing to go to some disgusting and invasive lengths to get her story. There are characters who've done worse than her, but her personality is generally what a lot of players find insufferable. Recent story developments do give her some principles that veer her slightly away from this trope, but she still remains an antagonistic force in PAFF's story. By the 2.4 update, she's fully moved out of this trope, showing herself to have a decent set of principles underneath her over-zealousness.

Hidden Depths: She apparently had an impressive enough resume to get a lucrative position with Node News Network, but gave up the job to join 08 Daily.

Intrepid Reporter: What she sees herself as. Those around her are somewhat more...mixed on whether she actually is one.

In-Universe Nickname: Known as "Sis Vicky" to her fans and coworkers.

Paparazzi: Willing to go to great lengths for her news, such as digging through NEKO's trash for evidence that she's hiding PAFF in her house.

Screw the Money, I Have Rules!: She refuses to sell the information she has on PAFF's location, even for 1.5 million dollars.

Tabloid Melodrama: Her news stories often fall into this category, for example taking Xenon's interactions with NEKO and Cherry out of context to make him look like a two-timer.

Take That!: She's a pretty blatant criticism of authors of click-bait websites who are willing to distort information for the sake of attracting attention. A writer for the 08 Daily, a news website that relies on clickbait and sensationalist headlines. After PAFF's disappearance, she stumbles upon evidence of her location.

Kaori

Kaori Minamiya A young girl from Node 03 who was a talented musician. She was kidnapped by human traffickers connected to the Baro Brotherhood and had her memories overwritten with Aroma's in order to take her place after a fatal car accident. See PAFF's folder for her tropes. Walking Spoiler: Her role in the plot can't be discussed without spoiling the major plot twist that she's been kidnapped and brainwashed into taking PAFF's place.

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