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A '''Role''' (<ruby>役割<rt>ロール</rt></ruby>) is the usage inflection set on every [[Rule]]. According to {{Transient icon|Maria}}, the wielder of the [[Sacred Artifact]] defines the Role based on the identity of the wielder's soul (i.e. what the wielder desires), and in turn the Role decides the alignment of the Rule. The Sacred Artifact responds to the wielder's identity when it manifests the Rule it houses. While an individual may have multiple Rules attached to multiple owned Sacred Artifacts, they may only have one Role. A Role can be forced upon someone by the majority within a [[World]] based on what the masses believes  or wants their Role to be.
A '''Role''' (<ruby>役割<rt>ロール</rt></ruby>) is a title describing a person’s destiny as well as purpose in the world.
==Overview==


==Rules enforced unto individuals of certain Roles==
A Role, paired with a [[Rule]], is an integral and central concept and theme within the story. A literal definition of a Role can be the purpose given to a person determined by the masses of the [[world]], while a symbolic definition of a Role can be interpreted as one’s destiny or fate that they are tied to. Both definitions are used commonly within the story, so its exact meaning at any given moment is determined by the context surrounding it.


The efficacy of a Rule is dependent on the Role of the individual the Rule is enforced upon. For example, {{Transient icon|Shadow of Triton}}'s Rule of washing things away strongly opposes {{Transient icon|Robinson}} and the {{Transient icon|Protagonist}} due to their shared Role of the Wanderer: they cannot oppose being swept away by the washing, as individuals who wander and go with the flow. As a result, they forget nearly everything. However, the one thing they will always remember is being washed away.
Roles have a massive impact on a person’s life as it can control how one lives, what expectations are placed upon them by the masses, and what they are weak or strong against. The {{Transient icon|Protagonist}} Role of the Wanderer makes them extremely susceptible to any Rules that have any abilities related to washing away because their Role has marked them unable to stay at any place forever, always wandering. {{Transient icon|Boogeyman}}’s Role pins his entire existence on the belief of children fearing him. If he were ever to be forgotten or no longer feared, he would die a conceptual death, so his Role dictates that he must scare children to sustain his own life. Many characters express frustration with their own Role, though feel as if they have little to no power to change it.


==Role-Rule Pairing==
Unlike Rules, a person can only have one Role at a time. Additionally, two people cannot exist in the same world that hold the same Role-Rule pair. Anybody trying to come into [[Tokyo]] that has the same Role and Rule as another already in the city will not be able to be [[Summoning|summoned]].
===Changing Roles===


In [[Tokyo]], only one unique Role and Rule Pairing may exist at any time. If a person happens to share the same Role-Rule Pairing, they are not allowed entry into Tokyo. Therefore, characters such as {{Transient icon|Odin}} can give their memories to Transients already existing in the city to act as a proxy. A Rule a Sacred Artifact holds is only given meaning by the Role of the wielder of that Sacred Artifact. Thus, it may be desirable to exchange Roles with someone to give new meaning to their Rule, as was the case for Triton's Shadow and Triton.
To change one's Role is akin to changing one's destiny or purpose in the world. While difficult and often highly situational, it’s not impossible to change, trade, or even discard it outright. A Role may be enforced upon a person by the masses, but ultimately a Role is determined from the identity at the root of one’s soul according to {{Transient icon|Maria}}, so the power to change a person’s fate often lies within themself. The changing or abandonment of a Role can be triggered by a complete change in one’s mindset to abandon their original Role, trading a physical object that is tied to a Role, or some other specific and miraculous event impactful enough to change a Role.


==Changing a Role==
{{Transient icon|Triton}} was able to give {{Transient icon|Shadow of Triton|show name=n}} [[Dagon]] his Role of the All-Father simply by wishing to discard it in exchange for his highly desired Role of Educator once he had fully accepted his new Role, a mindset change which took a year to finish converting.


To change one's Role is akin to changing one's fate or purpose. However, no person is bound to their Role, and it's possible for one to change their own Role or be given one.
An example of changing Roles through an object would be {{#tag:mediator|https://cdn.housamo.xyz/housamo/unity/Android/icon/icon_astaroth01_skin1.png|width=20px|height=20px}} [[Astaroth|Astarte]] handing her title of the Most Beloved (which was not specifically mentioned to be a Role, but acts as a close metaphor for it) to the {{Transient icon|Protagonist}} through the trade of her festive horn accessory. This was possible because the title was seemingly tied to the decoration, and whoever wore the decoration would be marked as the Most Beloved by the world of [[Canaan]].


==List of Character Role-Rule Pairings==
Notably, the Protagonist was able to change their Role from Wanderer to Dragon by obtaining the Ring of Solomon from {{#tag:mediator|https://cdn.housamo.xyz/wiki/images/thumb/e/ed/Icon_kyouma01.png/90px-Icon_kyouma01.png|width=20px|height=20px}} [[Mononobe]] and fully reuniting with {{#tag:mediator|https://cdn.housamo.xyz/housamo/unity/Android/icon/icon_salomon01.png|width=20px|height=20px}} [[Lil' Salomon]] at the end of [[Release Campaign:Main Quest Chapter 9|Chapter 9]], a series of events which had never happened in any [[loop]] prior. It’s important to note that the Role change was likely a result of the Ring and Lil’ Salomon granting the Protagonist a power never before seen and not just the uniqueness of the events happening in general.
<onlyinclude>
==List of Role-Rule Pairs==
<onlyinclude><small>Roles/Rules in ''italics'' are currently unofficially translated titles.</small>
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible sortable"  
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible sortable"  
! Name || Role || Rule  
! Name || Role || Rule  
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| {{Transient icon|Chernobog}} || Archfiend || Eclipse
| {{Transient icon|Chernobog}} || Archfiend || Eclipse
|-
|-
| {{Transient icon|Curren}} || ??? || Observation
| {{#tag:mediator|https://cdn.housamo.xyz/wiki/images/thumb/5/57/Icon_curren01.png/90px-Icon_curren01.png|width=20px|height=20px}} [[Curren]] || ??? || Observation
|-
|-
| {{Transient icon|Dagon}} || All-Father || ???
| {{Transient icon|Dagon}} || All-Father || ???
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| {{Transient icon|Heracles}} || Slave || ???
| {{Transient icon|Heracles}} || Slave || ???
|-
|-
| {{Transient icon|Hermes}} || (Guide) || (Reversal)
| {{Transient icon|Hermes}} || ''Guide'' || ''Reversal''
|-
|-
| {{Transient icon|Hogen}} || ??? || Folding
| {{Transient icon|Hogen}} || ??? || Folding
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| {{Transient icon|Ikutoshi}} || Dancer || Transformation
| {{Transient icon|Ikutoshi}} || Dancer || Transformation
|-
|-
| {{Transient icon|Jormungandr}} || (Wall) || ???
| {{#tag:mediator|https://cdn.housamo.xyz/housamo/unity/Android/icon/icon_jormungandr01.png|width=20px|height=20px}} [[Jormungandr]] || ''Wall'' || ???
|-
|-
| {{Transient icon|Kengo}} || Barbarian || Infinitude
| {{Transient icon|Kengo}} || Barbarian || Infinitude
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| {{Transient icon|Mephistopheles}} || Registrar || ???
| {{Transient icon|Mephistopheles}} || Registrar || ???
|-
|-
| {{Transient icon|Mononobe}} || ??? || Observation
| {{#tag:mediator|https://cdn.housamo.xyz/wiki/images/thumb/e/ed/Icon_kyouma01.png/90px-Icon_kyouma01.png|width=20px|height=20px}} [[Mononobe]] || ??? || Observation
|-
|-
| {{Transient icon|Moritaka}} || Butcher || ???
| {{Transient icon|Moritaka}} || Butcher || ???
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| {{Transient icon|Nobuharu}} || Banner-Bearer || Embracement
| {{Transient icon|Nobuharu}} || Banner-Bearer || Embracement
|-
|-
| {{Transient icon|Nodens}} || (King) || (Grasping)
| {{Transient icon|Nodens}} || ''King'' || ''Grasping''
|-
|-
| {{#tag:mediator|https://cdn.housamo.xyz/housamo/unity/Android/icon/icon_nomad01_skin8.png|width=20px|height=20px}} [[Nomad|Resheph]] || Plague-Bearer || ???
| {{#tag:mediator|https://cdn.housamo.xyz/housamo/unity/Android/icon/icon_nomad01_skin8.png|width=20px|height=20px}} [[Nomad|Resheph]] || Plague-Bearer || ???
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| {{Transient icon|Oniwaka}} || Stalwart || Appropriation
| {{Transient icon|Oniwaka}} || Stalwart || Appropriation
|-
|-
| {{Transient icon|Protagonist}} || Wanderer <br> Dragon (post-Ch. 9) || Rending (Boundless Tail) <br> Omnipotence (Solomon's Ring)
| {{Transient icon|Protagonist}} || Wanderer <br> Dragon (post-Ch. 9) || Rending (Boundless Tail) <br> Omnipotence (Ring of Solomon)
|-
| {{Transient icon|Ran}} || Plunderer || ???
|-
|-
| {{Transient icon|Robinson}} || Wanderer || Separation
| {{Transient icon|Robinson}} || Wanderer || Separation
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| {{Transient icon|Witch of Orleans}} || ??? || Binding
| {{Transient icon|Witch of Orleans}} || ??? || Binding
|-
|-
| {{Transient icon|Yamasachihiko}} || (Hunter) || (Abundance)
| {{Transient icon|Yamasachihiko}} || ''Hunter'' || ''Abundance''
|-
|-
| {{Transient icon|Yog-Sothoth}} || ??? || Resurrection
| {{Transient icon|Yog-Sothoth}} || ??? || Resurrection
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| {{Transient icon|Ziz}} || Sacrifice || Safeguarding
| {{Transient icon|Ziz}} || Sacrifice || Safeguarding
|}
|}
===List of Other Roles/Rules===
===Examples of Other Roles/Rules===


* Rán, {{Transient icon|Aegir}}'s spouse from the world of [[Yggdrasil]], possessed the Role of the Plunderer. However, she would later give up her body and entrust all her memories into her [[Sacred Artifact]], the vast ocean itself, thus becoming one with the sea. Her Role would live on in Yggdrasil's ocean, becoming a [[System]] itself that steals and hoards living memories. The System divided itself into nine devices called the Daughters of the Waves to gather memories from wandering sailors more efficiently and effectively.
* The fae in the world of [[Tír na nÓg]] possess the Rule of the Changeling, which allows any injuries they sustain to be transferred onto someone else. The only way to defeat them is to eliminate them instantaneously, such as with {{Transient icon|Balor}}'s Evil Eye.
* The fae in the world of [[Tír na nÓg]] possess the Rule of the Changeling, which allows any injuries they sustain to be transferred onto someone else. The only way to defeat them is to eliminate them instantaneously, such as with {{Transient icon|Balor}}'s Evil Eye.
===Examples of Matching Role-Rule Pairs===
* {{Transient icon|Perun}} from the world of [[Kitezh]] shares the same Role and Rule as {{Transient icon|Zeus}} from [[Olympus]], blocking him from entry. Zeus currently uses {{Transient icon|Shinya}} as his proxy.
* In the newly created world of [[Yggdrasil (Fantastic Boyfriends)]], {{Transient icon|Horus}} had stolen the title and power of Demon King from its rightful owner {{#tag:mediator|https://cdn.housamo.xyz/housamo/unity/Android/icon/icon_nekros01_skin1.png|width=20px|height=20px}} [[Nekros&Bacchus|Nekros]] because of his similar power to raise the dead. Once Horus was defeated and the Black Core was removed from his body, Horus would lose the title of Demon King, giving Nekros the opportunity to take back his power.
* The original {{Transient icon|Daikoku}} from the [[Land of Wa]] shares the same Role and Rule as the [[Exception]] {{Transient icon|Mahakala}}. If it wasn’t for {{Transient icon|Daikoku|show name=n}} [[Daikoku|Okuninushi]] inhabiting his body, he would have been barred from entering Tokyo.
== Notes ==
== Notes ==


*While not directly stated that {{Transient icon|Black Storm}} (Leviathan's) Role is of the Sacrifice, {{Transient icon|Ziz}} and {{Transient icon|Behemoth}} both have the same role. As the trio are heavily associated with each other, it's best to assume that Leviathan shares the same Role.
*While not directly stated that {{Transient icon|Black Storm|show name=n}} [[Black Storm|Leviathan]]'s Role is that of the Sacrifice, {{Transient icon|Ziz}} and {{Transient icon|Behemoth}} both have the same Role. As the trio are heavily associated with each other due to their pasts as sacrifices for the world of [[Eden]], it can be assumed that Leviathan shares the same Role.
*{{Transient icon|Suzuka}}'s Rule of Revelation only applies to one of her three swords. The other two Rules are currently unknown.
*{{Transient icon|Suzuka}}'s Rule of Revelation only applies to one of her three swords. The other two Rules are currently unknown.
* The {{Transient icon|Protagonist}} is the only character to have their Role change during the progression of the story, going from 'Wanderer' in the beginning of the [[Main Quest]] to 'Dragon' at the end of [[Chapter 9]].
* In the [[Raiders of the Lost Isle]] event, {{Transient icon|Triton}} gives away his Role of the All-Father to {{Transient icon|Dagon}} in exchange for the Role of Educator. It's unclear if Triton regains his original Role or keeps his Role of Educator after Dagon's defeat, and what his Role is in other [[loop]]s.
* In the [[Raiders of the Lost Isle]] event, {{Transient icon|Triton}} gives away his Role of the All-Father to {{Transient icon|Dagon}} in exchange for the Role of Educator. It's unclear if Triton regains his original Role or keeps his Role of Educator after Dagon's defeat, and what his Role is in other [[loop]]s.</onlyinclude>
* The {{Transient icon|Protagonist}} is the only character to have their Role change during the progression of the story, going from 'Wanderer' in the beginning of the [[Main Quest]] to 'Dragon' at the end of [[Chapter 9]].</onlyinclude>
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Revision as of 06:36, 12 February 2023

A Role (役割ロール) is a title describing a person’s destiny as well as purpose in the world.

Overview

A Role, paired with a Rule, is an integral and central concept and theme within the story. A literal definition of a Role can be the purpose given to a person determined by the masses of the world, while a symbolic definition of a Role can be interpreted as one’s destiny or fate that they are tied to. Both definitions are used commonly within the story, so its exact meaning at any given moment is determined by the context surrounding it.

Roles have a massive impact on a person’s life as it can control how one lives, what expectations are placed upon them by the masses, and what they are weak or strong against. The Protagonist Role of the Wanderer makes them extremely susceptible to any Rules that have any abilities related to washing away because their Role has marked them unable to stay at any place forever, always wandering. Boogeyman’s Role pins his entire existence on the belief of children fearing him. If he were ever to be forgotten or no longer feared, he would die a conceptual death, so his Role dictates that he must scare children to sustain his own life. Many characters express frustration with their own Role, though feel as if they have little to no power to change it.

Unlike Rules, a person can only have one Role at a time. Additionally, two people cannot exist in the same world that hold the same Role-Rule pair. Anybody trying to come into Tokyo that has the same Role and Rule as another already in the city will not be able to be summoned.

Changing Roles

To change one's Role is akin to changing one's destiny or purpose in the world. While difficult and often highly situational, it’s not impossible to change, trade, or even discard it outright. A Role may be enforced upon a person by the masses, but ultimately a Role is determined from the identity at the root of one’s soul according to Maria, so the power to change a person’s fate often lies within themself. The changing or abandonment of a Role can be triggered by a complete change in one’s mindset to abandon their original Role, trading a physical object that is tied to a Role, or some other specific and miraculous event impactful enough to change a Role.

Triton was able to give Dagon his Role of the All-Father simply by wishing to discard it in exchange for his highly desired Role of Educator once he had fully accepted his new Role, a mindset change which took a year to finish converting.

An example of changing Roles through an object would be Astarte handing her title of the Most Beloved (which was not specifically mentioned to be a Role, but acts as a close metaphor for it) to the Protagonist through the trade of her festive horn accessory. This was possible because the title was seemingly tied to the decoration, and whoever wore the decoration would be marked as the Most Beloved by the world of Canaan.

Notably, the Protagonist was able to change their Role from Wanderer to Dragon by obtaining the Ring of Solomon from Mononobe and fully reuniting with Lil' Salomon at the end of Chapter 9, a series of events which had never happened in any loop prior. It’s important to note that the Role change was likely a result of the Ring and Lil’ Salomon granting the Protagonist a power never before seen and not just the uniqueness of the events happening in general.

List of Role-Rule Pairs

Roles/Rules in italics are currently unofficially translated titles.

Name Role Rule
Aegir Usher ???
Ahab Conqueror Deprivation
Akiha Gongen ??? Extinguishing
Alp Dream Eater Conversion
Arc ??? Binding
Astaroth/ Astarte Serpent Inquisitor
Moloch Tyrant ???
Azazel Watcher Revelation
Behemoth Sacrifice ???
Chernobog Archfiend Eclipse
Curren ??? Observation
Dagon All-Father ???
Ded Paladin Causality
Ebisu Bestower Fortune
Echo Prisoner Repetition
Ellie ??? Nightwalker
Fisher King ??? Abundance (Cauldron/Holy Grail)
Drought (Spear)
Gullinbursti ??? Abundance
Hanuman ??? Accession
Heracles Slave ???
Hermes Guide Reversal
Hogen ??? Folding
Horkeu Kamui Hunter Glaciation
Ikutoshi Dancer Transformation
Jormungandr Wall ???
Kengo Barbarian Infinitude
Leviathan Sacrifice Antagonism(?)
Licht Ruler Inheritance
MacRoich Balancer (Discarded)
Prophet		 ???
Mahakala Void ???
Makara Savior Accession
Melusine Monarch Requisition
Mephistopheles Registrar ???
Mononobe ??? Observation
Moritaka Butcher ???
Nekros＆Bacchus ??? Decay
Nobuharu Banner-Bearer Embracement
Nodens King Grasping
Resheph Plague-Bearer ???
Oniwaka Stalwart Appropriation
Protagonist Wanderer
Dragon (post-Ch. 9)		 Rending (Boundless Tail)
Omnipotence (Ring of Solomon)
Robinson Wanderer Separation
Ryota Paladin Abundance
Shino Butcher Accession
Shiro Gatekeeper Resurrection
Shiva Void Destruction
Shuichi Recorder Collection
Snow Vassal Trinity
Suzuka Traitor Revelation
Takemaru Carpenter Binding
Taromaiti Opposer Impropriety
Taurus Mask Hero Accession
Temujin ??? Abundance
The Hero (Second) Hero (Discarded) ???
Thor ??? Infinitude
Triton All-Father (Given to Dagon)
Educator(?)		 ???
Witch of Orleans ??? Binding
Yamasachihiko Hunter Abundance
Yog-Sothoth ??? Resurrection
Yukimura ??? Eradication
Yule ??? Gliding
Zabaniyya Torturer Hellfire
Zao Ascetic Traverse
Ziz Sacrifice Safeguarding

Examples of Other Roles/Rules

  • Rán, Aegir's spouse from the world of Yggdrasil, possessed the Role of the Plunderer. However, she would later give up her body and entrust all her memories into her Sacred Artifact, the vast ocean itself, thus becoming one with the sea. Her Role would live on in Yggdrasil's ocean, becoming a System itself that steals and hoards living memories. The System divided itself into nine devices called the Daughters of the Waves to gather memories from wandering sailors more efficiently and effectively.
  • The fae in the world of Tír na nÓg possess the Rule of the Changeling, which allows any injuries they sustain to be transferred onto someone else. The only way to defeat them is to eliminate them instantaneously, such as with Balor's Evil Eye.

Examples of Matching Role-Rule Pairs

  • Perun from the world of Kitezh shares the same Role and Rule as Unknown icon.pngZeus from Olympus, blocking him from entry. Zeus currently uses Shinya as his proxy.
  • In the newly created world of Yggdrasil (Fantastic Boyfriends), Horus had stolen the title and power of Demon King from its rightful owner Nekros because of his similar power to raise the dead. Once Horus was defeated and the Black Core was removed from his body, Horus would lose the title of Demon King, giving Nekros the opportunity to take back his power.
  • The original Daikoku from the Land of Wa shares the same Role and Rule as the Exception Mahakala. If it wasn’t for Okuninushi inhabiting his body, he would have been barred from entering Tokyo.

Notes

  • While not directly stated that Leviathan's Role is that of the Sacrifice, Ziz and Behemoth both have the same Role. As the trio are heavily associated with each other due to their pasts as sacrifices for the world of Eden, it can be assumed that Leviathan shares the same Role.
  • Suzuka's Rule of Revelation only applies to one of her three swords. The other two Rules are currently unknown.
  • In the Raiders of the Lost Isle event, Triton gives away his Role of the All-Father to Dagon in exchange for the Role of Educator. It's unclear if Triton regains his original Role or keeps his Role of Educator after Dagon's defeat, and what his Role is in other loops.
  • The Protagonist is the only character to have their Role change during the progression of the story, going from 'Wanderer' in the beginning of the Main Quest to 'Dragon' at the end of Chapter 9.

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dang i hoped that there was gonna be a list of roles here

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