| リンネ Linne | |
|---|---|
| Profile | |
| Name | Linne リンネ |
| Gender | Female |
| Birthday | March 18th |
| Height | 141 cm (4'7") |
| Weight | 34 kg (74 lbs) |
| Measurements | Bust: 69cm Waist: 50cm Hip: 72cm |
| Blood Type | AB |
| Affiliations | |
| Alias | Princess of the Night Blade 夜刀の姫 Chitose Yoshio (by Hyde) |
| Organization | Night Blade |
| Fighting Style | |
| Ability | The EXS of Agility: Speed Star |
| Weapon | No Name (Long Sword) Nameless (Folding Knife) |
| Character Voice | |
| Japanese | Ayane Sakura |
| English | Sarah Anne Williams[1][2] |
| Appearances | |
| Games | UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH (Playable) UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late (Playable) UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Latest (Playable) UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late cl-r (Playable) UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes (Playable) |
| Other Appearances | BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle (Playable) |
"Very well... We are the will of the 'Night Blade'.
I will traverse a mountain of corpses, if I must."
Linne (リンネ) is the deuteragonist of UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH and Kuon's younger sister. She is an immortal being who has been searching for the Insulator in order to end her cycle of reincarnation. She is always accompanied by Kuu.
Background
The mysterious girl who appears before Hyde.
UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH
A lady, young only in appearance, and the heroine of this story. She saves a high school student from being consumed by a Void, but cannot save him from turning into an In-Birth. After discovering his awakened powers, however, she asks for his help, "Use that power of yours, to end my life --". But before he can grant her wishes, a woman claiming to be the leader of "Amnesia" leaves them with a cryptic message. "I'll be waiting at the Abyss on this Hollow Night, Princess."[3]
UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II [Sys:Celes]
Linne is our heroine, a young girl of indeterminate age.
Linne detected Hyde's true potential and successfully defeated Hilda. That done, she tried to fulfill her original plan to destroy the ominous Power of Sealing engraved within her body... Until her brother, Kuon, stepped out of hiding before her.
Refusing to die alone, she decides to confront Kuon alone--and take him with her as she falls into the Night.
Appearance
Linne's current appearance is that of a young girl with short brown hair and brown eyes. She wears a yellow hoodie over a black shirt that goes up her neck, black spandex shorts and black zipper boots up to calf-length.
Linne's first incarnation had very long, brown hair and wore a white robe.
After her Seal of Reincarnation was removed from her body in certain Sys:Celes Arcade Mode stories, Linne now sports the appearance of a teenage girl with her hair growing to shoulder length. She wears a white school uniform with a blue tie and indigo skirt under her old yellow hoodie.
Personality
Linne is a stoic, aloof, and independent girl who tends to try resolving matters on her own regardless of how dangerous the situation is.
Underneath, she possesses immense guilt over how, because of her ability, she has destroyed the lives of countless innocent girls, believing that only her absolute death can cease this endless cycle. Even though Hyde possesses the means to give her a true death, she feels even more guilt on how she must ask him to bear the burden of killing her on his conscience.
Linne's stoic shell can also sometimes be broken under certain means. Perverse gestures can quickly anger her and she is easily swayed by food, especially candy and other sweet confectioneries, which is the result of the more childlike tendencies of her body taking effect.
Story
Hundreds of years ago, Linne and her brother Kuon were used in the Night Blade's human experiment to create new abilities. As a result Linne gained a power to transfer her consciousness from a body to another - making it possible for her to live eternally. In addition, if her host body gets killed then Linne's consciousness is automatically transferred to a new body. This is how she has lived her life for several tens of bodies.
Linne didn't want to continue possessing and ruining the lives of unknown girls, so she searched for a way to end her eternal life. The answer Linne found was that a legendary sword called the Indulgence of Insulation could rend her existence apart and end the curse she is bound to.
Ever since the next "Hollow Night" a boy named Hyde Kido was being attacked by the creature called Voids. Ever since then Hyde became a In-Birth being able to wield ‘Indulgence of Insulation" making him have the ability to kill Linne.
UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II: Sys:Celes
TBA
Abilities
Linne wields the EXS of Agility: Speed Star (疾駆のEXS 「スピードスター」), which, naturally, gives a massive boost to her agility. Interestingly, the ability actually belongs to the body which Linne is currently possessing, meaning that Linne has most likely used other abilities in the past. It is a fairly average ability, which only boosts body functions.[4] Linne also likes to mention her ability name often to evade suspicions of actually being the Princess of the Night Blade.
Linne fights using a combination of an one-handed sword and a pocketknife or side-opening switchblade. The sword is called No Name (無銘), a dull grey sword with a brown hilt and wrappings which has almost no sharp edges, leaving it nearly completely blunt. It was forged by Linne herself a long time ago, having received tutorage from Waldstein, who is known for his knowledge on weapon smithing.[5] Linne hasn't thought up of a name for the sword yet, hence the sword's current "name".
The knife she uses is a regular knife that can be sold in an ordinary store. It's referred to as Nameless (名無), simply because Linne has yet to give the knife a name. Linne chose to use a knife because it's light and easy to use in tandem with her small physique.[4]
Most of Linne's combat prowess comes from her years of experience and good gut feeling.[4] She can read her opponent like a book and disorientate them with dodges and other evasive maneuvers, and slowly whittle them down. In order to make the most of her ability, she only uses the two weapons she has on her and nothing else. Linne also states that she likes to yell out the name of her attacks during a fight as it supposedly helps her bring out as much power as possible from her small body.
During some of her most strongest moves, Linne channels some of the power contained within the Seal engraved within her soul. This power envelops her blades with a bright light.[4] Linne can either use her weapons in tandem with this, or she can merge them into one blade.
Musical Theme
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Night Walker | Linne's theme (UNI1) |
| Night Walker [UNI2 Mix] | Linne's theme (UNI2) |
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Nightwalker | Linne's theme |
Composer Commentary
Night Walker
If talking about the order of creation, I think this was created right after Hyde's theme or after the next one after it.
Night Walker
作った順で行くとハイドの次かその次ぐらいだったと思います。
キャラ絵を見たときに「ピアノだな」と感じたので、イントロのアルペジオから作り始めました。 メロはシリアスな、内に抑え込んだような、そんな表現で動いています。
解りやすい曲ではないので、正直この曲が人気上位になるのは意外でした。Introduction Text
She repeats. To unearth the truth behind her eternity and settle a score with her brother.
The sword she sought and the encounter with its wielder... Therein lies the path that will
change her fate. The rusty cogs begin to turn once more, their ripples
beckoning her to the end of her tale.
She repeats. To unearth the truth behind her eternity, and settle a score with her brother.
The sword she sought, and the encounter with its wielder... In there lies the path that will
change her fate. The rusty cogs will begin to move once more, its ripples,
beckoning her to the end of her tale.
She repeats. For a conclusion with the source of old eternal cause and effect, and an elder brother.
The sword for the first time is one for which it has searched long.
Encounter with the holder. Conversation of the stagnant fate.
The rusty gear makes the sound which is the surroundings heavily and creaked.
Probably, the ripple shows the last arrival of her tale soon.
She repeats. For the origin of ancient eternal fate, for the settlement with her brother.
Her long sought sword. An encounter with the owner.
The conversion of stagnated destiny. The rusty gear wheel starts to slowly spin and creaks.
The consequence will soon indicate the terminal of her story.
Something by which her ability seems to be a girl friend
and finds much freedom.
She's freed from a large number of chains.
The sky is danced, a place, the ability which runs freely will be
big help of her war.
Gallery
Check out Linne's Gallery page here!
Trivia
- Her name comes from the Japanese word "rinne" (輪回, lit. samsara), which refers to the "transmigration of souls". A popular factor in Buddhism.
- Linne shares her Japanese voice actor, Ayane Sakura with Kuon's younger form.
- Her ability to dual wield two different length swords possibly nods to a "daishou" set (a sword set of a katana and wakizashi), often used by famous samurai in the past such as Yagyuu Juubei and Miyamoto Musashi.
- The text in Linne's Arcade ending CG is Greek. the words could possibly read "αξτ" (Octet), “δαηακα” (Dawn), “αξ” (Value) and “λαηαχα” (Thankful).
References
- ↑ (@SarahAnneWillia) New Character I Voice: Linne from BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
- ↑ (@SarahAnneWillia) Happy to say I'm back voicing the diminutive but strong Linne in BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle 2.0
- ↑ Introduction on the official site
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Details about ability and weapons confirmed on French-Bread Twitch broadcast on February 28th 2019
- ↑ Confirmed on FRENCH-BREAD Twitch broadcast on September 28th 2018
- ↑ Raito's Youtube Channel
| Playable Characters | Hyde · Linne · Waldstein · Carmine · Orie · Gordeau · Merkava · Vatista · Seth · Yuzuriha · Hilda · Chaos · Nanase · Byakuya · Phonon · Mika · Wagner · Enkidu · Londrekia · Tsurugi · Kaguya · Kuon · Uzuki · Ogre · Izumi |
|---|---|
| Guest Characters | Eltnum · Akatsuki |
| Non-Playable Characters | Adelheid · Azel · Azhi Dahaka · Chiharu · Chitose · Elefee · Higan · Hiroha · Hollow God · J.J. · Joker · Komatsu · Kuu · Lex Bartholomeus · Muniel · Murayama · Radiata · Reflecta · Roger · Sakaki · Sakurai · Silvaria · Strix · Tempest · Tomomi · Tsukuyomi · Zohar |