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Power-Sensing Opt-In/Opt-Out

In-canon, thanks to the Golden Bough in their head, Dante is able to sense Abnormalities, Distortions, Peccatula, and other Golden Boughs. Putting the last one out to the side since it's unlikely to come up, a simple description for the others would be this:

• Abnormalities are creatures formed or created from emotions, experiences, traumas, fears, rumors, etc. floating around in the river of the collective unconscious (and a good majority of them were artificially created by Lobotomy Corporation)


• Distortions are what happens when people with a dream and drive fall into despair and instead become determined to act their despair upon others. As their name implies, their bodies are distorted to better serve the distorted desires that come from their despair.


• Peccatula are monsters that are created when someone fails to become a Distortion and their entire sense of self collapses


• E.G.O. can either be extracted from Abnormalities or manifested from people who have come to accept themselves as they are after being pushed to their limits. Those who use E.G.O. that does not belong to them (like the sort extracted from Abnormalities) risk losing themselves to the Abnormality that served as its source if used for too long, becoming a derivative of that Abnormality or a sub-entity of that Abnormality in a process known as E.G.O. Corrosion. For one of the sillier EGO use/corrosion examples, you can take a look at Hong Lu using Soda, and EGO based on an Abnormality called "Opened Can of Wellcheers"

If you think your characters might have abilities like the above or might be in a state similar to the above, let me know here if you would be okay with Dante being able to sense them! They won't get the same exact feeling as they would, but might get a similar vibe.

For example, Personas, a Keyblade, or a Limit Break may give a vibe similar to EGO when in use. A Blasphemy or Terminus Beast from FFXIV would give off Peccatula vibes. And Shadows from Persona might be closer to Abnormalities (might. That one's a bit hazier). If you're not sure if it would fit, please feel free to ask!

Content Warnings/Opt-In and Opt-Out

Dante comes from a series with a ton of violence and horror elements. Per the game's website, here is a listing of topics that may come up. Please note that not everything listed comes up in the story itself--some warnings are for some of the monsters you can encounter and the general vibe they have.

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If there are any topics you would like me to avoid when interacting with your character or if you would simply like to avoid Dante in general, please let me know here. Comments are screened for your privacy.