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DIABOLIK LOVERS CHAOS LINEAGE

Title
DIABOLIK LOVERS CHAOS LINEAGE
Play timeVery long (58h7m from 3 votes)
DeveloperOtomate & Rejet
PublishersIdea Factory Co., Ltd.
Relations
Prequel

DIABOLIK LOVERS LOST EDEN

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Description

This game is based on the Chaos Lineage Drama CD series.

After countless failed attempts, Karlheinz finally thinks that his “Eden Project” has been sucessful and begins to make plans to bequeath his powers to his sucessor & fade from existence. However, his longtime friend & chess partner Socrates isn’t quite convinced that Karlheinz’s chosen Adam & Eve are up to the task. To test the pair’s love is true, he decides to trap all of the guys & Yui in a world that he has created, as well as wiping all of their memories.

Inside the fake world, the guys are seperated into three families – Orange, Scarlet & Violet. The families have been locked in a battle to the death in order to decide who will become the “Supreme Ruler”. The key to this is the legendary “Sleeping Princess” called Eve whom will, the legend foretells, appear in the church one day. With all the players set, this deadly game of survival begins, will Yui & the guys ever get their memories back so they can return to their own world?

[from Zettai Renai]

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Protagonist

Komori Yui小森 ユイO
AliasesBitch-chan, Chichinashi, Kachiku, M Neko-chan, Mesubuta
MeasurementsHeight: 158cm, Weight: 45kg, Bust-Waist-Hips: 43-??-??cm
HairBlond, Parted in Middle, Shoulder-length, Sidehair, Wavy
EyesPink, Symbol, Tareme
BodyPale, Slim, Small Breasts, Teen
ClothesBlazer School Uniform, Dress, Hair Flower, Hairpin
PersonalityAltruistic, Carefree, Kind, Naive, Optimist, Religious, Shy, Watashi
RoleClassmate, Daughter, Eleventh Grader, Nameable, Non-blood-related Daughter, Roommate
Engages inCooking, Dancing, Shopping
Subject ofAssault, Avoidable Death (obsolete), Bridal Carry, Bullying, Child Abandonment, Coercion, Domestic Violence, Fainting, Flirting, Injury, Torture, Wounding

Description

Yui has been shown as a feminine girl. She is quite gentle and very skilled at cooking. Her personality varies on the choices the player makes throughout the game. In the anime, she has a cheerful and optimistic personality.

Yui is oblivious to many things and doesn't catch onto things easily. She also has trouble in making decisions in certain cases. Yui seems to be very determined in the worst scenarios and doesn't mind any mean comments thrown her way by any of the vampires. Despite such situations, she usually responds to all the brothers with kindness. As she goes through the game, she slowly starts to become a masochist. Yui is also shown to be strong-willed.

Yui is also a strong believer of God. At first, she does not believe in the existence of vampires but eventually comes to accept them.

Main characters

KinoキノAB
MeasurementsHeight: 178cm, Weight: 65kg
Birthday29 June
Age17
HairBlack, Short
EyesRed
BodyPale, Teen
ClothesBlazer School Uniform, Cravat
PersonalityBoku, Confident, Naive, Selfish, Sweets Lover
RoleChildhood Friend, Gamer, Half-brother, High School Student, Illegitimate Child, Non-blood-related Brother, Orphan, Prince, Son, Vampire
Engages inSummoning
Voiced byMaeno Tomoaki

Description

Kino wants to destroy the vampire race. He is a naive, selfish prince who thinks that it’s natural that people do things for him. He is the typical egocentric prince who assumes that others will do what he asks. He is a person who does not hesitate to kill anyone who gets in the way. It is also shown that he hates being pitied or being called pitiful. Kino knows that to become Adam he must fall in love with Yui, so he does not mind conquering her in his "way." Kino has a personality very similar to that of Ayato.

Kino likes to play with his phone most of the time. He is fascinated by guava juice and hates sausages.

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Mukami Azusa無神 アズサA
MeasurementsHeight: 170cm, Weight: 50kg
Birthday28 October
Age17
HairBlack, Parted to Side, Shaggy, Short, Spiky Bangs
BodyLeft Handed, Pale, Scar, Slim, Teen
ClothesBandages, Beret, Blazer School Uniform, Boots, Cloak, String Ribbon Tie, Sweater
ItemsKnife
PersonalityLow Self-esteem, Manipulative, Ore, Pessimist, Possessive, Stoic, Strange, Taciturn, Timid
RoleHigh School Student, Masochist, Non-blood-related Brother, Vampire, Younger Brother
Engages inBondage, Cooking
Subject ofInjury, Psychological Trauma, Torture
Voiced byKishio Daisuke

Description

Hobbies: Collecting knives
Favorite food: Shichimi Togarashi

The fourth and youngest son of the Mukami household. Azusa is a clingy, faint-hearted do-S (extreme sadist) and do-M (extreme masochist). Because he likes being injured, he may even harm himself. Though his manner of speech and attitude are timid, he'll always do what he wants to his heart's content. He talks very slowly.

Azusa has a twisted yet visible sense of right and wrong. He tells his brothers not to fight. He apologizes to the heroine when he startles her, deceives her, or feels he must do something against her wishes. Azusa also admits he knows lying is wrong, but he will lie to make someone happy, to earn a punishment, or to fulfill his older brothers’ orders. He never uses demeaning nicknames and calls the heroine by her name with the "-san" honorific or simply "Eve."

When he hurts the heroine by cutting her, sucking her blood, or forcing spicy food on her, it is usually because he's trying to help her or to share with her (because he sees her as a masochist). He believes physical pain is the greatest pleasure; it makes him feel alive and gives his life purpose. Because of his childhood trauma, Azusa feels unwanted and useless except when he's in pain, and he says that being unwanted by anyone is worse than death. Physical pain also helps him forget emotional pain, and Azusa tries to hurt the heroine to give her the same comfort and pleasure.

He also finds it important for wounds to leave permanent scars, because the scars are proof that he was "needed" once. Since he heals, he needs to "refresh" his old scars, which he considers his friends and talks to them (most notably Justin, Christina, Melissa, which are named after his bullies in childhood).

[From Diabolik Lovers Wiki]

Mukami Kou無神 コウB
MeasurementsHeight: 176cm, Weight: 55kg
Birthday28 January
Age17
HairBlond, Curtained, Eye Covering, Parted to Side, Short, Wavy
EyesBlue, Red
BodyFang, Left Handed, Pale, Slim, Teen
ClothesBlazer School Uniform, Bracelet, Earrings, Jacket, Pendant Necklace, Shirt, Torn Clothing
ItemsKnife
PersonalityCruel, Friendly, Haraguro, Manipulative, Ore, Selfish, Short-tempered, Superficial
RoleClassmate, Dancer, Famous, High School Student, Idol, Non-blood-related Brother, Vampire
Engages inCooking, Dancing, Domestic Violence, Planning, Stalking, Suicide Attempt, Torture
Subject ofAmputation, Child Abandonment, Child Abuse, Teasing, Torture
Voiced byKimura Ryouhei

Description

Kou is the second son of the Mukami household. He is an idol in the human world as a side job.
As a human child, he was abandoned in a manhole and never knew anything about his parents or where he had come from. Because he lived in the sewers, Kou would always dream of obtaining the blue sky he saw above. One day, soldiers looking for rebels randomly shot a pair of mother and child in front of Kou as an example to potential rebels. Kou didn’t understand what was going on or knew what the soldiers that found him intended to do to him. When they saw his face, they sent him to the orphanage. Upon arriving there, he received good food, clean clothes, and all the nice things he wasn’t able to have in the sewers. Kou thought of the orphanage as heaven.

Then Kou was taken to a "club." Because of a war that was going on, the country needed money. To earn quick money to fund the war, the club chose beautiful children like Kou from the orphanage and offered them up as merchandise as "entertainment" for aristocrats. Kou was up whipped, cut, beaten, tortured. He was so in-demand that his bruises and wounds didn't have time to heal. Kou didn't want to think that his beating was painful and wanted to believe that he should be happy because he could have nice things.

Eventually, he accepted that the situation he was in was basically hell. In an attempt to stop the orphanage from making him continue as an aristocrat's toy, he lamented that his right eye might never see the blue sky he craved again. He decided to disfigure himself by gouging out his right eye. Unfortunately, that only made the aristocrats desire him more. Kou realized that he made a mistake, and he feared that his situation would only get worse.

Kou tried to commit suicide but found himself unable to kill himself. Soon after, he met Ruki, who called Kou a loser. Kou denied that and tried to kill himself (Ruki even dared him to), but again, Kou was unable to do so, as Ruki expected. Ruki told Kou that the reason Kou couldn’t commit suicide despite desperately wanting to escape his situation was because Kou still had hope. Ruki knew this because he often caught Kou staring at the sky. Ruki told Kou that if he gave up that hope, he would be nothing more than a loser. Ruki invited Kou to come with him if he wanted to be free from his hell.

Mukami Ruki無神 ルキAB
AliasesIntellectual
MeasurementsHeight: 180cm, Weight: 64kg
Birthday24 April
Age18
HairBlack, Shaggy, Short, Spiky Bangs
EyesGrey
BodyPale, Tall, Teen
ClothesBlazer School Uniform, Choker, Multiple Earrings
PersonalityBlunt, Cold-hearted, Ore, Stoic, Strict, Stubborn
RoleHigh School Student, Non-blood-related Brother, Older Brother, Vampire
Voiced bySakurai Takahiro

Description

Ruki Mukami is the eldest son of the Mukami household. He is known as the 'Brains' of the Mukami family.
He always has an intimidating smirk on his face matched with a calm tone, but a sense of brutality can be felt in his spoken words. Without dirtying his own hands, he interacts with others as a cruel-hearted, military do-S (extreme sadist). Ayato notes that he is an "intellectual" person.

Mukami Yuuma無神 ユーマO
AliasesEdgar
MeasurementsHeight: 190cm, Weight: 70kg
Birthday23 July
Age17
HairBrown, Ponytail, Shaggy
EyesBrown
BodyPale, Slim, Tall
ClothesBlazer School Uniform, Jacket
PersonalityAtheist, Food Lover, Moody, Ore, Pervert, Possessive, Rebellious, Short-tempered, Sweets Lover, Violent
RoleClassmate, Friend, High School Student, Non-blood-related Brother, Vampire
Engages inBridal Carry, Cooking, Domestic Violence, Gardening, Shopping, Torture
Voiced bySuzuki Tatsuhisa

Description

Yuma is the third son of the Mukami household. The voice, body, and attitude of this rebellious sadist are all big. He often goes on rampages, but he falls asleep after he becomes bored. He can always be found munching noisily on sugar cubes. He is very sadistic and rough and also quite perverted and hot-tempered. He doesn't mind consuming the complete body of his victim alongside draining the blood, and this was suggested as the main reason for his physical strength growing even above the average impure vampire.

As a child, he was very lively and cheery. Sometimes too rebellious to his parents who were religious people while he didn't believe in God. After the incident and his amnesia, he had to become even tougher if wanted to survive out on the streets with the other members of his rebellion gang. He grew violent, rough, and dominating with time.

After his parents died in a fire, Yuma became a follower of a street gang and looked up to the leader, or boss, Lucks. Under a new name, Bear, Yuma lived on the streets with Lucks and the others. Lucks would scavenge around and steal food to give to all his followers. He also worked as a slave, or what he claims as "livestock", in order to get money to pay for food as well. His main dream, which Bear would inherit, was to have a world where everyone is free and equal, no social classes or gaps. He wanted to strip the corrupt politicians and aristocrats of their status in order to purify this world of its filth.

Sakamaki Ayato逆巻アヤトO
MeasurementsHeight: 174cm, Weight: 62kg
Birthday22 March
Age17
HairBrown, Parted to Side, Red, Shaggy, Short, Spiky Bangs
EyesGreen, Tsurime
BodyFang, Male Cleavage, Pale, Slim, Teen
ClothesBelt, Blazer School Uniform, Chain Jewellery, Cravat, Hoodie, Jacket, Jeans, Necklace, Scarf, Shirt, Suspenders, T-shirt
PersonalityArrogant, Cruel, Food Lover, Funny, Mischievous, Moody, Narcissist, Ore-sama, Pervert, Possessive, Tsundere
RoleFull Brother, Half-brother, High School Student, Nephew, Older Brother, Son, Vampire, Younger Brother
Engages inAssault, Basketball, Bullying, Sports, Swimming, Teasing, Torture
Subject ofChild Abuse, Child Neglect, Domestic Violence
Voiced byMidorikawa Hikaru

Description

Ayato Sakamaki (逆巻 アヤト Sakamaki Ayato) is the fifth son of the Sakamaki household. Ayato along with Laito and Kanato, the triplets, are the sons of Cordelia, daughter of the Demon Lord and the first wife of Karlheinz, the Vampire King.
Ayato has a messy reddish-brown hair with hints of purple color on his nape, with lighter shades of ash brown or light blond to the tips. His eyes are green like Laito's but have narrow pupils like Cordelia's. He also wears a black stud on his right ear.

In Haunted Dark Bridal, he usually wears a white shirt that has brown bordering the top and bottom of the shirt with a black jacket and brown scarf. He wears it with blue jeans with a belt attached to both sides of his pants that hang down and go around his pants. In MORE,BLOOD, he wears a black jacket with a red hoodie underneath. Under the hoodie is a white shirt with a black V collar. He wears it with black pants. He also wears a chain necklace.

His school uniform consists of the black school blazer with an unbuttoned white dress shirt and a untied red tie around part of his neck and the right collar of the shirt. He wears it with the black uniform pants with the right pant leg rolled up to his knees and a pair of red and black sneakers.
Known as the troublemaker of the household, Ayato is an attention seeker and loves mischief. He looks down on others and loves to bully and tease people. He refers to himself most of the time as ore-sama (yours truly) and he calls Yui, chichinashi (breastless).
Ayato is quite the rebel and has a passion for torture device; like the iron maiden and such device can be found in his room. He is also the type who always brags about himself; sometimes commanding everyone to call him Ayato-sama. It is also noted that he eats a lot, although Ayato stated that vampires need to drink blood to savor the taste. His favourite food is takoyaki and gets very angry if someone eats his food.

He is a narcissistic prankster who has an obsession of being the best due to his childhood problems with his mother. Ayato is the youngest of the triplets along with Laito and Kanato. His mother, Cordelia, abused him a lot as a child. Ayato's actions is the mere reflection of Cordelia's harmful punishment and how he has been affected by it, that is why his cocky attitude can be compared to that of Cordelia's.

Ayato uses vulgar language at times. Ayato would insult his mother (even after her death) and his brothers by telling them off and calling them names (almost always giving other nicknames) like calling Kanato as hysteric and Reiji as tableware otaku. He also tends to be arrogant as he always calls himself the strongest and the best. And whenever things go his way, he acts unsurprised.

Ayato is very playful and loves sports; basketball being his favorite. Ayato has stated that anything is fine as long as there's a goal to reach for and that sports is his strong point.

Sakamaki Kanato逆巻カナトO
AliasesPipsqueak
MeasurementsHeight: 165cm, Weight: 56kg
Birthday21 March
Age17
HairParted to Side, Short, Violet
EyesShadowed, Tareme, Violet
BodyPale, Slim, Teen
ClothesBlazer School Uniform, Bow Tie, Capri Pants, Clothing with Ribbons, Dress Shoes, Glasses, Hoodie, Shirt, Sweater, Vest
ItemsStuffed Toy
PersonalityBoku, Emotional, Immature, Jealous, Moody, Possessive, Sly, Sweets Lover, Violent, Yandere
RoleFull Brother, Half-brother, High School Student, Nephew, Older Brother, Schoolmate, Son, Twin Brother, Vampire, Younger Brother
Engages inAssault, Bullying, Singing, Torture
Subject ofChild Abuse, Child Neglect
Voiced byKaji Yuuki

Description

Kanato Sakamaki (逆巻 カナト Sakamaki Kanato) is the fourth son of the Sakamaki household. Kanato along with Laito and Ayato, the triplets, are the sons of Cordelia, daughter of the Demon Lord and the first wife of Karlheinz, the Vampire King.
Kanato has big light purple eyes that match his purple hair with white tips. He also has bags under his eyes causing a dark purple circle to form under his eyes. It's likely that this might be because of lack of sleep.

Kanato is almost never seen without his beloved Teddy wrapped safely in his arms.

Kanato often cries and becomes angry when he doesn't get what he wants. He is always demanding something and wants it right away, but his demeanor changes when he doesn't get it.

He is quite attached to Yui. Kanato loves to eat sweets, especially cakes. He will not leave his room without bringing his precious Teddy with him. He speaks politely but is abusive and clingy.

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Sakamaki Laito逆巻ライトO
AliasesSakamaki Raito
MeasurementsHeight: 174cm, Weight: 61kg
Birthday20 March
Age17
HairAhoge, Brown, Shaggy, Short
EyesGreen
BodyMole, Pale, Teen
ClothesBlazer School Uniform, Clothing with Ribbons, Coat, Fedora, Necktie
PersonalityAtheist, Boku, Cheerful, Manipulative, Mischievous, Pervert, Womanizer
RoleBad Student, Half-brother, High School Student, Middle Brother, Son, Twin Brother, Vampire
Engages inFlirting, Teasing
Subject ofChild Abuse, Child Neglect
Voiced byHirakawa Daisuke

Description

Laito is the third son of the Sakamaki household and a second-year high school student. Laito, along with Kanato and Ayato, the triplets, are the sons of Cordelia, daughter of the Demon Lord and the first wife of Karlheinz, the Vampire King.

Laito is extremely perverted, to the point where his personality has gotten him suspended from his school many times. Laito is both a Do-Masochist (extreme masochist) and a Do-Sadist (extreme sadist). He is always cheerful and loves to joke and is similar to Ayato when teasing Yui, whom he calls "Bitch-chan". However, his personality suddenly changes when something goes against his wishes, usually when Yui is too defiant around him. He doesn't like when Yui disobeys his orders and he often punishes her because of that. Laito has also been shown to be good at interpreting others' motives.

Sakamaki Reiji逆巻レイジO
AliasesTableware otaku
MeasurementsHeight: 183cm, Weight: 67kg
Birthday29 August
Age18
HairBlack, Short
EyesRed
BodyPale, Tall, Teen
ClothesBlazer School Uniform, Glasses, Gloves, Necktie, Vest
PersonalityArrogant, Blunt, Perfectionist, Refined, Watashi
RoleFull Brother, Half-brother, High School Student, Older Brother, Son, Vampire, Younger Brother
Engages inBridal Carry, Cleaning
Engages in (Sexual)Whipping (BDSM)
Voiced byKonishi Katsuyuki

Description

Reiji is the second eldest son of the Sakamaki household. Reiji and his older brother, Shu, are the sons of Beatrix, the second wife of Karlheinz, the Vampire King. Reiji has refined manners. Though he might have a polite, sophisticated way of speaking (which the creators describe to be "butler-like"), his words tend to come with a biting edge. He values rules and demands that they are followed by others, but he creates many strange rules. Despite how rigid he may seem, he still has some sense of humor (albeit a dry one).

Although Reiji is the second son, he takes it upon himself to keep the house tidy, to manage household affairs, and to keep his brothers in line. His role in the family combined with his seemingly polite, gentlemanly posture often causes him to appear more like the eldest instead of his older brother Shu.

Shown by how he values rules, Reiji is a strict person towards both himself and those around him. He is an arrogant, prideful person who demands perfection and dislikes submitting to weakness. Though his words may be harsh, they shouldn't always be taken at face value. He is an extreme sadist like the rest of his brothers, and his particular phrase is schadenfreude (pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune). Sometimes he does or says something in order to get a reaction that amuses him.

Along with his passion for experimenting and making potions/drugs, he loves to collect tea sets and kitchenware. His brothers sometimes use Reiji's love for kitchenware to coerce him into cooking for them by saying that they'll use the kitchen themselves - his brothers have a penchant for destroying it when they use it. Due to his love for collecting, Ayato often calls him a tableware otaku.

Sakamaki Shuu逆巻 シュウAB
AliasesGokutsubushi (Good-for-Nothing), NEET
MeasurementsHeight: 180cm, Weight: 65kg
Birthday18 October
Age19
HairBlond, Short, Spiky Bangs, Wavy
EyesBlue
BodyPale, Tall, Teen
ClothesBlazer School Uniform, Cardigan, Headphones
ItemsMusical Instrument
PersonalityCold-hearted, Lazy, Ore, Pervert, Taciturn
RoleBad Student, Friend, Full Brother, Half-brother, Head of Household, High School Student, Older Brother, Son, Vampire
Engages inBridal Carry, Flirting
Voiced byToriumi Kousuke

Description

Shuu is the first and eldest son of the Sakamaki household. He is also the current master of the mansion. Shuu and his younger brother, Reiji, are the sons of Beatrix, second wife of Karlheinz, the Vampire King.
Shuu is usually seen sleeping in the living room or the school's music room. He skips classes often and has been held back several times as a senior in high school. According to other students of the school, Shuu is the owner of the music room.

Apathetic and lazy, Shuu loves nothing but music. It is noted that he is always listening to music, even when taking a bath. Shuu loves classical music, ranging from piano to violin.

He has a lack of motivation and is lazy enough to do almost nothing, seen when Yui needs to persuade him to stay awake and do something for himself. He's somewhat bored with life due to all that happened in his past.

Despite Shuu being the eldest son, he doesn't take any responsibility to look after his five brothers and the house and mostly complains about how he has to "deal with their problems." He mostly pushes this job to Reiji. Shuu is also somewhat of a pervert and usually teases Yui about wearing unattractive panties and bras.

Sakamaki Subaru逆巻スバルA
MeasurementsHeight: 178cm, Weight: 67kg
Birthday4 November
Age16
HairEye Covering, Short, White
EyesRed
BodyLeft Handed, Pale, Teen
ClothesBelt, Blazer School Uniform, Boots, Chain Jewellery, Jacket, Necklace, Torn Clothing, Trousers
PersonalityLoner, Ore, Short-tempered, Violent
RoleHalf-brother, High School Student, Lonely, Nephew, Son, Vampire, Younger Brother
Subject ofTeasing
Voiced byKondou Takashi

Description

Subaru Sakamaki (逆巻 スバル Sakamaki Subaru) is the sixth and youngest son of the Sakamaki household. Subaru is the only son of Christa, third wife of Karlheinz, the Vampire King.
Subaru can be described as the loner type. He is usually alone and never cares about what's happening around him. Subaru is the silent type who usually sleeps in a coffin, which is also inside his room. However, he easily gets angry and resorts to violence, going as far as to break everything when he gets extremely angered.

He manages to compress this side when around Yui, but is still prone to outbursts. There is a tsundere side of him that only Yui can see. He's a delinquent type, kind of violent and loves to damage things. He's also a sadist, but despite all, can occasionally be sweet. Subaru can sometimes be considerate as he tried to help Yui escape from the mansion and let her have his silver knife that could kill vampires likes him.

Tsukinami Carla月浪 カルラAB
MeasurementsHeight: 183cm, Weight: 65kg
Birthday28 May
Age18
HairLong, Multicolored, Violet, White
EyesAmber, Symbol
BodyPale, Tall, Teen, Younger Appearance
ClothesBelt, Cravat, Scarf, School Uniform
PersonalityCruel, Manipulative, Smart, Watashi
RoleCousin, High School Student, Nephew, Older Brother, Son, Vampire, Werewolf
Engages inManipulation, Revenge, Shapeshifting
Voiced byMorikawa Toshiyuki

Description

Carla Tsukinami is the First Blood King. He is also the elder brother of the founding demons (the ancestor race of all the demon kinds in the Demon World). He is the first son of Krone and Giesbach, the former First Blood king.

Tsukinami Shin月浪 シンO
MeasurementsHeight: 175cm, Weight: 58kg
Birthday27 April
Age17
HairPink, Short
EyesAmber, Symbol
BodyPale, Teen, Younger Appearance
ClothesCoat, Eyepatch, Glasses, Gloves, Multiple Earrings, Pendant Necklace, School Uniform, Tail, Vest
PersonalityCruel, Jealous, Narcissist, Ore, Overconfident, Short-tempered
RoleCousin, High School Student, Nephew, Son, Vampire, Werewolf, Younger Brother
Engages inShapeshifting
Voiced byMorikubo Shoutarou

Description

Shin Tsukinami is the younger brother of the founders. He is the second son of Krone and Giesbach, the former First Blood king.

Shin is a very sadistic character. He takes pleasure in others' misery and pain. He looks down upon everyone aside from his brother. Shin enjoys pranking, torturing or humiliating the heroine. He also likes to make her feel embarrassed.