Judgement, Murai Knight (Black Rose)
The Murai Knights are the last defenders of the Black Rose – an alliance of noble clans who once governed the Known World according to the laws of the Old Way.
One of the oldest among his order, Judgement is the one who the Black Rose dispatch to send a loud and clear message to the enemy. The missing heads of soldiers he kills serve as a reminder to the Hokuten of the ruthless battlefields of old.
Phalanx, Hokuten Assassin (Hokuten)
A secret society of mysterious cyber-assassins who control the Known World from the shadows, the Hokuten overthrew the reactionary Black Rose and created the oppressive Greater Wing to serve as their puppets.
Phalanx is without doubt the best assassin the Hokuten have at their disposal. Fearless, remorseless, augmented and skilled beyond compare, Phalanx is a veritable killing machine and an ardent believer in the Hokuten’s New World Order.
Voiced by Drew Pearson
Ryoku (Vagrant)
The Vagrants are a rag-tag collection of criminals and ideologists – misfit individualists who would rather be wanted men than live a life under the jackboot of the Greater Wing. Thieves, murderers, beggars and lunatics; all the dregs of society combine in this loose alliance of criminal gangs.
A master of the Blind Edge, this seemingly ordinary vagabond is a legend in Annex’s underworld. With the biggest bounty ever placed on someone’s head and no reason ever stated for his alienation from society, Ryoku sure isn’t lacking in enemies – but no one will stop him from fighting for his freedom.