[Character Study #8] Soul Weaver – Violetta
Header Image: Violetta’s 2026 Chinese Server Birthday Art. Welcome back to my Identity V character study/analysis series where I aim to explore each character in the game. I started this series to not only better my understanding of each character,…
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Cryptic Notes: Winston Manor and its Allusions to Oletus Manor
Header Image: The gates of Oletus and Winston Manor respectively. As someone who has been enjoying not only treasure hunting but collecting and ruminating over the lore, I wanted to drop a post comparing the lore of Winston Manor with that of the main…
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My Initial Impressions on IDV’s New Game Mode, Cryptic Notes
The in-game promo poster for the new game mode, Cryptic Notes. Considering how tantalizing the lore implications hidden within Cryptic Notes are, I decided to take a peek into what exactly they had in store for this new game mode. The IDV Team especially…
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[Character Study #7] Female Dancer – Margaretha Zelle
Credit: Margaretha’s 2025 Chinese server birthday artwork. Welcome back to my Identity V character study/analysis series where I aim to explore each character in the game. I started this series to not only better my understanding of each character,…
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[Character Study #6] Acrobat/”Hullabaloo” Mike Morton
Credit: 2025 Children’s Day Art by miu120627. I’m back with my next character study on Mr. Mike Morton. Just in time for his birthday! My last one was on Joker which was a bit of a doozy of a post as I was not all to familiar with his game.…
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The Fall, The Devil, and Desire: Looking at Fire Investigator and Christian Influences
(Originally published on Tumblr on January 23rd, 2026. This article is edited for clarity and readability for the website but I tried to preserve the original tone and content as best as I could) Now bear with me as this post is probably going to jump…
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A Small History Lesson: The Exeter Royal Theatre Fire
Image source: Exeter Memories When I read Matthias 2nd birthday letter, it focuses on a report from the fire Matthias started at his parents’ theatre. I won’t spoil the letter but while I read the letter, it reminded me of an actual real life…
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[Character Study #5] “Smiley Face”/”Weeping Clown” Joker
Art by GAO JUNJIE. Joker’s 2022 Character Day Art. (Note: Just like me, you should all read this while listening to “The Cursed Sun,” “King’s Feast,” and “Hullabaloo” on repeat here.) When one thinks about…
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[Character Study #4] “Prospector” Norton Campbell
This article is actually a compilation of posts I made about Norton on my Tumblr between July and November of 2025 so some things are a bit outdated but still rather relevant to where we stand with the lore and what we know of Norton as of right now. I…
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It’s the Little Things about Norton Campbell
(Originally published on November 3rd, 2025. Edited for clarity and to take out sections that were either irrelevant or detracted from the point of the post.) So, I’ve talked a LOT about this Norton Campbell already from character analysis posts to…
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