Thorn for the Villain~ Reincarnated as an Extra in an Otome Game?!

Thorn for the Villain~ Reincarnated as an Extra in an Otome Game?! is a visual novel developed by Anta, a game developer from Philippines. Set in a story of Otome game, Teresa Von Ambrose find a way to intervene the events of the game original story. A demo of the game was released in 26 June 2023 at Itch.io.

## Story

An office lady experiences a sudden collision with a truck, transported her into an alternate realm within the video game called "Eternal Blessing of the Stars." Reborn as Teresa Von Ambrose a member of a noble family. While in the original story she is an extra, Teresa aims to alter the course of the game's story, intending to prevent the events of the original "Eternal Blessing of the Stars" storyline.

While attempting her way to prevent the original story, she met peculiar Count Vicenzo Brillhart and Edel. She faced with the looming threats of assassination and main target. Her survival hinges on adopting a discreet demeanor and become under the radar at all costs.

## Gameplay

The gameplay of Thorn for the Villain~ Reincarnated as an Extra in an Otome Game?! involves in storytelling and decision-making. The game use popular game engine Ren'Py that specifically designed for creating visual novels, which are narrative-driven games that often feature text-based storytelling accompany with visuals.

## Characters

Thorn for the Villain portrayed by a noble lady with riches and prestige called Teresa Von Ambrose. The story follows people that interacts with Teresa Von Ambrose.

* **Teresa Von Ambrose** is a reborn as a noble lady with riches and prestige, however she considered lack of proper noble and known for "the thorn among flowers".
* **Eric Von Ambrose** is a brother to Teresa Von Ambrose, he is overworked secretary and known for cold and emotionless.
* **Count Von Ambrose** is a father to two children, he plan to make arrangement to Teresa and Count Vicenzo in relationship.
* **Count Vicenzo Brillhart** is a nobleman from fairly decent family. It's unknown what his intention with Von Ambrose.
* **Edel** is Count Vicenzo's butler however lacks of proper manner.
* **Estella Rolfes** is a friend to Teresa Von Ambrose, she is known for ruining her own status along with Teresa.
* **Crown Prince Devon Asmodia** is a Prince known for confidence and flirty.
* **Henry Valcourt** is a friend to Estella and Teresa Von Ambrose. He is one of the strongest knights in the kingdom however his demeaner is notorious for cold and unapproachable.

## Development

Prior to the teaser, Thorn for the Villain has been in pre-production stage on December 2022. Although it's been pre-production since december, majority of the assets and coding were done during a game which Anta participated in Otome/Jose Jam 2023 . On 1st April 2023, Anta released a teaser hinting on a game named "Eternal Blessings of the Stars". Many speculates the game is part of april fool's joke however a teaser of the game tweeted by the creator on 22nd May 2023, hinting the game will be Otome game based on reincarnation . The development of Thorn for the Villain announced on 23rd May 2023 along with synopsis of the game. Anta's tweet revealed three characters appeared in the game like Teresa Von Ambrose, known as "The Boss," and Count Vicenzo Brillhart.

The key art of Thorn for the Villain posted as part of promotion to demo release on June 2023. It features three prominent characters from Teresa, Edel, and Vicenzo. After anticipations from public, demo of the game was released on 25th June 2023. Anta stated that the full release of Thorn for the villain is by early 2024 however there may be delays due to unforeseen reasons .

## Trivia

* During naming the character, if you input inappropriate name the game tells you it shouldn't be name after that.
* The demo of Thorn for the Villain contains 20,000 word counts .
* According to the creator of Thorn for the Villain Anta, the game is heavily inspired by otome iseaki manhwa, manga, light novels, and webtoons .
	+ The goal is to experience otome isekai game with player's own choice.
* The original concept of Thorn for the Villain is about shipping two love interests while You (the playable character) and the villain tag along the way.

## Official Links

* Thorn for the Villain Itch.io Page
* Anta Twitter Page
* Anta Ko-Fi

## Gallery

The masked man having conversation with TeresaEric Von Ambrose and Count VicenzoSecond meeting with EdelTwo friends of TeresaCount Vicenzo accompany Teresa Von Ambrose to dance
## References

1. ↑ [1] Thorn for the Villain Press Kit
2. ↑ [2] Otome game announcement via @Antares252 on twitter.com
3. ↑ [3] Story synopsis of Thorn for the Villain via @Antares252 on Twitter.com
4. ↑ [4] Teresa Von Ambrose character sheet via @Antares252 on twitter.com
5. ↑ [5] "The Boss" character sheet via @Antares252 on Twitter.com
6. ↑ [6] Count Vicenzo character sheet via @Antares252 on Twitter.com
7. ↑ [7] Anta. *"Thorn for the Villain~ Reincarnated as an Extra in an Otome Game?! DEMO is now LIVE! Q&A/FAQs"*. Itch.io. 26 June 2023
8. ↑ [8] "Demo word count will have 20k words." via @Antares252 Twitter.com
9. ↑ [9] "Thorn for the Villain is an otome game heavily inspired by otome..." via @Antares252 on Twitter.com
10. ↑ [10] Original concept of Thorn for the Villain posted by @Antares252 on Twitter.com