Boris

* Profile
* Biography
* Technical

**Boris** (보리스, *Boliseu*) is a Capo of  The Thumb. He first appears in the same Chapter, Episode 1.

## Appearance

Boris has short combed black hair and displays an average physique. Along with the usual Thumb attire followed by a black suit and red coat, he wears sunglasses, smokes a cigarette and has a ring on his right index and left middle fingers. When in combat, Boris wears steel knuckles.

## Personality

Boris has a tough and straightforward attitude. He's very confident in his physical strength, preferring engage with his fists as he's the only member of The Thumb to not utilize guns, instead relying on his steel knuckles to do the job.

He greatly values the Thumb's members and their rules, often enforcing them with a harmful display of physical strength.

## Story

Boris is a Capo of the Thumb, taking a role similar to a captain for the Syndicate and the value of a Grade 1 Fixer. He is first shown in a summit organized by the Thumb alongside fellow Capi and his Underboss, making sure every Thumb subsidiary present in the meeting is following the rules accordingly. The summit comes to a conclusion that every Thumb subsidiary will leave L Corp's Nest and instead the occupation will be conducted by The Thumb only. After a reluctant agreement of the present Thumb subsidiaries, Boris and other Capi lead the Thumb's forces into trying to take over L Corp's Nest before other parties, like the Index, could do so before them.

After an indefinite amount of time in fighting to occupy the ruined Nest, Boris, along with his fellow Capi, Katriel and Denis have a meeting with their Underboss, Kalo. Kalo comments on he's found an invitation to the Library, which offered the group a book about the Liu Association. Such book could grant them a great advantage against in occupying almost half of L Corp's Nest, but before the group can continue any further, a messenger of the Index, Yan, suddenly appears in the room. Yan tries to warn them that going to the Library alongside Kalo could potentially mean an Sottocapo of the Thumb becoming a book and that such information could bring a great advantage to The Index in seizing their Syndicate. The messenger's warning is disregarded and after Kalo orders the torture and execution of Yan, the group makes their way into the Library.

Boris and the other Thumb members are defeated in the Library and he turns into The Book of Boris which contains his Key Page.

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"The Thumb uses various types of bullets. We pick the right ammo for the right situation. But, as you can guess, the price of those bullets is a serious drawback. Not even the Thumb, one of the Five Fingers sitting at the apex of the Backstreets, can just waste bullets willy-nilly… That’s how costly it gets. You can’t get trigger happy. Because of that, the Thumb fight with the bayonet and buttstock of their guns most of the time, and only fire bullets when it’s absolutely necessary. The buttstock is built to be solid enough to crush most things to a pulp, and the bayonet is pretty handy as a sword. Some just stick to raw strength, though."

## Boris

* Stats
* Resistances

### Passive Abilities

Speed
Respiration
Grit
Concussion
Blunt Mastery

Boris appears in the first episode of  The Thumb Episode 1, Act 1. However, he is fought in Episode 2, along with Katriel, Denis and Kalo. He is equipped with his own Key Page, Boris' Page; and has a Deck of 9 cards.

He has 127  HP and 68  Stagger. His  Max. Emotion Level is 5 and has two  Speed Dice of 2~6. He has 3  **Light**.

Boris possesses 5  Passive Abilities. Unlike the rest of the Thumb, he doesn't use Ranged pages.

* **Speed**:  Speed Dice Slot +1 (Cannot Overlap)
* **Respiration**: At the start of the Scene, Restore 1  **Light** if current Light is 0
* **Grit**: Reduce incoming damage and Stagger damage by 1 (Including damage from non-attacks)
* **Concussion**: On a successful Blunt attack, deal 2 bonus Stagger damage
* **Blunt Mastery**: Blunt Dice Power +1

Boris can drop the next Books per  Emotion Lv:

2 Copies
2.2 Copies
  **Book of the Thumb** | 70%
2 Copies
2.2 Copies

**Range**:  Melee - **Cost**: 1  Light
**Dice**:
On Use: Restore 2  **Light**
- 4~8  Slash
     2x **Ferrous Guard**
**Range**:  Melee - **Cost**: 1  Light
**Dice**:
- 3~8  Block
- 3~7  Block
     2x **Steel Knuckles**
**Range**:  Melee - **Cost**: 2  Light
**Dice**:
On Use: Draw 1 Page
- 4~8  Blunt
- 3~7  Blunt
     2x **Discipline**
**Range**:  Melee - **Cost**: 4  Light
**Dice**:
Dice on this page and the page clashing with it are unaffected by Power gain or loss
- 2~6  Block
- 4~8  Block
- 3~5  Slash
- 3~7  Blunt
This die is rolled 3 times

## Dialogue

**Combat Entrance**

* "I’d be feeling pretty alright if it wasn’t for that puny Messenger."
* "Using underhanded tactics would be a disrespect to the battle…"

**On Kill**

* "You were fierce, but you should’ve exerted that strength with restraint."
* "Battling with full force is how you show that you don’t belittle your opponent."

**Teammate Death**

* "I guess it’s the fair price we must pay for daring to accept the offer."
* "Both sides are just taking what was promised in the deal."
* "A silent tribute is the best kind of respect I could pay."

**Death**

* "Can’t let myself be disoriented… till the last moment…"

**Victory**

* "Wouldn’t have started this in the first place if we had nothing to gain."
* "It looks like we’ve gathered all the intel we need."

## Trivia

* Early in development, there were plans Boris to undergo Distorsion and become a boss fight, but it was changed because it was deemed to graphic.

* According to Project Moon director Kim Ji Hoon, Boris's Distortion should be imagined as *"a symbolic manifestation of a [hydraulic] press. It is a menacing contraption that crushes everything within."*

## Gallery

1. ↑ Library of Ruina Artbook, pg. 361
2. ↑ 2021 ProjectMoon Q&A, 5:48 https://youtu.be/XKijpGJCxB0?t=348