Call of the Abyss V/Lore

—Orpheus opening dialogue

All Call of the Abyss tournaments have a distinctive theme or aesthetic, with their own sub-story separate from the Main Story. Lore-wise, these sub-stories seem to be novels written by Orpheus before his amnesia. For Call of the Abyss V, it had a City of Lights theme.

## Background

### Trailer Transcript

*Good evening,*

*This is Pirate Radio.*

*Headlines after headlines, musicals after musicals.*

*Can you even recall the last time you saw the Sun?*

*The media fills you with cheap thrills and mindless entertainment.*

*Eventually, we'll all "amuse ourselves to death".*

*I was once like you,*

*Waking up on the red carpet of Metropolis.*

*But now?*

*Look at what we've become!*

*A cog in this entertainment machine.*

*Wake up! This city is eating you alive.*

*We're nothing but pets and livestock,*

*Trapped in captivity, in this city, forever.*

*Let's continue the carnival tonight.*

*Maybe tomorrow we'll see the Sun*

*Again.*

*Tonight, we celebrate the prosperity and beauty of Metropolis!*

### Summary

*The splendid and prosperous Metropolis is full of endless feasting. The one in charge controls all the media and entertainment in the city, inducing the citizens to get drunk in it and indulge in an absurd and extravagant debauchery. In the colorful neon lights of the city, there is also a mysterious "Color Out of Space" hidden. The end of all people sinking into pleasure and losing themselves is to be attracted by the "Color Out Of Space", a form of alienation entity and their bodies are gradually merging with machinery and tools to become part of the Metropolis. But, there are still people who are not willing to degenerate, and they gather together to launch a "media war" against the mouthpiece of the controller, revealing the secrets behind the prosperity of the Metropolis, and alerting the citizens who are addicted to it.*

### Design Ideas

*The core elements of the "Call of the Abyss" story are "Metropolis" + "Color Out of Space" + Media War: the classic movie "Metropolis" presents the artist's prospect of the future society in the early 20th century. Many unique and avant-garde technology designs have triggered a wave of follow-up retro technology. And "Color Out of Space" is a visually innovative image in Lovecraft's works, with a completely different charm from other Cthulhu monsters. To present a more interesting conflict, the concept of "media war" was chosen: beneath the joyous singing and dancing, a dark tide is surging. If the two sides want to compete for the hearts and minds, they must attack and defend against the media and the gossip. This is more creative and challenging than the combat theme common to many stories*.

## Abyssal Whisper

### Part 1

* Metropolis
* Banquet
* Ball
* City of Eternal Night
* Neon Signs
* Media
* Movie Theater
* Newspaper
* Broadcast
* Lies?
* 24th Radio
* Social Experiment?
* Metropolis Star

### Part 2

* Disseminate
* Pirate Radio
* Truth
* Isolated Island
* Wander
* Abandoned Port
* Sickened
* Sound of Decadence
* Radio Broadcast
* Tabloid
* Scandal
* Polygraph
* Supply
* Behind the Scene
* Energy Corporation
* Conspiracy?

### Part 3

* The Crux
* Media War
* Clue
* Secret
* Expose
* Collaboration
* Tabloid
* Have Fun
* Paperboy
* Auditorium
* Editing
* Key Footage
* Propaganda
* Ethereal Theatre
* Wake-up Call
* Neon Vanguard
* Eerie Colors
* Neon Lights
* Billboard
* Abyss

### Part 4

* Body
* Color Out of Space
* Spirit
* Eternal Aurora
* Media Queen
* Extinguished Guest
* Musical Celebrity
* Vanity Fair
* Tools
* Soul Devouring
* Assimilation
* Struggle
* Trapped
* Last Comfort
* Amused to Death

## Theories

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## Gallery

The true face of the celebrity of Metropolis - Eternal AuroraTonight we will celebrate the prosperity and beauty of MetropolisFalse ParadiseThe reveal of Eternal AuroraWelcome to MetropolisEver Bright City (Artstation)
## References

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https://www.identityvgame.com/coa5/rule/en/

https://www.identityvgame.com/coa5/reg/en/