Luchika

Picture of Luchika from the Vanish MV

**Luchika** (ルチカ, *Ruchika*[?]) is the main protagonist of the song Vanish.

He is one of the victims of Carl.

## Appearance

Luchika is a tall man with long, messy, white hair that reaches to his hips and is cut unevenly. His bangs go past his eyes and criss cross each other and his hair bends inwards. His eyes are lavender colored and he bears a light burn over his right eye. He wears a dark grey poet blouse with flounce sleeves the cover most of his hands, and long black pants. He is shown wearing a large black veil that reaches the floor with purple in the inside and floral decorations at the bottom. The black veil has a white transparent veil over it, which belongs to Dahlia from her wedding. His shoes are black and seems to be heels, though not high.

In a flashback with Dahlia and at the wedding, Luchika is shown without a scar and wearing a black turtleneck.

## Personality

What Luchika was like before the fire is unknown. In the few flashbacks of Luchika's life, he was shown to be happy and satisfied with Dahlia by his side.

After Dahlia's death, he's shown to be an empty husk, wearing Dahlia's veil over his head constantly while still being haunted by the past as he destroys old photos of him and Dahlia and him staying in his room for all of *Vanish*. He is shown to be vulnerable in this state, with Carl easily convincing him that he has no future there, leading Luchika to happily kill himself.

He is also a young artist who is has a subjective personality but is an introvert who's tough to understand.

## Etymology

**Luchika** (ルチカ, *Ruchika*[?]) refers to the Italian word "luccica", meaning "to sparkle".

## Story

Luchika was close with a girl named Dahlia whose actual connection with Luchika is unknown. One day Dahlia marries someone which leaves Luchika distraught. Soon a fire starts in the wedding, killing off Dahlia and leaving Luchika alone with Dahlia's veil hanging on his head. After the incident, Luchika spends the rest of his days sitting on his bed with a black veil on his head watching television, unable to cope with the incident.

One day, Luchika spots Carl at his window as a brighter world appears around him. He tells Luchika that "Ignorance and the like won’t work, there’s no future, no salvation, no meaning in this place." Luchika eventually gives in and commits suicide by burning his house down with a candle while holding a knife. Carl is shown at the end of the song in Luchika's home, smiling watching the news (Luchika's death was shown on the news).

Most likely, like the rest of the dead Midnight Ball characters, Luchika becomes a ghost but this is currently unconfirmed.

## Trivia

* He is often mistaken as a woman.
* Though he is said to be beautiful, Guchiry wished to depict him as a gross man.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/The\_Lko/status/1602959849075064833
"真夜中の舞踏会に迷い込んだキャラ達は、死んだのか、姿を消したのか、死んで姿を消したのか、それ以外か、気になるので教えてください🙇‍♂️🙏/I'm curious if the characters who wandered into the Midnight Ball, did they die, disappear, die and disappear, or something else, so please let me know🙇‍♂️🙏"
https://twitter.com/bomless\_race2/status/1602961443250663424
"ニュースでは‘‘行方不明’’とされていますね 途中までの痕跡はあれど、みんなどこかしらで跡形もなく消えてしまったようです/In the news, they are listed as "Missing". Although there are traces along the way, it seems like they all disappeared without a trace at some point."
2. ↑ https://bomless-race-characters.localinfo.jp/posts/48670887
"芸術家の青年。 思い込みの激しい性格だが内向的で何を考えているか掴みづらい。 現在、消息不明。/Young artist. Although he has a strong subjective personality, he is introverted and it is difficult to understand what he is thinking about. Currently unknown."
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://twitter.com/bomless\_race/status/1518042181273272320
"あまりにも美形すぎて女に思われてることが多いですけど、主人公「ルチカ」は男ですよ/He is so beautiful that many people think of her as a woman, but the main character, Luchika, is actually a man."
4. ↑ https://twitter.com/bomless\_race2/status/1645420204086943745
"キモい女とかキモい男を曲の主人公にしがちなんだけど、/I tend to make creepy women or creepy men the main characters in my songs,"
"メネもルチカもアカリも粘着質な陰の者たち独特のキモさ前面に出せてて好きすぎる/I love how Mene, Luchika, and Akari bring out the unique creepiness of the sticky people in the shadows."
5. ↑ Guchiry's Instagram
"気持ち悪い男が描きたくて作ったので、 それがうまく表現できてたらいいなぁと思います/I made this because I wanted to depict a disgusting man, and I hope I was able to express that well."