Auditorium

### Description

Cinemas in the Metropolis have no place for pain, sorrow, or criticism. Yet with his secret splicing, some of the classic scenes found their way into the meaningless films—albeit for a split second.

## Other Details

### Series

* Call of the Abyss V
* Season 19 Essence 2

## Obtaining

### Cost

N/A

**Auditorium** is a Reoccurring Time-Limited A-Tier Costume for the "Prisoner", Luca Balsa. It was introduced as part of the Call of the Abyss V Abyss Treasure (Season 19 Essence 2).

## Availability

As it is not a true Limited Costume (which are denoted by the "limited" tag found in the top right of certain card icons), it has returned in the Call of the Abyss V Abyss Treasure, along with the other costumes, several times.

* It was originally available from December 30th, 2021 to February 17th, 2022 during Call of the Abyss V Qualification (Season 19 Essence 2).
* It returned on January 5th, 2023 to February 2nd, 2023 during Call of the Abyss VI Qualification (Season 24).
* It returned on January 1st, 2024 to January 24th, 2024 during the Call of the Abyss VII Event (Season 30).

## Appearance

### **Physical**

Luca has pale skin and mismatched lens for eyes, with the left lens glowing pale aqua and half-closed, revealing a polished silver eyelid. and the right a black camera lens which flickers and projects film footage. His hair is now platinum blond and tied into a small bun. A tiny fang sticks out the side of his mouth. Fine silver lines of circuits score his face.

### **Outfit**

Luca wears a prussian blue plaid coat with a white silk handkerchief in his lapel and gold-buttoned cuffs over a collared white shirt with a matching jabot with gold embroidery and a gold brooch, matching trousers, white stockings, white tuxedo gloves, and leather dress shoes. A silver projector with a glowing purple bulb and a silver ream of film roll are attached on either side of his embroidered leather belt. The trailing film roll from his ream drapes in a tangled heap across his shoulders. A silver movie camera roll and metal plates are embedded in the left side of his head.

### **Transmission Box**

His transmitters are vintage movie cameras with glowing purple bulbs.

### **Special Effects**

The projector at his waist includes glowing purple tendrils, move, and emit a purple glow with shining particles. His left lens emits a purple beam.

## Concept / Design Notes

### **Concept and Planning**

The "Prisoner" is an eccentric, flamboyant individual with a flair for going against social stereotypes. In this particular theme, he, as the "Auditorium", has become the official spokesperson for our prestigious classic cinema. He tries to break free from the suffocating chains of the Metropolis, splicing scenes from classic films into those empty, endlessly looping musicals to wake the citizens from their lulling illusions of their philistic culture.

We hope he can present his entrance with the utmost elegance in this ferocious battle of media, and so we chose a humble, distinguished, and refined suit to embody his decorum and style.

### **Optimizations and Designs**

In relation to the background story of the Auditorium Costume of the "Prisoner", we decided to design a fusion visage of his body and a movie projector. He, who has immersed himself in those great movies, must have clothing befitting of taste and decency.

The first sketch has a messier design, put-together elements, and the overall style did not include an experimental and scientific theme.

The second sketch has a fancier and more realistic design, yet the mechanical body parts still seemed rather unreasonable in proportion to the body, and the overly pompous suit not suited to his background story.

The third sketch has even more realistic designs, and the mechanical body parts refined. Now, the overall design has achieved the feeling of the Metropolis and the empty, pointless atmosphere. And so, we started to fine-tune the design.

While fine-tuning, we did all we could to increase the detailing and practicality of the machines and mechanical parts.

In the end, we added rendering and depth to the mechanical body parts, and the design sketch of the Auditorium is now complete.

### **Model Details Description**

* The Auditorium's abnormal eyes. He works day and night, tirelessly, to play the movies embedded in his head through his lens.
* The Auditorium dons a humble, classy suit. In this fierce media battle, he carries himself with civility and elegance, and embodies a priceless, vintage temperament.
* His cold, intricate, vintage projector is fit to match with the Auditorium. Only by this way can the bindings of the Metropolis be escaped.

## Trivia

* The short film, A Trip to the Moon (1909), made a cameo on the theater in its Press Animation.

## Gallery

* In-Game
* Official Art
* Additional Appearances

### Appearance Decoration Menu

Auditorium In-Game Model Front ViewAuditorium In-Game Model Back ViewAuditorium In-Game Model Left-Side ViewAuditorium In-Game Model Right-Side ViewAuditorium Entrance Animation.Auditorium Idle Animation.Auditorium Press Animation.

### Concept Art & Icons

Auditorium Chinese Concept Art (Weibo)Auditorium English Concept Art (Twitter)Auditorium's Costume SpriteAuditorium's Full Body Sprite in the official Call of Abyss V Website
### Promotional Art

"Welcome to the Metropolis! The greatest event COA V will open soon!" - Call of the Abyss V Poster (Twitter)Call of the Abyss V Website BackgroundCall of the Abyss V CostumesCall of the Abyss V PosterOfficial Chibi AuditoriumCall of the Abyss V NA/EU Qualifier Winner - B4U (Twitter)Call of the Abyss V Countdown - 2 Days (Twitter)IVL Treasure Collection Cards - COA V Series (Weibo)IVL Treasure Collection Cards - COA V Series Countdown (Weibo)
### Merchandise Art

Call of the Abyss V Rubber Keychain Merchandise (Weibo)

Survivor Abyss Matching Icon with AuditoriumAuditorium (Graffiti)Auditorium as shown in the 4th part of Abyssal Whisper.
## References

1. ↑ First Global Q&A
2. ↑ https://weibo.com/6140485374/LbLcL6ZWu