"Succubus"

### Description

After my father gave the doll to that girl, he said to me, "You don't need two dolls. Greed is the root of all corruption." He was right. However, how can he, in his mediocrity, decide which one I want more?

## Other Details

### Series

* Truth & Inference
* Mélodis Estate Investigation
* Castle Zinaida's Unfinished Chapter
* Season 17 Essence 1
* Season 27 Essence 2

## Obtaining

### Cost

N/A

**"Succubus"** is a Limited S-Tier Costume for the Sculptor, Galatea Claude. It was introduced in Season 17 Essence 1 which was related to the 3rd Anniversary Mélodis Estate Investigation Event.

The costume's essence was obtainable between July 15th and September 23rd, 2021.

## Appearance

### **Physical**

Galatea has pale ivory skin and empty, hollow brown eyes. She wears black eyeliner, dark brown eyeshadow, and black lipstick. Her hair is now a pale platinum blonde, tied into a bun with two side bangs hanging loosely down, framing her face. A small, budding, pale purple blossom blooms on her left cheek, and a matching crescent scar scores her forehead. Her chest has rotted to nothing more than an empty ribcage.

### **Outfit**

#### Physical

Galatea wears a pale ivory wedding gown with a very low sweetheart neckline adorned with dull magenta and purple roses as well as stitched with matching lace, revealing her empty ribcage, elbow-length ruffled, layered sleeves, a fitted bodice, and a long skirt of haphazard patchwork ivory lace and pearls over a simple white skirt, which sweeps her feet. A delicate ivory lace choker circles her throat. A circlet of purple roses adorns her hair, to which a torn ivory veil is pinned.

#### Wheelchair

Her wheelchair is a mainly grey throne with a purple cushion on the backrest. A silver sewing machine replaces her sculpting block on the armrest with a patterned cloth underneath it. A spool of white thread replaces her IV bag.

### **Object**

#### Sculpting Chisel

Her chisel is now a pair of metal scissors.

#### Statues

The statues have cage bodies with other porcelain body parts as well as many pink roses.

### **Special Effects**

Ghost particles float around her, and her gown and wheelchair all glow an eerie purple.

## Concept / Design Notes

### **Design Idea Plans**

The theme of the entire Essence comes from the Surprise Box game. People extract toys from the Surprise Box and then start to tell stories related to the toys. The overall shape of the costumes depends on the region and culture and chooses different dolls made of any materials - cloth, wood, and metal.

The inspiration of the Sculptor's costume "Succubus" comes from the patchwork dolls in the folklore of Southern Europe. As long as you sew the objects of the person you want on it and feed it with your own life, you will be able to imprison that person's soul on the doll forever. It will never separate. When putting forward the need for art, it had hoped to express the loss of lives and the element characteristics of weirdness, madness, and paranoia.

### **Design Idea Sketch**

According to the requirements, we set the fashion theme as a bridal patchwork doll and the wheelchair theme as a sewing machine and designed the first version of the sketch.

However, these three sketches did not express the crazy and weird beauty we wanted, and the characteristics of the patchwork dolls were not evident. So we kept a part of the wheelchair's design and produced the second version of the sketch, which brought the overall tone closer to the poignant direction, and added the feeling of a tattered doll and a patchwork of different fabrics in the details.

After further refinement and enrichment, the "Succubus" is complete.

### **Showroom Interface Design**

The "Succubus" hung her head on the armrest, her neck twisted into an unnatural angle, and she entered the venue slowly in a wheelchair.

Her veil seemed to have its consciousness, floating in the air for a while and then landed steadily on top of her head.

"Succubus" left the wheelchair and floated to her cherished mannequin. To this inanimate object, "Succubus" showed a strange intimacy.

### **Model Details Description**

1. The delicate sewing table is covered with a lace tablecloth, and the "Succubus" holds the scissors for tailoring, but the tips of the scissors reflect dangerous sharp cold light that is not from a tailor's tool.
2. The doll who has lost its life wears a yarn skirt that symbolizes purity, and only an empty chest is left behind the pure white fabric.
3. "Succubus" wears a corolla composed of faded cloth flowers and laces, decorated with pearls, and looks elegant and noble.
4. Delicate knit patterns are layered on the white dress. The dress that looks elegant and gentle are full of contradictions due to the broken skirt.

### **Custom Lobby Model Design**

Souls that had been deprived of their eternal slumber, imprisoned in the doll forever, floats around "Succubus" and dancing with a twisted expression. "Succubus"'s favorite sewing equipment exudes ethereal purple fluorescence, reminiscent of things on the other side of the world that do not belong to the living.

## Trivia

* **"Succubus"** is currently Sculptor's second S-Tier skin.
* In the 3rd Anniversary Cake, there is a miniature version of **"Succubus"** on the cake on Monstrous Bird's head.
* If you choose Rainmaker in the Mélodis Estate Investigation event, she orchestrates the murder of "The Prince".
* If you choose "The Prince" in the Mélodis Estate Investigation event, she orchestrates the murder of Rainmaker.
* This costume represents a succubus, a demon or supernatural entity in folklore, in female form, that appears in dreams to seduce men, usually through sexual activity. According to religious traditions, repeated sexual activity with a succubus can cause poor physical or mental health, even death. In modern representations, a succubus is often depicted as a beautiful seductress or enchantress, rather than as demonic or frightening. The male counterpart to the succubus is the incubus.

## Gallery

* In-Game
* Official Art
* Additional Appearances

### Appearance Decoration Menu

"Succubus" In-Game Model Front View"Succubus" In-Game Model Back View"Succubus" In-Game Model Left View"Succubus" In-Game Model Right View"Succubus" Entrance Animation."Succubus" Idle Animation."Succubus" Press Animation."Succubus" costume changes to the Chisel.

### Concept Art & Icons

"Succubus" Global Concept Art (Twitter)"Succubus" Chinese Concept Art (Weibo)Previous designs of "Succubus" (Weibo)Concept Art for the Season 17 Essence 1 Poster (Artstation)Concept Art for the Season 17 Essence 1 Poster (Artstation)Concept Poster of Season 17 Essence 1 that Monstrous Bird was originally going to be appear in (Artstation)"Succubus" Card Sprite
Credit: @oletusproject
### Promotional Art

"Will you listen to my story for a moment? Watch the flame of this candle for the tale will last as long as it burns... Many stories are born but the people behind them often overlooked... Tonight we enter the manor, let's spin a wonderful tale together" - Mélodis Estate Investigation Announcement Artwork (Twitter)Mélodis Estate Investigation Announcement Artwork Full Version (Artstation)My father never really showed his love, except once when he gave my adoptive sister a beautiful porcelain doll when she showed amazing artistic talent. I longed for that doll, but one day, she eloped with her lover and it was forever mine... - "Succubus'" Tale Artwork (Twitter)(Artstation)Official Artwork of Season 17 Essence 1 and Mélodis Estate Investigation (Twitter)"Succubus"' Tale (Twitter)"Succubus" Official Chibi (WeChat)November 2021 Birthdays and Character Days (Twitter)"Dear Detectives, nothing is more painful than the abandonment from your own family... It's sweet Galatea's Character Day today, may she receive all the love she deserves!" - 2021 Sculptor Global Character Day Art (Twitter)4th Anniversary Illustration by @mono96ism (Twitter)"One small step, forward or backward." - 2022 Sculptor Chinese Character Day Art (Weibo)Dear Detectives,
Galatea has and only ever had one wish, will you be by her side, forever more? Wish the Sculptor a wonderful Character Day! - 2022 Sculptor Global Character Day Art (Twitter)2023 Lunar New Year Artwork (Weibo)The Collected Stories Illustration by @nonnoji (Twitter)"Those who gather at the old castle of Zinaida write the last chapter of the interrupted posthumous work." - Castle Zinaida's Unfinished Chapter Event Announcement Artwork (Twitter)5th Anniversary Necromancer Graffiti Redemption (Twitter)November 2023 English Calendar (Twitter)"The flash of beauty is always fleeting." - 2023 Chinese Character Day Art (Weibo)"Dear Visitors, Sculpture is the silent scream of her beautiful soul, where her talent has finally found its voice. Happy Character Day to our genius Sculptor Galatea!" - 2023 Global Character Day Art (Twitter)4th Fifth Art Museum Sticker by 极地砂糖 (Weibo)
### Merchandise Art

Animate Chibi Merchandise (Animate)2021 Christmas Merchandise4th Anniversary Limited Gift Box "Truth & Inference - The Pure White Prophet"
### Videos

#### Storyboard & Concept Art

Season 17 Essence 1 Trailer Art by 光树映画 (LTree Animation)Season 17 Essence 1 Trailer Art by 光树映画 (LTree Animation)
#### Final Product

Identity V - 3rd Anniversary Trailer"Will you come listen to our tales of woe?... And be prepared to tell your story?" - Mélodis Estate Investigation Trailer (YouTube)Identity V - 3rd Anniversary Essense Background VideoSeason 17 Essence 1 Trailer (YouTube)IdentityV - Narrator-Sculptor - 3rd Anniversary"Succubus"' TaleIdentity V - Truth&Inference 4th anniversary gift box"Wait, new members are joining?" - The Pure White Prophet Package Trailer (YouTube)Identity V Chinese 4th Anniversary Celebration(Weibo)Identity V - 5th Anniversary PV Chapter I"Amidst a snowstorm, a hidden secret awaits. Within established truths, an unexpected ending unfolds." - Castle Zinaida's Unfinished Chapter Trailer (YouTube)

[Portrait] "Succubus" (180 Pulls)[Portrait] 3rd Anniversary Cake (Global Server)IdentityV - Narrator-Sculptor - 3rd AnniversaryNarrated videoA gif as she appears in Chapter 3.A gif as she appears in Chapter 3.Picture of her surprised emotion, gif coming soon.A gif as she appears in Chapter 4.
## In Other Languages

 🇺🇸 | English