Noel

“The strength of the humans under my watch is my own.”

Noel quietly protects those that find themselves in Limbo so they can fight to join Utopia another day. He may seem cold on the outside, but on the inside, he cares for every human under his care. No matter how many geists he exorcises, he's still plagued by the ghosts of his past.

## Note on Gender

Faye refers to him as Noelle at first, suggesting this is the spelling preferred when he is in girl-mode. Noel/Noelle is genderfluid, switching between he/him and she/her for pronouns. This wiki uses he/him pronouns for now as those are what he is using in Part 1. This may change as later parts are released.

## Story

### Common Route

The player first meets Noel inside the Twilight Church where he is drinking, having a smoke, and mourning lost friends who’ve turned into geists. He mentions Casey, who turned and attacked his own sister, Anora, shortly before he was to retake the Utopia trials.

If encouraged, Noel starts a physical fight with Faye over her opinions on Casey, the trials, and Utopia in general. He loses the fight, but if player joined in then he still insists that Faye apologize for what she said about Casey. She tells him that Casey had been stealing from The Neighborhood and giving the stolen goods to Hordes. Noel spends the night drinking with player unless they restrained him during the fight.

### Noel’s Route

The next day, Noel saves the player from Casey’s geist using his guns. Although, the player does take a nasty bite on the arm. Noel mentions that the geist took out Anora, TJ, and others. Noel cries a single tear after Casey’s demise, collecting it in a vial that he keeps on a necklace. Player then passes out.

When player awakens, Noel and DJ Roadkill are arguing about the afterlife’s system. Noel insists that the system is fair and keeps the realms functioning. Noel then provides first aid to the player. Noel tells the player that they’ve been tainted and require a great deal of holy water to heal. He continues to explain that tainted humans turn into geists over time as the infection spreads. Noel is unable to provide the needed holy water as it was stolen by Hordes and Casey. Noel is unable to produce holy water freely as a fallen angel, he can only produce them as tears.

If player chooses to stay in Limbo, Noel becomes irritated with them and stomps out to smoke. If player decides to take the trials, Noel is relieved and compliments their rational thinking and helps the player back to the Garden. Kalei mentions that Noel is the guardian of Limbo and agrees to let player in to Haven Home. However, Dominion appears. Noel and Kalei drop to one knee in respect. Noel defends player to Dominion, trying his best to convince Dominion to let player in to take the trials. Dominion tells the player that they can participate in the trials if the infection is cleared by the next day. Noel is angry at the unreasonable stipulation, but insists that it doesn’t matter if he’s okay or not. Noel then carries player back to The Neighborhood while flying despite struggling to carry the player’s weight. After a smoke break, Noel agrees to answer some questions. If player asks about him, he says that he likes card games and sweets.

Noel and DJ Roadkill begin devising a plan to get back what Casey and Hordes stole from The Neighborhood. Noel picks out a plan that requires stealth and a trap set for Hordes using his favorite brand of juice. The group heads for the dumpsters to search as Chance warns of rats in the dumpsters. Chance asks for any extra provisions they find. Noel says that it’s Chance’s anniversary with Malcolm. Player goes looking for the juice and if they make it back with minimal injuries then Noel is pleased. If player retrieves the carrot from the dumpster, Chance trades it for some cheese and spinach saying that Noel is an excellent cook which flusters Noel.

Back at Noel’s house, he offers his bed for player to sleep in. DJ Roadkill says the obvious innuendo, and Noel says that he is asexual and doesn’t need much sleep as a fallen angel. Noel’s room is worn-down like the rest of the house but contains several well-kept plants. Noel warns that the night will be rough for player with their infection and that he’s going to scavenge for medicine.

Player awakens in the middle of the night to find Noel watching over them. If Noel’s affection is high enough, he will stay the night with player. Noel talks about the helplessness and despair he once felt and how that led to his fall. He must now protect Limbo until the streets are barren and Dominion smiles upon his work. After that, he lays down in bed with player and covers them with his wings.

In the morning, Noel cooks omelets for the group. He then lays out the plan for stealing back the resources from Hordes. He then plucks two feathers from his wings and hands them to player and DJ Roadkill. While holding it, a human can float safely. Once the group reaches the roof, Noel slams his guns together to turn them into a sniper rifle. DJ Roadkill offhandedly mentions taking out Hordes and Noel bonks him saying no murder allowed. Player then questions about Noel’s back pocket and two things fall out: a deck of trading cards and a jello cup. Noel becomes very angry if questioned and pressed about the jello, but when asked about the cards he ends up playing a game called Essence with DJ Roadkill. Noel’s ace card is Holy Knight Alcina D’mark which he uses to defeat DJ Roadkill. He spends some time showing player his cards before getting back to reconnaissance.

While player and DJ Roadkill run from the Tank Top Men, Noel follows to make sure they’re okay since he noticed a wobble in player’s step. When player trips at a dead end, Noel swoops in and grabs them. After landing at the mall, the group heads over to Hordes’s throne room. Noel and player investigate the throne to search for the holy water. However, Hordes interrupts along with Charles. Noel fights Charles with an assist from player in the form of a distraction. Noel orders player and DJ Roadkill to leave while he deals with Charles.

Noel rejoins the group at the fountain where he is told of DJ Roadkill’s injury, having been scratched on the arm. Noel insists that the vial of holy water be used on DJ Roadkill since their injury is much worse than player’s. If the player uses the vial for themselves, Noel is angry and tries to punch player, but DJ Roadkill intervenes. Noel takes DJ Roadkill to a nearby restaurant and shoots him. If affection is high enough, Noel will be resigned, but if his affection is low enough then he will become enraged and say that player and the people of Limbo are all the same, using others to get what they want without a care for the consequences. Noel takes player back to the garden and then leaves player there to take the trials. If the player saves DJ Roadkill, Noel acts exasperated calling the player a martyr, but is clearly relieved with their choice. The group returns to The Neighborhood with their stolen goods.

A few months later, Noel is acting as a sort of advisor to the de facto leader of The Neighborhood, DJ Roadkill. Noel and player discuss the state of The Neighborhood. He mentions that geist blood is being used as fuel. Player suggests spending some time together and Noel asks if it is a date. When player turns the question back on him, if his affection is high enough, he says yes. Player and Noel have a discussion about sex, physical affection, and cake. They begin a game of Essence but are interrupted by DJ Roadkill.

A new clothing store has materialized and the group decides to raid it before Hordes can. Noel does a once-over of the store, guns out, to ensure that no geists, goons, or Hordes have gotten in. DJ Roadkill complains about Noel’s clothes, prompting the group to look for new clothing for him. Player and DJ Roadkill find an expensive dark prince costume for him. He agrees to wear it. The group then continues scavenging. The group returns to The Neighborhood and shares a sweet moment with Chance only to be interrupted by Noel abruptly leaving for his house. Player follows and finds Noel crying. He’s upset over the fact that he’s crying from joy instead of sadness. Noel says it’s been a long, long time since he’s been this happy.

With this new method of creating holy water found, Noel offers to cure player. However, an explosion interrupts and Noel speeds off with guns out. Noel ends up back at the clothing store where Hordes is. Charles attacks and DJ Roadkill ends up as a hostage. Hordes threatens to tamper with the elevator and send DJ Roadkill to hell asking for Noel’s guns in exchange for DJ Roadkill’s life. Noel agrees to the deal. Player intervenes, setting DJ Roadkill free. Depending on the player’s choice, either Charles mauls player or Charles grabs them placing them in the line of fire and Noel accidentally shoots them. If Noel shoots player, then he is consumed by grief and he erupts in bright light, unleashing a power he thought he’d lost when he fell.

As the player comes to, Noel begs for them to be saved while sobbing over them. He mentions several loved ones from his past including: Casey, Anora, TJ, Angelo, Gabriel, Bishop, Faith, Author, and Kyrio. Once player is fully conscious, Noel pulls them into an embrace. If his affection is high enough, he will confess here and kiss the player before scooping them up to take them back to The Neighborhood.

After Hordes is captured, the geist activity increases, causing Noel to work extra. Noel and player work together to build a nice house for them to live in. He’s anxious at first about moving into the new house having been very attached to his old one, but is reassured by player. If affection is not high enough, player is turned down by Noel and DJ Roadkill asks if he can give it a shot. Player agrees. A bro hug ensues which turns into a group hug when Noel enters the room. Noel takes a selfie and the group enjoys the delicious jello that they made together.

### **DJ Roadkill’s Route**

Noel appears to strike down the geist that attacks player and DJ Roadkill. He also tells them that he’d been watching over them and the others the day before to make sure no geists attacked them. Upon realizing that DJ Roadkill has sustained injuries, he brings them to his house so he can help heal them though he doesn’t have enough holy water to fully heal the wound. He says Kalei could heal DJ Roadkill and asks if they want to take the trials now. Noel is pissed when DJ Roadkill turns him down, but tells him that he has heart when DJ Roadkill explains their reasoning. The two butt heads for a bit over their differing opinions until DJ Roadkill’s arm starts acting up. Noel then answers questions about geists and The Neighborhood.

When asked about Hordes, Noel says he plans to steal back what Hordes and Casey took. He provides supplies and player agrees to join with DJ Roadkill. He then says that they’ll need a certain brand of juice to lure out Hordes and distract him and that they’ll have to scavenge for them. Chance warns of rats in the dumpsters and asks for any extra provisions they find since it’s his anniversary with Malcolm. Noel lightly admonishes DJ Roadkill when they come back from the dumpsters with rat bites.

The group retires to Noel’s house for the night. Noel watches over DJ Roadkill as he deals with the effects of the infection during the night. Player helps Noel stabilize DJ Roadkill. Noel brings up the possibility of amputation, but DJ Roadkill says they’ll try for the holy water instead. Noel agrees, but warns that if they turn into a geist then he will kill them. Noel appreciates DJ Roadkill’s stubbornness and drive to survive.

In the morning, Noel cooks for the group and explains the plan. The plan is to distract Hordes and his men by planting the juice in Desolation Row then raiding Hordes’s stash. Noel then gives player and DJ Roadkill a feather each from his wings explaining that it’ll make them light as a feather.

In the city, Noel flies to the top of the building where they’ll be doing reconnaissance, leaving player and DJ Roadkill to walk up. Noel calls it a warm up for later. He then slams his guns together to turn them into a sniper rifle. Player and DJ Roadkill sit around waiting for a while. Noel offers his cards to pass the time, but DJ Roadkill turns him down.

When it’s time to enact the plan, Noel checks to make sure the feathers work and finds that DJ Roadkill used his already. He makes player carry DJ Roadkill on the way down. After they get the Tank Top Men to hunt for the juice, Noel meets them at the mall.

Inside Hordes’s throne room, he allows DJ Roadkill to steal as much as he can after realizing just how much Hordes has been stockpiling away from those who need supplies. DJ Roadkill goes in for a hug which Noel rejects since he prefers physical affection when he initiates it. When Hordes suddenly shows up with Charles, he uses his wings to protect player and DJ Roadkill from the rubble. When Charles attacks, Noel fights him for a bit before telling the group to run.

Back in the city, player heals DJ Roadkill with the holy water. Noel then tells DJ Roadkill again that they have a good heart and head on their shoulders. He tries to convince them again to take the trials. DJ Roadkill turns him down with a smile and Noel is happy despite wanting them to go to Utopia. A group hug ensues.

Back in The Neighborhood, DJ Roadkill announces that they’re going to dethrone Hordes and redistribute his wealth, calling it La Revolución. Noel is completely onboard after seeing Hordes’s stash for himself. Together, the group begins gaining territory from Hordes and making it livable. Noel can also cry tears from happiness now though he’s deeply embarrassed by it.

DJ Roadkill unveils his plan to take care of Hordes once and for all through brute force and Noel agrees to the plan. Noel says a prayer to grant the group safety before they head out as a good luck ritual.

During the attack on Hordes, player is held at knife point by a Tank Top Man and Noel rescues them with the use of a paintball gun in place of his usual holy guns. Back-to-back with player and DJ Roadkill, he takes on the hoards of Tank Top Men. When Charles, having been tamed by DJ Roadkill, shows up with all of Hordes’s rats to aid The Neighborhood, Noel sends player and DJ Roadkill off to the mall with a hug.

If player chooses to kill Hordes, Noel interrupts player and begins dousing Hordes with holy water. Noel is in a panic. Hordes’s body is surrounded by a dark aura, powerful and terrifying to behold. DJ Roadkill reaches out to Noel who slaps him away. DJ Roadkill orders player to get Noel out of there while they tie up Hordes. Noel says that Hordes would have turned into a Revenant if he’d died and most likely would have destroyed Limbo. They then head to the Garden where Kalei and Dominion are waiting.

At the garden, the ground begins to shake from demonic energy. Dominion says that it must be the Original Sinner, Lucifer, explaining that Hordes had been in cahoots with them. Dominion offers for Limbo to become part of Utopia and DJ Roadkill fearfully agrees.

DJ Roadkill is uncertain of their decision once Lucifer disappears. Dominion assures them that all is well and that he will also reinstate Noel’s Powers status. After the angels leave, the group heads to the Twilight Church for a drink. Later, if DJ Roadkill’s affection is low, player and DJ Roadkill find themselves growing distant. Player moves out of Noel’s house, but misses the company. They try to reconnect with DJ Roadkill, but it doesn’t work out. Player refuses to leave the house for several weeks. DJ Roadkill and Noel go to check up on them, but player doesn’t let them in.

If player spares Hordes instead then Noel reappears after Hordes has been defeated to announce that there are visitors for them in the Garden. Specifically, Kalei and Dominion. Noel says to bring Hordes with them to the Garden. Dominion lets the group know that he heard about Noel’s prayer to the Powers Seraphim. Dominion asks for Hordes to be handed over and Hordes begin to tremble and cry with terror at the sight of him. DJ Roadkill reluctantly agrees but Noel is hesitant, stating that bad humans get sent to Hell for Lucifer to deal with.

Faye shows up and agrees that Hordes should be sent to Hell, which Hordes is somewhat happy about. Dominion then offers to make Limbo a part of Utopia, but DJ Roadkill refuses. Dominion concedes, but says he’ll at least reinstate Noel’s status as a Powers angel. Before leaving, Dominion asks where Hordes had been hiding. Noel is about to speak when DJ Roadkill cuts him off. Noel and DJ Roadkill collapse as soon as Dominion is back through the portal, feeling overcome with the intensity of the situation.

A couple weeks later, things are improving steadily in The Neighborhood. Water from the fountain is being pumped into The Neighborhood and Hordes’s resources are being redistributed.

If DJ Roadkill’s affection is not high enough, then we see DJ Roadkill, player, and Noel finishing up distributing goods for the week. DJ Roadkill suggests a dip in the fountain, and Noel says that the last one in is doing dishes before taking off flying. In the best ending, DJ Roadkill appears to possibly be in a throuple situation with player and Noel.

## Appearance

### Regular

A bit ragged in appearance, Noel has shoulder-length blonde hair, green eyes with slit pupils, and wears dark clothing. He wears a long-sleeved black shirt filled with holes underneath a dark blue vest. A blue jabot with a white cross decorates his neck. A brown belt with a gold buckle goes from his right shoulder to his hip while a black belt with a gold buckle is around his waist. His black pants have cuts in them and he wears knee-length white boots with black heels and tips. He also has black wings.

### Anti-Hero

Noel wears a princely black suit with gold accents and trim. Several small golden chains also decorate the top and waist. He retains his blue jabot, but sports a white fluffy cape as well.

## Relationships

### DJ Roadkill

DJ Roadkill becomes a great friend and potential love interest for Noel, depending on what path the player takes. Noel respects him for their ability to lead the people of The Neighborhood and their unwillingness to ever give up. Noel also thinks of him as idiotic at times, giving him a bonk on the head when they’re being especially ridiculous or horny and calling them out when they’re being too reckless.

### Hordes

Noel has an antagonistic relationship with Hordes, seeing him as a crazed man keeping precious supplies from those who need it. Noel fights his pet Poltergeist, Charles, on many occasions throughout the story. Despite the suffering that Hordes puts the people of Limbo through, Noel refuses to kill him.

### Faye

Noel has a somewhat antagonistic relationship with her and gets in a physical fight with her towards the beginning of the game over her statements about Casey. He states that he both fears and respects her and says there’s something unsettling about her. Nonetheless, he relies on her for alcohol and other supplies that Hell’s citizens donate to Limbo.

### Casey and Anora

Noel was close with a human named Casey and his sister, Anora, until Casey succumbed to his despair and became a geist, killing his sister and others. Noel then learned that Casey had been stealing supplies from The Neighborhood to give to Hordes. When player or DJ Roadkill, depending on your choices, is bit by him, Noel kills him.

### Chance and Malcolm

Noel works closely with them to keep The Neighborhood stocked with food and supplies. Noel seems to be pretty close with them, remembering their anniversary.

### Kyrio

Little is known of their relationship, though Noel’s best ending shows that Noel had deep romantic love for Kyrio.

## Trivia

* His blood is pale blue and glows.
* His guns are named Numinous and Exegesis.
* He dresses in dark clothing to approximate what his old Powers uniform looked like before he fell.
* There is nothing he admires more than strength.
* His character was inspired by Mikaela from Owari no Seraph and his hairstyle was inspired by Alpha from Darling in the Franxx