Horadori Researchers

By Boss:* Shady scientists

The **Horadori Researchers** (法螺研 研究員) are a group of characters featured in *AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative*.

## Design

Horadori Researchers are all wearing heavy uniforms like spacesuits. The head is equipped with a grey helmet with a blue glass and black filters; The torso is an orange jumpsuit with the logo of the Horadori Institute on the left shoulder and heart positions; some kind of grey equipment is carried on the back; they are also equipped with grey mechanical gloves and boots.

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They are also equipped with a laser rifle each when fighting is required. This laser rifle is in the shape of a long grey tube, which can emit red laser light that can cause penetrating damage to the human body.

## Personality

The personalities of these researchers are unknown. They are outwardly humble and take their jobs very seriously, but they are ruthless to the enemy when they carry out armed missions in secret.

One of them seems to love a colleague named Momoka, and is therefore very wary of their director, Chikara Horadori. He even suspected that Chikara would secretly lick the computer keyboard at Momoka's desk when no one was around, so he would go to wipe it down.

## Story

These researchers usually stay in the laboratory of the institute for intense work. When the HB Case happened, all of them were investigated by Tokyo MPD. Some of them will be responsible for the laboratory security work during the late night, and come to change shifts at 0:00 every night.

On the evening of February 12th, ABIS secret agent Mizuki Kuranushi quietly broke into the institute with her ally Lien Twining. Although several researchers were patrolling with flashlights at this time, they failed to spot the two individuals. Though the two found the password plate leading to the secret underground area, after entering the underground, they left without finding anything.

### Komeji and Shoma Route

On the evening of February 13, 2020, a large group of armed researchers set out from the Horadori Institute of Genetics to carry out the operation to kidnap Shoma Enda and take him to the Harbor Warehouse District. However, after their actions became known to Kuruto Ryuki and others from ABIS, they were all defeated there.

### Resolution Route

Even with the death of the director, Chikara Horadori, the researchers continued to work, for at least 6 years. Six years later, on the night of February 11, Mizuki Date broke into the Institute, and the researchers inside tried to subdue her with their laser rifles, but failed under the attack of her and a Masked Woman, the disguised identity of Mizuki Kuranushi.

The next day, Mizuki Date took Lien to revisit the institute and entered the underground area. The researchers still didn't find them, and the sneaking duo made an amazing discovery in this time.

Two days later, the Nirvana Initiative was held at the Tokyo National Stadium as planned, and almost all the researchers were fully armed and participated in the defense of the rocket. Uru Somezuki infected them with TC-PERGE beforehand, so their persistence was greatly improved. However, they were ultimately defeated by ABIS agents and their friends.

After the case was over, the researchers were all arrested by Tokyo MPD.

## Gallery

Concept art for the Horadori researchers.The Researchers gather at the Harbor Warehouse District, kidnapped Shoma EndaDittoThe Researchers surround Mizuki in the labThe Researchers defeated by Mizuki and Masked Woman
## Trivia

* The design for the Horadori researchers is recycled from the PEC suits in *Virtue's Last Reward*, with the model being higher quality and with a logo for Horadori's Insitute of Genetics adorning their left chest area and their left forearm.

## Navigation

 Locations | **Tokyo**
*Chiyoda District*: Police Headquarters (Boss's Office, Psync Room, Interrogation Room) • Sunfish Pocket • Sekiba High
*Chuo District*: Horadori Institute of Genetics (Underground, Hostage Room) • Naixatloz Japan Branch (President's Office, Cathedral)
*Koto District*: Harbor Warehouse District • Date Residence
*Minato District*: Studio Dvaita • Aioen Orphanage • Ikume Shrine • Kumakura Office • Sejima Residence • Central Hospital
*Shibuya District*: Lemniscate Entertainment Offices • Yoyagi Park
*Shinagawa/Kabasaki District*: Matsushita Diner • Sagan Residence • Enda Residence • Kabasaki Chemical Plant
*Shinjuku District*: Golden Yokocho (Marble, Brahman World Cuisine) • Misetan Department Store • Tokyo National Stadium
**Side Ryuki:**
Dispossessed • Anyone Imagines • Ought to Know • Nothing to Be Done • Go • Farewell
**Komeji and Shoma Route:** Joy for Anguish • I Found Me • Past Its Ken
**Explosion Route:** Smiles for Tears • Well-Known • The Mind of God • Not All A Dream • She Was the Universe
**閭｡陜ｶ荵句､｢邱ｨ Route:** 遐ｴ邯ｻ逋ｾ蜃ｺ • All This Happened, More or Less
**Side Mizuki:**
Alone • Pass Mildly Away • End Where I Begun • Traveler • Left Behind • The Expense of Spirit
**Gen and Amame Route:** All Living Things • Of Arms and Of Man • Who's There • All That We Are
**Kizuna and Lien Route:** Bid the Soldiers Shoot • Sweet Silent Thought
**Resolution Route:** Hell • Visions • In Truth • Births • The End of Craving • Braver Than All Flowers