Charlie

Chapter 5: Charlie

* Charlie In Underworld! [MC, whole game]

Chapter 1: Charlie

**Charlie** is the secondary antagonist of Underworld Office! Offline Mystery Visual Novel and the protagonist of Charlie in Underworld. They are an evil spirit encountered by Eugene in the subway.

## Appearance

### Underworld office

**Charlie** is an evil spirit of an unknown gender. Their body is completely black and shapeless. Large strands of unruly hair protrude from Charlie's head. Their eyes are white with scattered tiny black pupils and are the most distinct part of Charlie's body. The neck and abdominal area are jagged and a significant portion of Charlie's abdomen is missing, save for a thin diagonal line that connects the upper and lower body. The right leg is also almost completely detached. Charlie often carries a pair of black sharp scissors that is their keepsake, which they use to terrorize or “kill” other ghosts.

### Charlie in Underworld

As a human, Charlie has unruly dark brown hair and a peach skin tone. They are commonly depicted with an olive-green short-sleeved shirt with a purple collar and at the end of its sleeves. Their pants are a dark teal and as are their shoes. During their time as a mortal, Charlie often carried a pair of scissors.

As a ghost, Charlie is almost completely white, save for some small black areas on their hands and face. As the plot progresses and more of Charlie’s memories resurface, more of Charlie's body turns back to shadow starting with their arms.

Unlike in the previous game, Charlie's body is neither missing any parts nor have any areas distorted.

## Personality

### Underworld Office

**Charlie** is a vengeful spirit who tries to maltreat people through nightmares in order to feel powerful. Eugene first finds Charlie in the subway attempting to cause multiple passengers a heart attack in their sleep.

If Eugene chooses to release Charlie in Chapter 5, Charlie will express annoyance at being indebted to a "tiny bastard" and may enthusiastically return in Chapter 7 to help if Eugene decides to kill Jack. If Eugene hesitates, Charlie will scold them and become even more aggressive if Eugene shows pusillanimity, but will applaud them if they go for the kill.

### Charlie In Underworld

Like Eugene in *Underworld Office!*, Charlie can have any personality that the player wants to give them, although many dialogue options suggest Charlie is cocky and often swears. They are also shown to be disrespectful towards others.

At the beginning of the game, Charlie has no memories due to being sealed in Joan's cane during the events of *Underworld Office!*. As *Charlie in Underworld* progresses, Charlie's memories return and their shadows begin to reappear. By the end of the game, they are almost completely dark, except for a few tiny bright areas thanks to their regret over what happened during their mortal life with Mike and their mother.

Based on Charlie’s memories as a human, Charlie wasn’t very sociable during their time as a mortal and preferred to cut out paper figures rather than talk to their classmates except for Mike, who approached them in a friendly manner even after “the incident”. Despite Charlie not behaving in a friendly manner in return, Charlie felt bad for what they did to Mike and always acknowledged their friend is a good person.

## Trivia

* According to Team 344, the gender of both Charlie and Eugene depend on the player's preference. Thus, their genders are ambiguous and their pronouns are set to "they/them". However, several dialogue in game refers to Charlie as “she/her”, "he/him", and "it/its".
* In Underworld Office, Charlie's body appears fractured into multiple pieces floating off of their body. In Charlie in Underworld, however, upon leaving the cane, Charlie's body is whole and remains that way for the rest of the game, even after all their memories return. This could imply that Charlie's good deeds repaired their body to the extent shown in game, or that Joan's cane can repair damage or distortion done to a spirit's body.
* While it is not clear how Charlie died, it’s implied that their death happened some time after attacking their abusive and strict father with their scissors, likely outside after running away from home.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/Team\_344/status/1348920602732752896
https://x.com/wonyframe\_game/status/1349968362546159618?s=46&t=fGv7csQXoXovlWCi96C\_Ng