"Disciple"/Lore

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## Character Details

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**Ann**, also known as the **"Disciple"**, is one of the **28** playable Hunters added to Identity V.

This page is a compilation of lore and story content for this character.

## Backstory

### Character Introduction

Ann's eyes became unusual as a result of a peculiar illness. To make the matter worse, a regional plague broke out at the same time. The plague took the lives of her parents, and rumors about her having the devil's eyes spread like the plague. Some people with ulterior motives even wanted to put her to death. Ann lived in fear, and the omnipresent death threats provoked her fragile nerves such that even she herself began to think that there might be some truth to the rumors. On a moonless night, Ann wanted to find peace in the church as she couldn't sleep. Yet just when she approached the church, a piece of wood pierced her heart. Ann was left dying in the wilderness. In between consciousness, she felt a pair of special eyes staring at her in the darkness, but she couldn't tell in her state whether it was salvation from God or the evil's calling.

### Character Trailer

Identity V - Hunter - Annthe "Disciple"'s backstory trailer
#### Trailer Transcript

*An infinite approach to the sun is equivalent to infinitely hurting yourself.*

*Falling into the eternal night, I woke up from the darkness, and looked into the other's eyes.*

*The flowing blood was saying:*

*"You should not love the sun."*

*Since then, I decided to become the sun to punish those who want to approach the truth.*

## Deduction Quests

*All completed Objectives reward the player with +335 Logic points for the Logic Path. After the character's deductions are completed, their Worn Clothes will be available.*

## Letters

This section contains the letters the player receives after completing Ann's Character Day Event on August 11th each year. Each is removed from the player's mailbox in a week, but can still be accessed from the deduction quest menu.

* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

## Lore Connections

### Mentioned NPC's

* Hannah
* Ann's father
* Aunt Laura

### Letter to Aunt Laura (2021)

My dearest Aunt Laura,

Thank you so much for your assistance. Dory and little Sam have made a full recovery and, as of a few days ago, have started grazing normally again. Since my mother's passing, my father and our little lambs became my entire life. I have been struggling with the most puzzling affair these days and wished to entreat you for your aid once more. Aside from yourself, there is no one else in this world who helps me and cares for me as you do.

As you know, my father's state of mind declined after my mother fell ill. He seldom interacted with others and even stopped going to church altogether.

But one day, he brought home this peculiar, cat-like idol from who-knows-where. Black as pitch, with two glinting, yellow eyes—one could easily mistake it for a living cat! Whenever I glanced in its direction, it felt as though it was glaring closely at me...

My father would spend all day speaking to it. I tried persuading him from doing so, but he simply ignored me. It was not until my mother passed away that he seemed to wake from a trance, and he put the cat idol away. I believed that to be the end of the matter, but last week... a strange man came to visit us. His clothing bore odd designs, and half his face was hidden under a cap. Even more bizarre were the lightning-shaped scars running up and down his arms. My father spoke with him for a long time, humbly referring to him as a "brother in faith." Then, to my horror... they brought out that accursed cat idol once again and began praying to it!

Where did that man come from? What is his relation to the cat idol? I am so very frightened, Aunt Laura, so much that I have trouble sleeping at night. I fear that my father has been brainwashed into betraying our religion. I cannot lose him once more! I do not expect God would forgive him for this... But there has to be something I can do! How can I show him the falsehood of his idolatry and the eventual ruin that his worship will cause him?

I humbly beseech you for your counsel and eagerly await your reply, dear aunt. And please... Remember to keep our correspondence a secret.

Your loving niece,

Ann

## Lore Connections

### Mentioned NPC's

* Hannah
* Ann's father

### A Hastily Written Letter (2022)

To my loved ones, my brother in faith, and the noble and reasonable Alva:

Praise be our great God, the truth in the darkness. I offer my gratitude for the truest wisdom—the revelation of the Eye of Darkness. After the gathering the other day, a fragment of the world was finally removed from this weak body of mine, and so a glimpse of the true world within this cocoon of lies was revealed to me.

I despise my former self. I was pressured and almost destroyed by those lies. They gradually pushed my family into an abyss, and now, they even plan to harm my poor daughter...

Praise be the Eye of Darkness. Even someone as ignorant as me had the fortune to struggle in the mud and grab the rope extended by Alva before they burned me to ash.

You told me a God created by "man" is inherently ignorant like man. They are trapped within the flaws of man. They engage in self-denial and oppress other in the name of God. They are skilled at fabricating the light, they use the light to mask their ignorance, and they consider themselves Saints... Haha! If they truly are Saints, how could they slander my daughter—whom I raised for many years—as a host of the devil? How could they think my poor, devout wife died because of blasphemy? My poor Hannah was still praying even in her last moments, praying to atone for those non-existent sins of our daughter...

I will be leaving this filthy place, my brother in faith. We are going to live a clean and peaceful life in the country, and I'll tell you more about it next time. I'm thankful for the revelation of the Eye of Darkness, and I shall work hard to cleanse myself of ignorance so that I may serve my God.

As the revelation said:

The Eye of Darkness is the eye of the universe. It is one with the universe and born from the darkness. It hides the truth in the dark to prevent the light from masking it.

Believe in it and learn to distinguish the prejudice within the light, and no longer bear the ignorance of others. No more seeking atonement by burning yourselves, and no more begging and serving those who fabricate the truth.

You are aware that humans are ignorant, so abandon them and stay away from them.

But you who are blind upon abandoning ignorance and the light, just look down reverently... It will be your one and only sharpest eye.

## Lore Connections

### Reflection Diary (2023)

13th, night. Mr. Alva and I finally arrived at the proving grounds.

I was given a small but clean room, and Alva was next door. Moonlight poured in from the window by the bed, and I performed today's reflection while looking at the moon.

When my reflection was almost at its end, that familiar throbbing appeared in my chest once more. I looked up in search and saw a black figure nimbly flashing by the window before vanishing in the shadows beneath the eaves. At that moment, my gaze met a pair of almost golden eyes.

In that instant, I realized that the throbbing comes from a great existence — the Eye of Darkness.

O' Eye of Darkness, thank be to you and your avatar. I will not fail your final warning. I will enter the proving grounds tomorrow to prove my faith and challenge the ignorance of man.

The moon slowly sinks, and the night rises above the horizon. O' Eye of Darkness, on this dark night, I find myself once again recalling that day from a year ago:

Your apostle emerged from the darkness and raised my lowered head with her still-warm hands.

Your apostle stared at me with a gaze like yours, and it immediately pierced my soul.

Your avatar reset on her shoulder. She entrusted me the sacred artifact of the vertical pupil, and you charged me with a noble mission.

...

O' Eye of Darkness, I know it is you who guided her flesh to me.

I will not fail the gifts I have received from the darkness, and I shall complete the challenge to prove my faith.

And from then on, may I become qualified to be your new apostle and cast the rope of truth over more people.

### Rewards

Every letter comes with 30 Fragments, and depending on how many years the player has participated and completed the Character Day Event would determine which letter they receive and the extra reward.

* If this is the first time the player has completed the event, they would get a portrait and the 2021 letter.
* If this is the second time the player has completed the event, they would get a portrait frame and the 2022 letter.
* If this is the third time the player has completed the event, they would get a dynamic graffiti and the 2023 letter.

2021 Character Day Portrait2022 Character Day Portrait Frame2023 Character Day Graffiti
## Character Resources

The additional in-game and external documents for this character include:

* Character Relations
* Quotes & Media
* Event Appearances
* Mentions

The Character Relations menu shows how certain characters are connected and how they feel about each other. It also contains other personal information on characters that cannot be found anywhere else. It can be found in the Notebook, under the "Clues" tab.
Although the web of relations for "Disciple" have not been released, we know a few of the characters that would be on it, which have been included below.

### Character Day Questions

*Only the questions and answers relating to her backstory were included here. The other questions not listed relate to gameplay.*

* 2022 Character Day questions:
	+ Question 4: *"What was Ann's unusual characteristic?"* Answer: *"Polycoria"*
	+ Question 5: *"What caused the death of Ann's mother?"* Answer: *"Plague"*
* 2023 Character Day questions:
	+ Question 4: *"Which of the following isn't a skill of Ann's?"* Answer: *"Writing"*
	+ Question 5: *"What are the two animals that Ann raised with her father?"* Answer: *"Lamb"*

### Quotations

* Deduction Star 2020 quotes:
	+ *"If destiny leads you here, then you must follow its guidance."*
	+ *"Let's see what my cat says."*
	+ *"Occasional kindness does not grant you redemption."*
* Deduction Star 2021 quotes:
	+ *"God isn't always almighty."*
	+ *"This letter will become my expectations for tomorrow."*
	+ *"Is it God who's heard our prayers, or is that the devil's calling?"*
* Valentine's Day 2023 Cards:
	+ *"Thank for the card you send me today. Trust and love really do warm the heart. Because of you, I've had the chance to experience the most beautiful feelings in this world, even if it's just for the day."*
	+ *"Happy Valentine's Day, and thanks for the lovely card. Cats, birds... Small animals always comfort the heart. My cat is very fond of you too. Thank you for staying by my side."*
* 5th Anniversary Congratulatory Video quote:
	+ *"Thank you for inviting us. God bless you. Happy birthday to Oletus Manor."*

### Japanese Twitter Replies

Please press "Expand" to see in-character replies from the official Japanese Twitter.

**"Disciple"** has been mentioned in the following documents for other characters:

## Canon Manor Game

We can gather who was in a canon Manor Game together by information in Letters and Diaries, and very occasionally from character quotes during events. However, there is currently not enough information to determine which Manor Game the "Disciple" participated in. It is known that she traveled to Oletus Manor with the Hermit, but it is unknown if they participated in a game there.

## Compiled Overview

The following section contains an overview based on canon information.Please note that some information may be missing as it may not have been provided from official sources. See the given references for further information.
Ann was born with strange eyes. As she grew up, a plague broke out in her region, and took the life of her parents and she inherited their lands and assets. However, the plague continued to spread and take the lives of other people in town, and the local priest blamed her for cursing them with her "devil's eyes" causing the town to turn against her. As they harassed her she became more and more stressed until her mind began to deteriorate and she began to see and hear hallucinations, but was instead told to go to a confessional. Upon entering the church, she was stabbed by a wooden stake, and was left in the wilderness to die.

It was there that she met a "A cat-like shadow" that said it would grant her wish if she "would sacrifice her last bit of faith." Some time after a secondary epidemic broke out, yet strangely, this one seemed to target specific towns.

### Alternate Theories and Conclusions

The below article or section(s) contains speculation, analysis, or theories which may include unconfirmed information.When adding content, use references to link or explain **legitimate/official** supportive evidence for specific theories, otherwise it may be removed.
* In her deductions, the man who seems to be her father is shown worshipping the statue of a cat, which may indicate that her family were not of the same religion as the rest of the town.
	+ Additionally, besides her strange eyes, it seems that her inheritance caused the jealousy of other people around her which may have increased their hostility.
* It should be noted that although she wears a nun habit in both her default appearance and in her animated trailer, according to her deductions Ann does not seem to be a nun herself but instead seems to wear black mourning garb instead.
* The wooden stake she carries might be the same one that was used to stab her through her heart.

## Gallery

Page from the official Reference Book (Volume 2)
## References

1. ↑ Confirmed by the Japanese Reference Book
2. ↑ Backstory from the official Identity V website - https://idv.163.com/character/index.html
3. ↑ Polycoria is an eye condition that occurs when there are multiple pupils in one eye.
4. ↑ Translation by @IdentityV\_\_Sub.
5. ↑ Translations by @fc\_idv.
6. ↑ See Deduction #7 "Call of the Holy Temple", which details a medical diagnosis that was seemingly "redacted", only leaving the instruction to "confess her sins" instead.
7. ↑ The attack against her is shown in her trailer video, while her being left in the wilderness is from Deduction Quest #8 "Piety" which describes bloodied black clothing left there.