Hell Ember/Lore

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—Anniversary Tales Collection Booklet

## Story Details

### Connected Characters

Major:* Emma Woods
* Freddy Riley
* Emily Dyer
* Kreacher Pierson

Minor:

* Martha Remington

### Connected Locations

* Arms Factory
* Sacred Heart Hospital

**Leo Beck**, also known as **Hell Ember**, 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

Leo Beck was once the owner of a small textile factory. After taking the advice of his friend Freddy Riley, he bought a small gun factory that was severely in debt. Before Leo realized the poor conditions of the factory, his wife and Freddy Riley made off with all his possessions and disappeared. Drowning in debt, Leo Beck burned down the factory.

### Character Relations Menu

Leo Beck was originally a small workshop owner who ran a textile factory. After following the advice of his friend Freddy Riley, he bought a small arms factory heavily in debt.

Before Leo Beck discovered that the factory's assets were in a bad state, his wife and Freddy Riley took all of his property and disappeared.

Unable to afford the debt, Leo Beck started a fire in the factory building.

### Beta Backstory

**Name:** "Hell Ember" Leo
**Character Introduction:**

Leo Beck was initially an owner for operating a small textile factory. His wife and friend Freddy Riley swept away all of his fortune. Unable to bear his debts, Leo attempted to use flames to end his life inside the factory. The high temperature did not burn away his anger, yet branded unending resentment in his soul. The Leo who rose from the ashes, became a murderous monster brandishing a chainsaw.

## Deduction Quests

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

### Deduction Summaries

These are summaries found in the Character Relations menu, which can only be obtained by completing the corresponding Deduction Quests.

***Deduction 1: Fury***

The Hell Ember Leo Beck didn't die in the fire but hid as he recuperated.

***Deduction 2: Lash Out***

The Hell Ember brewed his own revenge plan.

***Deduction 3: Wanderer***

The Hell Ember reappeared in the abandoned factory.

### Orpheus' Deduction

The source for the following deduction is in the Notebook, in the Clues section.

"In one diary entry, he was punished not writing in his diary. But in other diaries, the bandaged face "returned to the game" as a hunter?

These diaries offer conflicting descriptions of the same game. This completely calls into question the integrity of the Hunter's records."

### Beta Deduction Quests

Note: These are deductions quests and images from Beta Testing, and not from the current game. As such, they may not reflect the current story of Leo Beck. All deductions are translated from Chinese. Translations of text in the corresponding images can be found below.

#### Beta Deduction Quest Images

Please press "Expand" to see translations of the images from the above deduction path.
*After the fire, people found burn marks and a few pieces of tattered clothing in what remained of the building. They also found these words on the wall: I will find you.*

Deduction 7
*An old prescription pad with rudimentary burn treatments. "The burn surface must be isolated from the air. Apply oil (lamp oil, salad oil, or butter) to the wound surface, then apply flour, gypsum, or ground charcoal evenly by sprinkling. Apply daily, and do not bathe or wipe the wound for two weeks.*

Prescription pad
The burned surface must be isolated from the air. First smear the wounded surface with lamp oil, salad oil, or butter, and then sprinkle flour, gypsum or grounded charcoal evenly. Apply daily.
Do not bathe or wipe the wound for two weeks.

Deduction 8
***Note: Unconfirmed****A strange-looking scythe. I don't know who it belongs to.*

Deduction 10
***Note: Unconfirmed****An old newspaper reports that a strange, bandaged man is wandering around in an abandoned factory. It looks very similar to Leo Beck.*

Startled by a strange man in an abandoned factory, the police reminds to be cautious when traveling at night.

## Letters

This section contains the letters the player receives after completing Leo's Character Day Event on December 21st each year. Each is removed from the player's mailbox in a week, but can still be accessed from the deduction quest menu.

As Hell Ember's Character Day and Gardener' Birthday Events both fall on December 21st, these two characters share the same letters for their first two character events.

* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

## Lore Connections

### Mentioned Playable Characters

* Lisa Beck
* Freddy Riley

### **An Unreceived Letter (2019)**

Dear Leo,

I know you won't be happy seeing this letter. In fact, I know you'll be pissed. Freddy proposed to me.

I said yes.

I'm not asking for your forgiveness with this letter. I know I'm about to do something really bad. For the sake of Lisa, however, please consider carefully the investment we debated. Competitions among weaving factories are fierce, I know. But please, believe me, rifles are no "daily necessities".

Not to mention, why do you think people will buy rifles from you? No one from the previous five generations of the Becks was good at hunting!

I'm sorry. There I go again.

I shouldn't tell you how to do business.

But my dear, I can't help but hope you will make a wise decision. Take care of Lisa, and find a more suitable woman for yourself.

Once again, I'm really sorry.

Martha Remington

## Lore Connections

### Connected Location(s)

* Arms Factory
* White Sand Street Asylum

### **Evidence no. 24 of the Arms Factory Fire (2020)**

(A stack of paper, the top sheet seemed to be an unsent letter with traces of repeated corrections)

Dear Lisa,

How are you doing at the orphanage? I've asked the priest to give you a bottle of milk every day. Do drink it, please. It's getting cold these days. You have a habit of kicking your blankets off at night. While you may have learned it from me, it's a bad habit and you must get rid of it. As for your mother, the fact that she chose to leave has nothing to do with you. You aren't an unwanted child. She (the words were erased and couldn't be read)

My child, I have to leave this place to look for another way to make money. Don't come and find me.

You need to grow up and live a good life.

Going forward, remember not to trust people too easily. Live for yourself. You won't get lucky by being nice. It took Father too long to learn this lesson, but I know you're smart and you'll know what to do.

Lastly, remember our game with fire and scarecrow? That cursed factory would be your toy soon.

This is probably the only thing your useless Father can do for you.

.......

(The remaining content was incomprehensible due to the smoke. There were also a stack of invoices beneath the letter. On an exposed corner, it read: Beneficiary of Compensation: Lisa Beck)

## Lore Connections

### Connected Location(s)

* Sacred Heart Hospital
* Oletus Manor
* Arms Factory

### Mentioned Playable Characters

* Emma Woods
* Freddy Riley

### **A case review file left behind in the Sacred Heart Hospital (2021)**

(A file with uniform specifications, the page number in the header is scarcely legible.)

[Item No.] ???-031

[Subject No.] 1-12-22-13

(Records of the surgery had been destroyed, only parts of the appendix were legible.)

Date: December 21, 1897

Informal record:
As with previous years, "Cinder" was unusually exuberant on December 21. The physical reason for such exuberance is still unknown. I can only blame it on the stimulation of the subject's remaining memory. It is unprofessional to make an assessment from a personal and emotional point of view rather than with the experimental results or pathological experiences. Still, since this is just an informal note, I will make an assertion about this behavior: There are deeper reasons for "Cinder" to be being overly sensitive to that date than the fact that it was the date on which it set itself on fire. For instance, it may be that date when its family experienced a major change or the date associated with someone important.

If it can be ascertained, I may be able to find a way to stop this uncontrolled excitement, which will make the daily experiments easier.

After all, I can't deny that "Cinder" is an excellent subject for the experiment. In comparison, the behavior of most subjects in the experiment has been quite uniform, with approximately 85% chance of dying in the process. On the other hand, I got way more exciting possibilities from the reactions of "Cinder."

—This has been consistent for the past 10 years of experiment.

However, even though "Cinder" is worthy of academic exploration, I won't consider going public about this or allowing outsiders to visit at the moment.

Anyway, "Cinder" was no longer relevant to the outside world since ten years ago. If that's the case, how did that mysterious man learn that "Cinder" is alive and where he can be found? This person has been writing more frequently these days. I should be more cautious when responding to his probing to avoid disclosing too much information to him.

Apart from that, I am also certain that being emotionally attached will affect my rational judgement.

Perhaps I shouldn't have named an experimental subject. After December 21, "Cinder" will simply be Subject No. 1-12-22-13.

(Subsequent information has been deliberately destroyed and has become illegible.)

## Lore Connections

### **Message Hidden Inside the Wooden Box Transported in Secret to Sacred Heart Hospital (2022)**

B.A.

As you can see, the final behavioral log and the inactive organism indicate an unfortunate truth: the experiment on functional modification and mind control of Subject 1-12-22-13 failed.

Although the tests on Group 5 progressed smoothly, Subject 1-12-22-13's self-awareness broke free of the memory blockade at the end of the experiment, and Subject 1-12-22-13 regained some emotion as a result of Subject 4-1-1's provocation. Subsequently, Subject 1-12-22-13's behavior deteriorated from repeatedly disobeying orders to fierce resistance while displaying an inclination to attack the master. One that notes none of the 6 psychiatric treatments and medicines you provided have displayed positive results, and we've moved on to the 7th method—incineration.

As previously agreed, the experimental subject will be returned.

In addition, all relevant transaction records, correspondence, and investigation records on Sacred Heart Hospital's missing patients have been destroyed.

I look forward to working with you again.

Your Loyal Collaborator

## Hell Ember Letters

### **A Message (2023)**

That "sacrifice" didn't go his way, and neither did his final resistance. Until the day Leo Beck was reduced to ashes by the second fire, he never went against the instinct that ran deeper than "those modifications."

### Letter Summaries

These summaries are found in the Character Relations menu after the letter has been received.

***Unreceived Letter***

The letter states that the Gardener's mother decided to elope with the Lawyer, Freddy. She also advised Leo not to invest in the arms factory.

***Evidence of the Arms Factory Fire***

The letter implies that Leo, the Hell Ember, had intended to give the Gardener the insurance money for the factory fire.

***Sacred Heart Hospital Case File***

This Sacred Heart Hospital Case File records the research report of a patient named "Cinder."

### Rewards

Every letter comes with 30Fragments, and depending on how many years the player has participated and completed the Birthday 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 for the character and the 2019 letter.
* If this is the second time the player has completed the event, they would get a Portrait Frame and the 2020 letter.
* If this is the third time the player has completed the event, they would get a Dynamic Graffiti and the 2021 letter.
* If this is the fourth time the player has completed the event, they would get an Emote and the 2022 letter.
* If this is the fifth time the player has completed the event, they would get Furniture and the 2023 letter.

2019 Character Day Portrait2020 Character Day Portrait Frame2021 Character Day Dynamic Graffiti2022 Emote2023 Furniture
## 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. Hell Ember's connections to other characters are as follows:

*After the factory went bankrupt, the Gardener's father sent her to live in an orphanage, but the Gardener never stopped missing him.*
*The Lawyer, Freddy Riley, took all the Hell Ember's property and tricked him into investing in the arms factory, leading to his bankruptcy.*
 The Hell Ember hates the Lawyer for destroying his family. (**Hates**)
*The Hell Ember's wife eloped with the Lawyer, Freddy Riley, and they were never heard from again.*
*The Lawyer fell in love with Martha and took her away.*

### Personality Quiz Results

#### Moonlit River Park Quiz (Website)

*You're a stickler, and you're not flexible in communicating with people. Perhaps because you're so sentimental, family is always the most important thing in your heart. Your strong family values will make you stronger and enable you to protect your loved ones, but before that, learn to regulate your emotions.*

* Note that there is a mistranslation in his name as "Leo Baker" for the quiz.

### 5th Character Day Clues

1. *The mask from the factory conceals his face and the identity that is erased from under the sun.*
2. *The old linen bandages cover the scars from "that accident."*
3. *His huge and unimaginably terrifying figure and the tattered clothes on his back are a testament to his former occupation.*
4. *Outstretched hands that move mechanically yet strangely gently, as if a person stands before me.*
5. *The hideous scars left by surgery are not for the sake of treatment or personal preference.*

### Character Day Questions

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

* 2021 Character Day questions:
	+ Question 4: *"Who was directly responsible for Leo's wife's death?"* Answer: *"Emily Dyer"*
	+ Question 5: *"What is the name of Leo's daughter?"* Answer: *"Lisa Beck"*
* 2022 Character Day questions:
	+ Question 4: *"When did Leo set himself on fire in the Arms Factory?"* Answer: *"21-Dec"*
	+ Question 5: *"A mysterious person found Leo after he set himself on fire. Where was Leo sent to?"* Answer: *"Sacred Heart Hospital"*

### Quotations

* Qixi Festival 2018 quote:
	+ *"The vengeance in your heart brings energy to continue."*
* Chinese First Anniversary (2019) quote:
	+ *"Let the unhappiness of the past go with the wind, and I wish you happiness."*
* 2020 Mid-Autumn Festival interaction:
	+ *"Lisa has grown up, and the mooncakes she made with her own hands taste really good."*
* Deduction Star 2019 quotes:
	+ *"Vote... for... Leo"*
* Deduction Star 2020 quotes:
	+ *"If there is an afterlife, I really wish I can protect you all."*
	+ *"Emma, my dear daughter, please be well."*
	+ *"Dammit, you rascal. You're not getting away with this."*
* Deduction Star 2021 quotes:
	+ *"I hope I could play the role of a father well."*
	+ *"One may not be repaid with good fortune for being kind, but those who act in bad faith will certainly pay the price."*
	+ *"I may be incinerated, but I won't be defeated."*
* Valentine's Day 2023 Cards:
	+ *"Instead of sending me a card, you should be spending an important day like this with someone important to you. But thank you for the kind gesture anyway, Happy Valentine's Day."*
	+ *"Greeting card... It reminds me of so many things. It's a pity that I'm not worth flowers now. It's better to keep it yourself. Happy Valentine's Day."*
* 5th Anniversary Congratulatory Video quote:
	+ *"Hey! Who placed the fireworks at the entrance? It's too unexpected and rude! There are a lot of kids here. Besides, some people wouldn't like this kind of thing, right? You should at least say something first! Oh, of course, I know what kind of banquet this is!"*

### Japanese Twitter Replies

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

Hell Ember has been mentioned in the following documents for other characters:

### Letters

* Gardener's Letters (2019, 2020, 2022 & 2023)
* Lawyer's Letters (2020 & 2022)

### Deductions

* Gardener's Deduction Quests (1, 2, 5, 8 & 9)
* Lawyer's Deduction Quests (1, 6, 7, 8 & 9)

### Diaries

* Emily Dyer Diaries
* Emma Woods Diaries
* Freddy Riley Diaries

## Canon Manor Game

We can gather who was in a canon Manor Game together by information in Letters and Diaries, and occasionally from character quotes during events.

Edits to this table can be made here.

## 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.
### Background

On March 14th, 1874, Leo Beck and Martha Remington were married. He originally owned a a textile factory that seemed to do fairly well, and after his daughter, Lisa, was born in December 1876, he would make her small toys using fabric from this factory. However, he hired a financial advisor to help with his business, and the advisor - Freddy Riley - soon became friends with Leo and his wife, enough that he was even invited to their daughter's first birthday.

Unfortunately, Freddy had his eyes on Leo's wife, and Leo was convinced by his "friend" to purchase the Minerva Arms Factory, which was severely in debt. This accumulation of an unnecessary factory that put them into debt caused an argument with his wife, which caused her to leave him and elope with Freddy. Most likely due to the dispute following their separation, Lisa was put into an orphanage on White Sand Street. Overcome by the debt and loss of his wife and friend, Leo wrote Lisa as the primary Beneficiary of Compensation connected to an insurance policy, and the factory was burned down with him inside of it. Although he was severely burned, he survived the fire and began to scheme a plan for revenge.

### Events at the Manor

Approximately in 1887, Leo was kidnapped by the Manor and then taken to the abandoned Sacred Heart Hospital to perform experiments on him as "Cinder". This included mind control, memory blockage, and the removal of his free will.

After December 21st, 1897, Leo became Subject 1-12-22-13.

On July 13th, 1899, Leo was deployed to the Manor Game with Group 4 to eliminate all its participants, Emma Woods, Freddy Riley, Kreacher Pierson and Emily Dyer. Leo successfully eliminated Emily and Freddy, finally getting his revenge on the latter. However when coming face to face with Lisa, now Emma, Leo's love for his daughter helped him break free from his memory blockage and regain his will and conscience, Leo then spared Emma which allowed her to escape. He later went on to try and attack the Manor's staff, but was quickly sedated before any more damage could be done.

With the experiment failed, Leo was then recorded to refuse to obey the Manor and the experimenters' instructions despite their fierce punishments and medicines to keep Leo under control. When none of the six previous solutions worked, the manor decided to use the seventh solution: incineration. This would ultimately lead to his death.

## Gallery

Leo Beck in his old lifeA marriage announcement: On March 14th, 1874, Leo Beck and Martha Remington were joined in matrimony in Devonshire. The sweet couple's vows were witnessed by Father Joseph. Martha Remington now goes by the name Martha Beck.Leo Beck, Martha Remington and their daughter, Lisa BeckMinerva Arms Factory engulfed by flamesThe sickle made out of bonesLeo can be seen dragging Emma during the game's prologue cutscenesLeo can be seen picking up and carrying Emily in the game's prologue cutscenes
## References

1. ↑ His age was formerly listed in the Character Relations Menu but it has since been removed for unknown reasons.
2. ↑ Official Japanese Reference Book
3. ↑ Backstory from the official Identity V website - https://idv.163.com/character/index.html
4. ↑ Backstory from the official Identity V website during Beta Testing - https://web.archive.org/web/20170903165834/http://id5.163.com/index.html
5. ↑ Note that both alternate options for each character relation are offered in the table, as the game has not clarified which option is "correct."
6. ↑ Original Chinese: 心怀怨恨吧，这样才有力气前行
7. ↑ Original Chinese: 让过去的不愉快随风而去吧，祝你快乐。
8. ↑ Translation by @IdentityV\_\_Sub.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Translation by Pascal.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Translation by Aruo.
11. ↑ Translation by Emiruvy.
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Translation by @fc\_idv.
13. ↑ See Lawyer's first deduction quest
14. ↑ See Lawyer's Deduction quest titled "Troublemaker" which shows her first birthday was 1877
15. ↑ mentioned by the Gardener in reference to her "Last Christmas" with her father - see Christmas & New Year's Day dialogue from 2020
16. ↑ See Leo's letter (2020)
17. ↑ See Hell Ember Deduction quest #1:Fury, which details burn treatment, as well as the Character Relations menu summary, which confirms his survival.
18. ↑ Leo's letter (2021)
19. ↑ Leo's letter (2022)
20. ↑ Leo's letter (2022)
21. ↑ Leo's letter (2023)

### Manor Game Table References

1. ↑ Emma Woods Diaries and Emily Dyer Diaries confirm the location as Arms Factory.
2. ↑ Emma Woods Diaries and Emily Dyer Diaries confirm the date of the Manor Game was 13th of July.
3. ↑ Based on the date of Gardener's first birthday mentioned in Lawyer's 6th Deduction Quest we can conclude that the exact year of the Manor Game of Group 4 is 1899.
4. ↑ It should be noted that Hell Ember's serial number is unlike the other subjects in most of the Manor Games. See Hell Ember's 2021 Letter: *"Perhaps I shouldn't have named an experimental subject. After December 21, "Cinder" will simply be Subject No. 1-12-22-13."*
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 According to Emily Dyer's Diaries last cutscene, the final moments shown are when Hell Ember leaped out a window at her after Freddy led her to the factory and then told her to check outside. It is stated in Lawyer's 2023 Birthday Questions that Emily was eliminated.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Gardener's 2022 Letter partly confirms that Emma was the only survivor in Group 4.
7. ↑  See Gardener's 2022 Letter and Hell Ember's 2022 Letter
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 See Thief's 2022 Letter and Emma Woods Diaries.
9. ↑ See Gardener's 2022 Letter
10. ↑ In Emily Dyer Diaries showed that Hell Ember leaped out from the window and attacked Emily, which means that he could have attacked Freddy first.

### Deduction Quest Changes

1. ↑ Previously: *Basic Objective: Drag Survivors out of a Locker 1 time(s)* / *Advanced objective 1: Drag Survivors out of a Locker 1 time(s)* / *Advanced Objective 2: Drag Survivors out of a Locker 2 time(s)*

Hell Ember's Deduction Quests were adjusted on March 9th, 2023.

1. ↑ Previously: *Basic Objective: Eliminate 1 Survivor with a Rocket Chair* / *Advanced objective 1: Eliminate 2 Survivors with a Rocket Chair* / *Advanced Objective 2: Eliminate 3 Survivors with a Rocket Chair*
2. ↑ Previously: *Basic Objective: Pursue Survivors 3 times* / *Advanced objective 1: Pursue Survivors 4 times* / *Advanced Objective 2: Pursue Survivors 6 times*
3. ↑ Previously: *Basic Objective: Hit a Survivor after you use Blink 1 time* / *Advanced objective 1: Hit a Survivor after you use Blink 2 times* / *Advanced Objective 2: Hit a Survivor after you use Blink 3 times*
4. ↑ Previously: *Basic Objective: Wound Survivors 3 times* / *Advanced objective 1: Wound Survivors 5 times* / *Advanced Objective 2: Wound Survivors 7 times*
5. ↑ Previously: *Basic Objective: Place Survivors on the Rocket Chair 2 times* / *Advanced objective 1: Place Survivors on the Rocket Chair 3 times* / *Advanced Objective 2: Place Survivors on the Rocket Chair 4 times*
6. ↑ Previously: *Basic Objective: Hit Survivors after Transport 2 times* / *Advanced objective 1: Hit Survivors after Transport 3 times* / *Advanced Objective 2: Hit Survivors after Transport 4 times*
7. ↑ Previously: *Basic Objective: Terror Shock Survivors 1 time* / *Advanced objective 1: Terror Shock Survivors 2 times* / *Advanced Objective 2: Terror Shock Survivors 3 times*
8. ↑ Previously: *Basic Objective: Destroy 1 pallet* / *Advanced objective 1: Destroy 3 pallets* / *Advanced Objective 2: Destroy 5 pallets*
9. ↑ Previously: *Basic Objective: Puppets or Phantoms hit survivors 1 time* / *Advanced objective 1: Puppets or Phantoms hit survivors 2 times* / *Advanced Objective 2: Puppets or Phantoms hit survivors 3 times*