Kromer

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## Kromer

* N Corp. Inquisition
* School
* The Dreamer of Human Wholeness

## General Information

### Relations

Sinclair (former classmate)
 Demian (former classmate)

### Voice Actor

Yoon Eun-Seo

**Kromer** is the One who Grips of N Corp.'s Inquisition and main antagonist of Canto III. She has a notable history with Sinclair, as she was a student who became personally involved in his life.

## **Appearance**

Kromer's consistent physical traits consist of pale pink skin, silver eyes and silver hair with yellow highlights. Kromer's hair is prominently swept to the right, covering one of her right eye. Her hair is tied back in a short ponytail when in her school uniform, but seems to disappear when she returns, adorning her N. Corp Inquisitor plate armor.

Kromer's school uniform design consists of a long-sleeved white button up shirt overlaid by a green sweater vest with a large V-collar dipping down just below her chest. She wears shorts of a similar color that are rolled up, covering her knees. Kromer also wears ankle-high white socks and black shoes.

Kromer's N Corp. uniform consists of a bloodied white shirt with notable balloon sleeves shown on the right side. The left side of the shirt is covered by silver plate armor with red wax seal ribbons and a badge with N Corp's insignia. The shirt has a large V-collar shape that dips down to reach to her naval and is adorned with 4-pointed yellow stars. Beneath that shirt is another, cleaner top with a more rounded, protruding collar to the left and right sides. Beneath Kromer's neck is a cravat fading from white to yellow upwards. Atop that tie is a red wax seal and a bloodied ribbon with red writing. Her neck also sports yellow, slim armor that ends just beneath her chin. Her uniform has up to four different belts of various size, The largest being a yellow, cincture-tied belt with a large silver buckle. The other three are black belts, with two slimmer ones on Kromer's right thigh. A thin yellow string connects between the larger black belt and one of the thinner ones. Her pants are of similar color to her upper half, however it is mostly covered by silver plate armor that extends from her upper thigh to her feet, with red wax seals planted around. Finally, Kromer wears a dirtied white cape that hits the floor.

## **Personality**

Kromer was the spark of the rampant violence and hatred against prostheses. She displayed extreme levels of sadism, obsession, and savagery. She saw prosthetic users as heretics, in her own words, and called for intense mutilation of those who get these surgeries. It is clear she took extreme pleasure in murder and infliction of pain, laughing with no remorse at her actions.

In Sinclair's memories, it is clear Kromer had always had an authoritative grip over him. Being the first bond Sinclair makes in school, she took advantage of his naivety.

Kromer developed an obsession with the flesh, as seen in Sinclair's memories, where she excitedly stared at a flesh abnormality. This obsession drove her to the point that she had a church built within Sinclair's basement, with facilities dedicated to creating Corroded Inquisitors. As she resonated with the Golden Bough, she also turned into a fleshy abomination with joyous glee.

## **Enemy**

As an enemy, Kromer's battle is treated as an abnormality battle, even though she herself is human. She is given a TETH risk level in this form.

During her boss fight, she transforms into Kromer *The Dreamer Of Human Wholeness*. A distortion formed from Kromer herself after giving in willing to both her emotional desire of human purity, and through the use of the Golden Bough, turning her body into a grotesque form of mutated body. In this form, she is given the risk level of HE.

The fight has a special theme by the name of Between Two Worlds, composed by Mili.

## **Story**

* Kromer
* Kromer the Dreamer of Human Wholeness

Log Writer: **Sinclair**

* Lacking Data
* Level 1
* Level 2
I really don't feel like writing logs...

But I will, if I have to.

I haven't fought Kromer before or seen how N Corp's troop fight... But from what I could tell, she probably knows how to use a sword. She always carried one with her.

As for her looks... not too different from what I remember, except a little taller...

And, that disorienting laughter...

Unnh, can I stop here?

→ None of this helps. *(Faust)*That bastard, she's killing our Sinners!

She murdered everyone in the back lines...

Blowing that stupid whistle... She came to me, too...

I couldn't do anything... Hearing that sound makes me go all stiff...

I could only watch as Kromer slew the others...

I wanted to crush her skull so dearly... But I couldn't move a muscle.

What should I do... Can you tell me, manager?I'm...

I'm, still scared of Kromer.

Looking at her face makes my face twitch, and her blade gives me the chills.
Her maniacal eyes remind me of the tragedy on Christmas, and her creepy grin still has my eyes quivering.

But...

But I'm okay now.

I can stand up to her whistles now.

The things she's done are too vile for me to stand by, and I'd be too ashamed to see the Sinners she's killed if I let that bitch go.

I've changed a lot since then.

I've died a lot of deaths, and claimed a lot of lives.

I can go mad all the same now.

So, I will for sure…

I'll skewer her chest with a stake, over and over again.

→ You've got a good mindset. I like that. *(Heathcliff)*

→ While the willingness to fight is admirable, this log is for observations rather than decrees of your determination. *(Faust)*

→ Sorry… I'll do it right next time. *(Sinclair)*

Log Writer: **Sinclair**

* Lacking Data
When I think about it, Kromer always had an obsession with flesh.

And that obsession cumulated into what we're seeing now... A gruesome creature.

At first... I agreed with her. The idea of replacing the flesh with something else was unpleasant to me.

But now I see. What's really unpleasant...is believing that your thought is the only correct one...and letting that thought consume your mind whole.

## **Trivia**

* Although her exact role regarding N Corp. is unknown, she is most likely a high-ranking figurehead in the corporation.
	+ The N Corp. Inquisition is a faction of N Corp. that are particularly violent in their views on prosthetics. Kromer leads this faction, but the faction does not stand for N Corp. as a whole.
* Prior to the April 6th 2023 update with the introduction of Refraction Railway, Kromer is the first hostile human character to have both Types of Resistance.
* **Kromer The Dreamer Of Human Wholeness** bears a striking resemblance to the Peccatulum Luxuriae. Sinclair also notes that the Peccatulum reminds him of Kromer in his observation log.
	+ Incidentally, the Peccatulum Luxuriae first appears in the same dungeon that Kromer acts as the final boss of.

* If you deployed The One Who Shall Grip Sinclair regardless whether or not you have gotten all 3 "A Sign" E.G.O Gift, Kromer will immediately be staggered at the first turn with "Ah... You... No way.... My Sinclair?" quote above her, making her also the first enemy to have an effect based on the identity of the sinner brought to battle.
	+ As of May 10th 2023, Kromer now says "Aah... Could it... You're... My Sinclair...?!"
* Kromer's name and role in the story is heavily based on Franz Kromer, a character in Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair's Youth. In the story, Kromer is a bully who psychologically tortures Emil Sinclair, which eventually leads to him meeting Demian.

## Gallery

* Assets
* Cutscene Art

Story Log Portrait

Kromer leaving the burning Sinclair EstateKromer, Sinclair and Faust. Effie's body can be seen, obscured.Kromer leaning over Sinclair at school in Sinclair's flashbacks.Kromer and Sinclair in the vents of an abandoned L. Corp branchKromer standing over the dead bodies of Sinclair's family alongside GuidoKromer looking at Sinclair after killing his family.Kromer and Sinclair in one of Kromer's visions, fighting side-by-side as N Corp members.