Clerk

**Keigan Nicholas Keogh**, also known as the **Clerk**, is a Difficulty Level 3 Hunter available for purchase after the completion of the prologue. She is one of **28** playable Hunters added to Identity V.

—Keigan Nicholas Keogh (Clerk Backstory Trailer)

## Appearance

Keigan is a tall, quite disproportionately obese woman with light grey skin, a sagging head with drooping cheeks and a double chin completely hiding her neck, a large bosom, wide hips, drastically bony, angular arms and legs, and small hands and feet. She has small, beady, wide-open eyes with tiny black pupils, a pointed nose, and a large mouth pulled into a deep grimace. Her white hair is sparse and messy, with curled strands poking out at odd angles, slightly framing her face.

She wears a dark grey robe with three silver buttons and only the first one buttoned over a simple, black, knee-length dress with long, tapered sleeves, a knotted white cravat with neat, ruffled layers, and shiny, pointed black heels. A tiny, box-shaped black cap sits on her head, and her polished, sculpted fingernails are painted black. A tiny pair of glasses with bronze rims sit on the bridge of her nose. She has three rolls of scrolls tucked underneath her left arm, and she grasps a wooden staff with a crooked, sharp top carved in the shape of a bird's beak in her right hand.

## Gameplay

The Clerk is a relatively difficult Hunter to play, with the ability to record the actions of Survivors as well as herself, which saves as two copies or one copy, respectively. Recordable actions include decoding, vaulting, dropping a pallet, opening a gate, attacking, or using Abnormal. She can then use those recordings in order to sabotage the surroundings or pressure those from afar. She can also block the objects Survivors are currently interacting with after recording is complete. She can also choose to preserve only specific, more useful interactions and movements to be recorded.

### Abilities

Below is a list of Clerk's abilities. For more in-depth information, please check the individual pages.

 Record | 0

### Gameplay Tips

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#### As Clerk

* Clerk's map control is strong, but she lacks mobility. Teleport can help remedy this.
* Keigan's movement speed is very fast, and Blink can help end chases even faster.
* Though it may feel counterintuitive, Wanted Order is not recommended for Clerk since she can use her Inspect and Record abilities to keep an eye on survivors from a distance.
* Since Clerk is weak to stunners (especially early game), traits like Rage, Desperate Fight, and Addiction may help in chase or being harassed.
* You can cut off loops with Invalid, but try to end the recording right before the survivor attempts to interact with a window or pallet, as the sudden blockage of kiting resources may catch them off guard.
	+ Waiting until the survivor reaches a pallet or window allows for mindgames, forcing the survivor to guess whether or not to interact.
	+ Ending the recording right before the survivor attempts to interact may catch them off guard and give you a free hit.
* If you happen to record yourself getting stunned, it's not a complete waste as it still produces a pallet interaction recording, which can be used to block survivors in later pursuits.
* Before you unlock review, try to start and end recordings so that you only record interactions, as it reduces the amount of timing you have to keep in mind while in pursuit.
* Inspect can be used to harass ciphers by placing hit recordings at key locations where survivors may be decoding.
	+ Using Inspect regularly to record survivors when a survivor is downed or on a chair can help slow down cipher progress.
	+ If Clerk has a recording of a survivor decoding and knows the location of the last cipher, she can forcefully pop it and activate detention early.
* Keigan's attack recordings deal 1/2 the damage of the original action, giving her chip damage abilities.
	+ The recording takes Detention into account, and an attack record with Detention active will deal damage equal to a normal attack.
	+ Keep in mind that her recorded attacks will give survivors a short speed boost unless they get downed.
* Recordings can be reversed using Clerk's Replay Modes ability.
	+ Some recordings have no effect in reverse, those being attacking, pallet breaking, and Abnormal recordings.
	+ If you manage to get a recording of a decoding survivor, the replay can be reversed to reduce decoding progress at any unfinished cipher.
* If you end up with several recordings that are not useful, tapping them will play them at the original location, allowing you to quickly clear up the cache of recordings.
* PC players may want to rebind their keys in advance before playing this hunter.

#### Against Clerk

* Clerk struggles against survivors who don't have to use map features like pallets and windows to create distance while kiting. Some examples of these survivors are: Batter, Patient, Weeping Clown, Toy Merchant, Entomologist, etc.
* Explorer can counter Clerk with his password pages as he can forcefully pop the cipher, which doesn't require him to decode the cipher.
* If Clerk has not unlocked Invalid and pulls up a pallet, you can make use of that pallet again. You can still interact with objects while the recording is active, as Invalid does not take effect until the recording ability finishes.
* Keep in mind that only 1 survivor can be recorded at a time.
	+ If 2 survivors are at a cipher machine or exit gate, one survivor can decode while the other is recorded, preventing the loss of decoding progress.
* Keigan can only hold 2 copies of any survivor interactions recorded of 1 type.
	+ If she has a pallet recording, you can use windows to kite and vice versa. However, if you are actively being recorded, be wary of which recording she will hold if you must interact with a pallet or window.
		- If you can communicate effectively with your team (such as through voice chat), try to keep track of which type of recordings Clerk has.
	+ If kiting, you can and should use any abilities or items, as these are not recorded as a valid interaction.
* Watch for the scroll icon: when it's present, it means you are being recorded. If you are decoding, stop until it disappears. You can continue kiting while being recorded, but carefully.
	+ Even if you are not being recorded, watch for the purple ring on the ground around a cipher machine, exit gate, or rocket chair, as it means that Clerk is currently observing the location.
	+ While kiting, keep in mind that vaulting speed will be reduced by 20% when being recorded.
	+ If you have to perform other interactions (ex. healing), try to do so out of range of cipher machines, as Clerk can attack from any distance with her recordings.

### Character Statistics

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Movements and Interactions
* Model Volume: Radius 0.38 m
* Movement Speed: 4.73 m/s
* Turning Speed: 800.0 degree(s)/second
* Duration of vaulting over windows: 1.86 sec
* Duration of destroying pallets: 2.13 sec
* Duration of being stunned: 3.3 sec

Normal Attack
* Launching action of normal attack: 0.41 sec
* Effective range of normal attack: 3.54 m
* Duration of recovery action from missed normal attacks: 0.57 sec
* Duration of recovery action from normal attack hits: 3.35 sec

Charged Attack
* Launching action for charged attack: 1.1 sec
* Effective range of charged attack: 3.8 m
* Duration of recovery action from missed charged attacks: 1.0 sec
* Duration of recovery action from charged attack hits: 3.8 sec

Ballooning
* Duration of ballooning 1.78 sec
* Duration of being stunned after Survivor escaped: 5.92 sec
* Launching action for ballooning: 0.53 sec
* Effective range of ballooning: 2.95 m

Other
* Fear radius: 32.07 m
* Duration of recovery action from hitting scene objects: 0.78 sec

## Concept / Design Notes

We hope that the new character this time will be a Hunter who focuses more on highlighting the tone of the game's style.

In terms of skill design, the core of the ability is behavior retrieval, so the "record" method was chosen to package it.

In terms of setting, Keigan Nicholas Keogh is a woman of ideals. Her ideals conflict with her reality and herself, and the choices she makes shape her life.

Just like her name "Keigan" - which means "brave and righteous" - she was born in the "glorious revolution", but unfortunately her heart was not always bathed in sunlight. She had bravely resisted, but she did not know what to do after nightfall. she had her own criteria for deciding between orderly justice and consequential justice.

In terms of appearance, her costume needed to match her identity, so she wears a long black robe and clutches a legal scroll. At the same time, it is hoped that her appearance can reflect the sense of authority of the Hunter, so for the final presentation of Keigan, she has slender limbs but a strong body, one eye half-open and the other wide open, as if glaring at you through the thick glasses.

### Design Sketches

"The Clerk" was originally designed to be an older, more individualistic female Hunter. Set in the late 18th an early 19th century, the key words used in the drafting phase were: professional clerks, vigorous and resolute. The sketching phase was also a search for a quick and interesting combination.

The problem with the first sketch was that the proportions were too realistic in scale. We exaggerated the proportional shape of the character silhouette in the adjustment stage.

The final draft is completed after refining the design.

### Character Details

1. The Clerk's eyes, one slightly narrowed, the other wide, sharply examine everything through her glasses; lips slightly pursed, the corners of her mouth turned down, showing indifference and emitting awe-inspiring majesty.
2. The Clerk holds a large bundle of legal documents, and as a judge of justice, she is well versed in various laws and regulations, and her profound theoretical reserves are an important part of her ability to administer justice.
3. The Clerk is dressed in a black robe with a neatly stacked ascot over her chest, a style that displays her stern and indifferent personality, and gives off an air of solemnity.

## Change Log

June 30th, 2022
* Buff: The short delay before Hunters take any actions in the clip is adjusted so that Hunters will only be delayed in taking action if they attack in the clip.
* Buff: Adjusted Hunters' casting range in the clip to conform with their casting range when attacking normally.
* Nerf: Reduced the duration of Inspect from 12 seconds to 6 seconds.

November 26th, 2022
* Nerf: Reduce Invalid's duration from 10 seconds to 9 seconds.
* Nerf: Reduced Record's maximum duration from 12 seconds to 10 seconds.
* Nerf: Increase Inspect cooldown from 5 seconds to 6 seconds.

## Trivia

* Clerk shares her title with a pre-existing costume for The Mind's Eye.
	+ She is also the second character to share their name with a pre-existing costume belonging to The Mind's Eye, the first being Patient.
* She is the only character that doesn't have any External Traits.
* She made an early cameo appearance in Ripper's 2nd Character Day Letter, nine months before her proper release.
* Judging by her accent in her backstory trailer, as well as her full name, it's heavily implied the Clerk is Irish.
	+ Interestingly, her reveal was only several days after Saint Patrick's day, a holiday centering around the patron saint of Ireland.
* In the Chinese version of her backstory animation the phrase «才能扫除一切不义» is used, which means «to eradicate all injustice».

## References

1. ↑ The Ripper's Second Character Day Letter
2. ↑ In The Ripper's 4th Letter, Keigan is mentioned to have been attacked, suspected to be by The Ripper. Based on information from The Ripper's 3rd Letter, it is likely she is 2-1-1, who was targeted by the Ripper.
3. ↑ Translated from the official 2024 Character Days announcement post on Weibo https://weibo.com/6140485374/4985311753405780
4. ↑ A website confirming the voice actress of Clerk - https://zh.moegirl.org.cn/zh-hans/%E5%AD%99%E7%95%85
5. ↑ Announcement by the voice actress - https://twitter.com/laniminella/status/1507191093087023116
6. ↑ Her hat is potentially based off of the traditional Welsh "Black Cap" used by judges when passing the death sentence, though it should be noted that in real life the Black Cap is actually just a square of fabric and not an entire hat.
7. ↑ https://weibo.com/6140485374/LnOlmCeLk