Drake/Story

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## Behind the Scenes

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Kim Yeon-woo

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Antonia Flynn

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Sumire Uesaka

## Profile

A member of the squad Matis, the top squad of Missilis whom personally answers to the CEO Syuen. Drake's ability to scan for radio waves and Raptures is indispensable for Matis' missions on the surface, and is one of the reasons why they're so successful.

### Nikke Backstory

A hero who yearns to be a villain. As part of Matis, she has the special ability to detect radio waves with her body.

## Personality

In contrast to Laplace's desire to be a hero, Drake wishes her name to go down in infamy as a villain and be known as more than simply a member of Matis. In practice, though, Drake is far too nice for her own good. Either her "evil" deeds are something incredibly small and petty, or they backfire and she inadvertently performs a good deed, raising her stock as a hero. This villain-like motif often shows her innocent and airheaded attitude.

## Story

### Event Story

Main articles: Hightech Toy and A.C.P.U.! FREEZE!

### Character Story

#### Episode 1 - Drake and the Villains

At the Outpost, Drake asks the protagonist if he's interested in heroes, leading to her discussing her membership in Matis and how they're lauded as heroes of the Ark. But for Drake, that's not enough. She wants to be famous for more than just being "a member of Matis", and so she has (somehow) concluded that she must become a villain. To that end, she has decided to form a league of villains so as to boost her fame by gathering a great number of villains under her banner, dragging the protagonist along.

Outside, Drake is sitting with a sign trying to recruit villains, but it seems no one is willing to step up. The protagonist suggests making an announcement over the PA to drum up buzz, but Drake berates him, saying it will disturb people trying to sleep. Just as Drake is about to pack up and relocate, Sugar rolls in on her motorcycle, curious about what's going on. Drake welcomes her to the league of villains, but then removes her from the roster for not wearing a helmet when she rides her motorcycle. Sugar drives off with a "pfft", allowing Maxwell to see what's going on and casually walk away as soon as she knows.

Later, Anis and Neon walk up to the stand, wondering what sort of weirdness their commander is getting up to this time. Neon is eager to join the league but Anis drags her away before anything villainous(?) can happen. With their prospects growing increasingly thin, Drake is about to wrap it up for the day when Guillotine strolls in. She tries to apply as a villain, but Drake almost immediately rejects her, having decided to scrap the league of villains plan.

Back inside, Drake decides that whatever villainous schemes she has concocted will simply have to be carried out by herself and the protagonist going forward.

#### Episode 2 - Villains, Assemble!

Drake decides to perform evil deeds to get her name out there as a villain. The protagonist tries to back out, only for Drake to demand 20 million credits or 3 years' stock of cultured meat as payment. With no other choice, the protagonist decides to accompany her for her "villainy".

In the Ark, the two stop at a restaurant. The establishment seems run-down, as Drake explains that some big businesses opened up, patronage of the restaurant died down, and there's only an elderly woman who owns and runs the place. She then explains her devious plan, which is to dine and dash at this eatery. The protagonist sees it as particularly foul conduct, but Drake explains that this is what villains do; they commit evil deeds, and nothing is more evil than taking from those who already have very little in life.

The two enter the eatery, Drake demanding everything on the menu. The elderly owner is delighted to see Drake after so long, as it turns out Drake is a regular customer of this establishment, which makes what Drake is going to do even more contemptible. The owner apologizes, as the lack of business means she doesn't have very many ingredients, meaning she can't quite make everything on the menu. Nonetheless, she promises to make what she can, and a moment later, an entire table is brimming with food. Drake digs in and invites the protagonist to do the same, but he's not hungry. Drake scoffs and wolfs down his portion as well, finishing the whole thing by the time the two are done talking with the owner.

With the meal finished, Drake scribbles something on a piece of paper and hands it to the owner. It turns out to be Drake's autograph, shocking the owner as she's refused to give an autograph despite being asked every previous visit. As Drake steps out, the protagonist tries to pay for the meal, only for the owner to brush it off. She explains that long ago, her daughter became a Nikke. Drake saved her daughter a number of times, but eventually, she died in the field anyway. Drake always seems to stop for a meal whenever the owner misses her daughter, so she wants to repay Drake however she can. She bids the protagonist go, asking him to take care of Drake.

Outside, Drake is exuberant about her successful(?) dine and dash, and is ready to perform another evil deed.

#### Episode 3 - Gorgeous Debut

Downtown, Drake explains about Sliced Splendamin, the newest trend in street food. Due to the skill required to make the stuff, there's only one stall that sells it, and the line for it is insanely long. Drake's scheme this time is cut the line and buy all the Sliced Splendamin so no one else can have it.

At the stall, Drake implements her plan. By pretending that she's out on official Matis business, she can cut the line and few, if any people will complain about it. When she reaches the stall, her demand to buy all the product and ingredients stuns the employee, but they comply without any fuss. With this evil(?) deed completed, Drake moves on.

In a residential district, Drake is planning to cause a public disturbance, disrupting the students in the neighborhood trying to study. Drake shouts out Matis-related PR slogans while the protagonist shouts nonsense, much to Drake's chagrin. When people start to see what the fuss is about, Drake immediately runs off, protagonist hot on her heels. In a nearby alley, Drake is crowing about the success of her evil(?) plans. The two then go about their last evil deed for the day, which is....walking in the middle of the bike path.

Back at the protagonist's room, the two rest up as Drake turns on the TV, eager to her the news talk about her evil deeds. Which they do, much to her joy, but it turns out her deeds had...not-so-evil consequences.

That restaurant she dine-and-dashed with only an autograph for payment? Business is booming as people flock to see Drake's autograph, hear the story behind her regular visits, and spread word of the really great food.

That Sliced Splendamin stall she cleaned out? The ingredients contain industrial waste, so by buying all the product and ingredients, Drake inadvertently protected the citizens from eating literal toxic waste.

The neighborhood she caused a disturbance in? A crime-ridden scumhole that once averaged 20 reported burglaries daily, now reduced to 0 thanks to rumors of Drake prowling the area. Some of the perpetrators even turned themselves in.

Even walking in the middle of the bike path turned out to be a good deed, making cyclists more conscientious of pedestrians and not speeding as much, reducing the rate of accidents and injuries. All this has resulted in Drake's stock rising as a hero, much to her dismay. So she decides to take drastic measures.

#### Episode 4 - Hero or Villain?

Drake surfs the TV, wracking her brain for something to do that will cement her status as a villain, when she chances upon an advertisement for "A Lament for the Lost", an annual concert held in memory of those who couldn't make it to the Ark during the Rapture invasions. Drake intends to sabotage the event, much to the protagonist's horror. Drake is resolute to become a villain, however, and drags him to the venue.

At the venue, Drake elaborates her evil plan to sabotage the concert...by grabbing the mic and singing herself. With slight reluctance, the protagonist agrees with this plan and they enter the concert.

Inside the musician waiting room, the two villains(?) hide, waiting until the climax of the concert to swoop in and steal the mic. As they wait, the protagonist catches two Nikkes chattering about breaking into the concert themselves. They complain about the Ark's wasteful spending and end their talk with "May the light guide us to heaven." The protagonist realizes that the Nikkes belong to Heavenly Ascension, but Drake stops him before he can do anything. She steps up to the HA Nikkes and...lauds their evilness before inviting them to her League of Villains?

Neither the protagonist nor the terrorists quite get what's going on, but when Drake proposes they all go on stage together, the protagonist quickly convinces her that "sharing the spotlight" with the terrorists would make her less cool compared to being a "lone villain". The HA Nikkes try to fire their weapons at Drake, but she quickly disarms them. When they try to self-destruct and blow up the building, she electrocutes them and disables their explosives, berating them for pulling a move "right out of a third-rate Saturday morning cartoon." At that moment, the curtains rise. On the other side are the concert's musicians and audience, gazing at Drake and the disabled Nikkes.

#### Episode 5 - Drake, the hero of the Ark

The next day, Drake is blankly watching the TV. On it is the news, detailing Heavenly Ascension's attempted bombing of the Lament for the Lost event, only to be stopped by Drake. Combined with her previous "good deeds", people all over the Ark are lauding her as a true hero.

Meanwhile, Drake is suffering from success, hitting a mental rock-bottom and insisting the protagonist call her "garbage", as she has failed to become famous as a villain. A moment later, the door opens, revealing Laplace and Maxwell. The two heap praises upon Drake for her heroic deeds and helping the people of the Ark. Laplace sees Drake as an inspiration to strive for greater heroism, and resolves to undergo special training to live up to her example. Maxwell tries to poke Drake for information on how she tracked and foiled the bombing, causing Drake to make bold-faced lies to save face.

A while later, the protagonist is watching Drake's TV interviews, where she displays a heroic countenance. Almost on cue, Drake herself walks in, having finished another day of hero activity. She still wants to become famous as a villain, however she's decided to take a different track. She'll first cement herself as the paragon of heroes for the Ark, making herself an indispensable savior and benefactor to the people. Then, in their direst hour, she will betray them and reveal her true colors as a villain! As Drake diabolically(?) laughs at her ingenious(?) scheme, the protagonist can only think to himself; "So long as Drake is here, the Ark will forever remain a peaceful place."

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