Suffering

* Suffering Portrait
* Suffering Render
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## Lore

*Thus, the abyss creature became a god in our world. A divine being thirsting for torment and painful grace. Suffering had always wanted to taste the exciting bouquet of Reality, the tempting music of howls and the suave beauty of torture. Nourished by the Daughters sacrificed in the fight against The Child, Suffering is now ready to reign over Reality and shape the world his own way. Watch the white roses blossom.*

- The Mother

## Description

### Codex

Suffering is a god incarnate. Most of her skills cannot be avoided, and will alternate from turn to turn. After launching a reaction and an interruption, she will change position with the Daughter farthest from her, damaging that Daughter and any surrounding allies. The skills she chooses to end her turn will alternate. As the battle rages on, Daughters will find that death is unavoidable. The only way to win is to win fast.

### Details

Suffering is the final boss and antagonist of Othercide, as well as the Child's Other.

Usually The Suffering triggers the following skills in the following order:

Phase I:

1. **Pain**
2. **Love**
3. **Ordeal**
4. One of:
	* **Hardship** - on every odd turn (1, 3, 5, ...)
	* **Distress** - on every even turn (2, 4, 6, ...)

Phase II:

1. **Torment** - on every odd turn (1, 3, 5, ...) of Phase II
2. **Pain**
3. **Love**
4. **Ordeal**
5. One of:
	* **Hardship** - on every 1, 4, 7, 10, ... turn of Phase II
	* **Distress** - on every 2, 5, 8, 11, ... turn of Phase II
	* **Affliction** - on every 3, 6, 9, 12, ... turn of Phase II

## Stats

 HP
 Armor
 Dodge
 Delay Resistance
 Critical Damage
 End of Turn Delay

## Notes and Bugs

1. Delay Resistance depends on remaining HP: The Suffering starts with 70% and reach 100% when lose 50% HP or more.
3. Despite **Ordeal** skill description says: "deals up to 700 damage to ***herself*** and surrounding Daughters" the damaging blow happens after swapping positions and only hits the moved Daughter and tiles around her.
4. **Pain** skill doesn't have any effect except instantly damaging The Suffering for 20 HP.
5. **Hardship** is the only interruptible Skill of The Suffering.
6. Boss fight changes to Phase II by **Purity** skill triggering at about 50000 HP (25-30% HP lost), the description is not correct - is says "after losing more than 40% of her HP".

## Quotes

* I should thank you. Your suffering made me whole. Come. Give me all your pain.
* I wanted nothing. Love? Compassion? No... Only to exist.
* End this spectacle. You don't belong among souls. Recall who you are, Memory.
* Join our kin. Serve me as I break the veil and claim reality as my own.
* I no longer need anyone! Your daughters' war has fueled the suffering I need to enter reality.
* I must thank you for this broken creature, Memory. With her, I build my new home, my paradise... Come. Come, brother. I am awaiting.
* Ah, Memory remembers itself at last. We know you're there. We've always known. Stop hiding behind this ghost.

## Loading Screen Quotes

* Who are you? You shouldn't be here.
* It seems you and I share a bond of kinship.
* None of your pathetic actions can stop me.
* Join me. Leave these weak creatures behind, and join me.
* Do you realize what you have done?
* What a disgrace to see you here.
* Do you remember, at last, who you really are?
* Are you just acting without thinking?
* Don't ignore me. I know who you are.
* If you do not suffer, they will.
* Your infants and I are feasting in darkness, you know.
* Your daughters taste delicious. Send me more!
* The boy is mine. I will never let him go.
* Are you going to repeat the same mistakes again and again?
* You can't hide from me.

## Trivia

* The unsigned Loading Screen quotes are messages from Suffering to Memory (the player). It is possible some of those messages are addressed to the Mother as well.
* Despite the low and masculine voice, Suffering has a distinctively feminine figure, and is even referred to as "she" in the Codex entry.