Cheerleader

**Lily Barriere**, also known as the **Cheerleader**, is an Assist/Contain Hybrid Type and Difficulty 2 Survivor available for purchase after completion of the prologue. She is one of **43** playable Survivors added to Identity V.

—Lily Barriere (Cheerleader Backstory Trailer)

## Appearance

Lily is a thin, slender doll with pale skin and upturned brows in a permanent, worried furrow. Her mid-length ginger hair is styled into two low, messy twin ponytails and secured with two thin, cerulean blue ribbons tied into a messy blue bow each, with her choppy bangs and flyaway stands being slightly curled. Her button eyes are slightly rounded, cerulean triangles cross-stitched with white thread in the center along with two extra strands along the sides serving as her eyelashes. Her cheeks have a slight red tint, her mascara runs down her cheeks in streaks and a stitched gash is visible across the bridge of her nose. Her red lipstick is smudged, and she appears to have a sharp left canine. Her mouth is split in a permanent, slightly maniacal grin. A stitch is seen across her left forearm.

She wears a typical early 1900s cheerleader uniform, which consists of a white sweater slightly yellowed with age, with a flat, folded black collar and matching cuffs, with the left sleeve pushed up slightly. White stitches run along the hems and the shoulders. A blue megaphone design along with a bold red L, both with a prominent blue border, are stitched onto the front of her sweater with the same white thread. She also wears a pair of flared black shorts with a white stripe down the left side, which end above her knees. White stitching runs along the edges along with some black stitches near the end of the left leg. A large ball of white stuffing protrudes from both her left upper arm and the right leg of her shorts. She wears a black equestrian helmet with a brown leather strap, silver buckles, a black point on the top, and an indented silver stripe along the middle. The brim is facing the back, and the helmet appears to be rather damaged with its missing pieces, scratches, and cracks. She wears a pair of white and navy saddle shoes, traditional for early cheerleading, with white laces and brown soles, along with short, black, cuffed socks. She holds two pompoms each with a red-white split, one in either hand.

## Gameplay

The Cheerleader is an assist/contain-type Survivor who is able to give herself/her teammates speed boosts using Motivate/Encourage, reset or shorten main item's cooldowns using Inspire, and give her teammates stacks to get up with 50% fear after being knocked down. Lily has a decoding debuff, reducing her speed by 10%, and when she motivates herself, she has the draw-back of walking slower after receving her speed boost.

### External Traits

Below is a list of Cheerleader's intrinsic traits before actual release to the game, content subject to changes upon release. For more in-depth information, please check the individual pages.

 Motivate | *The Cheerleader carries her pompoms around.*
*Tap the button to wave her pompoms and cheer herself up, increasing her Movement Speed by 70% for 4 seconds, but her Movement Speed will subsequently decrease by 40% for 4 seconds.* *The Movement Speed reduction from Motivate can be removed by a new Movement Speed boost from Motivate.*
 Inspire | *The Cheerleader selects a Survivor and inspires them for 10 seconds. Each survivor can only be inspired 2 times.*
**Inspire**: *If a teammate's main item is on cooldown, reduces its cooldown by 20 seconds (reduces by 30 seconds when used on herself).*
 Encourage | *Select a teammate within your field of vision and encourage them, increasing Movement Speed for you and the teammate by 5% while Encourage lasts.*
***Encourage**: While the Cheerleader waves her arms, tap the ability button to sync with the beat. Every successful sync provides a stack of Encourage to teammates, and teammates will then receive 5 stacks of Encourage which can be consumed to use Cheerful or Excited. Teammates can have up to 45 Encourage stacks at a time. Cooldown: 8 seconds.****Cheerful**: Teammates can consume 5 stacks of Encourage to receive a 50% Movement Speed boost for 1.5 seconds, but Movement Speed will subsequently decrease by 50% for 0.75 second once the boost expires. Cooldown 7 seconds.****Excited**: Knocked-down teammates can consume 28 stacks of Encourage within 3 seconds of being knocked down to recover 50% Fear instantly and increase Movement Speed by 50% for 1 second. Encourage stacks are removed after recovery. The 2nd/3rd and above usages of Excited by the same character increases Encourage consumption to 38/43 stacks.*

### Character Statistics

Below is a list of Cheerleader's statistics. To view other Survivors' gameplay data, please view **this article**.

## Concept / Design Notes

### Official News

The once happy and happy life came to nothing, and the cheerleaders walked into the manor helplessly for the sake of their relatives. She seems to be always full of energy, but what kind of secret is hidden under her sweet smile? Let us welcome her enthusiastically!

***Laughter dies, nightmares come***

***Fearless of suffering, full of vitality***

The cheerleaders wore her elder brother's horse racing helmets, a few tufts of red hair protruded from the gap caused by the accident, and the twin ponytails showed the girl's innocence and cuteness, but her eyes were mottled with tears, the wound on the bridge of her nose seemed to have just healed, and her sweet smile seemed to bring with a hint of madness.

The upper body is composed of a white sweater and black lining, which makes her look simple and capable, and the red letter "L" on the chest adds a bright color, so that she can be recognized in the crowd at a glance. The lower part of her body was wearing black sports shorts. The stitching marks on the edges of the trouser legs and the slightly loose socks on her feet all showed that she had gone through a painful time.

The cheerleaders hold fluffy and light red and white flower balls in their hands, and there are some ribbons scattered around them. She can give you the warmest cheers and cheers no matter when and where.

## Change Log

September 14th, 2023
* Adjustment: Cheerleaders cannot actively cancel her Encourage ability in 1 second after using it, to avoid misoperation.

## Trivia

* She was revealed alongside Aeroplanist and Opera Singer at the 2023 Call of the Abyss finals.
* She is the granddaughter of Count Barriere as they share the same last name.
* She and Forward are the most modern survivors, as a cheerleader, compared to the more historical jobs of the other survivors (Doctor, Lawyer, Dancer, Perfumer, etc.)
* The riding helmet she wears originally belonged to her brother, Simon Barriere.

## Name in Other Languages

 🇺🇸 | English
 🇻🇳 | Tiếng Việt(Vietnamese) | Thành Viên Đội Cổ Vũ (Lily Ballil)

## References

1. ↑ She is stated to be 16 at the time of her brother's accident and it is unknown how much time passed before she went to the Manor. She was given enough money for her and her brother to live for 2 years by Count Barriere, meaning she likely went to the manor before the money ran out. She cannot drink Barmaid's Dovlin, making her under 21.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Translated from the official 2024 Character Days announcement post on Weibo https://weibo.com/6140485374/4985311753405780
3. ↑  Chinese wiki website confirms the voice actor. https://wiki.biligame.com/dwrg/%E6%8B%89%E6%8B%89%E9%98%9F%E5%91%98
4. ↑ https://id5.163.com/news/official/20230822/26476\_1105684.html
5. ↑ Read in Cheerleader/Lore
6. ↑ English design notes - https://twitter.com/GameIdentityV/status/1699965784213103010
7. ↑ Chinese design notes - https://weibo.com/6140485374/NhHSQdGnf
8. ↑ She is seen picking up the helmet and remembering the last time her brother wore it during her Background Trailer - https://twitter.com/gameidentityv/status/1690181810133852160