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author = Art: Megane Kikuya
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*.hack (video games)
*.hack//Roots
*.hack//Sign
*.hack//Legend of the Twilightnihongo|".hack//LINK"|.hack//LINK 黄昏の騎士団|Tasogare no Kishidan|.hack//LINK Twilight Knights is an extension to the .hack series. The story is told in
manga with art by Megane Kikuya and original story byCyberConnect2 .Overview
The story takes place in the year 2020, just three years after the events of
.hack//G.U. . The story will take place not only in the new version of "The World" known as "The World R:X" but in the real world as well. The lead character is a middle school student named Tokio Kuryuu. He lives a normal life as a gamer until a mysterious girl named Saika Amagi transfers to his school.It has also been revealed from a hidden poem on
CyberConnect2 's website that Kite from the original four .hack games andHaseo from .hack//G.U. will be returning. The character Blackrose also appears to be returning alongside Kite in a preview snip taken from the manga.Characters
Real world
:"Age": 14:An avid gamer who never thinks about his future and cares only about games. Because he beats most games easily, he becomes excited about the release of "The World: RX" and is disappointed to find he is unable to obtain it. When Ayaka Amagi suddenly invites him to the rooftop one day, she uses a mysterious black R:X disc (dated 2019.12.24, recorded by JxxxxAmagi) and transports Tokio into "The World". Tokio finds that he is both physically and mentally present in the game and is soon caught in a fight between Kite and Fluegel. For reasons unknown, Fluegel's weapon does not work on him.
:"Age": 14:A mysterious transfer student. She looks similar to the princess in Tokio's dreams. Pretty, good in studies and sports, she soon becomes very popular in school. One day, she invites Tokio to the school rooftop and transports him into "The World", apparently having intended to do so all along. She later appears in the "The World" and becomes imperious and demanding, ordering Tokio around as her slave. It is speculated that she has some relationship to Jyotaro Amagi, a key programmer behind the failed R.A. plan. Her name was originally transcribed as "Ayaka", but has since been changed to "Saika" (The kanji 彩 can be read as "Aya" or "Sai").
:The shopkeeper of the Niizato gameshop. He is an active player since version 1 of The World and he has screen shots of the heroes (including Kite, Haseo, Subaru and the Crimson Knights) pasted in the shop. He has a R:X account. Because he has played all versions of "The World", it is speculated that he is the player behind Silver Knight.
The World
:The legendary hero from "The World R:1". Initially appears in the middle of a fight with Fluegel. The fight ends with Kite being frozen by Fluegel's weapon. He entrusts Tokio the task of saving The World.
;nihongo|Tsukasa|司:Comrade of Kite and possesses a Chrono Core. Controls a mysterious golden monster. The protagonist of
.hack//SIGN .;nihongo|Haseo|ハセヲ:The protagonist of G.U and a PKK known as "The Terror of Death".
;nihongo|Subaru|昴:The former leader of the disbanded Crimson Knights and in a relationship with Tsukasa.
chicksal
:A mysterious male player character (PC) with long white hair and a right monocle. He holds a pistol called Brieler Rössle that is able to freeze the player character and encase them in ice/crystal (time control or possibly changing of the Akashic data). Kite was frozen but the pistol has no effect on Tokio. At the end of the battle against Kite, Fluegel was hit by Kite's Data Drain. He was saved from the attack and now has shorter black hair. Schicksal's leader.
;nihongo|Cello|チェロ:A PC with the appearance of a young winged girl. She saved Fluegel from Kite's Data Drain and later gathered the rest of the members.
;nihongo|Metronome|メトロノーム:A bespectacled PC with an uptight and strict character. On returning to the hideout, Fluegel was lectured by Metronome on his reckless actions.
;nihongo|Orgel|オルゲル:A male PC with a tough appearance. Almost got into a fight with Metronome after he commented on Metronome's uptight behaviour.
;nihongo|Geist|ガイスト:A male PC wearing a half mask, he a holds a mysterious card. He suddenly appeared and killed Trommel just when Trommel was going to get Tokio.
;nihongo|Trommel|トロンメル:A muscular male PC with the appearance of a typical American comic hero. A level 120 PC who was after Tsukasa's Chrono Core.
;nihongo|Klarinette|クラリネッテ:A silent female PC with an eyepatch covering her left eye.
;nihongo|Posaneo|ポザネオ:A PC with the appearance of a jester with a wide grin. Currently is after Haseo's Chrono Core.
Glossary
;Schicksal:A mysterious group consisting of 8 customized PCs. Each PC has a special ability. As the members are not normal PCs, time is needed to restore them. The members have no known records and are skilled elites. The group is currently under orders from an unknown PC to gather the Chrono Cores. Their hideout has the appearance of a bar.
;Akashic Records:The sanctuary of the pantheon which administers the systems of "The World". The data from the Chrono Cores are needed to fully control the Akashic Records. There are traces of changes in the past data pooled by the Akashic Records, it is suspected that it may be the work of Schicksal. The changing the Akashic Records' data can cause changes to PCs.
;Chrono Core:The data needed to fully control the Akashic Records. The Chrono Cores are possessed by Kite and his comrades. Schicksal seeks the Chrono Cores, wanting to use them to take over "The World". The Chrono Core is deeply fused with the PC but appears if some stimulus is given to the PC or when the PC is experiencing extreme emotions.
The World R:X:Full name, The World Revision X. The latest version of the online game "The World", that is made by CyberConnect. R:X is the portable version of the game that runs on the P-COM and utilizes the M.3.D technology. It runs on the Altimit Portable OS Ver 1.0. Released in 2020.
;M.3.D:The latest display technology.
;P-COM:A portable game console.
External links
* [http://www.cc2.co.jp/hack_link/ CyberConnect2's Official .hack//LINK page] ja
* [http://www.dothackers.net .hack//LINK news at dothackers.net]
* [http://dothack.wikia.com/wiki/LINK .hack//LINK at .hack//Wikia]
* [http://twrx.freehostia.com/ The World R:X Corporation]
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