Basic Information
Name: Langley
No.: MBCC-S-006
Threat Assessment: S-Rank
Tendency: Reticle
Alignment: TREACHERY
Birthplace: Paradeisos
Height: 174cm
Gender: Female
DOB: October 28
Ability: Conditional Causality
Case: Navigator Observatory negotiation breakdown
Info: A Sinner who is adept at Long-Distance Output. Deals Core Damage when casting an Ultimate.
Criminal Record
The current leader of the 9th Agency. The 9th Agency isn't big, but it is on the same administration level as FAC, and directly under Paradeisos. It is in charge of the DisCity's intelligence spies. The subject is known as a "cold-blooded Melanosuchus" and a "lapdog" due to the brutality, and has a bad reputation.
She was suspected of murdering the peace negotiator and disobeying orders, seriously endangering the safety of the city-state. She was sent to court but escaped from punishment for unknown reasons. Still a high-rank official who holds the DisCity's core political secrets to this day.
Mutation Assessment
Ability Summary
Able to predict the required conditions needed to produce a specific result after firing the "Causality Gun" and able to manipulate the bullet to hit every target after completing all the conditions.
Awakening Signs
Awakened during the BR-003 navigator observatory incident. Used special powers for the first time when insisting on assassinating an important individual. Case investigation not authorized.
Corruption State
Awakened during the incubation period. No physical signs of mutation. Due to the subject's extremely strong mental power, the erosion and infection is weaker than average.
Arrest Records
Performance in Serving Term
Mechanics
Skill
Immediate Execution (Normal Attack)
Langley attacks with her pistol, dealing (113-203% of Attack damage) Physical Damage each time.
Gunfire Edict (Ultimate)
Langley grants "pardons" with her bullets, firing 5 shots to enemies within her range. Each shot deals (180-324% of Attack damage) Physical Damage to an enemy. The first shot does 1 Core Damage.
Causality (Passive 1)
When dealing damage to enemies, Langley marks them with [Causality]. Then, when she deals damage to an enemy, she deals (35-63% of her Attack) additional Physical Damage to those marked with [Causality].
Execution of Fate (Passive 2)
When an enemy marked with [Causality] dies, deals (200-360% of own attack) Physical Attack to all enemies in that grid.
Direct Hit (Mania Intensify)
Physical Penetration is increased by 15%.
Shackle
1 - Confidential
For enemies marked with [Causality]: Damage Taken increases 10%.
2 - Shackles Sync I
Physical Penetration +7.5%
3 - Sneak Attack
When an enemy with a [Causality] mark dies, Langley gains a 10% Attack bonus for 10 seconds.
4 - Emotion Resonance
Ultimate Energy Consumption reduced by 3 points.
5 - Shackles Sync II
Physical Penetration +7.5%
Exclusive Crimebrand
Traitor
When Langley casts [Gunfire Edict], she inflicts a [Causality] mark on all enemies within Skill Range, and gets 10/12.5/15% Attack Speed bonus for 10 seconds.
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"I wager my life in exchange for a limited freedom… what a good deal."
"Everything is for the right cause."
Background
Langley's past is shrouded in mystery. Once an admiral in DisCity's military, she is currently the head of the 9th Agency, and awakened as a Sinner in connection with BR-003. Although her role in that Black Ring is unknown, she clearly became acquainted with Parma during it, and regards him as a bitter enemy. When Langley finally killed Parma in BR-002, she paid her respects to people named Marta, Red J, Padron, Viper, and Azure — presumably former comrades lost during BR-003.
Role
Main Story
Carnival
While the Chief is being interrogated by the FAC for their role in creating, and ending, BR-004, they snap and demand to prove their worth by being given chance to end another of the Black Rings that are still in existence in DisCity. Langley takes them up on that offer and, as head of the 9th Agency, overrides the FAC's authority to take custody of the Chief, Hecate, and Hella. She transports them to The Rust and informs them of the history of BR-001, the Endless Carnival, their next target. Before releasing the Chief into the Black Ring, she threatens them with her ability, which will allow her to kill them with a single shot of her handgun from anywhere in the world, now that she has locked on to them.
When the Chief destroys the illusory world of the Endless Carnival and reveals the true form of BR-001, Langley refuses a call from the authorities suspicious of the Chief. She relishes the coming chance to confront Parma, referring to him as "old friend" and saying that she was "too busy… last time." After the defeat of BR-001's Corpus and the end of the Black Ring, Langley congratulates the Chief on destroying a threat which has existed for 23 years and informs them that the MBCC has been transferred to the authority of the 9th Agency, making her their direct supervisor. She shoots Parma from her helicopter, destroying his physical body, but claims that that is not enough to kill someone like him. She says that the events of the day must be reported to Paradeisos before flying away.
Drifter Camp
Langley orders Agent Rust to assist the Chief with their investigations into Parma. After the Mania crisis in Drifter Camp subsides, Langley meets with Nirvana regarding BR-002. She demands that they hand over data on the incident, since despite the company's claimed to have destroyed it, the ring's Corpus is still alive. They ask if she has permission from Paradeisos to get involved with their information on Hypercubes, and Langley retorts that her bullets need permission from no one.
Towering Black
With Parma active inside BR-002, the FAC dispatches a squad to find and eliminate him. Langley receives a signal from Donald and Agent Rust detailing Parma's position and uses her ability to fire a shot from outside the Black Ring. Having weakened himself by injecting so much of his essence into the Ring, Langley's shot is enough to finally deal Parma a fatal blow. When BR-002 begins to expand soon after, Langley enters the Ring herself. She destroys the last remnants of Parma's final physical form, and pays her respects to a list of former comrades, expressing that their mission is finally done.
In the aftermath of the battle, Langley apprehends Bai Yi, Che, and K.K. before they can slip away unnoticed. She tells them that her men deserve a better trophy than just Parma's head, and strongly invites them to return to the 9th Agency's headquarters. Later, Langley falsely reports that Agent Rust died in battle.
Some time after the crisis, Langley brings the Chief to Paradeisos for the first time and introduces them to EDGE 01, EDGE 02, and EDGE 03.
Events
Other
Chameleon Interrogation
A vision of Langley appears when Chameleon hypnotizes the Chief in order to uncover suppressed memories from their unconscious world. Although in this state the Chief cannot recognize or remember Langley, she still feels familiar, and is able to give them the information that they need. The Chief confusedly notes that this Langley knows them well, and seems to have left certain words in their subconscious to trigger their memories, potentially implying a deeper connection between Langley and the Chief's amnesiac past.
NOX Interrogation
Langley sends a letter to the Chief congratulating them on their progress investigating Mania, Corruptors, and DisSea and on their realization that the truth is related to their past. She says that their recent bottleneck is understandable, since some information is not accessible yet, and hints that the next step to understand more is to interrogate NOX, whom she calls "the living person closest to the truth of DisSea."
Emotion Checks
[Langley looks weary.]
Langley: Rookie, go make a cup of coffee for me.
Chief: ……
- Prompt: I think what you need is resting instead of coffee.
- Langley: It's a mediocre proposal, rookie.
- Langley: 😐
- Prompt: You can try the Bureau's ground coffee.
- Langley: Good. The coffee's pleasant smell alone is enough to brighten up my mood.
- Langley: 😉
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[Langley sits on the the seat in your office.]
Langley: Rookie, how is your job going?
Chief: ……
- Prompt: I'm doing my part for world peace.
- Langley: Good. But remember to watch yourself out there, rookie.
- Langley: 😐
- Prompt: I've carried out the Bureau's plan on schedule today.
- Langley: Oh? It's mediocre, but that's not enough.
- Langley: 😦
Supervision Events
⚠ Interrogation Method
You see two people talking to each other about something.
System Notifications: Macchiato came to chat with Langley. She seems to be curious about how Langley used to interrogate prisoners.
- Prompt: I am curious as well.
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⚠ Unknown Taste
To your surprise, Langley serves you a cup of coffee.
System Notifications: Lately, you often see several Sinners gathering at your office door, whispering to each other and looking envious. You asked them and realized that they too wanted to taste Langley's ground coffee.
- Prompt: The taste is wonderful.
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⚠⚠ The Tortured & the Torturer
You hear the sound of someone knocking on the door.
System Notifications: On the night after the mission went very successfully, Langley visited the Chief's office with a bottle of vodka in her hand.
Langley: Soldier, would you like a drink?
Chief: I don't think that's a good idea… Bad things can happen if you get drunk.
Langley: I thought today called for a celebration.
- Prompt: Please spare me…
- Prompt: Please let me go…
Chief: Neither of us likes to drink. Why must you torture yourself?
Langley: Don't say that.
Langley: It has always been just you who is being tortured.
Langley: And you look adorable when you are being tortured. It amuses me. I can never get tired of it.
Chief: …
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⚠⚠ True Aim
Someone is trying to enter the Supervision Center.
System Notifications: Langley the Sinner asks to enter. Approve?
Chief: Is something the matter?
Langley: I think the security system of our Bureau needs an upgrade.
- Prompt: Why?
- Prompt: What's the matter?
Langley: I was in the Training Room and saw a strange drone above the Bureau, so I shot it down with my gun.
Chief: You just… broke the window and shot it down?
Langley: Yeah. Is there something wrong with that?
Chief: No. Not at all.
Chief: You are truly the strongest security measure in the Bureau…
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⚠⚠⚠ Iron Willpower
Langley has stayed in the Confinement Cell for ten hours now. The system consider this behavior unusual. Head there now and check on her.
System Notifications: Langley has stayed in the Confinement Cell for ten hours now. The system consider this behavior unusual. Head there now and check on her.
- Prompt: Confirm
System Notifications: Restoring footage…..
System Notifications: This Sinner is in her Confinement Cell alone, using her access to try multiple unique therapy measures.
- Prompt: Yes
Chief: Langley…
Chief: Did you spend some time alone in a Confinement Cell?
Langley: Yes.
Langley: That's actually why I'm here to talk to you.
Langley: The therapy measures in the Confinement Cell are too weak. They don't serve as punishments.
Langley: I suggest that we increase the overall intensity.
- Prompt: Directly decline
- Chief: But these measures went through professional assessments. They are certainly enough, if not too intense.
- Chief: They are already intense enough to potentially break some Sinners.
- Langley: Then it's the standards being set too low. And the Sinners are too weak.
- Langley: If they can't even take this level of pain, how are they supposed to protect this city?
- Prompt: There is room for improvement
- Chief: Our assessment showed that these measures are so intense that they could potentially break some Sinners.
- Chief: But perhaps we can adjust and customize the measures according to the characteristics of different Sinners.
- Langley: Alright. I'll be there to test and assess the measures myself.
Trivia
- Langley, Virginia is the location of the George Bush Center for Intelligence, the headquarters of the CIA.