However



Plot
However happens in a new iteration of the OFF world, as created by Hugo after the destrcution of the last one. As the game starts, the Player is given a puppet with which to complete its task and by extension, the game. The story follows three main lines:

The Player's mission, to avoid the destruction of the world by the Batter.

Hugo and the guardian's metagame, about piecing together what happened in their original existance.

Irrelevant's growth and own task, which is complicated by its own lack of importance to the larger plot.

Each of these lines of story has its own proper ending, and its up to the player to decide which of the three needs most urgently to have its closure.

Player
The de facto protagonist of the game. No ingame sprite or major interaction if not through their puppet. They will be constantly talked to through the game and most major characters speak to them directly rather than to the puppet.

Irrelevant
The player's puppet. This character knows nothing of the world and is created in the moment the game begins. While it starts with a typical presonality for an elsen, it gains some will of its own as the game progresses.

Corpse
A cynical dead woman. While she doesn't seem to have any counterpart in OFF, she may as well be a version of Sucre or a part of the Queen. Very rude towards both the player and their puppet and focused on making sure the world isn't destroyed.

João/ Capitalism God
An egocentric business butterfly controlling the corpse of a dead NPC. This character replaces Zacharie in terms of gameplay, but they are otherwise unrelated.

Hildeberg
A self aware NPC that promises to care about the player so long as they are not forgotten. It's implied they become of utmost importance to Irrelevant after they are met, even more so than the Player's mission.

New world Dedan
The game's version of Zone One's guardian. His design was mixed with the one of the last surviving elsen from the original OFF.

New World Japhet
The game's version of Zone Twos guardian. His design has been mixed with that of The Judge's.

New World Enoch
The game's version of Zone Three's guardian. His design has been mixed with that of Zacharie's.