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== Overview ==
Wraith's motivation for being in the ritual isn't clear, but it seems to be for a chance to get more wealth, popularity and power.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Hidden King}}'s in-game [[Wraith/Quotes#Patrons|voice line]] (Wraith start): ''"Wealth, power, and so much more await once you complete the ritual."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Hidden King}}'s in-game [[Wraith/Quotes#Patrons|voice line]] (Wraith start): ''"You're torn between your desire to be feared and your desire to be loved, today you will be both."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Archmother}}'s in-game [[Wraith/Quotes#Patrons|voice line]] (Wraith start): ''"Wraith. Summon the Archmother, so that she may guide you to a new era of prosperity and strength."''</ref> Wraith mentions that she wants to keep her wish as simple as possible to avoid loopholes.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Wraith|hero2=Abrams|number=3|hero_quote1=Wraith|quote1=No, I'm thinking smart. When it comes to making wishes, you keep that shit as simple as possible to avoid loopholes.}}</ref>

=== Biography ===
Wraith hosts weekly underground poker games.<ref name=":2">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Abrams|suffix='|file=Abrams kill wraith 04.mp3|context=(killed Wraith)|transcription=This better not kick me out of Sunday's card game.}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Infernus|suffix='|file=Inferno kill wraith 02.mp3|context=(killed Wraith)|transcription=I see you at the game Friday, Wraith.}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Wraith}}'s in-game [[Wraith/Quotes#Select|voice line]] (select): ''"You need to find a craps or poker game? Give me a call."''</ref> She also makes bets on fights in the [[Bear Pit]].<ref name=":0">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Wraith|hero2=Lash|number=2}}</ref>

Wraith owns a casino, which acts as her main base of operations.<ref name=":5">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Wraith|hero2=Dynamo|number=1}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Wraith|hero2=Haze|number=1|hero_quote1=Wraith|quote1=You're not here for me, right?|hero_quote2=Haze|quote2=The OSIC isn't concerned with your little casino, Wraith.}}</ref> As part of her business, Wraith lets customers take out markers from her. Her plan usually involves gambling with people until they owe her money, which forces them to take out markers.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Wraith|hero2=Billy|number=3|hero_quote1=Wraith|quote1=So we can find common ground. Share some laughs! Bet on sports games, then hold markers when you can't cover 'em- it's a whole thing, but it starts with building a connection, you know?}}</ref> Wraith claims to have built her criminal organisation herself, rather than inheriting it.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Wraith|hero2=Lady Geist|number=1|hero_quote1=Wraith|quote1=You know what the difference between us is?|hero_quote2=Lady Geist|quote2=You reek of new money.|hero_quote3=Wraith|quote3=I worked for what I have. It wasn't handed to me.}}</ref>

Wraith has done business with the [[The Mendoza Syndicate|Mendoza Syndicate]] in the past,<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Wraith|hero2=Lash|number=1}}</ref> although she dislikes [[Mendoza Syndicate|Mendoza]] himself.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Wraith|hero2=Ivy|number=1|hero_quote1=Wraith|quote1=I'm a big fan of anyone who makes Mendoza's life hell.}}</ref> Wraith shows interest in working with the [[Seventh Moon]],<ref>{{PageRef|name=Wraith}}'s in-game [[Wraith/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Yamato): ''"We could have been friends, Yamato."''</ref> but ultimately views them as a rival organisation.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Wraith|hero2=Billy|number=1|hero_quote1=Billy|quote1=Lady, you don't wanna be a crime lord, you wanna be a mayor. And while you're kissing babies, the Seventh Moon is gonna eat your lunch.|hero_quote2=Wraith|quote2=Oh, you're a fan of the seventh Moon.|hero_quote3=Billy|quote3=Easy, easy, I didn't say that!}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Wraith|quotes=Wraith/Quotes#Hero-Specific Voice Lines|context=(killed [[Yamato]])|transcription=You're not getting a foothold in New York.}}</ref> The [[Occult Security and Investigation Commission|OSIC]] are aware of Wraith's business, but aren't interested in dismantling it.<ref name=":6" /> Wraith has bribed some of the New York police to leave her business alone,<ref>{{PageRef|name=Shopkeeper}}'s in-game [[Wraith/Quotes#Shopkeeper|voice line]] (Wraith buys seasonal T4 item): ''"Hope you gave all the cops on your payroll a nice holiday bonus."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Wraith}}'s in-game [[Wraith/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Holliday): ''"One less cop to bribe!"''</ref> and she isn't concerned about [[Captain Murphy]].<ref name=":7">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Wraith|hero2=Holliday|number=3}}</ref>

Wraith employs {{PageRef|name=Ivy}}'s sister, [[The Arroyo's#Sophia Arroyo|Sophia Arroyo]], to work for Wraith as an accountant to finance her college tuition.<ref name=":1">[[Ivy's visual novel/Transcription#3c - Career Day|Ivy's visual novel - Chapter 3c]]</ref><ref name=":4">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Ivy|hero2=Vyper|number=3|hero_quote1=Vyper|quote1=I just wanted to know how you feel about your sister working for Wraith.|hero_quote2=Ivy|quote2=What are you talking about?}}</ref><ref>[[Ivy's visual novel/Transcription#3c - Career Day|Ivy's visual novel - Chapter 3c]] - {{PageRef|name=Wraith}}: ''"If you call financing a smart girl's dreams of higher education "getting her in trouble": guilty as charged."''</ref> Wraith makes Sophia work long shifts, which makes Sophia tired and affects her academic studies.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Dynamo|hero2=Ivy|number=2|hero_quote1=Dynamo|quote1=[Sophia]'s a great student, but... lately she's been falling asleep in class. She says she's been pulling long shifts at her job, and it's wearing her out.}}</ref>

=== Personality ===
Wraith describes herself as a "degenerate gambler",<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Wraith|quotes=Wraith/Quotes#Select|transcription=The great part about being a degenerate gambler is that you get really good at setting up your own action. Broke? Yeah. Bored? Never.}}</ref> "a female entrepreneur in a male-dominated industry" and "Florence Nightingale with a gun".<ref>[[Ivy's visual novel|Ivy's Visual Novel]] - [[Ivy's visual novel/Transcription#3c - Career Day|Chapter 3c]] - {{PageRef|name=Wraith}}: ''"I am a female entrepreneur in a male dominated industry. As far as role models go, I'm basically Florence Nightingale with a gun."''</ref> Wraith loves gambling because the nerves she gets from it make her feel alive.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Wraith|hero2=Haze|number=2|hero_quote1=Wraith|quote1=Anyone who says they aren't nervous when the stakes are high are either liars or morons.|hero_quote2=Haze|quote2=I thought you were some big gambler.|hero_quote3=Wraith|quote3=That's why I do it. Nerves let you know you're alive.}}</ref> She often offers to make bets with her teammates.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Wraith|hero2=Abrams|number=2}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Wraith|hero2=Vyper|number=3|hero_quote1=Vyper|quote1=So what, you wanna bet on, uh... how many bullets we go through?|hero_quote2=Wraith|quote2=Obviously. How much do you want to wager? A thousand?}}</ref>

=== Information ===
Wraith has a long list of people she wants dead.<ref name=":8">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Wraith|hero2=Vindicta|number=1|hero_quote1=Wraith|quote1=Have you considered killing people for money? Because, boy, do I have a list for you.|hero_quote2=Vindicta|quote2=I have not.|hero_quote3=Wraith|quote3=You should. I think you'd be great at it. Anyway, you ever want to chat about financial freedom, you let me know.}}</ref>

Wraith wants to get an introduction to [[Maximilian Fairfax]] and {{PageRef|name=Apollo}}'s father.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Wraith|hero2=McGinnis|number=1|hero_quote1=Wraith|quote1=You're Fairfax's pet genius, right? (...) Suppose now's not the time to ask for an introduction?}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Wraith|hero2=Apollo|number=2}}</ref>

== Character Relationships ==

=== {{HeroIcon|Infernus}} ===
Wraith and Infernus have worked together in the past.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Wraith|file=Wraith ally inferno burns down objective 01.mp3|context=(to Infernus)|transcription=Feels good working together again, doesn't it?}}</ref> Wraith believes Infernus' work as a bartender is "boring".<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Wraith|hero2=Infernus|number=2}}</ref> She believes Infernus misses her, but he denies it.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Wraith|hero2=Infernus|number=3|hero_quote1=Wraith|quote1=It's ok, you can say it. (-) That you miss me.|hero_quote2=Infernus|quote2=I don't.|hero_quote3=Wraith|quote3=Practice that line more so that next time you say it, I might believe you.}}</ref> While on the same team, Wraith tries to coax Infernus back into his criminal past.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Wraith}}'s in-game [[Wraith/Quotes#Allies|voice line]] (ally Infernus shreds objective): ''"Admit it, Infernus: you're havin' fun!"''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Wraith}}'s in-game [[Wraith/Quotes#Allies|voice line]] (ally Infernus shreds objective): ''"You were born for this, Infernus."''</ref>

Infernus tells {{HeroIcon|Mo & Krill}} that he wants to stay away from Wraith.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Infernus|hero2=Mo & Krill|number=1|hero_quote1=Infernus|quote1=I think it's best I keep my distance from Wraith. (...)  I know she wants to pull me back in. I'm afraid I'll listen.}}</ref>

According to {{PageRef|name=Graves}}, Wraith told Blackmore Academy students that play cards with her about Infernus' criminal past "with the mob".<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Graves|hero2=Infernus|number=2}}</ref>

=== {{HeroIcon|Mo & Krill}} ===
Mo & Krill play in Wraith's card game and owe money to her.<ref name=":11" /><ref>[[Mo & Krill/Quotes#Conversations|Mo & Krill and Abrams conversation]] - Krill: ''"We owe Wraith money."''</ref> If they're on the same team, Wraith may say she called a favor to have them fighting on her side.<ref name=":9" /> They regard each other as friends.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Wraith|hero2=Mo & Krill|number=3}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Wraith|file=Wraith kill krill 02.mp3|context=(killed Mo & Krill)|transcription=I still love you, Mo.}}</ref>

=== {{HeroIcon|Ivy}} ===
Ivy is distrustful of Wraith. She warns her not to approach Spanish Harlem now that the [[The Mendoza Syndicate|Mendoza Syndicate]] has been defeated.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Wraith|hero2=Ivy|number=2}}</ref> Ivy doesn't know that her sister, Sophia, works for Wraith.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" />

== Character Interactions ==
* Wraith has markers on {{HeroIcon|Mo & Krill}},<ref name=":9">[[Wraith/Quotes#Conversations|Wraith and Mo & Krill conversation 1]] - {{PageRef|name=Wraith}}: ''"Thanks for comin' along, boys."'' - {{PageRef|name=Mo & Krill|alt_name=Krill}}: ''"How could we say no to forced conscription?"'' - {{PageRef|name=Wraith}}: ''"Hey! Of all the people I could call markers on I chose you, and that should count for something."''</ref> the {{PageRef|name=Shopkeeper}},<ref>{{PageRef|name=Shopkeeper}}'s in-game [[Wraith/Quotes#Shopkeeper|voice line]] (Wraith buys seasonal T4 item): ''"What do you say you forgive a marker for the holidays?"''</ref> and a talented haberdasher named Jermaine.<ref name=":10">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Wraith|hero2=Lady Geist|number=2}}</ref> She also has a marker on {{PageRef|name=Vyper}},<ref>{{PageRef|name=Vyper}}'s in-game [[Vyper/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Wraith): ''"Yeah, I don't think she's gonna be clearin' my marker anytime soon."''</ref> although Wraith doesn't let her take out markers anymore since Vyper never pays them back.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vyper|file=viper_select_05.mp3|context=(select)|transcription=I don't get why Wraith won't let me take out a marker, I paid it off! Once.}}</ref>
** Wraith also has a marker on someone named "Dutch", who seems to be a friend of {{PageRef|name=Celeste}} as she demands Wraith forgets the marker.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Celeste}}'s in-game [[Celeste/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Wraith): ''"Tell you what, Wraith: forget the marker on Dutch, and I'll stop kickin' your ass!"''</ref>
* Wraith shows interest in getting {{HeroIcon|Bebop}},<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Wraith|hero2=Bebop|number=1|hero_quote1=Wraith|quote1=Hey Bebop, you lookin' for work?|hero_quote2=Bebop|quote2=If it's honest.|hero_quote3=Wraith|quote3=Yeah, never mind.}}</ref> {{PageRef|name=Pocket}},<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Wraith|hero2=Pocket|number=1|hero_quote1=Wraith|quote1=Hey kid... When this is over, if you're lookin' for work, let me know.}}</ref> and {{PageRef|name=Vindicta}}<ref name=":8" /> to work for her.
* {{HeroIcon|Abrams}},<ref name=":2" /> {{HeroIcon|Infernus}},<ref name=":3" /> {{HeroIcon|Mo & Krill}},<ref name=":11">[[Mo & Krill/Quotes#Conversations|Mo & Krill and Infernus conversation 1]] - {{PageRef|name=Mo & Krill|alt_name=Krill}}: ''"Fern? Haven't seen you at the game in a while."'' - {{PageRef|name=Infernus}}: ''"I think it's best I keep my distance from Wraith."''</ref> {{PageRef|name=Silver}}<ref>{{PageRef|name=Silver}}'s in-game [[Silver/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Wraith): ''"See ya at the poker game, Wraith."''</ref> and the {{PageRef|name=Shopkeeper}}<ref>{{PageRef|name=Shopkeeper}}'s in-game [[Wraith/Quotes#Shopkeeper|voice line]] (Wraith buys seasonal T4 item): ''"The New Year's game still on? Cause the missus gave me the okay."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Shopkeeper}}'s in-game [[Wraith/Quotes#Shopkeeper|voice line]] (Wraith buys T4 item): ''"I don’t suppose you know what lines you’re settin‘ for next weeks game?"''</ref> are regular players at Wraith's weekly poker game.
* {{HeroIcon|Lash}} mocks Wraith for betting on {{HeroIcon|Bebop}},<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|Lash|file=Lash kill wraith 02.mp3|context=(killed Wraith)|transcription=Backed the wrong horse, Wraith... Like always.}}</ref> and Wraith teases Lash because he lost to Bebop "one time".<ref name=":0" /> 
* {{PageRef|name=Yamato}} views Wraith as her main hurdle towards conquering New York.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Yamato}}'s in-game [[Yamato/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Wraith): ''"Now, New York will be mine!"''</ref> She hopes to take over Wraith's business.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Yamato}}'s in-game [[Yamato/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Wraith): ''"Your operations will belong to the Seventh Moon."''</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|Dynamo}} warns Wraith not to take advantage of his students who frequent her establishment.<ref name=":5" />
* {{PageRef|name=The Doorman}} thinks Wraith is a "delight" and is grateful towards her since she's a generous tipper.<ref>{{PageRef|name=The Doorman}}'s in-game [[The Doorman/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Wraith): ''"Wraith, I just want you to know that I still think you're a delight!"''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=The Doorman}}'s in-game [[The Doorman/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Wraith): ''"She was such a generous tipper, too!"''</ref>
* {{PageRef|name=Holliday}} hates Wraith and threatens to stay in New York to take down her criminal organisation.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Holliday}}'s in-game [[Holliday/Quotes#Allies|voice line]] (Wraith assist with Telekinesis) - ''"Wraith, I hate you as a person, but love you as a teammate!"''</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Wraith|hero2=Holliday|number=1}}</ref><ref name=":7" />
* {{HeroIcon|Lady Geist}} says Wraith "reeks of new money". However, she respects Wraith for her cunning and ruthlessness.<ref name=":10" />
* {{HeroIcon|Calico}} and {{PageRef|name=Paradox}} show interest in working with Wraith.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill wraith 02.mp3|context=(killed Wraith)|transcription=And here I hoped we could be friends.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill wraith 04.mp3|context=(killed Wraith)|transcription=Wraith, we could have had so much fun together.}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Paradox}}'s in-game [[Paradox/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Wraith): ''"And here I thought we could do business."''</ref>
* {{PageRef|name=Haze}} views Wraith as "a worthy target."<ref>{{PageRef|name=Haze}}'s in-game [[Haze/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Wraith): ''"Finally, a worthy target."''</ref>

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