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If you think crime doesn't pay, you are outrageously bad at crime.

The cornerstone of the New York gambling scene, Wraith's organization is about as open a secret as it comes. However, thanks to a non-trivial amount of bribes, shakedowns, and blackmail, Wraith knows that she's above the law.

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.[1][2][3] Wraith mentions that she wants to keep her wish as simple as possible to avoid loopholes.[4]

Biography

Wraith owns a casino, which acts as her main base of operations.[5][6] 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 (loans).[7] Wraith claims to have built her criminal organisation herself, rather than inheriting it.[8] Wraith's criminal organisation doesn't have a name.

Wraith has done business with the Mendoza Syndicate in the past,[9] although she dislikes Mendoza himself.[10] Wraith shows interest in working with the Seventh Moon,[11] but ultimately views them as a rival organisation.[12][13] The OSIC are aware of Wraith's business, but aren't interested in dismantling it.[6] Wraith has bribed some of the New York police to leave her business alone,[14][15] and she isn't concerned about Captain Murphy.[16]

Wraith is interested in expanding her criminal organisation and getting into contact with powerful people. She was spotted looking around Spanish Harlem by Ivy,[17] and she wants to get an introduction to Maximilian Fairfax and Apollo's father.[18][19] She also plays cards with Blackmore Academy students.[20][21]

Wraith hosts weekly underground poker games.[22][23][24] She also makes bets on fights in the Bear Pit.[25]

Personality

Wraith is charming and has no qualms with manipulating people to further her goals, which can make others distrustful of her.[7][26][17] She likes to use euphemisms to appear more friendly,[27][28] calling herself "a female entrepreneur in a male-dominated industry" and "Florence Nightingale with a gun".[29] However, she's also ruthless and will threaten people if they owe money to her or stand in her way, even those she considers friends.[30][31] She's proud of the criminal empire she's built.[32]

Wraith is a "degenerate gambler"[33] because the nerves she gets from gambling make her feel alive.[34] She often offers to make bets with her teammates.[35][36]

Wraith has a long list of people she wants dead.[37] She doesn't care about killing people,[38] although it isn't a recreational thing for her.[39]

Appearance

Wraith is a slender black woman. She always keeps her hands in her pockets and uses two mechanical arms to shoot, reload and cast abilities. She has long, straight black hair, tied in a diamond shape with a golden spade pin. Her purple eyes are covered by her black hat, which has a pink band, pink bow and feather, and a purple card. She has an open dark purple striped zoot suit over her shoulders, with pink underside and spade cufflinks, and wears a white collar shirt, purple pants with brown suspenders, brown shoes, and pink bowtie. Her weapon is a modified Thompson submachine gun, also known as a "Tommy Gun" or "Chicago Typewriter".

Character Relationships

Infernus

Wraith and Infernus used to work together while Infernus was a criminal.[40] While on the same team, Wraith tries to coax Infernus back into his criminal past.[41][42]

Wraith believes Infernus' work as a bartender is "boring".[43] She also believes Infernus misses her, but he denies it.[44]

Infernus plays in Wraith's weekly poker game.[45] However, he tells Mo & Krill that he wants to stay away from Wraith out of fear of her pulling him back into crime.[46]

According to Graves, Wraith told Blackmore Academy students that play cards with her about Infernus' criminal past "with the mob".[20]

Mo & Krill

Mo & Krill play in Wraith's card game and owe money to her.[47][31] If they're on the same team, Wraith may say she called a favor to have them fighting on her side.[48] They regard each other as friends.[49][50]

Sophia Arroyo

Wraith employs Ivy's sister, Sophia Arroyo, to work for Wraith as an accountant to finance her college tuition.[51][52] Ivy doesn't know that Sophia works for Wraith.[53]

Wraith makes Sophia work long shifts, which makes Sophia tired and affects her academic studies.[54] In Ivy's visual novel, Ivy discovers that Sophia works for Wraith, to which Wraith tells Ivy that she's just "financing a smart girl's dreams of higher education", although Wraith's true motivations for getting Sophia to work for her are unknown.[55]

Sophia is a student of Dynamo's, and he once overheard that she was frequenting Wraith's casino. While Dynamo doesn't know that Sophia works for Wraith, he warns Wraith not to take advantage of his students or he'll take it personally.[5]

Abrams

Abrams plays in Wraith's weekly poker game.[22] Wraith calls Abrams "Abe" and considers him as one of her customers.[56][57]

Yamato

The Seventh Moon is rivals with Wraith's criminal organization.

Yamato views Wraith as her main hurdle towards conquering New York.[58] She also hopes to take over Wraith's business.[59]

Wraith showed interest in being friends with Yamato,[11] but ultimately sees her and the Seventh Moon as an enemy.[12][13]

While on the same team, Yamato intends to betray Wraith later.[60]

Mendoza

Wraith has done business with the Mendoza Syndicate in the past,[9] although she dislikes Mendoza himself.[10] It's implied Mendoza similarily doesn't like Wraith.[61]

Mendoza once told Wraith to bet money on Lash losing a fight, which Lash proceeded to win, causing Wraith to lose a lot of money.[62]

Vyper

Wraith wants Vyper dead since she once robbed one of Wraith's poker rooms,[63] although Wraith is willing to let Vyper's transgressions slide if they complete the ritual together.[64]

Vyper knows Sophia Arroyo works for Wraith.[65]

The Doorman

The Doorman thinks Wraith is a "delight" and is grateful towards her since she's a generous tipper.[66][67] He calls her a friend.[68]

Wraith's poker players

Wraith hosts weekly poker nights on Sundays, which a few characters frequent.

Regular players at Wraith's poker games are Abrams,[22] Infernus,[23] Mo & Krill,[47] SilverSilver[69] and the ShopkeeperShopkeeper.[70][71]

Wraith's markers

Wraith's business involves getting people indebted to her by taking out markers (loans).[7]

Wraith has markers on Mo & Krill,[48] the ShopkeeperShopkeeper,[72] and a talented haberdasher named Jermaine.[73] She also has a marker on VyperVyper,[74] although Wraith doesn't let her take out markers anymore since Vyper never pays them back.[75]

Wraith also has a marker on someone named "Dutch", who seems to be a friend of CelesteCeleste as she demands Wraith forgets the marker.[76]

Character Interactions

  • Wraith shows interest in getting Bebop,[77] PocketPocket,[78] and VindictaVindicta[37] to work for her.
  • Wraith tried to figure out a way to gamble with Drifter over kills in the ritual, but ultimately conceeded as she thinks Drifter would prioritize killing people over completing the ritual.[79]
  • Ivy is distrustful of Wraith. She warns her not to approach Spanish Harlem now that the Mendoza Syndicate has been defeated.[17]
    • Wraith threatens to take over Spanish Harlem if she's fighting against Ivy.[80]
  • Lash mocks Wraith for betting on Bebop,[81] and Wraith teases Lash because he lost to Bebop "one time".[25]
  • HollidayHolliday hates Wraith and threatens to stay in New York to take down her criminal organisation.[82][83][16]
  • Lady Geist says Wraith "reeks of new money". However, she respects Wraith for her cunning and ruthlessness.[32]
  • Calico and ParadoxParadox show interest in working with Wraith.[84][85][86] Wraith and Paradox have a mutual admiration for each other.[87]
  • HazeHaze views Wraith as "a worthy target".[88]
  • BillyBilly accuses Wraith of being a "paper gangster" trying to use diplomacy to "be a mayor" instead of a crimelord.[12]

Ivy's Visual Novel

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Main article: Ivy's visual novel

Wraith makes an appearance in Ivy's visual novel, currently untitled.

Note: Ivy's visual novel is currently inaccessible to the main game, instead being something planned for release in the future. As such, everything in the current visual novel is prone to change, as it is still undergoing development.

Chapter 3c

In chapter 3c, Ivy decides to take a job as a process server and is tasked with giving Wraith her court summons. Arriving at Wraith's "totally normal backroom" at a tailor shop, Ivy is shocked to see her sister, Sophia Arroyo, working with Wraith. Sophia's lines are missing, but Ivy presses Sophia about her working for Wraith, which seems to be to fund her college tuition. Wraith defends Sophia, saying that she's "financing a smart girl's dreams of higher education". Ivy tells Sophia that she's taking her home. The rest of Storyline D is unknown, but there are 2 chapters left and (seemingly) no more choices in this pathway.

Removed Lore

Wraith (Neon Prime)

Removed Patron voice lines indicate that Wraith's previous backstory involved a search for her father, who had suffered a mysterious fate.[89][90]

Wraith has had 4 iterations of different designs and voice actors since her creation.[91] One of her earlier designs was a magician. That model was reused for the Metal Skin poster and for Sinclair's character model.

Wraith's weapon was originally called Houdini's Shackles.

Removed character interactions

  • Dynamo used to have a line about playing at Wraith's weekly poker games.[92]

Neon Prime

In Neon Prime, Wraith had the same name but underwent different designs.[91] Wraith was originally referred to as a dangerous zealot.[93][94]

References

  1. ↑ Hidden KingHidden King's in-game voice line (Wraith start): "Wealth, power, and so much more await once you complete the ritual."
  2. ↑ Hidden KingHidden King's in-game voice line (Wraith start): "You're torn between your desire to be feared and your desire to be loved, today you will be both."
  3. ↑ ArchmotherArchmother's in-game voice line (Wraith start): "Wraith. Summon the Archmother, so that she may guide you to a new era of prosperity and strength."
  4. ↑ Wraith And Abrams Conversation 3 - "No, I'm thinking smart. When it comes to making wishes, you keep that shit as simple as possible to avoid loopholes."
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Wraith And Dynamo Conversation 1
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Wraith And Haze Conversation 1 - "You're not here for me, right?" - "The OSIC isn't concerned with your little casino, Wraith."
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Wraith And Billy Conversation 3 - "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?"
  8. ↑ Wraith And Lady Geist Conversation 1 - "You know what the difference between us is?" - "You reek of new money." - "I worked for what I have. It wasn't handed to me."
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Wraith And Lash Conversation 1
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Wraith And Ivy Conversation 1 - "I'm a big fan of anyone who makes Mendoza's life hell."
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 WraithWraith's in-game voice line (killed Yamato): "We could have been friends, Yamato."
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Wraith And Billy Conversation 1 - "Oh great, I'm with the paper gangster. (...) 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." - "Oh, you're a fan of the seventh Moon." - "Easy, easy, I didn't say that!"
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Wraith's in-game voice line (killed Yamato) - "You're not getting a foothold in New York."
  14. ↑ ShopkeeperShopkeeper's in-game voice line (Wraith buys seasonal T4 item): "Hope you gave all the cops on your payroll a nice holiday bonus."
  15. ↑ WraithWraith's in-game voice line (killed Holliday): "One less cop to bribe!"
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Wraith And Holliday Conversation 3
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Wraith And Ivy Conversation 2
  18. ↑ Wraith And McGinnis Conversation 1 - "You're Fairfax's pet genius, right? (...) Suppose now's not the time to ask for an introduction?"
  19. ↑ Wraith And Apollo Conversation 2
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Graves And Infernus Conversation 2
  21. ↑ Wraith And Apollo Conversation 1
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Abrams' in-game voice line (killed Wraith) - "This better not kick me out of Sunday's card game."
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Infernus' in-game voice line (killed Wraith) - "I see you at the game Friday, Wraith."
  24. ↑ WraithWraith's in-game voice line (select): "You need to find a craps or poker game? Give me a call."
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Wraith And Lash Conversation 2
  26. ↑ Infernus And Mo & Krill Conversation 1 - "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."
  27. ↑ Wraith's in-game voice line (select) - "I don't appreciate the news labeling some of my services as 'rackets'. Who wouldn't love being protected by me?"
  28. ↑ Wraith's in-game voice line (select) - "'Blackmail' sounds so sleazy. I prefer... 'information retention services'."
  29. ↑ Ivy's Visual Novel - Chapter 3c - WraithWraith: "I am a female entrepreneur in a male dominated industry. As far as role models go, I'm basically Florence Nightingale with a gun."
  30. ↑ Wraith's in-game voice line (select) - "Friends are just acquaintances you feel bad for extorting."
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 Mo & Krill and Abrams conversation - Krill: "We owe Wraith money."
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 Wraith And Lady Geist Conversation 1 - "You reek of new money." - "I worked for what I have. It wasn't handed to me."
  33. ↑ Wraith's in-game voice line - "The great part about being a degenerate gambler is that you get really good at setting up your own action. Broke? Yeah. Bored? Never."
  34. ↑ Wraith And Haze Conversation 2 - "Anyone who says they aren't nervous when the stakes are high are either liars or morons." - "I thought you were some big gambler." - "That's why I do it. Nerves let you know you're alive."
  35. ↑ Wraith And Abrams Conversation 2
  36. ↑ Wraith And Vyper Conversation 3 - "So what, you wanna bet on, uh... how many bullets we go through?" - "Obviously. How much do you want to wager? A thousand?"
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 Wraith And Vindicta Conversation 1 - "Have you considered killing people for money? Because, boy, do I have a list for you." - "I have not." - "You should. I think you'd be great at it. Anyway, you ever want to chat about financial freedom, you let me know."
  38. ↑ Wraith And Vindicta Conversation 1 - "Vindicta. The people you're assassinating..." - "The monsters I'm putting down?" - "Yeah- you don't have to equivocate with me, I don't care."
  39. ↑ Wraith And Dynamo Conversation 3 - "Wraith, you're a killer, right?" - "I mean, I've killed people, but it's not like a recreational thing for me."
  40. ↑ Wraith's in-game voice line (ally Infernus destroys objective) - "Feels good working together again, doesn't it?"
  41. ↑ WraithWraith's in-game voice line (ally Infernus shreds objective): "Admit it, Infernus: you're havin' fun!"
  42. ↑ WraithWraith's in-game voice line (ally Infernus shreds objective): "You were born for this, Infernus."
  43. ↑ Wraith And Infernus Conversation 2
  44. ↑ Wraith And Infernus Conversation 3 - "It's ok, you can say it. (...) That you miss me." - "I don't." - "Practice that line more so that next time you say it, I might believe you."
  45. ↑ Infernus' in-game voice line (killed Wraith) - "I see you at the game Friday, Wraith."
  46. ↑ Infernus And Mo & Krill Conversation 1 - "I think it's best I keep my distance from Wraith." - "Afraid she'll want to pull you back in?" - "I know she wants to pull me back in. I'm afraid I'll listen."
  47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 Mo & Krill and Infernus conversation 1 - Mo & KrillKrill: "Fern? Haven't seen you at the game in a while." - InfernusInfernus: "I think it's best I keep my distance from Wraith."
  48. ↑ 48.0 48.1 Wraith and Mo & Krill conversation 1 - WraithWraith: "Thanks for comin' along, boys." - Mo & KrillKrill: "How could we say no to forced conscription?" - WraithWraith: "Hey! Of all the people I could call markers on I chose you, and that should count for something."
  49. ↑ Wraith And Mo & Krill Conversation 3
  50. ↑ Wraith's in-game voice line (killed Mo & Krill) - "I still love you, Mo."
  51. ↑ Ivy's visual novel - Chapter 3c
  52. ↑ Ivy's visual novel - Chapter 3c - WraithWraith: "If you call financing a smart girl's dreams of higher education "getting her in trouble": guilty as charged."
  53. ↑ Ivy And Vyper Conversation 3 - "I just wanted to know how you feel about your sister working for Wraith." - "What are you talking about?"
  54. ↑ Dynamo And Ivy Conversation 2 - "[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."
  55. ↑ Ivy's visual novel - chapter 3c
  56. ↑ Wraith's in-game voice line (killed Abrams): "Sorry Abe, it wasn't personal."
  57. ↑ Wraith's in-game voice line (killed Abrams): "That's one way to lose a customer."
  58. ↑ YamatoYamato's in-game voice line (killed Wraith; translated): "Now, New York will be mine!"
  59. ↑ YamatoYamato's in-game voice line (killed Wraith): "The Seventh Moon will take care of your business."
  60. ↑ YamatoYamato's in-game voice line (ally Wraith killed in lane; translated): "I guess I don't have to betray Wraith later…"
  61. ↑ Vyper's in-game voice line (killed Wraith) - "Mendoza says hello."
  62. ↑ Wraith And Lash Conversation 1 - "Mendoza said you were gonna take a dive in that fight." - "Mendoza says a lot of stupid shit." - "I lost a lot of money."
  63. ↑ VyperVyper's in-game voice line (Killed Wraith): "Look, she probably wanted me dead anyways, so it's not like I made things worse."
  64. ↑ Vyper And Wraith Conversation 2 - "I'd never hire you." - "Why, 'cause I tried to rob one of your poker rooms? That's like ancient history!" - "It's not, but tell you what: If we complete the ritual, we'll call things square."
  65. ↑ Vyper And Ivy Conversation 3 - "Yeah, I just wanted to know how you feel about your sister working for Wraith. (...) Sorry, I love hearing about family drama, but I'm not inserting myself in it unless a will's involved. So let's... uh, let's go shoot some people."
  66. ↑ The DoormanThe Doorman's in-game voice line (Killed Wraith): "Wraith, I just want you to know that I still think you're a delight!"
  67. ↑ The DoormanThe Doorman's in-game voice line (Killed Wraith): "She was such a generous tipper, too!"
  68. ↑ The Doorman's in-game voice line (killed Wraith) - "My friendships will certainly be tested today, won't they?"
  69. ↑ SilverSilver's in-game voice line (killed Wraith): "See ya at the poker game, Wraith."
  70. ↑ ShopkeeperShopkeeper's in-game voice line (Wraith buys seasonal T4 item): "The New Year's game still on? Cause the missus gave me the okay."
  71. ↑ ShopkeeperShopkeeper's in-game voice line (Wraith buys T4 item): "I don’t suppose you know what lines you’re settin‘ for next weeks game?"
  72. ↑ ShopkeeperShopkeeper's in-game voice line (Wraith buys seasonal T4 item): "What do you say you forgive a marker for the holidays?"
  73. ↑ Wraith And Lady Geist Conversation 2 - "Who is your haberdasher?" - "Jermaine. (...) I had a marker on him, so not very long."
  74. ↑ VyperVyper's in-game voice line (killed Wraith): "Yeah, I don't think she's gonna be clearin' my marker anytime soon."
  75. ↑ Vyper's in-game voice line (select) - "I don't get why Wraith won't let me take out a marker, I paid it off! Once."
  76. ↑ CelesteCeleste's in-game voice line (killed Wraith): "Tell you what, Wraith: forget the marker on Dutch, and I'll stop kickin' your ass!"
  77. ↑ Wraith And Bebop Conversation 1 - "Hey Bebop, you lookin' for work?" - "If it's honest." - "Yeah, never mind."
  78. ↑ Wraith And Pocket Conversation 1 - "Hey kid... When this is over, if you're lookin' for work, let me know."
  79. ↑ Wraith And Drifter Conversation 1
  80. ↑ Wraith's in-game voice line (killed Ivy) - "Keep coming at me and I'll make Spanish Harlem the next place I set up shop."
  81. ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (killed Wraith) - "Backed the wrong horse, Wraith... Like always."
  82. ↑ HollidayHolliday's in-game voice line (Wraith assist with Telekinesis) - "Wraith, I hate you as a person, but love you as a teammate!"
  83. ↑ Wraith And Holliday Conversation 1
  84. ↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Wraith) - "And here I hoped we could be friends."
  85. ↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Wraith) - "Wraith, we could have had so much fun together."
  86. ↑ ParadoxParadox's in-game voice line (killed Wraith): "And here I thought we could do business."
  87. ↑ Paradox And Wraith Conversation 2 - "You know what I like about you, Paradox? You don't just like to win. You like to do it with style." - "The feeling's mutual, Wraith."
  88. ↑ HazeHaze's in-game voice line (killed Wraith): "Finally, a worthy target."
  89. ↑ Sapphire Flame's in-game voice line - "I can help you find your father. Summon me."
  90. ↑ Sapphire Flame's in-game voice line - "You've donned your father's chains, Wraith. I hope it works out better for you than it did for him."
  91. ↑ 91.0 91.1 2024-09-13 - Kaori; Deadlock Discord - "for instance, there have been not one, not two, not three, but 4 iterations of wraith in terms of theming and actor"
  92. ↑ Dynamo's removed voice line (killed Wraith): "Probably won't be invited to the poker game this week..."
  93. ↑ Krill's removed voice line (killed by Wraith): "That zealot is dangerous!"
  94. ↑ Krill's removed voice line (killed by Wraith): "That is one dangerous woman..."
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