Everyone's so focused on Grace's primary hypothesis (life doesn't need water) remaining unsupported that you're ignoring his secondary hypothesis (the Goldilocks zone is for idiots) being proven correct
Limbus Company is interesting among gacha games in that rather than introduce a billion different characters to choose from, you have just 12. However, for each of your 12 Sinners, you can obtain a variety of "IDs", which essentially let you turn them into a different version of themselves with different abilities. This is neat both from a gameplay and a story perspective, as most IDs put a spin on a character's backstory. The depressed inventor gets to be a depressed art student, the guy with a bug arm gets a robot arm instead, the starry-eyed dreamer gets to feel what its like to lose all hope, etc.
It'd be easy to just give everyone IDs that directly correlate to their gameplay - i.e. give Pyro all the Burn IDs, give Scout all the Haste IDs, etc - but that's not how Limbus works. Identities in Limbus are basically AU versions that resonate with a characters story. Of course, there are a bunch of generic filler IDs - most characters have Liu or N corp IDs for instance. The ones presented here are simply the ones that most strongly are emphasized. Where possible, I'd also like to give each merc multiple statuses to choose from, but that's less of a priority than making sure they fit.
Since most faction IDs are shared between multiple characters, the name of the Sinner their kit would be most like is also listed.
Scout
The Middle Little Sister (Donqui) - is literally a little brother. On one hand, he's not exactly the type to tank damage (bonk doesnt count). On the other, he'd absolutely want tattoos that make you stronger.
Kurokumo Wakashu (Heathcliff) - For all his foolhardiness, Scout is hardly suited to lead. But he'd love busting kneecaps as a second-in-command; he died and his heaven involved being best bros with God.
Cinq Association East Section 3 (Donqui) - Fast, dodgy, talks a big game. Enjoys a sandwich or a bucket of chicken on occasion.
T Corp Excision Staff (Donqui) - Scout does seem to take a lot of Donqui's stuff, huh? Zipping around like he's on borrowed time suits him. Introspection like Rodion doesn't.
Soldier
G. Corp Head Manager (Outis) - "As of this moment, anyone who frowns at me will be dishonorably discharged." "You are all dishonorably discharged." Which one's Outis and which one's Soldier?
Deyvat Association North Section 3 (Rodion) - Despite his military commander persona, Soldier doesn't really care about rules and regulations. The only ones that matter to him are ones that exist in his head, like "America #1!" and ones that will result in him dying if he breaks them - and I'm not sure about the second.
Lobotomy EGO: Sunshower (Heathcliff) - Many soldier cosmetics and even weapons present him as a vagrant.
Lobotomy EGO: Red Eyes & Penitence (Ryoshu) - From the bottom of the barrel to the Strongest. He's the most all-around class in TF2, with cosmetics like the Team Captain being associated with glory and awe. Soldier doesn't really care what he's throwing down with, he's going to have a good time. Remember Expiration Date? He sounded absolutely delighted to be thrown around by the bread monster. Also, senseless violence - again, something Ryoshu's familiar with.
Pyro
Firefist Office Survivor (Gregor) - It'd be easy to just slap every burn ID here and call it a day, but there's a little more complexity to IDs than that. Firefist is all about avenging his comrades, much as a Pyro will hunt down a spy after their engineer's nest goes down. Also, incomprehensible screaming.
Molar Boatworks Fixer (Ishmael) - Imagine a depiction of Pyro as a mysterious being in a diving suit instead of a WW2 gas mask. That's not quite the same as what Ishmael is doing, but the rubber suit connection helps - I chose this instead of the Pequod Harpooner for the idea of Diving Suit pyro. Also, pyroshark.
Effloresced EGO: Spicebush (Yi Sang) - Many pyro cosmetics replace their head with something else. In this ID, it'd be a branch of flowers. In the comics, Pyro is also depicted as a CEO of an engineering company, but it's an achievement that they take no pleasure in.
N Corp Grobhammer (Meursault) - Pyro's probably a human under that mask? Heavy might disagree though; "I fear no man. But that thing... It scares me."
Demoman
Twinhook Pirate First Mate (Gregor) - Pirate mode.
Lobotomy Remnant Yuri Faust - Eyepatch.
Molar Office Fixer (Outis) - Very effective at his job, despite the alcoholism.
LCE EGO: Ardor Blossom Star (Faust) - Will blow up everyone in the room, including himself.
Wild Hunt (Heathcliff) - Gets more powerful with each beheading, wields a (headless horseless) horsemann's blade, has a mansion to come back to. (It's funny because WH!Heathcliff has a *headless horse* which he's usually not mounted on, so "headless horseless" applies to him as well as Demoman's weapon, which is the blade of a horseman who lacks both a head and a horse.)
Heavy
Middle Little Brother (Meursault) - Taciturn, but very much capable of kicking butt and taking names.
R Corp 4th Pack Rhino (Meursault) - Big, heavy, and nearly impossible to stop once he gets going.
Pequod Harpooner (Heathcliff) - Both serve as the Big Guy of their group. Also, both tend to use few words.
Dieci Association South Section 4 (Rodion) - Food, punching, incredible durability, and an education that he uses more than you'd expect. What more could you ask for?
Engineer
Multicrack Office Rep (Faust) - the brains of the operation, plus robotic limbs.
Rosespanner Workshop Fixer (Gregor) - Made his robot arm himself.
The One Who Grips (Faust) - I'm not saying he's a robo-racist, especially since he's literally the first one to chop of his hand to get a metal replacement. But engineers can get pretty fixated on solving "practical problems" while ignoring ethics.
T Corp Class 2 Excision Staff (Rodion) - Steampunk gears do suit him, but the guy loves inventing. If his job was to take away other peoples' inventions I think he'd be pretty depressed too.
Medic
The Princess of La Manchaland (Rodion) - You know those "medic girlfriend" loadouts that are permanently attached to their boyfriend's rectum? Basically a fancy trophy next to a screenshot of 16 dominations and not much more? That's what it feels like to be Dulcinea.
The Ring Pontillist Student (Yi Sang) - If Medic had gone into art instead of medicine.
R. B. Chef de Cuisine (Ryoshu) - He has his own reasons for wanting to dissect people, but this is as good an excuse as any.
W Corp L2 Cleanup Agent (Hong Lu) - There aren't many IDs designed heal or help others tank better. Being at home with and unbothered by gore seems like a Medic thing too.
Sniper
Lobotomy EGO: Magic Bullet (Outis) - He's a sniper.
Full-Stop Office Fixer (Heathcliff) - He's a sniper.
Cinq Association West Section 3 (Meursault) - "Meet the Sniper" was basically him liveblogging a day at work.
N Corp Kleinhammer (Heathcliff) - Snipin's a good job, mate. But if there aren't any good jobs around... Well, you do what you have to in order to get food on the table.
Spy
Cinq Association South Section 4 (Outis) - "Let's settle this like gentlemen!" Unlike Sinclair, he's confident in his own abilities, so I'm matching him to Outis instead.
Edgar Family Chief Butler (Ryoshu) - Knives, professionalism, and being two-faced like the person this ID is based on.
The Barber of La Manchaland (Outis) - Has a certain sense of style other mercs (read: scout) aspire to.
Seven Association South Section 4 (Faust) - Aside from being very capable at investigation, he's willing to expound at length about the things he enjoys. For him it's less likely to be tea than fancy suits though, but there's no shortage of suits in the City.
You know, I always wondered how in TF2, Scout could even drink Bonk! considering it’s made out of atomic radiation. That’s why I made a Headcanon that doesn’t try to explain how Scout can drink Bonk!, but how he’s the only guy on the team who can.
I can imagine the scene:
Scout comes back from a mission carrying a fresh six-pack of Bonk!. "Aw, c'mon guys. Ya keep sayin' it's dangerous. It's just soda."
Engineer squints at the can. "Scout, this thing is hummin'."
The can is, in fact, emitting a faint humming noise.
Scout cracks one open. The liquid inside glows bright red, because something about Scout's personality screams cherry soda addict.
Like, imagine cracking open a can and getting:
Strong cherry flavor
Ridiculous amount of sugar
Carbonation that burns your throat
Enough caffeine to stop your heart
And, apparently, trace amounts of uranium
Scout: "Aw yeah, dis is da good stuff."
Everyone else: "SCOUT, IT'S GLOWING."
Scout: "Dat's how ya know it's fresh."
So eventually Scout convinces the others to try it.
Medic exams it: "Hmm. It appears to be an ordinary fruit beverage."
And since I also love the idea that Bonk! tastes genuinely amazing. Not "energy drink" amazing—actually delicious.
Because if it tasted awful, nobody would understand Scout's obsession. But if it tastes like the world's greatest cherry soda?
Suddenly the mercs understand.
Engineer takes one sip. "...Okay, Ah get it."
Spy takes one sip. "...Mon Dieu, dis is excellent."
Heavy takes one sip. "Leetle man has good taste."
Five minutes later...
Heavy is on his knees coughing up neon-green sludge. Demoman is vomiting so hard he's convinced he's seeing God. Soldier is yelling that the colors have become communists. Spy is trying—and failing—to maintain his dignity while throwing up into a trash can.
Meanwhile Scout is standing there with another Bonk! in hand. "...Ya babies done?"
Then Pyro drinks one.
Everyone watches.
Nothing happens.
Scout immediately points. "See?!"
Pyro suddenly grows a third arm.
Pyro looks down. The arm gives a thumbs-up.
Pyro gives a happy muffled squeal.
Medic’s glasses fall from his face. "PYRO HAS ACQUIRED AN ADDITIONAL LIMB."
The mercs never let him share Bonk! again.
Except Soldier. Soldier keeps trying because he believes the mutations are "patriotic upgrades."
This results in:
Two extra teeth.
Temporary bioluminescence.
A week where his left eye spoke French.
Scout remains completely unaffected throughout all of this and continues insisting: "Dude, it's literally just soda."
Which somehow makes the entire thing even funnier. 😂😂😂
It's very TF2 logic: the mystery isn't why the radioactive drink exists. The mystery is why the loud Boston idiot is the only organism on Earth capable of safely consuming it.
As if Joanne couldn't get any shittier, she misgendered and insulted a woman who called for support, all because the woman had PCOS/PMOS and "didn't sound feminine enough."
Fuck her.
Your shitty children's series isn't more important than people's lives.
tony's chocolonely mildly pisses me off every time i eat it. like yeah i get it ur doing a whole symbolism thing about unfairness and whatever, but its actually SO DIFFICULT to eat fucking. gerrymandered chocolate. your symbolism is ruining my chocolate experience.
like. ur already more expensive. i understand this. i am willing to pay more money to have slave-free delicious chocolate. why must you punish me further by making it a goddamn puzzle to break a piece off.
Tony's Chocolonely does not ensure a living wage for cocoa workers in West Africa (see 2020 report by Voice Network).
Food Empowerment Project maintains an updated list of chocolate brands they recommend based on the following standards:
transparency about the country of origin for cocoa
if sourced from Western Africa, the workers must own the companies/be in charge of the profits from their labor (this standard is because child labor and slavery have been widely documented for decades in this area)
if sourced from Brazil, the workers must own the company and/or be in charge of the profits from their labor, or the company must be going above and beyond to support the workers and their families (this standard is because "child labor and slavery only recently have been documented in cocoa in Brazil" and they are "giving Brazilian companies that are trying to address the issue by supporting the workers and their families the benefit of the doubt.")
this isn't perfect, obviously, but it is much more grounded in the rights of workers than the various certifications (e.g. Fair Trade, Rainforest Alliance, etc.) you'll see on product packaging
I think it should be noted that the Food Empowerment Project specifically only lists companies making "at least one vegan chocolate product" and that they only ask about the companies' vegan chocolates specifically. Their list is not an exhaustive resource for every type of chocolate.
[Source: "Understanding Our Chocolate List" from their website]
Before I found that link I was curious as to why I didn't see any Norwegian manufacturers on their list(which makes sense now, as their chocolates are almost exclusively milk chocolate) and looked up where our companies source their chocolate from and found Nidar gets theirs from the Rainforest Alliance and Freia from Cocoa Life, both of which have been under scrutiny for not preventing child labour and not paying farmers a living wage among other things. So it appears Norwegian chocolate is out of the ethical picture.
I stated this in the comments of the post already, but it’d probably be better to add it as a reblog, so it’s more visible and doesn’t need to be restated by anyone else in the future.
So, Tony’s allied with Barry Callebut to get its cocoa. Barry Callebut is one of the biggest chocolate companies in the world, and it is unethical, obviously. This led to Tony’s revealing in February 2022 that 1701 child laborers were in their supply chain. Barry Callebut had over 21K at the time. Both of those numbers have risen, and Tony’s has outright admitted they don’t give a fuck about child labor laws when asked about it, content to let children to continue farming their cocoa instead of actually doing the activism they claim to do. (business-humanrights.org, feb 6 2022)
About a week ago, Tony’s joined Barry, Nestle and Ferrero in pushing against the reinstatement of important EUDR deforestation legislations. Under that regulation that they pushed against, they would’ve had to be more transparent about their supply chains for their more key ingredients - So Tony’s is lobbying against the exact thing they claim to stand for. (confectioneryproduction.com, mar 18, 2026)
Won’t restate @closet-keys’s addition, of course. That’d just be redundant and maybe annoying since, yknow, it’s already been said.
If you wanna find a better chocolate brand it’s really damn easy. There’s lists on slavefreechocolate.org of both the ethical and unethical companies. Both lists can be found here:
Below is a list of chocolate companies that only use ethically grown cocoa. Find out how you can tell if the chocolate you are ea
And it doesn’t have the vegan product restriction the other list has, which solves @aloofraven’s issue.
tony's chocolonely mildly pisses me off every time i eat it. like yeah i get it ur doing a whole symbolism thing about unfairness and whatever, but its actually SO DIFFICULT to eat fucking. gerrymandered chocolate. your symbolism is ruining my chocolate experience.
like. ur already more expensive. i understand this. i am willing to pay more money to have slave-free delicious chocolate. why must you punish me further by making it a goddamn puzzle to break a piece off.
Tony's Chocolonely does not ensure a living wage for cocoa workers in West Africa (see 2020 report by Voice Network).
Food Empowerment Project maintains an updated list of chocolate brands they recommend based on the following standards:
transparency about the country of origin for cocoa
if sourced from Western Africa, the workers must own the companies/be in charge of the profits from their labor (this standard is because child labor and slavery have been widely documented for decades in this area)
if sourced from Brazil, the workers must own the company and/or be in charge of the profits from their labor, or the company must be going above and beyond to support the workers and their families (this standard is because "child labor and slavery only recently have been documented in cocoa in Brazil" and they are "giving Brazilian companies that are trying to address the issue by supporting the workers and their families the benefit of the doubt.")
this isn't perfect, obviously, but it is much more grounded in the rights of workers than the various certifications (e.g. Fair Trade, Rainforest Alliance, etc.) you'll see on product packaging
I think it should be noted that the Food Empowerment Project specifically only lists companies making "at least one vegan chocolate product" and that they only ask about the companies' vegan chocolates specifically. Their list is not an exhaustive resource for every type of chocolate.
[Source: "Understanding Our Chocolate List" from their website]
Before I found that link I was curious as to why I didn't see any Norwegian manufacturers on their list(which makes sense now, as their chocolates are almost exclusively milk chocolate) and looked up where our companies source their chocolate from and found Nidar gets theirs from the Rainforest Alliance and Freia from Cocoa Life, both of which have been under scrutiny for not preventing child labour and not paying farmers a living wage among other things. So it appears Norwegian chocolate is out of the ethical picture.
I stated this in the comments of the post already, but it’d probably be better to add it as a reblog, so it’s more visible and doesn’t need to be restated by anyone else in the future.
So, Tony’s allied with Barry Callebut to get its cocoa. Barry Callebut is one of the biggest chocolate companies in the world, and it is unethical, obviously. This led to Tony’s revealing in February 2022 that 1701 child laborers were in their supply chain. Barry Callebut had over 21K at the time. Both of those numbers have risen, and Tony’s has outright admitted they don’t give a fuck about child labor laws when asked about it, content to let children to continue farming their cocoa instead of actually doing the activism they claim to do. (business-humanrights.org, feb 6 2022)
About a week ago, Tony’s joined Barry, Nestle and Ferrero in pushing against the reinstatement of important EUDR deforestation legislations. Under that regulation that they pushed against, they would’ve had to be more transparent about their supply chains for their more key ingredients - So Tony’s is lobbying against the exact thing they claim to stand for. (confectioneryproduction.com, mar 18, 2026)
Won’t restate @closet-keys’s addition, of course. That’d just be redundant and maybe annoying since, yknow, it’s already been said.
If you wanna find a better chocolate brand it’s really damn easy. There’s lists on slavefreechocolate.org of both the ethical and unethical companies. Both lists can be found here:
Below is a list of chocolate companies that only use ethically grown cocoa. Find out how you can tell if the chocolate you are ea
And it doesn’t have the vegan product restriction the other list has, which solves @aloofraven’s issue.
tony's chocolonely mildly pisses me off every time i eat it. like yeah i get it ur doing a whole symbolism thing about unfairness and whatever, but its actually SO DIFFICULT to eat fucking. gerrymandered chocolate. your symbolism is ruining my chocolate experience.
like. ur already more expensive. i understand this. i am willing to pay more money to have slave-free delicious chocolate. why must you punish me further by making it a goddamn puzzle to break a piece off.
Tony's Chocolonely does not ensure a living wage for cocoa workers in West Africa (see 2020 report by Voice Network).
Food Empowerment Project maintains an updated list of chocolate brands they recommend based on the following standards:
transparency about the country of origin for cocoa
if sourced from Western Africa, the workers must own the companies/be in charge of the profits from their labor (this standard is because child labor and slavery have been widely documented for decades in this area)
if sourced from Brazil, the workers must own the company and/or be in charge of the profits from their labor, or the company must be going above and beyond to support the workers and their families (this standard is because "child labor and slavery only recently have been documented in cocoa in Brazil" and they are "giving Brazilian companies that are trying to address the issue by supporting the workers and their families the benefit of the doubt.")
this isn't perfect, obviously, but it is much more grounded in the rights of workers than the various certifications (e.g. Fair Trade, Rainforest Alliance, etc.) you'll see on product packaging
I think it should be noted that the Food Empowerment Project specifically only lists companies making "at least one vegan chocolate product" and that they only ask about the companies' vegan chocolates specifically. Their list is not an exhaustive resource for every type of chocolate.
[Source: "Understanding Our Chocolate List" from their website]
Before I found that link I was curious as to why I didn't see any Norwegian manufacturers on their list(which makes sense now, as their chocolates are almost exclusively milk chocolate) and looked up where our companies source their chocolate from and found Nidar gets theirs from the Rainforest Alliance and Freia from Cocoa Life, both of which have been under scrutiny for not preventing child labour and not paying farmers a living wage among other things. So it appears Norwegian chocolate is out of the ethical picture.
I stated this in the comments of the post already, but it’d probably be better to add it as a reblog, so it’s more visible and doesn’t need to be restated by anyone else in the future.
So, Tony’s allied with Barry Callebut to get its cocoa. Barry Callebut is one of the biggest chocolate companies in the world, and it is unethical, obviously. This led to Tony’s revealing in February 2022 that 1701 child laborers were in their supply chain. Barry Callebut had over 21K at the time. Both of those numbers have risen, and Tony’s has outright admitted they don’t give a fuck about child labor laws when asked about it, content to let children to continue farming their cocoa instead of actually doing the activism they claim to do. (business-humanrights.org, feb 6 2022)
About a week ago, Tony’s joined Barry, Nestle and Ferrero in pushing against the reinstatement of important EUDR deforestation legislations. Under that regulation that they pushed against, they would’ve had to be more transparent about their supply chains for their more key ingredients - So Tony’s is lobbying against the exact thing they claim to stand for. (confectioneryproduction.com, mar 18, 2026)
Won’t restate @closet-keys’s addition, of course. That’d just be redundant and maybe annoying since, yknow, it’s already been said.
If you wanna find a better chocolate brand it’s really damn easy. There’s lists on slavefreechocolate.org of both the ethical and unethical companies. Both lists can be found here:
Below is a list of chocolate companies that only use ethically grown cocoa. Find out how you can tell if the chocolate you are ea
And it doesn’t have the vegan product restriction the other list has, which solves @aloofraven’s issue.
Cool Ways to Show a Character Is Traumatized (Without Saying "Traumatized"):
• They memorize where every exit is in a room
• They check their phone repeatedly after sending a message, worried they said the wrong thing
• They freeze when asked a simple question, like they’re calculating the safest answer
• They over-explain tiny mistakes before anyone reacts
• They clean up messes that aren’t theirs without being asked
• They listen for footsteps in hallways before relaxing
• They downplay their own pain with humor or sarcasm
• They check locks more than once before bed
• They leave shoes near the door, ready to leave quickly
• They wake up instantly at small sounds while others sleep through them
• They carry painkillers, snacks, or water everywhere “just in case.”
• They don’t like closed doors.
• They test people subtly to see if they'll leave
• They sit near walls or corners, rarely the center of a room.
• Loud noises don’t scare them anymore, they just go very still
• They apologize automatically, even when nothing went wrong
• Compliments make them visibly uncomfortable.
• They keep important things within arm’s reach at all times
• They watch people’s hands more than their faces
• They flinch at movements that aren’t threatening
• When someone raises their voice, they go quiet instead of arguing back
• They assume blame first, even when it makes no sense
• They’re surprised when someone keeps their promise
• They brace themselves before asking a favor