Litost
Last updated 2026-09-04
Litost is a member of the Seven Shus, titled the Shu of Sacrifice. Preluding his death, his main focus was to make sure no one would remember his existence.[12]
Appearance
Litost is an older man with light gray hair that is typically tied into a short ponytail. He wears a loose, dark blue hood with bright teal accents. The hood's sleeves end at his shoulders, exposing forearms that are covered in partially wrapped bandages.
Story
Part 2 Chapter I
During the Amber Street Great Panic, a manifestation of the Ten Faces of Misery that occurred a hundred years ago,[15] Litost resolved the near unstoppable calamity by slaughtering every citizen on Amber Street, ridding it of the shadows. Afterwards, Litost used himself to describe the source of the calamity and to withhold blame for it. By doing such, the remaining fear was directed towards Litost, thus preventing the Great Panic from recurring.[16] Before his death on the day of Langqiu and Oxia's separation,[17] Litost absorbed all the fear he could contain within himself, establishing the Ten Faces of Misery and imprisoning the shadows, with his very blood turning into pool water infused by shadows—creating the Pool of Shadows.[18] Following his death, the Seven Posts of Transfixing Shadows (Seven Nails)[19] were created to prevent the Sea of Data's corruption.[20]
Part 2 EX Chapter 2
Senadina recounts herself, Nahralab, and Litost traveling from Laquadar to Mars.[21] Later, a resident of Ruimu tells Leylah that he was considering selecting a new Shadow Knight for her by initiating the Ten Shus War.[22]
Part 2 Chapter IX
Litost is mentioned various times throughout Part 2 Chapter IX. For example, Nahralab reveals that Litost was the one who founded the "Realm of Crystallized Memories". She says he had begged her to arouse the wills of those who died in the Ten Shus Wars and to gift them immortality there, but she hadn't seen him since the thirty-third championship.[11]
Part 2 Chapter X
Two instances describe Litost as the captain of the Sea of Data Research Institute, where his job involves fighting off monsters that emerge from rifts in the Sea of Data[14] and defending its borders.[23]
Personality
Litost is regarded as kind,[11] yet rather emotionally removed, refusing to make unnecessary attachments.[6] He is also determined, having spent his lifetime focusing on his mission to be forgotten after death.[12] He is also perceived as stubborn as a result.[24]
Trivia
- He shares his Japanese voice actor with Duonigue and Ben Bigger from Zenless Zone Zero.
- He shares his Chinese voice actor with Wriothesley from Genshin Impact and Banyue from Zenless Zone Zero.
Other Languages
| Language | Official NameOfficial Name | Literal TranslationLiteral Translation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Litost | — | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 利托斯特 | Lìtuōsītè | |
| Chinese (Traditional) |
利托斯特 | ||
| Japanese | リトスト | Ritosuto | |
| Korean | 리토스트 | Litoseuteu | |
| French | Litost | — | |
| Thai | Litost | — | |
| Vietnamese | Litost | — | |
| German | Litost | — | |
| Indonesian | Litost | — | |
Notes
- ↑ Litost departed Laquadar with Senadina and Nahralab to Mars, which took place over a hundred years ago.
References
- ↑ Part 2 Chapter I, Genealogical Seat
- Songque: Huh? It doesn't look like it at all. You better not be pullin' my leg, Uncle Litost.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Part 2 Chapter IX, Ruler of Shadows
- Serapeum: Yeah. Uncle Litost's dead. We lost our memories for a while. The god is grieving, so the shadow's power is spreading, and Ruimu is falling apart.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Part 2 Chapter IX, City of Dreams
- Ruimu Residents: Oh yeah, wasn't Lord Litost the former knight?
- Ruimu Residents: How could I forget about Lord Litost?!
- ↑ 【视频】《崩坏3》过场动画——「御影七术，归于一法」, Miyoushe
- ↑ @houkai3rd, X (Twitter), 04:00, Mar 17, 2024 (UTC +2) (Wayback Machine archive missing)
【声優発表】
これは壊れた世界で悪を成す者たちの鉄則であり、御影術者への命である。
御影七術
セルマ(CV:#関根明良)
リトスト＆ドニグル(CV:#浜田賢二)
セラペウム(CV:#大野柚布子)
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#崩壊3rd - ↑ 6.0 6.1 Part 2 EX Chapter 2, The Most Entangling Dream
- Litost: ... Senadina. I must remind you that you are too emotionally invested. For our mission, this is an unnecessary attachment.
- Senadina: Unnecessary... is it? Litost, do you remember why our planet ultimately perished?
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Part 2 Chapter IX, I Am Permanence
- ???: Shall we depart, Senadina? Litost and the others are ready.
- [...]
- Senadina: Give me just a little more time, Nana. I want to take one last look at my home—Laquadar, forever changed and scarred by war.
- ↑ Part 2 Chapter I, The Evil Inside
- Perception: You can think of it as Litost's pet, I guess? Although it was originally created by shadows, it always acted according to Litost's will.
- ↑ Part 2 Chapter I, Street of Stories
- Songque: But Duonigue didn't even show up on the day Litost died, and no one knew where it went.
- Songque: It just disappeared.
- Songque: Even the next day, Duonigue acted as if nothing had happened. It didn't even mention Litost, its former master.
- ↑ Part 2 Chapter V, Fate Is Unpredictable
- Bailing: You and my brother are really close, huh? Are you friends?
- Litost: Friends... huh. I've never really thought about it, but... maybe we are.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Part 2 Chapter IX, I Am Permanence
- Coralie: This place connects to Leylah's tower? Whoa, so my consciousness really is still in the Dreamseeker System.
- Nahralab: It was Litost who found this place first. He said little Leylah refuses to choose a new knight. But if the champions of Ten Shus Wars were to die in the tower over that, it'd be ridiculous. He begged me to arouse the champions' will to live and grant them immortality.
- Nahralab: Still the same old Litost — too kind for his own good. Because of our camaraderie, and for Senadina's sake, I agreed.
- [...]
- Nahralab: Yes. But I never saw the thirty-third champion in time, and I haven't heard Litost's footsteps in ages. That's not like him. He never misses a chance to annoy me.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Part 2 Chapter I, Wrapped in Shadow
- ???: Litost the Shu of Sacrifice passed away ages ago.
- ???: He spent his entire life trying to make his life one that left no trace... but I'm still here.
- ???: People say that he cleans up any of his traces no matter what.
- ???: In that era, people couldn't find a shred of evidence of his existence, even though many had heard of his name.
- ↑ Part 2 Chapter XIII, A White Bird Flying Towards Tomorrow
- Vita: Well, who can blame her? The Nahralab and Litost from true history are dead, after all. As for Serapeum... even if Leylah dared to open up, would Serapeum dare to respond? She'd probably be torn apart by Leylah's gravity before she could even get a few words out.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Part 2 Chapter X, The Resting Hour of a God
- Helia: Anyway, in Difeng, corruption rifts are small-scale anomalies that appear irregularly but inevitably. That's why the Difeng people built the Sea of Data Research Institute, trying to find ways to seal them.
- DreamseekerDreamseeker: Sea of Data Research Institute... sounds exactly like the Oxia Data Research Institute.
- Coralie: Ding-dong, Nahralab-sourced gossip incoming. The Institute can't actually resolve anomalies. The job of fighting the monsters from the rifts goes to Captain Litost!
- ↑ Part 2 Chapter I, The Evil Inside
- Perception: Precisely speaking, this is Amber Street from a hundred years ago, but we haven't traversed through time.
- [...]
- Perception: Well, perhaps you've never heard of the Amber Street Great Panic, but for the man I'm thinking of, it was a great achievement no doubt.
- Perception: Don't worry; this is just a fleeting resurgence. Even if we sit here doing nothing, the memories will disperse on their own.
- Perception: But if you're interested, feel free to roam around and witness Litost's new approach to exorcism that'll happen at a certain point in time.
- [...]
- Perception: Remember the ten manifestations I mentioned—various calamities that come with shadows? The Amber Street Great Panic was one of them.
- Perception: Although later categorized as one of the Ten Faces of Misery, when it first appeared, it was unprecedented, and... there was no known way to resolve it.
- ↑ Part 2 Chapter I, The Evil Inside
- Coralie: Since people's fear of Amber Street doesn't have an actual source, making it impossible to eliminate...
- Coralie: Then, all you need to do is to provide a source.
- Coralie: He killed everyone in Amber Street and used it as evidence...
- Coralie: Claiming that everything was his doing. Right?
- [...]
- Perception: Litost just changed the predetermined ending into a different form and... shifted all the fear of Amber Street onto himself.
- Perception: Since then, he became the object of fear, and Amber Street gradually transformed into what you see today—isn't that a happy ending for everyone?
- ↑ Part 2 Chapter I, Street of Stories
- Songque: Unlike other Shus, Litost has been dead for over a century, which is since the day Langqiu was separated from Oxia.
- ↑ Death's Trace
- "After today, when this world splits in two, Litost will absorb all the fear he can contain within himself and die. The blood flowing within him at that moment will also turn into the pool water infused by the shadow of calamity, flowing through the lands of Langqiu."
- "Through this, we can establish it as the foundation of the Ten Faces of Misery, and imprison the shadows within... or take them for ourselves."
- ↑ Part 2 Chapter I, Land of Shadows
- Songque: Look, can you see that? Its full name is "Seven Posts of Transfixing Shadows", but don't get confused by all that. Basically, they're just a bunch of big ol' nails, and people just call them the "Seven Nails" for short.
- ↑ Part 2 Chapter I, Into Desolation
- Coralie: The so-called Seven Nails and their functions... were they actually created by Litost's death?
- Songque: Mhmm... That's pretty much correct
- Songque: They aren't like real nails that pin Langqiu somewhere. Instead, using the power of the Shus, they nail the entire Pool of Shadows above Langqiu to counteract the Great Eruption and prevent the corruption of the Sea.
- ↑ Part 2 EX Chapter 2, The Most Important Person
- Senadina: Once upon a time in a forest, there was a brave little deer. With its friends, it set off on a journey like no other.
- Senadina: They said a reluctant goodbye to the forest they once called home and flew toward a distant, unfamiliar sky.
- Senadina: They crossed mountains, walked through valleys, and sailed across seas. Finally, at the edge of the world, they found another forest, full of life.
- ↑ Part 2 EX Chapter 2, The Most Important Person
- Eleanora: No, Litost was discussing selecting a shadow knight for you...
- Leylah: Could it be the "Ten Shus War" he always talks about?
- Eleanora: Yes, Ruimu is currently preparing to build the arena stage, and Lord Litost has already finalized the candidates for the Ten Shus.
- ↑ Part 2 Chapter X, The Resting Hour of a God
- Nahralab: You're right. Hmm... Who should I hand this task to? Senadina is busy enough, and Litost is handling matters at the border personally. I can barely catch a glimpse of him...
- ↑ Part 2 Chapter II, Starless Journey
- DreamseekerDreamseeker: Judging from the example of Litost, you could say stubbornness is a hallmark of Shus.