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Race
Cyborg[1]
Gender
Female Sign (Small) Female
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Affiliation
Occupation
Intel Collector[1] (formerly)
Ningyo (Profile)
Appearances

Ningyo is a young cyborg girl found in Arc City.[4] Her real name is unknown.[2]

Appearance

Ningyo is a young-looking girl with short, grey hair. Most of her face is covered with her mechanical parts.

Story

Ningyo was a victim of the Honkai Eruption in 2016, losing her parents during the event and injuring her head due to Honkai corruption. She was then subsequently found by the World Serpent and given a choice: accept surgery, or die. Ningyo accepted, receiving surgical implants and mechanical parts that made both her body and behavior cyborg-like. However, now she is able to process information much faster. She then started working for Gray Serpent[2] as a data and intel collector from the Web.[1] In Arc City, 2017, Gray Serpent had attained a large amount of stolen data and directed it all to Ningyo.[5]

Chapter IX — EX-1

Main article: Chapter IX — EX-1

Theresa Apocalypse, Raiden Mei, and Bronya Zaychik encounter Ningyo while they are on the trail of Kiana Kaslana. They find her after Bronya hacks into Gray Serpent's database system and disables the firewalls within.[6] Bronya then realizes that Gray Serpent had kept all his stolen data within Ningyo, and Theresa requests they find her via her monitoring system to locate Kiana.[5] They chase after Ningyo, and she summons mecha in response to protect her. However, they eventually catch up to Ningyo, who offers to pay for her intel as per Gray Serpent's orders. This offer is declined, as Bronya threatens her into leaving with them.[7]

They reach a stopping point, and after asking about Ningyo's identity, Theresa inquires about Kiana's whereabouts, but Ningyo is unable to tell her despite wanting to due to Gray Serpent having authority over her intel.[8] The group brings her elsewhere, where Theresa contacts Lieserl Albert Einstein for help with accessing the intel within Ningyo. Einstein then sends a shuttle their way at Theresa's request, but Ningyo suddenly remarks that she will not leave Arc City with them.[9] She claims that, despite Gray Serpent's death, Arc City is still the safest place for her due to less Honkai. Theresa tells her no city is safe unless they locate Kiana. At this, Ningyo reveals she'd been curious about how to end the Honkai and yet had found no answers in any calculations, data, or simulations.[4] Theresa shows doubt and expresses her determination to Ningyo, who remains unmoved and apologizes before summoning the city's mech control hub to destroy her as a way to test the group's need for her information.[10]

With no time to fight, Bronya opts to try to hijack Ningyo's master access privileges with Gray Serpent's chip and stop the signal.[11] But before she can, Rita Rossweisse appears, holding the Gray Serpent's eye. Rita quickly unlocks Ningyo's master access privileges and orders her to upload all her data and then self-destruct.[12] The group manages to fight Rita off but can't interrupt the self-destruct sequence, and Ningyo wakes up with no memory afterwards. Because of this, Bronya figures out that the self-destruct sequence was actually a formatting reboot.[13]

At the end of the chapter, Rita gives her debriefing to Schicksal Overseer Otto Apocalypse, stating that she managed to upload all of Ningyo's intel. Otto says in response that it was unfortunate that they had to destroy Ningyo.[14]

Chapter IX — EX-2

Main article: Chapter IX — EX-2

Now on the Hyperion, Einstein reveals that Ningyo's database had been reformatted, and she remains in sleep mode, with all her functions shut down. She adds that due to the reformatting, all of Ningyo's previous data on her quantum drive had been lost, and that she would need to remember the information using her human brain, giving her a new ego as a result. Einstein is unable to restore Ningyo's human brain, so she asks Theresa if she could use the Hyperion's processors instead and accesses the inside of Ningyo's data drive.[15]

Einstein slowly connects to various parts of Ningyo's brain, activating her hippocampus and receiving an encrypted signal that leads to a call with Gray Serpent,[16] who asks to reinstate the deal with Ningyo. When refused, he reactivates her quantum drive and hacks into the Hyperion, installing his malware through her.[17] Eventually, Gray Serpent leaves with his part from the deal, and the group starts to head towards The Deep.[18]

Chapter X

Main article: Chapter X

Having severed the link between Ningyo and the Hyperion, Einstein tells the group that they don't have the means to awaken her on the Hyperion and only could at Anti-Entropy's HQ. This presents as a conflict against Cocolia's SOS signal, and the group votes on where to go. Theresa votes for going to Anti-Entropy's HQ with Einstein, though the former questions how valuable Ningyo's intel may be. The rest vote in opposition. They split up their forces, with Mei and Frederica Nikola Tesla going with Ningyo to Anti-Entropy's HQ.[19]

Chapter XIII

Main article: Chapter XIII

Ningyo is mentioned when Rita reports to Otto that they had finished analyzing her intel and found that it included information on Kiana being in Arc City.[20] Rita then uses Ningyo's mobile data storage device to find Kiana.[21]

Chapter XIV

Main article: Chapter XIV

Rita mentions she sent a message for help to Mei via Ningyo. Later on, Mei successfully demands the Gray Serpent's eye from Rita to set Ningyo free.[22]

Chapter XXIII

Main article: Chapter XXIII

Ningyo is among the children inside the Salt Lake Anti-Entropy Base that occasionally play with Seele Vollerei.[3]

Personality

Other Languages

LanguageOfficial NameOfficial Name
EnglishNingyo
Chinese
(Simplified)		人形机
Chinese
(Traditional)		 人形機
Japanese人型ロボットHito-gata Robotto
Korean사이보그Saibogeu
FrenchNingyo
ThaiNingyo
VietnameseMáy hình người
GermanNingyo
IndonesianNingyo

Navigation

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Notes

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Chapter IX — EX-1, Refugees
    Theresa: When did you undergo your first surgery?
    Ningyo: This one does not remember the past... Only memories of the Eruption... Honkai took away this one's parents.
    Ningyo: This one was also corrupted. Her head hurt... immensely...
    Ningyo: They gave this one a choice between life and death. Accept the surgery or die.
    Ningyo: The choice was simple.
    Ningyo: This one's head was opened. The corrupted portions were replaced with new parts.
    Ningyo: This one's mind became lighter and faster.
    Ningyo: Life is nothing but a series of trade-offs.
    Ningyo: This one lived. This one connected herself to the Web to collect intel from the sea of data.
    Theresa: Hmm... you're a victim of the Eruption that took place 4 months ago.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Chapter IX — EX-1, Refugees
    Theresa: Oh dear, I think I did... what's your name, sweetie?
    Ningyo: Machines do not need names.
    Theresa: Machine? Oh dear. I am really sorry. I didn't mean what I said just then.
    Ningyo: Don't be. This one is indeed a machine.
    Ningyo: Machines do not need names. We only need a model and a serial number. Just call me... the Ningyo.
    Theresa: Did the Gray Serpent modify you into this? That is so evil!
    Ningyo: Evil? Negative. Master saved this one... and all of us.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Chapter XXIII, Act 2, Scene 6
    Ningyo: !
    Sophia: Seele is here!
    Nina: Seele is late. That's rare.
    Seele: ...
    Seele: Sorry, I won't be late tomorrow.
    10 am, training room, Salt Lake Base.
    Seele: ...
    Seele: Let's begin today's training!
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter IX — EX-1, Refugees
    Ningyo: Master may be dead, but Arc City remains the safest place for this one.
    Theresa: No city is safe from the Honkai!
    Theresa: We must locate Kiana to put an end to this Honkai Eruption!
    [...]
    Ningyo: When will the Honkai end? This one is curious as well.
    Ningyo: This one has calculated, simulated, and evaluated... yet fails to see any viable future for humanity.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Chapter IX — EX-1, Refugees
    Bronya: This intel dealer did not filter or organize stolen data. This is abnormal.
    [...]
    Bronya: The Gray Serpent directed all data to a single access port.
    Bronya: He owned an unimaginable intel processing tool.
    Bronya: Tool would be imprecise. It is more like a she... a cyborg.
    [...]
    Bronya: The monitoring system has revealed her location. She is still here.
    Bronya: Hold... target is on the move.
    Theresa: We must bring her in to locate Kiana.
  6. ↑ Chapter IX — EX-1, Refugees
    Bronya: This place should be safe. Bronya shall attempt to hack into Gray Serpent's system to locate the intel.
    [...]
    Bioverification complete. Connected to Gray Serpent's database.
    Hnngh... target is cautious. Defense modules detected.
    Let Bronya disable each firewall.
    ???: (Intruder alert... Master's murderer not identified...)
  7. ↑ Chapter IX — EX-1, Refugees
    Cyborg: Protect this one, imbeciles!
    [...]
    Mei: We need your help to locate our friend...
    Ningyo: Payment first please. (Takes out a POS unit) Cash or credit? Please do not glare at me. I'm just following orders.
    Bronya: We can't dally here too long. Bronya has a workaround. (Raises cannon) We will pay using this. Now leave with us.
  8. ↑ Chapter IX — EX-1, Refugees
    Ningyo: Was the girl on the photograph your student? Was she lost?
    Theresa: That's right! She's a very important student of mine. Can you tell me where she is?
    Ningyo: This one wants to tell you.
    Ningyo: But this one cannot provide intel without the master's authorization. Apologies.
  9. ↑ Chapter IX — EX-1, Refugees
    Einstein: Madam Theresa, how fares the intel deal?
    Theresa: Long story... Fortunately we brought someone with the intel.
    Theresa: You are the only people I can think of who can make this girl talk.
    [...]
    Theresa: Just get us a ship or something!
    Einstein: Understood. A shuttle has been dispatched to your location.
    Ningyo: This one has heard the conversation. Sorry, Principal, but this one will not leave with you.
  10. ↑ Chapter IX — EX-1, Refugees
    Theresa: Really?
    [...]
    Theresa: ... But I'd rather face the ending of the world with Kiana and the girls.
    Theresa: My goal is to bring my student home.
    Ningyo: Sorry, Principal...
    Ningyo: You may not understand...... but this one cannot leave Arc City.
    [...]
    Ningyo: They have responded to this one's summons.
    Ningyo: If you need this one, then prove your worth by protecting this one from these mechs.
    Bronya: Principal! The Ningyo hacked the city's mech control hub and ordered them to destroy herself.
  11. ↑ Chapter IX — EX-1, Refugees
    Bronya: Principal Theresa, we're running out of time. Rita will be drawn to this battle.
    Bronya: Bronya will attempt to hijack the Ningyo's master access privileges to sever the signal...
    Bronya: The Gray Serpent's chip should be able to do that.
  12. ↑ Chapter IX — EX-1, End Game
    Rita: Are you girls looking for this?
    Bronya: Gray Serpent's eye!
    Machine voice: Verification complete. Master access privilege unlocked.
    Rita: Grant master access to Rita Rossweisse.
    Rita: Upload all data... and then initiate self-destruct sequence!
  13. ↑ Chapter IX — EX-1, End Game
    Ningyo: Where... am I? Who are you?
    Theresa: Is she alright?
    Bronya: Physiological readings are normal. Could be retrograde amnesia.
    Bronya: The self-destruct sequence... turned out to be a formatting reboot.
  14. ↑ Chapter IX — EX-1, Extra Cutscene
    Rita: Rita Rossweisse is ready for debriefing.
    Rita: Mission complete, Overseer. I have uploaded the desired intel. Thank you for the shuttle. It came right on time.
    Otto: Destroying the Ningyo was a pity. But you've completed all objectives.
  15. ↑ Chapter IX — EX-2, Repairs
    Einstein: Back to the main topic. The Ningyo's database has been formatted.
    Einstein: She's now in sleep mode. All functions were shut down. I'll try to restore data structures and locate Kiana.
    Einstein: The formatting erased all of the data on her quantum drive, but fortunately part of her brain structure is still human.
    Einstein: I shall attempt memory recall and access her human brain data. We'll need to give her a new ego.
    [...]
    Einstein: Restoration failed. The formatting was quite extreme. I must use another approach.
    Einstein: Madam Theresa, I'll need to use the Hyperion's processors.
    [...]
    System: Ningyo data driver connected. Initiating scans.
    Einstein: It seems the security measures did not get formatted.
  16. ↑ Chapter IX — EX-2, Repairs
    System: Connections established with Core Areas. Activating the hippocampus.
    System: Incoming encrypted signal. It's requesting contact.
  17. ↑ Chapter IX — EX-2, Invasion
    Gray Serpent: Apologies. Schicksal complicated our deal, but I've already delivered the intel as promised.
    Theresa: But the Ningyo has been formatted.
    Gray Serpent: Correction: YOU formatted her. You should fix that problem yourselves.
    Gray Serpent: Now I've kept my end of the bargain, and I will help myself to what I was promised...
    Einstein: Wait. The Ningyo's quantum drive has activated once more. Impossible, I thought I...
    Einstein: Alert. The Gray Serpent is using her to hack the battleship! He'll take control of the Hyperion soon.
    [...]
    Einstein: We're too late. He has installed his malware.
  18. ↑ Chapter IX — EX-2, New Destination
    Einstein: The Gray Serpent left. He stopped hacking the Hyperion. I don't know what he did.
    Einstein: We must freeze Hyperion's core systems and AE databases for now to assess our losses.
    [...]
    Einstein: But we must head to the SOS coordinates that Cocolia sent us.
    Einstein: The Deep is a city from the Previous Era.
  19. ↑ Chapter X, Crossroads
    Einstein: I've severed the link between the Ningyo and the mainframe of the Hyperion.
    Einstein: But we lack the facilities to awaken her. We must use what we have at the AE HQ.
    Tesla: But what about Cocolia?
    [...]
    Einstein: Let's think about this for 5 minutes and cast our votes afterwards.
    [...]
    Einstein: But to be honest, Plan 1 isn't perfect either. There's too much uncertainty.
    Einstein: Can we keep ourselves ahead of Otto? How useful is the Ningyo's intel?
    [...]
    Theresa: Einstein and I voted for Plan 1. Mei, Bronya, and Tesla voted for Plan 2.
    [...]
    Einstein: Dr. Tesla and Mei will take the Helios and head to AE HQ to repair the Ningyo.
  20. ↑ Chapter XIII, Hunter
    Rita: Lord Otto, we have analyzed the intel retrieved from the Ningyo in Arc City.
    Rita: Though we lack crucial data for locating K-423, the data revealed that she have stayed in that city.
  21. ↑ Chapter XIII, Clue
    Rita shook her head and plugged in the Ningyo's mobile data storage device.
    Rita: Access granted. Ningyo index module detected.
    Rita: Where should I begin?
    Rita: There were witnesses of a girl who fought the Honkai Beasts...
    [...]
    She entered the search criteria. The system returned the search results almost immediately.
    The map displayed the coordinates of every Honkai attack that took place in Arc City during the past few months...
    Rumors, photos, and videos posted on various websites were quickly displayed on-screen.
    While scanning the wealth of info that she acquired, a familiar figure caught Rita's attention.
    Rita: There you are, K-423.
  22. ↑ Chapter XIV, Deal
    Mei: I received the message you've sent via the child.
    Rita: And it seems that Lady Fortune is still on my side.
    Rita: The "help" has arrived.
    [...]
    Mei: I want the eye. The Gray Serpent's eye.
    Rita: ...As you wish.
    Mei: The eye will set the child free.