Romeul

This article is about the NPC. For the boss, see Sanguine Sweeper.

Romeul is a commission-exclusive NPC who first appeared during the Season 2 epilogue New: Eridan Sunset (A). Formerly the fixer of the Calydon biker gang, he became an underground mercenary after the group was disbanded.

Profile

Romeul works as a mercenary, and is largely dismissive of other people, considering most others to be weak and "trash". He is ruthless in combat, and has a particular desire to kill. He is also incredibly prideful, and holds particular disdain towards those who cross him. He is particularly sadistic and violent, having a warped psyche such that his only real care in life is killing other people.

History

Romeul had been sentenced to death for unspecified crimes before the Fall of the Old Capital, but escaped during it as Hollows ravaged the city. He drifted to the Outer Ring and began working as a Sweeper, his job being to dispatch anyone he was ordered to, which he took great pleasure in. He earned the title "Black Wolf" during this time, but wasn't fully satisfied with his life as a Sweeper, as it didn't fully sate his bloodthirst.^[3] He also quickly developed an ire for his fellow Sweepers such as Promeia.

When the new Hollow Champion Competition began shortly after Gilded Carrot Day, Romeul was approached by Rusty Cliff Corp., the primary sponsors of the competition. They were using the Flint Porcelloy W-Engine - "Concealed Light" as "bait" and intended for Romeul to thin out the contestants within the competition by subduing them, making it more likely that their intended target would be caught out. He took the opportunity immediately, working alongside various criminals from the Outer Ring, including Mors, but the wolf Thiren's bloodthirst meant he was only content with killing his targets rather than subduing them as he was contracted. He was eventually confronted by Phaethon, Cissia and Billy Kid, the latter of whom had brought the competitions organizers, forcing Romeul to stand down.^[4]

Following this, Romeul was contacted by Rusty Cliff, who severed ties and informed him that they would facilitate his escape, but nothing else.^[5] Enraged, Romeul demanded to talk to an unknown person high up in Rusty Cliff, but was simply told that he was dissappointed in him, and that nothing further would be done. Romeul quickly deduced that this "escape" they intended for him - being escorted out of New Eridu via Port Elpis, was almost certainly their way of getting rid of him by killing him at sea and dumping his body. He resolved to have his revenge by disrupting their plans as much as possible, breaking in to the competition grounds, stealing all of the possible prizes, including the W-Engine, and spreading them throughout a Hollow, hoping to gather as many people as possible within to serve as a smokescreen for him so he could escape. He contacted several other criminals from the Outer Ring such as Hedgehog and Ghostshade to assist him before releasing a video to draw people in.^[6]

Understanding that the W-Engine was key to Rusty Cliff's plans, he kept it on his person, and began making his escape with it, but was eventually cornered by Phaethon, Cissia, Billy, and Sons of Calydon members Lighter and Luciana de Montefio. Though they tried to get answers from him, and even asked for his surrender, he refused and fought the group, ultimately ending in his defeat. He dropped the W-Engine as he collapsed, but Remielle used her abilities to paralyze everyone at the scene, taking the W-Engine for herself.

Romeul was then taken by Public Security and told them about Rusty Cliff Corp.'s actions, which the company vehemently denied in a press conference. He has since been incarcerated, but neither Public Security or Rusty Cliff would publicly disclose the prison he was being held in.

Following this, Rusty Cliff deployed numerous mechanical versions of Romeul while they were pursuing Remielle. The origin of these machines is unknown, and they were not Intelligent Constructs, but they had Romeul's combat capabilities and voice.^[7]

Commission and Event Appearances

Phaethon's Story Episodes

• New: Eridan Sunset (A)
  • Episode 2: Hollow Champion Competition
  • Episode 4: Chaotic First Stage
  • Episode 5: Interrupted Showdown
  • Episode 6: Drown in the Nightmare
  • Episode 7: Chaotic Revelry

Character Mentions

Inter-Knot Posts

• (Info) Hollow Champion Competition Suspended
• (Intel) Ramiel and the prize both went missing
• (Post) Yo Wanderers, check this out!!

Enemy Intel

• Rewritten - Sanguine Sweeper
• Sanguine Sweeper

Trivia

Etymology

• Given the extensive references to Roman Mythology for the Outer Ring, Romeul could be a reference to Romulus and Remus, the twin brothers of Roman mythology who were suckled by a she-wolf during their infancy, with Romulus then becoming the founder of Rome after killing Remus.

HoYoverse Shared VA

• Romeul shares the same English voice actor, Gianni Matragrano, with Boyang, Shanghua, Takuma, Makesh, and Derafsh in Genshin Impact.
• Romeul shares the same Chinese voice actor, Yu Xiaoxu (虞晓旭), with Hugo's Father, Vince, and Ferox.

Other Languages

Language	Official Name
English	Romeul
Chinese (Simplified)	罗穆尔 Luómù'ěr
Chinese (Traditional)	羅穆爾 Luómù'ěr
Japanese	ロームル Rōmuru
Korean	로믈 Romeul
Spanish	Romeul
French	Romeul
Russian	Ромул Romul
Thai	Romeul
Vietnamese	Romeul
German	Romeul
Indonesian	Romeul
Portuguese	Romulus

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