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| “ | I tried so hard building a sand castle, and it got swept away by the waves... | ” |
–Netzach | ||
Netzach (네짜흐, Nejjaheu) is the Patron Librarian of the 
Floor of Art in the Library, and former Sephirah of the Safety Team in Lobotomy Corporation. He is met after unlocking his Floor, after the Library is promoted to 
Urban Legend.
Appearance
Netzach has long green hair, with a choppy, asymmetrical fringe pulled back into a sloppy bun. His face always has a tired expression, and one of his eyebrows has a notch in it. He wears the patron librarian outfit, in the form of a long, green coat left unbuttoned, reflecting his floor's color, with a white button-up worn, untucked, and an undone tie with a glossy green brooch, along with black straight cut pants and plain white sneakers.
Personality
As with his previous job at Lobotomy Corporation, Netzach strongly dislikes his role at the Library. He hates taking lives and often fails to sort incoming books, choosing instead to abuse the powers of the books to obtain things like beer. He shows a pessimistic attitude in his conversations with Roland, but like some of the other Patron Librarians, he seems to warm up to him as the story progresses.
As with the other Patron Librarians who disagreed with Angela, Netzach resents Angela for the events that transpired at Lobotomy Corporation. Of the Patron Librarians, he is the most vocal of them, actively blaming her for his suffering.
Story
Cutscene 1 (Floor Unlocked)
When Roland comes to Netzach's floor for the first time, he is lying on the floor among some books, and barely acknowledges Roland's presence. Roland continues to try to get him to get up, stating that Angela will "raise hell with him" if he doesn't.
Netzach asks Roland if he knows the feeling of trying his best only to fail, and Roland asks if Angela caused that feeling of failure. Netzach then tells Roland that he doesn't want to do his assigned job; he just wants to be left alone to sleep.
While they're bonding over their similar situations, he wonders how he is "always left with the kind of work that doesn't suit [him] at all?" He lies back down and shoos Roland away, effectively ending the conversation.
Cutscene 2 (Suppression of Fragment of the Universe)
After expanding the Floor of Art, Roland comes back to check on Netzach, and immediately chides him for sleeping on the floor again. Roland recognizes the smell of beer and the empty cans lying around, and Netzach says he got it from one of the many books in the Library.
Roland is concerned for a moment, asking if he's sure he's doing okay with his work. Netzach claims that he did his work, but when Roland checks, Netzach has in fact not properly sorted any of the books that Roland has brought him, choosing to scatter them almost at random around the floor.
Netzach changes the subject by offering Roland a can of beer, which Roland accepts. They talk about Netzach's issues with his job as they drink, with Netzach stating that he doesn't like taking lives, especially with his own hands. Roland sympathizes, but tells him it's no different in the world outside the Library.
Roland asks him about his life, but Netzach says he can't remember much, blaming the beer. He recalls his time at Lobotomy Corporation to Roland, which impresses Roland who then claims that Netzach must have been in a pretty sweet spot. Netzach dismisses him, responding with "that's what they always say." They continue drinking, and Angela is seen looking on in disbelief.
Keter Cutscene 1 (Suppression of Heart of Aspiration)
Netzach and the other Patron Librarians are brought by Roland to the floor of General Works at Angela's request. Angela addresses them, but the other Librarians do not receive her warmly, with Hod stating that they have nothing to talk about with her.
Netzach interrupts to complain about the nature of what they do and how it is done, clarifying to Angela that he doesn't like killing people with his own hands. Hod agrees that she doesn't want to kill as part of her work again. Angela berates them for being hypocrites, stating that they "were alright with killing hundreds of employees".
She asks if Netzach has anything left to say. He says that they thought it was over, and that they didn't need to do this anymore. Yesod tells him they have no choice, and that Angela won't listen anyway. Hod calls Angela cold, and Angela tells them to stop being so emotional. She dismisses them, but states "If [they] didn't want to do this, [they] shouldn't have tried to stop [her] in the first place."
Cutscene 3 (Suppression of Child of the Galaxy)
Roland and Netzach compare art to alcohol, with Roland describing art as “flashes of inspiration.” He then notices that Netzach brought a new kind of alcohol: absinthe. Netzach describes it has having a deep legacy to art, and he uses it to help him work as an artist. Roland tastes it, complimenting it as strong and charming, but also worries that Angela will yell at them again. Netzach isn’t bothered. Roland tells Netzach that courtesy is unnecessary for him, but Netzach claims it’s more comfortable to be courteous. Netzach then describes the glowing, green absinthe with the arts of the City: both of which are imitations copying other imitations. However, he also doesn’t believe originality is important as he himself is also an imitation. Roland mutters that originality and art aren’t important in the City and calls all self-proclaimed artists nutcases for calling any kind of strong stimulation as art (though, he also calls himself out as he finds liquor to be a form of art). Netzach remarks that the Pianist must have been a strong source of stimulation because of the intensity of his music. Roland agrees with this and notes that some are still “hungover” after hearing the music. Netzach asks how Roland feels, and he admits that he must be one of those hungover from the music.
Roland shifts the conversation to Netzach’s appreciation for art. Netzach believes he would be a painter in another life and would express his emotions on a canvas. He thinks he would have lived a humble life. Then, Roland asks how a man like Netzach got involved in the plan to cure the “disease of humanity.” Netzach, unsure, believes he wanted to help someone. Roland asks if it was love, but, according to Netzach, the love wouldn’t have worked out anyway. However, he still hoped that he could make someone else’s life better and make others feel hopeful too, which is also why he opposed Angela.
A flashback occurs where, after four days, Angela tells the Sephirot to give up or else she’ll have to kill them all. Gebura, believing that they can’t beat Angela, decides to help her in order to spread all the light. Hod is shocked due to the risk of losing everything, yet Tiphereth also lets Angela continue her plan to make sure Enoch’s death wasn’t meaningless. Yesod doesn’t want to risk losing everything as well. However, Chesed asks if the other employees who died can also be revived, which Angela confirms. Netzach claims that reviving the employees won’t erase the pain everyone went through, nor, as Malkuth adds, all their hard work. Hokma believes that accepting the deal only delays Angela’s inevitable betrayal. However, Angela assures them that she’ll keep her promise. She tells them that she needs all of the light and that she only cares about living her own life: the lives of the Sephirot are less important to her. Additionally, she also wants to learn more about the City. She claims that after all the light is reclaimed, she’ll accept the judgements from the Sephirot. Since no one objects, Angela proceeds with her plan, with Hokma denoting himself as her Sentinel. Then, she puts all the Sephirot to sleep.
Back in the present, Netzach claims those who say they want to die are actually expressing their want to live, as those who truly want to die do so silently. He admits that, when Angela claimed she wanted to live, he resonated with her desire as he wants to live. Roland adds that no one wants to die, and everyone regrets it before they die. Netzach notes that he seems experienced with death, which he claims it’s from his life as a Fixer. Netzach then admits that, when he saw Angela’s desperation to live, he was reminded of the employees who died in Lobotomy Corporation and calls it ironic that the people who wanted to save humanity couldn’t save their own employees, and, at this point, he wondered what he would do if he had more time to live his life. He then asks what Roland would do after he’s free from the library. Roland, however, doesn’t know and says he’ll give it more thought. Then, they toast each other.
Cutscene 4 (Suppression of Porccubus)
Roland meets a sober Netzach, who is disappointed that he can’t drink. Netzach tells him that he’s commemorating Giovanni’s death. While he doesn’t know the exact date, he wants to celebrate the exact moment of his death in his first life. Then, he asks if Roland believes the members of The Church of Gears are fools for trying to find meaning in their lives by joining a cult. Roland calls them pitiful, which Netzach agrees with.
Netzach goes on to tell Roland about his life in K Corp’s nest, one of the better nests according to Roland. Netzach never knew his parents (like Roland, who was raised by his grandmother), yet Netzach was fortunate to be born in a nest without any problems like bullying. Even though he didn’t experience too much trouble in his life, he felt like he lived life without meaning. Eventually, he noticed that everyone else also felt dead inside from their monotonous life.
Then, one day, Giovanni found someone with a passionate face preaching about her goal to help everyone. Roland calls her his “first love,” which Netzach doesn’t deny. Netzach remembers that, though he barely understood Carmen, he felt alive when he heard her plans to change the world and appreciated that she would give up her life in the nest to help people in the backstreets. He decided to give up his life in the Nest to help her on her research team. He knew Carmen didn’t love him, but he nonetheless wanted to stay with Carmen forever because he felt happy whenever she was happy. However, Carmen slowly started losing her liveliness. Netzach wanted to help her, but was too afraid to talk to her. Then, after a young boy died during an experiment, Carmen killed herself. Roland is sorry for Netzach, yet he claims he took her death pretty calmly.
He continued helping the research team, and they didn’t lose hope. One day, they were presented with an opportunity to save Carmen through a risky experiment that could leave someone in a permanent coma. No one volunteered, so Giovanni did so. He explained that he volunteered because he lost the light in his life after Carmen’s death and was okay with dying anyway. He understands how people like The Church of Gears can take desperate measures to find meaning in their lives as Netzach did the same, which ended in his death. In his second life as Netzach, he heard a voice that told him to push forward despite losing his desire to live. Then, after the events of Lobotomy Corporation, he finally gained the fearlessness to keep on living. So, he declares that he wants to live instead of just merely existing if he gets the chance to, which he believes he can. He believes that among the hideousness in the world there is some beauty left to be discovered. Roland realizes his drinking was a coping mechanism to get through the day, and he admits that he does the same. Then, both of them have a drink.
Cutscene 5 (Floor Realization Prologue)
Cutscene 6 (Floor Realization Epilogue)
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Trivia
- The green creatures that are a part of his floor, the Floor of Art, may be based upon a historical term for absinthe: La fée verte (lit. the green fairy).
- Netzach gets along well with both Roland[1] and Gebura[2], his floor usually being a place they go to slack off, drink and chat.
- Netzach has a particular liking for piecing together blank jigsaw puzzles to paint on them.[4]
- On the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, Netzach (meaning "victory") is the seventh Sephirah. It represents God's active grace and benevolence in the world.
Gallery
Dialogue Background
Other
Old version
The background used in Netzach's cutscenes.
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E.G.O. Card Art
Combat Sprites
The full sprite sheet below comes from the Library Of Ruina Art Book. It is included here to act as an official reference, as all the individual sprites are reassembled from the game's assets and may have slight differences from in-game. Note that the artbook's sprite sheet has Netzach's necktie brooch, which is not included in his in-game sprites.
Artbook sprites
Idle
Moving
Slash
Pierce
Blunt
Block
Evade
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