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Il Fantasma del Sistema
Shadow of the Old World
“Every system creates its own ghost.”← All characters
Role
An autonomous digital entity and symbolic antagonist embodying fear of progress and the weight of the past.
Apparent age
Uncertain
Appearance
A glitched humanoid wrapped in a cloak of decaying data, with segmented black armour, a mask fused to its face and completely black pupil-less eyes.
Personality
Unpredictable, silent and disturbing. It never speaks, communicating through visions, interference and mental images.
Abilities
Manipulates digital networks, corrupts advanced systems and manifests through blackouts, distortions and anomalies.
Relationships
- Aris: it fears him.
- Zaya: it seeks her.
- Nox: it appears to have known him for a long time.
Affiliation
None
First appearance
EPICA – Book I, Chapter 7 – Return of the Ghost
Curiosity
No one knows whether it is an enemy, a guardian or the inevitable consequence of the world’s evolution.
Status
An entity beyond life and death
Visual canon
Glitched black armour; floating cloak of code; absolute black eyes; acid-green and muted-blue reflections; preserve the official face.
This portrait is the official visual canon for all future EPICA illustrations.Connected archive
