Kurotsuno

Kurotsuno (クロツノ) is the main character of Obsolete Dream. She is a demon from Ne-no-Kuni and the daughter of Sullivan. In the past, she was a human by the name of Olivia (オリヴィア).

Physical Description
Kurotsuno has long straight gray hair. She wears a basic three-button black vest over a plain white narrow-collared shirt and black tie, a black box pleated skirt, black thigh high socks with a white rim, and black knee-high boots. She has black scleras and lime irises. Her demon horns are mismatched; one gray with three black stripes and a piercing, while the other has many geometric shapes and is black with white circles.

When going out, Kurotsuno wears a double-breasted coat or duffle cape and scarf over her usual attire.

As Olivia, she has long brown hair reaching her waist. She wears two silver earrings, one on each ear and has dark red eyes. She wears a white vest with black buttons over a dark gray long-sleeved collared shirt. She also wears a white knife-pleated skirt with gray stockings and tall white boots with black buttons.

Personality
Though Kurotsuno is ladylike in speech and mannerisms, she often acts like a rebellious teenager - normally aloof and expressing little emotion, save for annoyance and rage. She rarely smiles, if ever. She becomes quickly annoyed by others and gives off the impression of merely tolerating company.

She does not hesitate in inflicting violence on others, regardless of how close they are to her. Kurotsuno easily beats up her father Sullivan and Met with little to no provocation. Though her violence is not of the sadistic sort; she uses violence as means to an end. Kurotsuno for instance has used violence to silence those she finds irritating, as well as in order to obtain a bag of her favorite OCHO chocolate.

Most of her rebellious nature is apparent in interactions with her father. Despite her father caring for her and wishing for her affection, Kurotsuno shuts him out and frequently insults him, calling him a "pest." In his attempt to enter her mansion, she hits him with a rock and beats him into the ground.

Something which particularly triggers a negative reaction out of Kurotsuno is being called by her former name Olivia, since this reminds her of her past. It has been made apparent Kurotsuno has a complicated relationship with this mysterious past. Occasionally a memory of hers floats up, sometimes in the shape of a dream. However, she seems to have trouble dealing with this, frequently suppressing her emotions and thoughts in regards to her past, calling it "pointless" to even think about.

At times, she displays a subtly softer side of herself. In Crow Forest, when she encounters Shikabone crying, she decides to comfort and offer him a handkerchief. Her hobbies are photography and moon-watching. She also has a sweet tooth. Her favorite food is a brand of chocolate by the name of OCHO. She dislikes spicy and bitter food and only eats milk and white chocolate.

As Olivia, she was said to be "much nicer" than how she currently is.

Background
Kurotsuno was formerly a human named Olivia. When she was younger, Olivia had a good relationship with her father Sullivan. Later illustrations of older Olivia depict her less happy and with bags under her eyes. She started to have trouble with her father's strict- and overprotectiveness, which would eventually lead to Kurotsuno's rebellious nature. Olivia also befriended Hanten the past, who is still Kurotsuno's best friend to this day.

For currently unknown reasons, Olivia transformed into a demon and changed her name to Kurotsuno, undergoing a drastic personality change alongside it. She now hates being called by her former name, and seems resentful of the unknown events that transpired in her past. She can be seen stretching out her hand towards the full moon in both chapter 5 and chapter 8 of Obsolete Dream, which she has indicated reminds her of her past. Met has also described Kurostuno as acting "kinda scary" around the full moon. Though surprisingly, Kurotsuno's hobby is moon-watching.

It is currently also unknown how it is possible that Kurostuno used to be a human, while her father is shown to have been a demon since his youth.

In the present day, Kurotsuno lives in a mansion in Ne-no-Kuni, alongside Bis, Hanten, Met and Reina. She is also a student. However, she - along with Hanten and Met - only occasionally attends school, since attendance is voluntary in Ne-no-Kuni.

Major

 * Obsolete Dream - Main protagonist

Cameo

 * Mogeko Castle - Kurotsuno appears in several rooms throughout the game, searching for her lost cell phone. She also appears on the first floor as a stone statue.

Mini-Comics

 * Deep Kiss - Major role
 * 'Various 1' - Main character in two comics

Sullivan
Sullivan is Kurotsuno's father, who she has a particularly bad relationship with. He, instead of calling her with her current name, chooses to call her by her past name "Olivia," something that triggers a particularly negative reaction from her and usually leads to violent actions toward him.

Sullivan does not understand why Kurotsuno acts the way she does, nor why she does not want to be called by her former name. He worries about their relationship and ceaselessly tries to patch it, but to no avail. Much to Kurotsuno's dismay he also coddles her, being concerned about her daily consumption of chocolate and sweets.

Kurotsuno's resentment for her father seems to be traceable to their relationship when she still went by the name Olivia. During a livestream, Deep-Sea Prisoner stated "Back when Kurotsuno was a human, her family relationship wasn't too great. Her father became just a bit too strict. And while he wasn't the scary type, he was kinda overprotective. So after becoming a demon, Kurotsuno's frustrations pent up all at once."

There have been indications that their relationship is not fully unamendable. For one, Kurotsuno calls Sullivan "dad" or "papa", which indicates she still acknowledges him as her father. Furthermore, in Obsolete Dream chapter 5, Kurotsuno's best friend Hanten tells Sullivan "...if you keep hesitating, [Kurotsuno] really IS going to hate you", implying that Kurotsuno does not truly despise her father. When Kurotsuno also went to visit Sullivan in chapter 7, Hanten commented "Going to visit him despite everything... You never change, eh?".

Hanten
Hanten is Kurotsuno's best friend and housemate. Kurotsuno tolerates her, but at times also expresses sharp disapproval of her and her sleazy behavior. Hanten in turn likes to tease Kurotsuno. She has also been shown to look after Kurotsuno, being by her side when she woke up from a nightmare, or storming into the bathroom when Anten was bothering Kurotsuno.

The two have known each other for a long time. Hanten is the only person who Kurotsuno addresses with "anata" (あなた), which in Japanese is a somewhat rude way of saying "you" that also implies a lot of familiarity with the other person. Hanten expresses similar sentiments by making comments such as "you never change" to Kurotsuno.

Illustrations by Deep-Sea Prisoner indicate that Hanten and Olivia, Kurotsuno's past self, used to be closer than Hanten and Kurotsuno are in the present day. Olivia and Hanten are depicted holding hands, and in one artwork Hanten is shown taking Olivia flying in her arms. In the present, however, Kurotsuno shoves Hanten away whenever she initiates physical contact (e.g. grabbing her shoulder or holding her hand); what caused this shift has yet to be revealed.

Met
Met is a friend and housemate of Kurotsuno. She gets on Kurotsuno's nerves most of the time and thus endures gruesome violence by her, which Kurotsuno uses as means to an end. Kurotsuno also does not have any qualms in trading off Met for a hundred years as someone else's servant, as shown in chapter 4.

Reina
Reina is a friend and housemate of Kurotsuno. In contrast to her other housemates, Kurotsuno seems the least annoyed with her. They once briefly talked about dealing with negative memories, something which Kurotsuno did not run away from. This is notable because the latter usually avoids talking about such topics with anyone.

Bis
Kurotsuno is one of Bis' friends and housemates. In chapter 1 of Obsolete Dream, Kurotsuno impaled Met and Bis in order to break up a fight between them. But unlike with Met, Kurotsuno does make a habit out of being violent with Bis.

In chapter 5 of Obsolete Dream, Bis displays curiosity about Kurotsuno's odd behavior around the full moon, but decides against approaching Kurotsuno about it when Met strongly advises him not to.

Maekami
Kurotsuno is a customer at Maekami's bar. They seem to be on relatively friendly terms. Maekami occasionally inquires Kurotsuno of her relationship with her father, telling her how much Sullivan misses her, and asking if she even feels sorry for the man.

Shikabone
Shikabone is a friend of Kurotsuno. She seems to understand his situation and has been seen consoling him despite denying the action.

Jork
Jork is Kurotsuno's admirer. Her reaction toward his affections, or whether she even knows about them, is currently unknown.

Chlomaki
Chlomaki is an acquaintance of Kurotsuno. Kurotsuno is shown to be annoyed around her.

Skillset

 * Knife-throwing - Kurotsuno is shown to be an avid knife-thrower throughout Obsolete Dream.
 * Photography - She owns a camera and is shown photographing in chapter 6 of Obsolete Dream.
 * Slingshottery - She owns a slingshot, which she uses in both chapter 3 and 4 of Obsolete Dream.

Natural Abilities

 * Nigh-Absolute Immortality - Being a demon, Kurotsuno cannot die from natural causes such as aging or disease.
 * Wing Manifestation - She is able to materialize crow wings. Her father can fully turn into a crow; it is unknown if she possesses this ability as well and only partially chooses to apply it due to her hatred of crows.
 * Nail Length control - She is able to make her nails grow and shrink at will, as shown in chapter 3 of Obsolete Dream.
 * Trident Manifestation - She is able to materialize a trident, as shown in chapter 3 of Obsolete Dream.
 * Blood Summoning - As shown in an illustration, she is able to summon an unknown type of creature with her blood.
 * Regenerative Healing Factor - Being a demon, she is able to regenerate body parts, even guts and bones.
 * Genital Modification - Being a demon, she is able to modify her genitalia.

Trivia

 * "Kurotsuno" means "black horn" in Japanese.
 * Her human name "Olivia" means "olive."
 * She was one of Deep-Sea Prisoner's first original characters.
 * Clicking on her full portrait on Deep-Sea Prisoner's CHARACTER page will load up her alternate portrait.
 * The pattern found on Kurotsuno's horn, Kurotsuno's trident, the cover of Obsolete Dream, and in numerous other artworks featuring Kurotsuno, coincides with the pattern found on the spell that Kcalb used near the end of The Gray Garden.
 * In a Mini-Comic she says "kusotsuno" (translates to "shitty horn"), for she makes umbrellas useless for her when she uses one. The word is actually a pun of her own name.
 * She is one of the few demons in Deep-Sea Prisoner's works that have human-like skin. Her father Sullivan also shares this trait.
 * From June 28 to August 3, 2017, Deep-Sea Prisoner hosted a character popularity poll that lets each person vote three of their favorite characters. When the results came out on September 7, 2017, Kurotsuno was ranked 20th.

Quotes

 * "What do I care....." (Bonus Room – Mogeko Castle)
 * "Someday... I will return here. Which is why we will definitely meet again, isn't that right? Someday... Surely." (Obsolete Dream Prologue)
 * "I can't stand the rain... It's simply awful." (Obsolete Dream Chapter 1)
 * "Quiet. Sacrifices for my chocolate." (To Met – Obsolete Dream Chapter 2)
 * "How could they be sold out... My OCHO chocolates..." (Obsolete Dream Chapter 3)
 * "I've got a feeling... something bad will happen today." (To Reina – Obsolete Dream Chapter 4)
 * "...It's in the past now. Pointless to even think about. I have no need for the past. Such things are no use to me..." (Obsolete Dream Chapter 5)
 * "If I'm a dummy, so be it." (To Hanten - Obsolete Dream: Chapter 6)
 * "Not that I'd care if you caught a cold, got your head smashed in, or just died, but could you have some self-control?" (To Sullivan - Obsolete Dream Chapter 7)
 * "Won't you just leave me alone?! I wasn't having any kind of dream." (To Hanten - Obsolete Dream Chapter 8)