Red Shoes (Lobotomy Corporation) (2024)

Red Shoes 빨간 구두
Icon In-Game "The girl begged in tears. "Mister, please cut off my feet...""
Classification
Subject No.	O-04-08
Threat Level
E.G.O	Sanguine Desire
Portrayals
First Appearance	Lobotomy Corporation
Latest Appearance	Limbus Company

The Red Shoes are an Abnormality that appears in Lobotomy Corporation. They are a pair of bright red slippers which rest on a lavender pillow atop a white pedestal. Their E.G.O. is known as Sanguine Desire.

Behavior

The Red Shoes are a non-escaping Abnormality that is nonetheless quite volatile due to its low Qliphoth Counter. When this Counter reaches zero, the shoes will select a random employee (either a Clerk or an Agent with Temperance II or lower, prioritizing those in the same department in which it is held) to place under their spell. Once the "Allured" employee enters the containment unit, they will put on and subsequently become fully possessed by the Red Shoes - in this state, the newly-possessed employee will gain bleeding eyes with black irises and wielding a red axe in place of their regular E.G.O. Weapon. The Shoes' new host will then roam around the facility and attack any other employees that they see with their axe, dealing Red damage until their target is killed, at which point they will hack apart their victim's corpse in order to heal themselves. Additionally, any employee possessed by the Red Shoes has their HP increased considerably, and can also be healed by the facility's regenerators and by Healing Bullets as a regular employee would - Shield Bullets and Execution Bullets also still affect possessed agents, though they are immune to Slow Bullets.

The only way to suppress an employee who has become possessed by the Red Shoes is to kill them - they cannot have their sanity restored in their possessed state, as White damage will decrease their HP instead of affecting their total SP. In order to prevent possession, it is important to quickly locate any employee who has become Allured by the Shoes as soon as possible - thankfully, not only will Angela notify you whenever the Red Shoes' Qliphoth Counter reaches zero, whichever employee has fallen under their spell can be easily identified by the pink haze which surrounds them as they walk towards this Abnormality's containment unit. Once they have been located, the Allured employee can be snapped out of their trance by rapidly clicking on them multiple times in a row, until the pink fog fades and they return to normal.

In addition, any Agent with Temperance II or lower will immediately become possessed by the Red Shoes upon completing a work process with them, so it is imperative that you only send Agents above this criteria to work with this Abnormality.

Game Data

Basic Information

Basic Information
Name:	Red Shoes
Other Names:	None
Subject No.:	O-04-08	Threat Level:
Work Damage:		Max. E-Box:
RED 4-6		16
Outcome Ranges
Good		12-16
Normal		8-11
Bad		0-7
Additional Data
Internal Identifier:		Work Cooldown:
RedShoes		10

Work Preferences

Managerial Tips

Managerial Guidelines 1: Employees with Temperance Level 2 or lower should not work with The Red Shoes, as inside The Red Shoes’ Containment Unit, [Agent] went insane. The Red Shoes remember their previous owner.

Managerial Guidelines 2: When the work result was Normal, the Qliphoth Counter lowered with a normal probability.

Managerial Guidelines 3: When the work result was Bad, the Qliphoth Counter lowered with a high probability.

Managerial Guidelines 4: When the Qliphoth Counter became 0, a low-Temperance employee [Agent] entered the Containment Unit in a trance. This phenomenon has been dubbed “Allurement”.

Managerial Guidelines 5: After continuously attempting to select and converse with [Agent], who was allured, they seemingly returned to normal.

Escape Information

Maximum Qliphoth Counter: 1

Non-Escaping-Entity

E.G.O Equipment

Weapon Suit Gift

Sanguine Desire	Stats
	Damage:	Attack Speed:	Range:	Cost:	Observation Level:
	Red 5-7	Very Fast	Very Short	40	3
				Max Amount:
				2
Employee Requirements:			Special Ability:
None			Increases Max. and Min. Attack Power inversely proportional to wielder's Temperance Level and take SP damage equal to 4% of Max. SP on each attack if wielder's Temperance level is less than 3.
Description
Its tenacity couldn't be exterminated even after the legs were cut off, and it bored its way through the woods to come back to us. Most employees have heard a single word of the tragedy of the past. The axe may seem light, but the wielder mustn't forget that it has hurt countless people as a consequence of poor choices. The weapon is stronger when used by an employee with strong conviction. However, the moment you're blinded by desire, there is no way to wake up from the dreamlike throes of obsession.

Story

Background

See Red Shoes.

History

See Red Shoes.

Story Log

Flavour Text

• The Red Shoes are placed on a stuffed cushion, as if on display.
• If you happen to see something resembling teeth on the interior of The Red Shoes, it has to simply be a trick of the eyes.
• Anyone whose gaze falls upon The Red Shoes will feel an irresistible urge to put them on.
• The girl begged in tears. “Mister, please cut off my feet...”
• Leaving The Red Shoes on the worn cushion, [Agent] begins their work.
• As if someone recently took them off, The Red Shoes are lying on the ground.
• Moving past The Red Shoes, which are neatly aligned, [Agent] continues with their work.
• The Red Shoes' red enameled leather glistens in the light.
• The ankle straps on The Red Shoes still appear elegant even though they’re worn out.
• As if representing a long history, the heels of The Red Shoes are worn out.
• The flawless condition the leather of The Red Shoes is in seems out of place.
• [Agent] sneaks a few glances towards The Red Shoes while they’re working.
• [Agent] just keeps looking over at The Red Shoes.
• Having difficulty concentrating, [Agent] stops working and turns around to gaze at The Red Shoes.
• Trying to resist viewing The Red Shoes again, [Agent] looks in the opposite direction, trying to resume the job at hand.
• The Red Shoes are clearly not a living organism, but they emit a dismal aura.
• The Red Shoes may not be a breathing creature, but its distinct atmosphere reminds those near it of a bloodied past.
• The sanguine color of The Red Shoes looks oddly familiar.
• The Red Shoes lies still.

Activating its Ability

• [Agent] ignores their orders and continually glances at The Red Shoes. Now they’re reaching out their hand to take the shoes.
• [Agent] takes off their own shoes and begins to put on The Red Shoes.
• [Agent]’s eyes look different. Their pupils are dilated and unfocused.
• [Agent] is satisfied by wearing The Red Shoes and savors the sound of tapping their heels.

Death

• [Agent] roams the corridor with axe in hand.
• [Agent] uses their weapon against [Agent 2], who attempted to stop them.
• [Agent 2] was struck on the head by [Agent]’s weapon and died of cerebral hemorrhaging.

Dialogue

Wearing the Red Shoes

• "This is mine, I won’t let anyone have it."
• "An axe, where’s an axe?"
• "These shoes are the most beautiful pair I’ve seen."

Death

• "Give them… back to me!"
• "Don’t take them away from me…"
• "No no no! Don’t take them, no!"
• "I’m sorry…"

Attacking

• "You want to steal my shoes, don’t you?"
• "Dying, dying, dying, dying."
• "I’ll break your legs, then you won’t be able to dance ever again."
• "I’ll break your arms, then you won’t be able to steal my things."

Traveling

• "Where is everyone?"
• "Guys, look at me. I’ve got such nice shoes on."
• "You all need to see how lovely my shoes are."

Killing an Employee

• "I told you, I won’t give them away."
• "They’re much prettier with blood on them."
• "Are you already asleep?"

Trivia

WIP

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Red Shoes (Lobotomy Corporation)/Gallery.

In Game

• The Red Shoes’ encyclopedia icon.

• The Red Shoes’ in-game sprite.

• The Red Shoes in their containment unit.

• The Red Shoes calling out to an employee.

• An employee who has been Allured by the Red Shoes.

• An employee possessed by The Red Shoes.

E.G.O Equipment

• Sanguine Desire weapon.

• Sanguine Desire suit.

• Sanguine Desire gift.

• An Agent wearing Sanguine Desire’s full set.

Misc

WIP

External Links

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References

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