This is the Embalmer.
Real name: Aesop Carl.
Well, at least, his first name is his actual name.
The characters of Identity V have a lot of interesting lore behind them.
However, the lore isn’t really mentioned that much in-game
unless you take the time to read through each character’s deductions
by completing several tasks in matches.
So, I wanted to start a series explaining the backstory of each character
in the game along with any other information I could find.
And, we’re starting off with our asocial and
somber coffin-carrying boy, Embalmer.
Born on May 11th, 21 years old and listed to be middle class -
Aesop speaks slowly, softly, and sounds young with low magneticity…
Whatever the Heck that means.
He’s voiced by Hei Shi Ren, who also voiced the Prospector.
You know; that guy who makes hunters’ lives miserable.
He likes being alone, likes dead people, and does not like the living.
So, to all of you Aesop fans out there
(Me included),
he probably won’t like to hang out with you much...
well, unless you’re dead.
Being around the deceased very often,
he has impeccable skills in holding funerals.
So, if you’ve just died and want your funeral to be outstanding,
you can just hire this man to help out.
It’ll be a funeral that everyone will remember.
The Embalmer is one of the three fan-designed characters
that won in the 2018 character contest,
along with the Postman and the upcoming Painter.
Embalmer was designed by a person
who goes by the name of -oOMonsterOo-.
His current design hasn’t really changed much from his concept art.
He still has his silver hair and attire, facemask,
and cute little ponytail that makes the fangirls squeal in delight.
Funfact: In development, his name was intended to be called ‘Aesop Nigel’,
but then, his creator decided to name him Aesop Carl instead.
So, yeah. He’s called Carl now.
If we take a look at his lore,
It appears that he has a different backstory than the one given in the game
Let’s take a look at both.
According to his original designer, this is how his backstory goes;
Aw... What a nice guy, right?
He's willing to take the stranger's place
at the Manor to find her daughter and send the letter to her
He could have become one of the few
innocent and good survivors in Identity V.
Well, the devs decided to change his backstory entirely
after Embalmer was implemented in the game.
Here's his new backstory based on his deductions:
On 11th May 2020,
players would receive a letter after completing several tasks
for Aesop’s birthday event.
Here is what that letter writes:
That’s so tragic :’(
Poor Aesop could have lived a normal and happy life
with his mother as she loved him very much.
He was even described by his mother as a kind and gentle child.
Oh, Jerry.
You are such an evil-
Also, it’s worth noting that Aesop’s mother’s initial’s are Y. R.
So, it’s safe to say that Aesop’s real last name starts with an R.
Here’s my full conclusion and theory on Aesop’s deductions
and his birthday letter altogether:
Aesop’s mother was suffering from some sort of disease or condition,
which put her in a very critical state.
She was acquainted with Jerry Carl, an embalmer, who was close enough with her
that she trusted him to raise Aesop.
Jerry convinced Aesop’s mother that death
was the solution to her critical condition
so she can find comfort and relief.
Therefore, the line “The day my mother embraced death,”
could be both figurative and literal
where Aesop’s mother might have accepted Jerry’s assistance
to end her own life.
Jerry decides to raise Aesop as his own son
and apprentice after his mother’s passing.
He even brings Aesop to visit his mother’s grave.
Aesop is deemed unsuited for school because of
some sort of mental condition such as autism,
so he becomes a full-time embalmer working under Jerry.
Jerry continues to brainwash Aesop into thinking that death
is the best solution for the sick or those who are in critical condition.
If convincing those people to accept death doesn’t work,
then he should inject them with bromide hydrate
(a highly toxic body preserver).
One day, Aesop receives a letter from somebody
who knows him from long ago to meet up
in the yellow rose garden in the eastern corner of the cemetery.
It can be theorized that this person could be Elisa,
who’s planning to give Aesop the birthday letter written by his mother.
However, Jerry murders that person
(possibly with a blunt or sharp object based on the paragraph
“Bright colors also occasionally appear at the gray cemetery.
Sometimes it's from the flowers, other times it's from blood.”),
which understandably causes Aesop to be distressed.
Jerry reassures Aesop that she was meant to die,
again, giving more evidence that Jerry’s killing people.
Jerry receives an invitation to play a game at Oletus Manor.
He manages to survive the game with severe injuries.
Aesop, following Jerry’s own twisted philosophy,
tries to convince Jerry to accept death.
Jerry resists and Aesop finally injects him with bromide hydrate, killing him.
Aesop understands Jerry’s motives for killing the sick
and injured as he believes that he’s “guiding their lost souls”.
He also receives an invitation to Oletus Manor
and plans on doing the same thing to the other people at the manor.
That’s it for Aesop’s backstory.
That’s a…
really twisted and messed up backstory
for somebody who looks so cute and innocent.
But I guess, that’s Identity V for you.
So, yeah.
Under that mask lies a serial killer who was brainwashed by his mentor,
who could have grown up to become…
you know; a normal and good person if it weren’t for Jerry.
I don’t know.
Maybe he could have become a teacher,
or a detective,
or a milkman.
Or even an innocent gardener who plants cute little flowers.
Oh, wait-
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