V1 L

"You think I'll just stand there while you keep enslaving your workers, your own population? You do understand there will be more than me that will rise up and break your regime? I'm just the first spark in this oil drum you've unleashed on yourself. You're all going to burn alright. You, and your augments, they belong in hell. Not here. The heads weren't told you were going to do that, neither were I. You waited until the higher ups got augments, control their thoughts because you couldn't fathom the ones with power destroying your project. Well, look at the people here, they're pissed at you! THIS ENDS HERE! -L During the Level -1 incident."L, also known as subject 12 was the 12th accepted subject for mechanical based augmentations and was promptly booted off Level 1 after his involvement against The Computer's I.T Department during the Level -1 incident. He would later move on to befriend Lucas Nether, take control of Level 97 as revenge and create HLP with the help of Lucas Nether. He would later go missing. He is the deuteragonist of the Level 97 takeover compass, The DOTC Prelude on the Manager's side (As "The tethered") and one of the main characters of the Level -1 compass.

Appearance
L is a teenage boy estimated to be in his 17's that features a slender, tall6'3/195cm figure akin to Lucas Nether's own physique, he sports brown hair as well.

In all his appearances L is depicted with a grey hoodie, brown gloves and an elephant hunting knife. Those same attributes are shared with The Level 97 Manager who deliberately does this at an attempt to pay respects to L.

During the Level -1 incident L sports a stylized jacket (Seen in the picture on the right) with the number 12 written on the left of the jacket and a stylized computer symbol closely resembling the HLP's arch as well as wireless headphones.

During DOTC's prelude "The Tethered" sports L's usual appearance (Grey hoodie, brown gloves.) except without his knife, he is visibly distorted and ghostlike. Fitting the idea that L's soul is the unique thing that remains.

Personality
Not much is known about L's personality, fitting as all records of him have been destroyed to not inspire rebel units from doing the same actions as him. However some snippets have been found.

During the Level -1 incident L was noted to be of a fiery passion and temper. Wanting to protect people in the Bunker above all else and getting genuinely mad when he heard of the things that were occurring behind is back. He has deep respect for the department heads he was working with and for.

Records of him post Level -1 incident by the Level 97 Manager has painted him as being the same overall, just more careful in his actions. He didn't do any physical work during the Level 97 takeover, being tired by the Level -1 debacle however that painted his intelligence and cunning nature in the spotlight. He singlehandedly managed to jam an entire Level's communication to silence them thanks to his communication's training in Level 1.

During the DOTC Prelude, "The Tethered" is in a symbiotic relationship with The Level 97 Manager's soulless body trying to get him to reason and find a way to kill less people while getting to the surface.

Backstory
None known as of the time of this article.

Skills & Weaponry of choice
L's skills are noted to be an extremely good grasp at electronics and communications devices. Being able to jam an entire Level network in a small amount of time.

His weapons are that of an elephant hunting knife, which he shows an amateur amount of skill with, not being able to use it very well. His skills lie in hand to hand combat, he's been noted to be able to change between stances based on what he thought the department head's fighting styles were. From opportunistic strikes using both legs and arms to capoeira moves resembling a wild dance and finally pure unfiltered rage.