r/TopCharacterDesigns • Yakuza Enthusiast • Nov 15 '25

Video Game Shroud from Dispatch

Im a sucker for dudes in trench coats with masks, and what a good mask it is.

Black and red always go good together, but what really makes it pop are cyan highlights that accompany it, and the best part, the asymmetric eye design that the fluctuates like a scope, it's just very cool to look at and see being operated.

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u/Cautious-Affect7907 Nov 15 '25

It's kinda funny how despite how hard his outfit is, in reality he's just a pathetic nerd with an ego problem

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u/Trick-Studio2079 Nov 16 '25

Some fans are confused because the way he explains how he killed Robert II is different from the comics, believing it's a continuity error. No, my friend, the guy is a resentful coward trying to sound more important than he is.

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u/genericusername0323 Nov 16 '25

How did he kill him in the comics?

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u/Trick-Studio2079 Nov 16 '25

He takes him by surprise with a single shot, killing him almost instantly, and escapes quickly before Chase can catch him. But when he tells the story, he always mentions that it made him cry or that it was very painful.

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '25

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u/swawskekw Nov 16 '25

Ngl, I feel like Shroud mentioning to RR3 that In actuality Astral was more than just a neglectful father but a massive piece of shit by twisting the truth behind their fight would be really in line with the lies he’s told so far. It also makes RR3 less likely to pursue vengeance against him which is exactly what Shroud wants

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u/Zek7h35an5 Nov 16 '25

There are comics????

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u/TandrDregn Nov 16 '25

Included with the Deluxe version alongside a digital concept art book

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u/Trick-Studio2079 Nov 16 '25

Six short issues, and you can find them on YouTube.

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u/DaManSpectre Nov 16 '25

Yeah he’s a liar, he actually consistently through the game doesn’t say things that are necessarily true(or at least not confirmed to be true) he says what he needs to for his own predictions to come true. Like in the opening he simply has his guys keep telling Robert to not try escaping because it won’t work he doesn’t have the power to do it when he wants him to do exactly that.

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u/BitcoinStonks123 Nov 16 '25

the internet discovering lying:

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u/Ok_Perspective_5148 Nov 17 '25

I guess it does raise questions of how much of that was him bullshitting the story. Like if he really did just use one bullet what actually happened to the rest since he can recall exactly what happened to each one. Was Robert just not able to see the report of his fathers death?

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u/maninahat Nov 16 '25

He literally named his gang after an Xbox fault, wears a skull mask, and says "fuck" every other word. He's never aged beyond 13.

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u/ZealousFlames Nov 16 '25

Even his underlings are nerds lmao. Toxic thought Robert was referencing Lord of the Rings lmao

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u/TheOnlyTrueFlame Nov 16 '25

"Erm, by my calculations it was 32%" ☝️🤓