- "The world is a cruel and irrational place. I wanted something to believe in. Something to hold fast to. I want to extend a hand to the weak and cleave the wickedness from this world. I wish to be that sword for the people." —Crick
Crick is a character in Octopath Traveler II.
A newly anointed Sanctum Knight, Crick meets Temenos after being tasked with guarding the cathedral, and together they investigate the strange incident within.
Profile[]
Appearance[]
Crick is a young man with blue eyes and shaggy brown hair. He is always dressed head-to-toe in a standard issue Sanctum Knight uniform, complete with a full set of body armor and a knightsword.
Personality[]
Being newly anointed, Crick does his best to prove his worth as a Sanctum Knight. He is very cordial and is a stout believer of following rules, refusing to bend morality through lies or through undue use of force. Crick finds many of Temenos’s habits frustrating, particularly Temenos's tendencies to call him a lamb, wander off into thought, exchange hostilities with the Sacred Guard, or tamper with crime scenes. At some moments, Crick questions whether Temenos is truly the righteous Inquisitor that he claims to be.
After witnessing Temenos’s impressive investigative abilities firsthand, Crick begins to view him in a more positive light. He allows Temenos to badger him into some less orthodox activities, such as cutting through a door and investigating the Sacred Guard Headquarters for evidence. Before the two part ways for the last time, they have an honest conversation about their opposed values, with Crick opening up enough to tell Temenos how he came to faith.
Prior to Story[]
Crick came from a noble house, since fallen from grace. His parents taught him to steal and use others as stepping-stools to his own success, but he couldn't bring himself to believe that this was the purpose of life. A visit from the Inquisitor Roi changed his life when Roi told him, "A noble flame burns within you." After hearing these words, Crick joined the Order of the Sacred Flame to help the weak and punish the wicked.
Crick and his friend Ort trained to be members of the Sacred Guard so as to make a difference and have something to believe in. Both knights were anointed personally by Captain Kaldena after a final test, though Ort moved up the ranks faster as he followed Kaldena's orders without question.
Story[]
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Temenos's Chapter 1[]
Crick is first seen in Flamechurch where he defended a small group of townspeople from a band of heretics who shun the Sacred Flame's teachings. As he did so, a local cleric attempted to intervene, only for him to be taken hostage by the heretic leader. Before Crick could react further, the cleric knocked out his captor with a powerful blast of light. After introducing themselves, with the cleric being none other than the church's inquisitor Temenos, both made their way to the cathedral, where Temenos was due to meet Pontiff Jörg. However, they found the door locked and after a small argument, they found Vados, an architect that constructed an underground path to the cathedral, who gave them information after some coercion. Inside the cathedral, they found the pontiff dead and a Felvarg, the beast responsible for his death, who attacked them immediately. After killing it, they investigated the area and as they concluded that the pontiff's death was deliberate, Deputy Cubaryi of the Sacred Guard arrived and told the two men to leave and take nothing with them.
Several days after the attack and shortly after the pontiff's funeral, Temenos and Crick were confronted by Deputy Cubaryi again, who asked them about anything unusual from the scene, which the former denied before both left for the library, where they discovered a note in the book that Temenos took from the scene with the words "Soon, night shall fall". Shortly after leaving, Cubaryi approached them, telling Crick he had been reassigned and to pack up. After bidding Temenos farewell, he left Flamechurch.
Temenos's Chapter 2[]
Crick reappeared in Canalbrine, where he ran into Temenos again after seeing him being questioned by the local guards. There, both men made their way to the scholar Lucian's home, where they found him dead. After investigating the home and finding that the assailant was killing people of specific fields in an order to trigger an ancient dark curse, they went to the tavern, where the famous dancer Hermes was performing, and stopped the assailant, who was revealed to be Vados. After pursuing him to the Sacred Guard's ship, they confronted and defeated him in battle, where he was then subdued and taken into custody by members of the Sacred Guard led by Captain Kaldena. Later, Crick was ordered by Kaldena to return to the Sanctum Knight's headquarters in Stormhail as Vados' escort. Shortly after a brief reunion with his friend Ort, he found Temenos and said his farewells, but not before informing him that he managed to convince Captain Kaldena to allow Temenos to interrogate him when he arrived at Stormhail.
Temenos's Chapter 3 - Stormhail Route[]
In Stormhail, Crick would run into Temenos yet again when the latter showed up to begin his interrogation. However, they discovered that there was no record of Vados being in the Sacred Guard's custody despite Crick personally escorting him to headquarters. Feeling something was off, both men investigated the area and found Vados's body outside near the graveyard, half-buried in snow. Later, both went their separate ways, with Crick checking the library for any information and eventually coming across a secret passage that led him to a chamber that contained forbidden tomes. After finding out what he needed, he left, but was discovered by members of the Sacred Guard loyal to Kaldena's true cause. He managed to fight many off, but he was confronted by Kaldena personally, who, using her shadow power, defeated and killed Crick, leaving his body outside the headquarters.
Crick's death was not in vain, as he left Temenos a clue and trail to follow, eventually leading Temenos to the same location.
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Trivia[]
- In a postcard sent by Team Asano to Japanese fans, Crick is stated to be 182 cm (6'0") and 22 years old.[1]
- His name is likely taken from biochemist Francis Crick, who co-discovered the structure of DNA together with James Watson, thereby obliquely referring to his role as the reluctant and disbelieving sidekick (the Watson) to Temenos' irreverent detective (or Sherlock).
- During his brief time as a playable character in Temenos's Chapter 1, Crick possesses the following abilities.
- Cover (3 SP): Takes 1/2/3/4 hit(s) for Temenos.
- Godsblade Shield (4 SP): Increase your physical defense for 3/5/7/9 turns.
- Sacred Slash (14 SP): Unleash a moderately powerful sword attack on all enemies and reduce their elemental defense for 3 turns.
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