Official Introduction
"I wish stories never end — then I'd have the courage to keep turning pages forever."
Yidhari
"A story is the author's romantic corruption of reality."
"Whether it's cold, hard facts or a wildly imaginative fairy tale, the distance from truth doesn't determine if a story's good or bad."
"Don't worry about that out-of-place feeling, it'll fade away as the story unfolds. Just dive into my narrative without any worries."
History
Yidhari Murphy was born to Wayland; a man with aspirations of becoming a Proxy, but later entered the field of Ether science as to pursue his future wife and mother of Yidhari: Angel. Yidhari Murphy was a notably healthy child who spent most of her time under the watchful eyes of Grandpa Gu, whilst her parents worked at Darkwater Research Centre, a TOPS-funded facility that was accesible via Port Elpis which focused on the research of Ether Corruption medicine.
Wayland and Angel hoped that their work would be for the betterment of humanity, but were aware that the experimental drugs they were creating were being used to enhance TOPS's private security forces illegally. After three years of working at Darkwater, the octopus Thiren couple decided to leave so they could spend time with their daughter. Their final day was to coincide with Angel's birthday.
On the day of the Old Capital's fall, Yidhari, now ten years old, planned to give her mom a birthday gift before she left, but missed the boat due to being denied entry to the port. Upon seeing this, Grandpa Gu took Yidhari personally to Darkwater Research Centre, where she reunited and spent time with her parents. Shortly after, the rapid expansion of Hollow Zero begun and caused several other Hollows to expand as well, including the Outer Ring Hollow, which consumed the facility.
Whilst trying to find a way out of the Hollow, Yidhari became severely corrupted due to the inhalation of countless Ether particles. The Murphy family also learnt that TOPS had fled with all the protective equipment, thus leaving them stranded in the Hollow. Wayland would map out a path out of the Hollow, while Angel was able to stablise their daughter with the aid of an experimental serum the two were working on. To counteract the effects of corruption, Wayland took excessive dosages of anti-corruption medicine. This had the effect of greatly cutting his lifespan and would lead to his death within the Hollow, but not before he was able to fully map out an escape route, considering his birthday gift to Angel, and saying goodbye to her and their daughter over a radio.
The mother and daughter then followed the path Wayland had found, but found themselves pursued by the infamous Dead End Butcher. Nearing the exit, Yidhari was told by her mother to continue and that she'll be right behind her, only for Angel to guide the Butcher away from her daughter, allowing Yidhari to escape, at the cost of both her parents life. Yidhari would be found outside the Outer Ring Hollow by then Overlord Pompey and Mors of The Vanquishers, who took her to Blazewood and was later returned to the safety of Grandpa Gu. Yidhari would go onto repress the events of that fateful day, which put huge strain on her psyche.
Over the ten-year gap between Eridu's fall and the events of Zenless Zone Zero, Yidhari Murphy developed a unique ability thanks to the the experimental serum of her parents. This ability took the form of unwilling retrocognition, being able to see past events that occurred within the Hollows. This power was difficult to control, as it skewed her perceptions and dulled her emotions while in Hollows, but she persisted and it would become an intergral tool for her as she became a Proxy. One day, whilst browsing Inter-Knot, she stumbled upon a story about a protagonist who could read the story of Hollows. Following the link therein took her to the Spook Shack forum, where Yuzuha explained that she had made up the story, but after Yidhari revealed she had powers similar to said protagonist, she was immediately invited to Spook Shack and joined under the name 'Strawberry Parfait.'
During a mission within the Lemnian Hollow, Yidhari's ability was mutated by the Miasma within, allowing her the ability to rematerialize these past events, but causing a greater toll on her psyche and made her unable to distinguish the faces of people, becoming interchangeable with images of the past she saw in the Hollow. Sarah, current Overseer of The Exaltists learnt of Yidhari's newly-found ability and hired the octopus Thiren to help them on a mission. She manipulated her into rematerializing a town that was located in Timesworn Hills in order to find a door that supposedly led to The Creator. Being within the proximity of The Creator cursed Yidhari to be imprisioned inside the newly-restored town's Auditorium, Miasma binding her body and forcing her into a deep slumber.
Overtime, countless people would find the town and subsequently become trapped as well, their bodies cocooned in Miasmic flora as their deep regrets took form as alternate versions of themselves named Drowned Ideals. Exaltist member Viggo Moss, whose own Drowned Ideal kept watch of Yidhari and ensured she didn't get corrupted, took charge of the Drowned Ideals as they began to populate the town. Yidhari was able to awaken several times, but anytime she tried to leave the curse warped the space of the Hollow around her, preventing her escape. When she would inevitably have to sleep again, with the Wandering Hunter would come to return her to the auditorium.
Yidhari was finally able to break the curse with the help of Legendary Proxy Phaethon, and Komano Manato and Lucia Elowen of Spook Shack, who were trying to find a Lumite Ore mining site before Porcelumex did, only to stumble across the Town. Phaethon's ocular implants was able to sever the Miasma which bound Yidhari, and also allowed her to see the Proxy clearly, unlike anyone else in the Hollow. The trio, along with the help of Banyue, Krampus Compliance Authority and the Drowned Ideal of Manato were able to free Yidhari and everyone else imprisoned by the town. Yidhari would later assist in laying the Wandering Hunter to rest.
Afterwards, Yidhari underwent psychological therapy within the Echo Chamber, the old clinic of Dr. Lohr that Porcelumex had lease and renovated to assist in the recovery of those within the town. During a session with psychatrist Lydia, in regards to her past, Yidhari entered a deep coma due to the strain caused from repressing her memories. Phaethon, Manato and Lucia would assist Yidhari with overcoming the trauma of her past, via the usage of VR technology courtesy of the H.I.A. After several dives into her dream and slaying the Dead End Butcher within them, Yidhari awoke and was finally able to return to her normal life, able to write tales on Spook Shack and spend time with her new friends.
Agent Trust
| Requirements | ||
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| Trust Rank |
Rewards | |
 Familiar |
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— |
 Friendly |
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5,000 |
 Close |
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10,000 |
 Trusted |
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15,000 |
Impressions
- In the darkness was undeniably cold, yet it burned her with searing heat.
- She never got the rainy day she was waiting for, but she did get you.
- She wants to continue forward with those she cares about.
Agent Intel
Agent Details
In addition to her role as an Agent, Yidhari doubles as both a Proxy, and a contributor for Spook Shack.
To most, she comes across as laid-back and leisurely, but according to records, it's less "laziness" than a shroud of nothingness, leaving her at odds with the world around her.
Perhaps to most people, this would seem like the usual quirk of someone absorbed in their craft. As a gifted writer of bizarre tales, Yidhari should be more prone than most to immersing herself in the worlds of her own imagination.
In truth, however, her unusual behavior stems more from the burden of her own abilities.
In the Hollows, she's exposed to vast torrents of information unimaginable to most, tangled with years upon years of memories that have amassed there. That crushing weight of countless pasts constantly batters her sense of reality, until even her emotions are gradually worn dull.
The fact that she can bear this burden, turn it into her own strength, and still live life in her own way — that's what sets Yidhari apart as gifted beyond others.
Agent Intel 1
Trust Rank: Close
Yidhari has an unusual fondness for rainy days and long baths.
These two comforts grant her brief moments of peace in the real world, allowing her moments of rest free from the tangled streams of information in her mind.
But lately, her feelings toward these two comforts have changed.
She's grown unaccustomed to being alone, no longer anxiously yearning for the rain, no longer relying on warm baths to heal herself.
She has begun strolling beneath clear skies, moving with ease through bustling crowds... and looking forward to trying everything that feels new to her.
For Yidhari, everything started to change from the moment she met you.
Cooperation Notes
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Belle |
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| Yidhari always seems like she couldn't care less, but she's actually really thoughtful and knows how to take care of others! Once, while I was carrying some videotapes, I got a small cut on my hand without even noticing, and she came right over with a bandage and put it on for me! | |
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Wise |
| I know the feeling... When we hung out together before, I was in such a rush, I skipped lunch, and she noticed right away. She said my lips looked pale, so I must have come without eating, even though I couldn't tell myself... |
Video Store Promotion
| Promoter | Unlock Requirement |
Daily Bonus |
Promotion Style | Promotion Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yidhari Murphy |
Sea Monster's Wrath Sea Monster's Wrath |
Basic Freeze Chip x5 |
"All the good stuff's in the trailer" Yidhari tends to get completely lost in her own world while promoting. The main drawback of letting her handle publicity is that people who finish the tapes she suggests often complain the actual story isn't nearly as exciting as her pitch made it sound. |
Promotion... it's just about sparking their curiosity, isn't it...? I'd say I'm pretty skilled at "laying bait" like that. |
Commissions and Events
Phaethon's Story Episodes
- Memories of Dreams Bygone
- Episode 3: Slumbering Mystery
- Episode 4: Embrace Darkness
- Episode 5: Rescue Operation
- Episode 6: Grant a New Dream
- Episode 7: The Final Song
- Episode 8: Unexpected Fate
Trust Commissions
- Trust Rank Friendly: Strange Stories After Dark
Events
- The Inverted Night Lantern
- When Dreams Remain Unfinished
- Birthday Present
- Clues about the Darkwater Research Center
- Counseling Session Gone Wrong
- Do Combat Machines Dream of Electric People
- Echoes of the Past
- Farewell
- Investigation Continues
- Old and New Friends
- Phantoms of the Past
- Rebirth
- Tales from the Docks
- The Final Dream
- Unfinished Dreams
- Where Darkness Cannot Reach
- Chronicle of Counseling
Character Mentions
Agent Intel
| Agent | Intel |
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Trivia
- Yidhari is around 20-21 years old. She was ten when the Old Capital fell, with the events of Season 2 ocurring eleven years after the incident.
- Yidhari has several design motifs and inspirations from the Kraken, a legendary sea monster.
- She is an Octopus Thiren, and the Kraken is usually depicted as a form of cephalopod.
- The weapon she wields has the label "KRAKEN" on its head.
- Her signature W-Engine is called Kraken's Cradle.
- Though the child of octopus Thiren, Yidhari's features vastly differentiate from her parents. Both Wayland and Angel Murphy had tentacles which took the appearance of hair, whilst Yidhari has four tentacles sprouting from her lower half, like they were prehensile tails.
- Yidhari's Character Teaser "Hot Spring Siren" references the painting The Starry Night at 0:27.
Etymology
- Yidhari is likely derived from the Outer God Yidhra of the expanded Cthulhu Mythos.
- Yidhra is also known as 'The Dream Witch' fitting in with Yidhari's links to dreams.
- Her last name Murphy is of Irish origin, meaning "sea warrior."
- Yidhari Murphy shares the same Japanese voice actor, Hara Yumi (原 由実), with Celenova in Honkai Star Rail.
- Yidhari Murphy shares the same Korean voice actor, Kim Seo-hyun (김서현), with Yumemizuki Mizuki in Genshin Impact.
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