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Neo (ネオ?) is a character released on the 2nd Anniversary of the Groovy Mix mobile game. She is the leader of the group Abyssmare.
Profile
The center vocal of a foreign DJ unit that suddenly appeared in Japan, "Abyssmare". Though she is cool-headed and sees those around her as nothing more than pawns, she is a top-notch vocalist. She is rapidly gaining fame with her overwhelming vocals and charisma, but is never satisfied with the status quo. She diligently takes lessons every day to become the world's greatest vocalist.[2]
Appearance
Neo has waist length blonde hair and side swept bangs. Her eyes are silver blue with blonde eyelashes matching her hair and she has a pale complexion. She stands at a fairly average height, but is still on the taller end of the cast.
Background
Neo has been involved in music ever since she was young. She gained perfect pitch when she was 3 years old, started singing opera when she was 5 years old, and started composing songs at the age of 7.
Neo wants to become the world's best vocalist in order to reach out to her father, in hopes of making him return to her life. She believes that her father abandoned and left her grandparents to raise her because her singing wasn't on the same level as her mother Aria's, who passed away when Neo was 9 years old. At the age of 12, she started singing at a park, attracting audience around her, which eventually led to Mitsuhashi Sho finding and scouting her.
Personality
While normally appearing stoic, Neo is an assertive and cutthroat girl who is passionate, yet arrogant when it comes to conveying her talents. Often referred to as the "second coming of Aria", she rejects this title and lives up to her own high standards. This also leads to her stubborn nature, which is evident when Sho points out her weakness towards Lumina's vocals and she refutes his statements and reinforces her position as the "greatest diva in the world". In spite of this, she is also perceptive of others' talents, approving of Sophia and Weronika when recruiting them for Abyssmare, and acknowledges Aoi's DJing skills.[3] She also acknowledges those who achieve great results with huge efforts, as seen in Stage of the Elite where she praises Rinku for getting super good grades with studying for just a few days (although Rinku did receive some help from Elsie).
"What are you singing for?"
The first time she was asked this question, by Mitsuhashi Sho, Neo became confused. Deep inside, Neo knows the truth that she has no answer to the question, but due to her stubborn nature she refuses to quit singing, eventually leading to her trapped in a slump. After being confronted by Lumina, and being asked the same question for the second time, the thought deep inside her heart finally burst out, giving other members a chance to have a heart-to-heart conversation with her, eventually restoring her to her former glory and freeing her from her past.
Etymology
Neo (ネオ) in Greek terminology means "new".
Trivia
- Her voice actress produces Abyssmare's music.
- According to side:nova Season 4 -Finding Neo-, Neo is currently 17-18 years old.
- She and Sophia's birthdays are one day apart.
- Aside from chocolate, she also likes Japanese cuisine, as mentioned in one of her menu lines.
- According to Lumina, Neo frowns while eating uncooked tomatoes.[4]
- Neo is the only character who doesn't wear the birthday hat during her in-game birthday conversations at Cafe Vinyl, but instead drops it onto the ground next to her.
- Neo's favorite animal is the emperor penguin.
- Neo has been featured in the following collaboration events:
- In Stage of the Elite, her character design was based on Horikita Suzune.
- In Rave of the Magic Capital's Elite Troops, her character design was based on Uzen Kyouka.
- In Dual Anthem -Next Groovy-, her character design was based on Shirokane Aki.
References
- ↑ side:nova Season 4 -Finding Neo- Event Story
- ↑ Groovy Mix EN Twitter
- ↑ Side:nova Season 7 -Abyssmare- and Side:nova Season 7 -ENCØRE!!!!!!!- Event Story
- ↑ Lumina's X Takeover