Black Rose
Starting as a Mechanical HunterContents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background / History
- 3.1Early life and the Dark Web
- 3.2Iron Sand Desert
- 4Appearance
- 5Personality
- 6Abilities & Skills
- 6.1Evolutionary Bionics and Reverse Symbiosis
- 6.2Metabolic Queen
- 6.3Pheromone Network
- 6.4Assassination and close combat
- 6.5Corporate Will and bionic-human authority
- 6.6High-order manifestations
- 7Equipment / Weapons / Items
- 8Relationships
- 9Story Role / Major Arcs
- 10Notable Quotes
Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Black Rose (黑玫瑰) 6 |
| Alias(es) | Sister Rose; Little Rose; Lady Rose; Rose Queen; Black Rose (Number Two/Three); Infinite Consciousness 150 594 719 721 815 |
| Species/Race | Primal Synthetic; later classified as a Forbidden Bionic Human and Evolved Android 157 719 |
| Gender | Female |
| Affiliation | Rose Gasoline Bar and its underground network; formerly the Dark Web; later leader of the Electronic Grid, Pure White Shell, Artificial Will, and Sanyuan Group 7 150 719 |
| Occupation/Role | Assassin; assassin broker; underground intelligence-network leader; corporate leader; aspiring God of Bionic Humans 150 157 722 |
| Status | Transformed into the hive-like Infinite Consciousness; later appears as a representative of a Level 9 Fusion Civilization 815 1914 1920 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 6 6 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dark Web assassin / complete bionic conversion | 150 | After joining the rebel-linked Dark Web, Little Rose became the top assassin known as Black Rose; by her reunion with Little Finger, her body had completed its modifications. |
| Evolved Android / Evolutionary Bionics | 151 | Mastered Evolutionary Bionics, gaining the potential to become a “Rebel A” and the ability to manifest through other people. |
| Pheromone Network controller | 155 | Evolved Aberrant Blood Flasso’s Outer God bloodline, seized Flasso’s body, and merged his Pheromone Network into her own. |
| Number Eleven Collapse Body — Metabolic Queen | 509 | Replaced parts of her synthetic body, awakened the Metabolic Queen, and took control of Pure White Shell. |
| Uninterfering Body shell | 591 | Acquired a powerful new shell capable of altering its parameters to withstand extreme physical metabolism. |
| Black Rose (Number Two), Level 71 | 719 | Held six boss templates: Rose Killer, Pheromone Controller, and leader templates for the Electronic Grid, Pure White Shell, Artificial Will, and Sanyuan Group. |
| Black Rose (Number Three) / four Corporate Wills | 721 | Absorbed the wills of four super-corporations, allowing her to control any bionic-human model rather than only ordinary units. |
| Cybernetic Tide Will | 809 | Became one of two wills born from the Bionic Human Revolution, wielding the powers of Metabolic Queen and Reverse Bionics. |
| Infinite Consciousness / Deity Black Rose plan | 771 815 | The Bionic Human Ancestor Imprint enabled the God of Bionic Humans project; her transformed consciousness became the foundation of a new bionic-human civilization. |
| Level 9 Fusion Civilization representative | 1914 | Appeared among six Level 9 Civilization representatives as the figure associated with the Fusion Civilization path. |
Background / History
Early life and the Dark Web
Little Finger described Black Rose’s early identity as “Little Rose,” the daughter of a native human prostitute and a bionic noble from Cloud City. As forces pursued her, she became increasingly silent and aggressively sought power through the underworld. After her protector was killed and she was captured in an assassination attempt, the bionic-human Rebel Army offered her a choice of joining them or finding another faction capable of protecting her. She chose to become a Dark Web assassin. 150
Over the next seven or eight years, she became the Dark Web’s famed assassin Black Rose, reportedly killing major figures including an administrator of Mother City. When she reunited with Little Finger, she had fully modified her body and left the Dark Web to work as a freelance assassin. She recruited Little Finger as the Prosthetic Doctor she trusted most. 150
Her apparent heritage was later complicated by her own revelation that she was a Primal Synthetic rather than merely a descendant of Synthetic nobility. The modern Synthetic leadership sought anything connected to the lost Primal Synthetics, making her an object of exceptional political value. 157
Iron Sand Desert
Black Rose and Little Finger eventually settled in the Radiation Zone. She opened the Rose Gasoline Bar and developed it into the center of an underground force, while Little Finger resumed work as a Prosthetic Doctor. 150
The bar’s reputation was established through absolute retaliation: anyone who caused trouble there would be found decapitated at the car city’s gates the next day. This policy allowed Black Rose to become an influential figure in the oasis ecosystem. Her network extended through more than a dozen oases, with Little Finger serving as a key link to prosthetic modifiers. 7 23
Appearance
Black Rose is typically depicted as a tall, striking red-haired woman with emerald eyes, an athletic build, and black leather clothing. Blue circuit-like patterns can be visible beneath her skin, emphasizing the bionic nature of her body. 6 149 155
- Hair and eyes — Fiery red hair and emerald eyes are her most consistent identifying traits. 149 155
- Bionic circuitry — Blue electronic patterns and circuit-like veins become visible when she activates her abilities or is partially damaged. 6 154 155
- Variable bodies — Her Evolutionary Bionics and Metabolic Queen authority let her use different bodies, including a porcelain-skinned Uninterfering Body shell and a silver-white bionic suit. 588 591
- Incomplete combat state — After the assassination attempt, she could continue operating despite missing eyes, ribs, and other body parts. 155
Personality
Black Rose is ambitious, domineering, and intensely controlling. She built her position in the Iron Sand Desert through ruthless enforcement, and she expects competence from those under her influence; failure to fulfill her ambitions can bring severe punishment or death. 7 29
Her pursuit of power began as a response to being hunted and vulnerable, but developed into a willingness to engage with dangerous forces and reshape bionic-human society. She openly declares her goal of annexing the Synthetic groups and becoming their sole ruler. 150 157
Despite her coldness, she shows protectiveness toward people and assets she considers hers. She warns Gao Gong about danger in the desert, funds and supports his development, and later shows a notably gentler, maternal demeanor toward Little Nannan. 7 719
Her identity eventually encompasses multiple Black Rose personas from different stages of her life. Number Two is calmer and kinder than the original assassin-like persona, while later manifestations include a mature version and a younger, more openly affectionate version. 719 721 722
Abilities & Skills
Evolutionary Bionics and Reverse Symbiosis
Black Rose can alter, duplicate, and project bionic forms through Evolutionary Bionics. She can merge with other bodies, manifest through large numbers of people, and reproduce abilities through advanced mimicry. 155 156
- She seamlessly merged with Anna’s body and assumed Anna’s appearance. 155
- She can potentially make every woman on the Sky Aircraft Carrier into an avatar. 156
- Her ultimate technique, Life-Death Mimicry, can copy an opponent completely; at full mimicry, she gains the target’s abilities and can control their body. 619
- Maintaining Life-Death Mimicry weakens her life aura and causes her red hair to turn white. 619
Metabolic Queen
As Number Eleven Collapse Body — Metabolic Queen, Black Rose governs artificial chemical reactions and metabolism within bionic bodies. 509 588
- She can accelerate chemical hormones within herself to extreme levels, giving her a powerful physiological presence. 588
- She can consume chemical hormones from dead bionic humans and use their remaining matter. 588
- She can repair damage and alter the physical parameters of her shell to adapt to hostile conditions. 591 611
- She can force another being’s metabolism into catastrophic overdrive, as when Bionic Human A’s body began producing and expelling organs. 611
- Her repairs are not instantaneous against all damage; after taking a direct hit from an S-Class Beast Tide, her burned hand could not be restored quickly. 598
Pheromone Network
Black Rose evolved Flasso’s pheromone-based Outer God bloodline and turned it into a network-control weapon. 155
- Purple Nerve Bundles can pierce a target and seize control of its body. 155
- She captured Aberrant Blood Flasso, merged his Pheromone Network with hers, and used it to overwrite part of the Electronic Grid. 155
- Her presence can “Bionicize” a town’s inhabitants, making mass human-wave tactics ineffective against her. 169
- She can use the network to perceive and influence other bionic humans across a wide area. 155 588
Assassination and close combat
Black Rose is a master assassin whose combat style prioritizes speed, precision, and attacks on vital points. 150 169
- Her average combat speed is approximately Mach 7, with Gao Gong estimating that her full burst could reach Mach 10. 155
- She possesses expert swordsmanship and uses slender steel blades in high-speed combat. 155
- She can shape Monofilament Wire into a near-invisible assassination weapon. 155
- Little Finger states that she is proficient with close-quarters combat, firearms, hidden-network infiltration, and numerous weapon types. 150 155
Corporate Will and bionic-human authority
By absorbing Corporate Wills, Black Rose gained authority over bionic-human bodies and the institutions that produce them. 588 721
- She spread Collapse Body abilities among hundreds of thousands of corporate employees, making permanent elimination difficult without killing all of them. 588
- She can control any bionic-human model after absorbing the wills of four super-corporations. 721
- She can temporarily borrow the shells of most low- and mid-level bionic humans, creating an effect similar to teleportation. 588
- She controls the Electronic Grid, Pure White Shell, Artificial Will, and Sanyuan Group through her leader templates. 719
High-order manifestations
Black Rose’s later forms extend beyond ordinary bionic-human capabilities. 623 809 815
- As Laruel, she can “rewind” a scene and command manifestations of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. 623
- She became a Cybernetic Tide Will, combining Metabolic Queen and Reverse Bionics with the computing-power support of three Planet Computers. 809
- Her transformation into Infinite Consciousness created a hive-like, galaxy-spanning bionic-human consciousness. 815
Equipment / Weapons / Items
- Hunter Blade 430 heavy motorcycle — A 9500cc motorcycle that accelerates to 350 km/h in 2.3 seconds; Black Rose uses it in the Iron Sand Desert. 6 14
- High-Speed Micro-Machine Finger Tiger — A powerful mechanical gauntlet/knuckle-duster assembly that Black Rose tested by destroying a wall; she later ordered Gao Gong to improve its materials and output. 14
- Bionic shells — She replaces and upgrades her body through high-grade synthetic parts, including the Pure White Shell-derived Uninterfering Body. 509 591
Relationships
- Gao Gong — Her lover and strategic ally. She supports his growth, appoints him as her secretary after their investigation of the Electronic Grid, and repeatedly cooperates with him in corporate and Collapse Body conflicts. 155 160 591
- Little Finger — A sibling-like companion who has known her since her youth. He followed her after she left the Dark Web because he had promised to find and protect Little Rose. 150
- Aberrant Blood Flasso — Assassination target and later a vessel whose body and Pheromone Network Black Rose seized. 155
- Professor Aixin — A scientist who follows Black Rose’s vision of creating the God of Bionic Humans and later retrieves her shed body to manufacture high-ranking officials for the new civilization. 771 815
- Little Nannan — A young bionic human whom Number Two Black Rose treats affectionately and plans to upgrade through a version update. 719
- Huang Yuanli / Gaia — Initially fought Black Rose psychically in the desert before agreeing to cooperate against the force behind their shared crisis. 169
- Shadow / the Apostle — Helped Black Rose roughly twenty years earlier when she was being hunted. She later repaid the favor with a key, challenged Shadow to a duel, and accepted a deal after her defeat. 758
- Prometheus — A powerful bionic ancestor whose influence Black Rose resists while contesting control of bionic-human Corporate Wills. 588 611
Story Role / Major Arcs
- Iron Sand Desert network — Establishes the Rose Gasoline Bar, enforces its brutal neutrality, and builds an underground intelligence network spanning multiple oases. 7 23
- Missing Black Rose incident — Disappears during an assassination operation; her uncontrolled Evolutionary Bionics cause others aboard the Sky Aircraft Carrier to resemble or potentially become her. 149 151
- Golden Palace battle — Returns in a heavily damaged state, defeats Anna, fights through military forces, and seizes Flasso’s Pheromone Network. 154 155
- Synthetic takeover — Uses her status as a Primal Synthetic and Gao Gong’s knowledge of the Fortress to begin pursuing control of the Synthetic world. 157
- Corporate expansion — Acquires and merges bionic-human super-corporations, awakens as Metabolic Queen, and becomes a feared corporate ruler. 509 510 719
- Corporate Will conflict — Creates thousands of clones to suppress Corporate Wills, gains the Uninterfering Body, and confronts the Gestalt Will. 587 591
- God of Bionic Humans plan — Pursues ascension through the Bionic Human Ancestor Imprint, becomes a Cybernetic Tide Will, and ultimately transforms into Infinite Consciousness. 771 809 815
- Interstellar legacy — Her lineage becomes a high-potential bionic-human tribe within the Synthetic Human Alliance; she later re-emerges on the Level 9 Fusion Civilization path. 1071 1072 1914
Notable Quotes
“I will annex the six major Synthetic groups and become the sole king of the Synthetics!!” 157
“Now, I am War!” 623