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Character Profile
Phyllofull
Online
Name Phyllo
Gender Male
Race Tu Tribe
Class Harvest Cleric
Guild N/A
Offline
Name Kojirou Nakamura
Age 62
Gender Male
Media Information
English Actor Russel Roberts
Character Voice Junpei Takiguchi
First Appearance .hack//Roots





"Today is the same as yesterday. Tomorrow is the same as today. Did you think that would last forever?"
— Phyllo —

Phyllo (フィロ) is a mysterious floating sage with a tail. He seems to know a great deal about The World R:2 and all of its mysteries and inhabitants. Though he's one to talk rather than to fight, he can hold his own in a battle.



Online

Appearance

Phyllo appears as a small Tu Tribe character dressed in a dark gray robe, with brown fur, blonde hair and magenta eyes. He has the ability to hover when he moves (the mechanics of which is not explained) and wields a gnarled wooden staff with a dragon head image carved, when forced into combat. Despite his rather cute appearance he nevertheless has a calm, wise aura about him.

Personality

Phyllo has become a sort of landmark in The World R:2. He can almost always be found sitting on the same bridge in the Root Town of Mac Anu. People of all classes, levels, and ideals come to ask him for advice, making him one of the most well known players in the game. His level is quite high, so he is able to wander through the game without having to worry about attacks by PKers. He's pretty severe and caring, helping anyone who comes to him.

Offline

Basic Info

In the real world Phyllo is a 62 year old man named Kojirou Nakamura. He lives alone with a pet dog and 2 cats for companionship. Terminally ill with cancer he has decided to live the remainder of his life as a sage in The World.

History

Phyllo

Phyllo at his usual spot in Mac Anu.

.hack//Roots

As one of the first people to encounter Haseo in The World Phyllo took it upon himself to show the young Adept Rogue how to play the game correctly. He advised Haseo throughout his time in the Twilight Brigade and was one of his few remaining friends after the Guild was dissolved. After Shino fell into a coma he became increasingly concerned by Haseo's increasingly erratic behavior and tried helplessly to dissuade Haseo from hunting Tri-Edge. Having encountered Tri-Edge himself he knew that Haseo had no chance of defeating the mysterious PKer in combat. Unfortunately Haseo saw Phyllo as nothing more than a meddling old man, and frequently told him to mind his own business.

Phyllo also provided much needed advice to Tabby. His guidance would help her find the motivation to create the Guild Paw Pad Squadron and also help her find the courage to reconnect with Haseo. However despite the help he gave others his mind was always fixated on Haseo. When Tawaraya reappeared in The World as the character Tohta Phyllo encouraged him to meet with Haseo, hoping that he could give Haseo the help that he had refused from Phyllo. His plan worked, and Phyllo was able to help Haseo using Tohta as a middle-man.

When Ovan returned to The World after his long absence one of the first characters he met with was Phyllo. Meeting at the Arche Koeln Waterfall he told Phyllo the truth about his character, Phyllo promised that he'd take Ovan's secret to the grave. This promise would come true faster then Phyllo had expected when Phyllo's health in the real world suddenly began to worsen. Knowing the end of his life was near he contacted Tohta, who agreed to give Haseo one final message. Phyllo died shortly after, and Tohta delivered the message as promised. "Stick to your guns...Faith will always win, no matter what".

.hack//CELL

Sometime before the story began Midori in her Professional Victim days, met Phyllo who asked her if she ever heard of Dragonblossom, after conversing about for awhile Phyllo brought her to one of the Lost Grounds where a massive tree stood. Somewhere close to the tree Phyllo showed Midori the Dragonblossom, a one handed broadsword curved like a bow. He then allowed her to take the sword and vanished immediately after Midori had taken the sword.

He briefly appeared in the end of the book where he had a short chat with Haseo about the Strange PKs Haseo encountered and then left before the maintenance began.

.hack//G.U. Games

Before he passed away, Phyllo contacted his friend Antares, a former Arena Emperor. Giving Antares access to his character, he asked him to watch over Haseo. Phyllo told Antares about the Lost Ground Caerleon Medb and the Lost Weapons sealed inside of it. He also gave Antares a note to pass onto Haseo when he was ready. Though accepting of his fate, Phyllo seemed to find it auspicious that the Lost Ground "at the end of the world" would be his last contribution to Haseo's quest.

Long after Phyllo's death, Antares would fulfill his wish, training Haseo and bringing him to Caerleon Medb. Antares contacted Haseo through an e-mail using Phyllo's character, making Haseo believe that Phyllo was still alive and leading him to the temple. Once there, Antares revealed that he was merely following Phyllo's last wishes, and apologized for impersonating him. Afterwards, he taught Haseo how to claim the Lost Weapons.

After Haseo and his party claimed the remaining Lost Weapons (excluding the 4th Phase's, as Yata had not yet awakened), Phyllo's character appeared to Haseo one last time. Initially believing him to be controlled by Antares, Haseo addresses him as such and remarks about his continued assistance. However, Phyllo voicelessly communicates the message "Haseo...Whatever you do, don't lose sight of your hope...Or yourself being happy in the future. Good luck...". Haseo realizes that this is truly Phyllo, and speculates, only to immediately rebuke, that Phyllo is still alive. He decides to leave the question for another time, then silently acknowledges to Phyllo that he heard what Phyllo wanted to tell him.

Trivia

  • When Haseo obtains his Lost Weapon he senses Phyllo's spirit inside of it. However, this was likely just the Lost Weapon reacting to his Epitaph.
  • The Tu Tribe characters used by Medic Union could possibly be an homage to Phyllo, who helped shape their Guild's predecessor the Paw Pad Squadron.
  • As with Roots art for other characters, Phyllo's e-mail icon from Reminisce was silhouetted. The reason for this unknown, but Gord, Bset, Sakisaka, and Shino had the same thing done to them in Rebirth's Terminal Disk, as well as Carl for her Redemption theme icon.
  • He can be seen during the flashback sequence of Tabby's wedding.
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