The Composer
From The World Ends With You
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The Composer (コンポーザー Konpōzā?) is the leader of the Reapers and the ruler of the Underground. It falls upon the Composer's shoulders to create the rules for the Reapers' Game, and to judge the Players.
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[edit] Duties
The Composer's main purpose in the Underground is to create and maintain the rules for the Reapers' Game, and to run the Reapers' Game. While almost never leaving his headquarters in the Shibuya River, the Composer works through his second-in-command, the Conductor.
[edit] Abilities
- Can create the rules for the Reapers' Game
- Can promote/demote the Reapers
- Incredible strength in battle
- Able to communicate with the Producer, Sanae Hanekoma
- Controls the Reapers
- Assigns the Game Master for each week
- Sends the winning Players back to the Realground
- Can make a pact with a player without their permission
[edit] Becoming Composer
To achieve the rank of Composer, the current Composer must be defeated. This is easier said then done, considering the Composer's immense amount of power. Only two known people have attempted to dethrone the Composer: Beat (with the aid of Neku Sakuraba and Shiki Misaki), and Sho Minamimoto. Both failed. It is unclear if the current Composer, Yoshiya "Joshua" Kiryu, is the original Composer or if he defeated a predecessor.
At the end of the game, The Composer offered Neku a chance to dethrone him (and thus be able to set everything right) by winning a small game. Both were given a gun, and whoever fired first would win, becoming the new Composer. Neku was unable to shoot, however, partly due to his and Joshua's friendship built over the course of the previous week.
[edit] Creation of the Reapers' Game
As stated above, the purpose of the Composer is to judge the worth of men. What this means, is that in death, the Composer "judges" a person and decides if they are worthy of a second chance at life. The Composer created a game that locked Reaper and Player in mortal combat. If the Player is able to complete the game, which spans seven days, he or she will be judged worthy of a second chance at life. Thus, the Reapers' Game was born.
[edit] Relationship with the Reapers
The Composer only leaves his hidden base during absolute emergencies or in special circumstances. Because of this, most Reapers never meet the Composer. In fact, only two Reapers have been known to have met with the Composer. The Conductor is one. Sho Minamimoto, the rogue Reaper, learned the Composer's identity in the RG, and attempted to murder him.
[edit] Relationship with the Angels
While the Composer does not enter the Higher Plane or contact the Angels as a whole, he does stay in constant communication with the Producer. Typically, the Composer speaks with the Producer to request certain items or pins to assist him with the Reapers' Game. While it appears that the Angels have some sort of an alliance with the Composer, it is neither confirmed nor denied by both the Producer and the Composer. Beyond the item requests, the Composer apparently has nothing else to do with the Angels, though it is stated in the Secret Reports that, just as Players become Reapers, the Composer, whatever current status they may be, may eventually ascend to Angel status.
