The Producer
From The World Ends With You
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
The Producer (プロデューサー Purodyūsā?) is an Angel chosen to watch over the Reapers' Game and to make reports on it. The Producer also serves as a sort of guardian of the Game, traveling around Shibuya and making sure both Reapers and Players play by the rules set by the Composer. Beyond that, not much else is known about the role the Producer plays in the Underground. However, many signs point towards the fact that the Producer will be more present in the future. For example, after the alternate Neku Sakuraba defeats Sanae Hanekoma at the top of Pork City, Hanekoma says "You said you wanted to help me? Heh, that day may come sooner than either of us expect." Considering the fact that the Producer is about on the same level of power as the Composer, the problem that Mr. H needs the alternate Neku's help with will most likely be massive and threatening to the Underground and possibly Higher Plane.
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[edit] Abilities
The Producer's power is on the same (perhaps even higher) tier as the Composer. The Producer already wields god like strength while in the Underground where his power is lessened due to "tuning in" to the Underground (see Secret Reports). One could only imagine his strength while in his home world of the Higher Plane.
- Can travel between the Realground, Underground, Noise Realm, and Higher Plane
- Can communicate with the Composer
- Can communicate with the Angels
- Incredible strength
- Near invincibility i.e. after the battle on top of Pork City, Neku was left panting and out of energy while the Producer didn't have a scratch on him. However, this may just be that he only summoned the Noise, rather than actually becoming it. (However, in the game's noise menu it is said that Panthera cantus is Hanekoma's noise form: the ultimate form of existance; also, it uses CAT phrases.)
[edit] Achieving the Rank
Similar to the Conductor, no information is given to how one receives the rank of Producer. It's assumed that the Angels as a whole select someone among themselves to become the Producer. This is not a proven fact, however, and shouldn't be relied upon as one.
[edit] Relationship With the Reapers
One of the rules of being Producer is that you cannot reveal that you're the Producer to anyone besides the Composer. Due to this rule, the Producer is not allowed to have relationships with Reapers or Players as the Producer. However, the Producer is allowed to communicate and give information (to an extent) to both Players and Reapers as long as he keeps his position of Producer a secret.
[edit] Relationship With Other Angels
Because the Producer himself is an Angel, it is assumed that he is on good terms with all of the other Angels. According to the Secret Reports, however, Sanae Hanekoma is a Fallen Angel.
