| “ | Kill…er… | „ |
| ~ Lady's only words |
A mysterious woman of untold strength, she rescues a mortally-wounded suspect (Killer) from the police and restores him to life with a kiss of Malice. She does not respond with speech (only saying the word "Killer" twice), nor does she show any emotion. Killer therefore dubs her "Lady".
Library Entry[]
Mystery woman who came out of nowhere to haunt nighttime New York. No one knows who she is or what she wants. No cop who saw her ever lived to tell the tale.
Biography[]
Although mute, she plainly holds regular existence in disdain as she interferes in the lives of the party and earns their wrath, especially from Shania and Ricardo. Her ultimate goal is to gain enough Malice and open a sinister portal known as The Gate, which will rain terror and hatred down upon the world. According to Professor Gilbert, she may be driven by instinct and only wishes to open the Gate out of a desire to return "home". Whilst the main villain and depicted as pure evil, she shows a different side to Killer. Her true identity is that of Johnny's sister, who during the resurrection process gave up her Will (the blue light) to Johnny, leaving her none, turning her into Lady.
Abilities[]
Lady is able to use the red light Malice for various things, she is able to use Malice to kill or resurrect people, but it seems Malice can only ressurect a person once. Its powers can also heal people from mortal wounds, but once they are healed or resurrected they will be filled with Malice and once the Malice reaches its high point within a person they will mutate into monsters. Her powers are also the key to summon The Gate which will be summoned once the three seals of Malice in America are opened. Her powers are also used to channel many of her attacks. Also when Lady stays in one place to long Malice will collect around her which was the key reason The Gate slowly began to open again.
Fighting Style[]
Main article: Lady (Boss)
Relationship[]
While Lady is mostly emotionless due to being purely constructed from Malice and devoid of Will, at the end of the game she shows special feelings for Killer not unlike love. It is implied to develop slowly as they spend time together, further nurtured when Killer told Lady that he "would protect her no matter what" before his third battle with Johnny. Killer's defeat and death apparently moved Lady, as she approached his body and spoke for the first time, calling his name. Feeling distraught, she emitted a massive amount of Malice, enough to open The Gate, into which she took him in the hope of resurrecting him. Her failures to do so apparently distressed her so greatly that she began to cry. Enraged at Johnny's party for killing Killer, she summoned the Malice Unbral to destroy them but was defeated. After the battle, she began to fade and desperately crawled toward the dead body of Killer. To her surprise, Killer opened his eyes and smiled at her. She smiled back, and both disintegrated into Will instead of Malice.
Music[]
Lady's leitmotif, simply known as "Lady's Theme", appears periodically throughout Shadow Hearts: From the New World, being incorporated into the opening theme ("From the New World"), "Kiss of Malice", "Will", "Much More Together" and the final boss music, "Lady's Tears II."
Interestingly, her theme was only released in full, on the Shadow Hearts Special Sounds CD as a piano arrangement, and was not featured in the game.
Trivia[]
- As Killer resembles Yuri, Lady also resembles Alice, Yuri's lover. Additionally, the way Lady carried Killer after his defeat resembles how Yuri carried Alice in the cover of Shadow Hearts (the first game of the series).
- Lady is the first and only final boss in all Shadow Hearts games who is fought in human form, although technically is not human. She is also the first and only final boss who cannot be actually damaged; her defeat is being scripted after Malice Unbral is defeated.
Video[]
Lady and Killer in a another encounter
Lady and Killer Meet.
