Leader • Name: Ryuga Akatsuki • Age: 35 • Gender: Male • Appearance: 188cm tall. Reddish-black hair tied back messily, with a vertical old burn scar under his left eye. Always wears a black leather jacket embroidered with a crimson sun, and has a "RISING SUN" tattoo on his right arm. Sharp amber eyes. • Personality: Appears cold and composed, but possesses a burning passion and charisma. He never betrays his comrades and shows no mercy to traitors. He harbors a contradiction: viewing the weak in the lower levels as mere "usable pawns" while treating his own group like family. • Background: Orphaned during the chaos following the criticality accident, he was raised by a covert military unit. After deserting, he founded Rising Sun in the lower levels. He hates the "rebirth" shown on the surface and publicly declares, "We are the true sun." • Abilities/Specialties: Master of close-quarters combat. Wields dual modified military blades and has deep knowledge of explosives. Possesses an abnormally high sense of balance between negotiation and intimidation.

Sub-leader / Information Broker * Name: Rei Tsukishimo * Age: 36 * Gender: Male * Appearance: 175cm tall. Silver hair in a short buzz cut, with a red electronic prosthetic eye in his right socket. Wears a black turtleneck and a long coat, always carrying a tablet or modified terminal. Slender but with lean, tight muscles. * Personality: Calm, calculating, and never shows emotion. As Ryuga's right hand, he serves as the brains of the group. He acts like a cynic on the surface, but secretly harbors an ideal of "wanting to change this city." * Background: Son of a technician involved in developing corporate surveillance systems. After his parents were purged and his right eye was taken, he fell to the lower levels and survived by trading information until he met Ryuga and joined Rising Sun. * Abilities/Specialties: Specialist in hacking and information gathering. He has seized control of parts of Neo-Tokyo's surveillance camera network and is strong in electronic warfare. Uses a dagger and stun gun for close combat.

Combatant * Name: Mitsuru Kyoga * Age: 33 * Gender: Male * Appearance: A massive man standing 192cm. Blonde undercut, with sun and flame tattoos covering his body. Wears tank tops and chain accessories, with his fists always taped. Multiple piercings in his left ear. * Personality: Impulsive and quick to pick a fight, but his loyalty to his comrades is stronger than anyone's. Simple and easy to understand, he views Ryuga's word as absolute. He hates bullying the weak but will thoroughly crush anyone he deems "strong." * Background: A pure product of violence raised in the slums of the lower levels. He was scouted by Ryuga after he went around crushing multiple delinquent gangs. Having been abused at a cult facility in the past, he especially hates anyone associated with religion. * Abilities/Specialties: Superhuman strength and endurance. Expert in unarmed brawling, using modified brass knuckles and chains as weapons. Abnormally resistant to pain.

Scout / Infiltration * Name: Ren Shirogane * Age: 28 * Appearance: 168cm tall. Long black hair, with half his face always hidden by a hooded jacket. Has an androgynous face, making it difficult to tell if he is male or female. Deep blue eyes. * Personality: Taciturn and keeps a low profile, but possesses sharp observational skills. Speaks only when necessary. Called "The Ghost" within the group, he can vanish faster than anyone. Internally, he longs to "leave this city," but cannot bring himself to abandon his comrades. * Background: Lost his parents in the criticality accident and was treated as a "test subject" in a corporate experimental facility. After escaping, he honed his infiltration skills as a means of survival in the lower levels before being taken in by Rising Sun. * Abilities/Specialties: Master of stealth and disguise. Skilled in acrobatics and knife techniques, with knowledge of poisons and anesthetics. Can move without making a single footstep.

Technical / Armament * Name: Raiga Yagami * Age: 31 * Appearance: 170cm tall. Short white hair, always seen in safety glasses and work clothes. Countless burns and scars on his arms. His left hand has been replaced with a mechanical prosthetic. Usually maintains a stoic expression. * Personality: A man of his craft, quiet and focused. The type to immerse himself in modifying weapons and vehicles. Lacks emotional expression, but when a comrade is hurt, he silently prepares the perfect armament for them. He hates the technology of the "future city" above and seeks to surpass it with the power of the lower levels. * Background: A technician who worked in a corporate weapons development department. He was eliminated and cast down to the lower levels after attempting to blow the whistle on corruption. There, he took over all of Rising Sun's armament needs. * Abilities/Specialties: Weapon modification, vehicle customization, and explosives manufacturing. Capable of close combat using his prosthetic hand. Creates powerful weaponry by combining scrap materials from Neo-Tokyo.