Kenzo Edmond

"My entire life, I've spent in the pursuit of justice. It's what I'm best at."

- Edmond to Adrien. (Sanguine Melancholia)

Kenzo Edmond, referred to as the Adjudicator of the Hunt, is a character in Sanguine Melancholia. Edmond served as Supreme Commander of the Precinct Security forces.

In-Game
Edmond first appears in the final stage of Chapter Five, backed up by hundreds of Precinct Security soldiers. Despite his anger towards the group, he offered Maelstrom a chance to walk away from Candlelight Tor unharmed. However, after the Hunters informed him of the disaster at Precinct 02 (as well as the Council's manipulation that lead to it,) Edmond became hesitant to fight, stating that he may need to question his orders after all.

Edmond's men were agitated by this, suddenly shouting that there needed to be justice for the Hunters' actions. Edmond is confused by their sudden disobedience, and horrified to hear from Iago that his soldiers have fallen victim to Abilsin's manipulative abilities. He expresses his regret over the firefight that ensues and, despite admitting that they are in the wrong, chooses to fight with his manipulated soldiers, stating that he cannot bear to accept that they are lost for good.

After his defeat, he surrenders to the Hunters of the Maelstrom. He reveals that he blames himself for the destruction of Precinct Two, and his guilt leads him to jump from the nearby ledge. Adrien attemps to grab him but fails, and Edmond falls hundreds of feet into the dark, icy chasm below and is subsequently mourned by those who witnessed it, as he is presumed to be dead.

The bonus chapter Playing With Fire reveals that Edmond was attacked by Hyakutate's Archdemon moments after he jumped from the ledge, and had his right hand cut off by the Archdemon. He fired his gun, the Verdict, at the beast and landed multiple shots, which caused it to bleed. At some point during the fall, the Archdemon's blood came into contact with Edmond's open wound left by the loss of his hand, and miraculously, Edmond turned out to be one of the rare few whose bodies were capable of turning into half-demons. The transformation gave him the strength he needed to survive the fall, although he still sustained severe bruising.

Edmond proceeded to call for help on his radio, getting the attention of Charlotte MacBride, who was circling around the area in her helicopter. She tells Edmond that landing in the chasm would be impossible, so he asks her to wait for him at the top of the chasm instead. Wrapping his belt around the arm where his hand was missing to slow the bleeding, Edmond proceeded to limp up a steep, five-mile-long ledge, killing countless demons along the way and even severely wounding the Archdemon that took his hand off, reacquiring his hat in the process. Against all odds, Edmond emerged from the chasm and into the daylight. He smiles as he hears the sound of a distant helicopter getting closer, remarking that he knew that Charlotte wouldn't let him down.

Trivia

 * Edmond's handgun, called the Verdict, is a customized .44 magnum, equipped with modifications that would only be truly useful to hunters.
 * Edmond is the only character to show up during the fight with Halley's Archdemon as a memory despite not having appeared in the story before that point.
 * Edmond's character profile, which can be seen in the menu during his bonus chapter, comments on his immense strength:
 * "He was considered to be one of the strongest men alive before he became a half-demon. Now? His abilities are nightmarish."
 * Kenzo is confirmed by the creator to be aromantic and asexual, a fact hinted at by his in-game character profile, which lists one of his dislikes as "romantic/sexual advances."