Lucien Knox

"Glad to see you haven't changed too much, kiddo."  

- Lucien to Adrien

Lucien Knox, also known as the Black Wolf, is a character and party member in Sanguine Melancholia. He was one of the first Great Hunters, and is the uncle of Adrien Knox. He also has a minor appearance in Better Days as a figment of Adrien's imagination.

In-Game (Sanguine Melancholia)
Lucien is first seen in a flashback as Graham tells Adrien the story of how his uncle died. Lucien had written a love letter that was allegedly meant for Zinnovia, Graham's sister, leaving him enraged. The two fought, though Lucien refused to fight back and hurt Graham, only for both men to end up getting stuck on top of a frozen river as the ice cracked. Lucien sacrificed himself to save Graham, falling into the icy river and being taken away by the current. Unbeknownst to Graham, Lucien was saved by Johann Morris after the river carried him to Johann's lab.

He is later met under the title of the Conductor, though he is not seen, instead being heard speaking through a makeshift intercom system on the train Valerie found. When Graham is wounded by Hyakutate's Archdemon, Lucien climbs atop the train and saves the party by firing at the demon.

Adrien, having believed his uncle to be dead after hearing Graham's story, is ecstatic to be reunited with him, a feeling shared by Lucien himself.

After a wounded Graham is taken to the ruins of Precinct 02 in search of medical supplies, and Zinnovia's Archdemon form is put down, Graham turns on Lucien due to Abilsin's manipulative abilities. Lucien confesses his love for Graham and reveals that the love letter was meant for him, but it fails to save Graham. The Black Wolf has no choice but to put his oldest friend down.

Lucien succesfully escapes Abilsin's cathedral at the end of the game, and is still alive.

In-Game (Better Days)
In Better Days, Lucien is dead by the time the game begins, having been killed in an accident while drunk driving. He makes a minor appearance towards the end of the game, though only as a figment of Adrien's imagination. When Adrien is being held captive by Nathan, an imaginary Lucien appears to motivate Adrien to escape, although he's comically bad at it.

Adrien Knox
"'And I know you probably won't remember this, come tomorrow morning...but I love you too, Uncle Lucien.'"

"— Adrien to his drunken uncle."

In Sanguine Melancholia, Adrien is shown to have a friendly relationship with his Uncle Lucien. He cried tears of joy upon finding him and realizing that he's still alive. He surprised his uncle by not harboring any anger towards the older man for his decision to stay with Graham instead of returning to him and his mother, many years prior. Lucien promised never to leave his side again, and has kept his promise so far.

Graham Welles
Graham and Lucien were known to be great friends and hunting partners before their falling out, orchestrated by Zinnovia. Prior to being manipulated and mercy killed by his old partner, Graham briefly speaks with Lucien after initially being wounded on the train, where he reveals that he's happy to see Lucien again, and is relieved that he survived.

Lucien secretly fell deeply in love with Graham, but never had a chance to admit this to Graham after Zinnovia sabotaged his initial attempt.

Zinnovia Welles
Lucien and Zinnovia are said to have been close once upon a time, but Zinnovia's betrayal left Lucien with conflicting feelings about her. He's shown to still have some respect for the woman, opting to end her suffering after finding her as an Archdemon, though it's possible this was just for Graham's sake.

Voice Lines (Sanguine Melancholia)
Battle start: When attacking: Leveling up: When killed in battle:
 * "I'm already underwhelmed..."
 * "Huh? Oh, I didn't even see you there!"
 * "Six shells...seven hells."
 * "Sorry! You had a bug on you!"
 * "It's unhealthy to bleed like that.”
 * “Feel free to die, whenever you're ready."
 * "Remember this before you call me old. Only I can call me old."
 * "All these years...and I'm still learning."
 * "I've still got it!"
 * "Eliza...I'm sorry..."
 * "One less...wolf in the world..."