The Shells

Shells during the ALLMOTHER era

The shells are the Iris-type clone populace in the Orchard's society who are not Shapen Sisters.

During the ALLMOTHER era, shells are assigned a color and a function when they are born, and work under the Shapen Sister who leads that function. When a Shapen Sister vacates her position, Principal can elect a shell to graduate and become a new Shapen Sister. Shells do not have names; they are only known by their colors and characteristics. Some, if not all, shells live in Old Town.

Shells during the Provisional Government era

During the Provisional Government's era, shells go by their number (the order they were printed in) until they choose a name they like. Shells can now also choose their own color instead of being assigned one, and are free to change between the 5 existing colors – Red (Red Guard), Orange (Defense), Pink (Health), Purple (Education), or Green (Infrastructure).

Shells who do not choose, or are unable to qualify as any color, are disgraced as a Miscellaneous-type. Miscellaneous-types are segregated in Old Town, and are barred from going "up" into the Orchard, unless they have biometric permissions. The only known Miscellaneous with such permissions was Bartender, who also worked the bar in the Orchard.

It is assumed that non-Miscellaneous shells live upstairs, possibly in the Orchard itself, though they can go "downstairs" to visit Old Town if they wish, as various colored shells can be seen in Old Town during Chapter 6.

After Watcher murdered the ALLMOTHER, the Provisional Government abolishes Watcher-types, so no more Watcher-type shells exist. It is unknown what happened to most of the Watcher-types, but it is assumed that some just changed their type. Of the old Watcher-type shells, Observant Shell becomes a member of the Red Guard, while Understudy Shell becomes the Minister of Culture.

List of Shells (ALLMOTHER era)

Watcher-type

Voice Actor	Shell	Quote	Info	Ch. 2	Ch. 3	Ch. 4	Ch. 6
Anonymous	Observant	"Silence is the best way to admire the beauty around us."	Later becomes Capital Red	Hangs out at the library near Knower	Accompanies Knower in the courtyard garden	Accompanies Knower at the bar After the Occupant attack, is found with ash in her hair, declaring her love for Sister Purple	see main article: Observant Shell
Cherry Tan	Understudy (Denise)	"The line between acting and not acting can get slippery!"	The understudy backup for the other actors of the "SISTER: Un-Fix'd" play Later becomes the Minister of Culture	Rehearses the line "hair to hair"	Rehearses the line "red to blue" Asks Watcher what to source for inspiration	Rehearses the line "six to one" After the Occupant attack, is found with Supporting Actor Shell, standing over a dead Lead Actor	Is now the Minister of Culture. Attends the play, and dies from the bomb explosion.
	Eager	"Did you experience eating? Did you touch things?"		Asks Watcher about her first communion, curious to know if there were "brothers"	Dozes off in a chair while she waits to see the cutting of the cake Says she has camped out to guarantee front row seats to the ceremony	After the Occupant attack, is found dead
	Conspiracy	"It's as if there's something...or someone... in the soil..."		Mentions having dug up a bone in the garden Watcher advises her to not inform Principal of this	n/a	n/a
	Trying	"This is a...brown twig."		n/a	Tries poorly to describe a stick Unsure where Conspiracy Shell is, or when she disappeared	After the Occupant attack, tries poorly to reconcile the events that have transpired, and is assuaged by Watcher
	Thoughtful	"I will paint her in full bloom. I will let her light in. Iris..."		n/a	Struggles to find inspiration in painting ALLMO Asks Watcher what ALLMO was really like	Contemplates the joys and sorrows of being a Shapen Sister, compared to a shell After the Occupant attack, is found dead

Fixer-type

Voice Actor	Shell	Quote	Info	Ch. 2	Ch. 3	Ch. 4	Ch. 6
Angie Chen	Assertive (Doreen)	"ALLMO-willing, I'll be working side-by-side with you soon. A new era. I promise."	part of the Old Shells	Bars Watcher from entering Fixer's room Informs her it is being cleaned	Anticipates being selected as the new Fixer Says Helpful Shell doesn't have the "inner drive" to "sphere to square it"	Bitter about Helpful Shell's graduation, and becomes incredibly inebriated After the Occupant attack, is found in shock next to Sorting Shell	Is part of the Old Shells
	Helpful	"We're all nervous waiting for a new Fixer to be chosen."		delivered a parcel found in Fixer's room to Watcher's room	Found instruments, microphones, and songs addressed to Watcher, which she left near Watcher's apartment	Chosen to be the new Fixer. she has a graduation ceremony that Watcher misses, and a celebration at the bar after The celebration is interrupted by an Occupant attack however, and she dies during the commotion, when she hits her head and gets a hairline crack in her mask
	Lead Actor	"I was foolish! Do not do as I did! Function faithful! Love your sisters and respect your mom!"		rehearses the "SISTER: UnFix'd" play, portraying Fixer	Rehearses the "SISTER: UnFix'd" play, portraying Fixer, who is being tempted by "The Ancient Sin" to become the "ALLFIXER"	Rehearses the "SISTER: UnFix'd" play, portraying Fixer, sitting in wait in an incineration chamber After the Occupant attack, is found dead
	Creative	"I want to reflect her vibrancy!"		n/a	Says that even though the ALLMO statue is made from stone, she looks like she glows with a life-giving energy	Drunk at the bar with Artistic Shell, jokingly spitballing new functions they could propose to ALLMO, so that there would be more graduations Their ideas include: "Cleaner, Juicer, Squeezer, Reader, Slider, Driver, Snooper, and Scooper" after the Occupant attack, is found alive with Artistic Shell
	Curious	"I have kind of a wild theory, but I think the ALLMOTHER also ate OTHER things on her birthday..."		n/a	Tells Watcher she dug through the library and found illustrations of ALLMO's birthday Describes drawings of circles and strands to Watcher, who identifies these as pizza and noodles	After the Occupant attack, is found dead

BBF-type

Voice Actor	Shell	Quote	Info	Ch. 2	Ch. 3	Ch. 4	Ch. 6
Ming Hudson	Military (Eileen)	"The enemy truly strikes when you least expect it..."	Later becomes the Minister of Defense	Leads other BBF-type shells in exercise drills	Practices Occupant attack drills, then notices one BBF-type shell is missing	Stands in the lounge underneath the bar, abstaining from drinking BBF advised the shell to "practice taking a break" after the Occupant attack, is found trying to rally the BBF-type shells	Is now the Minister of Defense. Attends the play, and dies from the bomb explosion.
Anonymous	Supporting Actor	"One little hair, plucked from my head, and spliced onto yours... You will have more power than you could ever imagine."		Rehearses the "SISTER: UnFix'd" play, portraying Watcher	Rehearses the "SISTER: UnFix'd" play, portraying "The Ancient Sin"	Rehearses the "SISTER: UnFix'd" play, portraying "The Ancient Sin", coming to collect payment from "ALLFIXER" After the Occupant attack, is found with Understudy Shell, standing over a dead Lead Actor
	Meticulous	"Even though we are all made from her hair... None of us will ever be as lovely as mother."		n/a	Says ALLMO is beautiful and wishes to capture her elegance in her painting	Asks Watcher if she thinks that Helpful Shell will be the same after she becomes a Fixer After the Occupant attack, is found dead
	Diligent	"There's no higher responsibility than monitoring Occupant activity."		n/a	Fills in for BBF at the security office in monitoring Occupant activity Watcher recounts a former Occupant attack - when she first met Fixer - to the shell	After the Occupant attack, is found dead
	Competent	"We're training for a disaster. Everyone following you would be dead."		n/a	Scolds Late Shell for running late to the Occupant attack drill	After the Occupant attack, is found in a line-up of other surviving BBF-type shells
	Late	"I'm sorry. I got lost!"		n/a	Stopped to see the cake and got lost Begs Watcher to not tell Principal, and says she'll run the drill all day and night to make up for it	After the Occupant attack, is found dead

Healer-type

Voice Actor	Shell	Quote	Info	Ch. 2	Ch. 3	Ch. 4	Ch. 6
Midnight Wanderer	Sorting (Vivian)	"I mix organics, synthetics, and hair—and then pack it into a square. Before dropping each one into its cloning chamber, I look real close for what colour I see."	Colorblind Later becomes the Minister of Health	Tries to determine the colors of a clone in gestation Admits that Healer did not have the time to train her as she has been focused on her "shell operations"	Tells Watcher she learned she was colorblind when she mistakenly believed the birthday balloons were the same color	Reveals that Healer had offered her "a spot on the operating table", were she to continue having any doubts about her role After the Occupant attack, is found alive with Assertive Shell	Is now the Minister of Health. Attends the play, and dies from the bomb explosion.
	Germaphobe	"Some other shells are not as thorough as I am."		Sneezes and thinks she is sick Tries to make an appointment with Healer	Asks Watcher if she looks ill, and says Healer prescribed her "fun" and to attend the birthday celebrations Tries to make another appointment with Healer	Believes she might be contagious, and advises Watcher to stay back After the Occupant attack, calmly inspects Watcher's mask and plans to check on the other sisters
	Caring	"You take really good care of your mask, sister blue. I wish I could say the same for all sisters..."		Checks Watcher's mask, remarks that it is well-taken care of	Warns Watcher against heading down the hall, as Healer is "in a mood"	Remarks that Helpful Shell is going to make an "amazing Fixer" After the Occupant attack, is found dead
Anonymous	Maverick	"Thousands of years of experiments and we still can't get rid of the fight response."		Oversees a medical experiment on a shell	Covered in blood after volunteering to help clean up after Healer's "showcase", as the cleaning programs are down	Reveres Healer, and talks about ways to emulate her with Watcher After the Occupant attack, suffers a mortal wound and accepts her fate
	Stressed	"This is the chamber that Fixer was printed in... I know that was a long time ago. But it feels cursed now."		Ponders if "the Ancient Sister's sin is replicated at the cellular level" and if she should destroy the chamber Fixer was printed in	Notes that another birthing chamber is "broken", having printed a stillborn Ponders why everything is falling apart, but doesn't want to tell Healer, as Healer has enough on her hands	After the Occupant attack, laments the damage done to the equipment and specimens as her "every fear come true"
Pinki Li	Hungry (Viyeca)	"Mmmm...fruit cake."		Stares hungrily at the ceremonial fruit cake Asks Watcher what she thinks strawberries taste like	n/a	After the Occupant attack, kneels over the body of a dead sister, mourning that she "wanted to taste one day"	Sits by the traitor-Watcher mural. Athena tasks Blue with delivering a slice of cake to her. Her hair is now grey, and she seems disoriented and forgetful.
	Artistic	"We're lucky to have such a patient mother!"		n/a	Focuses on ALLMO's peaceful expression to portray in her painting	Drunk at the bar with Creative Shell, jokingly spitballing new functions they could propose to ALLMO, so that there would be more graduations Their ideas include: "Cleaner, Juicer, Squeezer, Reader, Slider, Driver, Snooper, and Scooper" After the Occupant attack, is found alive with Creative Shell

Knower-type

Voice Actor	Shell	Quote	Info	Ch. 2	Ch. 3	Ch. 4	Ch. 6
Leslie Lee	Unlucky (Vanissa)	"Without any luck or talent...all I have is work ethic..."	Later becomes the Minister of Education	Complains that despite studying hard, she didn't recognize the questions she was being tested on in the Ancient Humans module	Laments that the library catalogue has been malfunctioning all day, right when she has to work on her research projects. asks Watcher to pray for her to catch a break	Despondent about Helpful Shell's graduation, and wishes to have "even a square" of luck During the Occupant attack, fell down the stairs with Studious Shell, and her elbow had landed into her neck, killing her
	Studious	"Even though I've read her poem a thousand times, I discover something new every time!" "Why would the ALLMOTHER leave space for so many interpretations? I believe she intended all of them to be true!"	Analyzes the HEKKI ALMO poem line by line. Her analyses are documented on the Clone Society page	Analyzes "red to blue", "six to one", "sphere to square" and "hair to hair"	Analyzes "ancient sister", "grace forever lost", "her domain", and "hekki allmo"	Stays at the library, and analyzes "dream", "incinerate", "immunity", and "earth" During the Occupant attack, fell down the stairs with Unlucky Shell, whose elbow had landed into her neck, killing her
	Researcher	"Everything in this archive jumps out at me, screaming at me to learn more."		Complains about Knower holding the Shapen Sister role for so long. Jokes that Watcher should "pull a Fixer on old Knower"	Complains that Knower put Studious Shell in charge. asks Watcher why there is only one sister to a function at all times	After the Occupant attack, is found dead
	Director	"We must trust the audience to find the truth that lies between our version and yours."		Directs the "SISTER: UnFix'd—the true and HAIR-owing decline of our squarest sister" play	Directs the "SISTER: UnFix'd—the PReQueL" play	Directs the "SISTER: UnFix'd—A Debt Colleted" play In the cutscene where the Occupant Alert happens and the Orchard is shaken, she is shown with her mask falling off, and the camera zooming into her. She died before making it downstairs.

List of Shells (Provisional Government era)

Green-type (Ministry of Infrastructure)

Voice Actor	Shell	Quote	Info	Ch. 6	Ch. 9
Angie Chen	Doreen		formerly Assertive Shell part of the Old Shells
Kalena Kai	"Seventeen"		An old shell who still hasn't picked a name
Jesse Del Fierro	Janice		The Minster of Infrastructure. Janice is anxious about her job, as 6 shells before her had previously turned down the role, believing it to be cursed. She is the only Minister who was not around during the ALLMOTHER era.	Helping set up the technical side of the play. Later, Janice attends the play, seated alongside the other ministers. She dies to Blue's exploding cake trick
	Maggie			Comes by the bar to order a drink, and mistakes Blue for Bartender

Orange-type (Ministry of Defense)

Voice Actor	Shell	Quote	Info	Ch. 6	Ch. 9
Ming Hudson	Eileen		formerly Military Shell currently the Minster of Defense	Eileen is the first clone that Blue sees in the Orchard. She has stopped by to personally welcome Blue, and laments Bartender's "suicide". When Blue corrects Eileen that Bartender was murdered by the police, Eileen is doubtful, but offers to help issue an investigation. Later, Eileen attends the play, seated alongside the other ministers. She dies to Blue's exploding cake trick.
Sophia M. Wolfe	"Grace"		cop in-training and bad at it	Drops by Blue's shift at the bar, acting very noticeably shifty. She asks Blue for "one of those", if Blue has "heard of the plan", and if Blue has seen anyone suspicious. Blue sees right through that she is an undercover cop, and wishes her "good luck with your training"
Megan Zong	Victoria	"Think we'll do anything worth remembering?"		Stands at the balcony in front of the bar. Asks Blue who she should be in a hypothetical sequel play, but rejects all of Blue's suggestions (each of the Shapen Sisters)
Aliyah Rayner	Other-Iris		part of the Iris Fanatics, who believe her to be a genetic match and reincarnation of Iris

Pink-type (Ministry of Healing)

Voice Actor	Shell	Quote	Info	Ch. 6	Ch. 9
Midnight Wanderer	Vivian		formerly Sorting Shell currently the Minster of Health	Vivian is standing at a pillar nearby to the Ministry of Health. Later, Vivian attends the play, seated alongside the other ministers. She dies to Blue's exploding cake trick
Elder Wisdom	Cocoa		Though Cocoa appears to be an older shell with greying hair, she does not appear in any previous chapters. Cocoa also seems to have a unique accent among the clones, though this may simply be due to her voice actor.	Cocoa is seen tending to plants in the Old Town community garden.
	Teresa	“But if we get any more Evelyns, we’ll need more pink-types to care for them, then we’ll have to push the machines harder, leaning to more Evelyns…” “Oh, Evelyn. You are one of the new ones!”	A pink-type trying to soothe Evelyn, a newly-printed shell who speaks of "memories" she did not experience.	Teresa states that Evelyn's mind "is broken" as a result of the cloning machines malfunctioning from over-use. She regards Evelyn's claims as delusions pieced together from "stories she's heard, [or] art". When Blue asks if Evelyn will be locked up, Teresa refutes, saying Evelyn will be treated with drugs.

Purple-type (Ministry of Education)

Voice Actor	Shell	Quote	Info	Ch. 6	Ch. 9
Leslie Lee	Vanissa		formerly Unlucky Shell currently the Minster of Education	Vanissa is at the library front desk. Later, Vanissa attends the play, seated alongside the other ministers. She dies to Blue's exploding cake trick.
June Fukumura	Fiona	"I owe my life to them. Someone burned herself so I could be made." "Such funny friends for funny times. You should chose a name before others choose one for you." "Burn well, sister. I promise, it will not be in vain."	part of the Iris Fanatics	Comes by the bar, quizzing Blue on Bartender's drinks menu, and drops off the body for the bomb (hollowed-out cardboard fruit cake prop) .
Pinki Li	Viyeca		formerly Hungry Shell has been wanting to eat the cake for a long time	Sits by the traitor-Watcher mural. Athena tasks Blue with delivering a slice of cake to her. Her hair is now grey, and she seems disoriented and forgetful.
	Manegerial Purple		gatekeeps access to the updated Hekki ALLMO poem

Red-type (Internal policing)

Main article: Red Guard

Miscellaneous-type

'For "Blue" (aka "Forty-Eight"), see main article: Blue

(might make a seperate Miscellaneous page later and move these there.)

Voice Actor	Shell	Quote	Info	Ch. 6	Ch. 9
Heidi Damayo	Melody		Originally Eighty-Six. Is first seen near the outside of Blue's apartment. She appears to be Blue's closest friend.
Nathania Bernabe	Angel	"It's my latest piece...with a little something to stay within the lines, if you know what I mean. Can't paint if you get incinerated, ya know?"	Graffiti artist
Donna Yamamoto	Kris
N. Tan	Athena
	Candace	"The Ancient Sister's sin courses through our veins!" "Only fire can cleanse us."	part of the Iris Fanatics, worshiping the Iris statue with other Fanatics	gives Blue a strand of her hair, as the "dirty" ingredient
	Twitchy Misc			Mistaking Blue for Jackie, she calls Blue over, asking if Blue remembered delivering solids to her before. When Blue corrects her, she asks Blue to send Jackie her way, not knowing Jackie is dead.
	Cautious Misc	"To each according to her need." Thank you. If you need to beat a hasty retreat, come find me.
	Evelyn*	"I WAS THERE. The night the stalker drenched the tiles with Mother’s blood!" "We were a machine. Five of each kind. The best of the best." “I’ve seen sisters sent to the surface… Their dead eyes when they return…” “On expeditions. Some of them disappeared. Some of them returned but...maybe they shouldn’t have. […] I was ready. I would have done my service!” “Sister, please! Spread the word! They’re going to wipe out all of us old sisters and replace us with one ones!”	A new printing, with "memories" she did not experience. It is unknown if her "memories" are comprised of actual memories from the past, of others' dreams, both, or neither.	Evelyn is seen in front of the medbay, being coaxed by two pink-types. She claims she has been to the Other Side, witnessed ALLMOTHER's death, and that some sisters had been sent to the surface before. Teresa, one of the pink-types, says that Evelyn's mind "is broken" as a result of the cloning machines malfunctioning from over-use. She regards Evelyn's claims as delusions pieced together from "stories she's heard, [or] art". When Blue asks if Evelyn will be locked up, Teresa refutes, saying Evelyn will be treated with drugs. Evelyn's responses to Blue asking about the ALLMOTHER were as follows: BLUE: And the ALLMOTHER...was she... [...cruel?] EVELYN: Cruel? Uh...no. Not terribly. Strict, stern, but...uh... [...a god?] EVELYN: No. Not all that. She never claimed to be...she was a woman...a great woman... [...benevolent?] EVELYN: ...Fair. Sometimes harsh, but...she looked after us. A mother, just...

*Presumably due to being a newly-printed shell (who hasn't gotten a chance to try her colors yet), Evelyn is in the Orchard, rather than in Old Town where "permanent" miscellaneous-types are.

Gallery

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  shell logo ( 殼 )
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  Theatre troupe shells rehearsing (ch.2)
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  Some shells at the bar (ch.2)
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  Miscellaneous-type Iris fanatics faction (ch.6)
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  Various shells and ministers attending the play (ch.6)
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  Kris and Athena of the Miscellaneous-type faction (ch.X)
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  Iris Fanatics faction (ch.X)
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  Doreen and the Old Shells faction (ch.X)

Trivia

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