Disco Elysium: The Final Cut (2021) — Story, World Setting & Character Breakdown
Developer: ZA/UM • Publisher: ZA/UM • Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
World Setting & Story Premise
Martinaise, a war-scarred coastal district of Revachol in the year ’51, four decades after the failed Communist Revolution was crushed by the Moralintern Coalition.
Following a catastrophic three-day alcoholic binge that erased his memory, badge, and gun, a Citizens Militia detective from Precinct 41 must team up with Lieutenant Kim Kitsuragi of Precinct 57 to take down the corpse of a hanged corporate mercenary behind the Whirling-in-Rags hostel before a war erupts between the Débardeurs’ Union and the Wild Pines Group.
Key Characters & Narrative Roles
Harrier "Harry" Du Bois — Protagonist
Affiliation: Revachol Citizens Militia (Precinct 41) • Relationship: Partner to Kim Kitsuragi
Double-yefreiter detective ("Tequila Sunset") whose fractured psyche of 24 competing voices can still solve seemingly impossible cases.
Lieutenant Kim Kitsuragi — Deuteragonist / Partner
Affiliation: Revachol Citizens Militia (Precinct 57) • Relationship: Steadfast investigative partner
Observant, stoic detective who anchors Harry’s investigation with his blue notebook, dry wit, and unshakeable professionalism.
Evrart Claire & Joyce Messier — Political Power Brokers
Affiliation: Débardeurs’ Union / Wild Pines Group • Relationship: Adversaries in the Martinaise harbor strike
Represent the colliding ideological forces of union labor boss maneuvering and ultraliberal capital in Revachol.