Diclonius DNA Voice

The Diclonius DNA Voice is arguably the secondary antagonist in the manga and anime series, Elfen Lied, and appears in both versions. While not playing as direct a role as protagonist/anti-villain Lucy or the the true antagonist, Director Kakuzawa, its influence on the tragic events is undeniable, though its true nature and origins are uncertain.

Beginnings
While Lucy proclaimed the Voice to be that of her own DNA, pushing her to fulfill her evolutionary goals, this claim may be suspect. While likely as true as not, it must be remembered that at the time her abilities first surfaced, Lucy was an extremely introverted, emotionally shut down child scorned by everyone she knew at a hateful orphanage. Under these conditions, more than one person has begun to hear voices, urging them to take actions their conscious mind will not allow. But whether Lucy's claims were true, or if the DNA Voice was merely another splinter of the original Kaede (Lucy/Nyu's true name) personality, it existed and acted (and Lucy responded to it) as though Lucy's claims were correct. Two other Diclonius, Nana and Mariko Kurama clone Barbara, each claimed to have heard it, but, given Lucy's status as queen of her new species, this may have been due to a connection with the 'drones' of her kind.

As young Kaede/Lucy mourned the fact that her horns set her apart, her abilities began to manifest while she was sleeping, and the voice began to respond to her laments by urging her to make a world just for her - which meant ridding the world of Humans. While Kaede was caring for a small puppy, these words were ignored. But when that puppy was killed by bullies at the orphanage, Kaede's rage caused her to kill them with her telekinetic vectors, energy arms that obey her commands. She seemed set to obey the voice until she met young Kouta, a boy who not only liked her despite her the horns on her head, but even because of them. Yet when a minor misunderstanding made it seem Kouta had cruelly betrayed her trust, Kaede broke down and surrendered nearly entirely to the Voice, killing people at a summer carnival, followed by Kouta's father and younger sister. Despite the horrific realization that Kouta had never meant to hurt her, Kaede still did what the Voice suggested, believing that the only way to have a place in the world was to kill and displace all Humans.

TBC...

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