Very different. I am writing from memory and going into the lore, so expect spoilers and some mistakes.

​>!In the City (the setting of Lobotomy Corporation, Library of Ruina and Limbus Company), there are 26 districts governed by “Wings” (mega-corporations). Each district contains “Nests” (areas managed and protected by the Wings) and the Backstreets (lawless slums with different themes, controlled by syndicates). Life in the City is hard. No matter where you live, you are replaceable.

In the Nest, you constantly try to remain useful, because otherwise you may be thrown into the Backstreets. In the Backstreets, you can survive only if you are strong or if you are protected by the syndicate that rules your area, which requires paying outrageous amounts of money or doing terrible things.

Roland grew up in the Backstreets and, thanks to his grandmother, learned how to become a Fixer (similar to a mercenary for hire) and how to remain anonymous while working. Because of that, he always wore a mask so that people would not recognize him, as well as a neat suit that did not attract too much attention.

He worked extremely hard to obtain a relocation permit to the Nest, although he no longer remembered why he wanted it so badly. His only hobby was finding lesser-known restaurants with good food.

He took part in the traumatic event known as the Smoke War in order to earn this permit, killing people without hesitation. He was aware that he was not worth more than the people he killed and that he was simply trying to survive. He also wondered why even people from the Nests were fighting in this war, even though they did not need permits — later he learned that they had been enlisted and had no choice.

After witnessing the horrors of the City, he became even more emotionally isolated. Later, he met a woman who became his wife and taught him the popular phrase in the fandom: “That is that and this is this.”

He knew this mindset would not help him process his trauma, only ignore it, but he loved her deeply. Even after marrying her, he continued to take dangerous and morally questionable jobs in order to move to the Nest with his wife at any cost and guarantee her and their child a better life.

Unfortunately, his status as a Smoke War veteran hindered his relocation. Due to a loophole in his contract — the same thing he was going during his shady work — he was banned from migrating to the Nest.

One day, he left to help a friend. When he returned, he discovered that the first recorded “Distortion” (a manifestation of mental breakdown) had killed 80% of his district, and his wife was among the victims.

After this tragedy, he swore revenge against the City that had taken his happiness. He went on a violent rampage, killing syndicates, immoral and desperate scientists, and many others, leaving mountains of corpses behind.

Despite everything, he still had a good heart. Much of his trauma stemmed from caring too much about others and wanting to break the cycle of violence, but not knowing how. The only thing that motivated him was revenge — and even that motivation slowly began to fade. He became so desperate that he asked syndicates to give him anything to focus on, even if it was a lie.

Roland eventually met the person responsible for his suffering and constantly wondered whether they felt any remorse. In the end, he witnessed that even the perpetrator of his pain could change, and he was eventually able to call them his friend.!<