Sunny

See also: Omori

Sunny
age	16
birthday	July 20
gender	Male
location	Sunny’s House
role	Main Protagonist

Sunny is the player character and silent main protagonist in OMORI. Sunny can be controlled and named by the player during the real-world segments of the game.

Profile

Appearance

Sunny wears a white-collared shirt with a blue vest over it. He wears beige shorts, white socks, and black shoes.

Personality

Sunny has been described as an extremely shy, but kind boy. Multiple characters, most notably Basil and Aubrey, describe him as a "really good listener" and as someone who "always had time" for his friends, but also as someone who dislikes "taking the lead."

Closely examining his behavior in both the real world and as Omori in Headspace paints a broader image of his personality. Sunny appears to have anger issues; he appears to have a very short temper (something as small as a fly buzzing near his ear is enough to anger him) and appears to suffer from dramatic outbursts of anger. His Angry portrait shows an extreme amount of emotion, more than every other character's Angry portrait, even Omori's, and he smashes his violin in a fit of rage, followed by accidentally pushing Mari down the stairs, killing her, something the Truth photo album describes as him "losing all sense". He also appears to suffer from some kind of anxiety, explicitly having learnt to take deep breaths to calm down.

Sunny appears to be somewhat judgmental and snarky: Omori's skills such as Mock, Exploit, and Shun encourage him to take advantage of other's emotions, and Omori's commentary in Foe Facts! often contains snide jokes and commentary towards the many enemies he faces. This also suggests that Sunny has a rather sharp sense of humor, going by the many quips he makes both as Omori and in reality.

He also demonstrates remarkably high intelligence: Despite having dropped out of school when he was twelve years old and technically lacking most formal education, he appears to have functional knowledge of advanced concepts such as calculating standard deviation of statistics and can successfully tutor two children in two different subjects.

He is additionally shown to be very helpful, being able to work for multiple people and shops throughout Faraway Town, and optionally helping others with their errands and requests with little to no payment, showing no objections. However, this may be linked to his extremely low self-esteem, something Omori comments on in his battle, suggesting that internally he feels that he is "less than useless; sick" and that he "hates himself."

Background

Sunny was born to unnamed parents on July 20th, being approximately 16 years old by the beginning of the game. He has an older sister named Mari. He lived in Faraway since he was a child, sharing a room with his older sister.

Growing up, Sunny always loved listening to Mari play piano, prompting him to receive a violin on his 12th birthday so that he could play with her. He enjoyed playing it at first but became resentful of it due to his sister's tendency to be a perfectionist, as well as his violin lessons interfering with the time he spent with his friends. He frequently played with his neighbors Kel, Hero, Aubrey, and Basil, the latter of which was described as being his best friend. Basil's photo album shows the group being close friends; going to school together, celebrating birthdays, and building a treehouse.

Sunny's frustration causes him to have an argument with Mari which leads to him throwing his violin down the stairs and breaking it, which then escalates to him accidentally pushing Mari down the stairs, killing her. Initially, he believes that she is still alive and has Basil help him carry her up to her bed. However, it becomes clear that she has died, and Basil convinces Sunny to stage her death as a suicide in order to avoid potential repercussions. After Mari's death, Sunny becomes reclusive, and he eventually stops leaving his house altogether. People who do this are known in Japan as "Hikikomori", which may be where the name of Sunny's Headspace persona "Omori" comes from.

Story

The beginning of the game takes place four years after Mari's death and over the course of three days, after which Sunny will be moving to a new town. Through the player's choices, the game has multiple endings and two specific routes that can be taken.

Night 1

Night 1 occurs regardless of what route the player chooses. Following Basil's disappearance in Headspace, Omori stabs himself in White Space, which, in reality, causes Sunny to wake up in the middle of the night, hungry. While attempting to get food from the kitchen, he has to conquer his fear of heights to go down the stairs; which is where he remembers how to use the skill Calm Down. Sunny then heats up the steak his mother left him and eats it. However, his stomach "doesn't agree" with the meal, and he heads to the bathroom to vomit into the toilet. Afterward, the sound of knocking prompts Sunny to check the front door, where Mari can be heard asking Sunny to let her in. Sunny is given a choice to either answer the door, or leave it closed. He is briefly scared by Hellmari should he open it. After choosing either option, the night ends with Sunny going back to bed and re-entering White Space.

True Route

The true route allows for the Good or Bad endings to be reached, but the neutral endings can also occur depending on the player's choices.

Day 1

Sunny wakes up in the morning to someone knocking on the front door. When he opens the door, Kel is on the other side. Going outside then gives Sunny the opportunity to see his old friends and overall be more active within his waking life. The day goes on as Sunny and Kel learn that Basil's Photo Album was stolen by Aubrey. They confront her, where she reveals that she felt betrayed by all of them after Mari's death and believes she is keeping the photo album safe. After this, Sunny and Kel see her throw away the photo album and are able to retrieve it. They take it back to Basil and eat dinner at Basil's House. Basil's behavior becomes increasingly strange, leading to him running to the bathroom. When Sunny checks on him, he is terrified and mentions also being able to see Something. The player is then forced to make Sunny leave, despite Basil's pleas for him to stay. Sunny goes home and fights Something, overcoming his fear of spiders and learning the skill Focus.

Hikikomori Route

The days in the Hikikomori route are considerably shorter, as they only consist of Sunny doing his chores and then facing the Something that corresponds with a fear blocking out sections of Headspace. This route prevents the completion of the Good or Bad endings, and only allows for the Neutral endings.

Day 1

During the first day, Sunny must choose not to answer the door in order to start the Hikikomori route. From there he will sweep the house, afterward taking a nap and waking up at night. He will come across Something again, this time taking the form of a mutated spider. Fighting Something allows Sunny to gain the skill Focus, and gets rid of his fear of spiders.

Day 2

On Day 2, Sunny is tasked with doing the dishes. Afterward, he takes a bath and slowly sinks down. Upon resurfacing, his house will be completely flooded. Following Mari's ghost down the stairs prompts him to fight Something, this time looking like underwater plants/tentacles. This fight allows Sunny to learn Persist.

Day 3

On the last day, Sunny will be stalked by Something throughout his house no matter where he goes. The last chore involves sorting through Sunny's old belongings, placing them into different boxes. From there, the player can choose either to go back to Headspace or have Sunny sleep until Moving Day. Either way, after he falls asleep, his body is taken over by Omori. Following this, he will see himself as Omori should he check his bathroom mirror.

On Moving Day, there are two possible endings that can be achieved. If Sunny goes to sleep, he will wake up and leave the house, ending with the credits rolling and the sound of sirens, implying that Basil, without Sunny's intervention, has killed himself. Alternatively, Sunny can instead choose to stab himself by opening the menu and selecting Stab, prompting him to commit suicide.

Skills

	DESCRIPTION	SOURCE
Guard	Acts first, reducing damage taken by 50% for 1 turn. No Cost.	Default
Calm down	Acts first, removing all emotions and recovering Heart equal to half of Sunny's max Heart. No Cost.	Encountering Something in the Dark
Focus	Next attack deals more damage. No Cost.	Encountering Something in the Walls
Persist	Heartcannot reach 0. No Cost.	Encountering Something in the Water
Overcome	Gather all your courage. No Cost.	Encountering Something
Allegro	Attack 3 times. Costs 19 Juice.	Encountering Omori
Encore	Your Juice will not fall for 3 turns. Costs 0 Juice.	Encountering Omori
Cherish	Heal your wounds and come back stronger. Costs 0 Juice.	Encountering Omori

Gallery

In-game

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  Sunny waking up during the day.

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  Sunny waking up during the night.

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  Sunny starting at a mirror (day).

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  Sunny staring at a mirror (night).

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  Sunny checking the mirror during his first visit to Basil's house, seeing Something behind him.

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  Sunny playing Mari's piano.

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  Sunny visions himself playing Mari's piano.

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  Hero, Kel, and Sunny comfort Aubrey.

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  Flashback of Sunny getting a new violin from his friends.

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  Sunny refusing to give up against Omori during their final battle.

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  Child Mari and Baby Sunny.

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  Sunny and Mari as children.

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  Sunny and Mari become friends with Kel and Hero.

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  The group comforting Aubrey.

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  Everyone watching Sunny and Mari playing the piano.

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  Sunny and his friends watch the starry sky.

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  The group in the kitchen.

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  Sunny and Aubrey sitting on the swingset.

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  The group having a picnic at sunset.

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  Sunny remembers a flashback of Mari saving him.

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  Sunny and Mari perform their final duet together.

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  Sunny looks at Mari one last time.

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  Sunny awakens in the hospital crying after his fight with Omori.

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  Sunny looking at a mirror in the hospital.

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  Sunny greets his friends upon recovering.

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  Sunny prepares to tell his friends the truth behind Mari's death.

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  Sunny finally overcomes his guilt over Mari's death.

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  Sunny from the title screen.

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  Neutral, eyes closed. Also used when defeated.

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Trivia

• Sunny is the only character to have two different Neutral battle portraits. His eyes will be open during normal battles, while his eyes will be closed during the battles against Something in the Dark, Something in the Walls, Something in the Water, Something, and Omori.
  • The same portrait is also used if he falls unconscious.
• In battle, Sunny cannot become Happy under any circumstance. He is the only character in both reality and Headspace where this is the case.