D'nelica

D'nelica (ドネリカ Donerika) is an antagonist in Gravity Rush and a mentioned character in Gravity Rush 2. He was the mayor of Hekseville after Bolsey disappeared, and later the leader of the Rebels. During Gravity Rush, he was responsible for the amalgamation of the police force and military and gave the go-ahead for the creation of the Jellyfish Special Forces.

History[]

Before Gravity Rush[]

After Queen Alua's recorded evacuation message for the people below Eto fell to Hekseville, D'nelica came into possession of it and learned of the coming threat of the Destructive Force. This set him upon the path of seizing power over the city and preparing its citizens for what he deemed necessary for their survival.

Gravity Rush[]

D'nelica first appears during the mayoral election, when the press mention that he is running against Mayor Bolsey, who is seeking another term in office.

His main strategy is to portray Bolsey as a weak and ineffectual leader, using his lack of success against fighting the Nevi, and allowing parts of the city to be pulled into rift planes through the Gravity Storms. To further this plan, he made a deal with Raven, promising to help her save the children of the Lost Tribe and send a rescue squad to Boutoume, if she ensures the missing parts of the city remain lost in the rift planes.

When Kat returns from Boutoume, she discovers that D'nelica has won the election in the year she was absent, and has turned Hekseville into a repressive military state, where even school students are required to attend military programs. Unbeknownst to her, D'nelica also desires to imprison Kat, believing her to be a threat to him.

He orders Yunica to fight Kat and get rid of her following the launch of the Sea Anemone, while he watches from Neu Hiraleon. When the Anemone goes out of control, he holds off on attempting to destroy it and when he finally does activate the self-destruct sequence, he seems unconcerned that it will destroy a large portion of the city.

He is hit by the explosion of the Sea Anemone when Kat launched it up to Neu Hiraleon, but is only hospitalized. Rewatching Queen Alua's message again from his hospital room, D'nelica is shocked to now notice the stark resemblance between her and Kat.

Gravity Rush 2[]

Sometime after Dr. Brahman came to power, D'nelica formed the Rebels out of the former Jellyfish Special Forces, and led them in the fight to depose Brahman and stop his plans of freezing the world in time.

Personality[]

He is a cruel and ruthless strongman, willing to kill numerous people to further his objectives. He is also cunning, using science and technology to further his goals, though he does not have a genius level intellect like Dr. Brahman.

Relationships[]

Bolsey[]

It is unknown if D'nelica was involved in Bolsey's mysterious disappearance before Kat's journey to the bottom of the world. Though it is believed that he offed the previous mayor behind the scenes, it is never explained what exactly happened.

Raven[]

When Raven is first introduced, she was seen talking to him. D'nelica had made a deal with Raven that he would send out a rescue squad to find a group of children that went missing, so long as she keeps the lost parts of Hekseville hidden in the rift planes. It is only with Kat's help in saving them that Raven really starts to question D'nelica's motives.

Adreaux[]

D'nelica's aide of sorts. Though he painted himself as a scientist under stress, Adreaux was actually under D'nelica's orders to gather data on Kat. The new mayor wanted to harness her powers (or, more specifically, Dusty's) to create an anti-Nevi super weapon, and ordered his aide to gather the necessary data.

Yunica[]

Not much is known about the relationship between D'nelica and Yunica. The two never interact with each other at any point, though it is possible that he was somewhat involved to a very minor degree in her creation. He does order her to arrest Kat after the Sea Anemone is launched.