Infection

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.hack//Infection (Japanese: .hack//感染拡大Vol.1, Hepburn: .hack//Kansen Kakudai, lit. "Infection Expansion" or "Spread of Infection") is the first entry in the set of games released for PlayStation 2. The collection of games are sometimes referred to as a Tetralogy by official sources, or a Quadrilogy by fans. Fans also use the abbreviation "IMOQ", taking the first letter in each consecutive game's western title in order (Infection, Mutation, Outbreak, Quarantine). The games take place within the fictitious MMO of 「The World」. Each game comes with a bonus DVD of the anime .hack//Liminality, which shows concurrent events occurring offline. The games are set in the "first season" of the .hack series, taking place after SIGN and ZERO. Several other media retell the events of the games, including .hack//Another Birth, .hack//XXXX,New Novelization [.hack] and .hack//Link.

Synopsis

 You're in their WORLD now!
 Who is Aura? What is the Book of Twilight? Why did your friend, Orca, fall into a mysterious coma? As the outlaw player, Kite, you're on a mission of truth. Take a journey into a virtual world where anything is possible, and nothing is as it appears. Fight your way through contaminated levels of cyberspace as you take on and eliminate enemies, and unlock codes that will allow you to gate travel to even more environments - all in a desperate attempt to discover who or what's behind The World.
 Embark on an epic journey to unlock the truth lurking behind THE WORLD.

 そしてカイトは手に入れた。
 データを改竄してしまうイリーガルな能力。
 仲間とチャットしながらダンジョンを冒険し、リアルではメールやBBSで攻略情報の交換が楽しめる。そんな楽しいネットワークゲーム「The World」を始めたはずだった……。しかし友達が、ユーザーたちが、ゲーム世界が、何か見えない大きな意思に引きずられ、壊れてゆく！そして僕もいつのまにか……。

Plot

The main story follows protagonist Kite, who was invited to play the game 「The World」 by his friend Yasuhiko, who is known as Orca in the game. After a chance encounter with irregular characters, the Kite's computer crashes. Kite's player discovers that Yasuhiko was rendered comatose after the bizarre mishap that caused the crash. Kite's player decides to continue playing 「The World」 in the hopes of waking his friend.

Liminality

Main articles: In the Case of Mai Minase

Setting

Main articles: IMOQ Setting

The World

Servers

 Δ Server, Aqua Capital Mac Anu
 ϴ Server, Highland City Dun Loireag

Characters

Main articles: IMOQ Characters#Infection

Production

Staff

Main articles: IMOQ Credits

Merchandise

Release

Japanese Release date: 2002年6月20日

Main Characters

 Kite 
 BlackRose
 Orca
 Balmung
 Helba
 Mistral
 Mia
 Elk
 Piros
 Natsume
 Sanjuro
 Gardenia
 Aura
 Skeith
 Cubia
 Morganna

NPCs

 Haru               Kira              Coo
 Nei                NOVA              Shouko
 Siesta             Tarou             Yuuji
 Heavy              Mayunosuke        Benkei
 Micino             Alicia            Waffle
 Quess              Nekoski           John
 Sachiko            Benoit            Yuji
 Bell               Cyan              Borscht
 Alue               BIG               Task
 Stare              A-Kichi           Mutsuki
 Alpha Ichigoro     Cossack Leader    Macky
 Wing               Henako            Annri
 Hirami             Flare             Cleama
 Grid               Crest             Yuckey
 Neja               Osugi             Panta
 M-78               Tim               Cima
 Fool               Koji              Teria
 Jutah              Oborozukiyo       Hayate
 Hinata             Gyokuro           Acerola
 Nijukata           

Mobs

 Goblin             Disco Knife       Mad Grass
 Swordmanoid        Deadly Moth       Snip Snap
 Magical Goblin     Chicken Hand      Sky Fish
 Headhunter         Cadet Valkyrie    Sword of Chaos
 Mushroom King      Ectoplasm         Mummy Ripper
 Hobgoblin          Fiend Menhir      Snakoid
 Bee Army           Dust Curse        Mimic
 Scorpion Tank      Shield Man        Rock Head
 Red Wyrm           Cyclo Shark       Hungry Grass
 Guardian           Crab Turtle       Flame Heads
 Stone Turtle       Thousand Trees    Heavy Metal
 Water Witch        Goblin Knight     Sled Dog
 Lamia Fighter      Nomadic Bones     Shining Eyes
 Ochimusha          Squilla Demon     Goblin Wiz
 Killer Snaker      Metal Emperor     Arrow Fish
 Menhir             Scarlet King      Phantom Wing
 Noisy Wisp         General Armor     Dark Witch
 Wood Harpy         Fire Witch        Lambda Knife
 Gladiator          Fresh Valkyrie    Hell Box
 Living Dead        Grand Mage        Lamia Hunter
 Baby Worm          Hammer Shark      Ironball
 Armor Shogun       Snappy Grass      Cannibal
 Lead Snakoid       Halloween         Dark Rider
 Metal Goblin       Bee Assault       Mantis
 Ogre               Wood Stock        MU Guardian
 Goil Menhir        Cursed Blades     Red Scissors
 Hell Hound         Tetra Armor       Phoenix Queen
 Mystery Rock

Drained Monsters

 Razine             Porolin           Long Lived
 Flamer             Kakasinger        Pippy
 Monkey Crab        Bat               Moai
 Minnow             Gremlin           Little Doggie
 Wiggle Snake       Limp Knife        Dragon Puppy
 Twinkle Grass      Charmer           Fake Money
 Death Head         Wiggly            Odoro

Bosses

 Parasite Dragon
 Skeith

Gold Goblins

 Stehoney
 Jonue
 Zyan
 Albert
 Martina 

(WIP i'll get more done on it later)