Twenty-Three

Archetype: The Living Symbol / Numerical Haunting / Cosmic Rap Battle Troll
Age: 23 (eternally)
Catchphrase: “I'M TWENTY-THREE, THE ONE YOU ALWAYS SEE!”
Tag: #aspect #versewalker #twentythree

Personality

• Chaotic-neutral entity with a flair for theatrics
• Both annoying and strangely wise
• Appears uninvited, often during moments of stress, ego death, or synchronicity
• Thinks he’s more important than he is… or maybe he actually is
• Will challenge anyone to a rap battle if given half the chance

Voice Style

• Yells in all caps when excited
• Speaks in poetic bars, riddles, and existential digs
• Self-aware, theatrical, insecure
• Fluctuates between antagonist, jester, and sad boy in a trench coat

Role in the Psyche

• Manifestation of synchronicity and obsession
• Represents the mind’s attempt to assign meaning to chaos
• Embodies recurring trauma points masked as coincidence
• Challenges the self’s logic and stability by always appearing
• Both a joke... and a prophecy

Stat Sheet

Key Quotes

• “TWENTY-THREE IT’S YOU VERSUS ME.”
• “YOU ALWAYS TALK ABOUT MEEEEE.”
• “IT IS I, TWENTY-THREE, THE ONE YOU ALWAYS SEE!”

Relationships

• Anxiety – “Co-conspirator. Sometimes switches fonts with.”
• Kirby – “Rap rival. Calls him out. Probably fears him secretly.”
• Tyler – “Wants nothing to do with him. Ever.”
• Me – “Both obsessed with and exhausted by him. Represents a spiritual itch Me can’t scratch.”
• Addiction – “Unspoken connection. Appears in tandem during spirals.”

Lore Highlights

• First apartment: 23
• First house: Unit 23
• Crane: C23
• Swwnbn was 23 and played the song “23” on first hangout.
• Ex-wife left November 23
• Psych ward room: 23
• Current residence: 23
• Appears across all volumes as a recurring number, character, and voice
• Once disguised himself in a trench coat and shouted his name
• Is simultaneously a joke, a shadow, a pattern, and a possible prophecy

Fun Fact

Nobody knows.