Antiphon is a large company founded and run by Gaius Antiphon. The company's main output is technology, and it has stakes in many different markets, including, but not limited to: autocars, weapons, drones, wheelchairs, and mobile phones.
Due to this large range of products, it funds most of Neo-Metro police force's activities and provide most of its military equipment, meaning Antiphon effectively owns both Neo-Metro and its police force. The company's wealth and influence make it now powerful enough to rival the national military.[1]
Antiphon's current focus is on the NOISZ and all variants of it. AI automation is prevalent in the company's decision-making, and can replace employees where needed.[2]
NOISZ STΔRLIVHT
Employees
Gaius Antiphon: CEO
Beyond (NOISZ STΔRLIVHT): Unknown exact position, high up in the entertainment division.
Stornel: Gaius' bodyguard.
Producer: Producer for the idol group STΔRLIVHT.
STΔRLIVHT: Part of the entertainment division.
NOISZ Ignition
Employees
Beyond Antiphon: Acting chairperson in Gaius' absence.
Remora: Works in R&D.
NOISZ re:||VERSE Endings
Endings 1A and 1B: re:||UNION
Beyond Antiphon takes over Antiphon as its new CEO while Arietta Antiphon gets her business degree online to assist Beyond in running the company.
Ending 2: re:||SURRECTION
After Beyond's death, Arietta takes over Antiphon as its new CEO. She shifts the company's focus toward studying the World of Music and finding ways to mitigate the negative effects of the damaged boundary between worlds.
Ending 3: re:||PARATION
After Arietta's death, Beyond takes over Antiphon as its new CEO. She shifts the company's focus toward humanitarian efforts, to the opposition of many of Antiphon's shareholders. Remora becomes the head of R&D and the company's spokesperson. Meanwhile, Beyond becomes extremely reclusive and works behind the scenes.
Ending 4: re:||ALIZED MIRACLE
Note that nothing in Ending 4 is canon to the actual story, as it follows an Extra Stage.
Beyond takes over Antiphon as its new CEO. She ends up having to buy back ownership of most of Antiphon after shareholders are displeased with her vision for it. Arietta decides to finish up high school while also working as a record producer as part of Antiphon's entertainment division. Remora and Stornel jointly lead Antiphon's R&D Department.
Trivia
- The name "Antiphon" originates from the musical term "antiphon", which describes a chant melody sung before and after a psalm verse.[3]
- Originally, this was done by alternating choirs spread across a room, leading to the birth of a term to describe this phenomenon as "antiphonal singing" or "antiphony."[4]
| Lore | |
|---|---|
| World | Neo-Metro • The Void • World of Music • Ossia Town • Tacet Forest |
| Antiphon | The NOISZ • The ARIA and Sonic Blade • Void Crystal |
| Beasts | Noise Beast • NOISZ Beast • Void Beast |
- ↑ Lost Data: Neo-Metro
- ↑ NOISZ re:||VERSE - Chapter 1
- ↑ https://www.britannica.com/art/antiphon-music
- ↑ https://www.britannica.com/art/antiphonal-singing