Luca

Luca is a playable character in Penny Blood, known as an Inheritor.

Born in 1913 in Ukraine, he spent his life held captive in a castle located in Yalta after being taken away from his parents at a very young age. He has the ability to heal wounds by touching them, create shockwaves around his body, and transform into a small wolf. After being rescued by Matthew Farrell and Emilia Dawson, he joins the group on their adventure.

Design[]

Luca was revealed as in update to the Penny Blood/Armed Fantasia double kickstarter on September 7th, 2022. In this update, three designs for Lucas human form were presented, and a vote was cast for the fan favorite to be used in the game. It was anounced a day later that design C was the winner.

The designer, Miyako Kato, made some statements on each design.

Type A
- "This is the oldest Luca of the three types. I gave him a strong-willed, energetic facial expression that would bring out his wolven side. His trademark is his scruffy hair. And he’s got a cuff attached to his leg… He must have gone on a rampage while he was imprisoned."
Type B:
- "The youngest of the three types. This Luca is wearing traditional clothes from Ukraine, where he was imprisoned. His silver curls are supposed to remind you of his white wolf form. I gave this Luca a very sweet, lovable appearance"
Type C:
- This Luca’s age is in between Type A and B. The theme here is “gothic”. Quiet, elegant, and of a very good upbringing. This Luca may have the biggest gap between his human and animal forms."

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Trivia[]

Shadow Hearts Blanca — Blanca from the Shadow Hearts series.

Luca's ability to heal and wolf like form is a direct reference to Blanca, a character from the predecesor series, Shadow Hearts.
Luca's ability to shapeshift into another animal form and his gothic look may also be a reference to the vampire siblings, Joachim, Hilda, and Keith Valentine.