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Double (JP: ダブル Daburu) is a shape shifting creature working under the Trinity, responsible for ensuring that the Skull Heart falls into the "right" hands and manipulating events according to the goddesses' will. Her current guise is as a nun under the name Agatha Gloomfoil (JP: シスター・アガサ Shisutā Agasa). She is one of the primary antagonists of the game.

General Information[]

Double is one of the eight original playable characters in Skullgirls. Her home stage is the Grand Cathedral, but Gehenna is also referred to her "domain" and is even implied to be an extension of herself. Despite her taking on a female form as a disguise and her combat stance being feminine, her gender is still listed as Unknown on the official site which may be because she's not actually human and as such has no true gender.

The nun form that she takes is based on no one in particular; it's just a form she takes to blend in at the cathedral. Double chooses a nun form in order to manipulate people with religion. Double's true form has been long forgotten. But the face in the nun form does have hints of what her original image was.

Double is speculated to have been created by the Trinity as she shares a few physical traits from each member.

Venus views Double as a maid or a butler, although it’s not quite as straightforward as Double represents many things.

It is unknown what role she played in the early lore as she seems to have just been a vague monstrous figure with no nun design or known religious connection/affiliation. It is unknown when her nun design first came about. What is known is that it seems even early on she was made with the intent of being a “copycat” character that was some type of disturbing mimic.

Personality[]

Double is an enigmatic character who lacks a distinct motive or will that most of the cast have and rarely emotes. She mostly maintains a stoic demeanor when conversing with someone. However, she has shown bouts of pure rage and hatred when it comes to characters like Squigly (Squigly refuses to obey Marie's orders) and Eliza (Eliza killed Aeon and Venus). Double's encounter with Eliza implies that she has an unspecified connection to Queen Lamia, such as being her avatar or 'shadow'. She has been shown to be a manipulative figure who will do anything to further her agenda and create Skullgirls. Even if she follows their orders, Double will not hesitate to eliminate a Skullgirl should they put The Trinity's plans to a standstill.

Backstory[]

Though her origins are vague, Double is devoutly loyal to the Trinity, using her shape-shifting powers to support the Trinity's ominous agenda. As such, she is an ally of the Skullgirl, and appears to take steps to ensure the creation of new Skullgirls. Double is capable of transforming her nightmarish form into that of any person, but she often takes on the appearance of a smiling nun. Double can frequently be found in the Grand Cathedral of the Divine Trinity, listening to confessions and tending to the catacombs beneath. She also seems to be connected to a Queen named Lamia who was an old enemy of Eliza.

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A disguised Double giving the Skull Heart to Selene

Fourteen years before the events of the game, Double attended the birthday of Selene Contiello in the disguise of a beautiful socialite, giving her the Skull Heart. But much to her dismay, she realized she would not willingly wish on it and had to take drastic measures. She then notified the Medici Mafia that Squigly's family, the Contiello, possessed the dangerous artifact, undoing decades of accumulated good-will in an instant. As Double expected, the Medici gunned down the entirety of the Contiello family, thereby sending a message to the rest of the world that they were not to be challenged.

A few years later, Queen Nancy meets up with Double and makes a wish on the heart to stop the war. After a few more years, Nancy returns to the shapeshifter demanding to know why her wish had not came true. Double reveals it is because her soul is still not pure, as she partially made the wish to spite her husband. She then tells the Queen that all she can do now is except her fate, and become the next Skullgirl.

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Double presenting the Skull Heart to Marie

By the time of the game itself, Double is working under the newest Skullgirl Marie, serving as one of her two attendants (alongside Valentine). In her Story Mode, it is revealed that she is responsible for Marie's transformation, taking in the girl when she fled from Rommelgrad and offering her the Skull Heart as a way to fulfill her desires. However, Marie's strong will allowed her to fight against the Skull Heart's influence, delaying the Trinity's plans. Learning of her masters' displeasure, Double began searching for possible replacements for the disobedient Marie.

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Double and Marie forcing Valentine to submit after killing off her team

However, she then stumbles upon the Last Hope who engage in a battle against her. After being beaten, she becomes furious and crushes Hallow just to spite them. Later, after Patty and Easter sacrificed themselves when facing the hoard of undead Gigans, Christmas and Valentine come across what seems to be a alive and well Hallow. And while Valentine believes it, Christmas sees through the disguise and strikes the doppelganger with one of her scalpels. Double then gets back up admitting she is impressed with Christmas's observation, but tells her it won't save her as Christmas orders Valentine to get help as she fights off Double. Unfortunately, Marie is able to apprehend Valentine by presenting the corpses of her fallen friends, and it only gets worse as Double returns with the bodies of Hallow and Christmas in tow. And just before she could kill the nurse, Marie orders her not to as they might need her since they were able to find them in the middle of No Man's Land. This argument is one Double is unable to refute.

Character Basis[]

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Double's poster art

Name[]

She is commonly referred to as Double, although it is implied to not be her true name. It is derived from "double".

In her current guise as a nun, she goes by the name Agatha, which means "good" and was also the name of a Christian saint. The full name of the nun identity is Agatha Gloomfoil.

Eliza addresses her as Lamia, referencing a Libyan queen who became a child-eating demon, and the name is apparently derived from the Greek word for "gullet". Meanwhile, Annie refers to her as the "Shapeshifter".

Design[]

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One of Double's previous designs.

As a shapeshifter Double has taken on different designs even early on. Initially she was conceptualized as a very nondescript and hunched over humanoid figure. She seems to have still been able to shapeshift in this era of her design as in one piece of concept art she is seen taking on a form where she resembled Filia, except Samson's head was where Filia's should be and Filia's was on the back of the skull and appeared very emaciated. If you look closely the Filia mimic design has some of the distinct traits of the humanoid figure's design as she has the same dots on the forehead and the same hairstyle in the middle section of the head. At another point, she was a jumble of distorted pieces from other characters wearing a crown. The crown has a cross on it and may have served as inspiration for her current design having a crown-like head and her being part of a religious affiliation but this could also be coincidental. The “jumbled” design seems to be closer to when the game was starting or going to be made as you can see a shadow of Filia that looks similar, if not exactly, like her current sprite but the part that is meant to represent Ms. Fortune shows her old design. It also shows characteristics of Squigly/Leviathan and Umbrella/Hungern which also implicates it was made at the time when they were still planned to be part of the original main cast.

Story[]

After capturing Filia and Cerebella, Double is sent to Anti-Skullgirl Lab 8 in order to destroy their research. Against Marie's wishes, she engages and defeats Peacock, claiming that Marie's old friend has become too great of a threat to their goals. Unbeknownst to Marie, Double captures Peacock, believing her to be another potential candidate.

Following the destruction of Lab 8, Double continues her hunt for more candidates, capturing Parasoul, Painwheel, and Ms. Fortune. She then returns to the cathedral, defeats Valentine who she knew would betray her, and confers with her masters about her next move. On their orders, Double descends to the catacombs and confronts Marie, who appears to have realized her alleged servant's intentions. Declaring that the Trinity are tired of Marie's refusal to follow their agenda, and brushing off Marie's pleas for a little more time to finish off the Medici Mafia, Double engages the Skullgirl in a fierce battle.

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Double communicating with the Trinity

Despite Marie's incredible power, Double ultimately emerges triumphant, reclaiming the Skull Heart she had bestowed to Marie. Musing that Marie was able to prevent the Skull Heart from fully controlling her, Double confers with the Trinity one last time. After receiving her new (unknown) orders and claiming that she has already found the suitable candidate, she proceeds to dispose of her gathered candidates (who have apparently been judged unsuitable to become Skullgirls) by absorbing them into herself.

After this, the screen is cut to the world where the Trinity live, where Aeon and Venus seem to watch on via a "joystick machine" where a copy of Skullgirls is being played. They claim that they can trace the "branching threads of fate of another world" via this machine, and "each branch is a history that might have been", however, "there is a timeline where all threads converge, including their own", before they head off to have dinner with "mother".

Other Stories[]

Double appears in all of the other characters' Story Modes as one of the foes they must overcome to reach the Skullgirl. Unless otherwise noted, she appears in the penultimate battle, fighting alongside Valentine in a two-on-one battle against the player character.

Filia's story[]

After Filia saved Painwheel from being shut down by Valentine, Double tells Filia that the Skull Heart can answer the questions about her past and then some with her wish. After warning Filia that the Skullgirl Marie is waiting in the catacombs of the Grand Cathedral, she and Valentine started to fight the schoolgirl to see if she is worthy of claiming the sought-after artifact. Double and Valentine did not appear later in the story after they were defeated in battle.

Cerebella's story[]

Double first battles Cerebella by mimicking her form and fighting alongside Valentine. When this fails to stop the performer, Double reverts to her true form and battles Cerebella by herself. After being defeated again, Double reveals Marie's location to Cerebella, hinting that she could use the Skull Heart to achieve her heart's desire. (It is unclear if Double knows about Cerebella's constant struggle to win Vitale's favor or not.)

Peacock's story[]

Double confronts Peacock when the latter first meets Marie in the wake of Anti-Skullgirl Lab 8's destruction. After failing to defeat Peacock while mimicking her form, Double retreats with Marie to the Grand Cathedral. When Peacock arrives in pursuit of Marie, Double joins Valentine in attacking the peppy cyborg, only to be defeated again.

Ms. Fortune's story[]

After Ms. Fortune defeated Valentine in a fight, Double warns Valentine that Marie needed her at the Grand Cathedral. At the cathedral, Ms. Fortune confronts the two in search of the Skull Heart. When Valentine wanted to conduct experiments on Ms. Fortune, Double tells her the spry feline is a potential candidate of becoming a Skullgirl. Ms. Fortune continues her way after defeating the two.

Parasoul's story[]

When Valentine kidnapped Umbrella at the Streets of New Meridian after learning her unique bond with the Skullgirl, Parasoul goes after her. However, Double, taking Parasoul's form, gets in her way and the two fight. After she was defeated, she warns the princess that Umbrella will probably become the next Skullgirl and her bond that Valentine mentioned is potentially more dangerous than previous Skullgirls.

After Molly located Umbrella and Marie at the Grand Cathedral, Parasoul and the Black Egrets were confronted by Double and Valentine before they started their search. As Parasoul was incensed with the villainous duo, Double notifies her that time is running out and says her mother Queen Nancy would be disappointed with way she acted. With the help of the Egrets, Parasoul defeated the duo.

Painwheel's story[]

Double was present in the Grand Cathedral when Painwheel arrived, seeking revenge on Valentine. At the latter's insistence, Double left the two combatants to battle one-on-one. As such, she was not present to see a defeated Valentine offer words of encouragement to Painwheel and send her creation to the catacombs to battle Marie.

Valentine's story[]

In the beginning, Double appears alongside Marie threatening Valentine after they killed the other members of the Last Hope. Later on, she sees Valentine's drop her ruse when the ninja nurse prevented her from killing Painwheel. She tells her that the Trinity does not look kindly on her traitorous ways. Valentine beats her in a fight and confronts Marie in the catacombs.

Squigly's story[]

An unexpected consequence of Double delivering the Skull Heart to Selene Contiello was the transformation of Selene's daughter (Sienna, a.k.a. "Squigly") into a free-willed undead bonded with the parasite Leviathan. Fourteen years later, the unlikely duo would become an obstacle to the Trinity's plans when they infiltrated the Grand Cathedral in search of the Skull Heart. Double appears to recognize Squigly when they meet, noting that she had "a second chance" to serve the Trinity, but chose to reject it.

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Double burning away after being incinerated by Leviathan

Double was not present when Squigly and Leviathan defeated Valentine and battled Bloody Marie, but she ambushed the duo following their victory over the Skullgirl. To Double's surprise, her attack was thwarted by the arrival of Filia and Samson. Double attempted to turn Squigly against Filia by revealing her as a Medici (and thus, belonging to the family that killed the Contiello and stitched Squigly's mouth shut), but Squigly ignored the bait, declaring that she wanted Filia's actions to speak for her instead of the monster that tried to harm her.

After being defeated by the girls and their parasites, Double revealed that she was the one who gave Squigly's mother the Skull Heart. Despite this, she insisted that the Medici were to blame for the death of the Contiello, as Lorenzo was the one who stitched Squigly's mouth shut (as a warning to anyone who sought to challenge the Medici). Ultimately, Double's words failed to move Squigly, and she was incinerated by Leviathan's dragon breath.

Big Band's story[]

After catching wind of Lab 8's destruction from Dr. Avian, Big Band rushes over there to check on the inhabitants. Upon arriving at the lab, Big Band encounters Double, who takes his form and chides him for his existence. After being defeated, Double retreats back to the Grand Cathedral. After realizing that Valentine was behind the damage, Big Band heads to the Grand Cathedral to confront her and Double. After defeating them, Big Band heads off to confront Marie.

Eliza's story[]

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Double attacking Eliza while her bodyguards protect her

After Marie was defeated, Double attacks the unsuspecting Eliza, while Horace and Albus do their best to protect her. Consumed with rage due to Eliza killing Aeon and Venus, Double (whom Eliza addresses as Queen Lamia) tries to kill her at her most vulnerable position. Fortunately for Eliza, the blood that dripped on the blue veins on the ground allowed her and her servants to escape to Gehenna. Enraged by this, Double goes after them and prepares to kill them for good. There, she is able to use the blood to power herself up and face Double. Double continues shouting threats, but Eliza is not phased by them. Upon Double's defeat, Eliza escapes with Albus and Horace in tow and destroys the Skullheart.

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Double revealing herself to Beowulf

Beowulf's story[]

She first appears to Beowulf in her Sister Agatha disguise when he appeared at the church and showed her that Grendel's arm was acting up. She advised him to lose the arm, but Beowulf decides to make a comeback and fight against the Skullgirl. Realizing she could use him, Double took the form of Zane and became Beowulf's manager, having him fight various members of the cast so she can later take them into her body. She later turns herself into Beowulf and attempts to demoralize him in the ring by revealing that his fight with Grendel was staged. When Beowulf confronts Zane afterwards, Double reveals her true self and takes him to Gehenna with the rest of her captured prey, which not only includes the three other people had had battle earlier, but also members of Lab 8, the Black Egrets Cirque des Cartes, and even D. Violet and Scythana. They are all rescued by Annie, who defeats Double while Beowulf fights Marie.

Annie's story[]

While not stated, it is implied that she aided Valentine in her fight against Big Band and Squigly, but she eventually leaves once she senses the Skull Heart has been destroyed. From there, she greats Annie within her domain. She calls the girl a fool to challenge her alone, with her only ally being her parasite Sagan. While Annie boldly states she doesn't need anyone else, the only reason she was able to defeat the Skullgirl so soon was become of her other allies. She then takes the form of Ben Birdland and Sienna Contiello both when they were still normal humans, and what they have became after the terrible things that happened to them. She muses that she would hesitate in fighting them, but Annie tells her to put that theory to the test.

But after beating the replicas of Big Band and Squigly, she asks Double if that was the only trick up her sleeve. However, she tells her as it is not as the place they are in is a part of her. She then reveals that she is able to make copies of herself and sends them out to kill Annie.

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Double prepares to deliver Annie the killing blow

And even after beating the doubles of Double, the shapeshifter remains unfazed, as she states there is more to come. Annie declares that she will find a way to end both the shapeshifter, and the skull heart for good, but this cause Double to point out she is burdened with a great task, but knows this wasn't how it was for her long ago. She then begins to retell Annie's backstory to her by taking the form of her back when she was still a normal girl, who loved the world she lived in and enjoyed staring at the stars. While Annie tells her to stop, Double ignores her and keeps going. She next states her mother would do what ever it took to protect her, and made a wish on the Skull Heart that she would never be tainted by the wicked adults of the world. Double admits it was one of the most purest wishes she had ever heard, and yet despite this, a wish of purity isn't pure. And she does so why turning into her mother both as a human, and as a skullgirl. Annie then fibs about not listening nor does she care about who she pretends to be. Double points out that despite all she has done for the people of this world and warning them of the dangers of the heart, there will always be someone who ignores these warnings. She remarks how the wish remains in effect as she was the one who chose to loose hope in them. She also states she has bathed in the violence and aggression of this world, and yet it seems to be the only thing she cares about anymore as she has became a jaded cynic. But out of all she things she wants to kill, Double points out she is the one at the top of her death list. Her apathy and wrath have made her become worse then the very adults she despises. And then finishes her speech by turning into her mother and telling her that she is so disappointed in her, while addressing by her real name: Annabella.

This causes Annie to loose it furiously telling Double to stop. But instead, she sucker punches her and puts the girl at her mercy. She then ask Annie if she has any final prayers, but Annie just responds with telling Double to get it over with. Double then proceeds to strike Annie, only for Aileen to push her out of the way much to Double's confusion. Just then, Florence and the real Big Band come to her aid much to her surprise. However Aileen, tells her that she decided to face Double and Marie all by herself, just so the y wouldn't get hurt. But she points out she isn't the only one fighting this fight, as she inspires them to be better and keep going against all odds. Double tells Aileen that her talk is pointless has her idol has fallen from grace, and she will die with her. But she is instantly proven wrong as Annie becomes empowered and remarks on all of all of the hopes and dreams in the world. The very things that she fights for is the ones who have them.

Enraged after being defeated for the third time, Double causes all of Gehenna to tremble and collapse in one last attempt to kill Annie. She notices that Annie still wants to finish her off, and wonders if she would put the very people that defended her in danger. Annie decides to save her friends instead, and they soon escape from the collapsing cavern. However, it is later shown she also survived and is now disguised as a janitor at Annie' studio. While quietly declaring that every star falls eventually.

Umbrella's Story[]

While she doesn't face Umbrella directly, she is mentioned by Adam stating they were ambushed by a shapeshifting monster who separated Parasoul from the rest of her troops. She likely doesn't interfere because she believes that Umbrella would be the most powerful of Skullgirls, even more so then her own mother.

Abilities & Fighting Style[]

Double takes full advantage of her shapeshifting abilities in battle, freely shifting her mass into various weapons and appendages. In-game, she prefers to morph into the forms of other characters in order to perform one of their attacks (including some that were dropped from their movesets during development). Some of her abilities involve using the form of one character to begin an attack before shifting into a different character to utilize their attributes as a follow-up.

Double's shifting abilities enable her to manifest multiple separate bodies that she can control, as well as enormous forms that far exceed her usual mass. However, she appears to be unable to imitate certain supernatural abilities (such as the fiery "tears" of Krieg).

Double can mimic anyone's voice, and is capable of talking normally to appear as, for example, a nun or a stranger at a party, in order to spread rumors about the Skull Heart.

Trailer[]

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Skullgirls Behold Double!


Color Palettes[]

  1. "Nunsense" - Default colors
  2. Squigly
  3. Red Bird (Angry Birds series)
  4. Double's monster form
  5. Umbrella
  6. Arakune (BlazBlue series)
  7. Double's mutant form
  8. Double's poster
  9. "Xenomorph" - Oil
  10. Saya (Saya no Uta)
  11. "Sundae School" - Neopolitan ice cream
  12. Mrs. Victoria
  13. "Temple Tyrant" - Morpha (The Legend of Zelda series)
  14. Silver
  15. Gold
  16. Blood
  17. Envy (FullMetal Alchemist)
  18. "Doublicious" - Bubblicious bubble gum
  19. "Rainbow Blight" - Indiegogo backer color
  20. "Heart of Darkness" - The Skull Heart 
  21. "Evergreen Evil" - Christmas Tree - Indiegogo backer color
  22. "Jawbreaker" - Dr. Ichirō Irabu (Kūchū Buranko)
  23. Cubia (.hack)
  24. "Immoral Fiber" - Life Fibers (Kill La Kill)
  25. "Myst-Match" - Mystique (X-Men series)
  26. Wii Fit Trainer (Wii Fit)
  27. "Creature of Habit" - Monster Energy
  28. Gem Cluster (Steven Universe)
  29. "Altar Ego" - Father (Codename: Kids Next Door)

Skullgirls Mobile exclusive palettes[]

  • "Sparring Partner" - Original colors (Training dummy only)


Trivia[]

  • Her DLC Voice Pack, Politician Double, is the only slated voice pack of a playable character that is not to be re-voiced by the same voice actress, instead being voiced by Kaiji Tang. This also makes Double the only character in the game to have both male and female voices.
  • The phrase spoken in Double's character reveal trailer ("Have you come to give confession? I'll gladly accept your tithe... in blood.") was separated into two random battle intro lines for the actual game.
  • According to Skullgirls Mobile, Sister Agatha's birthday is May 10th. The birth date of Double herself is still unknown.
  • Double does have sentience and a sense of self, but not so much that she could actually do anything outside the will of the Trinity.
  • Double pretty much started the Church of the Trinity. It's evidently part of the, "long con," as they say, and based on how ubiquitous the church seems to be in at least the Canopy Kingdom, it gives a clue as to just how long Double has been active.
  • Double was never a child. She seems to have been around for a while.
  • She is below Aeon and Venus, in terms of rank.

References[]

  1. Reverge Labs. Skullgirls - Show Me Your Moves: Character Movelist. skullgirls.com. Retrieved on 2021 July 9.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Double « Skullgirls. skullgirls.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-02. Retrieved on 2021 July 9.

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