Russell

"A boy lacking in emotion.

Having a pleasant dream after injecting a medicine called Happy Dream."

Russell is the protagonist of END ROLL.

After committing a series of crimes, he is subjected to an experiment where he is forced to inject a medicine named "Happy Dream."

Appearance
Russell has blue eyes and blonde hair. He also wears a red vest over a white shirt with black shorts and shoes.

Personality
Russell is quiet and self-contained. He lacks empathy for other people due to long-term abuse and neglect. As personality disorders are not diagnosed until adulthood, whether or not he has a disorder is unknown.

Initially, Russell is established to be incapable of feeling guilt. By completing certain objectives, the player can guide Russell into feeling remorse for his actions. Due to his capacity to learn empathy, Russell's lack of conscience can be attributed to his experiences rather than being an inherent trait. While he describes himself to be apathetic, he is capable of showing other positive emotions, as shown by some of his interactions with the other characters.

Despite his apathy, Russell is capable of forming close relationships with others. Before the beginning of the Happy Dream experiment, Russell was friends with a boy named Chris, and he also cared for his pet rabbit, a policewoman, and a doctor. However, he feels a deep loathing towards his parents due to their abuse and neglect.

Russell deeply craves familial love. A majority of his extreme actions leading up to the experiment were triggered by an all-consuming envy and desire for family. In an attempt to destroy his envy, Russell would kill the object of his attention; though, he has committed murder for other reasons. Notably, he has killed out of feelings of indebtedness (and betrayal) and also out of vengeance.

If Russell becomes fully empathetic, his overwhelming guilt causes him to become incredibly shy. In the Bonus Room, he is reluctant to speak and shows obvious remorse for his actions.

Relationships
Tabasa - The two share a brotherly relationship. In the real world, Tabasa treated Russell with just enough kindness to make Russell want him as an older brother. However, upset at how Tabasa couldn't be his older brother and at the reminders of his abusive fathers, Russell killed him instantly with a blow to the head.

Gardenia - Outside the dream, both only had passing knowledge of each other. The two shared birthdays, and since they were classmates, Russell was invited to her extravagant birthday party. Envious of the love she received from her father, Russell pushed Gardenia off the stairs. Inside the dream, they get along well; however, Russell's lack of true knowledge on her personality is reflected by the differing behaviors between the two different versions of her.