Alan is a social connector in the A.C.D. roster. Coverage describes him as a friendly guy who bridges different personalities within the team, filling a "reliable big brother" archetype. He also works as a part-time model and is presented in official character copy as a "handsome blond man" who gets along with nearly everyone he meets.
Overview
Alan embodies the lighter, everyday side of the A.C.D. cast. Where other members lean into policing, hacking, or delivery grinds, Alan is framed as the team's people person, the one who works his local contacts and keeps relationships oiled. Official character text on the Project Mugen era page called him a "social butterfly trading in information" who roams the shopping street, mingles with nearly anyone, and lends a helping hand whenever possible.
He also juggles part-time modeling gigs with his studies, and character bios stress that he treats both commitments as equally important. That framing fits the urban, lifestyle-sim flavor that developer Naked Rain has pitched around Nova Citywhere each character has their own vocation alongside their combat role.
Combat
Alan fights with two spinning yo-yos. Yes, combat yo-yos. His attacks trail ice and snowflake visual effects, and press coverage notes that snowflakes visibly appear whenever he strikes. The weapon choice is unusual even by Ananta standards, where the broader roster has already leaned into hammers, paintball miniguns, and remote-control spider drones.
Within the 4-character party system that Ananta has demonstrated publicly, each member fills a different combat niche. Alan's yo-yos and ice effects align with a ranged controller role, good at chaining hits at mid distance and layering slow or freeze-flavored effects on top of the team's burst damage. His full skill kit, ultimate, and elemental interactions have not been shown in any verified gameplay clip as of February 2026.
Environmental Weapons and 3C Traversal
Ananta's combat is built around a creative-freedom hook that every character shares. Golf clubs, trash bins, and other urban props can be grabbed and swung mid-fight, and the 3C traversal system lets characters swing, grapple, swim, ride, and drive through one unified input layer. Alan would use those same tools, though his specific traversal flourishes have not been broken out in any trailer the way Taffy's hoverboard hammer or the Captain's Spider-Man style swing were.
Story and Relationships
Alan's narrative role is set up as the connective tissue inside the A.C.D. He was introduced during the Project Mugen phase of development as a friendly Esper stationed around the shopping street, acting as an information broker for the Directorate while keeping a low civilian profile. All main characters in Ananta are confirmed to be Esperspeople with supernatural abilities, which lines up with his ice-flavored yo-yo moveset. His specific relationships with confirmed CBT1 characters such as CaptainTaffyRichieand Seymour have not been detailed.
Appearance
Alan is drawn as a handsome blond man with a relaxed, approachable look, which suits the social-butterfly framing. Press characterizations emphasize the contrast between his easy-going demeanor and the high-stakes crime-fighting work the A.C.D. actually does. His promotional art from 2024 leans into a clean streetwear silhouette rather than the policing uniforms or underground-courier gear worn by other party members.
Media Appearances
Event | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Project Mugen character reveal | 2024 | Introduced as a yo-yo wielding social butterfly with ice effects. |
Rebrand to Ananta | November 2024 | Project Mugen renamed to Ananta; early roster still present on the site. |
Site restructure | September 2025 | Early character bios including Alan's removed from the official website; fan coverage treats him as unconfirmed. |
January 16-20, 2026 | Captain, Taffy, and Richie confirmed playable; Alan not among them. |
Trivia
Alan is one of four Project Mugen era reveals (alongside Bansy, Mechanika, and Dila) whose listings were pulled from the official site in late 2025, fueling fan speculation that the launch roster was being tightened around the four confirmed CBT1 party members.
His yo-yo weapon is the only one among the currently revealed Ananta cast that leans explicitly toward tethered, returning projectiles, fitting a mid-range kiting archetype that the rest of the showcased roster does not cover.
Official character copy describes Alan as someone who considers his modeling gigs and his studies equally important, a phrasing the community has interpreted as setting up a student age range for the character.
What We Don't Know Yet
Alan's specific role in the Identity Systemhis full combat moveset, whether he still appears in the current build after the September 2025 site restructure, and his final launch status have not been confirmed. If he does return, his part-time modeling angle is a natural fit for an identity-based lifestyle job alongside Richie's policing and Taffy's couriering, though no such activity has been shown on screen.