Baicang

Overview

Baicang is an S-rank playable character in Neverness to Everness. His element is Incantation, one of the six attributes in the Esper Cycle, and his weapon is the Power of Words. He serves as the captain of ETD-4, a specialized containment team within the Bureau of Anomaly Control. His birthday is November 23. His official quote is: "Go ahead, I'm listening."

Baicang is a hybrid martial arts and mage-type character who wields the power of words, turning abstract concepts into tangible reality. He combines close-range martial arts strikes with ranged Incantation spells through his unique Power Word system, which generates different character effects on enemies depending on the combat situation.

Appearance

Baicang has a relaxed bearing that does not immediately suggest someone in a leadership position. His physique reflects his martial arts background. Official descriptions note that day-after-day training under family discipline since childhood has given him strong, broad arms. Despite his casual demeanor, he carries an unmistakable authority in his movements that becomes apparent during combat or when giving orders. His Power of Words weapon manifests visually as glowing characters and symbols that appear in the air around him when he activates his abilities.

Personality

Baicang's official description characterizes him as "carefree, irreverent, blunt to a fault, master of dodging work, and a walking troublemaker." He does not fit the typical image of a team leader. He gives orders with the casualness of someone making restaurant recommendations, and he addresses superiors at the Bureau of Anomaly Control with the same informality he uses with subordinates.

On the Bureau's internal forums, there is reportedly a heated debate thread asking "Who's the least captain-like captain among ETD?" a distinction Baicang appears to hold by popular consensus. He is known for gleefully leaving likes and adding every comment to these threads to his favorites, and colleagues describe him as having a twisted sense of humor. Yet the official description also notes he is "laid-back and seemingly unreliable, yet surprisingly dependable when it counts." When asked how he became captain, the official answer is simply: "That's exactly why", suggesting his unconventional personality is central to how he earned the position.

His team trusts him implicitly. Beneath the carefree exterior, Baicang possesses sharp tactical judgment and an instinct for reading dangerous situations before they escalate. His leadership style gives his team members the freedom to operate according to their individual strengths, which is particularly important given the strong personalities on ETD-4. The team is described as "a bunch of eccentric weirdos who do our own thing," yet they achieve moments of perfect teamwork because "our bodies start to remember each other's habits and movements" after spending enough time together.

Abilities and Combat Kit

Baicang is a hybrid martial arts and mage-type character. His combat style alternates between physical melee strikes and ranged Incantation spells through the Power Word system. His abilities generate three types of Power Words on enemies: "Bless," "Curse," and "Objurgate" each with different effects that can be triggered during his ultimate for varying damage types and utility.

Basic Attack: Walk the Talk

Baicang uses martial arts to perform up to 5 consecutive attacks. For every 3 Walk the Talk hits, a Power Word "Bless" is generated on the enemy. Bless lasts for 15 seconds, and a maximum of 3 can be active on a single target. Each activation consumes 3% of Baicang's HP (reduced to 1.5% when below 30% HP). His basic attacks include standard ground combos, plunge attacks, and counter-attacks.

Elemental Skill: Generous Guidance

Baicang's skill has multiple trigger conditions depending on the preceding action:

• Cursed Thoughts Triggered after hold attacks (Formless Words or Unrestrained Words). Launches an attack against a single target, dealing Incantation DMG. After the attack hits, generates 1 Power Word "Curse" on the target.

• Such Crime Triggered after a dodge. Expands the damage range and deals Incantation DMG to an area, generating 1 Power Word "Objurgate" on hit targets.

• Heart of Heaven and Earth A ley line convergence attack that provides additional tactical options during extended engagements.

Ultimate: Where Words Sprout, Fall Unfolds

Baicang's ultimate creates a domain and enters the Power Word state. The domain applies damage-over-time to all targets within its boundaries. The ultimate has several key mechanics:

• Execution When a target's HP falls below 10% (or a boss's HP falls below 5%), the target is affected by Execution, finishing them off.

• Fatal Immunity Baicang can temporarily become immune to one fatal attack while in the domain. After triggering immunity, the domain automatically ends after 3 seconds, and the recorded damage is slowly dealt to Baicang over 10 seconds.

• Power Word Triggers Within the domain, triggering "Curse" deals high single-target damage, triggering "Objurgate" deals area damage, and triggering "Bless" deals single-target damage while restoring 2.5% of Baicang's max HP.

QTE: Break Time Over

Baicang's character swap QTE brings him into battle with an area Incantation attack that generates a random Power Word (either "Curse" or "Objurgate") on affected enemies.

Passive Abilities

• Moderate Mischief Enhances Scorch application during his ultimate, increasing the damage pressure within the domain.

• Moderate Working Provides a 20% ATK increase. Also activates team cooperation effects when paired with other ETD-4 members.

Awakening Abilities

Baicang has six awakening levels (A1 through A6) that progressively strengthen his kit:

• Skill damage bonuses and ATK increases at early levels.

• Cooldown reduction for more frequent ability usage.

• Power Word limit expansion, allowing more Power Words to be active simultaneously.

• HP recovery effects to offset the self-damage from Walk the Talk.

• Ultimate duration extension for longer domain uptime.

• Critical chance enhancement at maximum awakening.

ETD-4 Team Synergies

Baicang has specific team cooperation passives that activate when paired with other ETD-4 members in the same party:

• Skia When switching to Baicang while Skia is in stealth, Baicang directly triggers an attack and generates Power Word "Curse" or "Objurgate" on enemies.

• Fadia Auto-rescue and healing effect triggers when Baicang's HP drops below 20%.

• Lacrimosa Triggers a super jump effect during Lacrimosa's bat form, enabling aerial combo opportunities.

These team synergies are referred to as "ETD-4's passionate combo", a reflection of how the team's bodies have learned to remember each other's habits and movements through long collaboration. Building a full or partial ETD-4 team composition provides tangible mechanical advantages beyond basic elemental reactions.

Esper Cycle Role

As an Incantation element character, Baicang participates in the Esper Cycle reaction system. His domain ultimate is particularly effective for elemental team strategies because it provides sustained Incantation application across a large area, giving teammates multiple opportunities to trigger duo reactions with adjacent elements. The three Power Word types (Bless, Curse, Objurgate) each apply Incantation status, making Baicang one of the most consistent Incantation applicators in the roster.

Life Skill: Thriving Daily

Outside of combat, Baicang has the life skill "Thriving Daily", which involves managing a shop. This life skill provides progressive bonuses that affect combo persistence, dish pricing, customer appeal, foot traffic, and overall profitability. The shop management system is part of Neverness to Everness's broader life simulation features.

Lore and Background

Baicang serves as the captain of ETD-4, one of the Bureau of Anomaly Control's containment teams. His team members include Fadia, Lacrimosa, and Skia. When the Hypervortex struck New Helios, ETD-4 was dispatched from Hethereau to respond to the disaster.

Baicang's martial arts abilities originate from rigorous family discipline. Official descriptions state that he trained day after day since childhood, resulting in his strong physique and combat proficiency. His Power of Words ability allows him to wield the power of words and turn abstract concepts into tangible reality. A rare ability that combines linguistic mastery with Incantation energy.

ETD-4 Team

• Fadia The Apostle of Love and Death. Psyche element character described as one of the greater menaces among colleagues.

• Lacrimosa The Sleepy Vampire. Chaos element operative known for enigmatic behavior such as shaking vending machines for items.

• Skia The Shadow Hound Operative. Lakshana element specialist who handles suppression and control.

Affiliations

• ETD-4 Baicang is the captain of this containment team within the Bureau.

• Bureau of Anomaly Control The parent organization overseeing all ETD units.

Character Statistics

Trivia

• Baicang's basic attack "Walk the Talk" is a play on words that reflects his Power of Words theme. He literally walks the talk by turning language into physical combat.

• His ultimate "Where Words Sprout, Fall Unfolds" contains an execution mechanic that instantly defeats enemies below a certain HP threshold, making it one of the few true finishing moves in the game.

• He is known for gleefully engaging with Bureau internal forum threads debating "who is the least captain-like captain among ETD," adding every comment to his favorites.

• His Walk the Talk basic attack consumes his own HP with each Power Word activation, creating a risk-reward dynamic where aggressive play can drain his health.

• His team describes their dynamics as "a bunch of eccentric weirdos who do our own thing", yet their teamwork synergies are among the strongest unit-based bonuses in the game.

• Day-after-day martial arts training under family discipline since childhood is specifically cited as the origin of his physical combat abilities.

Related Pages

• Esper Cycle How Incantation interacts with other elements.

• Hypervortex The disaster ETD-4 responded to.

• Fadia ETD-4 member, Psyche element.

• Lacrimosa ETD-4 member, Chaos element.

• Skia ETD-4 member, Lakshana element.

• Bureau of Anomaly Control Parent organization of all ETD units.

• Combat System Core combat mechanics including team swap and QTE.