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{{quote|There's an order that The World desires, then there's the order that you desire. Which one should it take, [[Balmung]]?|Helba}}
 
{{quote|There's an order that The World desires, then there's the order that you desire. Which one should it take, [[Balmung]]?|Helba}}
   
'''Helba (ヘルバ)''' is an infamous hacker that appears throughout the [[.hack]] series.
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'''Helba''' (ヘルバ, ''Heruba'') is an infamous hacker that appears throughout the parts of the [[.hack]] series in [[The World|The World R:1]]
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==Online==
 
==Online==
[[image:3DHelba.jpg|thumb|150px|Helba]]
 
 
===Appearance===
 
===Appearance===
 
[[image:3DHelba.jpg|thumb|150px|Helba]]
 
Helba is a surprisingly tall female character that wears revealing clothing. She dons head-wear similar to a priest's cap that covers her eyes. Her normally masked face is revealed in the second volume of [[XXXX]].
 
Helba is a surprisingly tall female character that wears revealing clothing. She dons head-wear similar to a priest's cap that covers her eyes. Her normally masked face is revealed in the second volume of [[XXXX]].
   
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==Offline==
 
==Offline==
 
===Basic Info===
 
===Basic Info===
Nothing is known about Helba except for the fact that she is a professional hacker who takes her work very seriously. Though she uses a female persona, it is not known whether she is actually female, or even whether she is just one person. She is very active on the Japanese servers of [[The World]] however, leading many to believe that she is Japanese.
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Nothing is known about Helba except for the fact that she is a professional hacker who takes her work very seriously. Though she uses a female persona, it is not known whether she is actually female, or even whether she is just one person. She is very active on the Japanese servers of [[The World]] however, leading many to believe that she is Japanese.
   
 
===Hobbies===
 
===Hobbies===
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==History==
 
==History==
 
===[[SIGN|.hack//SIGN]]===
 
===[[SIGN|.hack//SIGN]]===
[[Image:Helba sign.jpg|thumb|Helba in SIGN]]
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[[Image:Helba sign.jpg|thumb|left|Helba in SIGN]]
In SIGN, Helba gave information to the main characters by giving them hints to get into [[The Inverted Castle]] where [[AI Harald]] was located. At the later stage, Helba opened a Helba Gate, which gave them access to [[Net Slum]]. In Net Slum, they encountered copies of [[Tsukasa]]'s data as well as [[Morganna]]'s [[Guardian]]s. After [[Aura]] was awakened by Tsukasa and the party encountered [[Skeith]], Helba ordered them to retreat and deleted the field they were on.
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In SIGN, Helba gave information to the main characters by giving them hints to get into [[The Inverted Castle]] where [[AI Harald]] was located. At the later stage, Helba opened a Helba Gate, which gave them access to [[Net Slum]]. In Net Slum, they encountered copies of [[Tsukasa]]'s data as well as [[Morganna]]'s [[Guardian]]s. After [[Aura]] was awakened by Tsukasa and the party encountered [[Skeith]], Helba ordered them to retreat and deleted the field they were on.
   
 
===[[Games|.hack//Games]]===
 
===[[Games|.hack//Games]]===
Helba plays a much larger role in the .hack//Games. She interrupts Skeith's attack, preventing him from [[Twilight Bracelet|Data Draining]] [[Kite]]. She later informs Kite about his Data Drain and Gate Hack abilities. Her role consisted of sending subtle hints as well as retrieving deleted data. As Kite defeated more Phases and the true enemy began to reveal itself, Helba would become actively involved, developing a program to counter the enemy and creating a server in which the final battle would be fought.
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Helba plays a much larger role in the .hack//Games. She interrupts Skeith's attack, preventing him from [[Twilight Bracelet|Data Draining]] [[Kite]]. She later informs Kite about his Data Drain and Gate Hack abilities. Her role consisted of sending subtle hints as well as retrieving deleted data. As Kite defeated more Phases and the true enemy began to reveal itself, Helba would become more actively involved by developing a program to counter the enemy and creating a server in which the final battle would be fought.
   
[[Image:AnotherBirthHelba.jpg|left|thumb|Helba in Another Birth]]
 
 
===[[Another Birth|.hack//Another Birth]]===
 
===[[Another Birth|.hack//Another Birth]]===
 
[[Image:AnotherBirthHelba.jpg|thumb|150px|Helba in Another Birth]]
Helba's role in Another Birth is the same as in the Games. Near the end, when they're planning a .hackers get together, she mentions the possibility of appearing.
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Helba's role in Another Birth is the same as in the Games. Near the end, when they're planning a .hackers get-together, she mentions the possibility of appearing.
 
[[image:Xxxxhelbalios.jpg|thumb|Helba and Lios in XXXX]]
 
   
 
===[[XXXX|.hack//XXXX]]===
 
===[[XXXX|.hack//XXXX]]===
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[[Image:Helba with out mask.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Helba in XXXX]]
Helba makes several appearances throughout XXXX to aid [[Kite]] and avatar [[Cubia]] in their quest. During a fight with Kite and [[Balmung]] against [[Corbenik]], she is attacked and her mask is knocked off. Though not canon, this is the only time Helba's face is ever seen.
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Helba makes several appearances throughout XXXX to aid [[Kite]] and [[Cubia]] in their quest. During a fight with Kite and [[Balmung]] against [[Corbenik]], she is attacked and her mask is knocked off. Though not canon, this is the only time Helba's face is ever seen.
   
 
===[[Unison|.hack//Unison]]===
 
===[[Unison|.hack//Unison]]===
In celebration of the victory and the resulting rebirth of [[Aura]], Helba programmed a fireworks celebration in Net Slum, showing a more fun side of herself. She invites characters from SIGN as well as a few of Kite's party. There, she turned down [[Lios|Lios's]] offer to turn Net Slum into an official [[Root Town]]. According to [[Analysis]] however, she later reconsiders and Net Slum becomes an official Root Town.
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In celebration of the victory and the resulting rebirth of [[Aura]], Helba programmed a fireworks celebration in Net Slum, showing a more fun side of herself. She invites characters from SIGN as well as a few of Kite's party. There, she turned down [[Lios|Lios's]] offer to turn Net Slum into an official [[Root Town]]. According to [[Analysis]] however, she later reconsiders and Net Slum becomes an official Root Town.
   
 
===[[GIFT|.hack//GIFT]]===
 
===[[GIFT|.hack//GIFT]]===
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===[[Legend of the Twilight|.hack//Legend of the Twilight (manga)]]===
 
===[[Legend of the Twilight|.hack//Legend of the Twilight (manga)]]===
Helba's role is significantly smaller in Legend of the Twilight. She only appears in the prologue chapter, in a single panel. Afterwards, she never appears in person, only references to her are made. [[Kazu]] provides [[Shugo]] with a Helba Key to Net Slum, where he would meet with [[Balmung]]. Balmung would provide Shugo with the [[Virus Core]]s necessary to access the field Aura was in.
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Helba's role is significantly smaller in Legend of the Twilight. She only appears in the prologue chapter, in a single panel. Afterward, she never appears in person, only references to her are made. [[Kazu]] provides [[Shugo]] with a Helba Key to Net Slum, where he would meet with [[Balmung]]. Balmung would provide Shugo with the [[Virus Core]]s necessary to access the field Aura was in.
   
===[[GU Games|.hack//G.U.]]===
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===[[G.U. Games|.hack//G.U. Games]]===
Helba is only mentioned once in a message board post during [[Redemption]], referring to her past role as Queen of [[Net Slum]].
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Helba is mentioned in a message board post during [[Redemption]], referring to her past role as Queen of [[Net Slum]].
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If [[Natsume]] is recruited through the Chaotic PK sidequest, she will mention Helba if Haseo sends her the Challenge greeting card.
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In [[Last Recode|Reconnection]], it is heavily implied that Helba was the creator of the [[Netslum]], as in a conversation with [[Zelkova]] he will say that the Netslum was created by a lone super-hacker over ten years ago.
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===[[Link|.hack//Link]]===
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''See'' [[Helba (LINK)]]
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==Gallery==
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<gallery captionalign="left">
 
image:Xxxxhelbalios.jpg|Helba and Lios in XXXX.
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</gallery>
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*Helba joins Kite's party once the player completes [[Quarantine]] at level 99 with a hacked level 93 weapon called 8 Wise Men.
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*Helba joins Kite's party at level 99 with a hacked level 93 weapon called 8 Wise Men after Quarantine has been cleared.
*Helba is the only player that joins Kite with 99 in all stats and 9999 HP.
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*Helba is the only player that joins Kite with maxed out stats.
 
*Helba is the only character that moves by hovering.
 
*Helba is the only character that moves by hovering.
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*According to .hack//Archives_03 LIGHT EDITION her character model stands at 185 CM, or roughly 6'0, the same as Orca and Marlo.
 
*Both the English and the Japanese VA also did the voices of [[Kaoru Asaba]] from [[Liminality]] and [[Emma Wielant]] in [[Games|.hack//Games]].
 
*Both the English and the Japanese VA also did the voices of [[Kaoru Asaba]] from [[Liminality]] and [[Emma Wielant]] in [[Games|.hack//Games]].
 
*Helba shares her English VA with [[Bordeaux]] in [[.hack//G.U.]].
 
*Helba shares her English VA with [[Bordeaux]] in [[.hack//G.U.]].
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*In the .hack//Game Music Best Collection a member of the sound team confirms that their director told them Helba is married to Lios and to make their music themes work together.
   
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==See also==
 
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[[Es:Helba]]
 
[[category: Wavemasters]]
 
[[category: Wavemasters]]
 
[[category: SIGN Characters]]
 
[[category: SIGN Characters]]
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[[category: Hackers]]
 
[[category: Hackers]]
 
[[category: Another Birth Characters]]
 
[[category: Another Birth Characters]]
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[[Category:XXXX Characters]]
[[Es:Helba]]
 
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[[Category:Female Game Characters]]

Revision as of 22:23, 15 September 2019

Character Profile
Helbaface
Online
Name Helba
Gender Female
Class Wavemaster
Media Information
Japanese Voice Yumi Touma
English Voice Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
First Appearance .hack//SIGN
Offline
Name ?
Age ?
Gender ?





"There's an order that The World desires, then there's the order that you desire. Which one should it take, Balmung?"
— Helba —

Helba (ヘルバ, Heruba) is an infamous hacker that appears throughout the parts of the .hack series in The World R:1



Online

Appearance

3DHelba

Helba

Helba is a surprisingly tall female character that wears revealing clothing. She dons head-wear similar to a priest's cap that covers her eyes. Her normally masked face is revealed in the second volume of XXXX.

Personality

Helba is always calm, collected, and confident in what she does. She also puts on a mysterious persona and acts suspiciously around her so-called allies. She always seems to know more than she's revealing.

Offline

Basic Info

Nothing is known about Helba except for the fact that she is a professional hacker who takes her work very seriously. Though she uses a female persona, it is not known whether she is actually female, or even whether she is just one person. She is very active on the Japanese servers of The World however, leading many to believe that she is Japanese.

Hobbies

She enjoys playing mind games and hacking, and finds such things as deleted data particularly interesting. She also has some knowledge of the Epitaph of the Twilight.

History

.hack//SIGN

Helba sign

Helba in SIGN

In SIGN, Helba gave information to the main characters by giving them hints to get into The Inverted Castle where AI Harald was located. At the later stage, Helba opened a Helba Gate, which gave them access to Net Slum. In Net Slum, they encountered copies of Tsukasa's data as well as Morganna's Guardians. After Aura was awakened by Tsukasa and the party encountered Skeith, Helba ordered them to retreat and deleted the field they were on.

.hack//Games

Helba plays a much larger role in the .hack//Games. She interrupts Skeith's attack, preventing him from Data Draining Kite. She later informs Kite about his Data Drain and Gate Hack abilities. Her role consisted of sending subtle hints as well as retrieving deleted data. As Kite defeated more Phases and the true enemy began to reveal itself, Helba would become more actively involved by developing a program to counter the enemy and creating a server in which the final battle would be fought.

.hack//Another Birth

AnotherBirthHelba

Helba in Another Birth

Helba's role in Another Birth is the same as in the Games. Near the end, when they're planning a .hackers get-together, she mentions the possibility of appearing.

.hack//XXXX

Helba with out mask

Helba in XXXX

Helba makes several appearances throughout XXXX to aid Kite and Cubia in their quest. During a fight with Kite and Balmung against Corbenik, she is attacked and her mask is knocked off. Though not canon, this is the only time Helba's face is ever seen.

.hack//Unison

In celebration of the victory and the resulting rebirth of Aura, Helba programmed a fireworks celebration in Net Slum, showing a more fun side of herself. She invites characters from SIGN as well as a few of Kite's party. There, she turned down Lios's offer to turn Net Slum into an official Root Town. According to Analysis however, she later reconsiders and Net Slum becomes an official Root Town.

.hack//GIFT

In the opening, the "dancing lady" turns into Helba for reasons unknown. In the end of the special episode, she comes out naked and soothes Orca's and Bear's feelings, as well as tells everyone that she was the one who PKed BT, in order to make the plot more interesting.

.hack//Legend of the Twilight (manga)

Helba's role is significantly smaller in Legend of the Twilight. She only appears in the prologue chapter, in a single panel. Afterward, she never appears in person, only references to her are made. Kazu provides Shugo with a Helba Key to Net Slum, where he would meet with Balmung. Balmung would provide Shugo with the Virus Cores necessary to access the field Aura was in.

.hack//G.U. Games

Helba is mentioned in a message board post during Redemption, referring to her past role as Queen of Net Slum.

If Natsume is recruited through the Chaotic PK sidequest, she will mention Helba if Haseo sends her the Challenge greeting card.

In Reconnection, it is heavily implied that Helba was the creator of the Netslum, as in a conversation with Zelkova he will say that the Netslum was created by a lone super-hacker over ten years ago.

.hack//Link

See Helba (LINK)

Gallery

Trivia

  • Helba joins Kite's party at level 99 with a hacked level 93 weapon called 8 Wise Men after Quarantine has been cleared.
  • Helba is the only player that joins Kite with maxed out stats.
  • Helba is the only character that moves by hovering.
  • According to .hack//Archives_03 LIGHT EDITION her character model stands at 185 CM, or roughly 6'0, the same as Orca and Marlo.
  • Both the English and the Japanese VA also did the voices of Kaoru Asaba from Liminality and Emma Wielant in .hack//Games.
  • Helba shares her English VA with Bordeaux in .hack//G.U..
  • In the .hack//Game Music Best Collection a member of the sound team confirms that their director told them Helba is married to Lios and to make their music themes work together.


See also

Kite's party members.
Balmung BlackRose Elk Gardenia Helba
Marlo Mia Mistral Moonstone Natsume
Nuke Usagimaru Orca Piros Rachel Sanjuro
Sora Subaru Tsukasa Terajima Ryoko Wiseman