Phantaminum


 * "Have you heard? The man who easily dwarfed Zahard's forces... Phantaminum."


 * - Yu Han Sung talking about Phantaminum

Phantaminum (펜타미넘) is a mysterious and highly dangerous Irregular, currently in the 1st ranking. He is famous for contributing to the creation of the stereotype against Irregulars. He is presumably the most powerful entity in Zahard's Tower. He is in actuallity an Exis (man-made god),. As the "Riddle", he is the most puzzling entity in the Tower: No clear motive, no clear relationships.

Origin of the Sobriquet
Phantaminum appeared suddenly in the Tower and broke into the Zahard's inner palace, killing many royals and courtiers, all of whom were Rankers. He succeeded in breaking all of the lines of defense and ultimately faced Zahard but he disappeared without a fight. His mysterious appearance and disappearance from the Tower left many unanswered questions, which is how he got the sobriquet, "Riddle." Another reason is his style of combat. It is said that he had a freewheeling and desultory combat style and had used a weapon that had not been seen anywhere inside the Tower. Most of the eye-witnesses either died or lost their minds with fear, so the stories were not accurately reported.

About
The negative views toward the Irregulars have grown because of him and these views had a big impact on Urek Mazino when he climbed the Tower. When Phantaminum broke into the palace, it is said he met Yuri Zahard in the inner palace. There is a great diversity of opinion as to why he didn't kill her. Yuri Zahard didn't say anything about the matter except that 'He was a dirty one.' (더러운 놈, "scumbag")

There were a lot of objections in the Rank Administering Office about giving Phantaminum the 1st ranking, who had disappeared after the attack on the palace of Zahard and had become inactive. But everyone agreed his impressive strength alone was overwhelming. As a result, Phantaminum became the No. 1 Ranker by showing himself in only one battle, dragging the 'Red Tower' Enryu down to 2nd rank.

Current status
He was seen very little in the Tower after the attack on the palace, and most of the stories are rumors, therefore it's hard to confirm any of the stories. There's a rumor that he is in a cat-and-dog like relationship with Urek Mazino, but it is not confirmed.

Phantaminum is a monster whose information starts with a riddle and ends with one.

Every Ranker is on watch for the movement of this monster.

Notes and Trivia

 * The Rankers of the Tower often debate about who would stand victorious if Phantaminum ever clashed with Enryu.
 * It is said that Urek Mazino entered the tower to track down Phantaminum.
 * The author once stated that "Phantaminum could instantly destroy the T.O.G. story if he wanted to". In all seriousness, this was not a joke.
 * Based on previous T.U.S works, Phantaminum, as an Exis, is an entity that was 'awakened'. He was originally a normal human being.
 * There is a running gag in the forums speculating that Phantaminum is one way or another related to Baam. There is even the speculation that he is Baam himself or his father. Such things have to be confirmed though.

Alternate Translations

 * (Korean pronunciation) Pen-tah-mi-neom
 * Pentaminum