Ren Hana

Ren's mother lived in a secretive colony of beastkin. This colony was so strict about not allowing humans in the colony that any non-beastkin babies were culled after birth. As a result of this policy, Ren was never allowed to meet his human father. Upon learning that his mother had killed several of his siblings before his birth, Ren fled and eventually ended up in Canada, completely cutting contact with his mother. Ren's first encounter with Strade Ren's encounter with Strade began no differently than any of Strade's previous victims. Ren was stood up by a date, leaving him alone and depressed at the Braying Mule. Strade bought him a beer and, after listening to Ren mope about how lonely he was and how much his life sucked, spilt a drink on Ren and took him out the back door under the guise of getting him to the bathroom. It was around this time that his fox ears and tail popped out, immediately catching Strade's attention. Though Strade initially planned to murder Ren, the beastkin was so spineless and desperate to please that Strade got attached, prompting Strade to make a special shock collar and keep Ren as his pet. However, this lifestyle eventually came to an end when one of Strade's captives (potentially the MC from BTD1) managed to attack him, stabbing him in the neck. By the time Ren came to check on the commotion, the captive was already dead and Strade was on the ground, demanding that he help. Ren, however, was frozen in place. Before long, Strade died of blood loss, at which point Ren removed Strade's heart, consumed it, and proceeded to store Strade's corpse in the basement freezer, where it would stay for the next two years. With Strade gone, Ren removed his shock collar and took over the house. Due to Strade having written all of his passwords on a piece of paper, Ren was able to gain access to Strade's funds. Alone, reclusive, and yearning for company, Ren began posting on various gore forums, which is where he first made contact with Lawrence Oleander. After a few months of talking, they both made the decision to meet in real life at The Jackalope. Ren's plan was to drug Lawrence's drink and take him home, where he'd likely be collared and forced to be Ren's friend or romantic partner. However, the plan goes awry, either due to MC taking Lawrence's glass or due to Lawrence deciding not to drink, causing him to promptly leave. If MC drank from Lawrence's glass and ran into the alleyway while being chased, they'll find Ren hiding behind a dumpster, his tail sticking out. From that point, both Ren and the MC's fate is determined by the player's actions. As stated in his official description Ren for the most part is a charming, sweet and gentle person however he tends to be both clingy and violent sometimes as a result of his experiences with Strade. Ren does try to hold back unlike Strade however when he does snap his reaction ranges from being slightly annoyed to acting out in a feral matter shown by the ending "Ren ate your heart". He also seems to be easily offended by anyone who presents disgust or hatred from Strade as he is quick to drag MC into his basement if they show fear from Strade's snuff film or when he shocks the MC to death after they call Strade a monster. His clingy behavior is shown by him repeating Strade's same actions that being the use of a shock collar to keep MC inside permanently and constantly sweet talking to MC in order to make them stay and giving some gentle strokes/pats/snuggles. In addition to his clingy behavior he never seems to let go in most endings, in one instance promised that he would never let MC go after getting over Strade's death and another ending where he is quick to accept MC's request to simply love each other normally promising them that he will do his best. While he doesn't mention it a lot he seems to mentally dwell on the fact that Strade is dead. His obsession over him has obviously left multiple influences on him that are explored by doing either dress up, murder and using a bar as a meetup, he also praised him slightly when watching his home videos with MC, he even refers to him as a strong person. Ren's eyes seem to glow when he becomes excited or otherwise overwhelmed with positive emotions. Ren is a huge anime fan, shown by his collection of posters and figures. By observing the collection itself, it seems like Ren prefers anime that feature a female cast such as Sailor Moon. This is further looked over by Gato's April fools art piece where Ren is dressed similar to the characters in the anime. Chicken hearts are obviously Ren's favorite meal, but cake and chocolate are his other favorites. Gato once came up with an elaborate story about Ren losing his glasses in-between BTD1 and BTD2 during a swimming trip to Minnesota as a joke because people kept asking. In reality, Gato simply didn't like that particular aspect of Ren's original design and decided to get rid of his glasses in the second game and the remix of Strade's route[3]. R