Cuno

Cuno
Biographical Information
Age	12
Appearance
Hair Color	Red
Eye Color	Green
Associations
Relationships	Uuno de Ruyter (father) Cunoesse Vittulainen (friend)
Affiliation	RCM (conditionally)
Voice Actor(s)
Original	Dot Major
The Final Cut	Oliver Dabiri
Details
Role	Partner (conditionally)
Location	Behind Whirling-in-Rags
Appears on	Day 1
ID	Ntt_F2061B0C

CUNO – "Fuck does Cuno care?" The boy turns to you. (He doesn't care.)

Kuuno de Ruyter, more commonly referred to as Cuno, is a character in Disco Elysium.

Background

Cuno is a foul-mouthed, speed-addicted youth first encountered throwing rocks at the hanged man's corpse. In response to his father's violence - who he lives with in the Capeside apartments up until just before the events of the game - Cuno developed a respect for brutality and power, as well as an infatuation with the RCM, seeking their validation It may have also inspired him to abandon his "lame" legal name for his nickname "Cuno", a name reminiscent of a "primal" force or "rabid dog". Having dropped out of school two years prior, Cuno now spends his days exploring the derelict city, vandalizing public property, building up his shack, and selling FALN gear on the side. He also steals goods from the lorries. Although he denies it repeatedly, Cuno enjoys reading the Man from Hjelmdall series. He also listens to various radio stations, including snuff radio. Cuno knows a great deal about Martinaise and its inhabitants, and they know and dislike him, too. He has a crush on Lilienne. Cuno addresses himself in third-person as a defense mechanism.

Addiction

Due to his father being a "major supplier" of narcotics and his own addiction, Cuno already has a fair share of practical knowledge about drugs. He prefers "brain-boosting" drugs like amphetamine and nicotine over hallucinogenic ones, stating that he hates alcohol and dislikes Pyrholidon. He also regularly uses magnesium to reduce the drug's side effects. It is implied that he knew about the ravers drug lab operation to finance their nightclub and had contact with them.

Cuno states that he uses drugs to keep his brain distracted and avoid coping with his emotions and to be able to focus on his creative endeavours. He mentions that he suffers from "combat trauma" from his father's abuse.

Cunoesse

He took Cunoesse in after he discovered her squatting in the closet near his apartment, and the two had been wreaking havoc together ever since. They have plans to leave Martinaise through the tunnel system beneath the city and live in the catacombs, also known as Le Royaume. Gaining reputation with Cuno during the course of the game reveal his mixed feelings regarding his relationship with Cunoesse. On one hand, she is his only friend and "family" he has, and acts protective at the prospect of her being taken away by the police, though he is also intimidated by Cunoesse on account of her suspected homicide.

Etymology

An Encylopedia check reveals that "Kuuno" is an Oranjese name.

Interactions

• Cuno is one of the more important characters in the investigation, and can provide a wealth of knowledge to you if you treat him right. Or you can just punch him in the face (red Physical Instrument Challenging check), but this will require making amends later on. Electing not to punch him after getting the option will, however, apply a negative modifier to a check and cause Cuno to see Harry as weak, making it much harder to earn his respect.
• Instead of resorting to violence, the option to pass a Legendary Empathy check will reveal the root of his behaviour, and get on his good side. It's Cunoesse that keeps winding him up and driving a wedge between him and others. Passing the Empathy check allows you to try and separate she and Cuno.
• The option to purchase a pair of FALN Modular Track Pants from Cuno is gained by asking about the victim's clothes, after finding them stuffed in the trash. He will give you a discount if you have passed the Legendary Empathy check mentioned previously.
• Another option available at first interaction is taking him down a peg using Authority after a Challenging passive check to insult him, turning his insults on him (basically, by agreeing that yes, you want to fuck him). This will backfire (if your Volition intervenes) and confuses both Cuno and Kim, if present.
• You can also get an easy +25 XP and kudos from Conceptualization, if you mention visiting his shack, seeing the pig's head, then saying:
  • YOU - "Cool pig-head. I liked it. I got one too, this one." (Point to your head.) "It's shit."
• You may also gain Political alignment points by asking him about the mug from the trash and describing it (calling it racist nets Leftist points, "adequate" nets Fascist points, and quaint "Moralist" points).
• Cuno also provides a way to enter the Capeside Apartments. Should you inquire about drugs, he'll send you off to acquire speed from his apartment, warning against his deadbeat father. This will begin the Split a 'kilo' with Cuno task.
• If Cunoesse cries rape and Cuno joins in, and you do not step back, it will activate a Legendary Shivers passive check:
  • SHIVERS - Windows are being opened. On Rue Saint-Cispare, people are turning their heads. An elderly woman puts down her grocery bags in front of the Frittte store and listens. Somewhere behind her, the gates of the industrial harbour are raised.
  • SHIVERS - On the catwalk above the shipping containers, a broad-shouldered man jerks his head up. "That Cuno? Cop's getting killed out there." The tattooed mesque next to him smiles. "That's Cuno alright!"

Recruitment

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• If Kim is shot during the tribunal, Cuno may volunteer to be Harry's partner, and will accompany him to the Sea Fortress. Bringing Cuno along -- and later convincing Jean Vicquemare to allow him to join the RCM -- nets an achievement, Recruit Detective Kuuno de Ruyter. Unlike Kim, Cuno does not have a camera, making it impossible to prove the existence of the Insulindian Phasmid.

Talking to him reveals that he broke up his "toxic" relationship with Cunoesse in the time between the tribunal and Harry regaining consciousness. After Harry's dream in the Sea Fortress, Cuno consoles him by admitting that he also experiences nightmares about Cunoesse.

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