Murder Rose is a minor antagonist in the Skulduggery Pleasant book series, serving as a supporting antagonist in The Faceless Ones.
Story[]
Murder Rose is a member of the Diablerie, a group of fanatics bent on bringing the Faceless Ones back into reality that was originally created by China Sorrows under the orders of Mevolent. During the backstory she was part of the kidnapping of Skulduggery Pleasant's family, being responsible for his child being delivered to Nefarian Serpine. She first appears when she and Gruesome Krav attack Tanith Low after Batu has murdered one of the last teleporters. They badly wound Tanith who only barely escapes with her life. She, Krav and Jaron Gallow later ambush Grand Mage Thurid Guild in Kenspeckle Grouse's clinic and take him as a hostage in exchange for Fletcher Renn's life. They end up planting a bomb on Guild in hopes of killing Skulduggery and his allies, while this fails, they end up kidnapping Fletcher annyway.
She, Krav and Gallow are given a tattoo by Batu which she believed would protect her from possession, but was actually a beacon to invite the Faceless Ones into their bodys. They then force Fletcher to open a portal to the Faceless Ones' dimension leading to three Faceless Ones returning to reality. Krav is promptly posessed and Rose is last seen confronting Batu over her tattoo before running of into the woods where she is posessed herself. Murder Rose and the Faceless One that took over her body attack Valkyrie Cain, who already killed the Faceless One inside Krav with the Scepter of the Ancients. While they sucessfully smash and destroy the sceptre they end up killed by the explosion.
Personality[]
Murder Rose is a fanatical follower of the Faceless Ones and wishes to bring them back to the world, however she has no desire to become one of their host bodies.
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