Undead Unluck: What Are the Artifacts & How Powerful Are They?
Undead Unluck is a manga series written and illustrated by Yoshifumi Tozuka, which has been ongoing since January 20, 2020, and has now been collected in 18 volumes as of the time of writing. The story is a supernatural adventure filled with humor, so you can imagine the series will be filled with ridiculous powers and abilities. We have talked mostly about the characters, some important moments, and even the UMAs, but not about the Artifacts, which are also an important part of the lore. In this article, we are going to discuss the Artifacts in general and reveal how powerful they are and why they are so important for the series.
The Artifacts are both important and very powerful
Within the lore of Undead Unluck, the Artifacts are ordinary objects with immense power that bestow onto their possessor a variety of unique skills. Luna formed them in response to Sun’s oppressive demands on the humans during their game; you can read more about this in the next section of this article. They have generally remained in the background, yet despite their varied forms and sizes; they are incredibly potent weapons that the Negators need to defeat Sun and his rigged game of Loops.
So far, a total of 22 Artifacts have been identified in the series:
| Artifact | Object | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Apocalypse | Book | It helps the Negators to accept Quests, and it is also a very loyal servant of God in Undead Unluck. |
| Nyoi-Kinko Staff | Bo staff | A weapon that can expand and retrieve as the user wishes. |
| Blade Runner | Pair of metal prosthetic legs | Function as artificial legs that give the user offensive and defensive abilities. |
| Unnamed Revolver Artifact | Revolver | Functions like a regular revolver. |
| Kinto’un Cloud | Cloud | A magical cloud that flies. |
| G-Liner | Pen | It can make whatever the user draws become real, and it also provides awareness of a Loop. |
| Soul Caliber | Orb | Takes a soul out of a person’s body and seals it into an object. |
| Life Is Strange | Time dial | The owner can control the time of a target by reviewing it or fast- forwarding it. |
| Game of Death | Prayer beads | The owner can seal anyone they kill into one of the beads. They then have to protect the owner and do whatever is asked of them. |
| Kokuto’un | TBC | TBC |
| Zuishin Tekkan Rod | Nunchaku | It has four specific forms and each form has a specific ability of its own. |
| Aegis | Shield | A powerful shield that can endure even Sun’s attacks. |
| Remember | Card | Controls memories by either erasing them, or by restoring someone’s memories of their previous Loops. |
| Ark | Table | Initiates the Quests and allows someone to live into the next Loop. |
| Rebellion | Sacred spirit | A sentient spirit weapon that can possess a person and feed on their negative emotions, becoming stronger if the emotions are stronger as well. |
| Basho Fan | Fan | Can create powerful gusts of wind with a simple wave. |
| D-2100 | Submarine | Acts like a regular submarine. |
| Disc | UFO | An exceptionally powerful weapon. |
| Enoh Jusshu | Spinning top | Seals a Negator’s soul into a top and then has them battle another Negator. |
| Entruster | Doll | Converts the feelings of the user into power, but one must offer their body. |
| Kofusai | Dice roll cup with dice | Two players wage something of equal or greater value to their lives. The dice are then rolled, and the players must guess if it’s “odd” or “even”; if they guess correctly, they win what the other wagered. |
| Heart | Undiscovered | So far, the only undiscovered Artifact. |
Who created the Artifacts in Undead Unluck?
If you’re wondering how the Artifacts even came to be, let us remind you of what we’ve told you about the origins of the world of Undead Unluck. Many Loops ago, two deities decided to create the world and inhabit it with humans. They were the tyrannical Sun, who sadistically enjoyed the suffering and misery of the humans, and the benevolent Luna, who was not hostile towards the humans. After creating the world, the two of them decided that they should play a game.
The game was as follows: the gods would let the humans live through the Loops and observe whether their creations could reach them. And while Sun actively sabotaged them in this game, Luna provided them with a form of assistance – the Artifacts. So, yes, Luna is the one who actually created the Artifacts and she is the one responsible for their appearance on Earth. They are both a testament to her amazing powers, as well as a form of aid to the players she is cheering on in the game.
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