S-4711
S-4711 is a Guardian assigned to observe citizens and investigate disobedience.
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Spoiler-freeS-4711 is a Guardian assigned to observe citizens and investigate disobedience. His curved body and watchful presence make D-503 anxious long before the full trap becomes visible. He appears to know about I-330’s activities and later participates in state repression. His exact private motives are never explained, and he survives the central events as an instrument of the One State.
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