Umbra Hands

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“	Every single one the Praying Hands is but myself.	”
—Bondrewd to Nanachi

Umbra Hands
Japanese	アンブラハンズ 祈手
Rōmaji	Anburahanzu Inori te
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Status	Active
Occupation	Delvers lead by Bondrewd
General Information
Manga Debut	Chapter 23
Anime Debut	Episode 13

Umbra Hands (祈手 (アンブラハンズ) , Umbra Hands, Praying Hands^?), is the name of Bondrewd's group of Delvers. All members of the Umbra Hands are Black Whistle Delvers to whom Bondrewd has spread his consciousness, via the Zoaholic. When Bondrewd's body dies, he transfers his full consciousness into one of his Umbra Hands, so he can live on and continue his research.

Primarily located at Ido Front, they have been known to assist in experiments, conduct exterminations of problematic wildlife, and engage in general cave raiding.

All Umbra Hands have their own personality intact, but Bondrewd can put them into "Auto-Bondrewd Mode" at any time to assume control over them and use them like drones. However, this causes their movements to become more sluggish, as Bondrewd has to access all the information "in parallel".

Umbra Hands with white coats are known as Shrouds (死装束 (シュラウド) , Shrouds, Burial-Clothed^?). Gallice, the Umbra Hand encountered at the Garden of the Flowers of Resilience, is one such Umbra and is outfitted for combat with powerful Artifacts.

All Umbra Hands chose to become one on their own will. Some are not even Delvers, but bounty hunters who had originally came after Bondrewd.

Those that could not become Umbra Hands resulted in Failed Umbra Hands.

Notable Members

Bondrewd the Novel
(Leader)

Gallice of Ashes
(Shroud)

Bido
(Shroud)

Remayo
(Shroud)

Gueira

Suumama

Eika

Joho

Rabbiak

Jenien

Bora

Tomanna

Unnamed Members

Trivia

• Umbra Hand coats include fillings similar to cotton, in certain instances. As such, bodies that look big and hunchbacked aren't actually that big. Their body shape doesn't change when they become Bondrewd, but these fillings are expelled with ripping the coat, as seen when Bondrewd took full control of Bido's body.
• All of the Umbra Hands have names. The one who torched the Garden is named Gallice (ギャリケー, Gyarikē). The one who stood by Prushka during the Stingerhead attack, whose body Bondrewd took over directly afterwards, is named Bido (ビドゥー, Bidū). The four-armed one who manages the Zoaholic is named Suumama (スウマーマ, Sūmāma).
• Additional names were given in the Fan Meeting question follow up for the Umbra Hands present when the group leaves the Ido Front. Rabbiak (ラビヤーク,Rabiyāku), Joho (ジョホー, Johō), Eika (エイカ, Eika), Jenien (ジェニエン, Jenien), Tomanna (トムアナ,Tomuana), and Bora (ボラ, Bora).
• Lyza carries a helmet, during a conversation with Torka while on the Unheard Bell expedition, which was taken from an Umbra Hand.
• When Bondrewd fully takes control over an Umbra Hand to use as his body, he isn't influenced by the previous owner’s consciousness or desires, even when noticing them. However, if their compatibility is bad, then the body becomes invalid and unusable.
• Peijin is a Delver that is either affiliated with the Umbra Hands or is one in his own right. He took part in the Forward Expedition Party's delve into the Joint Delving Site in the 2^nd Layer. He also took part in the burning of the Garden of the Flowers of Resilience. During the burn, he was contacted by Gallice, via Communication Device, being informed that he wouldn't be able to make it back, as the operation in the garden began.