The Annihilation Route, marked as the Green Route on the flowchart, and referred to as Branch AB by fans, is a route featured in AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES.
The Annihilation Route is a branch of the story focused on the New Cyclops Serial Killings and their connection to the Original Cyclops Serial Killings.
Annihilation END is the third Normal Ending based on the order of achievements—however, it can only be obtained fourth. It is unlocked after reaching the second Lock in the Resolution Route, which requires all three other available Normal ENDs in order to reach. Out of all the Normal ENDs, it is considered the worst ending in the game.
Story Overview[]
Murder of Shoko Nadami[]
TBA
A: New Cyclops Serial Killings[]
TBA
AB: Death of Ota, So, Boss and Hitomi[]
TBA
Chapters in this Route[]
- Day 1: Friday – sigAI
- SINKIN' IN THE BRaiN
- Day 2: Saturday – saikAI
- PSYNCIN' IN THE PaiN (Branch A)
- Day 2: Saturday – meikAI
- Day 3: Sunday – syokubAI
- PSYNCIN' IN THE VaiN (Branch B)
- Day 3: Sunday – gumAI
- Day 4: Monday – jukkAI
- PSYNCIN' IN THE CURTaiN
- Day 4: Monday – kikAI 🔒
- Day 5: Tuesday – jinnAI
- PSYNCIN' IN THE REFRaiN
- Day 5: Tuesday – ihAI
Trivia[]
- Based on the image used in the achievement, this route and ending can also potentially be unofficially referred to as the "Boss Route" and "Boss END." However, based on the events of the ending, the person in the achievement could be interpreted as either Saito, as his identity is revealed while inside Boss's body, or Date, as he finishes the route inside Boss's body. This could hypothetically make this route the "Saito Route"/"Saito END" or the "Date Route"/"Date END", or perhaps all three at once.
- In the Famitsu Interview, Uchikoshi and Okada were asked "What happened after the Annihilation ending?" Their answer was "I think Date, now in Boss's body, will somehow punish Saito. However, Date will have to live inside Boss's body." It's unclear what punishment Date brought upon Saito, and how.[1]