The Iris Route, marked as the Purple Route on the flowchart, and referred to as Branch BA by fans, is a route featured in AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES.
The Iris Route is a branch of the story focused on the murder of Shoko Nadami, the disappearance of Renju Okiura, and the apparent murder and resurrection of Iris Sagan. It also places a heavy focus on Iris Sagan herself, her belief in the Secret Society NAIXATLOZ, and her relationship with Kaname Date.
Iris END is the fourth Normal Ending in the game, based on the order of achievements. The flowchart's Purple Route is the second-longest colored route in the game, starting from keitAI and lasting 10 chapters.
Story Overview[]
Murder of Shoko Nadami[]
TBA
B: Disappearance of Renju Okiura[]
TBA
BA: Investigation on NAIXATLOZ[]
TBA
Chapters in this Route[]
- Day 1: Friday – sigAI
- SINKIN' IN THE BRaiN
- Day 2: Saturday – saikAI
- PSYNCIN' IN THE PaiN (Branch B)
- Day 2: Saturday – keitAI
- Day 3: Sunday – gyoukAI
- PSYNCIN' IN THE VILLaiN
- Day 3: Sunday – kyuusAI
- Day 4: Monday – syuurAI
- PSYNCIN' IN THE MaiN: 1 (Branch A)
- Day 4: Monday – irAI
- Day 5: Tuesday – dakkAI
- PSYNCIN' IN THE MaiN: 2
- Day 6: Wednesday – kekkAI
Trivia[]
- In the Famitsu Interview, the developers explained that the reason why the Iris Route curves into the flowchart instead of extending outward like the other routes is because it acts as a "dead end" to the story. This makes the Iris Route act as a sort of "Bad Ending" separate from the other Bad Endings and the Normal Endings.[1]