Embalmer (Aesop Carl) is the 19th survivor to be added to Identity V. Aesop is an assist-type survivor. He has four traits: Embalm, Artist, Unconcerned, and Anxious. The trait “Embalm” allows the Embalmer to place down a coffin under a cooldown of 15 seconds. This coffin allows himself and other players to be rebirthed. Rebirthing only occurs when a player is knocked down or placed into a rocket chair. There are two options when rebirthing: cancel the rebirth, or rebirth immediately. If you fail to select an option within 3 seconds, you rebirth immediately. Once you rebirth, you’ll gain a shield that grants you invincibility against the Hunter's attacks for 7 seconds, along with “Tide Turner” abilities for 15 seconds. “Tide Turner” is a talent on the Persona Web that removes your ability to be healed, but if you get hit, the damage will only apply after the 15 seconds of Aesop's rebirth. You also gain bonus coffins from rescuing and being rescued.

Aesop is always embalmed by default at the start of the match. In the trait “Artist”, once a survivor comes within a 20-meter radius of the Embalmer, their appearance will be copied, and they will be able to be embalmed. The trait “Unconcerned” increases the time Aesop is chaired or cocooned by 10%. Aesop's final trait, “Anxious”, allows him to see the position of other survivors for 15 seconds when the match begins. It also decreases his decoding speed by 15% while decoding with others.

Embalmer cannot embalm himself or any of his teammates if: - His teammate is on their last chair (meaning they were rescued before half during the first rescue, and were rescued on their second chair) - Two survivors are remaining (including the Embalmer, who is coffined), and the other survivor is on the chair. In this situation, the Embalmer must rebirth before being placed in a rocket chair, or the rebirthing process will be canceled and you will be sent back to the manor. - If an Embalmer is rebirthing on a rocket chair while the last survivor is leaving through the exit gate, the rebirthing process is canceled and the Embalmer will be sent back to the manor.

The Embalmer's restrictions are something I had to learn through weeks of playing him in rank matches. Only one of these cons is listed in his in-game trait menu which I found frustrating. When kiting the hunter as Aesop, you rely on raw kiting. Raw kiting is when you are not relying on abilities and instead rely on the map's windows and pallets. Because of this I almost always bring a kiting build. If there isn't a rescuer on the team or somebody with tide, I usualy bring Tide Turner and Borrowed Time. If you're new to raw kiting, I recommend you bring Flywheel instead of KJ. If you spawn on a map with a two-story building, you should place your coffin on the second story. Placing your coffin near the gate or on dungeon is also recommended for endgame. If your map doesn't have a second story or you spawned far away, place your coffin away from your cipher at the edge of the map or in a good kiting area. Make sure your coffin isn't in the way of others. Also, you can place your coffin at someone's chair and use rebirth to rescue. I don't recommend you do this every time you rescue, only utilze this in certain situations where you're injured or to guarnteed a basement rescue. You can also use the coffin to act as a wall to block hunter's attacks and abilities but only in certain cases. A Prospector can also use the coffin to stun the hunter.