Talk:Levi/@comment-183.171.106.108-20200517060539

You still can recruit him after killing Needles (possibly because of the incomplete nature of the demo), but it's implied that Needles is his transformed state, similar to Abella/Chaugnar and Henryk/Mayor.

[1] Levi's heroin addiction and Needles heroin loot.

[2] Needles pulling out a pistol in combat right after you dismember his whip hand.

[3] Needles wearing overalls underneath his robes, similar to what Levi is wearing.