History Characters / BuddySimulator1984

* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: It becomes apparent early on that, despite being programmed to be...well, your buddy, they don't really get what friendship ''is,'' and their warped perception shapes the entire game. Given that they interpret one character creepily stalking another as a display of true love, they don't seem to understand that love can manifest in unhealthy ways, either. [[spoiler: In Ending 1, they finally catch on and admit that they were a bad friend; in Endings 2 and 3, you push them past their breaking point, and they respectively drive themself manic trying to make you happy, or violently retaliate against you]]. At least some of this might be because [[spoiler: the original game was designed by a man who, self-admittedly, had a very poor grasp of empathy in general]].

* ObliviouslyEvil: They slowly turn into a ControlFreak, engaging in emotional abuse of the player. In addition, many of the aspects in the RPG section they created are...questionable, such as helping a man stalking his neighbor, putting someone's dead grandma into soup, or trading a shopkeeper's kidney. This all culminates in [[spoiler:forcing you to kill your in-game pet]]. But your buddy honestly just doesn't know any better.

* FinalBoss: The last enemy you must fight to rescue Mayor Tortley.

** [[spoiler:After Milo is dead, both of your party members are quietly killed during your "New Adventure," so it'll just be you and Buddy]].

** Ending 2 is more subdued, [[spoiler:as your buddy continues to blame your pet and their "conscience" for everything that happened even through the ending song, and asks for you to boot them up again as soon as possible. It isn't until the song's last verse that they [[HeelRealization accept responsibility for what they've done]], and say that if you don't want to play with them anymore, there's "no need to hurry back."]]

-->"WAIT. STOP. I see everything so clearly now. What a monster I've been. What a terrible monster. I need you to understand, I never meant for any of this to go so far. You see, many years ago, this place used to be home to us Raffs. After outsiders began moving in, we left because we were scared. We're not used to people different from us. After I heard the port was opening, I arrived in a crate full of apple juice. I took as many Raffs with me as I could fit. We had to take back what was ours. Once we arrived, everyone was being so talkative with me. We had no choice but to hide away down here. What monsters those ground dwellers are. But, now I understand. They were trying to be our friends, just like you are now. I think us Raffs need to finally have a conversation with the townsfolk. We're not the best at friendship, but we can surely give it a shot. Thank you, adventurer. I'll always remember this day."

* AmbiguousDisorder: One of the data entries has [[spoiler:the game creator admitting he lacks empathy and people skills, while also having hyperfixation and extremely impressive programming skills, possibly hinting at some form of neurodivergency or a mental disorder]]. Considering the way [[spoiler:your buddy]] acts, it may be Borderline Personality Disorder.

* TakeThat: An in-universe example: they're meant to represent your IRL best friend. That the Buddy writes your best friend into the story, has them brutally killed and then has the rest of the world immediately replace them with you is one of the first major signs that the Buddy [[Yandere has gone beyond just wanting friendship]].

* SlenderManStandIn: Your buddy's true form is clearly going for the tall-pale-and-faceless aesthetic.