Wagner Family
Lucius Wagner
Lucius Wagner
The central protagonist, Lucius is the son of Lucifer. On his sixth birthday, he was awakened to his true heritage and tasked with killing his family and offering their souls to Lucifer, mainly to gain more power.- The Antichrist: He's the son of Satan himself. Somewhat subverted, as he isn't the only son Lucifer had...
- Badass in a Nice Suit: A rare 6-year-old example, almost never goes anywhere without it.
- Boy of Wealth and Taste: His day clothes include a tie and vest, always. In the second game, he opts to change out of his straight-jacket and get into his old clothes the first chance he gets.
- Creepy Child: In a sense that throughout the game, Lucius is mostly emotionless yet gets to toy around the household using his demonic powers.
- Disproportionate Retribution: How he justifies some of the murders he commits.
- The reason he kills Gene is because his smoking gives him headaches.
- He kills Agnes because she's mean. Then again, most other servants in the house share the same complaint.
- He kills his private tutor, James, because he hates math. Then again, doesn't everyone?
- Enfant Terrible: He's only six and his task is to basically kill his entire household and others to increase his powers.
- Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas: Somewhat. He does chores on his mother's request, and his mother is the only one of his victims he seems to feel bad for killing. Doesn't stop him from doing it, though.
- Expy: He's basically a Damien Thorn clone.
- Mind Control: Two of his powers involve controlling minds to do as he wants (usually to kill people) and erasing memories so he's not caught respectively. The third game allows him to conjure up illusions or mess with peoples perceptions to further freak them out.
- Playing with Fire: He can use hellfire in the games. In the first game, he could only use it in special circumstances but he could directly kill people with it. The second game has the Hellfire abit nerfed, but still potent for causing explosions or keeping flames alight. The third game has him utilize it similarly to the first game.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: Often a sign when his powers flare up, and almost always right before someone dies.
- Silent Protagonist: And for once people actually notice this in-story. Lucius' unyielding silence is the thing that makes people most suspicious of him.
- Villain Protagonist: He's the son of the devil who kills his own family to gain more supernatural power, and the protagonist of the game.
- Weaksauce Weakness: As a son of Lucifer, Lucius has a few weaknesses that must be worked around or could be used against him.
- Crosses. Lucius naturally loses access to his powers while around a crucifix, having his power meter drained in the first game or preventing him from "blessing" targets. If used in active prayer against him, it can eventually exorcize and kill him if the person doing it isn't stopped. This weakness can be averted by turning the cross upside down, or killing whoever's praying with one.
- Salt. Mostly showcased in the second game, salt is highly deadly to him and any other sons of Lucifer, his own hospital records denoting he had a "Salt allergy" in the second game. Shooting salt out of a shotgun is how you kill Isaac Gilmore.
Fabius Wagner
Fabius Wagner
Lucius's Paternal grandfather. The one who built Dante Manor and gathered the family fortune.- Asshole Victim: He's a Satanist responsible for creating Lucius in the first place, the act of which doesn't spare him from the boy.
- Grumpy Old Man: He's the eldest member of the Wagner family and also the grumpiest, constantly calling everyone else worthless or as parasites.
- Hoist by His Own Petard: It is his deal with the devil that brought Lucius into being. Lucius still kills him.
- In the Back: Gets stabbed by Lucius while trying to sacrifice a journalist.
- Interface Spoiler: While using your powers around most other family members or servants would result in you getting caught, Fabius doesn't seem to respond or care about them. The detection indicator doesn't even come on. He's actually quite aware of what Lucius is and naturally doesn't tell anyone about the devil in their midst because he wants to help him.
- Jerkass: Refuses to go to his own son's funeral because he saw him as a disgrace to the family name. He's also dismissive to pretty much everyone but Lucius.
- Jerk Ass Has A Point: Technically, a reporter should not be breaking and entering on private property, so bludgeoning him around the head is perfectly justified - who knows what he could do!
- Karmic Death: He's responsible for the deal with Lucifer that made Lucius come into being, which also entailed that the payment would "Come from [Fabius's] bloodline". He thinks this means Lucius would be born with no repurcussions, but what it really means is that Fabius's whole family would be slaughtered by Lucius, himself included. As if to lampshade this, he's literally backstabbed.
- The Mafia: Mob connections are said to be part of where the family's money came from.
- Mentor Archetype: What he thinks he is to Lucius, wanting to guide him along the Devil's path. Lucius naturally doesn't share the sentiment.
Charles Wagner
Charles Wagner
Lucius's father. A US senator running for re-election.- Calling the Old Man Out: To his father Fabius about being a bitter, hateful person.
- Not Quite Dead: The other reason why Lucius lost his powers in the sequel, turns out Charles survived the fire and is in a coma in the hospital, one of your objectives is to finish the job.
- Offing the Offspring: Attempts to do this to Lucius at the end.
- Parental Neglect: Often in his dialogue as murders pile up, he'll tell Lucius either to bug off and do something else, or apologize saying he knows he said he'd spend time with him but can't due to the circumstances.
- Properly Paranoid: He's right to think there's something wrong with his son.
- Sanity Slippage: Starts to believe there is a curse on the family as the deaths pile up.
- The Scapegoat: By the end of the game the police are convinced he is to blame for everything.
- That Thing Is Not My Child!: Near the end he realizes there is something wrong with Lucius.
Tom Wagner
Tom Wagner
Lucius's uncle and Charles's brother. A mooch on the family, he lives in the manor with his brother and pursues his... interests.- The Alcoholic: Stays in his room drinking after Jovita dies.
- All Men Are Perverts: He has a porn room that he stays in for the majority of the game, he has multiple affairs with the maids, and even has a peephole to see into the bathroom!
- Bedroom Adultery Scene: He gets one in Jovita's chapter. Catching it on camera is vital to killing Jovita.
- Driven to Suicide: What his death looks like.
- Drowning My Sorrows: He's only ever drinking in his room the chapter that he dies.
- The Peeping Tom: His name was almost certainly picked for this reason. His porn room has a small hole that can see into the neighboring bathroom where Susan usually bathes in. In the chapter "Peeping Tom", you use it to murder someone.
- Tampering with Food and Drink: Lucius poisons his alcohol, causing his death.
- The Thing That Would Not Leave: He's noted by McGuffin for basically mooching off of Charles' status and fame, hence why he still lives in the house.
- The Un-Favourite: His father considers him a disgrace to the family.
- Your Door Was Open: Exactly how you catch him screwing Susan.
Nancy Wagner
Nancy Wagner
Lucius's mother.- Boom, Headshot!: Her mind controlled husband shoots her in the head with a nail gun.
- Break the Cutie: The entire game is this for her. She goes from being optimistic and loving, to exhausted and worried, into outright distress and fear as the murders keep piling up around her.
- Good Parents: In contrast to Charles being a a neglectful parent, Nancy showcases her love to Lucius, often asks him for some help with the chores and rewards him with items if he does so. As her Sanity Slippage progresses, she even tries to keep Lucius calm and happy as her world falls apart around her and, though not shown in game, she says she wants to hug him and pretend that everything's alright. Even when things get to a head with Charles, she wants to take Lucius and leave the house.
- Madness Mantra: As she gets more mad as time goes on, she begins to sing "Sur le pont d'Avignon". At first it's a more childish tune, but on the very chapter she dies, she switches to a more macabre version that cements how mad she's gotten.
- The Normal Version:"Sur le pont d'Avignon. L'on y danse, l'on y danse..." (On the bridge of Avignon. They are dancing, they are dancing...)The Final Version: "Sur le pont d'Avignon. Everyone DIED... they all DIED..."
- Parental Obliviousness: Refuses to believe there is something wrong with her son.
- Sanity Slippage: The comments she makes as she wanders around the house become more and more unhinged as time passes and murders pile up.
- Taking the Kids: Near the end says she is leaving the house and taking Lucius with her. This does not go well.
Dante Manor Staff
The Servants
Agnes
The manager of the servants in Dante Manor. She's constantly stuffing her face and her mean demeanor is matched only by her appetite.- Crusty Caretaker: The leading maid and the meanest one in the house.
- Death by Irony: Other members of the household complain she wants food every five minutes. She dies by having her food poisoned with rat poison.
- The Friend Nobody Likes: Despite being the lead maid, Alastair, Jovita and Susan have nothing good to say about her and insult her out of earshot. The detective notes how everyone has a reason to dislike her. Even Lucius thinks she's pretty mean and due to breaking the cardinal sin of Gluttony, she must suffer.
- Seven Deadly Sins: Marked with the cardinal sin of gluttony.
- Tampering with Food and Drink: Lucius poisons her food.
Mary
Eldest maid in Dante Manor, and the first one to die. A widow. Her room is filled with crucifixes.- Crusty Caretaker: Talking to her in what little time you get has her ordering you to get out of her way while she sweeps the freezer.
- Old Maid: The oldest maid in the mansion, aside from Agnes.
- We Hardly Knew Ye: The first death in the game.
Jovita Munez
A latina house maid who serves the Wagner estate.- A Deadly Affair: A pseudo-example of the 5th. She's naturally distraught upon learning Tom is cheating on her, and goes up to the balcony to cry. Lucius finishes the job by controlling her to jump off.
- Driven to Suicide: What her death appears to be, after discovering Tom is cheating on her with Susan.
- Gratuitous Spanish: Played with. She does say some phrases in spanish and she is a latina maid.
- Psychic-Assisted Suicide: What her death actually is. Lucius mind controls her to jump off a balcony.
- The Scapegoat: Lucius hid evidence of his other crimes in her room. For a while after her death she is seen as the one responsible for the previous deaths.
Susan Myers
House maid.- Electrified Bathtub: Lucius uses telekinesis to throw a hairdryer in her tub.
Alastair
The butler of Dante Manor.- Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: After slipping, is impaled in the face by an icicle.
- Smurfette Principle: Inverted. He's the only Butler compared to the maids.
Ivor
Janitor and handyman in Dante Manor. Perpetually drunk, he's always one incident away from being fired.- The Alcoholic: Always seen intoxicated. Leads to his death.
- Drinking on Duty: One of his vices. Surprisingly, it doesn't lead to his death, though it plays a factor in it.
- Piano Drop: How he dies.
Michael
The family driver. He spends all of his time in the garage with Will, or with his band when not at work.- Lazy Bum: He spends all of his time in the Garage with Will, either asking you to find his tape, or if you found it, he'll constantly shush you and comment on how nice music is to waste time to. Beyond one conversation with Susan, he contributes literally nothing else. No wonder he's marked with the cardinal sin of Sloth.
- Seven Deadly Sins: Marked with the cardinal sin of sloth.
- Street Musician: He's part of a band and his tapes contain some of their music.
Will
Family mechanic.- Acquitted Too Late: He's blamed for a death, but then dies right afterwards, rendering his involvement a moot point.
- Black Dude Dies First: Inverted. He is the last staff member of Dante Manor to die.
- Foreseeing My Death: Can be heard talking to Michael about a nightmare he had of burning alive.
- Man on Fire: Is drenched in gasoline and set on fire.
- The Scapegoat: Is blamed for Michael's death by the police.
Miscellaneous Staff
Gene
Campaign manager to Charles Wagner and friend of the family.- Couldn't Find a Lighter: Uses a stove when his matches go missing.
- Must Have Nicotine: A trait Lucius hates about him, given he always smokes in the living room.
- Stuff Blowing Up: Why you don't want to light a cigarette on a faulty gas stove.
Jed
Family butcher. Comes once a week to chop meat in the cold room.- Death by Irony: He dies on the same meat saw he uses for the meat he butchers.
- Half the Man He Used to Be: How he dies.
- Ungrateful Bastard: He gives you the task of moving meat boxes into the freezer. He still treats Lucius with disdain while he's in there.
Antonio
The family gardener of the Wagner Estate. Only active during the seasonal months.- Caring Gardener: Implied. He's responsible for the gardening in the estate and is overall very kind to Lucius.
- Psychic-Assisted Suicide: Lucius forces him to stick his head into an active lawnmower.
- Small Role, Big Impact: Despite not even being a main family member, by the time his death came to be, it triggers McGuffin to call in the priests to give a blessing to the house which makes them notice Lucius. It also inspires the media, specifically Wayne Preston to break into the house to try and get info.
James Quinn
Lucius' private tutor.- Mentor Occupational Hazard: A rare example where it's the villain killing their teacher, as Lucius kills him via a gunshot to the head.
- Private Tutor: He's Lucius' tutor.
- Psychic-Assisted Suicide: Lucius forces him to shoot himself.
Other
Detective Jack McGuffin
The detective trying to solve the mystery of Dante Manor. From the second game onward he serves as Lucius' caretaker.- The Dragon: He serves as Lucius' helper from the second game onward.
- Face–Heel Turn: In the beginning of the sequel, Lucifer himself comes to him and convinces him to serve Lucius.
- Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: In the puzzle version of the first game's ending, the detective shoots Charles right as he is about to kill his son. Nice job saving the Anti-Christ.
- Noble Bigot: He never suspects of Lucius even after Alastair's death, which takes place while Lucius is the only one who wasn't in the same room as McGuffin during the murder. Despite this, McGuffin jumps very quickly to the conclusion that Will is guilty of Michael's death, without any real proof and even arrests him. Considering the game takes place in late 1972 / early 1973...
- Police Are Useless: Played with. Lucius comments on the cops stupidity and Jack doesn't ever look into the idea that Lucius could be a potential murderer.
- Replacement Goldfish: Part of the reason he works for Lucius is that he reminds him of his dead son.
- Unwitting Pawn: That thing about his son above? Turns out the Devil did that.
Wayne Preston
A reporter looking into the mysterious deaths at Dante Manor.Deputy Terrence
A deputy assigned to Dante ManorLucifer
The devil and Lucius real father.- Mr. Exposition: He appears in Lucius's bedroom to teach him new powers.
- The Shadow Knows: Lucifer presents himself as an ordinary, well-dressed man sitting on a couch in Lucius's bedroom, but if you flash him with your flashlight, his shadow has demonic horns on its head.
