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* LoveFreak: In the most horrible sense. Both her and her followers unabashedly embrace the sexual desires plaguing their dreams and visions. [[spoiler: which seems to be a common effect of Murkoff experiments]]

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* LoveFreak: In the most horrible sense. Both her and her followers unabashedly embrace the sexual desires plaguing their dreams and visions. [[spoiler: which Which seems to be a common effect of Murkoff experiments]]
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* MentalMonster: It is a representation of a truly [[PedophilePriest despicable person]], whose predatory nature manifests in the demon as a dozen grabbing hands, a lascivious OverlyLongTongue, and an [[FullFrontalAssault exposed penis]]. That it shares the same [[RedRightHand birthmark]] with Loutermilch confirms the two are connected.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: With his long brunette hair and unwrinkled skin, Knoth looks relatively young for an 80-year-old man.
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* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: He's quite different from Miles Upshur, the protagonist of the first game. For starters, Blake speaks, whereas Mile never did. They also have entirely different professions and motivations (Miles was a journalist who went to explore Mount Massive Asylum to expose its secrets, while Blake is a cameraman who is in search of his missing wife). Lastly, the game goes in-depth on Blake's background and ties it into the story, while Miles' background is irrelevant to his plot and [[AllThereInTheManual only ever really mentioned in supplementary material]].
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* ExactWords: When the cultists arrive to recapture her and Blake, she threatens them that the first person to touch her will lose their eyes. The man who first restrains her ''does'' lose his eyes--but the perpetrator is Val, who shows up for a VillainousRescue moments later.
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* SanitySlippage: It seems that Val's slippage occurred slower than most. While she, along with the rest of the cult, swallowed what Knoth was preaching for a time, she eventually renounced him for exactly what he was: a raping, child-murdering lunatic who used God as prop. However, by the time you meet her, she's succumbed to [[spoiler:Murkoff's brainwashing waves]] just as badly as Knoth has and has become a deranged cult leader in her own right.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: Numerous hints exist between the school sequences and his four month-long SexlessMarriage that point towards the possibility of him being gay and having repressed this.
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* HandwrapsOfAwesome: After [[spoiler: getting crucified]], Blake has to wrap his hands in bandages out of necessity.

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* HandwrapsOfAwesome: After [[spoiler: getting crudely crucified]], Blake has to wrap his hands in bandages out of necessity.

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* BlindWithoutEm: He wears glasses to correct his extreme near-sightedness; occasionally his glasses get knocked off during the game, causing added difficulty for the player.

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* BlindWithoutEm: He wears glasses to correct his extreme near-sightedness; occasionally his glasses get knocked off during the game, causing added difficulty making things more difficult for the player.
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* ObliviousToLove: In his youth, he seemed to fail to pick up on hints that both Jessica and Lynn were interested in him. [[spoiler: Heavily implied to be the result of his guilt of being unable to prevent the rape and murder of his childhood friend Jessica]].

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* ObliviousToLove: In his youth, he seemed to fail to pick up on hints that both Jessica and Lynn were interested in him. [[spoiler: Heavily implied to be the result of both his Catholic upbringing, and his guilt of being unable to prevent the rape and murder of his childhood friend Jessica]].

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* AmbiguouslyGay: Numerous hints exist that he may not be heterosexual. [[spoiler: The memory of one of his Catholic teachers tells him he's "not evil, just confused", and a hallucination of a phone call includes the same man calling him a "disgusting cocksucker"]]. In his youth, he seemed to fail to pick up on, or, deflect hints that both Jessica and Lynn were interested in him. One of the more complicated examples is how Blake and Lynn haven't had sex in four months, as it's uncertain if it's related to his sexuality or a result of trauma-induced impotence.


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* ObliviousToLove: In his youth, he seemed to fail to pick up on hints that both Jessica and Lynn were interested in him. [[spoiler: Heavily implied to be the result of his guilt of being unable to prevent the rape and murder of his childhood friend Jessica]].
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* DeathWail: Gives a pretty heart-wrenching one when [[spoiler:after all goes through to save her, Lynn still ends up dying just after giving birth.]]

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* DeathWail: Gives a pretty heart-wrenching one when [[spoiler:after all he goes through to save her, Lynn still ends up dying just after giving birth.]]
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* DeathWail: Gives a pretty heart-wrenching one when [[spoiler:after all goes through to save her, Lynn still ends up dying just after giving birth.]]
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* YourMindMakesItReal: Possibly this trope, as if he gets to Blake, he will kill him, despite being a hallucination. However, it could also be taken as the Stalker represents real life enemies who are chasing Blake while he's hallucinating, which would explain how it appears able to teleport.

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* YourMindMakesItReal: Possibly this trope, as if he gets to Blake, he will kill him, despite being a hallucination. However, it could also be taken as that the Stalker represents real life enemies who are chasing Blake while he's hallucinating, which would explain how it appears able to teleport.
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* YourMindMakesItReal: If he gets to Blake, he will kill him, despite being a hallucination. So this trope might be at work.

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* YourMindMakesItReal: If Possibly this trope, as if he gets to Blake, he will kill him, despite being a hallucination. So this trope might However, it could also be at work.taken as the Stalker represents real life enemies who are chasing Blake while he's hallucinating, which would explain how it appears able to teleport.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler: Val just seems to disappear after Blake undergoes one of his school hallucinations, and is nowhere to be seen when he wakes up...but considering he awakens to Knoth's followers killing Heretics, she is likely dead as well.]]

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler: Val just seems to disappear after Blake undergoes one of his school hallucinations, and is nowhere to be seen when he wakes up...but considering he awakens to Knoth's followers killing Heretics, she is likely dead as well. In addition, some unused dialogue from her, Marta, and Blake imply that she originally had a death scene where Marta strangles her to death.]]
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* InvincibleBoogeymen: The purest example of this in the franchise - he cannot be killed or fought in any way whatsoever; [[spoiler: the fact that it's actually a representation of Blake's childhood trauma brought out by Murkoff's brain-warping radio signals doesn't help.]]
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Ambiguously Bi is not the trope to use when doubt is cast on a character's attraction to the opposite sex. These tropes are "ambiguous" for a reason—bi is not the "safe inbetween" of a presumed straight character and a character you can explicitly identify as gay.


* AmbiguouslyBi: Numerous hints exist that he may not be heterosexual. [[spoiler: The memory of one of his Catholic teachers tells him he's "not evil, just confused", and a hallucination of a phone call includes the same man calling him a "disgusting cocksucker"]]. In his youth, he seemed to fail to pick up on, or, deflect hints that both Jessica and Lynn were interested in him. One of the more complicated examples is how Blake and Lynn haven't had sex in four months, as it's uncertain if it's related to his sexuality or a result of trauma-induced impotence.

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* AmbiguouslyBi: AmbiguouslyGay: Numerous hints exist that he may not be heterosexual. [[spoiler: The memory of one of his Catholic teachers tells him he's "not evil, just confused", and a hallucination of a phone call includes the same man calling him a "disgusting cocksucker"]]. In his youth, he seemed to fail to pick up on, or, deflect hints that both Jessica and Lynn were interested in him. One of the more complicated examples is how Blake and Lynn haven't had sex in four months, as it's uncertain if it's related to his sexuality or a result of trauma-induced impotence.
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* HeroicSacrifice: Blake himself lampshades this after [[spoiler:his death.]]
--> '''Ethan:''' You didn't give me up to her. Even though she... Thank you.

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* HeroicSacrifice: Blake [[spoiler:Blake himself lampshades this after [[spoiler:his his death.]]
--> '''Ethan:''' '''Blake:''' You didn't give me up to her. Even though she... Thank you.
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* HeroicSacrifice: Blake himself lampshades this after [[spoiler:his death.]]
--> '''Ethan:''' You didn't give me up to her. Even though she... Thank you.
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Josiah gets physically and psychologically tortured on a Catherine Wheel for God knows how long before Knoth finally finishes him off, while Mary gets stretched to death on a Strappado.

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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Josiah gets physically and psychologically tortured on a the Catherine Wheel for God knows how long before Father Knoth finally finishes him off, while Mary gets stretched to death on a the Strappado.
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Josiah gets physically and psychologically tortured on a Catherine Wheel for God knows hopw long before Father Knoth finally finishes him off, while Mary gets stretched to death on a Strappado.

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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Josiah gets physically and psychologically tortured on a Catherine Wheel for God knows hopw how long before Father Knoth finally finishes him off, while Mary gets stretched to death on a Strappado.
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Josiah gets physically and psychologically tortured on a Catherine Wheel for God knows hopw long before Father Knoth finally finishes him off, while Mary gets stretched to death on a Strappado.

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You can't cross tropes, plus, they could've believed in sex after marriage due to their upbringing.


* AmbiguouslyGay / AmbiguouslyBi: Numerous hints exist that he may not be straight. [[spoiler: The memory of]] one of his Catholic teachers in his youth tells him he's "not evil, just confused", and a hallucination of a phone call includes the same man calling him a "disgusting cocksucker". In his youth he seemed to fail to pick up on or deflect hints that Jessica and Lynn were interested in him, and the biggest raised eyebrow in it all is the fact that he's been married to Lynn, but hasn't had sex with her in at least four months, though his Catholic school's views on sex and abstinence may also have to do with their sexless marriage.

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* AmbiguouslyGay / AmbiguouslyBi: Numerous hints exist that he may not be straight. heterosexual. [[spoiler: The memory of]] of one of his Catholic teachers in his youth tells him he's "not evil, just confused", and a hallucination of a phone call includes the same man calling him a "disgusting cocksucker". cocksucker"]]. In his youth youth, he seemed to fail to pick up on or on, or, deflect hints that both Jessica and Lynn were interested in him, him. One of the more complicated examples is how Blake and the biggest raised eyebrow in it all is the fact that he's been married to Lynn, but hasn't Lynn haven't had sex with her in at least four months, though as it's uncertain if it's related to his Catholic school's views on sex and abstinence may also have to do with their sexless marriage.sexuality or a result of trauma-induced impotence.
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* AbusiveParents: Her father has been described as a man with a "big" personality and in computer emails and chats you can read in the school, which mention a troubled home life and her asking someone online (this person had just brought up being beaten by her husband), "can you call the police on them if they're family?" She's also denied even access to school functions, seen as when she's forced to forge his signature on a permission slip for a field trip.

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* AbusiveParents: Her father has been described as a man with a "big" personality personality, and in computer emails and chats you can read in the school, which mention a troubled home life and life, you can see her asking someone online (this person had just brought up being beaten by her husband), "can husband) if you call can "call the police on them if they're family?" She's also even denied even access to school functions, seen as when she's forced to forge his signature on a permission slip for a field trip.



* TheLostLenore: To Blake. While she was friends with both Lynn and Blake, Blake is the one who feels personally responsible for her death, to the point that it continues to affect him even into adulthood. His guilt gets so bad that by the mines, he mixes up Jess and Lynn's names and begins referring to Lynn ''as'' Jess.
* MissingMom: An email in the school states her mother had died.
* {{Motifs}}: Hanging, due to her death being ruled as a suicide. However, her death was actually far more sinister than it actually looked.
* RapeAsDrama: She was raped and killed by a school teacher as a child. Blake's inability to prevent this haunts him to this day.

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* TheLostLenore: To Blake. While she was friends with both Lynn and Blake, Blake is the one who feels personally responsible for her death, to the point that it continues to affect him even into adulthood. His guilt gets so bad that by the mines, time he's in the mines and the Morphogenic Engine being broadcast through the radio tower really gets to him, he mixes up Jess and Lynn's names and begins referring to Lynn ''as'' Jess.
Jess. When he's carrying Lynn's baby out of the church, he projects Jess onto her, saying that she'll be able to grow up this time.
* MissingMom: An email in the A school email states her mother had died.
* {{Motifs}}: Hanging, due to her death being ruled as a suicide. However, her death was actually far more sinister than it actually looked.appears to have been.
* RapeAsDrama: She was raped and killed by a school teacher as a child. Blake's inability to prevent this Blake blames himself for not stopping it, and it still haunts him to this day.
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--> Sick semper evello mortem tyrannis (Always pluck sick death to tyrants)

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--> Sick Sic semper evello mortem tyrannis (Always (Thus always to pluck sick death to tyrants)up the tyrant's death)
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* AmbiguouslyGay / AmbiguouslyBi: Numerous hints exist that he may not be straight. [[spoiler: The memory of]] one of his Catholic teachers in his youth tells him he's "not evil, just confused", and a hallucination of a phone call includes the same man calling him a "disgusting cocksucker". In his youth he seemed to fail to pick up on or deflect hints that Jessica and Lynn were interested in him, and the biggest raised eyebrow in it all is the fact that he's been married to Lynn, but hasn't had sex with her in at least four months, though his Catholic school's views on sex and abstinence may have also left a mark on him.

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* AmbiguouslyGay / AmbiguouslyBi: Numerous hints exist that he may not be straight. [[spoiler: The memory of]] one of his Catholic teachers in his youth tells him he's "not evil, just confused", and a hallucination of a phone call includes the same man calling him a "disgusting cocksucker". In his youth he seemed to fail to pick up on or deflect hints that Jessica and Lynn were interested in him, and the biggest raised eyebrow in it all is the fact that he's been married to Lynn, but hasn't had sex with her in at least four months, though his Catholic school's views on sex and abstinence may also have also left a mark on him.to do with their sexless marriage.
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* AmbiguouslyGay / AmbiguouslyBi: Numerous hints exist that he may not be straight. [[spoiler: The memory of]] one of his Catholic teachers in his youth tells him he's "not evil, just confused", and a hallucination of a phone call includes the same man calling him a "disgusting cocksucker". In his youth he seemed to fail to pick up on or deflect hints that Jessica and Lynn were interested in him, and the biggest raised eyebrow in it all is the fact that he's been married to Lynn, but hasn't had sex with her in at least four months.

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* AmbiguouslyGay / AmbiguouslyBi: Numerous hints exist that he may not be straight. [[spoiler: The memory of]] one of his Catholic teachers in his youth tells him he's "not evil, just confused", and a hallucination of a phone call includes the same man calling him a "disgusting cocksucker". In his youth he seemed to fail to pick up on or deflect hints that Jessica and Lynn were interested in him, and the biggest raised eyebrow in it all is the fact that he's been married to Lynn, but hasn't had sex with her in at least four months.months, though his Catholic school's views on sex and abstinence may have also left a mark on him.
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* TragicVillain: He lived his adult life in fear of poverty due to financial issues. When he turned to God to find solace, he was [[spoiler: driven insane by Murkoff's mircowave towers]]. Resulting in him hearing the "voice of God", which told him to commit all the horrible actions in this game.

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* TragicVillain: He was once a simple shoe salesman who lived his adult life in fear of poverty due to financial issues. issues and was going to lose his home to unaffordable debt. When he desperately turned to God a late-night Evangelical radio station to find solace, he was [[spoiler: driven insane by accidently exposed to Murkoff's mircowave towers]]. Resulting towers, which drove him insane]]. This resulted in him hearing the "voice of God", which told him to commit all the horrible actions in this game.

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* AmbiguouslyGay / AmbiguouslyBi: There's a theory that Blake is repressed gay, though there are some holes, like how, though his marriage with Lynn is sexless, it hasn't ''always'' been that way.

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* AmbiguouslyGay / AmbiguouslyBi: There's a theory Numerous hints exist that Blake is repressed gay, though there are some holes, like how, though he may not be straight. [[spoiler: The memory of]] one of his marriage with Catholic teachers in his youth tells him he's "not evil, just confused", and a hallucination of a phone call includes the same man calling him a "disgusting cocksucker". In his youth he seemed to fail to pick up on or deflect hints that Jessica and Lynn were interested in him, and the biggest raised eyebrow in it all is sexless, it the fact that he's been married to Lynn, but hasn't ''always'' been that way. had sex with her in at least four months.



* ReligiousBruiser: Well, not a bruiser, but still an ActionSurvivor and a devout Catholic.

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