History Characters / TheBoogieMan

%%* BadassBaritone

* OverprotectiveDad: The game's bio states that he initially thought David was Sophie's boyfriend and got angry that he was dating his daughter. The misunderstanding was cleared and he's obviously okay with their friendship.

Beware of Spoilers from VideoGame/TheCrookedMan and VideoGame/TheSandman.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Takes a pretty calm approach to getting Keith to take a break from work. He's also open-minded when Sophie implicitly mentioned her experience in Fairy Land from ''VideoGame/TheSandman''.

David seems to have gotten married to his fiancée, Shirley, after the events of ''VideoGame/TheSandman'', and the two are currently vacationing together. He originally intended to have his friends, Paul and Marion, join them on the tour, but because Paul became sick, he instead invited the Grundlers to come along.

* PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo: He was the protagonist of ''VideoGame/TheCrookedMan'' and had a cameo role in ''VideoGame/TheSandman'', and in this game, he has the largest role of the minor characters.

The protagonist of ''VideoGame/TheSandman''.

%%* FieryRedhead: She's much more outspoken and assertive, compared to ''VideoGame/TheSandman''.

* PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo: She was the protagonist of ''VideoGame/TheSandman'' and is briefly playable.

* StepfordSmiler: In ''VideoGame/TheSandman'', she was very passive and chose to never voice how she actually feels about things in her life and bottled everything up. After those events, though, she chose to speak up, toning this trope down a lot.

He's trying to better his relationship with his daughter after the events of ''VideoGame/TheSandman'' and is more open about how much she means to him. He came along for the tour, after David invited Sophie and him.

* {{Workaholic}}: Richard was one in ''VideoGame/TheSandman'', though he also did it because he felt like Sophie didn't want him around. With him being on this vacation, he's obviously trying to work on this.

Beware of Spoiler from VideoGame/TheCrookedMan and VideoGame/TheSandman.

* CuttingTheElectronicLeash: Inverted, when Keith tries to find out about the investigation's progress from his subordinate and Dick tells him to not bother and just enjoy his vacation. Keith also has the terrible habit of not answering phone calls. [[spoiler:Justified, when he reveals that he was informed of his son's death from a phone call he answered. He's terrified that the next phone call he answers will give him news about a family member's death again.]]

* MurderSuicide: [[spoiler:''Precious Box'' has him kill Helena, before committing suicide.]]

* SanitySlippage: Shows signs of this throughout the game. [[spoiler:Worst in the bad endings.]]

* AmicableExes: Becomes this with Keith in the ''Precious Box'' ending. [[spoiler:Averted, when he kills her...]]

%%* BadassBaritone:

%%* BenevolentBoss: He's just very kind to his subordinates.

* ScaryBlackMan: Not that apparent with his sprite, but the in-game's bio (which can be seen after completing the game) mentions he's physically intimidating. Subverted in that he's actually very nice to Keith and the other officers, as well as other characters in the game.

* BreakThemByTalking: His favorite tactic to use. The Boogie Man loves to talk and often talks about the thing that hits one's nerves the most and sends them into a frenzy.

** In ''The Boogie Man's Fine Tonight'', he takes the mask off and turns out to be [[MindScrew Keith himself]]. Though this is indicated to be Keith's insanity screwing with him.

* FreudianExcuse: Near the end of the game, Keith and David can come across different rooms in a basement hallway. In one of the rooms is a stack of papers filled with rewritten Bible verses, and a diary entry where the writer mentions to hate their life in the basement as they are not allowed to do anything else but study the Bible and listen to their parents. Going by a locked room with shelves of movie tapes and movie posters all over the walls, it can be inferred that the writer of the diary entry was Brendon.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Unlike ''The Crooked Man'' and ''The Sandman'', whose antagonists are a dead man's spirit and a fairyland creature, respectively; this game's antagonist is a normal human- [[TheSociopath and easily the most vile in the series thus far]].

David seems to have gotten married to his fiancée, Shirley, after the events of ''VideoGame/TheSandman'' and the two are currently vacationing together. He originally intended to have his friends, Paul and Marion, join them on the tour, but because Paul became sick, he instead invited the Grundlers to come along.

%%* BrutalHonesty: Says exactly what is on her mind.

* TheFirstCutIsTheDeepest: She used to have a crush on David, but gave up. In a cutscene, she tells Helena that she feels like she cannot fall in love anymore. [[spoiler:It's hinted at that the pink jewel she made in ''The Sandman'' contained her love. Since the sandman still has it, he might return it to her when she's older.]]

* PapaWolf: When Sophie goes missing, he's determined to venture the castle alone to find her. [[spoiler:Gets worse, if she dies.]]

* AnAxeToGrind: One of the items to pick up is a Fireman's Axe, which he holds onto for most of the game. [[spoiler:It's also his weapon of choice during the final encounter with the Boogie Man.]]

* AnAxeToGrind: She grabs an axe off of the wall to show how she's prepared to use it on the Boogie Man, if he happens to enter their safe room while Keith and David are out. She hangs onto it during various cutscenes.

* SoftSpokenSadist: He's very quiet when talking about cruelly killing people.

* BadassBaritone: Courtesy of LetsPlay/ManlyBadassHero.

* BenevolentBoss: He's just very kind to his subordinates.

* BerserkButton: Being called a 'chicken' or a DirtyCoward.

* OnlyInItForTheMoney: His excuse for tipping off the gossip-mongers about Keith being on vacation.
* {{Paparazzi}}: Claims that he isn't, but this seems to be a matter of semantics more than anything else, as he sees absolutely nothing wrong with taking advantage of Keith's presence to make some extra cash.
* WhatTheHellHero: Very quick to call out Keith on his more questionable behavior.

* KilledOffForReal: The only person from the tour that Keith cannot save in time.

* WalkingSpoiler: His main role is to die to Brendon.

* HappilyMarried: To Shirley.

* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The sensitive guy to Keith.

* CoolBigSis: Plays this role towards Sophie.

* HappilyMarried: To David.
* KillItWithFire: How the Boogie Man intended to kill her.

* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: Sophie is briefly playable.
* BrutalHonesty: Says exactly what is on her mind.

* CoolBigSis: She sees Shirley as one, now that they have become friends.
* DaddysGirl: Obviously, since he's her last remaining family.
* DamselInDistress: She has to be rescued twice.
* FieryRedhead: She's much more outspoken and assertive, compared to ''VideoGame/TheSandman''.

* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: He's bald, black, and a high-ranked officer in the police department.

* BadBoss: He murders his nine servants and mutilates their corpses, even having one of them by their entrails, just to scare Keith.

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Two of the Bad Endings involve this.]]

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:In the ''Happy Dream'' ending.]]

* StuffedIntoTheFridge: The Boogie Man leaves a box as a gift for David behind, implying that Shirley is in it. Subverted in that it was a trick.

* FameThroughInfamy: His goal is to use his planned massacre to become a feared killer throughout the world.

The current owner of Livingstone Castle, who inherited it from his parents. Hopes to turn it into a vacation hotspot.

* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: At one point, he killed and beheaded a dog and presented its head in a box to Keith and David purely as a sick joke.

* CardCarryingVillain: He outright refers to himself as 'the bad guy' during the scene with Lance, and his motivation is to make himself a monster feared by the public.

** In ''The Boogie Man's Fine Tonight'', he takes the mask off and turns out to be [[MindScrew Keith himself]].