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* When Lafcadio saves Tequila, she compliments his piano playing and tells him that Elanor will love hearing it in the actual performance. You might miss it but Lafcadio begins crying soon as she says that, and keeps doing so as Tequila walks off the stage. He knows that since the day is looping that moment will never come. And after in-game revelations, the real reason he is crying is because he's grieving to the fact that it was his gift to Elenore and she'll never be able to hear it.
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* When Lafcadio saves Tequila, she compliments his piano playing and tells him that Elanor Eleanor will love hearing it in the actual performance. You might miss it but Lafcadio begins crying soon as she says that, and keeps doing so as Tequila walks off the stage. He knows that since the day is looping that moment will never come. And after in-game revelations, the real reason he is crying is because he's grieving to the fact that it was his gift to Elenore Eleanor and she'll never be able to hear it.
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** Because of her incredible talent, she gets badly lacerated by shards of glass, and then she's thrown down a garbage chute to be eaten by a giant spider. She dies a slow death as she bleeds out on the carpet. Worse still, her good friend Willow dies at the same time Tequila cries out for someone to help her.
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** Because of her incredible talent, she gets badly lacerated by shards of glass, and then she's thrown down a garbage chute to be eaten by a giant spider. She dies a slow death as she bleeds out on the carpet. Worse still, her good friend Willow dies at the same time Tequila cries out for someone to help her.her, and her step-sister Trinity finds her body before she in turn dies by a giant spider.
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* When Lafcadio saves Tequila, she compliments his piano playing and tells him that Elanor will love hearing it in an the actual performance. you might miss it but Lafcadio begins crying as Tequila walks off the stage. He knows that since the day is looping that moment will never come. [[spoiler: And after in-game revelations, the real reason he is crying is because he's grieving to the fact that it was his gift to Elenore and she'll never be able to hear it.]]
* Redd Rockridge is an AmbiguouslyGay man who's also a GentleGiant. It's implied in the secret ending and during the theatre portion of the game that Redd has feelings toward Greyson Grayson, though it isn't clear if the feeling's mutual. When Greyson triggers the trap that eventually kills him, Redd does everything he can to save him, including tearing the door off its hinges. His desperation pulls at the heartstrings especially after you save him because he really is capable of ripping the door off; it's just that the electricity coursing through him is too much.
* Greyson Grayson is confident, clever and silver tongued, providing quite a few chuckles should the player focus on figuring out his and Redd's actions and over their conversations before they stumble across the cage in the theatre. When he's trapped in the cage, his reactions to Redd's attempts to free him are played somewhat for (dark) laughs, with him repeatedly reminding Redd that while he could pick his way through any lock and escape ''his hands are trapped'', and getting louder and more panicked as he waits for Redd to help him. When Redd is killed trying to do exactly that, Greyson goes from retaining his loud and dramatic attitude to quietly pleading for help and brokenly apologising to Redd for what happened to him.
* Trinity Carrington is a plucky blind sculptor who sneaks into the butterfly garden because she was conspicuously barred from entering it. She stays in there for a few hours not because she's unable to find the door but because she doesn't want to ruin the surprise. Then she finds Tequila's body and freaks out, walking straight into the spider's web. You find out later that Tequila is Trinity's step-sister, which makes her reaction not only more understandable but also more tragic. What's also sad is that she cries out to her husband as she's stuck in the web, but he can't hear her, and she dies alone, terrified, and paralyzed.
* Willow Blue confronts Grinmaw in his tank in order to protect Tequila Belle, who's been hearing Grinmaw in her sleep, only to get {{Mind Rape}}d by him. She then walks to the belfry, saying things like "I cannot resist. Why would anyone resist?" She then hangs herself in the belfry at the same time Tequila gets lacerated and calls out for help.
* In the end, you don't get to know these people for real. Everything that happens in the mansion is seen through Lucas' distorted memories, warped by his feelings of shame and guilt. He even admits at some points, through Golden Skull, that he doesn't know how some of his friends would have reacted.
* Golden Skull is a murderer, a sadist, and a horrible person in general, and freely admits as such. He's just as fond of the guests as Lucas is, but his hatred of The Red King runs so deep that he's willing to ruthlessly murder them over and over again just to torture him. But much as he hates The Red King, at the end of the day he does what he does out of love for Eleanor and for his friends. Even though forcing The Red King to watch Eleanor die would undoubtedly be the cruelest and most effective means of torturing him, even he can't bring himself to do it. Instead, he places her in an idyllic cottage behind the mansion where even he can't reach her anymore. After all his villainous gloating and monologuing, it's heartbreaking to watch him beg you not to forgive yourself, not because he wants to keep torturing Lucas, but because he's afraid that the pain of knowing that he killed Eleanor and all of his friends is the only thing keeping them alive in his mind. If he moves on, they all be gone forever.
* Redd Rockridge is an AmbiguouslyGay man who's also a GentleGiant. It's implied in the secret ending and during the theatre portion of the game that Redd has feelings toward Greyson Grayson, though it isn't clear if the feeling's mutual. When Greyson triggers the trap that eventually kills him, Redd does everything he can to save him, including tearing the door off its hinges. His desperation pulls at the heartstrings especially after you save him because he really is capable of ripping the door off; it's just that the electricity coursing through him is too much.
* Greyson Grayson is confident, clever and silver tongued, providing quite a few chuckles should the player focus on figuring out his and Redd's actions and over their conversations before they stumble across the cage in the theatre. When he's trapped in the cage, his reactions to Redd's attempts to free him are played somewhat for (dark) laughs, with him repeatedly reminding Redd that while he could pick his way through any lock and escape ''his hands are trapped'', and getting louder and more panicked as he waits for Redd to help him. When Redd is killed trying to do exactly that, Greyson goes from retaining his loud and dramatic attitude to quietly pleading for help and brokenly apologising to Redd for what happened to him.
* Trinity Carrington is a plucky blind sculptor who sneaks into the butterfly garden because she was conspicuously barred from entering it. She stays in there for a few hours not because she's unable to find the door but because she doesn't want to ruin the surprise. Then she finds Tequila's body and freaks out, walking straight into the spider's web. You find out later that Tequila is Trinity's step-sister, which makes her reaction not only more understandable but also more tragic. What's also sad is that she cries out to her husband as she's stuck in the web, but he can't hear her, and she dies alone, terrified, and paralyzed.
* Willow Blue confronts Grinmaw in his tank in order to protect Tequila Belle, who's been hearing Grinmaw in her sleep, only to get {{Mind Rape}}d by him. She then walks to the belfry, saying things like "I cannot resist. Why would anyone resist?" She then hangs herself in the belfry at the same time Tequila gets lacerated and calls out for help.
* In the end, you don't get to know these people for real. Everything that happens in the mansion is seen through Lucas' distorted memories, warped by his feelings of shame and guilt. He even admits at some points, through Golden Skull, that he doesn't know how some of his friends would have reacted.
* Golden Skull is a murderer, a sadist, and a horrible person in general, and freely admits as such. He's just as fond of the guests as Lucas is, but his hatred of The Red King runs so deep that he's willing to ruthlessly murder them over and over again just to torture him. But much as he hates The Red King, at the end of the day he does what he does out of love for Eleanor and for his friends. Even though forcing The Red King to watch Eleanor die would undoubtedly be the cruelest and most effective means of torturing him, even he can't bring himself to do it. Instead, he places her in an idyllic cottage behind the mansion where even he can't reach her anymore. After all his villainous gloating and monologuing, it's heartbreaking to watch him beg you not to forgive yourself, not because he wants to keep torturing Lucas, but because he's afraid that the pain of knowing that he killed Eleanor and all of his friends is the only thing keeping them alive in his mind. If he moves on, they all be gone forever.
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* When Lafcadio saves Tequila, she compliments his piano playing and tells him that Elanor will love hearing it in an the actual performance. you You might miss it but Lafcadio begins crying soon as she says that, and keeps doing so as Tequila walks off the stage. He knows that since the day is looping that moment will never come. [[spoiler: And after in-game revelations, the real reason he is crying is because he's grieving to the fact that it was his gift to Elenore and she'll never be able to hear it.]]
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* Redd Rockridge is an AmbiguouslyGay man who's also a GentleGiant. It's implied in the secret ending and during the theatre portion of the game that Redd has feelings toward Greyson Grayson, though it isn't clear if the feeling's mutual. When Greyson triggers the trap that eventually kills him, Redd does everything he can to save him, includingtearing trying to tear the door gate off its hinges. His desperation pulls at the heartstrings especially after you save him him, because he really is ''is'' capable of ripping the door off; it's just that the electricity coursing through him is too much.
much for his body to take.
* Greyson Grayson is confident, clever and silver tongued, providing quite a few chuckles should the player focus on figuring out his and Redd's actions andover listening to their conversations before they stumble across the cage in the theatre. When he's trapped in the cage, his reactions to Redd's attempts to free him are played somewhat for (dark) laughs, with him repeatedly reminding Redd that while he could pick his way through any lock in his sleep and escape escape, ''his hands are trapped'', and getting louder and more panicked as he waits for Redd to help him. When Redd is killed trying to do exactly that, Greyson goes from retaining his loud and dramatic attitude to quietly pleading for help and brokenly apologising to Redd for what happened to him.
him, just before getting crushed and impaled.
* Trinity Carrington is a plucky blind sculptor who sneaks into the butterfly garden because she was conspicuously barred from entering it. She stays in there for a few hours not because she's unable to find the door but because she doesn't want to ruin the surprise. Then she finds Tequila's body and freaksout, out after realizing just whose face she's touching, walking straight into the spider's web. You find out later that Tequila is Trinity's step-sister, which makes her visceral reaction not only more understandable but also more tragic. What's also sad is that she repeatedly cries out to her husband as she's stuck in the web, but he can't hear her, and she dies alone, terrified, and paralyzed.
* Willow Blue confronts Grinmaw in his tank in order to protect Tequila Belle, who's been hearing Grinmaw in her sleep, only to get {{Mind Rape}}d by him. She then walks to the belfry, saying things like "I cannot resist. Why would anyone resist?" Shethen then, calmly and deliberately, hangs herself in the belfry at the same time Tequila gets lacerated and calls out for help.
* In the end, you don't get to know these people for real. Everything that happens in the mansion is seen through Lucas' distortedmemories, memories of an event that happened forty years ago, warped by his feelings of shame and guilt. He even admits at some points, through Golden Skull, that he doesn't know how some of his friends would have reacted.
* Golden Skull is a murderer, a sadist, and a horrible person in general, and freely admits as such. He's just as fond of the guests as Lucas is, but his hatred of The Red King runs so deep that he's willing to ruthlessly murder them over and over again just to torturehim.the King. But much as he hates The Red King, at the end of the day he does what he does out of love for Eleanor and for his friends. Even though forcing The the Red King to watch Eleanor die would undoubtedly be the cruelest and most effective means of torturing him, even he can't bring himself to do it. Instead, he places her in an idyllic cottage behind the mansion where even he can't reach her anymore. After all his villainous gloating and monologuing, it's heartbreaking to watch him beg you not to forgive yourself, not because he wants to keep torturing Lucas, but because he's afraid that the pain of knowing that he killed Eleanor and all of his friends is the only thing keeping them alive in his mind. If he moves on, they all be gone forever.
* Redd Rockridge is an AmbiguouslyGay man who's also a GentleGiant. It's implied in the secret ending and during the theatre portion of the game that Redd has feelings toward Greyson Grayson, though it isn't clear if the feeling's mutual. When Greyson triggers the trap that eventually kills him, Redd does everything he can to save him, including
* Greyson Grayson is confident, clever and silver tongued, providing quite a few chuckles should the player focus on figuring out his and Redd's actions and
* Trinity Carrington is a plucky blind sculptor who sneaks into the butterfly garden because she was conspicuously barred from entering it. She stays in there for a few hours not because she's unable to find the door but because she doesn't want to ruin the surprise. Then she finds Tequila's body and freaks
* Willow Blue confronts Grinmaw in his tank in order to protect Tequila Belle, who's been hearing Grinmaw in her sleep, only to get {{Mind Rape}}d by him. She then walks to the belfry, saying things like "I cannot resist. Why would anyone resist?" She
* In the end, you don't get to know these people for real. Everything that happens in the mansion is seen through Lucas' distorted
* Golden Skull is a murderer, a sadist, and a horrible person in general, and freely admits as such. He's just as fond of the guests as Lucas is, but his hatred of The Red King runs so deep that he's willing to ruthlessly murder them over and over again just to torture
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** He then sends Lucas into yet another illusion in his mind, probably as he gives in to his gambling addiction. And this illusion shows [[EveryoneComesBackFantasyPartyEnding an eternal party where everybody is alive and happy]] after "Boone" saved them. Even a "Lucas" is there, dancing with Eleanor. The real Lucas only gets to exist as "Lafcadio", still wearing his mask. If you don't break the ballroom's window, the party will go on forever- But once you do, everything and everybody slows down to a stop, including the music, and the screen fades out to the credits. It never was, and never could be, real because all of his loved ones are still dead.
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** He then sends Lucas into yet another illusion in his mind, probably as he Lucas gives in to his gambling addiction. And this illusion shows [[EveryoneComesBackFantasyPartyEnding an eternal party where everybody is alive and happy]] after "Boone" saved them. Even a "Lucas" is there, dancing with Eleanor. The real Lucas only gets to exist as "Lafcadio", still wearing his mask. If you don't break the ballroom's window, the party will go on forever- But once you do, everything and everybody slows down to a stop, including the music, and the screen fades out to the credits. It never was, and never could be, real because all of his loved ones are still dead.
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* When Lafcadio saves Tequila, she compliments his piano playing and tells him that Elanor will love hearing it in an the actual performance. you might miss it but Lafcadio begins crying as Tequila walks off the stage. He knows that since the day is looping that moment will never come. [[spoiler: And after in-game revelations, the real reason he is crying is because he's grieving to the fact that it was his gift to Elenore and she'll never be able to hear it.]]
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* Greyson Grayson is confident, clever and silver tongued, providing quite a few chuckles should the player focus on figuring out his and Redd's actions and over their conversations before they stumble across the cage in the theatre. When he's trapped in the cage, his reactions to Redd's attempts to free him are played somewhat for (dark) laughs, with him repeatedly reminding Redd that while he could pick his way through any lock and escape ''his hands are trapped'', and getting louder and more panicked as he waits for Redd to help him. When Redd is killed trying to do exactly that, Greyson goes from retaining his loud and dramatic attitude to quietly pleading for help and brokenly apologising to Redd for what happened to him. And to make things worse after his rather gruesome death, if the player tries to go up onto the stage ''his mask will try to chase them'', implying he doesn't actually die until the spikes raise and the curtain around the cage is pulled back...
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* Greyson Grayson is confident, clever and silver tongued, providing quite a few chuckles should the player focus on figuring out his and Redd's actions and over their conversations before they stumble across the cage in the theatre. When he's trapped in the cage, his reactions to Redd's attempts to free him are played somewhat for (dark) laughs, with him repeatedly reminding Redd that while he could pick his way through any lock and escape ''his hands are trapped'', and getting louder and more panicked as he waits for Redd to help him. When Redd is killed trying to do exactly that, Greyson goes from retaining his loud and dramatic attitude to quietly pleading for help and brokenly apologising to Redd for what happened to him. And to make things worse after his rather gruesome death, if the player tries to go up onto the stage ''his mask will try to chase them'', implying he doesn't actually die until the spikes raise and the curtain around the cage is pulled back...
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* Greyson Grayson is confident, clever and silver tongued, providing quite a few chuckles should the player focus on figuring out his and Redd's actions and over their conversations before they stumble across the cage in the theatre. When he's trapped in the cage, his reactions to Redd's attempts to free him are played somewhat for (dark) laughs, with him repeatedly reminding Redd that while he could pick his way through any lock and escape ''his hands are trapped'', and getting louder and more panicked as he waits for Redd to help him. When Redd is killed trying to do exactly that, Greyson goes from retaining his loud and dramatic attitude to quietly pleading for help and brokenly apologising to Redd for what happened to him. And to make things worse after his rather gruesome death, if the player tries to go up onto the stage ''his mask will try to chase them'', implying he doesn't actually die until the spikes raise and the curtain around the cage is pulled back...
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* Trinity Carrington is a plucky blind scultor who sneaks into the butterfly garden because she was conspicuously barred from entering it. She stays in there for a few hours not because she's unable to find the door but because she doens't want to ruin the surprise. Then she finds Tequila's body and freaks out, walking straight into the spider's web. You find out later that Tequila is Trinity's step-sister, which makes her reaction not only more understandable but also more tragic. What's also sad is that she cries out to her husband as she's stuck in the web, but he can't hear her, and she dies alone, terrified, and paralyzed.
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* Trinity Carrington is a plucky blind scultor sculptor who sneaks into the butterfly garden because she was conspicuously barred from entering it. She stays in there for a few hours not because she's unable to find the door but because she doens't doesn't want to ruin the surprise. Then she finds Tequila's body and freaks out, walking straight into the spider's web. You find out later that Tequila is Trinity's step-sister, which makes her reaction not only more understandable but also more tragic. What's also sad is that she cries out to her husband as she's stuck in the web, but he can't hear her, and she dies alone, terrified, and paralyzed.
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* Everything that Lucas Bondes does while on screen. He's visibly anxious while preparing to destroy his mansion. This turns to outright horrified panic as he realizes he's set the timers wrong. He repeatedly shouts "Ellie!" and then crosses himself before ''jumping out the window'' of the highest room in the mansion.'' This is compounded by the Gold Skull and the Blood Woman's reactions. While he originally mocks her for being unable to watch, both of them end up looking away as the scene unfolds.
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* Everything that Lucas Bondes does while on screen. He's visibly anxious while preparing to destroy his mansion. This turns to outright horrified panic as he realizes he's set the timers wrong. He repeatedly shouts "Ellie!" and then crosses himself before ''jumping out the window'' of the highest room in the mansion.'' This is compounded by the Gold Skull and the Blood Woman's reactions. While he originally mocks her for being unable to watch, both of them end up looking away as the scene unfolds.
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* While some of the guests suffer [[KarmicDeath karmic deaths]] due to their character flaws, they're all good people who really don't deserve the treatment they get.
** Tequila Belle, who for all intents and purposes is a kind and humble person who enjoys singing more than the lifestyle of a celebrity. For her trouble, and her incredible talent, she gets cut to ribbons with shards of glass and dumped down a garbage chute to be eaten by a giant spider. And she seems to have gotten the most smug and sadistic staff member to do her in, just to make things worse. ''And on top of all that,'' she'd been plagued by terrible nightmares and morbid thoughts in the days leading up to her death due to her room being adjacent to Grinmaw's tank.
*** [[FridgeHorror It gets even worse.]] If you take the changed timescale into effect, what is otherwise Tequila bleeding out over the span of a minute becomes Tequila bleeding out over the course of an ''hour''. And nobody comes to help her.
** Redd Rockridge, a GentleGiant who the game implies has [[HomoeroticSubtext feelings toward Grayson Greyson that might be romantic,]] but the game doesn't make it clear whether Grayson feels the same way toward him. When Grayson triggers his own slow, KarmicDeath, Redd does everything he can and more to save him, up to grabbing onto the electrified bars to wrench the door open, which is ultimately what kills him. Which leaves Grayson alone to call out to him and apologize in vain, knowing that this is all his fault. Then the swords fall and not only impale him, but also crush and shatter the priceless egg that led to his and Redd's death in the first place. What's really tragic is that Redd really ''is'' strong enough to force the door open and pry the manacles off of Grayson's wrists, and the switch he was pulling really ''would have'' shut the electricity off if the Staff hadn't disconnected it ahead of time.
** Trinity Carrington, the spunky blind artist, who has managed to tame and happily marry Clay Rockridge, who gave up his former life of booze and gambling to be with her. She sneaks into the butterfly garden only because she was conspicuously denied access to it. From there, her friend Tequila's bloody corpse falls into the room, and in her panic, loses her cane and can't find her way back out. She cries out to her husband for help, not realizing that he's a mere two rooms away, completely lost in all his old vices again. She's completely helpless as a GiantSpider leaps on her, bites her, and then starts webbing her up while she's ''still alive'', slowly dying from the venom. Shortly afterwards, Clay is served a glass of the spider's venom, which melts his mouth and the surrounding flesh before killing him.
*** Trinity's reaction to discovering Tequila's corpse becomes even more tragic once you acquire Tequila's invitation and discover that the two are not just friends, but stepsisters.
** Willow Blue, the voodoo priestess, is fiercely protective of Tequila Belle, to the extent that when a ghost starts invisibly leering at her, she scares him off, even though it makes her look crazy in Tequila's eyes. Little does Tequila know, Willow has been looking for the source of her nightmares in secret, to further shield her from the horror of the truth. She confronts Grinmaw in his lair, and tries to put a stop to him-- only to immediately get [[MindRape Mind Raped]] by him, and then hangs herself, at the same time Tequila calls out for someone to help her after the wall shatters.
** Tequila Belle, who for all intents and purposes is a kind and humble person who enjoys singing more than the lifestyle of a celebrity. For her trouble, and her incredible talent, she gets cut to ribbons with shards of glass and dumped down a garbage chute to be eaten by a giant spider. And she seems to have gotten the most smug and sadistic staff member to do her in, just to make things worse. ''And on top of all that,'' she'd been plagued by terrible nightmares and morbid thoughts in the days leading up to her death due to her room being adjacent to Grinmaw's tank.
*** [[FridgeHorror It gets even worse.]] If you take the changed timescale into effect, what is otherwise Tequila bleeding out over the span of a minute becomes Tequila bleeding out over the course of an ''hour''. And nobody comes to help her.
** Redd Rockridge, a GentleGiant who the game implies has [[HomoeroticSubtext feelings toward Grayson Greyson that might be romantic,]] but the game doesn't make it clear whether Grayson feels the same way toward him. When Grayson triggers his own slow, KarmicDeath, Redd does everything he can and more to save him, up to grabbing onto the electrified bars to wrench the door open, which is ultimately what kills him. Which leaves Grayson alone to call out to him and apologize in vain, knowing that this is all his fault. Then the swords fall and not only impale him, but also crush and shatter the priceless egg that led to his and Redd's death in the first place. What's really tragic is that Redd really ''is'' strong enough to force the door open and pry the manacles off of Grayson's wrists, and the switch he was pulling really ''would have'' shut the electricity off if the Staff hadn't disconnected it ahead of time.
** Trinity Carrington, the spunky blind artist, who has managed to tame and happily marry Clay Rockridge, who gave up his former life of booze and gambling to be with her. She sneaks into the butterfly garden only because she was conspicuously denied access to it. From there, her friend Tequila's bloody corpse falls into the room, and in her panic, loses her cane and can't find her way back out. She cries out to her husband for help, not realizing that he's a mere two rooms away, completely lost in all his old vices again. She's completely helpless as a GiantSpider leaps on her, bites her, and then starts webbing her up while she's ''still alive'', slowly dying from the venom. Shortly afterwards, Clay is served a glass of the spider's venom, which melts his mouth and the surrounding flesh before killing him.
*** Trinity's reaction to discovering Tequila's corpse becomes even more tragic once you acquire Tequila's invitation and discover that the two are not just friends, but stepsisters.
** Willow Blue, the voodoo priestess, is fiercely protective of Tequila Belle, to the extent that when a ghost starts invisibly leering at her, she scares him off, even though it makes her look crazy in Tequila's eyes. Little does Tequila know, Willow has been looking for the source of her nightmares in secret, to further shield her from the horror of the truth. She confronts Grinmaw in his lair, and tries to put a stop to him-- only to immediately get [[MindRape Mind Raped]] by him, and then hangs herself, at the same time Tequila calls out for someone to help her after the wall shatters.
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* While some of the guests suffer [[KarmicDeath karmic deaths]] due to their character flaws, they're all good people who really don't deserve the treatment they get.
**Tequila Belle, who for all intents and purposes Belle is a kind and humble person who enjoys singing more than the lifestyle celebrity lifestyle.
** Because ofa celebrity. For her trouble, and her incredible talent, she gets cut to ribbons with badly lacerated by shards of glass glass, and dumped then she's thrown down a garbage chute to be eaten by a giant spider. And spider. She dies a slow death as she seems bleeds out on the carpet. Worse still, her good friend Willow dies at the same time Tequila cries out for someone to have gotten help her.
** She is killed by the most smugand sadistic staff member to do member, who callously throws her in, just down the garbage chute and jokes about how history will remember her based on the song that she sung that got her killed, even though she didn't want to make things worse. ''And on top of all that,'' she'd been sing that song in the first place.
** In the days leading up to her death, Tequila is plagued by terrible nightmaresand morbid thoughts brought on by Grinmaw.
* Redd Rockridge is an AmbiguouslyGay man who's also a GentleGiant. It's implied in thedays leading up to her death due to her room being adjacent to Grinmaw's tank.
*** [[FridgeHorror It gets even worse.]] If you takesecret ending and during the changed timescale into effect, what is otherwise Tequila bleeding out over the span theatre portion of a minute becomes Tequila bleeding out over the course of an ''hour''. And nobody comes to help her.
** Redd Rockridge, a GentleGiant whothe game implies that Redd has [[HomoeroticSubtext feelings toward Grayson Greyson that might be romantic,]] but the game doesn't make Grayson, though it isn't clear whether Grayson feels if the same way toward him. feeling's mutual. When Grayson Greyson triggers his own slow, KarmicDeath, the trap that eventually kills him, Redd does everything he can and more to save him, up to grabbing onto the electrified bars to wrench including tearing the door open, which is ultimately what kills him. Which leaves Grayson alone to call out to off its hinges. His desperation pulls at the heartstrings especially after you save him and apologize in vain, knowing that this is all his fault. Then the swords fall and not only impale him, but also crush and shatter the priceless egg that led to his and Redd's death in the first place. What's because he really tragic is that Redd really ''is'' strong enough to force capable of ripping the door open and pry the manacles off of Grayson's wrists, and the switch he was pulling really ''would have'' shut off; it's just that the electricity off if the Staff hadn't disconnected it ahead of time.
**coursing through him is too much.
* TrinityCarrington, the spunky Carrington is a plucky blind artist, scultor who has managed to tame and happily marry Clay Rockridge, who gave up his former life of booze and gambling to be with her. She sneaks into the butterfly garden only because she was conspicuously denied access barred from entering it. She stays in there for a few hours not because she's unable to it. From there, her friend find the door but because she doens't want to ruin the surprise. Then she finds Tequila's bloody corpse falls body and freaks out, walking straight into the room, and in her panic, loses her cane and can't spider's web. You find out later that Tequila is Trinity's step-sister, which makes her way back out. She reaction not only more understandable but also more tragic. What's also sad is that she cries out to her husband for help, not realizing that he's a mere two rooms away, completely lost in all his old vices again. She's completely helpless as a GiantSpider leaps on her, bites her, and then starts webbing her up while she's ''still alive'', slowly dying from stuck in the venom. Shortly afterwards, Clay is served a glass of the spider's venom, which melts his mouth web, but he can't hear her, and the surrounding flesh before killing him.
*** Trinity's reaction to discovering Tequila's corpse becomes even more tragic once you acquire Tequila's invitationshe dies alone, terrified, and discover that the two are not just friends, but stepsisters.
**paralyzed.
* WillowBlue, the voodoo priestess, is fiercely protective of Tequila Belle, to the extent that when a ghost starts invisibly leering at her, she scares him off, even though it makes her look crazy in Tequila's eyes. Little does Tequila know, Willow has been looking for the source of her nightmares in secret, to further shield her from the horror of the truth. She Blue confronts Grinmaw in his lair, and tries tank in order to put a stop to him-- protect Tequila Belle, who's been hearing Grinmaw in her sleep, only to immediately get [[MindRape Mind Raped]] {{Mind Rape}}d by him, and him. She then walks to the belfry, saying things like "I cannot resist. Why would anyone resist?" She then hangs herself, herself in the belfry at the same time Tequila gets lacerated and calls out for someone to help her after the wall shatters.help.
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** Tequila Belle, who for all intents and purposes is a kind and humble person who enjoys singing more than the lifestyle of a celebrity. [[spoiler:For her trouble, and her incredible talent, she gets cut to ribbons with shards of glass and dumped down a garbage chute to be eaten by a giant spider. And she seems to have gotten the most smug and sadistic staff member to do her in, just to make things worse. ''And on top of all that,'' she'd been plagued by terrible nightmares and morbid thoughts in the days leading up to her death due to her room being adjacent to Grinmaw's tank.]]
*** [[FridgeHorror It gets even worse.]] [[spoiler:If you take the changed timescale into effect, what is otherwise Tequila bleeding out over the span of a minute becomes Tequila bleeding out over the course of an ''hour''. And nobody comes to help her.]]
** Redd Rockridge, a GentleGiant who the game implies has [[HomoeroticSubtext feelings toward Grayson Greyson that might be romantic,]] but the game doesn't make it clear whether Grayson feels the same way toward him. [[spoiler:When Grayson triggers his own slow, KarmicDeath, Redd does everything he can and more to save him, up to grabbing onto the electrified bars to wrench the door open, which is ultimately what kills him. Which leaves Grayson alone to call out to him and apologize in vain, knowing that this is all his fault. Then the swords fall and not only impale him, but also crush and shatter the priceless egg that led to his and Redd's death in the first place. What's really tragic is that Redd really ''is'' strong enough to force the door open and pry the manacles off of Grayson's wrists, and the switch he was pulling really ''would have'' shut the electricity off if the Staff hadn't disconnected it ahead of time.]]
** Trinity Carrington, the spunky blind artist, who has managed to tame and happily marry Clay Rockridge, who gave up his former life of booze and gambling to be with her. [[spoiler:She sneaks into the butterfly garden only because she was conspicuously denied access to it. From there, her friend Tequila's bloody corpse falls into the room, and in her panic, loses her cane and can't find her way back out. She cries out to her husband for help, not realizing that he's a mere two rooms away, completely lost in all his old vices again. She's completely helpless as a GiantSpider leaps on her, bites her, and then starts webbing her up while she's ''still alive'', slowly dying from the venom. Shortly afterwards, Clay is served a glass of the spider's venom, which melts his mouth and the surrounding flesh before killing him.]]
*** Trinity's reaction to [[spoiler:discovering Tequila's corpse]] becomes even more tragic once you acquire [[spoiler:Tequila's invitation]] and discover that [[spoiler:the two are not just friends, but stepsisters.]]
** Willow Blue, the voodoo priestess, is fiercely protective of Tequila Belle, to the extent that when a ghost starts invisibly leering at her, she scares him off, even though it makes her look crazy in Tequila's eyes. [[spoiler:Little does Tequila know, Willow has been looking for the source of her nightmares in secret, to further shield her from the horror of the truth. She confronts Grinmaw in his lair, and tries to put a stop to him-- only to immediately get [[MindRape Mind Raped]] by him, and then hangs herself, at the same time Tequila calls out for someone to help her after the wall shatters.]]
* In the end, [[spoiler:you don't get to know these people for real. Everything that happens in the mansion is seen through Lucas' distorted memories, warped by his feelings of shame and guilt. He even admits at some points, through Golden Skull, that he doesn't know how some of his friends would have reacted.]]
* [[spoiler:Golden Skull]] is a murderer, a sadist, and a horrible person in general, and freely admits as such. He's just as fond of the guests as Lucas is, but [[spoiler:his hatred of The Red King runs so deep that he's willing to ruthlessly murder them over and over again just to torture him. But much as he hates The Red King, at the end of the day he does what he does out of love for Eleanor and for his friends. Even though forcing The Red King to watch Eleanor die would undoubtedly be the cruelest and most effective means of torturing him, even he can't bring himself to do it. Instead, he places her in an idyllic cottage behind the mansion where even he can't reach her anymore. After all his villainous gloating and monologuing, it's heartbreaking to watch him beg you not to forgive yourself, not because he wants to keep torturing Lucas, but because he's afraid that the pain of knowing that he killed Eleanor and all of his friends is the only thing keeping them alive in his mind. If he moves on, they all be gone forever.]]
--> [[spoiler:'''Golden Skull:''' No, he did not "intend". But he ACTED. And they died. They ALL DIED. He killed them, Boone. He '''killed''' everyone he ever cared about. His friends. His own wife. His unborn ch--... ''[buries his face in his hands]'' We don't DESERVE to be forgiven! They don't DESERVE to be forgotten. Don't you see, Boone? This is how I keep them alive. This party. This day. This party. This day. I keep that agony fresh. I see their faces. I REMEMBER them. She would have us forgive ourself. She would let us go. She would have you live. But I am not ready. I will never be ready! Please, Boone...]]
** Even so, [[spoiler:Golden Skull]] implies that he [[spoiler:perhaps considered to include Eleanor in the loop.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Golden Skull:''']] I have never seen inside that place, you know. [[spoiler:I'm not sure whether to rage impotently, or just be quietly glad.]]
* Everything that [[spoiler: Lucas Bondes]] does while on screen. He's visibly anxious while preparing [[spoiler: to destroy his mansion]]. This turns to outright horrified panic as he realizes [[spoiler: he's set the timers wrong]]. [[spoiler: He repeatedly shouts "Ellie!" and then crosses himself before ''jumping out the window'' of the highest room in the mansion.'']] This is compounded by [[spoiler: the Gold Skull and the Blood Woman's reactions. While he originally mocks her for being unable to watch, both of them end up looking away as the scene unfolds.]]
** Even worse is the knowledge that [[spoiler: Lucas survives that fall. He alone survives the destruction of the mansion and he's the one who has to live with the knowledge of what happened. Of what ''he'' made happen.]]
* Then after the ''very'' emotional ending, they have to go and twist the knife with [[spoiler:Eleanor's]] closing HopeSpot:
--> [[spoiler:"Goodbye my love. Whatever I am, I'm always here. Visit if you want. But don't stay too long. It's time to make new memories. Time to live the life you still have. [[{{Bookends}} Time to move on, old man]]."]]
* The [[spoiler:Old Habits]] ending can really hit home, especially if you've ever personally struggled with addiction problems.
--> [[spoiler:'''Old Habits''': AH, LUCAS. I'VE BEEN SO LONELY. YOU BROUGHT ME ALL MY CARDS! YOU KNOW, THERE WAS ALWAYS ANOTHER OPTION. YOU DIDN'T NEED TO CHOOSE! YOU COULD HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO CHOOSE! GOLD SKULL? BLOODY GIRL? RED KING? STAFF? GUESTS? HA! FORGET THEM. FORGET THE PAIN AND SUFFERING. COME BACK TO ME. FORGET THEM ALL. JUST PLAY, BOONE. LOSE YOURSELF IN THE GAME. I WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU. I GAVE YOU THIS MANSION. I WILL HELP YOU. I LOVED YOU LONG BEFORE ANY OF THEM, AND YOU LOVED ME. LET ME HELP YOU. JUST TAKE A CARD.]]
** He then sends [[spoiler:Lucas into yet another illusion in his mind, probably as he gives in to his gambling addiction. And this illusion shows [[EveryoneComesBackFantasyPartyEnding an eternal party where everybody is alive and happy]] after "Boone" saved them. Even a "Lucas" is there, dancing with Eleanor. The real Lucas only gets to exist as "Lafcadio", still wearing his mask. If you don't break the ballroom's window, the party will go on forever- But once you do, everything and everybody slows down to a stop, including the music, and the screen fades out to the credits. It never was, and never could be, real because all of his loved ones are still dead.]]
*** [[FridgeHorror It gets even worse.]] [[spoiler:If you take the changed timescale into effect, what is otherwise Tequila bleeding out over the span of a minute becomes Tequila bleeding out over the course of an ''hour''. And nobody comes to help her.]]
** Redd Rockridge, a GentleGiant who the game implies has [[HomoeroticSubtext feelings toward Grayson Greyson that might be romantic,]] but the game doesn't make it clear whether Grayson feels the same way toward him. [[spoiler:When Grayson triggers his own slow, KarmicDeath, Redd does everything he can and more to save him, up to grabbing onto the electrified bars to wrench the door open, which is ultimately what kills him. Which leaves Grayson alone to call out to him and apologize in vain, knowing that this is all his fault. Then the swords fall and not only impale him, but also crush and shatter the priceless egg that led to his and Redd's death in the first place. What's really tragic is that Redd really ''is'' strong enough to force the door open and pry the manacles off of Grayson's wrists, and the switch he was pulling really ''would have'' shut the electricity off if the Staff hadn't disconnected it ahead of time.]]
** Trinity Carrington, the spunky blind artist, who has managed to tame and happily marry Clay Rockridge, who gave up his former life of booze and gambling to be with her. [[spoiler:She sneaks into the butterfly garden only because she was conspicuously denied access to it. From there, her friend Tequila's bloody corpse falls into the room, and in her panic, loses her cane and can't find her way back out. She cries out to her husband for help, not realizing that he's a mere two rooms away, completely lost in all his old vices again. She's completely helpless as a GiantSpider leaps on her, bites her, and then starts webbing her up while she's ''still alive'', slowly dying from the venom. Shortly afterwards, Clay is served a glass of the spider's venom, which melts his mouth and the surrounding flesh before killing him.]]
*** Trinity's reaction to [[spoiler:discovering Tequila's corpse]] becomes even more tragic once you acquire [[spoiler:Tequila's invitation]] and discover that [[spoiler:the two are not just friends, but stepsisters.]]
** Willow Blue, the voodoo priestess, is fiercely protective of Tequila Belle, to the extent that when a ghost starts invisibly leering at her, she scares him off, even though it makes her look crazy in Tequila's eyes. [[spoiler:Little does Tequila know, Willow has been looking for the source of her nightmares in secret, to further shield her from the horror of the truth. She confronts Grinmaw in his lair, and tries to put a stop to him-- only to immediately get [[MindRape Mind Raped]] by him, and then hangs herself, at the same time Tequila calls out for someone to help her after the wall shatters.]]
* In the end, [[spoiler:you don't get to know these people for real. Everything that happens in the mansion is seen through Lucas' distorted memories, warped by his feelings of shame and guilt. He even admits at some points, through Golden Skull, that he doesn't know how some of his friends would have reacted.]]
* [[spoiler:Golden Skull]] is a murderer, a sadist, and a horrible person in general, and freely admits as such. He's just as fond of the guests as Lucas is, but [[spoiler:his hatred of The Red King runs so deep that he's willing to ruthlessly murder them over and over again just to torture him. But much as he hates The Red King, at the end of the day he does what he does out of love for Eleanor and for his friends. Even though forcing The Red King to watch Eleanor die would undoubtedly be the cruelest and most effective means of torturing him, even he can't bring himself to do it. Instead, he places her in an idyllic cottage behind the mansion where even he can't reach her anymore. After all his villainous gloating and monologuing, it's heartbreaking to watch him beg you not to forgive yourself, not because he wants to keep torturing Lucas, but because he's afraid that the pain of knowing that he killed Eleanor and all of his friends is the only thing keeping them alive in his mind. If he moves on, they all be gone forever.]]
--> [[spoiler:'''Golden Skull:''' No, he did not "intend". But he ACTED. And they died. They ALL DIED. He killed them, Boone. He '''killed''' everyone he ever cared about. His friends. His own wife. His unborn ch--... ''[buries his face in his hands]'' We don't DESERVE to be forgiven! They don't DESERVE to be forgotten. Don't you see, Boone? This is how I keep them alive. This party. This day. This party. This day. I keep that agony fresh. I see their faces. I REMEMBER them. She would have us forgive ourself. She would let us go. She would have you live. But I am not ready. I will never be ready! Please, Boone...]]
** Even so, [[spoiler:Golden Skull]] implies that he [[spoiler:perhaps considered to include Eleanor in the loop.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Golden Skull:''']] I have never seen inside that place, you know. [[spoiler:I'm not sure whether to rage impotently, or just be quietly glad.]]
* Everything that [[spoiler: Lucas Bondes]] does while on screen. He's visibly anxious while preparing [[spoiler: to destroy his mansion]]. This turns to outright horrified panic as he realizes [[spoiler: he's set the timers wrong]]. [[spoiler: He repeatedly shouts "Ellie!" and then crosses himself before ''jumping out the window'' of the highest room in the mansion.'']] This is compounded by [[spoiler: the Gold Skull and the Blood Woman's reactions. While he originally mocks her for being unable to watch, both of them end up looking away as the scene unfolds.]]
** Even worse is the knowledge that [[spoiler: Lucas survives that fall. He alone survives the destruction of the mansion and he's the one who has to live with the knowledge of what happened. Of what ''he'' made happen.]]
* Then after the ''very'' emotional ending, they have to go and twist the knife with [[spoiler:Eleanor's]] closing HopeSpot:
--> [[spoiler:"Goodbye my love. Whatever I am, I'm always here. Visit if you want. But don't stay too long. It's time to make new memories. Time to live the life you still have. [[{{Bookends}} Time to move on, old man]]."]]
* The [[spoiler:Old Habits]] ending can really hit home, especially if you've ever personally struggled with addiction problems.
--> [[spoiler:'''Old Habits''': AH, LUCAS. I'VE BEEN SO LONELY. YOU BROUGHT ME ALL MY CARDS! YOU KNOW, THERE WAS ALWAYS ANOTHER OPTION. YOU DIDN'T NEED TO CHOOSE! YOU COULD HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO CHOOSE! GOLD SKULL? BLOODY GIRL? RED KING? STAFF? GUESTS? HA! FORGET THEM. FORGET THE PAIN AND SUFFERING. COME BACK TO ME. FORGET THEM ALL. JUST PLAY, BOONE. LOSE YOURSELF IN THE GAME. I WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU. I GAVE YOU THIS MANSION. I WILL HELP YOU. I LOVED YOU LONG BEFORE ANY OF THEM, AND YOU LOVED ME. LET ME HELP YOU. JUST TAKE A CARD.]]
** He then sends [[spoiler:Lucas into yet another illusion in his mind, probably as he gives in to his gambling addiction. And this illusion shows [[EveryoneComesBackFantasyPartyEnding an eternal party where everybody is alive and happy]] after "Boone" saved them. Even a "Lucas" is there, dancing with Eleanor. The real Lucas only gets to exist as "Lafcadio", still wearing his mask. If you don't break the ballroom's window, the party will go on forever- But once you do, everything and everybody slows down to a stop, including the music, and the screen fades out to the credits. It never was, and never could be, real because all of his loved ones are still dead.]]
to:
** Tequila Belle, who for all intents and purposes is a kind and humble person who enjoys singing more than the lifestyle of a celebrity. [[spoiler:For For her trouble, and her incredible talent, she gets cut to ribbons with shards of glass and dumped down a garbage chute to be eaten by a giant spider. And she seems to have gotten the most smug and sadistic staff member to do her in, just to make things worse. ''And on top of all that,'' she'd been plagued by terrible nightmares and morbid thoughts in the days leading up to her death due to her room being adjacent to Grinmaw's tank.]]
tank.
*** [[FridgeHorror It gets even worse.]][[spoiler:If If you take the changed timescale into effect, what is otherwise Tequila bleeding out over the span of a minute becomes Tequila bleeding out over the course of an ''hour''. And nobody comes to help her.]]
her.
** Redd Rockridge, a GentleGiant who the game implies has [[HomoeroticSubtext feelings toward Grayson Greyson that might be romantic,]] but the game doesn't make it clear whether Grayson feels the same way toward him.[[spoiler:When When Grayson triggers his own slow, KarmicDeath, Redd does everything he can and more to save him, up to grabbing onto the electrified bars to wrench the door open, which is ultimately what kills him. Which leaves Grayson alone to call out to him and apologize in vain, knowing that this is all his fault. Then the swords fall and not only impale him, but also crush and shatter the priceless egg that led to his and Redd's death in the first place. What's really tragic is that Redd really ''is'' strong enough to force the door open and pry the manacles off of Grayson's wrists, and the switch he was pulling really ''would have'' shut the electricity off if the Staff hadn't disconnected it ahead of time.]]
time.
** Trinity Carrington, the spunky blind artist, who has managed to tame and happily marry Clay Rockridge, who gave up his former life of booze and gambling to be with her.[[spoiler:She She sneaks into the butterfly garden only because she was conspicuously denied access to it. From there, her friend Tequila's bloody corpse falls into the room, and in her panic, loses her cane and can't find her way back out. She cries out to her husband for help, not realizing that he's a mere two rooms away, completely lost in all his old vices again. She's completely helpless as a GiantSpider leaps on her, bites her, and then starts webbing her up while she's ''still alive'', slowly dying from the venom. Shortly afterwards, Clay is served a glass of the spider's venom, which melts his mouth and the surrounding flesh before killing him.]]
him.
*** Trinity's reaction to[[spoiler:discovering discovering Tequila's corpse]] corpse becomes even more tragic once you acquire [[spoiler:Tequila's invitation]] Tequila's invitation and discover that [[spoiler:the the two are not just friends, but stepsisters.]]
stepsisters.
** Willow Blue, the voodoo priestess, is fiercely protective of Tequila Belle, to the extent that when a ghost starts invisibly leering at her, she scares him off, even though it makes her look crazy in Tequila's eyes.[[spoiler:Little Little does Tequila know, Willow has been looking for the source of her nightmares in secret, to further shield her from the horror of the truth. She confronts Grinmaw in his lair, and tries to put a stop to him-- only to immediately get [[MindRape Mind Raped]] by him, and then hangs herself, at the same time Tequila calls out for someone to help her after the wall shatters.]]
shatters.
* In the end,[[spoiler:you you don't get to know these people for real. Everything that happens in the mansion is seen through Lucas' distorted memories, warped by his feelings of shame and guilt. He even admits at some points, through Golden Skull, that he doesn't know how some of his friends would have reacted.]]
reacted.
*[[spoiler:Golden Skull]] Golden Skull is a murderer, a sadist, and a horrible person in general, and freely admits as such. He's just as fond of the guests as Lucas is, but [[spoiler:his his hatred of The Red King runs so deep that he's willing to ruthlessly murder them over and over again just to torture him. But much as he hates The Red King, at the end of the day he does what he does out of love for Eleanor and for his friends. Even though forcing The Red King to watch Eleanor die would undoubtedly be the cruelest and most effective means of torturing him, even he can't bring himself to do it. Instead, he places her in an idyllic cottage behind the mansion where even he can't reach her anymore. After all his villainous gloating and monologuing, it's heartbreaking to watch him beg you not to forgive yourself, not because he wants to keep torturing Lucas, but because he's afraid that the pain of knowing that he killed Eleanor and all of his friends is the only thing keeping them alive in his mind. If he moves on, they all be gone forever.]]
forever.
-->[[spoiler:'''Golden '''Golden Skull:''' No, he did not "intend". But he ACTED. And they died. They ALL DIED. He killed them, Boone. He '''killed''' everyone he ever cared about. His friends. His own wife. His unborn ch--... ''[buries his face in his hands]'' We don't DESERVE to be forgiven! They don't DESERVE to be forgotten. Don't you see, Boone? This is how I keep them alive. This party. This day. This party. This day. I keep that agony fresh. I see their faces. I REMEMBER them. She would have us forgive ourself. She would let us go. She would have you live. But I am not ready. I will never be ready! Please, Boone...]]
Boone...
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glad.
* Everything that[[spoiler: Lucas Bondes]] Bondes does while on screen. He's visibly anxious while preparing [[spoiler: to destroy his mansion]]. mansion. This turns to outright horrified panic as he realizes [[spoiler: he's set the timers wrong]]. [[spoiler: wrong. He repeatedly shouts "Ellie!" and then crosses himself before ''jumping out the window'' of the highest room in the mansion.'']] '' This is compounded by [[spoiler: the Gold Skull and the Blood Woman's reactions. While he originally mocks her for being unable to watch, both of them end up looking away as the scene unfolds.]]
unfolds.
** Even worse is the knowledge that[[spoiler: Lucas survives that fall. He alone survives the destruction of the mansion and he's the one who has to live with the knowledge of what happened. Of what ''he'' made happen.]]
happen.
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-->[[spoiler:"Goodbye "Goodbye my love. Whatever I am, I'm always here. Visit if you want. But don't stay too long. It's time to make new memories. Time to live the life you still have. [[{{Bookends}} Time to move on, old man]]."]]
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* The[[spoiler:Old Habits]] Old Habits ending can really hit home, especially if you've ever personally struggled with addiction problems.
-->[[spoiler:'''Old '''Old Habits''': AH, LUCAS. I'VE BEEN SO LONELY. YOU BROUGHT ME ALL MY CARDS! YOU KNOW, THERE WAS ALWAYS ANOTHER OPTION. YOU DIDN'T NEED TO CHOOSE! YOU COULD HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO CHOOSE! GOLD SKULL? BLOODY GIRL? RED KING? STAFF? GUESTS? HA! FORGET THEM. FORGET THE PAIN AND SUFFERING. COME BACK TO ME. FORGET THEM ALL. JUST PLAY, BOONE. LOSE YOURSELF IN THE GAME. I WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU. I GAVE YOU THIS MANSION. I WILL HELP YOU. I LOVED YOU LONG BEFORE ANY OF THEM, AND YOU LOVED ME. LET ME HELP YOU. JUST TAKE A CARD.]]
CARD.
** He then sends[[spoiler:Lucas Lucas into yet another illusion in his mind, probably as he gives in to his gambling addiction. And this illusion shows [[EveryoneComesBackFantasyPartyEnding an eternal party where everybody is alive and happy]] after "Boone" saved them. Even a "Lucas" is there, dancing with Eleanor. The real Lucas only gets to exist as "Lafcadio", still wearing his mask. If you don't break the ballroom's window, the party will go on forever- But once you do, everything and everybody slows down to a stop, including the music, and the screen fades out to the credits. It never was, and never could be, real because all of his loved ones are still dead.]]
*** [[FridgeHorror It gets even worse.]]
** Redd Rockridge, a GentleGiant who the game implies has [[HomoeroticSubtext feelings toward Grayson Greyson that might be romantic,]] but the game doesn't make it clear whether Grayson feels the same way toward him.
** Trinity Carrington, the spunky blind artist, who has managed to tame and happily marry Clay Rockridge, who gave up his former life of booze and gambling to be with her.
*** Trinity's reaction to
** Willow Blue, the voodoo priestess, is fiercely protective of Tequila Belle, to the extent that when a ghost starts invisibly leering at her, she scares him off, even though it makes her look crazy in Tequila's eyes.
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Ho Yay is for moments that fans enjoy interpreting as same-sex romantic ones. Since the game's implications of Redd's feelings for Grayson are very much intentional, it's Homoerotic Subtext.
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** Redd Rockridge, a GentleGiant who the game implies has [[HoYay feelings toward Grayson Greyson that might be romantic,]] but the game doesn't make it clear whether Grayson feels the same way toward him. [[spoiler:When Grayson triggers his own slow, KarmicDeath, Redd does everything he can and more to save him, up to grabbing onto the electrified bars to wrench the door open, which is ultimately what kills him. Which leaves Grayson alone to call out to him and apologize in vain, knowing that this is all his fault. Then the swords fall and not only impale him, but also crush and shatter the priceless egg that led to his and Redd's death in the first place. What's really tragic is that Redd really ''is'' strong enough to force the door open and pry the manacles off of Grayson's wrists, and the switch he was pulling really ''would have'' shut the electricity off if the Staff hadn't disconnected it ahead of time.]]
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** Redd Rockridge, a GentleGiant who the game implies has [[HoYay [[HomoeroticSubtext feelings toward Grayson Greyson that might be romantic,]] but the game doesn't make it clear whether Grayson feels the same way toward him. [[spoiler:When Grayson triggers his own slow, KarmicDeath, Redd does everything he can and more to save him, up to grabbing onto the electrified bars to wrench the door open, which is ultimately what kills him. Which leaves Grayson alone to call out to him and apologize in vain, knowing that this is all his fault. Then the swords fall and not only impale him, but also crush and shatter the priceless egg that led to his and Redd's death in the first place. What's really tragic is that Redd really ''is'' strong enough to force the door open and pry the manacles off of Grayson's wrists, and the switch he was pulling really ''would have'' shut the electricity off if the Staff hadn't disconnected it ahead of time.]]
