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* 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.]]
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* 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: [[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.]]
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* 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.]]
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** 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.]]
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*** 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.]]
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** Willow Blue, the voodoo princess, 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, right around the time that Tequila is getting murdered a few rooms away.]]
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** Willow Blue, the voodoo princess, 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, right around the time that Tequila is getting murdered a few rooms away.]]
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*** [[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.]]
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** 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 "Boones" 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 [[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 "Boones" "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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Changing that section about Golden Skull; he also wants to keep the memory of his friends alive, not only Eleanor's.
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* [[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. 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, safe from his machinations. 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 is the only thing keeping her alive in his mind. If he moves on, she'll 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...]]
--> [[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...]]
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* [[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 In 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. 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, safe from his machinations. 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 is the only thing keeping her alive in his mind. If he moves on, she'll 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]'' Weend, [[spoiler:you don't DESERVE get 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 know these people for real. Everything that agony fresh. I see their faces. I REMEMBER them. She 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 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...reacted.]]
--> [[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
* [[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.]]
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--> [[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.]]
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** He then sends [[spoiler:Lucas into yet another illusion in this mind, this one of an eternal party where ''everybody is alive and happy'' after "Boones" saved them (who is the only one still wearing his mask). Even a "Lucas" is there, dancing with Eleanor to the music. 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.]]
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** He then sends [[spoiler:Lucas into yet another illusion in this his mind, probably as he gives in to his gambling addiction. And this one of illusion shows [[EveryoneComesBackFantasyPartyEnding an eternal party where ''everybody everybody is alive and happy'' happy]] after "Boones" saved them (who is the only one still wearing his mask). them. Even a "Lucas" is there, dancing with Eleanor Eleanor. The real Lucas only gets to the music.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.real because all of his loved ones are still dead.]]
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-> [[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...]]
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-> [[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]]."]]
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** Redd Rockridge, a GentleGiant who the game implies has [[HoYay feelings toward Grayson Greyson that go beyond friendship,]] 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 putrifies his mouth and the surrounding flesh before killing 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. [[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 putrifies his mouth and the surrounding flesh before killing him.]]
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** Redd Rockridge, a GentleGiant who the game implies has [[HoYay feelings toward Grayson Greyson that go beyond friendship,]] 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, whichputrifies melts his mouth and the surrounding flesh before killing 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. [[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
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* [[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. Even though forcing The Red King to watch Eleanor die would undoubtedly be the cruelist 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, safe from his machinations. 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 is the only thing keeping her alive in his mind. If he moves on, she'll be gone forever.]]
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* [[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. Even though forcing The Red King to watch Eleanor die would undoubtedly be the cruelist 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, safe from his machinations. 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 is the only thing keeping her alive in his mind. If he moves on, she'll be gone forever.]]
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-> [[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? 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.]]
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** He then sends [[spoiler:Lucas into yet another illusion in this mind, this one of an eternal party where ''everybody is alive and happy'' after "Boones" saved them (who is the only one still wearing his mask). Even a "Lucas" is there, dancing with Eleanor to the music. 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.]]
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** Willow Blue, the voodoo princess, 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, right around the time that Tequila is getting murdered a few rooms away.]]
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* The [[spoiler:Old Habits]] ending can really hit home, especially if you've ever personally struggled with addiction problems, you know exactly how tempting it can be.
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-> [[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? 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.
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-> [[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? 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.]]
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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]]."]]
-> [[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]]."]]
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* 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]]."]]"]]
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-> [[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? 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.
-> [[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]].
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* The [[spoiler:Old Habits]] ending can really hit home, especially if you've ever personally struggled with addiction problems, you know exactly how tempting it can be.
-> [[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? 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.
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* [[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. Even though forcing The Red King to watch Eleanor die would undoubtedly be the cruelist 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, safe from his machinations. 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 killing and torturing Lucas, but because he's afraid that the pain of knowing that he killed Eleanor is the only thing keeping her alive in his mind. If he moves on, she'll be gone forever.]]
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* [[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. Even though forcing The Red King to watch Eleanor die would undoubtedly be the cruelist 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, safe from his machinations. 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 killing and torturing Lucas, but because he's afraid that the pain of knowing that he killed Eleanor is the only thing keeping her alive in his mind. If he moves on, she'll 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...]]
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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]]."]]
-> [[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...]]
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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]]."]]
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* [[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. Even though forcing The Red King to watch Eleanor die would undoubtedly be the cruelist 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, safe from his machinations. After all his villainous gloating and monologuing, it's heartbreaking to watch him beg you not to put an end to all this, forgive yourself, not because he wants to keep killing and torturing Lucas, but because he believes he's afraid that the pain of knowing that he killed Eleanor was is the only thing keeping her alive in his mind, and mind. If he isn't ready to let her go.moves on, she'll be gone forever.]]
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*TragicMonster: [[spoiler:Golden Skull 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 [[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. Even though forcing The Red King to watch Eleanor die would undoubtedly be the cruelist 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, safe from his machinations. After all his villainous gloating and monologuing, it's heartbreaking to watch him beg you not to put an end to all this, not because he wants to keep killing and torturing Lucas, but because he believes the pain of knowing that he killed Eleanor was the only thing keeping her alive in his mind, and he isn't ready to let her go.]]
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** 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 putrifies his mouth and the surrounding flesh before killing him.]]
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** 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 putrifies his mouth and the surrounding flesh before killing him.]]
* TragicMonster: [[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 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. Even though forcing The Red King to watch Eleanor die would undoubtedly be the cruelist 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, safe from his machinations. After all his villainous gloating and monologuing, it's heartbreaking to watch him beg you not to put an end to all this, not because he wants to keep killing and torturing Lucas, but because he believes the pain of knowing that he killed Eleanor was the only thing keeping her alive in his mind, and he isn't ready to let her go.]]
* TragicMonster: [[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 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. Even though forcing The Red King to watch Eleanor die would undoubtedly be the cruelist 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, safe from his machinations. After all his villainous gloating and monologuing, it's heartbreaking to watch him beg you not to put an end to all this, not because he wants to keep killing and torturing Lucas, but because he believes the pain of knowing that he killed Eleanor was the only thing keeping her alive in his mind, and he isn't ready to let her go.]]
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** Redd Rockridge, a GentleGiant who the game implies has [[HoYay feelings toward Grayson Greyson that go beyond friendship,]] 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 and apologize to him vain, knowing that this is all fault. And then gets impaled on spikes. What's really tragic is that the switch Redd 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 feelings toward Grayson Greyson that go beyond friendship,]] 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 to him in vain, knowing that this is all fault. And then gets impaled on spikes. 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 Redd he was pulling really would have ''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 putrifies his mouth and the surrounding flesh before killing 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. [[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 putrifies his mouth and the surrounding flesh before killing him.]]
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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, on top of everything else.]]
** 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, on top of everything else.]]
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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
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** [[spoiler:Redd Rockridge, a GentleGiant who the game implies has [[HoYay feelings toward Grayson Greyson that go beyond friendship,]] 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 and apologize to him vain, knowing that this is all fault. And then gets impaled on spikes. What's really tragic is that the switch Redd was pulling really would have shut the electricity off if the Staff hadn't disconnected it ahead of time.]]
** [[spoiler:Redd Rockridge, a GentleGiant who the game implies has [[HoYay feelings toward Grayson Greyson that go beyond friendship,]] 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 and apologize to him vain, knowing that this is all fault. And then gets impaled on spikes. What's really tragic is that the switch Redd was pulling really would have shut the electricity off if the Staff hadn't disconnected it ahead of time.]]
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** [[spoiler:Tequila 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 [[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, on top of everything else.]]
**[[spoiler:Redd Redd Rockridge, a GentleGiant who the game implies has [[HoYay feelings toward Grayson Greyson that go beyond friendship,]] but the game doesn't make it clear whether Grayson feels the same way toward him. When [[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 and apologize to him vain, knowing that this is all fault. And then gets impaled on spikes. What's really tragic is that the switch Redd was pulling really would have shut the electricity off if the Staff hadn't disconnected it ahead of time.]]
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[[spoiler:** Redd Rockridge, a GentleGiant who the game implies has [[HoYay feelings toward Grayson Greyson that go beyond friendship,]] 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 and apologize to him vain, knowing that this is all fault. And then gets impaled on spikes. What's really tragic is that the switch Redd was pulling really would have shut the electricity off if the Staff hadn't disconnected it ahead of time.]]
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* SacrificialLamb: while some of the guests suffer KarmicDeaths [[KarmicDeath karmic deaths due to their character flaws, but most of them did nothing wrong and really don't deserve the treatment they get. Of particular note:
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* TragicMonster: [[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 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. Even though forcing The Red King to watch Eleanor die would undoubtedly be the cruelist 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, safe from his machinations. After all his villainous gloating and monologuing, it's heartbreaking to watch him beg you not to put an end to all this, not because he wants to keep killing and torturing Lucas, but because he believes the pain of knowing that he killed Eleanor was the only thing keeping her alive in his mind, and he isn't ready to let her go.]]
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* TragicMonster: [[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 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. Even though forcing The Red King to watch Eleanor die would undoubtedly be the cruelist 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, safe from his machinations. After all his villainous gloating and monologuing, it's heartbreaking to watch him beg you not to put an end to all this, not because he wants to keep killing and torturing Lucas, but because he believes the pain of knowing that he killed Eleanor was the only thing keeping her alive in his mind, and he isn't ready to let her go.]]
* SacrificialLamb: while some of the guests suffer KarmicDeaths due to their character flaws, but most of them did nothing wrong and really don't deserve the treatment they get. Of particular note:
[[spoiler:** 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, on top of everything else.]]
[[spoiler:** Redd Rockridge, a GentleGiant who the game implies has [[HoYay feelings toward Grayson Greyson that go beyond friendship,]] 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 and apologize to him vain, knowing that this is all fault. And then gets impaled on spikes. What's really tragic is that the switch Redd was pulling really would have shut the electricity off if the Staff hadn't disconnected it ahead of time.]]
* SacrificialLamb: while some of the guests suffer KarmicDeaths due to their character flaws, but most of them did nothing wrong and really don't deserve the treatment they get. Of particular note:
[[spoiler:** 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, on top of everything else.]]
[[spoiler:** Redd Rockridge, a GentleGiant who the game implies has [[HoYay feelings toward Grayson Greyson that go beyond friendship,]] 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 and apologize to him vain, knowing that this is all fault. And then gets impaled on spikes. What's really tragic is that the switch Redd was pulling really would have shut the electricity off if the Staff hadn't disconnected it ahead of time.]]
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The story of this game revolves largely around a mystery, and not only is half the fun of the game unraveling that mystery. Since the catharsis climax involves a lot of...emotions, emotions--
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The story of this game revolves largely around a mystery, and not only is half the fun of the game unraveling that mystery, but the catharsis involves a lot of...emotions. As such, '''BE WARY OF SPOILERS!'''
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* TragicMonster: [[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 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. Even though forcing The Red King to watch Eleanor die would undoubtedly be the cruelist 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, safe from his machinations. After all his villainous gloating and monologuing, it's heartbreaking to watch him beg you not to put an end to all this, not because he wants to keep killing and torturing Lucas, but because he believes the pain of knowing that he killed Eleanor was the only thing keeping her alive in his mind, and he isn't ready to let her go.]]
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* TragicMonster: [[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 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. Even though forcing The Red King to watch Eleanor die would undoubtedly be the cruelist 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, safe from his machinations. After all his villainous gloating and monologuing, it's heartbreaking to watch him beg you not to put an end to all this, not because he wants to keep killing and torturing Lucas, but because he believes the pain of knowing that he killed Eleanor was the only thing keeping her alive in his mind, and he isn't ready to let her go.]]
