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** [[spoiler: Also the trenchcoat monster which, while terrifying, may just be trying to get you to safety, since it represents the father who wishes to get his son out of the abusive household.]]
*** [[spoiler: He's trying to get the child away from the mother, but what if he's [[WildMassGuessing just as bad]] [[FridgeHorror as she is]]?]]
**** Probably Jossed by the prequel DLC. [[spoiler: The father never seems to act abusive, while the mother does.]]
***** [[spoiler: ...At least not to the child. One of the glowing images seems to imply he hits the mother.]]
*** [[spoiler: He's trying to get the child away from the mother, but what if he's [[WildMassGuessing just as bad]] [[FridgeHorror as she is]]?]]
**** Probably Jossed by the prequel DLC. [[spoiler: The father never seems to act abusive, while the mother does.]]
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*** [[spoiler: He's trying to get]] This interpretation varies, however. In the child away from DLC, the [[spoiler:father himself isn't shown as abusive towards his son, but he is shown fighting with the mother, but what if he's [[WildMassGuessing just as bad]] [[FridgeHorror as she is]]?]]
**** Probably Jossed by the prequel DLC. [[spoiler: The father never seems to act abusive, while the mother does.]]
***** [[spoiler: ...At least not to the child. One of thewith one glowing images seems to imply image implying he even hits her. It's unknown if this fighting is a result of or cause of the mother.mother's alcoholism.]]
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* RewatchBonus: In the opening the mother gets Teddy from the child's father and is clearly angry that he's there, implying that the father is a deadbeat or was abusive (though those are hardly the only two reasons why two people end up divorced). [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The ending makes you question which parent, if any, is sympathetic.]]
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** After finding the baby in the closet early on the mother tells him he needs to stop hiding from her.
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* BilingualBonus: Near the beginning of the game, you can find a lunch box in the fridge with a label on it which says: "Ost-Ikke frokost". It's Norwegian for "Non-cheese breakfast", implying it's lactose-intolerant. It's not relevant to the story, but it's fun to know.
** Actually, it means "Cheese-Not breakfast." Which seems like a nonsensical sentence, but may be shorthand for "this cheese is not for breakfast."
** Actually, it means "Cheese-Not breakfast." Which seems like a nonsensical sentence, but may be shorthand for "this cheese is not for breakfast."
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* RewatchBonus: In the opening the mother gets Teddy from the child's father and is clearly angry that he's there, implying that the father is a deadbeat or was abusive.abusive (though those are hardly the only two reasons why two people end up divorced). [[spoiler: The ending makes you question which parent, if any, is sympathetic.]]
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** Most of the text in the game is written in illegible scribbles, with the only exceptions being the alphabet blocks scattered around. The {{Fridge Brilliance}} sets in when you remember that the protagonist is barely two years old; it's English, the toddler just can't read yet!
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** [[spoiler: One spends much of the game thinking "why is this Toddler not screaming in fear? This is really unrealistic." When you see the ending you finally realize the Toddler has learned not to cry or yell to avoid their mother's drunken and/or hungover rage.]]
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** [[spoiler: Also the trenchcoat monster which, while terrifying, is really just trying to get you to safety, since it represents the father who wishes to get his son out of the abusive household.]]
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* JerkassWoobie: [[spoiler: The mother and by extension the swamp monster. Her abuse of the child, while inexcusable, is clearly caused by her alcoholism and emotional issues, not any malice towards her son. These may stem from an underlying custody battle that the protagonist is completely oblivious to.]]
** [[spoiler: Also the trenchcoat monster which, while terrifying,is really may just be trying to get you to safety, since it represents the father who wishes to get his son out of the abusive household.]]
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* RewatchBonus: In the opening the mother gets Teddy from the child's father and is clearly angry that he's there, implying that the father is a deadbeat or was abusive. [[spoiler: On a second playthrough it becomes clear that it's the other way around.The ending makes you question which parent, if any, is sympathetic.]]
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* FridgeBrilliance: Crossed with Foreshadowing, in the very beginning of the game, before the baby goes to sleep, you can see that [[spoiler: the mother isn't wearing a ring, but you can also see the tanline where it would be if she had it on. Combined with the InterfaceScrew when the mother goes to answer the door and starts yelling]] perceptive gamers might pick up on the general plot of the game long before they reach the end.
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*** On a similar level, the living trenchcoat and it's GlowingEyesOfDoom, especially since you only encounter it in an area where there are lots of other trenchcoats, and unlike the black thing it actively ''hunts'' you. [[spoiler:And that's your father, the hunting behavior is a representation of his repeated attempts at getting custody of you.]]
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*** On a similar level, the living trenchcoat and it's its GlowingEyesOfDoom, especially since you only encounter it in an area where there are lots of other trenchcoats, and unlike the black thing it actively ''hunts'' you. [[spoiler:And that's your father, the hunting behavior is a representation of his repeated attempts at getting custody of you.]]
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*** On a similar level, the living trenchcoat and it's GlowingEyesOfDoom, especially since you only encounter it in an area where there are lots of other trenchcoats, and unlike the black thing it actively ''hunts'' you. [[spoiler:And that's your father, the hunting behavior is a representation of his repeated attempts at getting custody of you.]]
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* JerkassWoobie: [[spoiler: The mother and by extension the swamp monster. Her abuse of the child, while inexcusable, is clearly caused by her alcoholism and emotional issues, not any malice towards her son.]]
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** [[spoiler: The numerous bottles]] laying around your house also take on a whole new meaning on a second playthrough.
** [[spoiler: The numerous bottles]] laying around your house also take on a whole new meaning on a second playthrough.
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* TheWoobie: The toddler, a witness of frightening imagery and terrifying monsters, [[spoiler: and is an abused child who is too innocent to comprehend what's happening around him]].
* TheWoobie: The toddler, a witness of frightening imagery and terrifying monsters, [[spoiler: and is an abused child who is too innocent to comprehend what's happening around him]].
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* NightmareRetardant: The trench-coats everywhere are kinda creepy until you start thinking about how ridiculous it would be for someone to own ''that many trench-coats'' in the first place. Does mom work in Film/THEMATRIX or something? (Brought to you by [[JesseCox Jesse Cox's]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pnX242-KOA Let's Play]] of the game).
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* NightmareRetardant: The trench-coats everywhere are kinda creepy until you start thinking about how ridiculous it would be for someone to own ''that many trench-coats'' in the first place. Does mom work in Film/THEMATRIX Film/TheMatrix or something? (Brought to you by [[JesseCox Jesse Cox's]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pnX242-KOA Let's Play]] of the game).
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* NightmareRetardant: The trench-coats everywhere are kinda creepy until you start thinking about how ridiculous it would be for someone to own ''that many trench-coats'' in the first place. Does mom work in Film/THEMATRIX or something?
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** That creepy black [[HumanoidAbomination ''thing'']] ''[[HumanoidAbomination thing]]'' that appears in some of your drawings.
* NightmareRetardant: The trench-coats everywhere are kinda creepy until you start thinking about how ridiculous it would be for someone to own ''that many trench-coats'' in the first place. Does mom work in Film/THEMATRIX or something? (Brought to you by [[JesseCox Jesse Cox's]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pnX242-KOA Let's Play]] of the game).
* NightmareRetardant: The trench-coats everywhere are kinda creepy until you start thinking about how ridiculous it would be for someone to own ''that many trench-coats'' in the first place. Does mom work in Film/THEMATRIX or something? (Brought to you by [[JesseCox Jesse Cox's]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pnX242-KOA Let's Play]] of the game).
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** Teddy is a bit creepy as well sometimes, even though he's on your side. He's in the "things that a baby wouldn't know was weird or would just be confused by that are creepy as heck to someone old enough to understand that's not supposed to happen" category.
** That creepy black [[HumanoidAbomination ''thing'']] that appears in some of your drawings.
* NightmareRetardant: The trench-coats everywhere are kinda creepy until you start thinking about how ridiculous it would be for someone to own ''that many trench-coats'' in the first place. Does mom work in Film/THEMATRIX or something?
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** Teddy is a bit creepy as well sometimes, even though he's on your side. He's in the "things that a baby wouldn't know was weird or would just be confused by that are creepy as heck to someone old enough to understand that's not supposed to happen" category.
** That creepy black [[HumanoidAbomination ''thing'']] that appears in some of your drawings.
* NightmareRetardant: The trench-coats everywhere are kinda creepy until you start thinking about how ridiculous it would be for someone to own ''that many trench-coats'' in the first place. Does mom work in Film/THEMATRIX or something?
* UncannyValley: The character model for the mother falls into this. So does Teddy.
