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That said, the ones that do move actually seem to be trying to help you, giving you keys to new areas or, on one occasion, giving you a boost. Murderous Mannequin: They're all over the place in Homa-Mart, and some even move around when you're not looking.And then he faces said light as a boss fight. Light Is Not Good: Allen's tape has a lighthouse that emits a bright red light that hurts Desmond if he doesn't get behind cover.Kick the Dog: Agent Rainbow already has a well-established hatred of Desmond, but he crosses from simple Jerkass to an outright monster by mocking Virginia's suicide just to spite Desmond.Īgent Rainbow: Cleanup on aisle 4! Someone get a mop.The final inkblot for each patient looks distinctly similar to their level's resident boss, and causes the patient either immense distress or an inexplicable sense of power. Hidden in every patient's apartment is a transcript of Desmond performing one of these with them.The non-boss enemies are themed around this test, being person-shaped masses of ink with massive glowing eyes.Image Song: Every voiced character with the exception of Agent Rainbow gets one of these, in the form of a collectable vinyl record that can be listened to in your office.Tonia will also Throw the Dog a Bone and muse that " Max wasn't really a bad guy, he just let things consume him". However, making sure to read most of Max's notes and listening to his Vinyl containing the song "Is It Me?" makes it clear Max is aware of this and genuinely has trouble controlling himself, even if he would like to.He does genuinely love his daughter, though. Tonia and Agent Rainbow both think he's a nutcase, and the fact that they're both figments of Desmond's imagination implies that Desmond isn't very fond of him either. Hated by All: Max Nygaard, whose temper and implied abusive behavior towards his wife did little to endear him to the people around him.As it turns out, the entire water table of Milton Haven is heavily contaminated with Agent Rainbow.

Grimy Water: Setting foot in any body of water, even if it's only ankle-deep, will slow Desmond down, blur his vision, and eventually start dealing damage.

As it turns out, this likely wasn't Desmond's fault, but Agent Rainbow's due to the chemical pushing Virginia's already precarious mental state into the red.If the man on the phone is to be believed, this isn't the only time Desmond's advice backfired.

Virginia goes through a nervous breakdown that culminates in her killing herself with the shard of a broken mirror.

Gone Horribly Wrong: Desmond advises Virginia to work through her social anxiety by shopping at Homa-Mart as a form of "exposure therapy".

The exception is Desmond, ironically, as you can get a picture of him from a photo booth at Homa Mart.

The Faceless: Almost every human character is this, due to being either dead or mutated by the time the game happens.

Enemy Within: Agent Rainbow is this for Desmond, as the personification of the chemical strengthening his insecurities.

On top of being in the middle of a flooded city, it somehow gives him access to his former paients' apartments, despite none of them actually living there.

Eldritch Location: Desmond's apartment building.

This stems from an accident in her childhood that ended up permanently scarring her face, leaving her with crippling social anxiety.

Don't Look At Me: Virginia does not like people looking at her, to the point that the Watcher, her ghost form, will attempt to outright murder Desmond if she catches him looking at her.

Dead All Along: Tonia, Desmond's cat, was killed long before the game's events from exposure to Agent Rainbow.

Cute Ghost Girl: Despite her scars and clear desire to not be seen, Virginia is quite easy on the eyes when her mask breaks off and she stops trying to kill you.

A work van officially belonging to the hospital in Tape 4 confirms the reference -complete with teleporting mannequin.

Creator In-Joke: After suffering near-fatal burns, Allen Shore is admitted to Never Lose Hope Hospital.

The main reason being exposure to a dangerous chemical that exacerbates their existing mental illnesses into outright instability. However, they are all portrayed sympathetically and have legitimate reasons for being the way they are.

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Cast Full of Crazy: Perhaps unsurprising for a game starring a therapist, almost every character in the game has some sort of mental issue, including Desmond himself.