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Got a sudden flash of nostalgia when I saw a profile for this one game I played during elementary IT class. Unfortunately, it has some major issues.
"Note: The bullets the player shot the Intruder with in the game were blanks; it shouldn't be assumed that the thief can actually survive bullets and it's unlikely he'd possess Type 2 Immortality, let alone Street level durability due to not taking in the force of a bullet with lead. If anything, at the very least, this should just give him an increased level of pain tolerance and Stamina."
This note was added by @Omnificence back in 2022 following the removal of the Intruder's Immortality Type 2 and, well, it's COMPLETELY false. In order to get this wrong, you'd have to misunderstand the two plot twists of a 10-15 minute horror game. Hell, even the Villains wiki got it wrong somehow. I'll be summarizing the plot for those who don't want to play or watch a short playthrough.
With that out of the way, there are several reasons for me to believe that the Protagonist had shot the Intruder with live ammo.
So, what does the Intruder receive if the rounds are lives? Probably Immortality Type 2 and Superhuman stamina. I don't think he has 9-C durability since those bullets still punched holes into him.
That's all. Let's move on to the second issue I have with this profile.
"Intelligence: Below Average (Is slightly gullible and can be easily tricked by the player meowing like a cat, but makes up for it by using his enhanced hearing to his advantage)"
Without any context, this seems fine. The Intruder must be pretty dumb if he mistook the Protagonist for a cat just because they meowed like one! Well, there was an actual cat in the house (one who really likes to jumpscare people, warning) along with cat related items in the laundry where Scott and Sarah kept it, which the Intruder likely had seen. The house was also very dark as I mentioned earlier and the Protagonist's cat noise sounded convincing enough, so is it really reasonable to say the Intruder is Below Average over this mistake?
I don't think so, especially when he has shown greater feats of intelligence such as being stealthy enough to sneak up on Scott and slit his throat, sneak up on the Protagonist while they're watching TV (for whatever reason), sneak up on the Protagonist while they're pissing (and being able to tell that someone was pissing, bruh). He was also possibly playing dead after the Protagonist shot him in the head, which would explain how he managed to evade the cops. I say possibly because he could've been knocked out and just gotten lucky by waking up in time.
Therefore, I think the Intruder's intelligence should be upgraded to at least Average.
Agree: 7 (@Omnificence, @AyOgUyS, @Zanesucksatlife, @OrangeFR, @Da3ggman, @DarkDragonMedeus, @Random-Helper323)
Disagree:
Neutral:
I - Buckshot Roulette in a nutshell
For the first one:"Note: The bullets the player shot the Intruder with in the game were blanks; it shouldn't be assumed that the thief can actually survive bullets and it's unlikely he'd possess Type 2 Immortality, let alone Street level durability due to not taking in the force of a bullet with lead. If anything, at the very least, this should just give him an increased level of pain tolerance and Stamina."
This note was added by @Omnificence back in 2022 following the removal of the Intruder's Immortality Type 2 and, well, it's COMPLETELY false. In order to get this wrong, you'd have to misunderstand the two plot twists of a 10-15 minute horror game. Hell, even the Villains wiki got it wrong somehow. I'll be summarizing the plot for those who don't want to play or watch a short playthrough.
So, on one stormy Halloween night, an Intruder broke into a house inhabited by a couple, Scott and Sarah. Sarah grabbed a gun and some ammo before locking herself in the bedroom. She first used her phone to send Scott a message, telling him to grab the other gun from the office drawer to protect himself. Unfortunately, Scott was killed by the Intruder, seemingly without even knowing what was going on. Sarah then called the Protagonist of the game, who arrived to help.
At one point, they managed to open the drawer containing the other gun and two boxes of ammo. The first box was an empty one with "BLANK BULLETS" written on it. The second one had bullets for the gun but didn't specify whether they were blanks or lives (they were live rounds and I'll explain why in a moment). The Protagonist took the gun and the ammo before confronting the Intruder, shooting him once in the chest and once in the head, presumably killing him. They took the key he was holding, which opened the door to the bedroom. Sarah was inside, but because she was panicking hard, she failed to recognize who it was and was pointing her gun straight at the Protagonist.
There were 3 options which led to different outcomes:
At one point, they managed to open the drawer containing the other gun and two boxes of ammo. The first box was an empty one with "BLANK BULLETS" written on it. The second one had bullets for the gun but didn't specify whether they were blanks or lives (they were live rounds and I'll explain why in a moment). The Protagonist took the gun and the ammo before confronting the Intruder, shooting him once in the chest and once in the head, presumably killing him. They took the key he was holding, which opened the door to the bedroom. Sarah was inside, but because she was panicking hard, she failed to recognize who it was and was pointing her gun straight at the Protagonist.
There were 3 options which led to different outcomes:
- Let her shoot you: Sarah fired, and a flash went off... but nothing happened. As it turns out, Sarah had loaded her gun with the blank bullets mentioned earlier, probably by accident while panicking. This is the first plot twist. Both she and the Protagonist came out unscathed.
- Tackle her down: The Protagonist tried to wrestle the gun from Sarah, which only caused her to think they were the intruder and panic harder. Unfortunately, they accidentally shot her dead during the struggle.
- Shoot her first: The Protagonist shot Sarah and managed to only wound her shoulder. They both survived.
1. Common sense
Why the hell would the Protagonist use blank bullets against the armed Intruder? Blank rounds are a lot less dangerous unless fired at close range, which means they can't safely and reliably stop an attacker in a self-defense situation. There are obvious signs to tell blank and live rounds apart (notably the lack of a projectile for the former). Sarah at least has the excuse of panicking and the fact that the house was very dark due to the storm knocking the power out.2. The damage
The injuries the Intruder sustained from the bullets indicates that they were live rounds (jumpscare warning). If you want to, you can look up images of wounds from blank bullets to compare them.3. The range
The Protagonist was able to inflict severe harm on the Intruder before he could attack them with his knife. They wouldn't have been able to do that with blank bullets. The most important piece of evidence comes during the final sequence against Sarah. Sarah, whom we know had blank rounds, fired from a distance and failed to harm the Protagonist. However, the latter, firing their gun from seemingly that same distance, was able to injure her shoulder. Live rounds obviously have higher range thanks to firing a projectile.So, what does the Intruder receive if the rounds are lives? Probably Immortality Type 2 and Superhuman stamina. I don't think he has 9-C durability since those bullets still punched holes into him.
That's all. Let's move on to the second issue I have with this profile.
II - Is he stupid?
The Intruder's Intelligence section says this:"Intelligence: Below Average (Is slightly gullible and can be easily tricked by the player meowing like a cat, but makes up for it by using his enhanced hearing to his advantage)"
Without any context, this seems fine. The Intruder must be pretty dumb if he mistook the Protagonist for a cat just because they meowed like one! Well, there was an actual cat in the house (one who really likes to jumpscare people, warning) along with cat related items in the laundry where Scott and Sarah kept it, which the Intruder likely had seen. The house was also very dark as I mentioned earlier and the Protagonist's cat noise sounded convincing enough, so is it really reasonable to say the Intruder is Below Average over this mistake?
I don't think so, especially when he has shown greater feats of intelligence such as being stealthy enough to sneak up on Scott and slit his throat, sneak up on the Protagonist while they're watching TV (for whatever reason), sneak up on the Protagonist while they're pissing (and being able to tell that someone was pissing, bruh). He was also possibly playing dead after the Protagonist shot him in the head, which would explain how he managed to evade the cops. I say possibly because he could've been knocked out and just gotten lucky by waking up in time.
Therefore, I think the Intruder's intelligence should be upgraded to at least Average.
Agree: 7 (@Omnificence, @AyOgUyS, @Zanesucksatlife, @OrangeFR, @Da3ggman, @DarkDragonMedeus, @Random-Helper323)
Disagree:
Neutral:
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