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"The bloated corpse of your 'uncle' slowly floats into the room as the remaining walls collapse."
"'thE cOntRacT... iS noT oVeR yET....'"
Horrible Old Man is the final boss of Violent Vigil.
He is encountered by writing the symbol from his toe on the ground when the mansion collapses.
Appearance[]
The Horrible Old Man is a bloated and floating corpse of the (presumably) grand-uncle of the player character. He has boils all over his body and face, with blood leaking from various orifices such as the nose, eyes and mouth. His eyes has been corrupted by the outerworldly influence, now sporting two irises in each eye. On his forehead there is a bloody circle marked with three symbols spiraling inside that can be interpreted in a few ways, either they were Hindu-Arabic symbol represents the number six, or three japanese comma symbol called "Tomoe" in a specific design called "Mitsudomoe"
During the investigation phase, the corpse of the Horrible Old Man has another small tattoo on his feet which resembles a trident.
Strategy[]
The encounter may be resolved in three different ways:
- Kill Horrible Old Man normally by depleting his health.
- Sacrifice a guest to deplete some of Horrible Old Man's health, then deplete the rest through normal combat.
- Sacrifice both guests. The encounter will automatically end.
Each method leads to a different ending for the mystery.
Combat Lines[]
- "HORRIBLE OLD MAN doesn't do anything."
- "HORRIBLE OLD MAN smiles."
Bugs[]
- Horrible Old Man has the Human enemy type icon but his inspected type is listed as Eldritch instead.