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The Twins are mysterious and psychopathic twin Variants who serve as minor antagonists in Outlast and Outlast: Whistleblower.
Characteristics[]
The Twins both exhibit remarkable composure and intelligence compared to other inmates within the asylum, retaining a semblance of humanity despite their insanity. Surprisingly rational and thoughtful, they demonstrate a capacity for strategic behavior uncommon among psychopaths. An example of this is their ability to open and close doors rather than resorting to mindlessly bashing them open like their fellow Variants. Neither of them wears any clothing. They prefer ambushing targets in long corridors, utilizing their numbers to corner Miles if they had the chance. Operating as silent killers, they do not run or speak during a pursuit, instead maintaining a calm pace and opting for silent kills. Their weapon of choice appears to be iron machete-like blades. Unlike other Variants in the asylum, approaching either of them too closely results in instant death rather than mere injury, as they swiftly stab Miles in the back before decapitating him with their machetes. Furthermore, their lack of noisy accessories and appendages due to their nudity makes pinpointing their exact location challenging, necessitating heightened vigilance and attentiveness from the player. They're also seen together and never encountered individually.
Story[]
Outlast[]
Miles' first encounter with them is at the beginning of the Prison Block, where they discuss killing Miles and taking his tongue and liver, but decide not to do so yet, for it would be impolite towards Father Martin, who told them not to touch Miles. They become hostile later on when they've decided they had enough patience with Miles, despite Father Martin's wishes. They are encountered once more near the prison showers, where they manage to trap Miles in a narrow corridor and he is forced to use the smashed window to evade them. Further encounters include the Female Ward where they lie in wait behind a large door near two hallways and when Miles returns to the Administration Block in the theater room. They cease being hostile once Miles reaches the Chapel during Father Martin's crucifixion.
Outlast: Whistleblower[]
The Twins make a brief cameo in the Recreation Area. They are seen walking to either side of Waylon at one point, mentioning that he looks nervous and they would like to kill him. Once Waylon loops around to the basketball court, they cease hostility and wait in front of the designated door. They will not attack unless Waylon gets too close. They return to antagonizing Waylon as he hurries to escape the basketball court. After he climbs up the ladder, they are not seen again.
Aftermath[]
Following the incident at Mount Massive, Murkoff's Tactical Division were tasked with re-securing the asylum and were given permission to shoot on sight. Paul Marion referred to the incident as being "100% fatal", leaving it possible that the Twins might have met their end at the hands of Murkoff's PMCs or their fellow inmates.[1]
Personalities[]
The Twins speak in incredibly calm tones, never raising their voices, and speak casually about everything. However, they are murderous cannibals, as they usually talk about indulging their desire to murder Miles and eating parts of his body, such as his liver and tongue. They have what is almost a hive mind, sharing the same thoughts and the same psychopathic personalities. They speak in choppy sentences and occasionally finish each other's statements. They are devoted to Father Martin, making it likely that their insanity bleeds into believing the Walrider religion, and simply walk when chasing Miles instead of running. This, combined with their lack of clothing and never speaking while chasing Miles, makes them almost completely undetectable and silent. They are also cynical, as evidenced by their deadpan use of sarcasm, stating "My god, he vanished" and "Vanished without a trace" when they see Miles climb out of a window to escape them, indicating their awareness and disdain for his assumption of their incompetence. Fortunately, they opt to move on and allow Miles to proceed, possibly following Father Martin's instructions.
Physical descriptions[]
Both twins are pale, muscular, and hairy middle-aged men who completely lack any clothing, are slightly drenched in blood and dirt, and have scars on the sides of their stomachs, making it likely they were conjoined before splitting up. The taller twin has a hump-shaped head with a neutral face and missing teeth, having dark brown hair everywhere but the top of his head. The shorter twin looks very much the same but has a sterner face and messy black hair covering his entire head. Despite being Variants, they lack any physical signs of Murkoff experimentation and/or deformities caused by the Morphogenic Engine whatsoever, though their features could suggest they are inbred.
Player death animation[]
The following instances of death animation apply to both Miles Upshur and Waylon Park:
Whichever twin catches the player will stab them in the abdominal area and follow it up with a decapitation. The sequence shares the same death animation with one of the blade-wielding Variants.
Trivia[]
- When the shorter twin breaks into the theater, he is seen holding a cleaver instead of his usual weapon, the machete.
- The lines spoken by the Twins in Outlast: Whistleblower are reused voice clips from Outlast.
- In Outlast's game files, they are both referred to as "Duponts." This is likely a reference to The Adventures of Tintin, as two characters in the stories are named "Dupont" and "Dupond" (better known as Thomson and Thompson in English-speaking countries), who behave similarly, and look identical.
- The Twins are never mentioned in the first game despite their numerous encounters and are two of the four Outlast characters who were never addressed with a proper name—The other two being Stephenson and the Pyromaniac. The only nickname given to them, "The Twins," comes from the artwork featured on their Steam trading card.
Dresie and Casie
- The Twins' character models are based on Roger Ballen's portrait photo of (possibly inbred or victims of the fragile X syndrome) twins Dresie and Casie, photographed in West Transvaal, South Africa in 1993.[2]
- When asked about the reason for the Twins' nudity, Philippe Morin, one of Outlast's designers, stated "We [the studio] just like to do stuff that other people don't do."[3]
- The original version of Outlast had the taller twin guarding a door on the upper floor next to the elevator in Return to the Administration Block chapter. Approaching the Variant would have resulted in an instant death. After a series of quality-of-life updates, his encounter in the level was removed for unspecified reasons.
- In the second Outlast demo, their in-game models were swapped out with those of regular Variants, making them appear fully clothed. This was likely done due to E3's code of conduct prohibiting nudity and sexually explicit content. In both the demo and the retail version, they use machetes as weapons and can kill Miles.
References[]
- ↑ The Murkoff Account Issue #3, Page 5
- ↑ Do you think there's a resemblance?
- ↑ "Ask Red Barrels #1 - Fanfiction, Pokemon GO and Tiddies". Red Barrels. YouTube (October 7, 2016).
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