Richard Trager



Richard Trager is a psychopathic villain in the horror game Outlast and is one of the major enemies Miles Upshur encounters in the game. He tricks Miles into coming to him and then captures him for torture.

Background
Trager was originally an executive for Murkoff Psychiatric Systems and seemingly knew Jeremy Blaire, a highly ranked official in the company. During an interview with Billy Hope, Billy says that he discovered the fact that his mother was suing Murkoff and the Asylum through "the blood dreams of Doctor Trager." However, this was long before the Asylum broke into chaos and thus, before Trager was anything less than an executive. Once the security breach occurred, Trager either became maniacal or was able to reveal his evil side and took the title of "Doctor." Within the Male Ward, he set up an organized torture operation, capturing random patients and even executives who had been experimented on. This torture followed a specific order as seen in a message of blood written on a wall by a victim, "Fingers first, then balls, then tongue."

Appearance
Trager is similarly changed like the Variants but does not have any visible deformitites. His skin seems dry and rough and he has become rather skeletal yet leanly muscular. He wears a tattered doctor's mask, a cloth around his waist that only covers the front and some sort of device on his left arm made from a drip filled with blood. He also has a strange monocle-esque set of glasses and is almost completely bald, save for a small amount of gray hair on the back of his head.

Personality
Trager is heavily psychotic, but retains a great deal of intelligence. The only thing that makes him insane is his deep desire to hurt and kill people, making him a sadist and murderer. He is intelligent enough to simply open most doors, organize torture and speak coherently.

He speaks in a very calm manner, even when hunting Miles in the halls, using the nickname, "Buddy" frequently in reference to Miles. He speaks in a friendly tone and has a snarky, sarcastic way of speaking, even taunting Miles by showing him the exit and offering a stroll in the mountain air, even though Miles is totally restrained. This is later shown again when he states to a yelling patient that they weren't using their tongue anyway and quietly says that the trith is he was just tired of licking his own stamps.

He has high disrespect for Father Martin and his religious beliefs and refers to him as a "little shit" and says that he hopes Miles hasn't been confused by all his "holier-than-thou bible thumping." and says, "No offense to the man, but I sometimes worry he might be just a little bit crazy." while holding a blade to Miles' throat.