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| “ | Night-night. | „ |
| ~ The Breather right before he kills the player. |
The Breather is one of the two main antagonists (alongside The Kidnapper) of the 2016 horror game Welcome to the Game and a major antagonist in its 2018 sequel Welcome to the Game 2.
He is a serial killer who specifically targets hitch-hikers and people searching the Deep Web like the player.
Appearance[]
The Breather appears as a bald man without any hair, with large eyes and wears a surgical mask, as well as wearing a minorly bloodstained hoodie with the hood always up. His lack of hair could be caused by alopecia, and his large eyes could be caused by use of amphetamine drugs. His hoodie changes color by game. In the original Welcome to the Game, it is blue, but in the sequel it is dark gray with a brown tint.
Personality[]
While not many of his characteristics are shown, the Breather appears to be somewhat psychotic and sadistic in nature, as shown in his delight of harassing his victims on the phone calls. Another example is him laughing when killing his victims, showing that he has a very nonchalant manner when killing and feels no remorse for his crimes.
In spite of his sadistic hobby, the Breather also follows a specific rule where he can only enter a house through its front door, even if there are easier means of breaking in. It's likely that he does this to make his kills more interesting.
Biography[]
Welcome to the Game[]
The Breather will at first harass the player with phone calls (usually with heavy breathing, which is where his nickname originates from) before arriving at their porch and trying to break in, leaving it to the player to hold the door knob shut and brace themselves as he tries to kick the door down.
If they fail at either of these two tasks, the Breather will bust through the door and slit their throat/disembowel them with his kitchen knife. If not caught at the front door, the Breather will simply sneak into the house and attack the player from behind.
Welcome to the Game 2[]
The Breather returns as a major villain in the second game. He appears in the alleyway as a threat to the player while they pick up their deliveries from the deep web. The player must peak out the door to see if the Breather is coming or not. When the Breather is at the door (similar to the original game), they must hold the knob shut and brace themselves. If the player fails, the Breather will then proceed to kick the door open and slit the player's throat and disembowel them with his kitchen knife.
During the ending of the game, the Breather is in Adam's apartment, revealing him as part of the 'game' Clint was playing and therefore a member of Noir. It can be assumed that he is no longer at odds with Lydia.
Quotes[]
| “ | Hide and seek say I to myself, and step out of the dream of wake into the dream of sleep. | „ |
| ~ Breather |
| “ | I'm getting closer. | „ |
| ~ Breather |
| “ | I found you. | „ |
| ~ Breather |
| “ | I’m coming for you. | „ |
| ~ Breather |
| “ | Knock knock. Who's there? I'm here! | „ |
| ~ Breather |
| “ | I can see you in there! | „ |
| ~ Breather |
| “ | I can hear you in there! | „ |
| ~ Breather |
Trivia[]
- Due to his drab hoodie, slender and unnatural appearance, kitchen knife, and career as a psychopathic serial killer who breaks into people's houses to gut them after a one-liner, the Breather heavily resembles Jeff the Killer.
- It is unknown how many victims the Breather has. Blood being present on the two hoodies he wears confirms at least two victims.
- Despite trying to kill Lydia in the first game, he has apparently become allies with her in the second game, as they are shown to both be members of Noir.
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Welcome to the Game | ||