Kurt (Dread Weight)

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Evil-doer
Full Name	Unknown
Alias	Kurt Koschei (heavily implied) Koschei the Deathless Cheap Magician Cheap Imitation (both by Baba Yaga)
Origin	Dread Weight
Occupation	Mansion owner Scientist Alchemist Cult Leader International Criminal
Powers / Skills	High Intelligence Deception Manipulation skills Charisma Scientific knowledge Alchemical knowledge Ritual knowledge Criminal Connections Memory Erasing Near-immortality
Goals	Become immortal. (succeeded) Become infamous across all of Europe. Continue managing his "cult" Prevent the Baba Yaga from killing him out of revenge (all failed) Avoid imprisonment by the authorities. Kill the protagonist. (both player-dependent)
Crimes	Conspiracy Corpse desecration Kidnapping Unethical experimentation Brainwashing Murder (player-dependent) Attempted assassination Obstruction of justice Evading arrest Attempted terrorism Threatening Fraud Tax Evasion Embezzlement
Type of Villain	Manipulative Immortality-Seeker

“	It's frustrating...to see that witch do things so...effortlessly...No rituals...no forbidden alchemy...just...results.	„
	~ Kurt ranting his envy towards the Baba Yaga's innate skill in being immortal.

Kurt, also heavily implied to be Koschei the Deathless, is the secondary antagonist of the 2024 indie horror game Dread Weight, which is a sequel to the horror game Cooking Companions by Deer Dream Studios.

He is a mysterious individual who in the beginning of the game, appears to the protagonist as the owner of a large, ruined mansion that acts as the main setting for the entire game.

However, near the end, it's revealed that he's an immortal and manipulative alchemist and cult leader who sought to gain notoriety across Europe by committing various crimes such as conspiracy and assassination. He has a very negative history with the Baba Yaga, who seeks to kill him out of revenge for an unknown reason.

Appearance

Kurt appears to be a young man in his 30s with pale skin, blue eyes, and short white hair that appears messy. He's also seen wearing black glasses. He wears a white dress shirt with an open collar, a dark green vest, gray pants, and black shoes.

Personality

To be added...

Biography

To be added...

Quotes

“	''Dearest [the name is smudged out] I know you're still upset about Ivan. I'm asking the impossible, but please; forgive me and let's end this madness. We're different. To lose track of time. To let feuds rot inside of us, undying, while the rest of the world moves on. This isn't healthy, it took me ages to learn this. I'm asking you, PLEASE, to let this one die. Sincerely -(the name is ineligible)	„
	~ Kurt's letter to the Baba Yaga at the beginning of the game.

Gallery

Kurt, Dimitri, Renata, and Gisela at the beginning of the game.

Kurt's sprite in-game.

Kurt reading a book.

Kurt facing the protagonist in bed.

Ditto but distorted.

A past memory of Kurt.

Kurt holding a gun.

A creepy image of Kurt's face with his mouth and eyes colored all-black.

Kurt before shooting the protagonist.

Kurt and Dimitri talking.

Kurt looking at the Baba Yaga holding his soul-infused egg.

Kurt withering away after his soul was destroyed.

Kurt's dead corpse.

Trivia

• Throughout the game, it is heavily implied that Kurt's real identity is Koschei the Deathless, an infamous figure in Slavic folklore who sought to achieve immortality, and has a history with the Baba Yaga. Even Kurt's convoluted method of hiding the egg that contained his soul is derived from a story about Koschei.
• Kurt's past history with the Baba Yaga regarding "Ivan" and the "horse" is based on a story about Koschei the Deathless. According to the tales, Koschei kidnapped the wife of a man named Ivan, with the latter trying to chase him. However, Ivan couldn't catch up as Koschei's horse was supernaturally fast, though the latter revealed Baba Yaga has a faster horse. Ivan would then ask the witch permission to borrow her horse, but she refused. So, Ivan decided to steal the horse and Baba Yaga tried to chase after him, but she failed and instead fell into a lake of fire.
• In one of the endings, it's implied that Kurt was alive for at least 200 years as he was present in the Witch Trials of Europe from the 16th century to the 18th century, with the game taking place during the Cold War around the 1960s.