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“ | I'm sorry, Beth...I have no choice. It's the only way I can survive anymore. If someone finds this, I'm sorry, I had to...I had no choice. | „ |
~ Hannah's journal. |
“ | I see it now. It was so easy, it's so simple. | „ |
~ The Makkapitew beginning to fully possess Anna/Gordon. |
The Makkapitew is one of the two overarching antagonists of the horror video game Until Dawn (alongside Jefferson Bragg) and the main antagonist of its prequel The Inpatient. After its death, the spirit possessed a starving Hannah Washington turning her into a Wendigo and becoming the main antagonist of the game.
It was said to be the strongest and fiercest of all the Wendigoes, and was the most feared of them all.
Personality[]
Unlike most Wendigos, the Makkapitew is considerably more violent and evil. Upon possessing Anna/Gordon, the Makkapitew notes how easy it was to gain a vessel, utterly relishing in the chance to have a physical body again. During its reign on the mountain, despite being aware of where the Stranger had locked up the other Wendigos, the Makkapitew did nothing to help them, and instead seemed to prefer committing its hunts out of sheer sadism and thrill. Throughout the game, rather than feed on the bodies of the people it kills, it instead decapitates them, but leaves the rest of their bodies intact, acting more like a serial killer rather than an animal of instinct. Furthermore, several times throughout the game, the Makkapitew repeatedly drags out its chasing of the protagonists, often just to scare them more. A prime example would be when he ambushes Jessica and Mike at the cabin. Despite literally being right next to them when it finishes off the deer, it allows them to the cabin without an issue, despite being more than capable of using its super speed to catch and kill them easily. Then, instead of bursting into the cabin door or killing them immediately, it instead throws Jessica's phone through the window, scaring them, but also allowing them to think it is just a prank. When Jessica goes out to yell at Emily thinking she is behind it, the Makkapitew just stares at her, let's her finish her rant, allows her to go back into the cabin thinking it is all right, then proceeds to attack her. Similarly in the mines, when Emily is escaping from it, despite being right next to her after she gets a clear look, the Makkapitew actually lets Emily get a considerable head start, just so it can savor in her terror. In addition, given how accurate the game is requiring Wendigos, it is heavily implied that the Makkapitew has some snow magic, as it becomes considerably more stormy and blizzards rage throughout the game once the Makkapitew starts actively hunting the protagonists, while before, the weather, while still dark was quite mild and the protagonists could clearly still see. Similarly, when the Makkapitew tries to go after Matt and Emily in the radio tower, instead of climbing up to them in the tower, where they are virtually defenseless and no way to escape, it just severs the cables stabilizing the tower and lets it go over the cliff, preferring a more creative and sadistic approach over the more boring, but easier way. In addition, should it manage to kill any of the protagonists, it will inflict an initial injury, let them realize they are about to die, along with having them look at it before it finishes them off, showing how evil and sadistic it is.
Background[]
The Makkapitew is the main antagonist of The Inpatient where it stalks the player as it's prey, and depending on the choices the player made, it either possess the player or their roommate Gordon/Anna.
Makkapitew was the leader of the Wendigos, a monster dwelling within the mountain wilderness. The Stranger's grandfather made it his life's career to kill the creature, but was unsuccessful, and died in the process. When mining began on the mountain, the mountain apparently "cried out," and a cave-in unleashed other Wendigo spirits. The Stranger dedicated his life to hunting the Makkapitew, and after many years had passed, finally tracked it down, as it lurked near the Washington residence. It stalked after Hannah after she left the residence, Beth shortly following after. The Makkapitew had them cornered at the cliff, where it forced them off the edge. The Stranger then caught up, and instead of capturing the Makkapitew he killed it with his flame thrower in order to avenge his grandfather and the girls.
Hannah would then become the next host of the Makkapitew when she resorted to cannibalising her sister's corpse to survive while trapped in the mines. When Hannah's friends returned to the Washington residence, as the Makkapitew it started stalking them, partially out of natural instinct as a Wendigo and partially out of sadism and thrills. Though it is said that Wendigos forget all about their lives as humans, if Josh recognizes the tattoo on the Makkapitew as Hannah's and calls out to her, she will spare him instead of breaking his skull. As Hannah, in most endings, the Makkapitew is killed again when the Washington residence explodes though you can see a brief sprit of the Makkapitew escaping after Hannah's death. It is very possible that if in the ending where Josh survives he becomes the next Makkapitew, though there isn't enough solid evidence to say for sure, though in the 2024 remake of the game, where Josh can survive without turning into a Wendigo, the Makkapitew is robbed of its body once again.
External Links[]
- Makkapitew on the Pure Evil Wiki
- Makkapitew on the Until Dawn Wiki