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| “ | An old Victorian mansion that seems to build itself around its environment. The specimen sometimes chooses a 'host' to possess and uses them to attack the subjects with various means depending on the host's characteristics. Not much is known about the origin of this mansion, but signs occasionally show an earlier massacre or tragedy has taken place within the mansion. Proved very effective but varies itself too often to be a reliable method of extraction. | „ |
| ~ Specimen 12's CAT-DOS entry. |
| “ | You'll like being dead. I promise. | „ |
| ~ The Old Man taunting the player. |
| “ | Where are you? | „ |
| ~ The Old Man. |
Specimen 12, also known as the Mansion Within A Mansion, is an antagonist from the 2014 indie video game Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion. It is a sentient "mansion" that appears and disappears wherever it wants, taking control of a host to do its bidding.
The host of Specimen 12 was voiced by Vernon Shaw in the original version and by Chris Serani in the HD Renovation version.
Appearance[]
Specimen 12 itself is an old, fancy mansion that includes a dining room, library, wine storage room, parlor, two bedrooms, and several rooms with broken doors, leaving them inaccessible and their contents unknown. Beneath the mansion is a basement that branches into two paths, one ending in a room containing countless human bones, and the other in a small room with a table and wardrobe.
Notably, most of the mansion seems to be false, or at the very least not what it tries to present itself to be, with the walls appearing to be painted on and the decor seemingly faked. The only place in Specimen 12 that lacks this is its cellar, being covered in what appears to be a brown mold. Considering how the mansion seems to build itself into the surroundings, it's possible that the cellar is indicative of the location Specimen 12 has currently built itself in, that being underground.
Specimen 12's current host is a balding middle-aged man with black hair, brown eyes, and pale skin. He has a large nose and always appears to be smiling. He wears a tan trench coat, gray pants, and brown shoes. He carries a large scythe in his right hand at all times.
Biography[]
Past[]
The origins of the house are unknown, seemingly having materialized out of nowhere within Spooky's mansion. However, as stated by the CAT-DOS entry, Specimen 12 seems to carry its own story, with a murder spree happening within the mansion walls. The tragedy seemingly led to the mansion itself becoming haunted, materializing itself wherever it wants.
Specimen 12, incapable of doing much on its own, started possessing those who entered its walls to do its bidding. Using weapons found lying around, those who became hosts would act as another normal Specimen, wandering around the actual mansion and killing all who they came across. 57 people have been known to die from Specimen 12 and its hosts, but it has been deemed too inconsistent for it to be beneficial.
One of these hosts was an aging man, assumedly a vlogger, who found a sickle within Specimen 8's home. Having found Specimen 12 on accident, the man decided to take a rest, not knowing that he was being hunted down by Specimen 12's current host. Thinking that there were other survivors, the man was met with not a friendly face, but instead the host ready to kill. After evading for some time, the man would use the sickle he found to kill his assailant, but in turn, he would become the newest host of the mansion.
Original[]
Upon reaching Room 810, the player finds themself in a mansion, unbeknownst to them being Specimen 12 itself. Guarding the mansion is the Old Man, its current host. If the host makes his way to the same room the player is in, the player has to hide in order to not get caught, or else they will immediately die. Escape is hard, if not impossible, as the Old Man is faster than the player when inside Specimen 12.
During the player's stay within Specimen 12, the player must find keys scattered throughout in order to open up new doors within the false mansion. This eventually culminates in the discovery of a fake book, which, when placed on a bookshelf, opens up the path to Specimen 12's basement, where piles of bones can be seen lining the floor. Within the basement is the key to leave, and with it, the way to progress deeper in the real mansion.
Once outside of Specimen 12, the Old Man's attack lowers significantly, no longer having the ability to instantly kill the player if they get too close. However, the Old Man's attack speed is still rather fast, and his attacks still remove a large portion of health, meaning that getting too close to the Old Man is still extremely dangerous.
Dying to Specimen 12's host at any time shows a close-up of his grinning face, the view around him rapidly distorting as his face glitches out.
HD Renovation Mode[]
In the HD Renovation, the Old Man has been given a significant speed boost outside Specimen 12 and a wider variety of quotes. Upon seeing the player, the Old Man can now charge after them, making hiding more of a necessity. Like the player, the Old Man has a built-in stamina system, slowly building up before letting loose to charge at the player. If attacked with a weapon, the Old Man will parry the attack and not stop his momentum, making it a waste of stamina to do so.
Spooky's Dollhouse[]
While not present in Spooky's Dollhouse, it's implied that after the destruction of the mansion, Specimen 12 was destroyed, with its current host being free to enter the afterlife.
Audio Samples[]
Quotes[]
Notes[]
| “ | What is this? Wow, what a mansion! Inside another mansion. Maybe I've made it all the way to the end of the house. Maybe this is like a resting place or another entrance perhaps? Whatever the case, I think this is a good spot to rest. | „ |
| ~ Note #1. |
| “ | This mansion is strange... I think the bricks and wood are actually just painted on. Everything still feels kind of fake. Also I keep hearing movement and voices below me. Maybe other survivors are hiding down there! | „ |
| ~ Note #2. |
| “ | I can hear him coming down the hallway! I need to hide, but I don't know where. I now know this is not an exit or a resting place. It is just another specimen room! I think he's outside the door now. | „ |
| ~ Note #3. |
| “ | I somehow managed to get away. But I don't know for how long. I hear him, even when I know he's not there. It's like he isn't even real but instead my own fears manifesting themselves and stalking me. | „ |
| ~ Note #4 |
| “ | I have a theory. I think it's this pseudo mansion. I think it's playing with my head. I still hear him... I must find that man and kill him with the sickle I found in the forest... | „ |
| ~ Note #5, seemingly confirming the identity of the Old Man. |
By the Man[]
| “ | You're wasting both our time. | „ |
| ~ The Old Man. |
| “ | I'm so lonely... | „ |
| ~ The Old Man. |
| “ | I can smell you. | „ |
| ~ The Old Man. |
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The mansion was inspired by the horror game Clock Tower, with the host representing the main villain, the Scissorman.
- In an interview, Akuma Kira has stated that the Old Man himself is modeled after Bill Broth from the Adult Swim short Too Many Cooks.
- While its host is inside the mansion, Specimen 12 is one of the three Specimen who can kill the player with one hit, alongside Specimen 7 and Specimen 9.
- The Old Man and Specimen 13 are the only Specimens in the main game with death screens that do not have any readable text. If other Specimens are counted, Unknown Specimen 2 and Unknown Specimen 4 also lack dialogue.
- The Old Man is one of the few enemies that can appear during Specimen 13's chase. Just like the player, the Old Man has a far slower walk speed when in the water, and his stamina fills up slower as well.
- While the Old Man is all but confirmed to be the one writing the notes within Specimen 12 itself, it's implied that he may also be one of the note writers exclusive to Endless Mode. Throughout notes found throughout Endless Mode, one possible side story is that of a vlogger who got trapped in the mansion after their phone's battery died, finding a sickle in a forest before eventually finding "another mansion-like area," with that being where their known story ends. With the Old Man having found his sickle in the same manner, it's highly likely that the two are one and the same.
- The Mansion bears resemblance to the Overlook Hotel, the main antagonist of Stephen King's novel The Shining and its movie adaptations, being a haunted sentient hotel that drives its inhabitants insane, such as Jack Torrance and The Caretaker.
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