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| “ | Taste my holy wrath, corrupt souls. | „ |
| ~ The Batter. |
| “ | From now on, there will be no more darkness. | „ |
| ~ The Batter comforting Hugo after killing him. |
| “ | Escaping from your purpose is impossible. | „ |
| ~ The Batter's last words in the official ending. |
The Batter is the main protagonist of the 2008 role-playing video game OFF by Mortis Ghost.
The Batter is a devout being whose stated mission is to purify the world by eliminating those responsible for corrupting it, namely the spectres and Zone guardians. He is aided in this mission by an extradimensional being who directs his movements and strengthens him. As revealed later on, his true mission is to eliminate all life in the world and the world itself, seemingly believing that this is the only way to free everyone from their suffering.
Biography[]
Just like most major characters in OFF, the Batter was created by Hugo. In a similar manner to how the Queen takes the role of a maternal figure in Hugo's life, the Batter takes the role of a paternal figure.
As the Zones became more and more filled with corruption and spectres, the Batter eventually decided that the world needed "purification", and he needed to be the one to do it. He began a holy crusade to kill all of the Queen's guardians and destroy the world by "turning it off".
As the Batter comes close to achieving his final goal, he is confronted by the Judge, who now intends to kill him and prevent him from completely finishing his mission.
It's then up to the Player to decide who they'll support, the Batter or the Judge. If they betray the Batter and help the Judge, the Batter will adopt a much more monstrous appearance, called the Bad Batter, which is not in fact another form but simply how he's perceived by the player and the Judge now that he's an enemy.
However, the canon ending of the game is the one in which the Batter wins, achieving his goal of reducing the world to nothing implying he also killed himself as well.
He is not human but takes the form of a humanoid being. It is unknown what he is, but he is sentient. While the player controls him, the final boss fight in the special ending proves that he can choose out of his own will of what he does. The Queen loved him and still does, though the Batter does not appear to repay that love, as he kills her along with his "father", Hugo.
Indie Game Battle[]
The Batter was set to appear as a playable character in Indie Game Battle prior to the game's cancellation.
OvO[]
In OvO, the Batter appears as a skin for the main protagonist.
Appearance[]
The Batter normally appears as a humanoid wearing a monochrome baseball uniform. His skin is completely white, and he constantly wears a stoic, somewhat condescending expression.
His appearance changes based on the perspective of the individual, leading people who are opposed to him to perceive him as far more monstrous. In this form, labeled "Bad Batter", he possesses a crocodilian face with a mouth full of serrated teeth, empty white eyes, and large, clawed hands.
Personality[]
The Batter is completely focused on his mission of purifying the world and shows no emotion or remorse during the game. He lacks any care for the results of his conquests within the various Zones, that is to say, their imminent destruction after their respective guardian is killed. He claims that the "pure" white, washed-out worlds which remain devoid of all life except for the Secretaries after their purification are "better like that". He has a completely nihilistic view and genuinely believes that the world is too far gone with death being the only salvation for its inhabitants. While the Batter has no qualms with killing anyone for the sake of purification, how he treats his killings varies with the individual. Some of his killings he views as punishing the corrupt, some are just coldly eliminating obstacles, while with others he sees it as freeing them from their suffering in life. When killing the Queen and Hugo, whom he's seemingly close with, he offers them words of reassurance instead of condemning them like he does the guardians, even though he states that the world going to ruin is the Queen's fault. The Batter has no loyalties except to his mission and will even fight his puppeteer and greatest ally should they turn against him in the final battle.
The Batter is essentially a twisted version of the silent hero protagonist present in many video games. He only speaks in a brief, direct manner whenever necessary, contrasting with the Judge's overly verbose manner of speech. However, his speech can vary depending on the situation, sometimes being more eloquent and grandiose, and sometimes outright informal and vulgar. He is very direct about his intentions and what his mission is to the point of being brutally honest, a habit that sometimes gets him into trouble. Though, since he wholeheartedly believes in the sanctity and righteousness of his cause, the way he phrases it can mislead others, including the player, into thinking he wants to save the world in a more traditional sense.
Due to his obsessive personality and fanaticism, the Batter hates being distracted and will vocalize his frustration when the player forces him to deviate from his crusade with side activities.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Fourth-wall awareness: The Batter is aware that he is being controlled by the Player and talks to them on several occasions. However, he lacks any kind of tangible fourth wall awareness outside of the basic idea that he's being controlled by an intangible being, this is further elaborated by his inability to understand what a "Save" is and his bafflement when confronted with Zacharie's assertions that his entire world is just a video game.
- Willpower: The Batter is completely obsessed with his quest of "purifying" the world. He does not value his own life and will very rarely give the player the option to run away from combat once he begins fighting. According to Mortis Ghost, while the batter does have feelings, they are still very different from that of an ordinary human, meaning that trying to convince him by appealing to his emotions is nigh-impossible.
Competences[]
- Wide Angle: Analyzes all enemies, providing information about them such as their HP and CP, their elemental resistances and weaknesses and a description of the targets and their abilities. Only The Batter can use this Competence.
- Save First Base: A weak healing skill, gives the target a small amount of HP. Only The Batter can use this Competence.
- Run with Courage: A special attack of the element Metal, effective against enemies with a low resistance towards metal. Both The Batter and Bad Batter can use this Competence.
- Furious Homerun: An attack with only 80% accuracy. Inflicts a small amount of damage on a single enemy. Both The Batter and Bad Batter can use this Competence.
- Save Second Base: Another healing skill, gives a sizable amount of HP to an ally. Only The Batter can use this Competence.
- Run with Grace: A special attack of the element Plastic, effective against enemies with a low resistance towards plastic. Both The Batter and Bad Batter can use this Competence.
- Special Homerun: A superior version of the Furious Homerun competence, deals more damage in exchange for a higher cost of CP. Both The Batter and Bad Batter can use this Competence.
- Save Third Base: Restores all of a target's HP. Only The Batter can use this Competence.
- Run with Dementia: A special attack of the element Smoke, effective against enemies with a low resistance towards smoke. Both The Batter and Bad Batter can use this Competence.
- Magic Homerun: A superior version of the Special Homerun competence, deals more damage in exchange for a higher cost of CP. Both The Batter and Bad Batter can use this Competence.
- Save Fourth Base: Revives an ally with some of their HP. Only The Batter can use this Competence.
- Run with Belief: A special attack of the element Meat, effective against enemies with a low resistance towards meat. Only The Batter can use this Competence.
- Save Secret Base: Restores a sizable portion of the entire party's HP. Only The Batter can use this Competence.
- Ultimate Homerun: The Batter's ultimate offensive competence. Deals a cataclysmic amount of damage on a single enemy with 100% accuracy, however it costs 25% of The Batter's CP regardless of how much Competence Points he has. Only The Batter can use this Competence.
Stats[]
Bad Batter[]
- HP: 2,500
- CP: 400
- Attack: 330
- Defense: 110
- Esprit: 155
- Agility: 150
Add-Ons[]
Competences[]
Alpha[]
- Saturated String: An attack that targets a single enemy, causes very little damage.
- Expected Bracket: A special attack that can also afflict the Poison status effect, continuously dealing damage that ignores the armor and durability of the enemy.
- Converted String: A more powerful version of Saturated String with a cost of 10 CP.
- Requisite Bracket: A special attack that can also temporarily blind the enemy, decreasing their accuracy.
- Long String: A more powerful version of Converted String with a cost of 18 CP.
- Open Bracket: A special attack that can also afflict the enemy with muteness, prevents them from using Competences.
- Complete String: A more powerful version of Long String with a cost of 40 CP.
- Impossible Bracket: A special attack that can also afflict the enemy with Palsy, paralyzing the enemy and making them incapable of taking actions.
Omega[]
- Inverse Perspective: Cures both the Blind and Mute status effect.
- Optimized Blur: An attack competence that inflicts a random amount of damage upon an enemy.
- Overdone Perspective: Cures both the Poison and Sleep status effect.
- Photographic Blur: An attack competence that bypasses the target's armor and durability entirely.
- Frontal Perspective: Cures a target of Fury, Madness, and Palsy.
- Gaussian Blur: An attack competence that also damages the adversary's Competence points, their reserve of energy that enables them to perform special attacks.
- Multiple Perspective: Revives an ally with some of their HP.
- Radial Blur: A special attack that also lowers the adversary's defense.
Epsilon[]
- Classic Drama: Increases the target's Attack, amping up their physical attack power.
- Surrealist Tragedy: An attack that targets all enemies, dealing a small amount of damage to each one.
- Baroque Drama: Increases the target's Defense, improving their durability and toughness.
- Abstract Tragedy: A more powerful version of Surrealist Tragedy.
- Experienced Drama: Increases the target's Intelligence, improving the power of their competences.
- Cubist Tragedy: A more powerful version of Abstract Tragedy.
- Unrevokable Drama: Increases the target's Agility, amping up their speed.
- Fauvestic Tragedy: A more powerful version of Cubist Tragedy.
Quotes[]
| “ | Queen of the flies, it's time to join your disciples. It all went wrong. Time to forget about it and dream sweet dreams. | „ |
| ~ The Batter comforting the Queen after killing her. |
| “ | It's too late. Everything is lost. | „ |
| ~ The Batter's final words in the special ending. |
Related Quotes[]
| “ | -The Batter
Being a purificatory physical incarnation, the Batter is under the control of a soul from outside the world of Off. He exists for but a single mission: to destroy the spectres that overstep the divine laws and decide to sow discord among the living. |
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| ~ The Batter's section in the "others 02" image (translated), located in the "Sketches" folder on the official OFF website. |
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Fans, due to a mistranslation, thought the Queen and Batter were Hugo's parents, but it is the opposite.
- The Batter was seemingly in a romantic relationship with the Queen, but they aren't shown to be married.
- Though he can't be considered justified due to the sheer extremity of his goal and how much suffering he causes while completing it, fans may still decide to agree or disagree with the Batter's idea. Some think that the world of OFF is irreparably trapped in a cycle of suffering and ending it is a necessary act of mercy, others simply see it as a senseless violent rampage.
External Links[]
- The Batter on the OFF Wiki
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