| “ | His head is always bowed to his Mistress, but his patience for grubby little creatures who dare to skitter across his path is… lacking. | „ |
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The Butler is the secondary antagonist in the mobile puzzle video game Very Little Nightmares. He is a Butler with telekinetic abilities. He uses his abilities to perform the man chores and tasks of The Nest, and to catch any unwanted pests that he finds trespassing.
Characteristics[]
The Butler is very dedicated to his work, always seen working and doing chores for the Pretender. More than that, he seems to be taking care of her dolls as well, positioning them in particular rooms to make it seem as though they were participating in watching TV or eating dinner. The Butler's hands are imprisoned inside of a golden case with a giant lock on the top of it. Because of this, the Butler completely relies on his telekinesis to preform both his tasks but also to walk. Whenever he passes by electrical objects, they will flicker and become dim.
The Butler has a particular hatred for any pest that he spots in the corner of his eye. He will go so far as to smash objects on top of them in order to kill them, not worrying about the reproductions of on the said object. Like other monstrous humanoids that we see in the Little Nightmares series, The Butler won't give up until his target is eliminated.
The Butler's role in the Nest when talking in terms of enslavement are unknown. Most likely, he is preforming without pay, although it seems that he has the ability to leave if he wants as he was able to go out the front door during his final interaction with the runaway child. Being one of the only servants we've encountered with paranormal capabilities, we can assume that those who enslaved him are far more powerful than he is.
Appearance[]
The Butler appears to have aging Caucasian, a button-up blackish-grey coat with tails and a pinkish inside, a white undershirt, a balding head with a few brown strands combed across it, a pointed nose, tube socks, and black does. He is always very hunched over and has his hands behind his back, which are trapped inside of a golden brace with a key hole on it.
Biography[]
After exiting the Craftsman's area, The Child in the Raincoat will proceed to make their way to the vents. Traveling through the vents will lead to a room filled with clocks. This is where The Butler is first seen, he floats from the right end of the room to the left. He won't be seen for a very long while after this.
After passing many more puzzle-filled rooms, the child will eventually crawl through a vent that leads to the first part of the laundry room. In here, The Butler will be ironing a piece of clothing. The child proceeds to turn on an iron behind him in order to make a distraction. He will turn around and have his back turned towards the exit that the child will proceed to exit through. They then make their way to the top of the washing machines in the second part of the room, and turn one of them on. Once they do, The Butler will enter the room and pack the wet clothing into a bin. When he is coming in, the child jumps into an already filled bin and escapes behind his back while he is distracted with the clothes. The child then makes their way to the back of the room and obtains a key. They will again make their way to the third part of the room where The Butler is now loading clothes into the driers. The child will need to sneak behind The Butler in every instance where his back is turned, hiding in the driers while The Butler loads the wet clothes from one side of the room ton a drier near the other. Once they make their way to the fourth part of the room they will unlock a door leave through it.
After a few more trials, the child reaches a room filled with pipes blowing deadly steam. Once they're about to solve this area's puzzle, The Butler will arrive and attempt to stop them. The child makes one of the pipes point at The Butler, which makes him look away and whimper. They quickly jump into the escape hatch in the floor during this distraction. In a last minute attempt to stop them, The Butler will throw a box into the hole. This will have no effect.
The Butler isn't seen for a while after this until the child reaches a room where they will have to crawl across a thin plank of wood in order to make it to the other side of the room. While they are doing this, The Butler can be seen below them unloading a box with a doll inside of it, which he takes to the next room.
Later, after making their way through the dinning room, they will reach a room filled with dolls facing various TVs. They turn off one of the TV's and quickly make their way to a chair. The Butler comes in levitating a tea pot in front of his head and turns the TV back on. He then explores the room from left to right in an attempt to find who caused the TV to turn off. When he doesn't find anything, he leaves.
The Butler makes his final appearance after the child makes their way towards the home's exit. They will exit a room next to the exit, and once they see the child, he will try to drop a chandelier on top of them. After they escape, The Butler will continue to follow them and attempt to drop things on top of them. The child first runs past giant white statues of hands. The Butler will try to drop each one of these on them individually. They next reach four white pillars, which they try to drop on the child all at once by knocking them over. They next make their way to an area filled with various potted plants and wooden monkey bars planted over them. The child will first go the wrong way to make The Butler drop a toilet in front of them which was blocking the monkey bars. This is The Butler's last attempt at trying to telekinetically stop the child, but they still follow them until the area around the electric fences.
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Trivia[]
- When traveling through rooms, he will make the lights flicker.
- The Butler will catch the child in the TV room if they hide anywhere other than the lone doll chair.
- If the child turns around during the final chase at the beginning, The Butler will throw a lantern at them.
- It is unknown if he caused the bridge to collapse when the child was making their way across it.
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