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| “ | He will... He will descend on a cloud of locusts. To cure us our ills. The penitent scalled. | „ |
| ~ The Scalled's beliefs. |
The Scalled are the major antagonists in the 2017 survival horror video game Outlast 2 and they are one of the two splinter factions of the Testament of the New Ezekiel (along with the Heretics).
They are members of the Testament of the New Ezekiel who are heavily diseased. They live in a forest isolated from the village in Temple Gate, believing that their disease comes from "a sickness in the soul", when in reality they are afflicted with syphilis and gonorrhea.
History[]
Background[]
The Scalled were a part of the Testament of the New Ezekiel until they were cast out into the forest near Temple Gate when they caught florid diseases. Though this was in fact syphilis and gonorrhea, Sullivan Knoth and Laird Byron claimed that it was a "sickness of the soul".
The Scalled are recognizable for being in a constant state of agony due to their diseases treated without medical attention and the incredibly poor living conditions. They are malnourished due to a lack of food and deathly thin. Most of them are covered in pus and bandages, some even have amputated arms and missing eyes.
The Scalled's belief deviate from the practice of Sullivan Knoth's already distorted religion. According to the Gospel of the Scalled Christ, a "Scalled Messiah" will come from heaven which they will crucify, bury and eat the holy flesh so they can be cured of their diseases and welcomed back info Temple Gate in open arms. Their deacon and leader; Laird Byron will be revered for his sacrifices to the Scalled and all of Temple Gate.
Whilst people like Laird and Nick Tremblay remain loyal to Knoth, some Scalled have grown doubtful with their faith and many think they have promised more than he can deliver. They also hate Laird for his tyranny and murderous temper (calling him a "hegemon", a "tyrant" and other insults behind his back"). This hatred was so much that they even killed Laird and Nick when the chance arose.
Outlast 2[]
As he makes his way to the mines to rescue his wife from the Heretics, Blake Langermann falls off a bridge and into the Scalled territory. He encounters Laird murdering a "non-believer" and several huts where many Scalled reside. Eventually, Laird deduces that Blake is the "Scalled Messiah" and begins hunting him through the forest though Blake suffering vivid hallucinations allows Laird to ambush him. They crucify and bury him though Blake escapes both times. While Blake tries to escape from the village with a rope descending from a building, two Scalled villagers see the opportunity to kill the pursuing Laird and Nick by pushing them off the building. Likely after this the rest of the Scalled roamed the forest to die of their diseases.
Characteristics[]
Throughout their encounters, the Scalled are, most of the time, shown to be in a constant state of pain and suffering, which is emphasized by their living conditions being poor to the point in which their homes require ditches for which they urinate and defecate in, cleaning themselves in small streams and constantly vomiting in buckets or all over the ground. For these reasons, their suffering has rendered them extremely desperate due to their desire to be cured and be relieved of their poor living conditions to be welcomed back into Temple Gate.
Their desperation is further fueled by Laird's teachings of the Gospel of the Scalled Christ, which has lead members of the Scalled to take more extreme and insane actions upon becoming aware of Blake's arrival in their forest. While some Scalled villagers will simply ignore Blake and even beg for help, others will lash out at him if he gets too close to them or outright try to kill Blake on sight with weapons of their choosing. Presumably due to their teachings, some members of the Scalled will even attack Blake by biting at his flesh, potentially revealing cannibalistic tendencies due to their desire for the "Scalled Messiah's" flesh. Furthermore, while some Scalled villagers keep their faith in the Testament, others have also begun to question their faith. This has lead to Laird abusing and killing his followers, for which several members of the Scalled begin to resent him, which further results in Laird and Nick's demise.
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Trivia[]
- The Scalled occasionally appear to speak recycled lines of dialogue spoken by the Testament of the New Ezekiel cultists, mostly during sequences where they attack, grab or kill Blake.
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