![]() It was also his research into Year Walking that led to the secret ending of the game. Breaking the Fourth Wall: Theodor's diary is presented as if he were a real person doing this research and he's accordingly credited in the in-game Encyclopedia as the one who did the folkloric reseach for the game.Ambiguous Ending: All that's implied is that he went on his own Year Walk after sending the knife back to Daniel, not what happened after that.The note he left in the box for Daniel along with the knife could also qualify. Apocalyptic Log: His diary in the companion app comes off like one, although it really only picks up steam after he takes the box back to his place and starts having horrible dreams.The final few entries of his diary set up the secret ending of the game, and implies that he went on his own Year Walk. It turns out that the Year Walk is a very real thing, and his research into it draws the attention of the forces of the universe designed to protect the Things Man Was Not Meant to Know. His research into the subject is detailed in the diary found along with the companion app which is only accessible after beating the game once. Theodor AlmstenA present-day university professor researching Year Walks. Whether or not Theodor convinced him to kill himself and Set Right What Once Went Wrong so that Stina could live in the secret ending is completely up in the air. The Hero Dies: The secret ending reveals that he was executed a year later for killing Stina.Silent Protagonist: Never makes a sound over the course of the game.Featureless Protagonist: We never get to see what he looks like.So, less "I've hit the Despair Event Horizon and I'll off myself", and more "Will I do what this note in a box tells me to do?" Driven to Suicide: The secret ending leaves it really ambiguous as to whether or not he uses the knife sent back in time to him to kill himself or Stina, but Theodor Almsten's intent was that he kill himself so that the Watchers get their sacrifice while Stina gets to live a happy life.Determinator: If what he encounters on his Year Walk is standard fare for other Walkers, then he should be commended for being able to see it through to the end without being killed or succumbing to the horrors he encounters.Player Character/ Daniel SvenssonThe protagonist of the game, who ventures out on a Year Walk to try and see the future.
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