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Chapter 8, ''Animus'' / ''Revelation'' begins roughly around three hours until dawn.
The player takes control of Emily, Chris, Mike, and Ashley, as the mysteries surrounding Blackwood Pines start to become more clear.
04:01[]
The chapter opens with the Stranger catching up to Emily.
- If Emily chose to hide in the previous chapter, the Stranger will attempt to reach out to her, but will eventually get distracted, and Emily will fall down a slope.
- If she turned back, he'll push her down to a different route.
Either way, she ends up with a bag of flares to light up her path, which she will use if she didn't throw away her torch in the previous chapter, and she begins to look for a way out.
Strange screeching and scratching noises begin to grow louder and louder, as Emily starts to squeeze through a crack at the end of the path. The hand of a Wendigo will break through and tries to swipe at Emily, and she'll have to make two jumps over gaps in the bridge.
Emily on the conveyor belt.
The player will then be prompted to turn left or right, but choosing the right direction, or being too slow to make a choice, will prompt a scare by Hannah the Wendigo, and Emily will have to run left to the elevator anyways. After Emily pulls the lever, the elevator will go up, but it stops abruptly. She may have to hold still for a few seconds before she runs away. Initially completing all the QTEs and choosing the left path beforehand will skip the Don't Move segment. She will have to act quickly and use the objects around her to slow down the Wendigo, or else it will catch up to her. She will then reach a conveyor belt. If Emily stays on the conveyor belt, she'll have to avoid falling into the ore grinder below.
If she jumps off or over the conveyor belt, and has the flare gun on her, she can use it against the Wendigo and avoid being bitten. If she doesn't have the flare gun, or made too many wrong choices during her escape, she will be bitten.
She'll then hop on to a zip line and escape from the mines.
Collectibles[]
Clues[]
- Romantic Postcard - After Emily slips down the slope, she can find a small wooden structure with a romantic postcard on it. Important to note that this clue can only be found if she had chosen to hide in Chapter 7.
Totems[]
Original Game
- Fortune Totem #4 - After passing a mine cart, there will be another wooden structure. Here, Emily can find Fortune Totem #4, showing Mike choosing not to shoot a gun.
Remake
- Fortune Totem #4 - Fortune Totem #4 can be found by Emily after she drops down deeper into the mine, at the end of the path to the right. The premonition, like in the original game, foretells Mike about to shoot someone, but ultimately choosing not to.
- Danger Totem #6 - Danger Totem #6 can be found by Emily to the left of the narrow gap. The premonition foretells her squeezing into the gap with the flare, which comes true mere seconds after finding this totem.
Character Deaths[]
Emily[]
- If Emily doesn't pull the lever for the elevator in time, the Wendigo will catch up to her and gouge her eyes out.
- If more than one QTE is missed after running out of the elevator, the Wendigo will catch up to Emily and gouge her eyes out.
- If Emily misses the jump on the conveyor belt and does not regain her grip, she will fall into the ore grinder below, causing her lower half to be crushed.
04:23[]
Emily's scream can be heard from outside, alerting Mike (regardless if Emily survives or not). If Emily survived in the mines, she will run back to the lodge to alert the others of the threat. The player then takes control of Chris as he, along with Ashley and Sam, asks about Emily's and Matt's well-being. He can be confused or concerned about what happened. Later, Mike will run into the lodge upon hearing Emily’s scream, and can reassure Emily or, if Emily’s scream was echoed from her death in the mines, ask the group if everything’s alright.
Soon after someone can be heard banging on the door, and Mike and Chris will investigate it cautiously. Chris can either let Mike handle the pistol or demand to have the pistol himself. Mike can hand it over to him or refuse if Chris hit Josh with the wooden beam in the shed. The Stranger will push through the door and disarm whoever has the gun. He will then note the group is in danger and inform them about the Wendigos on the mountain.
After remembering Josh is in the shed, Mike notifies that he ran out and left Josh when he heard screaming. Chris decides to go back for him with the accompaniment of the Stranger. Everyone else proceeds to take shelter in the basement. Ashley will follow Chris and the Stranger to close the door behind them.
- If Chris didn't shoot her, she will kiss him and tell him to return safely.
- If he tried to shoot her before, she won't say a word to Chris.
While walking to the shed, the Stranger will tell Chris vital information about how to handle the Wendigos: how they don't like fire, how shotguns will only slow them down, how they only hunt at night, and how they can't see you if you're not moving.
They will arrive at the shed only to see a broken stool with no Josh in sight. Chris insists to continue finding Josh, but the Stranger advises to return back to the lodge and to safety, due to the Wendigo nearby. While heading back, the Stranger will stop and tell Chris to not move. No matter if you pass the Don't Move segment or not, a Wendigo will spring out and swiftly decapitate the Stranger with its nails.
Horrified, Chris then will run back to the lodge, turning back every few seconds to shoot the Wendigo that is pursuing him. If he fails to be quick enough, he will be decapitated.
If he manages to successfully pass each Quick Time Event, he will reach the lodge entrance, and depending on whether he chose to shoot Ashley or himself (or no one at all), will be let back inside and will still be alive, or she'll leave him locked out (original game) or reach the door too late (remake) as the Wendigo impales him through the neck with its fingers, and tears off his head.
Character Deaths[]
The Stranger[]
- Unavoidable, The Stranger will always be decapitated by the Wendigo while fleeing with Chris.
Chris[]
- If Chris is too slow to shoot the Wendigo away from him, he will be grabbed and decapitated.
- If Chris had chosen to shoot Ashley earlier in Chapter 6, Ashley will fail to let him in when he reaches the door to the lodge, resulting in Chris getting decapitated by the Wendigo.
Collectibles[]
Clues[]
- Pig's Head - While going to the shed, take the left route and Chris can find a pig's head (if he hadn't found it in Chapter 4).
Totems[]
Original Game
- Death Totem #4 - Chris can find Death Totem #4 on the path to the shed (if he hadn't found it in Chapter 4), showing himself getting grabbed and killed from the ceiling.
- Loss Totem #3 - Chris can find Loss Totem #3 near the shed (if he hadn't found it in Chapter 4), showing Ashley's decapitated head on the ground.
Remake
- Death Totem #4 - Death Totem #4 can be found by Chris on the open ground to the right of the trail (if he hadn't found it in Chapter 4). The premonition foretells him getting grabbed and killed from the ceiling in the mines.
04:47[]
Mike, Ashley, and Chris (if he survived), enter the basement, as Sam asks where the Stranger (and Chris if he died) is. Chris tells her about the Stranger's, If Chris died, Mike will tell Sam about Chris’ death instead, leaving her to assume the Stranger died as well.
- If Chris died and he had previously decided to shoot Ashley, she coldly snaps at Sam when she asks if she's alright.
- If Chris did not shoot Ashley but died in his chase, she is very devastated by his death.
In the basement, Mike decides to try to look for another exit in case a Wendigo breaks in, and Sam tries to convince him that they should all stay in the basement until dawn. Soon, Mike deduces that Josh has the key to the cable car. If Emily is alive, she’ll mention that the Wendigo probably took him down to the mines. Emily and Sam find a map of the area in the Stranger's belongings, and Mike starts to share information about what he had learned in the Sanatorium.
- Mike can mention the cave-in that trapped the miners through finding the Mine Rescue Photo.
- Mike can inform the group about the survival of several miners and death of the others through finding the Clocking-In Cards.
- Mike can talk about the trespassing reporter and the cover-up through finding the Old Newspaper.
- Mike can mention the mines were known to be a death trap through finding the Mine Danger Map.
- Mike can bring up the torturous activities undertaken in the Sanatorium through finding the Restraining Chair.
- If Mike did not find any of these clues, he will vaguely mention cages, weapons and wolves inside the Sanatorium, to which Emily will question if he's sure he wasn't at a truck stop.[1]
If Emily had been bitten by the Wendigo, Ashley will then discover her bite while Emily is looking at the map, to which Emily will try to reassure everyone that she is fine. Everyone, except for Sam, will believe Emily might turn into a Wendigo. They interrogate her and try to force her to leave the room, which Emily refuses to do.
Emily begs Mike not to shoot her (2024 remake version)
After Emily refuses to leave, Mike grabs his gun and backs Emily up against a wall. He will be given the option to shoot and kill her or keep her alive and let her stay. Mike will then leave to search for Josh, heading for the tunnel that leads from the hotel to the Sanatorium.
Character Deaths[]
Emily[]
- Emily can be shot in the eye by Mike if she had been bitten.
References[]
04:51[]
After Mike leaves to find Josh, Ashley reads the Stranger's Journal and discovers new information about the Wendigos and their history. These discoveries include the realization that a Wendigo's bite is in fact not infectious.
Upon these discoveries, Ashley will be shocked and Sam will ask her what she finds. Depending on whether or not Emily was bitten, Ashley can tell Sam about the bite or conceal the information.
If Ashley chooses to reveal the truth and Emily is alive, Sam will grab the book and joyfully inform Emily she will be alright. Emily, outraged, will tell her that it isn’t fine as Mike almost shot her and Ashley encouraged him. Ashley attempts to apologize but instead gets slapped by Emily in return.
If Ashley chooses to reveal the truth and Emily is dead, Sam will grab the book and grieve over Emily's death. If Chris is alive, he will comfort Ashley and say that there was no way she could've known.
If Ashley decides to not reveal the truth, she will say that it's "a lot of crazy stuff" and "hard to believe." Sam will pick up the journal, but Ashley will be the only one with the knowledge of the bite. Though it is implied Sam will know Ashley is lying, as their relationship will then drop to zero.
Regardless of Ashley's decision, Sam will read about the dangers that lie in the Sanatorium from the journal and say that they need to go find Mike. They all will leave the basement in pursuit of Mike.
Collectibles[]
Clues[]
- The Stranger's Journal - The journal consists of 5 separate clues: Journal: Introduction, Journal: Cannibalism, Journal: History, Journal: Combat and Journal: Bite. Ashley always finds the latter four clues regardless, but she has to flip the page back to find the Journal: Introduction.
Eighth Therapy Session[]
The office that Dr. Hill is seen sitting in has now become molded with the snowy forest that the Psycho, who at this point has been revealed to be Josh, is being dragged through by the Wendigo.
Dr. Hill tells Josh that he should should have listened to him, and because of his actions people have died. He blames the disappearance of the twins on Josh, and comments on how the game has fallen apart before questioning why he hurt his own friends, hoping that he will somehow atone for his sins.
If during the Fourth Therapy Session, the player picked that they most disliked Josh, instead of Dr. Hill asking why he hurt his friends, he will question Josh as to why he dislikes himself as much as he does. If the player picked that they most disliked Chris or Ashley, Dr. Hill will question why he despised either one of them, and that they did nothing to him.
Josh can eventually be remorseful about his actions or be unrepentant.
- When Dr. Hill berates Josh for his inexcusable behavior, if Josh apologizes for his actions, Chapter 9 will be called 'Despair' and Chapter 10 will be named 'Repentance'. On the other hand, if Josh claims that it was just a game, Chapter 9 will instead be named 'Karma' and the final chapter will be called 'Resolution'.
- Making Josh remorseful about his actions is a necessary prerequisite for his survival in the 2024 remake. He must pick "They hurt me," which then (depending on earlier made choices) unlocks the following option to say "I'm so sorry." However, note that the option for Josh to express remorse does not always appear, and it is unclear which specific decisions trigger this outcome, as the necessary decisions vary significantly and there are multiple different accounts given for how to get it.
Transcript[]
View the chapter's transcript here.
View the therapy session's transcript here.
Trivia[]
- This chapter's title depends on whether Chris shot Ashley or not in Chapter 6.
- You get Animus if Chris shot Ashley.
- You get Revelation if Chris shot himself or did nothing.
- This chapter has a total of 10 collectibles able to be found.
- Chapter 8 has the 3rd least collectibles able to be found.