Miles Upshur

"TBA" - TBAMiles Upshur, also commonly referred to as Little Pig by Chris Walker, is the main protagonist in the 2013 survival horror video game, Outlast while also acting as a minor character in its 2014 DLC expansion, Outlast: Whistleblower and as a posthumous, mentioned character in its comic book series, Outlast: The Murkoff Account.
He is a freelance, investigative journalist who travels to Mount Massive Asylum, an asylum for the criminally ill recently bought by the Murkoff Corporation, acting on a tip from a whistleblower of the company informing him of shady and illegal experiments being conducted on the patients of the asylum for profit. This motivates Miles to investigate the asylum and discover the truth in the rotten core of Mount Massive, determined to expose the corrupt Murkoff Corporation.
He was portrayed by Canadian voice actor, Shawn Baichoo who also portrays Waylon Park in Outlast: Whistleblower.
== Story ==
=== Background ===
Miles Upshur was born in the early to mid 1980's to two unnamed parents in the United States of America. Prior to the events of Outlast, Miles lived in a small apartment in Washington, DC, becoming acquainted and fond with his neighbour and her dogs. 
As a young adult, Miles was employed as a reporter for an unknown reporting agency, being incredibly skilled and talented at his craft. Presumably, because of his stubbornness and determination, he investigated controversial stories that the regular reporter wouldn't dare cover.
At an unknown date, as a result of unknown reasoning, he is terminated and fired from his job causing him to become a freelance, investigative journalist, still continuing to investigate the big and controversial topics but alone.
On September 17th, 2013, Miles receives an anonymous tip from an employee of Mount Massive Asylum, an asylum for the criminally insane recently reopened by the transnational Murkoff Corporation, detailing the illegal and immoral "dream" experiments being conducted on the patients of the hospital by Murkoff for immense amounts of profit. Unrelenting and adamant to expose Murkoff's train of corruption and exploitation of others, he travels to Leadville, Colorado to investigate the asylum, leading to the events of Outlast.
=== Outlast ===
==== Chapter One: Administration Block ====
During the late evening of September 18th, 2013, Miles finally arrives at the asylum, driving slowly up to the front entrance as his radio's audio turns to static from a signal jammer being broadcasted from the asylum, leaving him unable to call for any help from the outside world if the need arises. He parks the car and retrieves all of his necessary equipment: his camcorder equipped with night-vision to record his investigation, batteries to recharge his night-vision and a copy of the whistleblower email sent to him to remind him of the reason he's here. He steps out of his car and makes his way towards the asylum.
Upon discovering that the front doors of the asylum are locked shut, Miles searches for another entry way. Soon afterwards, he finds an open window on one of the upper floors so he climbs through, officially entering Hell on Earth that would forever alter his life, both physically and psychologically, forever. 
He explores the eerily empty corridors and rooms, noticing blood splatters on the walls and lights flickering. Miles climbs through a vent and enters the Administration Block. Entering the library, he is shocked by the sight of a falling corpse. Scared, he investigates inside, finding countless hanging headless corpses and decapitated heads lined up on the shelves like bottles behind a bar. Miles comes face to face with a dying Murkoff tactical soldier, impaled on a metal spike who warns Miles of the escaped Variants wreaking havoc and chaos in the asylum. He urges Miles to escape the asylum through the front doors of the asylum before succumbing to his injuries and passing away from blood loss. Keeping wary, Miles progresses forward, squeezing through a space in the bookshelves. Before he can go any further, he is surprised and attacked by Chris Walker who seizes him and throws him through the window, screaming in terror as he falls to the first floor. He falls unconscious immediately upon impact. He awakens soon afterwards to an approaching Father Martin who calls Miles his "apostle" sent by God upon viewing his footage on his camcorder. Father Martin leaves and Miles falls back unconscious. He awakens once again, regaining his footing following his fall. Miles, believing he has all the footage he needs, finally decides to escape the asylum through the front doors, needing to reach Security Control to unlock the doors. He sets off to find Security Control.
Exploring the Administration Block, Miles finds the former patients of the asylum scattered throughout the various rooms and hallways of the block with namely one group of them quietly watching a television screen filled with static. He retrieves the key card from the corpse of a Murkoff security guard and returns to the locked Security Control door. Accessing the security terminal to unlock the front doors, he turns to one of the monitors, seeing Father Martin shut off all the power to the building to delay Miles' escape. Walker approaches the room searching for Miles so the latter hides in one of the nearby lockers. After Walker leaves, Miles heads to the basement to restart the power generator and restore electricity to the building.
Category:Fictional Characters
Category:Main Protagonist
Category:Male
Category:Unknown Fate
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