Finlay (Still Wakes the Deep)

Evin Finlay is one of the two deuteragonists (alongside Brodie) in Still Wakes the Deep, she was an engineer on the Beira D. oil rig. She is portrayed by Karen Dunbar.
== Biography ==
Finlay is first encountered in the intro, where she is on a ladder fixing a leak just outside the shower room. She engages in a conversation with Caz, expressing her frustration with the poor quality of the oil rig. She continues to vent her frustration, blaming Cadal Company and Rennick for cutting corners. Finlay then shifts the conversation to Caz's situation, warning him about Rennick receiving a letter from the mainland. That letter beeing a letter from the police concerning Caz assaulting Billy Chamberlain. In need of a break, Finlay remarks she need a smoke and asks Caz for a lighter. When he gives it to her, she thanks him. 
When Caz enters Engineering after waking up from being unconscious due to a creature coming into contact with the rig, he encounters Finlay again. She urgently warns Caz to stay away from Gibbo, who has been infected. She explains that after the explosion, Gibbo got oil on him and "he just freaked out". As Caz prepares to navigate through the area, Finlay gives him directions and warns him again to stay away from Gibbo.
When the power goes out, Finlay appears again, seeking Caz's help with the generators. She acknowledges the dire situation, commenting on Rennick's unchanged demeanor and asking if Caz has seen anybody else. She explains that the Beira is on emergency battery system and that it's not going to hold for long.
Finlay directs Caz to reset the Protective Relay in a nearby cabin, hoping to restore power. When this doesn't work, she realizes the generator must have tripped due to a fault and suggests they need to restart it manually. She assigns tasks to both of them, asking Caz to deal with the generators, and saying she will find the fault. As Caz repairs the generators, he maintains phone communication with Finlay who eventually realizes Addair is in the area and warns Caz about it. Finally, she instructs Caz to get back and reset the Protective Relay again and tells him she can't get back to him and she'll try and meet up with him later.
Finlay isn't seen for a while except when Brodie mentions encountering her. When Caz wakes up from surviving his final encounter with Addair, he finds both Brodie and Finlay. They are planning to cut the rig loose from the tension cables to buy more time, both
Finlay and Brodie expresse surprise at Caz's survival. Their planning is interupted by Roy calling on the phone to say he is stuck on the Accomodation roof. When Caz opts to save Roy instead of helping them, both Finlay and Brodie leave to attend their own tasks with Finlay offering a final word of encouragment.
After Caz discovers Roy's dead body, Finlay calls him, initially assuming that Caz was able to reach Roy in time. Finlay shifts the focus to their immediate needs, directing Caz to go to the Marine Control room. She explains that the water is up to admin so she couldn't get to Marine Control. She then says he'll need to try and get there from where he is. She also asks Caz to bring Roy with him. As their conversation continues, Finlay grows concerned when she doesn't hear Caz and quickly realizes the truth as Caz breaks the news about Roy's death. Saddened by the loss, she reassures Caz, telling him he did everything he could and that none of it is his fault. Recognizing the need for action, Finlay urges Caz to help them avoid further disaster, she then gives Caz clear instructions, "Good. Then you need to find your way across the deck, get to Marine Control room. Call me when you get there, and I'll talk you through it, alright?", "First, find the Ballast Operations Panel. There'll be a switch there so put it into manual control, you flip that switch. Go do that, then I'll talk you through the next part, alright?"
Once Caz completes this step, she asks him to flood the forward pontoon. Despite Caz's worrying about Brodie beeing in the pontoon, she tells him that he must be out of there. With the immediate crisis averted, she instructs Caz meet her and Brodie in Drill Ops as soon as he can.
Once Caz reaches Drill Ops, he finds Finlay on the phone with Brodie. She refuses to answer Caz directly and instead hands him the phone. Caz listens to Brodie's final words and hears him drowning. Distraught by the death of her co-worker, Finlay realizes that she and Caz are the last ones alive on the rig. Overwhelmed with despair, she expresses her feelings of futility, saying, "It doesn't fucking matter.". She explains her hopelessness, criticizing their previous efforts and reflects on the horror of watching her friends turn into monsters. Determined to take decisive action, Finlay declares she will put an end to this, insisting the only solution is to destroy the rig to prevent the infection from reaching mainland Scotland. Looking at the lighter Caz gave her, Finlay runs out of the room and sprints to the deck where the infection has mostly spread, and where the ribbon-like pieces of flesh have mainly gathered. While running away from Caz, debris from the Beira D.—parts of a crane—collapses on her. When Caz catches up to the injured Finlay, she emphasizes the importance of stopping the infection. In her final moments, she urges Caz to be brave as she hands back the lighter that Caz gave her in the beginning.
With her last breath, Finlay makes sure Caz understands the stakes, imploring him to prevent the infection from reaching the mainland. Shortly after her death, Caz honnors her last wish by blowing up the rig, most likely killing the Shape.
== Appearance ==
Finlay is an overweight woman with short brown hair. She wears a blue jumpsuit with orange shoulder pads.
== Gallery ==
FinlayDrawing.webp|Finlat concept art
FinlayDeath.png|Finlay dead body
== Navigation ==
Category:Female
Category:Video Game Heroes
Category:Horror Heroes