Holiday Spirit (FILE-INT-FOOLS) - Haltmann's Archives

"Holiday Spirit [FILE-INT-FOOLS] - Haltmann's Archives" is a high quality lore video and an internal "file" in Haltmann's Archives. It is the final reward of the "FOOLS" branch of The Susie ARG.
== Summary ==
The video opens with a dated display with President Haltmann's logo. A large warning is displayed in red text:
Following this, the color scheme changes to yellow and the advertised file is shown, in a format similar to all Haltmann's Archives videos starting with "[FILE-02]".
The file concerns the existence of various forms of "Holiday Spirit", magical substances tied to holidays in the same way as Christmas Spirit, the main energy source used by Haltmann Works Company. Research into these substances was not initially considered due to being rendered unnecessary by the versatility of Christmas Spirit, but was carried out after the discovery of an anomalous duplicate of the file "[[Christmas Spirit (FILE-07) - Haltmann's Archives|Christmas Spirit [FILE-07]]]", renamed to "Christmas Spirit [FILE-07] (Beta Mix)", which described a powerful substance known as "Fool's Spirit". The file then describes the discovered forms of Holiday Spirit and their properties, each one extracted from a representative Figment:
*Fool's Spirit, extracted from Marx from the Kirby franchise, contains immense reality-warping potential, as described in the anomalous file, but is too volatile to be considered usable. It is mentioned that there have been rumors of a duo of individuals who are freely capable of utilizing the properties of this substance, but Haltmann Works Company considers them dubious.
*Halloween Spirit, extracted from Freddy Fazbear from , takes the form of a red mist and causes affected individuals to experience hallucinations and exhibit increased aggression. It is deemed too dangerous for internal use within the company.
*Valentine's Spirit, extracted from "Mr. Lonely" (referencing the song "Mr. Lonely" by Bobby Vinton and the song appearing on almost every Valentine's Day), initially exhibited properties similar to Christmas Spirit due to the shared themes of love and compassion in their respective holidays. However, prolonged exposure to the substance causes it to behave as an aphrodisiac, as discovered in , causing the company's HR department to prohibit further testing.
*Thanksgiving Spirit, extracted from a Twerkey from , is apparently indistinguishable from gravy and its effects are highly dependent on the nationality of the affected individual, as Thanksgiving is primarily observed in the United States. Those affected exhibited agitation and anger akin to arguments commonly observed at Thanksgiving family dinners. These effects are deemed too situational and minor for practical use.
*Mother's Spirit, extracted from Toriel from Undertale, induces feelings of nostalgia from memories related to one's mother and has a positive psychological effect. It was suggested that a counterpart, Father's Spirit, could also exist and could help with President Haltmann's objective of bringing back his daughter Susie, but tests regarding this subject were vetoed by Haltmann.
Overall, these tests led Haltmann Works Company to conclude that their artificial Christmas Spirit, despite being less powerful than "pure-of-heart" Christmas Spirit, is still the most viable energy source at their disposal, although it is postulated that other Spirits may also achieve higher levels of power with closer proximity to their respective holidays, in the same way that Christmas Spirit is highly dependent on proximity to the Christmas season.
At 4:43, as the file ends, the video glitches out and the visuals turn dark and grey as text appears reading "RIGHT LEG OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE", followed by encoded looping text filling the screen in the following pattern:
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The last seconds of the video only show the following:
An idea given power through memory
Our spirit
Our Spirit
thrives through strength
In this moment I ask you to donate yours
Thank you for your continued service
=== Context ===
Despite being treated as new in this video, Halloween Spirit was originally seen in the video "Comeback Crisis: The Lost Rip - A SilvaGunner Christmas Comeback Crisis Side Story", and the effects described here match the video.
Valentine's Spirit, Thanksgiving Spirit, and Mother's Spirit are new to this video.
== Transcript ==
== References ==
Category:December 2024 rips