Alfred Brown

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## Alfred Brown

* Alfred
* Drawing
* Sprite (C1)
* Sprite (C2)

### Aliases

Freddy (by Dr. Mystery)
Al (by Kao)
Fred (by Oliver)
Alfie (by Yuki)
Shit Fuckin' Father (by Peter)
Old Man (By Nya and Shai)

## Relations

### Family

Yuki Chairo (Wife)
Shai Brown (Daughter)
Shia Brown ✝ (Son)

## Physical Description

### Figure Build

Muscular

> "*M..my son…is dead. He's dead, Kao. He's gone. Forever. A "bummer day" can barely describe how it feels. It's m…more than that. Alright? … You DON'T get it.*"
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**Alfred Brown** is the protagonist and current primary playable character in **Doll Eye**. He is an anthropomorphic Shiba Inu who teaches religion at Treelight Middle School.

The death of his son has affected him gravely, leading him to experience a crushing sense of guilt, among other unhealthy side-effects. On the first anniversary of the death of his son, Alfred visits his son's grave with **Kao**. However, his son is buried in a cemetery near the **Sunshinefields Hospital**, where **Dr. Mystery** currently resides. Alfred and Kao will find themselves trapped in the hospital later on in the game for currently unrevealed reasons.

Alfred was formerly voiced by **cazsu**. Currently, he is voiced by **deceseze**.

## Appearance

Alfred is an anthropomorphic Shiba Inu with light brown and cream fur. He has long, reddish-brown hair in a mullet-style haircut, two prominent side bangs, and a goatee. He is missing his left eye and typically covers the socket with a bandage, while his remaining eye is green.

Alfred typically wears a maroon sweater vest with a white collared shirt underneath and a brown cross necklace over top. He also wears dark blue jeans, brown shoes with lighter toned soles, and carries around a brown waist bag. In his waist bag, he carries a cellphone, money, documents, hand sanitizer, mints, and a gun.

## Personality

Alfred is irritable, erratic, and moody person who tries his best to be what he considers to be a warm-hearted person. He is gentle and friendly towards others, but despite his best efforts, most of his conversations turn awkward. He is easily embarrassed, confused, and flustered by social situations. He does his best to stay healthy by working out or spending time with his friends or wife.

Alfred is also a very serious person and is quick to anger in ridiculous situations, becoming rude, defensive, and crude when he is irritated. He is also deeply upset by untidy or dirty things, which sometimes leads to panic attacks. He also suffers from hallucinations and compulsions, which have worsened following his son's death.

Alfred is very insecure and has low self-esteem. He is very unsure of his abilities as a teacher, father, husband and friend, and has trouble faking confidence. Alfred views himself as a bad person, dwelling on the guilt and grief that came with the loss of his son, as shown when he asks Oliver if he thinks that he's a bad person. Additionally, while he disproves of Peter's hijinks, he doesn't argue against Peter's claims of him being a bad father. It is implied that he has frequent nightmares about his son, and has a journal that he uses to catalog these dreams.

Alfred has a tendency to be rather clumsy, as he states that he sometimes bumps into nearby house plants during prayer and has forgotten to take his medication before Kao's reminder in Chapter 1.

As a devout Christian, Alfred takes his religion seriously. He prays frequently enough to have been granted a guardian angel from God, and the walls of his house are decorated with crosses. It's also suggested that he uses biblical verses as a way to cope with difficult feelings. It's likely that his devoutness stems from the fact that he was raised Christian, as he still has a Bible that father gave him when he was six. In addition to religion, Alfred is also very dedicated to his family, especially to his wife, **Yuki**. He tries his best to show that he cares for them.

## History

### Earlier Life

Alfred Brown was born on April 28, 1981 to a Christian family, receiving a Bible from his father at the age of 6.

Alfred and Yuki met as teenagers. The two married at 19 before having their daughter, **Shai**, one year after. 10 years later, they had **Shia**, their son. Sometime before the present, Alfred loses his eye for unknown reasons.

In 2005, he began teaching religion at Treelight Middle School, which he has been doing for the past 15 years. However, his students often mock and harass him.

In 2019, Shia passed away for unknown reasons, crushing Alfred with guilt. His mental health took a sharp decline, enough to warrant antipsychotic and possibly mood-stabilization medication, as well as the worsening of his smoking addiction. He started to pray more often after his son's death, eventually receiving a guardian angel named **Kao**. Kao was warmly welcomed into the Brown family, and he and Alfred quickly became best friends.

### Chapter 1

Nearing the first anniversary of his son's death, Alfred has a dream where he finds himself in a dark forest full of black trees. The deeper he goes into the forest, the more he notices purple eyes appearing around him, staring at him. He then notices his dead son, Shia, sitting alone, but he is woken up by his alarm clock before he has time to react. Alfred writes this dream down in his journal, and then goes to the bathroom to shower.

After bathing and getting dressed, he goes to Yuki to ask her about a book she is working on. The two go through family photos on Yuki's computer and exchange flirtatious banter, but wordlessly skip over pictures of Shia. Once through with the photos, Shai messages Alfred and tells him to pick her up near **Oliver's**. Alfred bids his wife goodbye and goes to Kao, who reminds him to take his medication. However, it is up to the player to decide if Alfred actually complies. Alfred then asks Kao if he wants to tag along in picking up Shai, and Kao accepts, stating that he wants to purchase a comic book while waiting. Alfred and Kao then leave the house and drive to an area in **Treelight** near Oliver's.

As they approach the **comic store**, they run into **Peter**, who berates Alfred for supposedly hurting Shai and calls him a 'shit fuckin' father'. Alfred agrees with Peter, much to Kao's dismay, but shrugs the comments off, telling Peter that he and Kao have better things to do. Alfred and Kao then leave Peter behind and enter the comic store, but before they can purchase a comic, Peter interrupts again by bursting into the store. Peter declares that he is 'thirsty for revenge' and mocks Alfred's need for cleanliness and order. He then heads upstairs and knocks over all the comics in an attempt to upset Alfred. After Peter leaves, Alfred tells Kao that he would rather to go to Oliver's bar and tells him to buy the comic on his own instead.

Alfred goes off to Oliver's bar and orders a coffee, striking up a conversation with Oliver. Alfred then asks Oliver if he thinks he is a bad person. Oliver dismisses Alfred's question, reassuring his friend that Shia's death was not his fault. Alfred then mentions **Sunshinefield's Cemetery**. ???/**Guy** overhears this and warns Alfred not to go, stating that the **Abandoned Hospital** near the cemetery is dangerous and potentially fatal. Guy says that his daughter died there, and her body was never found. Guy then demands to know if Alfred knows what it is like to lose a loved one, and when Alfred confirms, they have an emotional talk about their children. Alfred then tries to ask Guy about his daughter, but he and Guy are cut off by Kao entering the bar.

Alfred and Kao leave the bar and wait for Shai at a bus stop. While waiting, Kao notices that Alfred is in a foul mood. Alfred says that he feels disrespectful for not wanting to follow Guy's warning not to visit Sunshinefield's. Kao tries to cheer Alfred up, but Alfred is unwilling to accept Kao's reassurance. Defeated, Kao apologizes. Shai arrives shortly after and Alfred suggests on visiting **King O'Chain**, a store mentioned by Guy during his and Alfred's conversation. After meeting up with Kao and Alfred, Shai talks to Peter at King O'Chain and reprimands him for his actions, instructing Peter to apologize to Alfred. When Alfred and Kao stop by his store, Peter gives Alfred a 'Sorry' shirt. During this portion of the game, if the player did not take Alfred's medication earlier, it is possible for Alfred to briefly encounter a hallucination of Shia sitting on a bench. After receiving the 'Sorry' shirt, Alfred, Kao, and Shai drive back home.

That night, Alfred dreams about Shia. The dream has child-like visuals, and features Shia exploring space as an astronaut. However, the dream takes a dark turn as Shia slowly starts to approach the Sun. He melts from the heat of the sun and calls out to Alfred for help: "DADA I CAN'T MOVE, I'M STUCK". Alfred startles awake, hyperventilating. He writes about this nightmare in his journal the next morning, noting that Shia may have died in the dream. However, his is hesitant to write this, disturbed by the concept.

Guy's warning from the previous day does not stop Alfred and Kao from going to the **cemetery**. During the car ride there, Kao finishes reading his comic and notes that Alfred seems depressed and upset. They see the Abandoned Hospital in distance. Kao suggests going there, but they decide not to. Shortly, they arrive at the cemetery. When approaching Shia's grave, Alfred tells Kao to leave him alone for a few minutes, and Kao leaves.

### Post - Chapter 1

Later, Kao and Alfred find themselves inside the Abandoned Hospital and are trapped in it. Why or how they ended up in said hospital has not yet been revealed. The more time Alfred spends in the hospital, the more he will grow anxious. He will start seeing things, hearing things, and will get terrible nightmares that will eventually drive him insane. They both meet Dr. Mystery, who intends to mess with them, be it playing "games" with them or psychologically torturing them. Mystery mainly prioritizes Alfred though, and because of the abuse, his mental state will continuously decline.

As shown at the start of Chapter 1, Alfred will eventually be tied up in a room with obscure writings that call him a liar. Dr. Mystery asks him how he is feeling, and Alfred fails to respond. In another scene, at the end of the 1st chapter, Mystery calls Alfred a bad person and a liar, saying that his silence hurts them. Alfred remains silent and Mystery seems to notice something before the scene abruptly ends.

## Relationships

### **Yuki Chairo**

> "*I love her so much…*"
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Having been married for almost 20 years, Alfred and Yuki are deeply in love with each other. Yuki does her best to soothe Alfred's anxiety, but she also enjoys teasing him playfully, causing him to grow quite flustered. Alfred also remarks on the various gifts he has gotten his wife over the years when interacting with the shelf in her office. The two also have many interests in common, such as reading and their devotion to their faith.

### **Shai Brown**

> "*We've got plenty of time, don't we? And what's a better opportunity to spend it with m…my daughter. That is…if you want to. Do you want to spend m…more time with m…me?*"
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Alfred is mostly unaware of Shai's rebellious lifestyle. He tries to act 'cool' and 'hip' around her, but she hates it. Alfred wants to spend more time with his daughter and tries to insert himself into her conversations, but Shai reacts aggressively and rejects him. The door to Shai's room in their home is plastered with signs telling Alfred to stay away. Shai believes that Alfred is responsible for the death of Shia, and thus resents him for this.

### **Shia Brown**

> "*I'm just trying to say…I know one day I'll be reaching him…But…I don't feel like I'm ready. Not yet. Not yet, but one day…I will be. All I can do for now is just…visit his grave…I just have to.*"
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Not much is known about Alfred's relationship with Shia, although based on the impact Shia's death left on Alfred, he evidently cared deeply for his son. Alfred is still struggling with the guilt and grief of his son's death even after a year. As seen in Chapter One, he often has dreams about Shia and is even prone to experiencing hallucinations of him if he does not take his medication.

### **Kao Ushi**

Alfred and Kao are best friends. Kao is very supportive of Alfred, comforting him and making himself available to Alfred if needed. Kao tends to ignore his own well-being for the sake of Alfred and is rather protective of him. He feels responsible for Alfred's well being, as he is Alfred's guardian angel. Kao is rather clingy and this often irritates Alfred, much to Kao's dismay. According to Alfred, Kao first appeared when he was praying.

### **Peter Peterson**

> "*The world…it, uh…Doesn't revolve around you! Egglord.*"
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Peter is very hostile towards Alfred. He tries to get on his nerves by making a mess in **Nya&Neko**, knowing that Alfred is upset by untidy things. Alfred does not take him very seriously, though, but he does agree with some of Peter's insults due to his insecurities.

### **Dr. Mystery**

It is hinted that Alfred and Dr. Mystery first met when he and Kao visited the **Sunshinefields** **Hospital**. Not much is known about their relationship, but based on the scene of Alfred being tied up and taunted by them in the hospital, the two get along quite poorly.

## Trivia

* Alfred has a stutter and struggles the most with the letter "M".
* Alfred takes medication to prevent hallucinations. It is also possible he takes medication to stabilize his mood.
* While he is trying his hardest to lead a healthy lifestyle, Alfred does not always treat himself or his body well. This is reflected in his smoking habits.
* Alfred suffers from intrusive thoughts.
* Alfred often develops nausea and headaches when reading books or looking at a phone in the car.
* Alfred writes his dreams and thoughts in a journal.
* Alfred knits, and was the one who made Kao's sweater.
* Alfred plays the guitar, as shown in official art.
* Alfred's favorite flowers are daisies.
* Alfred is not a fan of donuts.

## Quotes

> " *My mind always wanders to what could have been and what could be. It gives me a headache. …I suppose it's not even up to me to decide, is it? What's going to happen will happen, all part of God's vision. Where will I fit in? I haven't the slightest idea.*"
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> " *The hospital? You m…mean the old abandoned hospital? Is…is this a m…mysterious ghost-monster story or something…? I'd doubt anyone lives there anymore. Bet it's two drug dealers and a rat.*"
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## References

1. ↑ Alfred: Oliver…? Do you…think I'm a....A bad person? You…you already know what happened.
2. ↑ Alfred: Well...yeah. I am indeed a shit..."fuckin"...father.
3. ↑ Peter: .......ALFRED FUCKIN' BROWN........ ...YOU KNOW WHAT YOU FUCKIN' DID...
 Alfred: …I don't think I do. What are you refer-
Peter: ....YOU'RE...A...BAD...FUCKIN'...PERSON!
 Kao: No he ain't!!!! Al, don't listen to him… You know there's no such thing as a good or bad person!
 Alfred: He's right, Kao.
 Kao: W-what..?
 Alfred: I…AM a bad person.
4. ↑ Alfred: I don't know where I'd be right now if it weren't for verses like these. - Alfred after reading a verse
5. ↑ Alfred: It's my Bible! My father gave it to me for my 6th birthday
6. ↑  Yuki: Look, you still had your eye theeere!
 Alfred: Ah…! Well- If there's something m…missing now it'd definitely be m…my eye, haha.
7. ↑  Oliver: Hey, good for you!! I noticed you were getting it kinda rough recently. Bible study seems like a difficult line of work! Especially when you've got to teach it to kids. Kids tend to be…somewhat evil, at times.
8. ↑ Oliver: Fred, hitting other people is not a good use of manners. And neither is throwing paper balls directly at the teacher's face. Or placing a thumb tack on your chair for the sake of poking a hole in your… …y-you see what I mean, right, Fred?
9. ↑  Kao: Didja take yer pills?

Alfred: FUCK. I…forgot…about that.

Kao: Well, shoot! Go take 'em, Al! It's important!
10. ↑  Alfred: "Huh. You can read in the car? That's surprising. When I'm in a car, I can't look at anything like that. I get all nauseous and m…my head starts hurting, haha."
11. ↑  Alfred: …Along with a Christmas themed mug, a handmade (by me!) sweater, a Christmas love letter, and another handmade (by me!) sweater.
12. ↑ Yuki: But you're sooo cute here, look at you! You're knitting Kao's sweater! ♪

Alfred: … Yeah…He must really like it, since he wears it every single day!
13. ↑  Alfred: Daises are pretty nice.
14. ↑ Alfred: I'm not actually the biggest fan of donuts…Different strokes, I guess."