Hugo

A mood dial picture of Hugo looking neutral, used besides text boxes during dialogues

## Other information

### Friends

Luigi, Camille

Hugo is a one of the characters of the horse-riding/mystery video game Petz Horsez 2. It is the first character from Béléou the player is introduced to, when Emma asks him where the nearest hotel is. From the very first moment, his words are cryptic and seemingly unrelated to what he is asked, and Emma refers to him as 'the village idiot'. However, he is far from being regarded as that by the other villagers, who know that Hugo is extremely clever, just has a different way of looking at life.

### Physical appearance

Hugo is a tall, slender man. He has brown, straight, unkempt hair and wrinkles on his forehead. He has bushy eyebrows and downward-looking brown eyes. In the original art, Hugo had blue eyes. His nose is a little bigger than average, and he has a very distinctive mole on his right cheek. He has stubble and plump lips. He always wears a black, brown, and yellow tracksuit.

### Personality

The way Hugo talks and behaves could indicate that he is an autistic man. He has trouble maintaining a conversation beyond his special interests, which are stars and space. Furthermore, he does not understand social nuances or inappropriate behaviors, such as stealing the keys to Emma's house and using it as a hiding spot. He likes to spend his time counting the stars, the windows, and the roof tiles, and he is extremely good at playing chess.

Hilda mentions he is much more intelligent than he looks.

### Backstory

Hugo does not share much about himself during the game, only bits and pieces that can be put together. He mentions he has been locked up by the police in the past, though he does not specify if it was in a mental facility or an actual prison. Whichever the case, it could have been for breaking and entering. He also mentions that his father had a stallion that he wanted to sell, and instead of taking the ad to the newspaper, he hid the ad inside a riding trophy. It is not clear how he had access to the trophy, or how he paid for the horse's care inside the breeding center.

Regarding his backstory, all it is known about Hugo is that he likes to sleep outside so that he can count the stars, something he truly likes doing. Sometimes, he counts the windows and the roof tiles as well. He has an unnamed friend, who could be Luigi, who lends him books about space. They have competitions to see who can count the stars better, and his friend has a 'machine', which could be a telescope. He enjoys spending time with the cats in the abandoned village, and he thinks the Mayor is nice because he told him to go live there, where he cannot ruin the view. He also mentions being friends with Camille.

### Schedule

#### Default

By default, according to the game files, Hugo can be found in the following locations.

#### Exceptions

In certain quests or episodes, Hugo's schedule will change, but he will always remain interactive. These changes are detailed in the following sub-sections.

##### Chapter 11: Marie's secret

During the plan to beat the mayor at chess, Hugo will be at the Town Hall square from 8AM to 3PM, Monday to Sunday.

##### Chapter 18: Bad Publicity

Hugo will be at the main street from 10AM to 8PM, Monday to Sunday.