Carter

* Render
* In-game

> Old Man Carter is a compulsive teller of tales of his life, of the determination and business acumen that led him from the gutter to glory. He's respected but avoided by other ghosts.
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> -Epitaph

> The patriarch of the Carter family was poisoned, and has a lot of hostility to take out on the living.
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> -Beta Epitaph

**Carter** is a Spectre who joins Ghost Master's team at the start of Act 3. He was supposed to appear as a restless spirit in When There's a Will... / The Butler Didn't Do It.

## Appearance

Carter is an old man with pale skin and slender limbs and face. Carter has red eyes and a wrinkly face, which has a constant angry expression. He wears a 19th century style pyjamas, which consist of a white nightcap, a long white nightgown, and brown slippers. Carter holds a silver chamberstick with a lit candle placed on it.

## Cut Content

Carter would appear as a mortal in The Uninvited as the owner of the Gothic manor under the name Old Man Carter. Following the level he would have eventually died off screen and have his story continued in two different versions of a mission:

* In The Butler Didn't Do It Carter would have been murdered by one of the mortals in the level and in order to free him, the Ghost Master would be tasked with helping a mortal detective Miss Ascot find the culprit who would turn out to be Bill Scarlet who had poisoned his father-in-law.

* In When There's a Will... Carter would have died of natural causes and have written a testament according to which he stated that his whole estate would have been split equally among everyone who managed to stay the night in his mansion. However due to his hatred of his whole family and servants, Carter would have tasked the Ghost Master with scaring everyone away to make sure nobody gets his property.

As the head of the Carter Family he would have also had a wife (Eileen Peacock) and three children (Edward Carter, James Carter and Angela Scarlet)

## Gallery

**Concept Art**

Carter's Concept Art**Model Renders**

Carter's Collector's Edition RenderAn Official Close-up Of Carter's FaceAn Official Render Of Carter**In-Game Screenshots**

Carter In The Ghoul RoomCarter In Beta Ghoul Room
## Trivia

* Carter design is based on Ebenezer Scrooge, the main character of Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol".
	+ His name however is taken from Randolph Carter, a character from an H.P Lovecraft story called "The Unnameable".
		- Coincidentally, Carter's name also lines up with Michael Carter, an actor who played the Spirit of Christmas Future in 1984 adaptation of "A Christmas Carol" however the correlation seems to be intentional.
* Carter, Buck and The Painter were supposed to appear as mortals in The Uninvited. They would later reappear as ghosts in When There's a Will... /The Butler Didn't Do It.
	+ Buck is Carter's dog who, according to his epitaph, died soon after Carter.
		- To make the connection between the two stronger, Carter can learn Phobia which gives mortals a fear of Creepy Crawlies, Buck's specialty.
	+ The Painter was commissioned to draw a portrait of Carter.
* Carter used to be called Old Man Carter in earlier versions of the game.
	+ His mortal version also went under the same name

      **Full List of Haunters**

AetherArclightAzraelBanzaiBlack CrowBlair WispBlue MurderBooBrigitBuck**Carter**ClatterclawsCogjammerDarklingDaydreamerDragoonElectrospasmFingersFiretailFlash JordanGhastlyHard BoiledHarrietHogwashHypnosKnucklesLady RoseLuckyMaxine FactorMoonscreamMoribundQuiverRaindancerScarecrowShiversSick PuppySmokin' JoeSoulscreechSparkleStaticStonewallStormtalonTerroreyesThe PainterThorneTorchyTriciaWavemasterWeatherwitchWendelWhirlweirdWhisperwindWindwalkerWisakejak
**Cut Ghosts**
Alfred Hunchcork, Barker, Crazy Bill, Documentarix, Ghost with No Name, Harlequin, Julie Wu, Kintu, Miss Hoover, Mr. Suitcase, Railrage, Romeo Martinez, Rustle, School Spirit, Sekhmet, Tempest, Timeshadow, Wes Graven, New Mexico Ghosts