Aquiles

> In the beginning, it was a matter of life and death, but now... Davi's delusional attempts to turn his son into the "perfect being" have turned Aquiles into nothing short of a monster. His entire arm has mutated into a giant claw for God's sake! The boy has no emotions left- no conscience...
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> Beuno, Physician and Scientist of the Sacred Trail

**Aquiles** is the main antagonist of Fobia: St. Dinfna Hotel. He is a deformed, gas-mask wearing mutant monster and the former son of Davi Menezes, the current leader of the Sacred Trail. He is the first monster encountered by both Joao Luis and Roberto Lopes, as well as its most frequent pursuer, occasionally appearing to finish off the player before the truth of the hotel is revealed.

Throughout the game, Aquiles will frequently appear out of nowhere and hunt down the player. He is invulnerable to all weapons thrown against him, their shots only capable of stunning or slowing him down for a moment before he gets back up. His attacks are devastating, resulting in death if the player receives more than two or more blows from the creature's claw-like appendages.

Aquiles appears to show no distinction between friend and foe, killing off the monsters which lurk within the hotel with as much hatred as it shows to the player. Until the last level of the game, the only way to escape this monster is to use your Camera to find hidden paths within walls or blocked-off hallways within the hotel or underground facility, losing the creature and ending it's chase of the player...atleast for a little while longer.

## History

Spoilers Ahead!

Aquiles Menezes was an ordinary, happy boy who had a dream of becoming a professional athlete. He lived very well until the age of 15, when his family discovered that he suffered from a rare degenerative illness that had no cure. In addition to the debilitating effects of the condtion on his physical body, the realization that he could no longer pursue his dreams in the sporting world took a massive toll on the boy's mental health, soon falling into a deep depression.

In desperation, Davi tried to take charge of the Sacred Trail following Master Christopher's absence. He'd hope that the treatment that was being conducted in the underground facility would be sufficient enough to find a cure for his son's unknown illness.

At first, the treatment seemed successful. Despite Davi's obligations as the leader of the cult, he tried all he can to spend time with his son. Whenever he's not with him, his competent physician Bueno would take care of the boy.

### Mutation

However, the treatment inflicted upon the boy had unintended consequences. Although the boy's physical health had drastically improved, the boy's mental health began to deteriorate dramatically. During the observation of Physician Bueno, the boy as of late rarely speaks, if at all. The only time Aquiles uttered a word is when his father is in the room. Even then, his speech was slurred and distorted.

His mental deterioration gradually resulted in violent mania. When Physician Bueno tried to administer his daily treatment, Aquiles began to roar and swinging wildly at a fellow scientist named Favero. When Bueno tried to sedate the boy, his needle broke against his skin. It took all their strength to restrain the boy.

### The "Perfect Being"

Despite all the signs, Davi insisted on continuing the treatment as instructed. Physician Beuno and his fellow scientist became distraught at the inhumane treatment. Davi has gone mad, delusional in his attempts to turn his ailing boy into the "perfect being". Bueno and all the scientist all agreed that the young child has turned into a monster. His entire arm has mutated into a giant claw and the boy has lost all his sanity and higher reasoning. In desperation, Gas 320MHT was developed to halt the mutation process and to keep the boy under control. Beuno and the scientist all thought about making a break for it, but they all fear the consequences of those who leave the Sacred Trail, and consequences which will happen to their families as well.

### Death

Under unclear circumstance, Aquiles managed to break free and began to kill off the inhabitants of the hotel and the cult from within, going as far as to kill Joao Luis during his confinement by the cult. By the time Roberto was already in the hotel, Aquiles has already killed off almost everybody in the hotel. Throughout Roberto's investigation into the cult, Aquiles will repeatedly try to waylaid the player's progression. By the time Roberto reaches the underground facility, Aquiles suffered a near fatal encounter with Roberto which saw tons of metal beams falling upon him. Beaten but not dead, the monster removed his signature gas-mask and heavy oxygen-tank. Roberto will meet Aquiles a final time in a small arena, where Roberto installs the Gas 320 compound into the facilities air vents, weakening Aquiles enough for Roberto to shoot the monster in the face before the monster plummeted into the abyss, never to be seen again.

## Trivia

* Aquiles, like the entire Fobia video game, takes a lot of its inspiration for gameplay and character creation from the Resident Evil franchise. Aquiles is most likely a homage to Mr. X of Resident Evil 2 and Nemesis of Resident Evil 3, sharing the story's central role of an invincible mutated monster hunting down the player character.

## Reference

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Treze Trilhas Gazette - May 17, 1950 (Lobby Historical Poster)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Letter from Davi to his wife (Document)
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Letter (Document)