The Repository

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**Sub-Pages**

* **The Repository**
* Music

## The Repository

### **Appearances**

*Man of Medan*
*Little Hope*
*House of Ashes*
*The Devil in Me*

### **Location**

Papal Apartments, Apostolic Palace, Vatican City

### **Visited By**

Player

**The Repository** is a mysterious place where the player meets the Curator. It appears in all installments in *The Dark Pictures Anthology* and also serves as the main menu.

## Description

The repository is a huge library built of dark wood, in the classical and opulent style of the Victorian era. Most of the repository consists of seemingly endless corridors and crossroads, which causes the Curator to use a compass to find his section. They are made in the same style, having dark blue wallpaper with a white pattern and wood panels, arched doorways, long red carpets, windows and lamps on the ceiling. The walls are hung with eerie paintings in golden frames that are said to serve as portals to other stories. The corridors are mostly empty, though small nightstands, chairs and leather sofas can be found in some hallways.

### Curator's room

The only room shown in the repository is the Curator's small library, where he does his work. It is accessible through two doors located in the corners of the room; however, the Curator always uses only one door, next to which is the coat rack. The library itself is a spacious two-story room filled with small tables, leather chairs and sofas, along with an old projector with white canvas in the corner. The room has high windows with crimson curtains and one large roof window, as well as multiple floor and gas lamps. Still, most of the time the repository is shrouded in darkness, prompting the Curator to use candelabra and candles.

In the center of the room stands the Curator's massive desk, covered with ornaments, and a huge old globe on a large red patterned carpet. The desk contains everything the Curator needs for the work, including a writing pad, a pen stand, a writing set and a candle, as well as various decorations, such as a stack of books, a skull, a painting of a ship and a small cigar box. Another prominent feature of the room is the marble fireplace, decorated with a carved frame and black columns on the sides. Above the fireplace hangs a large gold-framed painting, the image of which depends on the game.

Next to the windows are two staircases leading to the mezzanine floor, split into two sections by the fireplace. The first section has gold-framed game covers on the wall; the second section leads to a room with a small stand in the center, where all the found collectibles are placed.

One of the bookshelves has books with games stories from the anthology. They are stand out from the rest with a distinctive icon on their spine:

* A **ship** for *Man of Medan*.
* A **twig effigy** for *Little Hope*.
* An **eclipse** for *House of Ashes*.
* A **drawing compass** for *The Devil in Me*.

## *The Dark Pictures Anthology*

Upon completing the prologue, the Curator arrives at the repository and greets the player. He takes a book with an unfinished story and asks the player to complete it, then, after briefly explaining the basics of gameplay, sends them into the game.

Throughout the game, the player enters the repository several times. The Curator briefly comments on the current outcomes of their playthrough and gives the player a hint in case of their agreement.

At the end of the game, the Curator concludes the story and comments on the ending, depending on the survivors. He bids the player farewell, escorting them out of the repository or leaving himself, before promising that they will meet somewhere else, referring to other games in the anthology.

## Trivia

* The repository is the only location that appear in all of *The Dark Pictures Anthology*'s games.
* Although none of the game specifies where the repository is located, there are hints that it is at the Papal Apartments, Apostolic Palace in Vatican City or at least is based on it.
	+ Vittoriano appeared once in *Little Hope* in a skybox.
	+ A statue of Saint Justin appears in *Little Hope*, *House of Ashes* and *The Devil in Me* as a 3D model.
	+ The Saint Peter's obelisk appears in *House of Ashes* and *The Devil in Me* as a 3D model.
* Man of Medan's Special Feature #3 — Creating the Curator — is dedicated to the creation and development of The Curator and the repository.
* The Curator has his own diorama, which is available on Bandai Namco Store. It features him at his desk with four books representing the games from Season Two of the Anthology: a planet (for *Directive 8020*), a wicker man, a handprint and a cross.
	+ It is possible that the position of the books represents the order of the games, starting from the bottom.

## Gallery

### Menus

The Repository in *Man of Medan*.The Repository in *Little Hope*.The Repository in *House of Ashes*.The Repository in *The Devil in Me*.
### Miscellaneous

Concept art of the Repository.The Corridor.The Repository.The Hallway.The Bookshelf.The Staircase.The Fireplace.The Curator's Desk.Captain's chair and chesterfield chair.The items on the Curator's desk.Materials used for the Repository.
## References

1. ↑ *Man of Medan, Special Feature #3 - Creating the Curator; "The Curator has the ability to access stories through the pictures on the wall. They are almost portal through to another world, and that all had to fit within our architectural environment, so we looked at very ornate framings."*
2. ↑ BANDAI NAMCO Europe (August 10, 2023) "*THE DARK PICTURES ANTHOLOGY: THE DEVIL IN ME Curator Diorama*", Introduction of the Curator's Diorama.