Book Simon

## Evil-Doer

### Goals:

Manipulate and force Simon to commit suicide. (Succeeded in the bad endings; Failed in the true ending)

### Hobby:

Manipulating and Tormenting Simon.
Killing people.

### Crimes:

Enforced Suicide.
Murder
Manslaughter
Assault & Battery
Stalking
Psychological & Physical Abuse
Theft
Harassment
Vandalism
Breaking And Entering
Psychological Torture
Destruction
Homicide
Genocide
Hate Crimes
Property Damage
Mutilation

### Type of Villain:

Symbolic Messianic Doppelganger

**Book Simon** is one of the main antagonists, alongside **Sick Simon**, and acts as the true final boss in the psychological survival horror game *Cry of Fear*.

He is the true manifestation of the real Simon Henriksson's mental demons, whose goal is to kill his depressive but good counterpart Sick Simon, so that he can succeed in manipulating the actual Simon into committing suicide.

In an ironic twist, Book Simon was the playable character for most of the game, facing off against Sick Simon in all three of the game's bad endings and with him acting as the antagonist. It is only in the good ending where their roles are reversed, as only Book Simon's demise can break the real Simon free of his depression.

## Appearance

Book Simon is a silent, twisted, bloodied and battered form of the actual Simon that wields a Glock 19, then a Remington 870 and then an MP9 to attack the player, constantly fleeing when sustaining enough damage.

Book Simon can be considered as the embodiment of all of Simon's mental problems. His depression, anxiety, despair and hatred towards everyone and everything. It is hinted that if the player chose the 'dark' paths (such as sparing Carcass and/or not trusting Purnell), the Simon played throughout the game turns into the bloodied, battered form he is seen here.

## Biography & Events:

He was born from the real Simon's mental trauma and Cognitive Therapy via writing a book under Doctor Purnell's instructions, following a hit and run accident event known as *The Black Day* that drove him to becoming reclusive, and thus intends to kill Sick Simon within the hellish nightmare filled with giant wounded hands, large spamming eyes, and bloody narrowed alleyways so that he can manipulatively make the real Simon to goal him to committing suicide.

Book Simon is gunned down for good in a dark alley wielding a flare and sledgehammer in an attempt to charge in by surprise, and once he is killed the nightmare finally ends. However, it is not Book Simon who was killed, but rather the two police officers that attempted to stop him from committing suicide. He was then testified by the doctors of having a psychosis episode and was transferred to a mental hospital, being visited by Sophie and receiving treatment from Doctor Purnell for the rest of his life in peace.

Although he seemed perfectly real and vain in his attempts to kill the "real" Simon, he was ultimately a hallucination (though from what real Simon saw, he had died). This may show how the crippled, broken down Simon overcame his dark, wretched existence which he once begrudged, and came at peace with himself, ultimately triggering the arguably good ending.

In Co-op mode, sometimes the game will turn black and white and the music from Chapter 8 will play. To get the game back to normal, you have to track and kill Book Simon, who is armed with a shotgun.

## Gallery:

Book Simon greeting the real Simon Henriksson in the fourth ending.Simon's nightmare, where he faces Book Simon.The Bloodied Hell Hallway, where Simon faces off against Book Simon.Book Simon assaulting and attempting to kill the real Simon.Book Simon charging at the real Simon, with his sledgehammer and flare.Book Simon's death.Book Simon as he appears in Cry of Fear's campaign: Manhunt.Book Simon's second appearance in Manhunt.