Gabriel Salazar

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**Gabriel Salazar** is a character in *The Enigma of Salazar House*.

## Description

### Appearance

In life, Gabriel was a Hispanic teenage boy with a bald/shaved head. In the family portrait, he wore a long-sleeved T-shirt and pants.

Following the ritual, Gabriel's restless spirit is seen as a naked, withered adult man.

### History

Gabriel Salazar was the younger brother of famed author Jaime Salazar. He had been staying with him in his mansion on Chiloé Island ever since their parents died in an accident during Gabriel's childhood, living alongside their grandmother Gloria before being joined by Jaime's lover Isabel some years later. The two would later marry and have a son named Javier, who later died under unspecified circumstances as a baby.

Generally, Gabriel was an ordinary teenager and kept a diary, which can be found in his room, although with several pages torn out, specifically those written shortly after Javier's birth. Presumably due to the deaths of his parents in his early life, Gabriel was very attached to his remaining family, particularly his older brother. Besides them, he had a pet dog, Cazán, whom he considered to be his best friend. To make it easier for the aging dog to recognize him, Gabriel began using a strong perfume whenever he was home. He also seemed to be quite fond of music and was evidently a guitar player, with the chairs and the dog bed near the set hinting that he would sometimes perform for his family.

Gabriel went missing along with the rest of his entire family in May, 1986. The local police did not treat their disappearance as a criminal case, as there were no immediate signs for foul play warranting an investigation. Public consensus presumed that the Salazars were secretly taken away and likely executed in one of the many political purges during the Pinochet regime.

In reality, Gabriel was murdered in a summoning ritual by his sister-in-law Isabel, who had sought to trade the souls of her family and her own in a deal with the Devil to bring Javier back to life.

Six years after his death, Gabriel and the rest of the Salazar family remain spiritually bound to their home, aggressively going after and killing those who enter their domain.

## *The Engima of Salazar House*

After the ritual he became "The Angriest Soul", that is on the lower-right of the house, trapped in a cage and grappling against the iron bars in unrelenting fury. Interaction with the candle will snuff it out, causing the room to go dark for a second, during which Elisa will find herself inside the cage, whereupon Gabriel rabidly pounces and kills her.

To free set his soul free, Elisa needs to play the music box - found in Gloria's room - calming him from his animalistic rage. After this, upon blowing out his candle, Elisa will be teleported again, this time to a reality that appears to have been drawn by a young Gabriel, with a crude depiction of the Salazar House. Inside, she finds numerous items belonging to Gabriel's family, such as knitting material, a bite mark-covered ball, a leash and a writing desk that fill Elisa with feelings of happiness, as well as a crossed out picture of Isabel and a distorted female shadow that stir hatred in her. At the end of the hallway, Elisa finds the child version of Gabriel in his human form, shrouded by a black cloud. Gabriel contemplates how to deal with his anger, which stems from his failure to protect Cazán and Gloria from Isabel, and proceeds to blame Jaime for causing their deaths, muttering that he deserves Hell. He then realizes that Elisa isn't her brother or his wife and says that it doesn't matter anymore, bidding her goodbye and ending the vision. Gabriel has now disappeared from the cage, signifying his passing.

## Trivia

* The poster above his bed is the theatrical release poster for *The Terminator (1984)*.

## Gallery

Gabriel as in the game's video coverGabriel encagedGabriel with his family (far left)