Lauren Riihimaki

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**Lauren Riihimaki** was invited by Joey Graceffa, who was under the control of the Sorceress, to attend a masquerade ball at the Victorian Mansion and was given the role of *The Engineer*. She arrived alongside her boyfriend, Alex Wassabi. When she was suggested to trick Dorian, Lauren refused to do it. This resulted in the other YouTubers believing she was afraid and therefore a weak link. She was voted into the Golden Goblet Challenge as a result and lost to DeStorm Power. Lauren was then devoured by the Vampires.

Her soul was later collected by The Collector and brought to her Museum of the Dead. The Collector placed her soul in the Jar of Souls to be feasted on later. Lauren was eventually freed from the jar by Joey after his infiltration of the museum with Bretman Rock.

## Role

### **Season 2**

#### ***Episode 1 - The Masquerade Part I***

Lauren was one of the people to receive a invitation to Joey Graceffa's party at a beautiful estate which was trapped in time and the only way to travel there was to take on a persona from the Victorian Era accordingly so the carriage can take you across time to travel to the house.

When Lauren arrived at the house she commented on how she felt like she was walking into a life-sized doll house.Then suddenly a man by the name of Dorian comes in and welcomes them to the estate, Liza asked him where Joey was to which he replied that Joey wanted him to greet them and says he will be back when everything is ready. Tana then asked Lauren how she made that dress she commented that since she was *The Engineer* she created it using fashion. Then Tana, Liza and Lauren discover a book with Dorian in it. Also at the same time Gabbie finds a cryptex. Liza then discovers that the bookmark says live on one side and evil on the other. Tana then comments that this has to do with something and that it wouldn't just be opened for no reason. Then Tana comments that they just met Dorian. Then Liza comments maybe he was reading about himself before he came down but then Lauren says that he wasn't. Lauren then comments that it is super cryptic, they then take the book down to show everyone else. Lauren then shows everyone that on one side it says evil and the other live. They then put in "evil" into the cryptic and it unlocks revealing a key. At that time Alison pulls aside Alex and Tyler aside saying that they need to live because it is not safe. Then Alex and Tyler tell everyone that they need to leave the others including Lauren question this. Alison then tells them that they need to leave now and too follow her. Suddenly a vampire comes from behind and grabs Liza and rags her into another room before anyone can get her. Lauren then saying that she heard Liza screaming she turns around and doors slam. They then go outside and Alison reveals that her father is lying to them and he is not the owner of the estate. She then leads them into a room where guests are dancing they then Lauren and the fellow guests walk through and suddenly one of the guests closes the doors and then the guest start passing around a goblet with a skull on it. Then Dorian says that dinner has arrived then thunder crackles and it is revealed the guests who were dancing were actually vampires. Then Dorian pulls a curtain back and reveals Joey on a cross and tube which sucks out his blood. Then Doraen demands they bring in the other one in which Liza is bought out the guests scream out for Liza. They are about to tie up Liza but then one of the vampires tells Alison that she is done with waiting. Alison then defends the party invites by hitting the girl and sending a bolt of energy at her wounding her. Alison and the others escape while Dorien and the other vampires go after them. While one vampire named Morgan is left to secure the exit to the room Joey and Liza are trapped in. Lauren and the others then end up in the Green Room. Gabbie then asks "What happened to Liza" then they start arguing about how they need to leave. Alison then tells them that they will need some salt, a Sun Stone and a Stake to kill her father, she then tells them she will warn them if there are vampires by ringing a bell and then hide. As they are gathering things Gabbie finds a scroll then Alison rings the bell and Lauren because her dress is so big is easily spotted and captured.

#### ***Episode 2 - The Masquerade Part II***

The guests are standing outside waiting for Andrea to lead the vampire king outside. When she does, they shine Sunstone on him, and then Joey runs up and stabs him. When he does, Allison's mother comes out. Luckily, Allison begs her to spare their lives and she gives in. But she wants two people to go head to head and solve a puzzle to keep their life. The other person will die. So, everybody votes and Lauren and Destorm get voted in. Alex wants Destorm to die because Lauren and him are dating. So, they head to the ballroom and are greeted with hissing vampires. Later, Lauren and Destorm get their challenge and they get to it. Destorm gets ahead of Lauren, and Lauren struggles on the second clue. Destorm finishes first, and Lauren sits, defeated. When Destorm gives Allison's mother the last clue, she goes in her chest and gets the Golden Goblet that they were both going for. Destorm then says, "I ain't dyin' tonight." And Allison's mother interrupts the process with, "Alright. Now that we've got that finally done and over with, can we please kill the other one?" The vampires scream hungrily and start biting into Lauren's skin as she starts to scream. Destorm is taken to the waiting room by Allison - and slowly, Lauren dies.

### **Season 4**

#### ***Episode 1 - The Museum of Death Part 1***

Lauren’s soul can be seen being kept inside The Collector’s jar of souls.

#### ***Episode 4 - A Wedding To Die For***

DeStorm sacrifices himself for Alex while competing in The Emperor’s Challenge and says "This is for Lauren.” She is then seen in a flashback, being eaten alive by the Vampires. DeStorm is then stabbed by the Chinese Emperor.

#### ***Episode 10 -*** ***The Collector Returns***

After Joey, Colleen, and Bretman grab The Cosmic Sphere and are about to escape Purgatory, they quickly stop by where the Jar of Souls is located and Joey goes to release the souls kept inside it, Lauren’s soul included, where they float away.

### Overall Role Significance

While Lauren herself didn't have a chance to cause any significant changes in the show, mainly due to her early staged death; her death became a major point in shaping significant plot points in both Season 2 and 4. For the most part, Lauren's major contribution to the show came in the form of being the spark that ignited the rivalry between Alex Wassabi and DeStorm Power which became a major plot point for the first part of Season 2, and added agency and significance to Alex's character during that season. Her death also served as motivation for DeStorm's character in Season 4 which he used to perform a sudo-charcter arc during his time on the show.

## Thumbnails

Lauren alongside Alex Wassabi and The Sorceress in the thumbnail of The Masquerade Part II.

## Gallery

Lauren arrives at the Victorian Mansion.Lauren’s Season 2 confessional.Lauren in the Season 2 intro.Lauren is captured by a Vampire.Lauren and Andrea Russett being rescued by Joey Graceffa and Liza Koshy after getting captured.Lauren votes for DeStorm Power.Lauren in the Golden Goblet Challenge.Lauren loses the Golden Goblet Challenge.Lauren is devoured by the Vampires.Lauren’s soul being kept inside the Jar of Souls.Lauren’s soul being freed by Joey Graceffa from the Jar of Souls, along with the other souls kept inside it.
## Quotes

### Season 2

#### Episode 1 - The Masquerade Part I

* "This is super cryptic. Like, cryptic AF.”

#### Episode 2 - The Masquerade Part II

* "You killed a vampire?"
* "What did you do to help the group?"
* "Yeah, you did some good salting"

* "So you'd like to kill me off?!" - After hearing Joey Graceffa say that he wanted to vote for her.
* "DeStorm, I can't think!" - When DeStorm Power was distracting her while trying to solve a math equation in the Golden Goblet Challenge.

## Trivia

* Lauren's role was originally going to be "The Duchess", but the producers thought the Engineer fit more. Then, that role was reused in Season 4 by **Colleen Ballinger**.
* Lauren and Alex Wassabi are the only current guests to have dated each other. However, they have since broken up.
* Lauren's death was staged as revealed by Joey Graceffa in his recent Season 2 Death Challenges video, which was taken down after a while for unknown reasons. A week before Season 2 was set to shoot, Lauren had a schedule conflict meaning she couldn't be in the show for long. Unfortunately, because of how late in pre-production the show was, Joey was unable to replace her, and instead opted to have her be the first one killed off.
* Lauren's staged death also may explain why her tarot card is so different from her actual in show appearance. As because of her early death, Joey was able to have Lauren wear a yellow ballroom dress without worrying about it impeding her ability to move around to do challenges.
* In Season 4, DeStorm sacrifices himself to avenge Lauren, apologising to Alex about his behaviour after her death.
* Lauren and Sierra Furtado are the only Canadians that have been on Escape The Night so far.
* There was a theory saying Lauren will come back as a vampire, but it wasn't correct.

• 3rd : Alex Wassabi
• 4th: Gabbie Hanna
• 5th: Tana Mongeau
• 6th: Liza Koshy
• 7th: DeStorm Power
• 8th: Jesse Wellens
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