Flooded

*All that glisters is not gold, often have you heard that told...**This article is about The Dark Pictures Anthology's first installment,* ***Man of Medan***
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## Chapter Guide

**Flooded** is the sixth chapter of Act 3 in *Man of Medan* and the twenty-fifth overall.

The player controls Conrad/Alex/Brad/Julia/Fliss (Theatrical Cut) and Julia/Fliss/Brad/Alex (Curator's Cut) as the duo fights Olson to get the distributor cap. This chapter won't be played if Olson is replaced by Matters of the Heart.

## *Cargo Hold 2*

There are two different variations of this chapter depending on whether the diving protagonist in the previous chapter opened the bulkhead door before Olson did.

* Olson opened the bulkhead door
* Diving protagonist opened the bulkhead door

As water rushes out the bulkhead door, it knocks the other protagonist and Olson off their feet and partially floods the hold. The other protagonist quickly rises and attacks Olson in an attempt to retrieve the distributor cap. During combat, they must perform QTEs to successfully attack or dodge. Failure of these QTEs is irrelevant except for the second, when the protagonist must grab the distributor cap before it rolls under the cargo door.

Meanwhile, the diving protagonist recovers from being washed away by the water. Once out of the flood, they see the other protagonist and Olson fighting and notice a lever in a small room.

* If the other protagonist fails to grab the distributor cap (which they will never do in Curator's Cut) the diving protagonist also notices the cap and can either pick it up or run straight to the lever.

The ship begins to rock, causing Olson to fall into the water while the other protagonist manages to keep the balance. As Olson recovers, the other protagonist sees the diving protagonist ready to pull the lever. the other protagonist can tell them to wait or pull the lever immediately, but either way they run to the cargo door. Olson gets up and, after catching up with the the other protagonist, pins them down and tries to strangle them with the handle of the sledgehammer.

* If the diving protagonist pulls the lever (which they always do in Theatrical Cut), the chain on which the door is held begins to break and the other protagonist will have to perform two QTEs to escape from under the door.
	+ If the other protagonist fails one of the QTEs, both they and Olson will be split in half by the falling door.
	+ If the other protagonist completes both QTEs, they will escape in time. The door falls and splits Olson in half as he tries in vain to escape.
	+ If both protagonists fail to take the distributor cap, it will be crushed by the cargo door.
* If the diving protagonist doesn't pull the lever, Olson will choke the other protagonist and smash their head with a sledgehammer. While the diving protagonist stares in horror at their body, Olson escapes to the top floor, runs to a kitchen, and dies of a heart attack.

Either way, the surviving protagonists return to the others either with or without the distributor cap.

Olson sees the water coming through the door and flees. The other protagonist chases him to the upper level of the hold before the platform falls, while the diving protagonist climbs up a ladder and sneaks behind Olson. Olson swings his sledgehammer wildly and hits a barrel, causing it to leak before kicking it into the flooded hold. The release of gas and the wires dangling in the hold starts a fire, and the ship begins swaying violently.

The other protagonist can warn Olson or threaten him. Regardless, the diving protagonist will try to convince Olson everything isn't real, but the latter dismisses it. The other protagonist briefly hallucinates the diving protagonist. Olson then threatens the protagonists and swings his sledgehammer.

* If Junior is alive, he will reassure his brother and ask him to hand the protagonists the distributor cap, but to no avail.

While Olson mutters to himself or is distracted by Junior, the diving protagonist picks up a broken railing. The other protagonist can then be antagonistic or fearful. If the other protagonist is antagonistic, the player will have to complete two QTEs, although there won't be consequences in failure to do so. The other protagonist must then complete a QTE to grab the distributor cap from Olson's hand.

* If QTE is failed, Olson will accidentally release the distributor cap as he falls and hangs on the ledge. The diving protagonist can help Olson or back off.
	+ If the diving protagonist help Olson, the other protagonist can grab the distributor cap or help the former to carry Olson.
		- If the other protagonist chooses to grab the distributor cap, they must complete a QTE to grab it (failure of it will result in the loss of the cap). Meanwhile, the diving protagonist will fall into the electrocuted water alongside Olson, killing them both.
		- If the other protagonist chooses to help the diving protagonist, the distributor cap will fall into the electrocuted water. Meanwhile, the help is unsuccessful and Olson falls into the electrocuted water.
		- If the other protagonist does nothing, both the distributor cap will fall and the diving protagonist will die.
	+ If the diving protagonist backs off, then the other protagonist can grab the distributor cap or help Olson.
		- If the diving protagonist chooses to grab the distributor cap, they must complete QTE to grab it. Otherwise, it will be lost. Regardless, Olson will fall and die.
		- If the diving protagonist chooses to help Olson, the same situation will play out as if the former helped Olson, with the roles of the protagonists reversed.
* If QTE is completed, Olson will attack the other protagonist as they grab the distributor cap, after which they must complete a QTE to dodge (failing the QTE to grab the distributor cap after failing to dodge will result in the loss of the cap). A set of QTEs to fight Olson will appear.
	+ If QTEs are completed, Olson will fall and hang on a ledge. The other protagonist can back off or attack Olson.
		- If the other protagonist backs off, both of the protagonists flee.
		- If the other protagonist decides to attack Olson, they can complete a QTE to stomp on his hand, causing him to fall into the electrocuted water and get electrocuted to death. Failure to complete the QTE cause the protagonists to leave.
	+ If QTEs are failed, Olson will smash the head of the diving protagonist with a sledgehammer. The other protagonist can flee or attack Olson.
		- If the other protagonist flees, Olson will be left alone.
		- If the other protagonist attacks, they will push Olson and dive into the electrocuted water, killing them both.
		- If the other protagonist does nothing, the platform collapses, causing them and Olson to plunge into the electrocuted water.

If alive, the protagonists will return to the others, possibly with the distributor cap.

* If Olson dies and Junior is alive, the latter will mourn his brother's death. As the hold collapses, Junior flees.
* If Olson survives, he will flee the hold. However, along the way, Olson dies to a heart attack.
	+ If Junior is alive, he will try to direct Olson to safety before Olson's death.

## Deaths

### Inevitable

Olson

* If Olson opened the bulkhead door and the lever is pulled, he will be split in half.
* If Olson opened the bulkhead door and the lever is not pulled, he will die of a heart attack. (Curator's Cut)
* If the diving protagonist opened the bulkhead door, Olson kills them, and the other protagonist does not flee, he will be electrocuted.
* If the diving protagonist opened the bulkhead door, Olson does not kill them, and the protagonists help or attack him, he will be electrocuted.
* If the diving protagonist opened the bulkhead door, Olson kills them while the other protagonist flees or does not kill them as the protagonists do not help or attack him, he will die of a heart attack.

### Determinant

Alex

* If Olson opened the bulkhead door and Alex fails to escape the cargo door, he will be split in half. (Theatrical Cut)
* If Olson opened the bulkhead door and the protagonist in the lever room doesn't pull the lever, he will be choked to death. (Curator's Cut)
* If the diving protagonist opened the bulkhead door, Alex does not grab the distributor cap and helps Olson, and the diving protagonist does not help him, he will be electrocuted.
* If the diving protagonist opened the bulkhead door, Alex grabs the distributor cap, Olson kills the diving protagonist, and Alex doesn't flee, he will be electrocuted.
* If Alex opened the bulkhead door, the other protagonist grabs the distributor cap, and both protagonists fail QTEs, he will have his head smashed by Olson's sledgehammer.

Brad

* If Olson opened the bulkhead door and Brad fails to escape the cargo door, he will be split in half. (Theatrical Cut)
* If Olson opened the bulkhead door and the protagonist in the lever room doesn't pull the lever, he will be choked to death. (Curator's Cut)
* If the diving protagonist opened the bulkhead door, Brad does not grab the distributor cap and helps Olson, and the diving protagonist does not help him, he will be electrocuted.
* If the diving protagonist opened the bulkhead door, Brad grabs the distributor cap, Olson kills the diving protagonist, and Brad doesn't flee, he will be electrocuted.
* If Brad opened the bulkhead door, the other protagonist grabs the distributor cap, and both protagonists fail QTEs, he will have his head smashed by Olson's sledgehammer.

Conrad

* If Olson opened the bulkhead door and Conrad fails to escape the cargo door, he will be split in half. (Theatrical Cut)
* If Olson opened the bulkhead door and the protagonist in the lever room doesn't pull the lever, he will be choked to death. (Curator's Cut)
* If the diving protagonist opened the bulkhead door, Conrad does not grab the distributor cap and helps Olson, and the diving protagonist does not help him, he will be electrocuted.
* If the diving protagonist opened the bulkhead door, Conrad grabs the distributor cap, Olson kills the diving protagonist, and Conrad does not flee, he will be electrocuted.

Fliss

* If Olson opened the bulkhead door and Fliss fails to escape the cargo door, she will be split in half. (Theatrical Cut)
* If Olson opened the bulkhead door and the protagonist in the lever room doesn't pull the lever, she will be choked to death. (Curator's Cut)
* If the diving protagonist opened the bulkhead door, Fliss does not grab the distributor cap and helps Olson, and the diving protagonist does not help her, she will be electrocuted.
* If the diving protagonist opened the bulkhead door, Fliss grabs the distributor cap, Olson kills the diving protagonist, and Fliss does not flee, she will be electrocuted.
* If Fliss opened the bulkhead door, the other protagonist grabs the distributor cap, and both protagonists fail QTEs, she will have her head smashed by Olson's sledgehammer.

Julia

* If Olson opened the bulkhead door and Julia fails to escape the cargo door, she will be split in half. (Theatrical Cut)
* If Olson opened the bulkhead door and the protagonist in the lever room doesn't pull the lever, she will be choked to death. (Curator's Cut)
* If the diving protagonist opened the bulkhead door, Julia does not grab the distributor cap and helps Olson, and the diving protagonist does not help her, she will be electrocuted.
* If the diving protagonist opened the bulkhead door, Julia grabs the distributor cap, Olson kills the diving protagonist, and Julia does not flee, she will be electrocuted.
* If Julia opened the bulkhead door, the other protagonist grabs the distributor cap, and both protagonists fail QTEs, she will have her head smashed by Olson's sledgehammer.

## Trivia

* While the protagonist fighting Olson is being choked, the hallucinated ghosts of dead soldiers can be seen standing over them.
* This is the third chapter for Alex, Julia, and Conrad and the fifth for Brad and Fliss in which they can die.
* In the first variation of this chapter, if the diving protagonist is Brad and the other protagonist died, he will cover their head with an old jacket, which becomes soaked in blood.
* If any of the female protagonists are split in half, the split part of their bodies can be partially seen, but doesn't show graphic details.
* This chapter, along with Olson, will only happen if Alex is dead, went down for the generator, or is alone in the radio room. Otherwise, the chapter Matters of the Heart will occur instead.
* The second variation of this chapter was originally cut from the game before being finished and added on September 28, 2022.