Object Heads

Object Heads are the driving force of the Object Ward series. They are a special hallucination conjured by Manson Moss, a symptom of his paranoid schizophrenia. Due to these hallucinations, every single humanoid he sees has an inanimate object in place of a head, including the protagonist himself, though the latter not typically depicted in-game.

### History

According to Manson, the Object Heads "suddenly appeared" one day, causing major distress to the protagonist. In a panicked state, he attacked one of the Object Heads, causing him to be arrested, declared insane, and sentenced to Clark County Psych Ward. There, the various hospital staff attempt to cure him of his hallucinations though anti-psychotic medication and therapy. Manson believes the Object Heads' source comes from the "mind controlling rays" of extraterrestrials and ducks in order to drive him insane. Because of this, he is incredibly distrustful of all Object Heads, believing them to working alongside his mortal enemies.

### Taxonomy

The types of Object Heads can be classified into two categories: **Inanimates**, and **Humans**. Inanimates are *literal* inanimate objects that have been hallucinated into "corporality", becoming humanoid in appearance aside from their heads. Humans are biological *homo sapiens* but have been hallucinated with an inanimate object in place of their heads. It is near impossible to distinguish between an Object Headed Inanimate and an Object Headed Human, which brings great turmoil into Manson's paranoia about the world and characters around him.

Currently, one way to distinguish an Inanimate from a Human is the Inanimate's inability to bleed. In The Hole of Love, Acevedo discovers two more ways: Inanimates are able to interact with other hallucinations and due to being byproducts of Manson's mind, are surprisingly superficial in personality with little defined backstory or self-agency. Using this knowledge, Acevedo was able to convince Manson of Sharpay's Inanimate nature, whereas previously Manson was adamant about the pencil sharpener's humanity.

### Physiology

There are a wide variety of Object Heads depicted, from office supplies to larger objects like tank turrets. Some heads retain the properties of their original objects, such as scissors heads able to cut. Depending on the type, some heads are able to express a range of emotions; the most extreme cases have the ability to draw themselves a "face". Regardless, the one consistent rule is that all Object Heads are tangible and must attach to a neck.

According to Thugzilladev, the type of head an individual has is based on Manson's interpretation of the individual, such as profession, personality, or puns. For example, the psychiatrist Dr. Acevedo has a pill bottle head while the more youthful Jones has a drawing board head.

#### Inanimates

Inanimates, originating from non-living material, have no biological sex. Instead, they are given genders with matching appearances and pronouns. It is unknown whether Inanimates have genitalia, albeit a presumably hallucinated form.

Humans are unable to see Object Heads or Inanimates, just the original object form the hallucinations take on. Aside from Manson, Acevedo is the only other Human to properly converse with an Inanimate, though this was due to him "stooping down to Manson's level" in order to better understand his patient's plight.

In addition, Inanimates are unable to receive natural injuries compared to Humans. Limbs can be torn off and the Inanimates can claim to be in pain, but the wounds are unable to bleed. Interestingly enough, damage to the Object Head is reflected towards the rest of the body, such as Mirror Woman's head being shattered and subsequently her entire body becomes bandaged. If an Inanimate receives enough damage, it can "die", vanishing away.

Manson theorizes that he could distinguish Inanimates from Humans by punching people in the face, but due to the extreme likelihood of antagonizing everyone, he does not follow through.

### Known Inanimates

* Chair Woman
* Dildo
* Fleshlight
* Lamp Woman
* Mirror Woman
* Sharpay Rauser

### Known Humans

* Antonio Acevedo
* Dorothy Smith
* Jones Carvey
* Kent Goldstein
* Kandice Goldstein
* Manson Moss
* Madeline Moss
* Priscilla Harbinger
* Randal Anderson

## Trivia

* Jones and the Inspector are the only characters with expressable drawings for faces.
* Sharpay is the only Inanimate so far shown to explicitly "die".
* According to Thugzilladev, Heiko's turret tank head is too large to be a "valid" Object Head, but the character was grandfathered-in during early development.
* Items are able to phase-through Object Heads such as food for consumption. Manson finds the action creepy and prefers not to watch.
* Manson is disgusted by the concept of sex toy Object Heads and shames players for inquiring about the objects' existence. Nonetheless, the protagonist becomes intimate with these lewd Object Heads in Object Wank before angrily declaring the game as non-canon.
* Many of the characters in the Ward's backgrounds are cameos of Thugzilladev's friends or raffle winners.