The Curator/Hidden Appearances

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## Season One

*See also: Screenshots of all hidden appearances*

### Man of Medan

* In Chinese Market, the Curator can been seen at the end of long corridor when Joe and Charlie find a dead soldier behind the locked door.
	+ This is a signal to their inevitable deaths.
* In Intrusion, the Curator can be seen through the door right behind Junior when he closes the door after returning Julia to the cabin with Alex and Conrad.
	+ This is a signal to Conrad's possible death by getting shot in the chest by Olson if he decides to escape on a speedboat.
* In Ritual and Echo/Finding Friends, the Curator can be seen near the piano/military car when Fliss turns to see the fallen balcony or on the balcony when Brad tries to escape by jumping towards a giant sack.
	+ This is a signal to their possible deaths by killing each other while hallucinating.
* In Pressure, the Curator can be seen behind Fliss and Brad as they look down the hatch later on.
	+ This is a signal to the possible death of one of them by being drowned in a flooding room.
* In Glamor Girl, the Curator can be seen in the doorway right before the panicked Conrad starts to run away from the Sailor Girl, who is actually Fliss/Brad.
	+ This is a signal to their possible deaths during the chase.
* In Revenge, the Curator can be seen in the background, just before Alex and Julia decide either to jump over the debris or run into the doorway.
	+ This is a signal to the possible death of one of them by getting killed by Olson at the end of the chase.
* In Junior, the Curator can be seen far in the background in the misty hold as whoever went down the hole facing the hallucinating Junior.
	+ This is a signal to the possible death of one of the protagonists by being shot by Junior.
* In Matters of the Heart, the Curator can be seen at the end of the corridor behind Alex and another protagonist as they start to follow hallucinating Olson.
	+ This is a signal to the Alex's or another protagonist's possible death by being stabbed with a knife.
* In the first variation of Flooded, the Curator can be seen near the cargo door when the protagonist in Curator's Cut looks at the lever and the door.
	+ This is a signal to the possible death of whoever is confronting Olson below the cargo door by being split in half or choked.
* (Determinant) In The End, the Curator can be seen in different places.
	+ If Conrad couldn't escape on a speedboat and the distributor cap is destroyed, the Curator will be seen in the corner looking at the surviving protagonists stranded on the Ourang Medan.
	+ (After credits) If Conrad escaped and the distributor cap is destroyed, the Curator can be seen behind the door on the coast guard door.
	+ (After credits) If the distributor cap is intact, the Curator will watch after them, standing on the stairs of the Duke of Milan. He can't be normally seen by the player due to the narrow field of view, although his model appears for a short time.
		- All of these appearances are a signal to Julia's death by decompression sickness if she refused to decompress twice and drank the beer (Theatrical Cut) or has a low relationship with Alex (Curator's Cut).
	+ (After credits) If the surviving characters are stranded on the ship, but the military got coordinates and the name of the ship is revealed, the Curator can be seen watching them as they wave their hands to the military helicopter.
		- This is a signal to their inevitable deaths by being shot by the military.

### Little Hope

* (Determinant) In Full Circle, the Curator can be seen in the background observing Andrew after other protagonist's deaths.
	+ This is a signal to Andrew's/Anthony's possible death by suicide.

### House of Ashes

* In Breaking Up, the Curator can be seen standing behind a pillar and watching Rachel and Eric as they prepare to cross the chasm.
	+ This is a signal to Eric's possible death by slipping into the chasm or getting shot by Dar, both of which lead to him being impaled on a stalagmite.
* (Determinant) In The Truce, the Curator can be seen behind Eric as he tells Salim to drop the weapon.
	+ This is a signal to Eric's possible death by being shot by Salim.
* (Determinant) In The Signal, the Curator can be seen two times.
	+ The first time he can be seen between the stones as Eric runs to the temple.
	+ The second time he can be seen near the statue as Eric runs back to the marines, if Salim refused to help Dar and watch after Eric.
		- These are signals to Eric's possible death by being shot by Dar.
* In The Assault, the Curator can be seen two times.
	+ The first time he can be seen watching after Rachel as she tries to find the way out using laptop.
		- This is a signal to Rachel's possible death by the vampires or generator's explosion.
	+ (Determinant) The second time he can be seen behind one of the columns in a mined hallway.
		- This is a signal to Eric's and Rachel's possible deaths by being burned in an explosion if they ran along the mined part of the hallway.
* In The Horror, the Curator can be seen by a ruined statue near Nick.
	+ This is a signal to Eric's and Rachel's possible deaths by Eric's throat being ripped out by The Ancient One/Clarice and Rachel being impaled with a spear by The Ancient One.
* (Determinant) In The Ancient One, The Curator can be seen by the ruined statue, next to protagonists as they face the Ancient One.
	+ This is a signal to Rachel's possible death by getting her throat ripped out, and Eric's possible death by getting his throat being ripped out by Rachel/The Ancient One or falling from high place.
* (Determinant) In Strange Aeons, the Curator can be seen behind the protagonists as they watch Rachel suffering from the infection.
	+ This is a signal to Rachel's possible death by suicide via burning or getting shot by Jason.
* In The Vault, the Curator can be seen on the top among the cocoons right before Nick's decision to advance or retreat.
	+ This is a signal to Nick's possible death by vampires or The Ancient One.
* (Determinant) In Semper Fi, the Curator can be seen behind the protagonists as Jason decides to come back for Salim and near the wall as Salim decides to crawl out and escape.
	+ This is a signal to Jason's and Salim's possible deaths by vampires.
* In Daylight, the Curator can be seen two times.
	+ (Determinant) The first time he can be seen is far from the last protagonists climbing the rope.
		- This is a signal to their possible deaths by Clarice/Rachel.
	+ The second time he can be seen among the bushes as the protagonists flee from the vampires to the shepherds' huts.
		- This is a signal to their possible deaths by vampires and The Ancient One.

### The Devil in Me

* In The World's Fair Hotel, the Curator can be seen standing behind the curtain when Marie looks at herself in the mirror.
	+ This is a signal to Marie and Jeff's inevitable deaths.
* In Blackout, the Curator appears in the room with the monitor, far behind Du'Met, but can't be noticed due to the darkness of the scene. He also can be seen around the corner in the hallway as Kate approaches the door to the blacked-out room with the candlestick.
	+ This is a signal to Erin's possible death by being stabbed in the jaw.
* In Silver Ash, the Curator can be seen standing behind a curtain when Jamie is talking to Erin through the patient animatronic.
	+ This is a signal to Erin's possible death by the surgeon animatronic stabbing her in the eye.
* In Ignition, the Curator can be seen behind Charlie in the corner of the furnace. He can also be seen next to the furnace door after Charlie throws his jacket.
	+ This is a signal to Charlie's possible death by burning.
* In Breathless, the Curator can be seen in the corridor observing Jamie and Mark as they decide who will die in a vacuum chamber.
	+ This is a signal to Erin's possible death by suffocation.
* In Surgery, the Curator can be seen standing behind a curtain on the right side behind Kate and Jamie when they find Erin's body.
	+ This is a signal to Erin's inevitable death soon afterwards as her heart stops beating when the trio examines her.
* In Director's Suite, the Curator can be seen two times.
	+ The first time he can be seen in the corridor Jamie runs past when fleeing from Du'Met.
		- This is a signal to Jamie's possible death by being stabbed in the back.
	+ (Determinant) The second time he can be seen watching after Kate and Jamie near the door as they run in the glass trap. He is barely seen in Theatrical Cut, while in Curator's Cut he can be noticed as Kate looks towards the glass wall and as Jamie runs inside.
		- This is a signal to Jamie's and Kate's possible deaths from being crushed by the glass wall.
* (Determinant) In Chase, the Curator can be seen on the roof of the hotel or near one of the lights on the ground, depending on Kate's escape from Du'Met's grasp.
	+ This is a signal to Jamie's possible death by being impaled on a metal pole.
* (Determinant) In Maze, the Curator can be seen as Erin/Jamie runs from Du'Met in the barn.
	+ This is a signal to Erin or Jamie's possible death by being axed on the chest.
* (Determinant) In Cliffside, the Curator can be seen as Charlie and Mark hide from Du'Met.
	+ This is a signal to Charlie's possible death by being gutted.
* In Homestead, the Curator can be seen in the house just after Du'Met enters.
	+ This is a signal to Jamie's possible death by being axed in the head.
* In Lake, the Curator can be seen just next to the burning boat just as the protagonists leave on the speedboat.
	+ This is a signal to the group's possible deaths when fighting Du'Met.
* In Ultimatum, the Curator can be seen outside Mark's cell standing right beside Du'Met after Du'Met switches the valve on the tube.
	+ This is a signal to Kate and Mark's possible deaths by having her insides dissolved with acid and suffocation with gas respectively.
* (Determinant) In The End, the Curator can be seen standing at the dock, at a distance from Du'Met holding a sniper rifle, after Mark accepted Du'Met's proposal and lured another group into the hotel.
	+ This is a signal to Kate and Mark's inevitable deaths by being sniped, when they fail to flee the island as the ferry is recalled.

## Errors and oversights

### *Man of Medan*

* In Ritual and Echo/Finding Friends, the Curator appears even if Brad and Fliss are not armed and/or not hallucinating, which prevents them from dying.
* In Revenge, the Curator appears even if Alex and Julia cannot die in the chapter due to Conrad not being able to block them or Fliss and Brad both being dead.
* In the second variation of Flooded with the fire on the ship, the Curator is nowhere to be seen.
* In The End, the Curator can't be seen due to the narrow field of view, if the group escaped on Duke and Julia has bends. He stands on the stairs and looks in Julia's direction, waiting for her death.

### *Little Hope*

* In Full Circle, the Curator appears even if Andrew has no bullets left.

### *House of Ashes*

* In The Horror, the Curator appears even if Eric and Rachel are dead, despite the other three protagonists being unable to die.

### *The Devil in Me*

* In the Curator's Cut of The World's Fair Hotel, The Curator is never seen.
* In the Theatrical Cut of Blackout, the Curator can't be seen behind Du'Met due to the darkness.
* In Waste Disposal, the end of Cliffside, and Lighthouse, the Curator doesn't appear for Charlie's possible deaths, namely being crushed in the shredder, falling from the beam, and being pushed off a cliff by Du'Met, respectively.

## Trivia

### Overview

* The Curator's hidden appearances slightly change in each game of the anthology.
	+ In *Man of Medan*, the game uses his model in the trench coat with idle animation, same as the one in the main menu. He stands with crossed hands behind his back, sometimes tilts his head, steps from foot to foot and looks forward.
	+ In *Little Hope*, the game also uses his model with different idle animation, although he completely freezes with his arms down, when the player can see him.
	+ In *House of Ashes*, the game uses a low poly mesh instead of the model, which means he can't be animated, although it also improves the performance. This mesh is the trench coat model, which was stopped with idle animation from the main menu, when Curator looks forward with crossed hands behind his back. There are two versions of the mesh, the Curator with tilted head to the left side and the other one with tilted head to the right side.
	+ In *The Devil in Me*, the game also uses same meshes with different levels of detalization (LOD).

### *Man of Medan*

* In the first variation of Flooded, the Curator stands near the cargo door and waits for its fall, right before the fight with Olson. He will make a comment about it during the credits: *"I suppose when... 'the curtain falls' you're either ready for it, or you're not."* This is a clear reference to the hallucination of the ballroom that Fliss sees, since the cargo door takes form of a curtain.

### *Little Hope*

* In Full Circle, the Curator appears only in this chapter, as all protagonists are imaginary and the prologue takes place in a dream, making Andrew's/Anthony's suicide the only "real" death in the game.