James

> "*Daddy's home.*"
> ― James
>
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**James**, also referred to as **Daddy** or **Father**, is the main antagonist and boss of HOUSE Chapter 1.

## Description

He is Tabby and Melody's father. He seems to be the most affected by the house's influence, leading him to murder his own daughter and Toby. He has gray hair and both his shirt and pants are black. He also seems to have a little blood on him and holding a knife.

## Behavior

### Playing as Tabby

James does not appear at all until midnight. At midnight, the doorbell will ring, and James will enter the house from the front door.

If ~~Melody, Lisa, the Cat, the Rat or Dolly are alive, and Dolly has not been given to Melody~~ neither The Song nor Good Girl ending is succesfully initiated, he will begin to chase after Tabby. Unlike most characters, he requires three hits to kill. He can be easily damaged by both the shotgun (using the shotgun to shoot his jumping head does not require timing) and the bear trap, but he can also be attacked with the axe if he is stunned from having slipped on a puddle. Killing James will award the "Patricide" ending.

If Melody is alive, and she has been given Dolly, she will go to the main room at about 11:30pm and begin playing her flute. Upon hearing the song, James will fall to his knees and begin crying after entering the house. This awards the "The Song" ending.

If Melody, Lisa, the Cat, the Rat and Dolly are all dead in hands of Tabby, once James enters the house, Tabby will automatically come to the main room. James will then walk up to her and hug her. This awards the "Good Girl" ending.

If 8 frogs have been killed before midnight, James will not appear, being replaced with the Frog Lord.

### Playing as Melody

In the Melodies DLC, James can be found in the cellar in the parents room. James is sitting slumped over in a chair crying. If the player stabs at him with the scissors, he will look up and whistle "The Song" to Melody, unlocking a diary entry as well. If the player does nothing, Toby's body will wake up and kill him. If the player plays the song and lures Toby away, James will not be harmed by him. If the player learns the song from the rat, and plays it, James will get up and crawl out of the chair. If the player does not cut the noose trap before James arrives in the living room, he will be hanged, killing him. If the noose is cut, James will wait in the center of the living room until Jizo arrives. James will bite at the man's ankle, resulting in him stomping James's head in, killing him.

If the player uses the candle in the living room after killing Jizo, Father's ghost can be found. If spoke with, he will apologize to Melody for killing Toby, claiming the house did this to him. He will ask for forgiveness before fading away.

## Quotes from Chapter 1

* "Daddy's home." (Upon arrival when Melody has not been handed the doll, the family has not been saved or the family has been killed by Tabby's hands)
* "Daddy's... home..." (Upon arrival when Melody has been handed the doll)
* "Tabby, I'm home... You've been a very good girl." (Upon arrival when you have killed your family)

## Quotes from Chapter 2

### After being Rescued from Toby:

* "........"
* "Oouugh..."

### Post-Victory against Jizo:

* "We really showed him who's the boss around here, huh? Looks like you're gonna be headin' out now, eh? Look, I'm... sorry about the boy. Something took over me... Try to forgive your old man, okay? Bye, kidd-o."

## See Also

* Tabby
* Melody
* Endings