Driller Killer (Puppet Combo)

## Evil-Doer

The **Driller Killer** is a recurring antagonist in games made by Puppet Combo, first appearing as the main antagonist of the 2015 indie horror game *Power Drill Massacre*, and later the main antagonist in *Night Watch*. He's a tall, enigmatic and psychotic serial killer who's isolated himself in the mountains of an unknown location hiding out in an abandoned factory where he stalks, abducts and later tortures and kills all who cross into his hideout.

## Appearance:

The Driller Killer is an adult Caucasian male with short, dark brown hair. His 1987 wanted poster describes him as being of slender build, imposingly tall at 6'1" (185 cm) to 6'5" (195 cm), bearded and anywhere from 35 to 48 years old. He wears a grimy, white one-piece boiler suit, a worn, white Greek theater mask, dark grey gloves and brown shoes. In his right hand, he wields a grey, cordless 1970's power drill.

During his appearance in *Night Watch*, which is set in 1978, his outfit is completely clean. By the time of the events in *Power Drill Massacre*, which takes place in 1987, his suit and drill have become much dirtier and his mask has begun to degrade, presumably meaning that he's been wearing the same clothes for the last decade.

## Biography:

The background of the Driller Killer is unknown, but at some point of time, he became a deranged psychopath and started going on a killing spree. He would acquire a gray colored boiler suit, white mask and black gloves and would acquire a power drill that he would use to kill anyone in his sight. At some point before 1987 (the year that PDM takes place in), he would discover an abandoned factory located in a mountainous area in the middle of nowhere and would take up residence there nicknaming parts of the factory as his "sugar tunnel" and hiding out while waiting for unsuspecting people to fall into his path.

## In-Game Experience:

In the *Power Drill Massacre*, a young woman named Megan finds herself stranded in the middle of nowhere after the car she and her boyfriend Jeff were driving crashes. Jeff is injured and Megan decides to look for help and eventually stumbles upon an abandoned factory, the home of the infamous killer. Megan soon finds herself trapped in the building and looks for anyone to help her, but is alone with only the killer and the ghosts of his victims. In Ending B, the bad ending, Megan is caught by the killer and he takes her to a room where he strips her naked and puts her in a cage. He talks in a strange gibberish language that she can't understand and kills her out of rage for not understanding her.

The Driller Killer makes an appearance towards the end of *Night Watch* where Park Ranger Jim hears cries of help from a nearby campsite. He goes to investigate only to be attacked by the killer and knocked unconscious. After being knocked out, Jim wakes up sometime later having been taken to his lair and is trapped in a cage where his hands are tied behind his back. The killer peaks around corners while grunting before charging at Jim and killing him.

## Personality:

Personality-wise, the killer is psychotic and is obsessed with defending his hideout and stalks anyone that enters into his factory and seeks to abduct and/or kill them. He chases his victims persistently, while emitting ear-piercing screeches of madness. In the bad ending of the game, he talks in gibberish and gets angry when Megan doesn't understand him, which causes him to kill her out of rage.

He possesses some childish tendencies, such as living in a room filled with toys and immature wallpapers and sometimes even plays a music box, which can be occasionally heard while exploring the factory and when he captures Megan.

Despite his mental retardation, he is an apt stalker and has a nearly perfect knowledge of his hideout, using the hidden tunnels as passages to take Megan by surprise. The killer knows his way around what he's dubbed as a "Sugar Tunnel". It's full of dead-ends and one of them has "Surprise!" written on the wall with running into it triggering the Driller Killer instantly appearing there and murdering Megan. Also, it's possible that while terrorizing Park Ranger Jim, he steals his rifle in order for Jim to be defenseless against the killer. It's also speculated that the Driller Killer may be religious as he seemingly states a bible verse after killing Megan and Jim, but he's also implied to be a Satanist as indicated by a pentagram symbol which can be found in the abandoned hut in *Night Watch*.

## Trivia:

* According to Ben Cocuzza, the main developer behind Puppet Combo, the Driller Killer has the mind of a three-year-old child.
* A dismembered corpse of one of his victims can be found in a room located in the basement. After a few seconds, the killer will come out of a door behind it and chase you. If the player survives and returns to the room, the body is nowhere to be found.
* According to a wanted poster of the killer, he seems to reside in Pennsylvania as he's wanted by the Pennsylvania State Police.
* There is a rare chance of the art pieces depicting naked women in different poses start flashing on the screen for the fraction of a second. It's unknown if that's in any way related to the Driller Killer himself or the game's lore.
* While the Driller Killer speaks incoherently in-game, there are three .wav audio files, containing dialogue apparently spoken by him. Since these are not used in the final game, it's likely that these soundbites aren't canon.

## Gallery:

The Driller Killer's appearance in his Arcade Edition.The Driller's wanted poster.The Driller Killer's first model appearance.The Driller Killer staring into your soul.The Driller Killer charging at Park Ranger Jim.