The Photographer

**The Photographer** is the second mutant in The Mutant Universe, created just one week after The Ice Cream Man. He is very timid and shy, and does not actively seek out his victims. You can often find him wondering alone in the dark shadows of a building, but be careful, you don't want to startle him. His origins are unknown.

## About

The Photographer is a humanoid mutant in the appearance of a peculiar elderly man. He can be found lurking in dark corners of hotels, hospitals, and other public spaces, or even your own home.

He doesn't actively seek out his victims, but rather his victims are accidents. He is extremely private, timid, and shy, but when he is startled, he unhinges his jaw wide like a venomous snake in a quick reflex-like motion to reveal a black camera lens set in the back of his throat that instantly takes a victims picture and kills them. As the victim lays on the ground afterwards, their photo appears in their hand like a polaroid, and he slowly walks up to them, retrieves the photo to add it to his collection that he carries everywhere in his tattered, worn, backwards strapped briefcase.

It is unknown if The Photographer feels remorse for his actions, perhaps that is why he keeps the photos, to remember the unsuspecting souls he has taken. If anyone ever finds themselves in a situation with him, they should be as quiet as they can and don't make any sudden movements. If he notices them without being startled, he will give them a quick glance and be on his way.

Sightings of The Photographer occur mostly at dusk or very early in the morning. He walks swiftly as if he has a predetermined destination or is running late for an appointment. He constantly mumbles quietly to himself as he walks, as well has having his head bob in a distinct tremor. Although authorities have been trying to track him down since the first sighting decades ago, he always seems to flee the scene before they arrive, as if he never existed, like smoke in the wind.

## Appearance

The Photographer appears like an elderly man with no hair and a grin stretching from ear to ear. He has a small circular head and roundish oval body with sunken in white eyes with no pupils and a long pointed nose. His skin is deathly white with many wrinkles and cracks across his skin. He has long skinny arms and legs with bowed knees.

The Photographer has a large mouth that once opened, reveals many sharp yellowed teeth and a camera lens where his throat would be. He can open is jaw inhumanly wide.

He wears an all black outfit, a long sleeve black shirt, high waisted striped black and gray pants, black gloves and small dark gray shoes. He is always seen carrying a dirty brown briefcase.

## Abilities

### Photograph

The Photographer has the ability to use the camera in his throat to capture pictures of people to kill them. It is unknown how it kills them, but it can be assumed it takes their souls and traps them in the photograph produced.

## Trivia

* The Photographer is the first sculpture in the series to feature two interchangeable heads.
* From June 11, 2022 through the rest of June, The Ice Cream Man and The Photographer were on display at MiPOPS!, a comic and collectable store in Shelby Township, Michigan.

## Gallery

*See main article: The Photographer/Gallery.*

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Making Up MY OWN Little Nightmares Character 2 - Meet 'The Photographer'...
2. ↑ There is no official name for this ability, this name is created for reference purposes.
3. ↑ Ace of Clay on Twitter