Burke

Spoilers ahead!This article contains spoilers for the story of Illusion Lock and Illusion Lock Village.
Burke is one of the players of Illusion Lock Village, and Sadie's twin. He lives in the house formerly lived in by Edgar, and is in contact with Ralph. He has posted several videos with footage of Illusion Lock Village on his channel Burke Darby, as well as appearing in a video on Ralph's channel.

## Story

Burke is first seen in ILV01 with his twin Sadie. Burke explains that they just moved into their house, and he found a USB labelled "Village" in the attic the day before. He isn't sure what to expect of the game, and explains that it was probably made by an indie development team. Burke and Sadie give a running commentary of the game as they are introduced to the characters, and Burke as player one is given control of Eleanor, though he offers to let Sadie play.

In ILV02, Burke mentions getting many emails from people claiming to have made the game, and asks people not to troll. He mentions that he's no longer into puzzles, though he used to like them, and prefers clear and easy to understand things. Sadie is concerned that hes lost his sense of adventure, and Burke tells her he no longer enjoys the things he used to. She brings up their last birthday party, and tells him to lower his expectations, pointing out that it has something to do with Rachel before they're distracted by the silent spot in the Church of Yotis. Burkes mic can be heard glitching at the end of the video.

ILV03 shows off Sports Mode, where Burke plays as Theresa. Burke wins the first match, but Sadie figures out the scoring system and beats him in the second match. However, we spend the majority of the video unable to understand Burke, as his mic cuts out and glitches.

At the beginning of ILV04 Burke explains that a mic is necessary for the game to be played, and they begin a mission to save Dishneck from the catacombs, as Burke points out that not everything has to be a puzzle and that the game is simply a game. He points out that he is on the left using the arrow keys, and Sadie's on the right using WASD, causing them to have to cross arms. He tells Sadie about a bad dream he had with Rachel in it, though he doesn't want to talk about it, and his phone ringing interrupts her reply. The call is from an unknown number, so he decides it isn't important. Continuing her earlier point, she says she enjoys pretending to be grass, or a stream, to escape the daily toils of human life, which Burke agrees with.

During ILV05, Burke answers a curiosity about whether characters can switch through objects. Afterwards, Sadie suggests Burke take Paisley to the silent spot in the Church of Yotis based on Eden's tea reading. Upon reaching the island, they discover the Older Paisley, reminding Burke of his weird feeling and causing Sadie to comfort him. Burke says that its his fault Rachel died, as he bought the whiskey and lied to her, but Sadie tells him it wasn't his fault as he had no way of knowing her medicine reacts with whiskey. She tells him they can edit that part out, causing Burke to tell her to leave it in and that everyone can ask who Rachel is and treat him like a puzzle to solve, but the conversation cuts out after Paisley takes Eleanor to the cave. Edgar comments that he can feel the presence of others, and after recieving a symbol Sadie's voice cuts back in, telling Burke they don't have to post the episode and she doesn't think any less of him. Burke agrees to talk to her if he ever feels the same way again, but Ralph knocks on their door, and they give the game away to Ralph.

Afterwards, Burke begins to seek therapy and take time off for his own issues. In ILV13, Burke is contacted by Ralph, asking for his help and offering money towards his therapy in exchange for him to help with the game. Ralph plays a song meant to transport himself into the game, with Burke meant to play the song backwards to take Ralph back out, but after playing it Burke is taken into the game instead. The video description implies that playing it backwards did not get Burke out the game, and Sadie later posted on her Twitter expressing worry for her brother as she hasn't seen him in a while.

## Character

Burke's appearance is unknown. He is close with Sadie, but isn't friends with Ralph. He also seems to have had a friendship with Rachel.

## Trivia

* Burke thematically represents the left brain, hence why he sits on the left but controls the right keys.