Dan

**Dan** is a character in *House Party*. He is based on Dan Avidan, one of three winners of a 2018 contest to be added to the game. Like his real-life counterpart, Dan is Arin's partner in the comedy duo the Game Grumps, and he has a friend named Ninja Brian.

While Arin was out partying, Dan studied the blade...with Ninja Brian.

Dan is introduced to the game during Game Jam. Katherine mentions being a fan of the Game Grumps, and wishes she were attending their sold out live show tonight. Since she knows they'll be flying in via hot air balloon, she devises a plan to disrupt their radio signal.

As the balloon approaches the house, Arin is trying to radio someone named "Chet" (aka "Busteroo") to prepare for their arrival. Because the signal is jammed, Arin and Dan mistakenly bring the balloon down for a landing near the Hot Tub and jump out into the middle of the Yard. When you talk to them, Arin angrily chastises you, mistaking you for Chet. Once Arin and Dan realize you're not Chet, they call you "Not-Chet" for the rest of the game. After Dan realizes the balloon has flown off and they left their phones aboard, Arin and Dan become desperate to find a way out of the house to make it to their show in time.

Since the real Dan did not agree to any explicit content in the game, his role is primarily to walk around the house making amusing remarks about the game and its characters. Arin and Dan are almost always together, and nearly everything you can do with one also involves the other.

## Opportunities

Dan is currently the only House Party character who is not assigned to any opportunities. Game Jam (which brings him to the party) is assigned to Katherine, and Return of the Grumps (which leads to his departure) is assigned to Arin.

## Bits

Arin and Dan have various "shenanigans" they can engage in without other guests, including:

* Seeing the owl painting in the Art Room
* Trying to jump the fence
* Trying to get car keys or a cell phone by tricking someone into playing a role-playing game in the Garage
* Arin being convinced he's in a dream, and asking Dan to drop a Toaster in the bathtub to shock him out of it
* Dan finding the Master Bedroom Closet and the pair being awestruck by the coats
* Arin gets hypnotized by the Painting in the Dining Room

## NPC interactions

Aside from story-related dialogue, Dan has several interactions with NPCs:

* Katherine talks to Dan about how hot air balloons shouldn't be able to fly.
* Derek tries to clear up Dan's understanding of what a furry is.
* Dan and Arin try to bring peace between Madison and Ashley with a song about sibling friendship.
* Dan and Arin attempt to comfort Brittney.
* Arin ridicules Amy over the nature of her scavenger hunt, while Dan accidentally implies he has engaged in kidnapping for such a challenge.
* Lety has special dialogue for the Game Grumps during her easter egg ending in Derezzed.
* Dan can also comment during your interactions with Stephanie.
* Arin and Dan take exception to Patrick wondering how Frank can be into both guys and girls.
* Arin and Dan pitch an acting role to Patrick as the Diddle Kid.
* Rachael tries to flirt with Dan, before Arin redirects Dan to their task of leaving the party.
* Arin can confess to Dan that he has watched Internet videos featuring Vickie.

## Items

Dan has quest-specific reactions to Madison's Phone, Patrick's Phone, the Open Briefcase, and the Starbomb Box, since these can all be used to end the Return of the Grumps opportunity.

He also has unique reactions to the following items:

* A Dildo
* Bathroom Skeleton Key
* Blue Hair Dye
* Chocolate Bar
* Flower
* Foam Finger
* Katana
* Mysterious Key
* Natty Lite (see achievement *D-Club Certified*)

Giving Dan any food item (besides the Chocolate Bar) will trigger a general remark about eating salmon with bears.

## Events

Dan has custom reactions to seeing the following events:

* The Kettle pot whistling on the stove
* Katherine posing for her topless photo shoot
* Frank dancing with Julius Squeezer in Broken Code

## Player actions

Dan can comment or interact when you perform the following actions:

* Using the Vape to breath vapor at Dan
* Shining a light in Dan's face (using Madison's Phone or Patrick's Phone)
* Hitting Arin with an object
* Taking Patrick's Merlot
* Giving the Merlot back to Patrick
* Stealing something
* Sitting by the Fire Pit
* Sitting in the Hot Tub
* Selecting a music track
* Inspecting bug zapper
* Inserting MP3 Player
* Climbing the Gutter to Roof
* Playing beer pong in the Garage
* Rummaging through the Trash Can in the Kitchen
* Crouch-moving

## Combat

Dan has custom reactions to any of the following combat situations:

* Arin is knocked out
* Arin enters combat state
* Patrick is attacked
* Men fighting
* Women fighting
* You enter combat state
* You attack Dan or Arin

## Trivia

In background chatter, Dan can lament how the game is going to defeat him, and that "Ross" must have designed it. This is a reference to animator and game streamer Ross O'Donovan, AKA RubberNinja, a friend and frequent collaborator with the Game Grumps, who has released several exceptionally difficult Mario Maker levels played by the Grumps on their channel.

During commentary on their gameplay of the game after their characters were added, Dan states that, citing Dan's attraction to Rachael during their earlier playthroughs, dialogue was written where Rachael and Dan would flirt with each other. Dan objected to this, as he felt it would be disrespectful to his real-life girlfriend. In the released content, Dan ignores Rachael's advances in favor of trying to leave the party.

## References

1. ↑ EEK! GAMES ANNOUNCES WINNERS FOR ITS HOUSE PARTY VIDEO GAME AUDITIONS - Gamasutra
2. ↑ Reference to "Spoiler Owl - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FYlOzLgbhY
3. ↑ Arin uses the "Gollum" voice - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICIE5NDKY44
4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZpaYeH8x68
5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxRqAuHNXFM
6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py7zbpMbi9w
7. ↑ Reference to Zognoids - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4XNXxVOGPs
8. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRQGRBgN\_Eno4h3d-LKBHSB7K89cWAC4f

## External links

* Dan on the *Game Grumps* wiki
* Dan on the Nintendo wiki