Sal Fisher (sally face)²

Sal Fisher, also known as "Sally Face", is the game's main protagonist. The son of Henry and Diane Fisher, a tragic accident during his childhood resulted in the death of his mother and left his face severely scarred, forcing him to wear a facial prosthetic. Years after this incident, Sal and his father moved to the town of Nockfell to start anew, residing in room 402 of the Addison Apartments. The game focuses on various events throughout Sal's life, focusing on his investigation of the sinister mysteries surrounding his new home and his attempts to stop the God Eaters.

appearance

Sal's most prominent feature is his prosthetic face mask, which is primarily white with a light pink eye patch over his right eye. He has blue eyes, the right one being a prosthetic eye. From what has been seen of his face: he has a large scar running diagonally across the right side of his mouth, splitting his lips and exposing his teeth; a scar on his left cheek, as well as several other smaller scars scattered across the rest of his face; a dent on the right side of his lower jaw; and the cartilage on his nose is completely missing. He has shoulder-length bright blue hair that he usually keeps tied in pigtails, and two piercings in each ear. He is noticeably short, being the second shortest among his group of friends. As a teenager, Sal wore a black sweater, ripped red jeans, and blue and white sneakers. In "The Wretched", he wore a black hooded sweatshirt, a pair of blue fingerless gloves, and green earmuffs when he was in the snow. As an adult, he wears an identical suit to the one he wore as a teenager and his hair is loose. His bangs have grown asymmetrically, so that the right side covers his right eye. His prosthesis now has what are presumably pieces of tape holding the pieces together.

personality

Sal was an adventurous teenager. He seemed to be resourceful and had the ability to remain calm during stressful situations, as seen through his interactions with ghosts. He was shown to be friendly and polite regardless of any rude or skittish responses he might receive from people reacting to his prosthetic limbs and was openly affectionate towards his friends. Sal frequently heard or said kind words to others, even those who had been hostile towards him, as evidenced in "The Bologna Incident", when he comforted a crying Travis in the boys' bathroom. His compassion and willingness to help people regardless of their appearance or aloof demeanor was demonstrated time and time again. Although a kind person, Sal was capable of snapping back at those who tried to hurt him through the use of sarcasm. In "The Bologna Incident", his quick wit was demonstrated in response to Travis' bullying. However, he did not report the punch to the face he received as a result and did not correct comments made to him out of ignorance rather than malice (such as when Miss Rosenberg calls him by the wrong gender), suggesting that he did not like confrontation. He also did not seem to approve of violence, as he protested when his friends even jokingly threatened to kill Travis for bullying Sal. Although Sal is a man, he doesn't seem to care how people perceive him or traditional gender roles, as evidenced by his traditionally feminine hairstyle and the fact that he didn't bother to correct Miss Rosenberg when she referred to Sal as a girl upon meeting him. Also, upon meeting Megan for the first time, she tells him, "Pigtails are for girls, silly!", to which he replies that no one said only girls could wear their hair in pigtails and that he likes that style too.

personality

As an adult, Sal seemed to be much more jaded and less trusting of others and opened up to them with great hesitation.

Childhood On August 16, 1984, the Fisher family went on a picnic to a picturesque, sunny spot, where a young Sal finds a dog and is eager to pet it. After some prodding, his mother allows Sal to visit the animal. However, it is revealed that the "dog" was, in fact, a man wearing a dog mask (presumably Kenneth Phelps) and wielding a shotgun. His intent was to end the boy's life due to the prophecy that foretold that a child would thwart the God-Eaters' plans. The boy survived the encounter, but at the cost of his mother's life. For years to come, Sal would maintain that his mother was killed by a man, not a wild animal, even if his psychiatrist and father did not believe him. After a fateful visit to the hospital, Sal had to adjust to a new life with her prosthetic face and internalized the nickname that bullies would later give her: Sally Face.

Unknown circumstances led the two remaining members of the Fisher family out of New Jersey and into the mysterious abode of Room 402 of the Addison Apartments. Halfway through unpacking, Sal decided to take a break, and after sharing his feelings about the move with his father, he went off to explore the resort. After meeting the lovely Lisa Johnson, Sal meets Larry Johnson, Lisa's heavy metal-loving son, who quickly befriends the newcomer. After Larry confides to Sal the details of Charley Mansfield's murder of Mrs. Sanderson, the boy rushes to offer his help. After devising a plan of action and receiving a walkie-talkie from Larry, Sal returns to his room to await his friend's signal. After the officers are sidelined by a false report of a robbery, Sal enters Room 403 and witnesses the carnage committed by Mansfield, the silhouette of Sanderson's body, and an empty space between two glowing ponies. Returning to Larry, they decided they had to retrieve Charley's stolen Shiny Pony and hand it over to the authorities. A quick visit to Charley's room made it clear to Sal that the collector wouldn't let him near his toys, so he had to find another way. Visiting the fifth floor, Sal finds old laxatives in the bathroom of room 504 and the ghost of young Megan Holmes, but the supernatural being is too scared to talk to Sal for long. Despite everything, Sal continued with his plan. After adding the laxatives to a cup of Addison's tea, Sal has gotten Charley to abandon his surveillance of his beloved collection to attend to more pressing matters in the bathroom. Sal takes the toy and delivers it to the detective on the first floor. Mansfield is arrested and taken away.

As Sal leaves the apartment to see Charley off, curiosity leads him to the coroner's van, where Mrs. Sanderson's decomposing corpse lay, bagged and awaiting processing.

The curse A few months into Sal's stay at the Addison Apartments, he began to suffer from nightmares. In one particular dream, Sal was at the picnic where his mother was murdered and then put himself in Larry's shoes when he was fixing the toilet for Sandy Sanderson on the day of her death. After being devoured by the toilet, Sal encounters the Shiny Pony he used to frame Charley, begging for water. When the plumbing is restored, the Shiny Pony swells up, serving as a bridge for Sal to return to the "surface" to witness Mansfield's murder of Sanderson. A trail of bloody footprints leads to a seated Charley Mansfield, admonishing him for his actions. Sal is startled awake as Charley's skin peels away to reveal a coal-black demon with red eyes. Sal confides the details of his most recent vision to Larry, who is skeptical of the whole affair. Despite this, Larry takes Sal up to his treehouse to tell him the story of his past. Sal immediately recognizes the Red-Eyed Demon from Larry's story (he had seen it in the apartment's kitchen on his first day) and offers to help him lift its "curse." After retrieving an enigmatic Puzzle Box from a trunk containing the possessions of Larry's father, Jim Johnson, the two head back inside. After a failed attempt to summon Megan Holmes from the bathroom in Room 504, Larry recommends that Sal speak to Todd Morrison, the resident brainiac and believer in the unknown. Sal, eager to prove to Larry that spirits do exist, doesn't hesitate to pay Todd a visit.

Entering Room 202 of Todd's apartment, Sal encounters Ashley Campbell. Todd agrees to help Sal ​​by modifying his Gear Boy so that it can better detect supernatural activity. After cannibalizing radio antennas and Larry's Walkie Talkie, the device was ready to be tested in Todd's bathroom. It was there that they brought out the tearful ghost of Greg Montague, who is promptly scared off by the Red-Eyed Demon.

Todd recovers from the initial shock of the supernatural occurrences and advises Sal to run more tests as he digs further into the history of the murders at the Addison Apartments. Sal's tests lead to the discovery of several levels of a mysterious game throughout the apartment complex and the ghost of Jim Johnson. Sal does not share any of his discoveries with his friends. When Megan remained hidden, even with the enhanced tracking device, Sal returned to Todd and learned that the officers who arrested Charley were not registered in the police database and that the Charley Mansfield who was arrested was nothing like the one they knew. Also, old reports about Megan's body found at Wendigo Lake show photographs of the girl when she was still alive. Sal recovers Megan's necklace from the same lost object that contained the Super Gear Boy cartridge, takes Larry back to room 504, and uses the Super Gear Boy and the cross necklace to successfully break Megan Holmes out. After another brief interaction that revealed a friendship between Jim Johnson and Megan's father, Luke Holmes, the demon scares her away and leaves a stunned Larry and Sal behind. They both agreed that the room in the apartment merited further investigation. Larry left Sal to retrieve a crowbar from David, a former drug addict, while he returned to care for his ailing mother.

A visit inside David's room 302 led Sal to the discovery of the missing piece of Jim Johnson's puzzle box. Before returning the crowbar to Larry, Sal solved the box and discovered a strange computer chip inside. When the chip merges with Todd's computer, the Phantom gives Sal a garbled message about a "red ball." When the vision ends, Sal discovers that the chip has somehow been replaced by a Rubix cube, and neither Todd nor Larry remembers the object.

Using the crowbar to enter room 403, Sal briefly conversed with the spirit of the recently deceased Mrs. Sanderson, before she too was scared away by the demon. Returning to Room 504, Sal was finally able to enter the bedroom and summon the ghost of Stacy Holmes, who says nothing before disappearing. Further into the bedroom, Sal found a hole in the wall leading to another room. Entering the hole, Sal summoned the hanging ghost of Luke Holmes. When Sal attempted to speak to him, the ghost shed its skin to reveal an agitated Red-Eyed Demon. Before the demon could do anything, it was eliminated with a special device created by Todd and used by an intervening Larry. When the threat had clearly passed, Sal comforted a grieving Larry over his father's "abandonment."

The Bologna Incident Most of the events following the Red-Eyed Demon's disappearance turned out to be normal for Sal (save for the disappearance of several students), who had become good friends with Todd, Ashley, Chug, and Maple. Events turned paranormal again the day Sal had a math test. Sal, who had finished his math test long before the rest of his class, became distracted by doodling before falling asleep. He is abruptly awakened by Mrs. Packerton and assured that he did well on his test, earning the wrath of the bully: Travis Phelps. As class comes to an end, Travis confronts Sal and Ashley in the hallways and punches the former in the face, drawing blood in the process. Sal rejects all of his classmates' offers to get back at Travis, insisting that it would only make matters worse with him. The next day at lunch, Sal notices that the bologna he's being served tastes weirder than usual, causing his friends to start speculating about the meat's origins. Rather than leave the matter a mystery, Sal opted to investigate, and his group (excluding Chug and Maple) agreed to help. After being harshly turned down by lunch lady Kim Yazzie, Sal turns to alternative solutions. Suspecting that Kim was responsible for the state of the bologna, Sal teamed up with Larry and took a photograph from the woman's archive. Since Kim Yazzie was a former amateur nature photographer, Sal took a photograph of a bird and presented it to Kim, who was then willing to give the boy a sample of the bologna and the identity of the school's supplier: Mrs. Packerton.

After examining the bologna, Sal's group concluded that they needed more information on where Packerton had gotten the bologna. Before the lunch period ended, Sal and Larry broke into Packerton's classroom and opened his desk drawer to find many cult items, including an item similar to Jim Johnson's puzzle box. Not long after, Sal suffers another vision of The Phantom who delivers an indecipherable message before fading away.

The temple Sal and Larry retrieve Todd and enter a basement room hidden by shelves of lost and found. Although the room is empty, for the most part, Sal discovers a basement door that leads to an area deeper underground. They enter the God Eaters' temple and place Todd at the entrance to keep the front door open. After navigating through the temple's maze and pressure plate puzzle doors, Sal and Larry come across a pedestal before another door. Sal placed the piece he stole from Packerton on the pedestal which opened the door and led to a room filled with piles of bones from the Cult's victims. Miraculously, Ashley emerged unharmed and was discovered unconscious on one of the piles. After getting Ashley out of the temple, the group wanted to know what they should do to make sure Packerton couldn't hurt anyone else. Much to Sal's horror, his friends suggested killing her. Sal convinced them to sleep on it, but the next morning they learned that no action was necessary as Packerton was killed by a drunk driver on her way home.

The infection of the eternal When Sal returned home, he received disturbing text messages from Larry. When his stepbrother didn't answer his cell phone, Sal ran to the treehouse behind the apartment building, only to find Larry's suicide note detailing the purpose of his actions: the darkness was beginning to infect him. Later, according to what Ashley said at Sal's trial, Ash went to see him and thought he was drunk. She argued with him for the first time and let Henry and Lisa know that Sal was not okay. She later regrets not staying with Sal. Sal put on the Necrolight guitar and enlisted Todd's help. He investigated the treehouse and found an empty bottle of alcohol on the ground. Before a proper investigation could be conducted, Sal was teleported to the roof of the apartment building, right next to the pillar, by the ghost of Alyson Rosenberg. With the help of the Ghost of Larry, Sal destroyed the pillar and (temporarily) freed the residents from the Eternal's control. Entering Terrence Addison's room, Sal learned the truth. The Eternal had attempted to infect the building before and had managed to possess every member of the Addison clan, but was only stopped by a young Terrence who was able to fight off its influence long enough to slaughter his family and stop it from spreading. The Eternal manifested itself within Terrence and had been fighting to control it for decades. Using the Necrolight guitar, Sal killed the Infinite and briefly met the real Terrence Addison, who gave him a dire mission: kill everyone infected by the Darkness or the shadows will consume more people. After much deliberation, Sal relented and killed all of the apartment building's residents, including his own father.

Once the deed was done, Sal exited the building and was greeted by a horrified Ashley Campbell and the Nockfell Police Department.

The trial An unspecified time later, Sal Fisher, branded by the media as "The Sally Face Killer," was arrested and awaited trial. The courts assigned him Dr. Enon as a psychiatrist to determine whether or not he was a victim of his own mental instability. Enon questioned Sal, eager to learn details of the convict's strange dreams and stories and hoping they would explain why Sal committed mass murder. During the penultimate session before his trial, Sal told Enon about his dream in the hospital and finding his mother's dead body. Enon dismissed it as an "interesting dream" and asked Sal to share the details of his first day at Addison Apartments. Sal agreed, but was initially unwilling to divulge any details about Larry Johnson after high school, but by the time he was willing to talk, the session was over. In their last session, Sal shared his encounters with the Red-Eyed Demon and the ghosts of the Addison Apartments with Enon, who rejects the idea of ​​supernatural intervention in his patient's life. When the session time had elapsed again, Sal was dragged away and yelled at Enon to investigate Larry's treehouse with the promise that answers awaited him there. Three days before Sal's interview with fake news anchor Clare Nettles (or the cult member who replaced her), Sal had another dream about The Phantom, this time speaking in understandable sentences. Sal then learned that Enon was dead and had 73 hours left.

When Sal met with Clare, he claimed that he did not want a lawyer and would represent himself at the upcoming trial. Clare told Sal that the most popular question about him was his refusal to eat bologna. Sal reluctantly shared all the details of the bologna incident on two conditions: that the story be aired unedited and that he be informed of Todd Morrison's condition. Clare kept her end of the deal and informed Sal of her friend's worsening condition. Sal begged to see him, claiming that he knew what was wrong. During his trial, Sal recounts the events of that fateful day leading up to the mass murder.

The infection of the eternal When Sal returned home, he received disturbing text messages from Larry. When his stepbrother didn't answer his cell phone, Sal ran to the treehouse behind the apartment building, only to find Larry's suicide note detailing the purpose of his actions: the darkness was beginning to infect him. Later, according to what Ashley said at Sal's trial, Ash went to see him and thought he was drunk. She argued with him for the first time and let Henry and Lisa know that Sal was not okay. She later regrets not staying with Sal. Sal put on the Necrolight guitar and enlisted Todd's help. He investigated the treehouse and found an empty bottle of alcohol on the ground. Before a proper investigation could be conducted, Sal was teleported to the roof of the apartment building, right next to the pillar, by the ghost of Alyson Rosenberg. With the help of the Ghost of Larry, Sal destroyed the pillar and (temporarily) freed the residents from the Eternal's control. Entering Terrence Addison's room, Sal learned the truth. The Eternal had attempted to infect the building before and had managed to possess every member of the Addison clan, but was only stopped by a young Terrence who was able to fight off its influence long enough to slaughter his family and stop it from spreading. The Eternal manifested itself within Terrence and had been fighting to control it for decades. Using the Necrolight guitar, Sal killed the Infinite and briefly met the real Terrence Addison, who gave him a dire mission: kill everyone infected by the Darkness or the shadows will consume more people. After much deliberation, Sal relented and killed all of the apartment building's residents, including his own father. Once the deed was done, Sal left the building and was greeted by a horrified Ashley Campbell and the Department

Although his name is Sal, people often call him "Sally" or "Sally Face," names Sal picked up from his former bullies. Sal was originally conceived as a boy with a girl's face sewn on.[2] Sal has a cat named Gizmo. Sal is confirmed to be on medication (seen in his room) for anxiety, depression, and migraines. It is strongly implied that Sal has romantic feelings for Ashley. In "The Wretched", Sal's glass eye can be seen in a glass of water on his nightstand after he wakes up from a nightmare. Sal inherited his unnatural hair color from his father, as his mother was blonde. Sal plays electric guitar, as evidenced by the guitar and amplifier in his room. Sal's favorite types of music are rock and metal, although he likes a little bit of everything. Sal's best friend is Larry. Her zodiac sign is Sagittarius. With this in mind, her birthstone could be topaz or blue zircon. It is heavily implied that Sal's facial disfigurement may have been caused by a DOG attack due to the events that occurred in the flashback at the beginning of "The Wretched". In the dream in “Memories and Dreams,” it was revealed that his face was blown apart by the shotgun while his mother was trying to protect him. In Russian, Sal's nickname, "Sally Face", translates as "Salli-kromsali", which literally means "shattered Sally". Sal never takes off his mask in public because he doesn't like the idea of ​​others seeing his face. Steve Gabry compared the feeling of having his prosthesis removed in public to the feeling of having his pants removed in public. Additionally, Sal enjoys the moments when he can take off his mask and eat in private without having to worry about other people watching him.

When eating, he unbuckles the lower straps, revealing nothing. Steve Gabry said that Sal's favorite fruit would be applesauce, as he would find it easy to eat with the mask on. [3] Sal doesn't have any particular favorite food, as he has grown accustomed to eating whatever is convenient for him. However, if he had a favorite, it would probably be pizza. [3] The only people known to have seen his real face are Henry Fisher, Ashley Campbell, Larry Johnson, and Dr. Enon. Sal would have to remove his prosthesis in order to take identification photographs. [3] Steve Gabry, the developer of "Sally Face", said that Sal is his favorite character in the game during an interview. [3] According to Ash during "The Trial", Sal once told him that he was afraid to drink because addiction runs in his family and he didn't want to be an alcoholic.

In "The Trial", it is revealed that Sal hates coffee. Sal's prosthetic face appears as an Easter egg in IMMURE, a video game also worked on by Steve Gabry. During a Twitter Q&A on August 25, 2019, developer Steve Gabry revealed several details about Sal: Sal is from northern New Jersey. His accent is not very strong, it is only noticeable in the pronunciation of certain words. He wears dresses for formal events and occasionally just for fun. His sexual orientation is intentionally left ambiguous so that the player can project it onto the character and because romance is not a major factor in the story. The idea for Sal to have a prosthetic face probably came from a nightmare Steve had. Furthermore, Sal's chronic nightmares were inspired by the night terrors Steve experienced during his childhood. Sal's scream in "The Trial" is royalty-free sound that was slightly modified. Sal's crying in the same episode was recorded by Steve himself, as he couldn't find a suitable crying sound. At some point, Sal's prosthetic limb broke, hence the discolored piece over his right eye. The ghost of Sal that appears in "Memories and Dreams" resembled what Jim Johnson looks like in "Le Miserable." The Matrix was the last movie Sal and Larry saw together. They liked it so much that they saw it twice in the theater.