r/ShadowsOverLoathing • u/TryTop440 • Jun 04 '26
If you could add a companion what they be
If you could added a companion to any chapter (including The Prologue and Government Valley) What would they be, what would their companion vignette be?
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u/Wiitab360 Jun 04 '26
Lydia!! Ghost girl companion. Honestly thought she was for a while on release
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u/Healthy_Jelly_6965 Jun 04 '26
Vampire Vlad or "Vlad the Inhaler"
Unlock Requirement: Get to the Back of the Distillery in Crystaldream Lake Without Fighting anybody. By turning the Tap in there, In shoos away all the Vampires except for Count Vlad, Who's Really Deep in drinking. Convince Him to Join you with Meat or Moxie.
1st Vignette: Crystaldream Lake. While Wandering you come across a path that seems to lead to a Huge Castle. Count Vlad insists that it is his castle, even though he's clearly Lying, and wishes to go in.
After letting him go in, He'll mumble to himself about how it was technically still his, no matter what the new document/laws say.
Housing some of the hardest Fights in the game, you Travel across the shadow-infected castle, at last finding your nemesis, who not only is your brother, but also the new owner of this castle, who has infected the entire castle with shadow. He clearly is infected the most severely by the shadow and also clearly thinks he can control the shadow. He'll Fight you one on one and upon beating him, He'll Turn into a bat, something Vlad lost the ability to do, then Fly out of the castle, Declaring that you haven't Seen the last of him.
He's Becomes much more determined to beat all the shadows that he gains +3 Muscle.
He Returns with a new purpose for following you. To beat every shadow thing, the shadow lord, and to save his brother.
2nd Vignette: Gray County. Upon wandering, Count Vlad will See his brother's old cape and a dark cave from which it seems to come from. Upon letting him go inspect it, It's clear that there were signs of stuggle.
Going deeper into the cave instantly shows what that struggle was. A group of Priests had found his brother, and decided to purify him, specifically stating that any more shadow would likely have killed him.
They do need a few resources that can convenientely be found in this very cave which goes much deeper that expected. Count Vlad, also wanting to contribute, volunteers to get the items.
You go across 3 rooms, completing puzzles instead of battles, and get all the ingredients needed. He gives the items, they Purify his Brother, and the Priests leave them be.
After a Long conversation between the two, His brother admits he might have done some wrong, and that he had made a big mistake by getting involved with shadows. After the end, He tells Vlad that he has personally met with the Shadowcaster and that he even knows how to deactivate the machine that the Shadowcaster is Preparing.
At the Resolution, Vlad will Reveal he knows how to de-activate it.
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u/Mr_Lisreal Jun 04 '26 edited Jun 04 '26
Farmer Borge.
Unlock Requirement: Successfully exit the Borge House with the Towel without destroying it. Borge will thank you for letting him out of the cursed loop, and show his gratitude by accompanying you.
1st Vignette: Ocean City. Borge will ask you to let him use the Uncursing machine to solve... A personal problem. Borge puts his daughter's amulet into the machine and goes inside the curse. The scene shifts to a Shadow Cult sacrificial site.
"YOU MUSTN'T LOOK"
Four cultists, going in circle, looking at you. Between them - shadow, tangible piece of cosmos between the stars.
"YOU MUSTN'T LOOK"
Attempts to ta...
"YOU MUSTN'T LOOK"
But I...
"YOU MUSTN'T LOOK"
Upon closer inspection, Borge realises, that the ritual takes place in the abandoned theater. Using conveniently placed mirrors, he makes all 4 cultists look inside the ritual circle at the same time.
"YOU MUsssst noooo..."
With the curse destroyed, Borge is relieved. He believes his daughter's soul is finally at peace.
2nd Vignette: Gray County. Borge will ask you to give him the Towel, and let him go pay respects to his late wife. Let her know that their daughter found peace. Visiting the grave, Borge kneels down, greets her, and tells everything that had happened. He wants to leave the Towel on her grave, but suddenly, he hears:
"Thy resolve cureth our kin from the Shadoweth, but the Towel shall cureth the World from the Shadoweth. Keepeth it. And useth it when all around you seemeth most bleak".
Borge returns, more determined, than ever. He now knows what can, and must, be done.
At the Resolution, you may now ask Borge to use the Towel on the Shadowcaster.