! SHIFT 3 SPOILERS !
Lots of people think BB and Red are the same person, but I don't. And here's why:
1. Scarlette.
- BB has a photo of Scarlette with her original color in his locker. The handwriting on the photo doesn't look like BB's, and there's also a year written in the back - 2004.
- BB stated he went to army in 2003 and returned 4 years later. He also said he started riding after he started working in the garage, and he didn't have a bike when he was working at Paw Pizza.
Summary: The pic was taken by Scarlette's previous owner, who then gave it to BB. The previous owner was most likely Red Biker. Why? The red helmet.
2. The red helmet.
- The mysterious red helmet belonged to someone else.
MC: I rarely see helmets with devil faces on them.
BB: Maybe... The man who wore this thought he was a devil. Or wanted everyone else to think he was.
MC: Wait... It's not yours?
BB: I borrowed it.
MC: Then is the previous owner fine?
BB: He just doesn't need it anymore.
- I don't think BB was wearing it himself because he says in other dialogue that red seems unnecessarily visible for him. He probably just kept it as a memorable thing. Like a piece of someone who was important to him.
3. Red color.
- BB doesn't like to draw attention to himself, he doesn't like when people look at him too much.
MC: I would've bet money you weren't the type of guy who likes drawing attention to himself.
BB: Then you would have made a lot of money. I prefer complete anonymity.
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MC: And... you only have black and white clothes in there? I think you'd look good in... I don't know-
MC: -red?
BB: Red seems unnecessarily visible. I prefer not to attract attention if I can avoid it.
- When BB and MC were talking about his phonecase, he said the person who gave it to him thought he lacked color. Concidering this, I think he was always wearing black/something neutral, so full red motorcycle gear sounds like something completely opposite to him. Besides, he also said in one of the dialogues that the gear takes too much time to put on, and he doesn't wear it for this reason.
MC: Pretty sure this doesn't even belong to you.
BB: It doesn't. Someone gave it to me.
BB: They told me I lacked color.
4. The second photo in the locker.
- On the second photo in BB's locker, someone else is standing with their back to the camera. Even though just a little piece of them was shown, we can see letters TI on their back.
Now take a look at Red's gear. Do you see something familiar?
DUCATI. Fits the letters on the photo.
- Why are this person's clothes not painted red on the photo, though the sharpie writing does? Because it would draw the player's attention, and it would basically confirm Red being not the same person as BB right away. There wouldn't be any intrigue anymore.
5. Mad Dog receipt in BB's wallet.
- The receipt dated October 2009, i.e. a month before the events of the game. When MC decided to give BB her number in shift 2, a message thread that also dated one month ago was in his phone. Laly wouldn't put such detail in the game if it didn't have a meaning behind it. This message thread could've been with Red.
- Lane was the cashier. Now remember his line, "Too many bikers these days." He probably meant BB and Red showing up at Mad Dog. Why didn't he recognize BB after that, then? BB probably was wearing the other helmet - his helmet on the photo in the locker is different, and he gives MC a matte black helmet before driving her to work in shift 3. So that means he has at least 2 of them: his present one and the one from the photo.
- Salted peanuts were in the receipt. At the end of shift 3, Red asked MC to scan a pack of salted peanuts that were no longer in stock, as she thought. Overall, the snacks listed in the receipt were salty, while BB has a sweet tooth, so it probably wasn't him buying all that stuff. Why did he keep the receipt, though? Honestly, I have no idea yet. Maybe something meaningful happened that day, and he decided to keep it as a reminder.
6. The scene at the end of shift 3.
- Red says to MC something like, "You won't do that for him? For me?". And I think by "he" Red meant BB, no matter whose route you chose. There are a lot of hints in the game that MC knew BB before, and I can't say the same about Lane. When MC went to Lane's for the key, she had a flashback, and Lane there was acting like he met her just a couple of days ago. Also, I doubt Amelia would've introduced MC to her brother due to their dynamic, so that means MC hadn't met Lane before she started working at Mad Dog.
- Red said he would drag MC back if she doesn't go back herself. She said she'll never do that, so something definitely happened in the past between her, BB, and Red. They were probably friends until the incident.
I know there are probably some things that might sound out of nowhere to someone, or something like, "I think so just because I feel so," but that's just my theory. And theories are supposed to show someone's perception and interpretation of the details and given information. So I just stated here what seemed logical to me, although it might still sound not as logical and neat as it is in my head, because I'm bad and converting my thoughts into proper sentences. Anyway, I did my best to make things look organized and meaningful.















