#baronsreplies

Daniel was brought up in a very precarious environment. He had an alcholic, abusive father that regularly beat him and his sister throughout his childhood, plus, he was bullied in school as well. He was repressed, harshly taught not to fight back, and that’s why I see Daniel as the kind of person that suffers in silence until it becomes too much for him to bear, thus becoming prone to sudden violent outbursts. ->Henry Bedloe flashback

Because of his traumatic childhood, I see adult Daniel (and mind you, we’re not yet talking about the game timeline) as a nervous, timid man, unconsciously seeking approval from more dominating individuals, unresolved daddy issues that will come in handy later as soon as Alexander shows up.

I think he’s still a bit childish (“Like for drinking!" "Are there more… dead men there?”) at times, because he wasn’t allowed to live his childhood in first place. In my opinion, if only he was free of the restraints of his society, or the unfortunate set of coincidences that affected him during his expedition in Algeria, I see a potential for his character to grow into a very interesting and creative individual, and that’s what I hope to show through my crossovers.

Infact, if you follow Vampnesia, perhaps you’ve noticed that I made Daniel much less timid. He doesn’t remember his father, Alexander, nor the sequence of traumas that led him to act in a certain way. Vampnesia!Daniel is much more confident than my regular Daniel.

The Shadow, Alexander, and basically everything that happened in that damn game, encouraged Daniel on his path to insanity. All it took was a gentle coaxing by the baron into doing his bidding, plus the sensation of impending doom the Shadow brought along the weakening of Daniel’s mind, and there we get a desperate, cowardly man that would do anything to ensure his survival.