#idv hell ember

This was the main reason I wanted to even post anything because this MAN IS ALWAYS AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME (my God...)

Just some I can think of off the top of my head. Orpheus should get into the business of hand modelling at this point. His distinct scar could be sold as a "charm" point.

Very interesting that Finsen is connected to Leo (and yes, I refuse to shorten his name to "Fin" as some might cause that is reserved for Florian and Florian only (ugh, why did NetEase/Joker Studio do this?)). Apparently it was Finsen who gave Orpheus the "body" of Leo who was thought dead after setting fire to his own factory for Emma's sake.

This kinda makes Finsen more suspicious in the fact that at Sacred Heart Hospital (the map he is tied to), people grew suspicious of the amount of patients being discharged despite the records showing this was inconsistent with the reality if said patients apparently going missing.

It reached a boiling point when another patient disappeared and there was said to be a dentist that dragged a lot of garbage to the swamp at night. An angry mob confronted said dentist who was dismissive of such accusations which led to them throwing him into the swamp where he died.

If you didn't know Leo was admitted into Sacred Heart Hospital right after the Arms Factory fire and stayed there until he was taken to Oletus for his manor game. But the people there were immensely shady, I mean, look what happened to him.

Anyways, this post is supposed to be about Finsen so I won't digress too much. It's just great we finally get another character that has been teased and hinted at in the lore for years now. For instance, the game mode, Hide and Seek, which came out about 3 years ago hinted at his story in the game's description. I find that very cool and makes me wonder what other lore easter eggs are staring at us in the face (ayy happy belated Easter to those who celebrated btw).

And apparently, Finsen may be tied to also Dream Witch as some theories suggest she was the one to revive him from the dead. Others think Finsen is the "Doctor of Death" mentioned in Emily's 2025 and 2026 birthday letters. You can go read and judge for yourself.

He definitely was more than likely the inspiration for one of Orpheus' novels especially now with his trailer out we can see in the scene above with Hell Ember's mask that there's a box that says Ascelpios (Greek for the god of medicine and healing).

Finsen seen here looking normal and surrounded by children (voices of adults sling insults at him in the background)

Not gonna lie, he reminds me of Peddler a bit as he also seems to have a protective feeling towards children (which probably became terribly twisted in a way). This is basically confirmed in the description they dropped with the trailer:

The Japanese IDV Twitter always puts a lil more detail in their descriptions.

And it does seem like his feelings towards children were rooted in his own childhood experiences. Evidentially, he suffered from some visible ailment that made him the target of derision and bullying from his peers. It started after his first tooth came out and ever since his "body has been lying." Lying...as in telling lies (I honestly thought he meant lying down or something lol)

I don't know what he means by that but looking at him above also reminds me of Arthur Byers a Game 6 participant (with Fiona, Luchino, Grace, and Yidhra) who was used as a sacrifice by the Lakeside Villages when he was visiting the village with family as a child. He was thankfully saved and found but in a disturbing state of mind.

Poor kid but also really disturbing stuff. What exactly happened to him?

Oddly, Arthur just seemed to recover on his own one day and it seemed that was that. He grew up normally enough and even became a writer publishing a book based on his trip to Lakeside Village. He also apparently tried to get into politics before he disappeared off to the manor.

Arthur is very closely tied to Hastur as many details about Hastur's lore point to Arthur possibly being an identity switch for the hunter in the future. Regardless, I am absolutely fascinated by Arthur's story and really do hope he becomes playable in the near future.

But putting Arthur aside, and going back to Finsen, you can see the connections, right?

Another point to note before finishing this post off is that Finsen mentions the reason he gave Leo to Orpheus in the first place was in order to find himself. Yet, after he saw a bullied child bite his bully, Finsen found an answer and "swore to protect this belated sensation."