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Relevant OFF Dialogue and Notes
just a handy guide for me when I want to quickly refer back to something!
I'm the Batter.
I've been assigned to a sacred mission.
Her name is [player].
She can't talk to us.
However, she can hear and see everything.
I believe we're in need of your services.
I'm not talking about that kind of help.
I have a sacred mission to fulfill.
I must purify the world.
Thanks.
[examining puzzle on wall in zone 0] Quite peculiar.
I think so, yes. [referring to being a creature of flesh and blood]
Okay.
...
No. I'm the Batter.
I've come to exterminate the impure spirits.
Yeah. Something like that. [Are you some sort of... prophet? Or perhaps a man of belief?]
Nobody. I'm being led by [player]. [who sent you?]
Where are the impures?
No. [do you have any questions?]
Are you the specters' leader?
Got it.
The chief of the specters isn't here?
No. [so you killed the chief of specters?]
He wasn't there.
Show yourselves, corrupted children! I am the voice of forgiveness that'll eliminate your calamitous forms.
...
Prepare yourselves to suffer my judgement.
...
This "Add-On" is fighting by my side.
There's a door.
But it seems to be locked from the inside.
[did you come from the smoke mines?]
Yes.
[but there are spectres down there]
Yes.
[are you a spectre?]
No.
[who are you? are you sent by the queen/dedan?]
No.
[you can fight/destroy the spectres?]
Yes.
[mentions spectres in barns]
Barns?
I must purify the mines first.
[please take care of the barns first]
...
Alright.
[referring to Dedan] Who was that person?
[you're alive?]
Yes.
[spectres?]
Eradicated.
The barn is pure now.
[you must be very lucky.]
Who was that person?
[he's the queen's supervisor.]
You mean specter.
[he can't be a spectre.]
But he's hostile.
I must destroy him.
[please don't]
...
[please return to the mines]
Alright.
[meeting Zacharie]
Pardon?
Who are you?
[where did you come from?]
From the smoke mines.
[but not a single lamp works there]
Faith guides my steps.
[faith?]
My mission is to purify the mines.
But it seems that the phantoms here are particularly numerous.
Where am I?
[answer; asks Batter if he hunts spectres]
Yes. I'm purifying this zone.
[the spectres come from the postal service]
The postal service?
[arriving at postal service]
...
No one?
[elsen arrives]
I'm the Batter.
Where are the phantoms?
[elsen admits to being very afraid, pleads for Batter to help him, and becomes Burnt; Batter defeats him]
Strange...
I must pass.
[Dedan mistakes the Batter for a phantom who's controlling all the spectres]
You're mistaken.
I'm not a phantom.
I'm a purifier.
I've come to purge the world of these ectoplasmic beings.
I'm here to see Dedan.
[who are you?]
I've come to liberate the world of malignance.
[meets Dedan, who insults him and threatens to kill him]
I'm here to eliminate you.
[What mental disorder got your blind faith to hide even the slightest bit of evidence from yourself?] - take note, this is a perceptive observation that seems very important to understanding the Batter's worldview
I'm the one who's going to purify this world.
And you're the pest that eats away at this land.
Prepare yourself.
[I'm gonna cut your face to remove this insufferable smile.]
You've been defeated, Dedan, guardian of the first zone.
This land is now pure.
There's an arrow painted on the wall.
These shelves are fake.
There are specters in this building?
I will eliminate them.
[but there's nothing there but walls, shelves, a cat]
A cat?
I'll go up and purify the upper floors.
It seems that no matter how much I try, the book stays upside down...
These shelves are fake.
These shelves are fake.
There's a visible socle under the real ones.
Everything's in order here.
It's impossible to get through.
Perhaps I should have a talk with the receptionist.
I put the pages back into their books.
You're not the Judge.
You're the chief of the specters?
[Japhet claims that the Queen sent him the specters to "restore justice to this zone"]
[I recognize in you a certain courage, an exceptional trait for a fear-riddled place such as this. However, my revenge will not leave anyone unpunished. Thus, you shall be the first to succumb to the blasts of my ectoplasmic army!]
[Your spirit is a valiant one... And your arms are made in its image.
I must confess that I may have underestimated you.]
[By what magic, baleful human, do you manage to prevent my ectoplasmic acolytes from joining me?]
This barrier prevents me from going upstairs.
It's impossible to climb any higher at this point.
[meets the Judge, who asks him about a cat painting in the mall]
...
"For silkier hair:
The meat fountains of Alma"
[Oh, you can read? Anyway, I'm glad to have found you. Maybe you can help me unravel the mystery that fate has placed before me.
It turns out that my brother has been living in this area for many years. He has a special affinity for colors of the cool kind.
Unfortunately, I have so far failed to cross his path. I have tried to betake myself to the roof of the library, where he resides.
However, I found the door closed. Even the long hours of intensive, repeated meowing and compulsive scratching did not do a thing.
My request is as follows: If at the bend of a corridor you happen to see Valerie, give him my greetings.]
Okay.
The cruise starts on the other end.
These motors are placed underwater to guide the pedalo.
I prefer to take the seat in front. [roller coaster]
To ride the Roller Coaster I have to climb up.
...
...The grand prize was a necktie?
Yes, I can put my tie on here.
Good idea.
Let's purge these impure beasts...
And fast.
I've purified this place, but this zone has not yet been freed of its true pest.
Where can I find Japhet?
[Japhet? Who's Japhet?]
The cat who directs the specters.
[dunno, thanks for helping, but that thing you have there...]
My bat?
[yes your bat; looks dangerous]
[the Judge claims that no one other than the Queen could possibly be able to command the specters; tells the Batter to go to the library, which is now teeming with specters - "I believe this is a perfect mission for you, full of all that gratuitous violence which you seem to revel with glee."]
Okay. I'll go to the library.
This book is called "How to become a super combat master of the universe in 5 lessions."
I don't have time to read this, I must purify this zone.
[the Judge learns that Valerie is dead and that his body is being puppeted by Japhet]
Whatever.
Japhet, I am here to destroy you, you who claim to control the specters.
You've been defeated, Japhet, guardian of the second zone.
This land is now pure.
There's something written here...
"I'll be back in a minute."
I think my stamped note can help me here... [player], you can display it anytime by pressing the SHIFT key.
[Zacharie appears, claiming to be the Judge]
Zacharie?
[Zacharie tells the Batter that he'll be replacing the Judge.]
...
[Tells the Batter to go to the dorms to find clues]
What clues?
Taste my holy wrath, corrupt souls.
May salvation be yours,
children of the devil.
People act very strangely around here...
I should go talk to Zacharie.
He's dead.
[Zacharie asks how the investigation went]
It seems that the people here aren't afraid of the specters.
[go check out the treatment rooms]
Okay.
[You should not make so little noise when you walk. It's abnormal...]
[Zacharie asks what's new]
Nothing.
This block keeps me from accessing this switch.
This block prevents me from entering the next room.
[is that smell sugar?]
Seems so.
[go to area 3, and be careful on the way there because the employees seem to be in a bad mood]
OK.
These are the sewers he's putting the sugar in.
I'm going to check downstairs before jumping in there.
[where did you come from]
I'm the Batter, and I jumped down the chimney.
[ah.]
What is this place?
[sugar ovens of Vesper; "here, we burn the corpses of people who have died, and, thanks to an ingenious sewer system, transform the vapour into sugar."]
Who's responsible for this?
[are you bringing me sugar?]
No.
[The director is responsible. He's in area 4.]
Okay.
It's a pile of dead people.
He's dead.
[Zacharie tries to explain the sugar ovens to the Batter.]
I know, that's already been explained to me.
I must purify this zone's guardian.
[that's what I thought]
I'm not going there.
What are you doing in the middle of the track?
It's locked.
These are books about sugar.
The access to the lower level has been authorized.
I don't need this anymore.
[who are you?]
I'm the Batter, and I've come to purify you, mister director.
[did the Queen send you? I refuse!]
It's no question of choice.
You're the monster that rules this horrible manufactory.
I'm here to make you atone for your sins.
[Incidentally, I still don't understand why the dead won't just disappear.]
The dead?
[the ghosts - they're the souls of the dead; it's only logical]
...
So... You have nothing to do with the phantoms?
[of course not; blah blah god complex]
You demented child of evil.
The last grain of sand has fallen through the hourglass of your life.
Crud, he's monstrous.
I think fleeing is our only option this time...
He's far too strong!
The option of the coward will be ours for once, flee quickly!
Damn, this lardass is beefier than I expected. We'll have to find another way to defeat him...
This director is fast and very robust... We'll have to be inventive to get rid of him.
What an idiot...
You've tired yourself, exhausting your strength without taking your poor endurance into account!
Victory is now within my clairvoyant reach...
[Enoch reveals that zone 3 will cease to exist without him]
You've been defeated, Enoch, guardian of the third zone.
This land is now pure.
CHAPTER 5 - THE ROOM
I don't like this place a lot.
Luckily, Papa is here.
Today we played together.
He offered me a comic.
He told me that I was ill,
so I had to take pills.
I don't like these pills.
Papa said that we're going outside to play tomorrow.
CHAPTER 4 - I HAD THREE FRIENDS.
It's inanimate. [the teddy bear]
The door is open ->
Mama?
>Yes
No
She's not there...
The Tall Mister?
>Yes
No
It's nine o' clock.
Finally, somebody! You would think that there's no one left on Earth anymore...
Finally...
Anyhow, I'm glad to see you, my boy.
I got bitten by a cow, the pain is hard to bear.
Plus, it's been nine o' clock for a while now.
I don't like that at all.
What're you doing here, by the way?
This ain't really a place for you.
Ah! But no, for God's sake, don't cry...
Everything's fine, come on, calm down.
Here, dry your tears with my coat.
This is only the beginning, it can only get better from now on.
So, do you wanna be a nice boy and try to find something for me?
I'd like to know what day it is, since it's been today for a while... Hasn't it?
I was bitten by a cow, I'd better stay here to repose.
Wanna be a dear and go see what day it is today somewhere?
Hey, say, that's a calendar page, ain't it?
Gimme that!
...
I suppose it's not all that important.
Finally, I suppose it isn't that day anymore anyways.
Your mother?
Don't worry, she'll come back soon, she's just off to see the new world.
She's someone really important, you know.
Once she's back she'll revive all of this, everything'll work again.
We'll reconstruct everything, solely with our bare hands.
No exhaustion shall stop us, we'll be the future's builders.
It's gonna be great, you'll see!
We'll ride pedalos together.
Have ya ever ridden a pedalo?
Bah, it's awesome, you'll see.
Here, take this in the meantime. I don't think I need it anymore.
Thanks for the calendar.
A book with an unreadable title has been found.
You alright? You're looking happier than before, that's good.
Don't worry about me, I just need some rest.
The Small Mister
>Yes
No
What is that in your arms?
Is that perhaps a book?
It looks highly interesting, I say.
Be careful with it.
The Big Mister
>Yes
No
Eh! You, down there, come here!
Hehe, hey, little one, I'm stuck...
...can you help me get out of here?
...
...I suppose not.
If you go look for someone to help me, I'll bake you some cakes!
They are going to be delicious, you'll see.
And we'll tell each other jokes.
Go find help, I beg you.
Don't stay here looking at me like that...
Go find help please, I'll bake you some cakes!
What is that in your arms?
A book?
What? A big mister stuck in a hole?
Calm down, I do not understand a bit of what you are telling me...
If you hand me that book, I will agree to help your friend...
>Okay
Superb!
Well, let me see what we can do for that big mister.
Voila, the big mister is free.
We will be waiting for you in the cottage, in the west of the canyon.
Meet us down there, and be careful not to fall...
Hehe, thanks boy.
I see we can count on you.
Thanks for the book, in these times of misery, it is a very precious treasure.
Hahaha. What a clever lil' rascal we've here.
Until your mother arrives, maybe we could keep you company...
We can discuss about time and the fate of the world.
Maybe we could even dare to sketch out the maps of the countries that'll soon be ours...
What do you think, little one?
A future where every one of us will be the guardians of universal happiness!
Where every man'll have a job, and actively participate to maintain harmony.
Where it will be allowed to dream of a happier life at any moment, and where our sons can touch our hope.
Of course, you do not understand a lot of this grown-up talk...
You rather quickly should forget our words, the first, bright stars in the dark of the world.
So, go on out. Have fun. Benefit from this new country, which will soon be reborn from the still warm ashes.
You have no time to lose! No need to listen to the lyrical babble of three crazy utopists.
Ahahaha...
The future only waits if we trace it, and just our arms and our efforts'll make it a heaven on Earth.
I promised you cakes, and I keep my promises! You will be swimming in an ocean of sweets soon!
No worry shall reign in my kingdom, for I will wipe the tears off the faces of my subjects.
Mama?
>Yes
No
Hello, mama.
Papa left.
I don't like him anyways.
I hope you'll be back soon.
I made three friends today.
The tall mister told me that he'd take me on a pedalo ride, and that we'd all work together to build the world.
The little bird told me that he'd show me the sky and the clouds, and that I wouldn't have to be scared ever again.
The big mister told me he'd bake me cakes.
Today was a good day.
...
Please come back soon...
CHAPTER 3 - THE WORLD IN A WINDOW.
Papa gave me a music box today.
I have the impression that this is important... [the playing card on the wall]
Today, papa gave me a comic.
But I want to go out and play.
I hate this place.
I'm sure mom will pick me up.
CHAPTER 2 - BOXXER'S ADVENTURES
It's... an old comic...
Read it?
>Yes
No
PANIC in BALLVILLE
What a beautiful day.
Ballville is peaceful today.
Let's hope that nothing will ruin that sweet blue color in this wonderful sky.
Ahaha, you're forgetting my diabolical genius!
...And my new invention!
The cloning machine!
I filled Ballville with clones of my evil self, there is no way to stop us now, Boxxer!
And I've also kidnapped your little girlfriend.
Oh no.
Maybe it isn't such a good day after all...
Mission number 64.
- - - - - - - - -
Clean Ballville of all the evil Ballman clones! Quick!
Ohlala, what a mess!
I'd better hurry.
Zounds, this is a real invasion!
Ahaha, this is your end Boxxer, you buttocks avenger!
This task is even impossible for a superhero!
You have no chance to succeed!
No! ...Daisy!
...
This is really stupid.
No, I'm not reading that.
Today, mom finally picked me up.
CHAPTER 1 - THE QUEEN
The first thing she said was...
You are finally here, Batter...
The wait for your arrival has been a long one...
But your way was in vain. You will do naught but raise trouble here. Return home.
Always keeping his icy assurance, the Batter said...
That's what I did. This here is the cradle of my father.
Your guardians have fallen. You're now the Queen of a kingdom that no longer exists.
Surprised, but not at all taken aback, she asked...
Why have you destroyed the nation that I have rebuilt?
The answer was simple...
You've never been in this place to do even the slightest thing.
Your role was to take care of him. You have failed your task.
Now, because of you, I must complete my sacred mission.
Continually withstanding the attacks that the Batter had brought into the monotonous dialogue between them, the Queen called a spade a spade...
I have done all this for him.
I truly wish for my children to be happy.
We were so busy preparing the birthday party that we forgot who it was for.
This response eradicated the patience of the Queen...
You have ruined the carnival, Batter.
I will not let you lay a hand on the son who has brought us into the world. ["we have brought into the world" is a mistranslation]
Today, you will fall.
That was very irresponsible on your part, Batter...
I even made a big cake for the party tonight...
Do you want some coffee...
my love...?
Queen of the flies, it's time to join your disciples.
It all went wrong. Time to forget about it and dream sweet dreams.
Look... he has your eyes...
His are full of fear. ["they" is a mistranslation]
CHAPTER 0 - THE BATTER
...
I'm here.
... [coughing]
I'm... scared of the dark...
From now on, there will be no more darkness.
Stop right there, you impostor.
I must say that I had placed the blindest of confidences, the solidest of hopes, and the most sincere belief in you.
We can well say that I have erred to the bones.
But the real betrayer is rather the one who lies beyond the eye of the cat.
What have you done, [player]?
Is the opaque mist of the sceneristic frame really your excuse for killing woman and child? [French wording is ambiguous - does not necessarily call the Queen Batter's wife]
You have not purified this place. You have destroyed, eradicated it. You have immersed it into a pristine nothingness.
It's better like that.
I should not have lent you my hand. I should have detected the black flame that consumed your soul from the beginning.
[player], join me.
Expatiate the sins with me that we are guilty of by preventing this monster from completing his work.
Don't do that. I need you in order to purify this world.
The time has now come to render your final and futile judgement.
THE BATTER - OFFICIAL ENDING
...Too bad for you, [player], you will die in control of your evil marionette.
It is time for you to wave goodbye to what little you have left of your existence.
This...
It's over.
Escaping from
your purpose
is
impossible.
The switch is currently on ON
>Flip the switch
Do nothing
The switch is now on OFF
THE JUDGE - SPECIAL ENDING
That choice was, even though pathetically useless, I think, the right one.
And now, Batter, taste our revanchist thirst for justice of no avail.
Your demented crusade ends here. Die, Batter, with the eternal souvenir of not having conducted your sad scheme to its end.
It's too late. Everything is lost.
I know, but I prefer this over your victory.
Hence nothing remains
except
for our
regrets.
Zone 1 - smoke mines where smoke is unearthed and bottled to be sent to the other zones; barns where metals are extracted from cows and used to form the soil of the ground and make tools, excess meat is eaten; plastic administrations - filling and sending out forms in exchange for parcels of plastic; meat fountains
i. ii. iii.
translated character profiles
interview
I'm the Batter.
I've been assigned to a sacred mission.
Her name is [player].
She can't talk to us.
However, she can hear and see everything.
I believe we're in need of your services.
I'm not talking about that kind of help.
I have a sacred mission to fulfill.
I must purify the world.
Thanks.
[examining puzzle on wall in zone 0] Quite peculiar.
I think so, yes. [referring to being a creature of flesh and blood]
Okay.
...
No. I'm the Batter.
I've come to exterminate the impure spirits.
Yeah. Something like that. [Are you some sort of... prophet? Or perhaps a man of belief?]
Nobody. I'm being led by [player]. [who sent you?]
Where are the impures?
No. [do you have any questions?]
Are you the specters' leader?
Got it.
The chief of the specters isn't here?
No. [so you killed the chief of specters?]
He wasn't there.
Show yourselves, corrupted children! I am the voice of forgiveness that'll eliminate your calamitous forms.
...
Prepare yourselves to suffer my judgement.
...
This "Add-On" is fighting by my side.
There's a door.
But it seems to be locked from the inside.
[did you come from the smoke mines?]
Yes.
[but there are spectres down there]
Yes.
[are you a spectre?]
No.
[who are you? are you sent by the queen/dedan?]
No.
[you can fight/destroy the spectres?]
Yes.
[mentions spectres in barns]
Barns?
I must purify the mines first.
[please take care of the barns first]
...
Alright.
[referring to Dedan] Who was that person?
[you're alive?]
Yes.
[spectres?]
Eradicated.
The barn is pure now.
[you must be very lucky.]
Who was that person?
[he's the queen's supervisor.]
You mean specter.
[he can't be a spectre.]
But he's hostile.
I must destroy him.
[please don't]
...
[please return to the mines]
Alright.
[meeting Zacharie]
Pardon?
Who are you?
[where did you come from?]
From the smoke mines.
[but not a single lamp works there]
Faith guides my steps.
[faith?]
My mission is to purify the mines.
But it seems that the phantoms here are particularly numerous.
Where am I?
[answer; asks Batter if he hunts spectres]
Yes. I'm purifying this zone.
[the spectres come from the postal service]
The postal service?
[arriving at postal service]
...
No one?
[elsen arrives]
I'm the Batter.
Where are the phantoms?
[elsen admits to being very afraid, pleads for Batter to help him, and becomes Burnt; Batter defeats him]
Strange...
I must pass.
[Dedan mistakes the Batter for a phantom who's controlling all the spectres]
You're mistaken.
I'm not a phantom.
I'm a purifier.
I've come to purge the world of these ectoplasmic beings.
I'm here to see Dedan.
[who are you?]
I've come to liberate the world of malignance.
[meets Dedan, who insults him and threatens to kill him]
I'm here to eliminate you.
[What mental disorder got your blind faith to hide even the slightest bit of evidence from yourself?] - take note, this is a perceptive observation that seems very important to understanding the Batter's worldview
I'm the one who's going to purify this world.
And you're the pest that eats away at this land.
Prepare yourself.
[I'm gonna cut your face to remove this insufferable smile.]
You've been defeated, Dedan, guardian of the first zone.
This land is now pure.
There's an arrow painted on the wall.
These shelves are fake.
There are specters in this building?
I will eliminate them.
[but there's nothing there but walls, shelves, a cat]
A cat?
I'll go up and purify the upper floors.
It seems that no matter how much I try, the book stays upside down...
These shelves are fake.
These shelves are fake.
There's a visible socle under the real ones.
Everything's in order here.
It's impossible to get through.
Perhaps I should have a talk with the receptionist.
I put the pages back into their books.
You're not the Judge.
You're the chief of the specters?
[Japhet claims that the Queen sent him the specters to "restore justice to this zone"]
[I recognize in you a certain courage, an exceptional trait for a fear-riddled place such as this. However, my revenge will not leave anyone unpunished. Thus, you shall be the first to succumb to the blasts of my ectoplasmic army!]
[Your spirit is a valiant one... And your arms are made in its image.
I must confess that I may have underestimated you.]
[By what magic, baleful human, do you manage to prevent my ectoplasmic acolytes from joining me?]
This barrier prevents me from going upstairs.
It's impossible to climb any higher at this point.
[meets the Judge, who asks him about a cat painting in the mall]
...
"For silkier hair:
The meat fountains of Alma"
[Oh, you can read? Anyway, I'm glad to have found you. Maybe you can help me unravel the mystery that fate has placed before me.
It turns out that my brother has been living in this area for many years. He has a special affinity for colors of the cool kind.
Unfortunately, I have so far failed to cross his path. I have tried to betake myself to the roof of the library, where he resides.
However, I found the door closed. Even the long hours of intensive, repeated meowing and compulsive scratching did not do a thing.
My request is as follows: If at the bend of a corridor you happen to see Valerie, give him my greetings.]
Okay.
The cruise starts on the other end.
These motors are placed underwater to guide the pedalo.
I prefer to take the seat in front. [roller coaster]
To ride the Roller Coaster I have to climb up.
...
...The grand prize was a necktie?
Yes, I can put my tie on here.
Good idea.
Let's purge these impure beasts...
And fast.
I've purified this place, but this zone has not yet been freed of its true pest.
Where can I find Japhet?
[Japhet? Who's Japhet?]
The cat who directs the specters.
[dunno, thanks for helping, but that thing you have there...]
My bat?
[yes your bat; looks dangerous]
[the Judge claims that no one other than the Queen could possibly be able to command the specters; tells the Batter to go to the library, which is now teeming with specters - "I believe this is a perfect mission for you, full of all that gratuitous violence which you seem to revel with glee."]
Okay. I'll go to the library.
This book is called "How to become a super combat master of the universe in 5 lessions."
I don't have time to read this, I must purify this zone.
[the Judge learns that Valerie is dead and that his body is being puppeted by Japhet]
Whatever.
Japhet, I am here to destroy you, you who claim to control the specters.
You've been defeated, Japhet, guardian of the second zone.
This land is now pure.
There's something written here...
"I'll be back in a minute."
I think my stamped note can help me here... [player], you can display it anytime by pressing the SHIFT key.
[Zacharie appears, claiming to be the Judge]
Zacharie?
[Zacharie tells the Batter that he'll be replacing the Judge.]
...
[Tells the Batter to go to the dorms to find clues]
What clues?
Taste my holy wrath, corrupt souls.
May salvation be yours,
children of the devil.
People act very strangely around here...
I should go talk to Zacharie.
He's dead.
[Zacharie asks how the investigation went]
It seems that the people here aren't afraid of the specters.
[go check out the treatment rooms]
Okay.
[You should not make so little noise when you walk. It's abnormal...]
[Zacharie asks what's new]
Nothing.
This block keeps me from accessing this switch.
This block prevents me from entering the next room.
[is that smell sugar?]
Seems so.
[go to area 3, and be careful on the way there because the employees seem to be in a bad mood]
OK.
These are the sewers he's putting the sugar in.
I'm going to check downstairs before jumping in there.
[where did you come from]
I'm the Batter, and I jumped down the chimney.
[ah.]
What is this place?
[sugar ovens of Vesper; "here, we burn the corpses of people who have died, and, thanks to an ingenious sewer system, transform the vapour into sugar."]
Who's responsible for this?
[are you bringing me sugar?]
No.
[The director is responsible. He's in area 4.]
Okay.
It's a pile of dead people.
He's dead.
[Zacharie tries to explain the sugar ovens to the Batter.]
I know, that's already been explained to me.
I must purify this zone's guardian.
[that's what I thought]
I'm not going there.
What are you doing in the middle of the track?
It's locked.
These are books about sugar.
The access to the lower level has been authorized.
I don't need this anymore.
[who are you?]
I'm the Batter, and I've come to purify you, mister director.
[did the Queen send you? I refuse!]
It's no question of choice.
You're the monster that rules this horrible manufactory.
I'm here to make you atone for your sins.
[Incidentally, I still don't understand why the dead won't just disappear.]
The dead?
[the ghosts - they're the souls of the dead; it's only logical]
...
So... You have nothing to do with the phantoms?
[of course not; blah blah god complex]
You demented child of evil.
The last grain of sand has fallen through the hourglass of your life.
Crud, he's monstrous.
I think fleeing is our only option this time...
He's far too strong!
The option of the coward will be ours for once, flee quickly!
Damn, this lardass is beefier than I expected. We'll have to find another way to defeat him...
This director is fast and very robust... We'll have to be inventive to get rid of him.
What an idiot...
You've tired yourself, exhausting your strength without taking your poor endurance into account!
Victory is now within my clairvoyant reach...
[Enoch reveals that zone 3 will cease to exist without him]
You've been defeated, Enoch, guardian of the third zone.
This land is now pure.
CHAPTER 5 - THE ROOM
I don't like this place a lot.
Luckily, Papa is here.
Today we played together.
He offered me a comic.
He told me that I was ill,
so I had to take pills.
I don't like these pills.
Papa said that we're going outside to play tomorrow.
CHAPTER 4 - I HAD THREE FRIENDS.
It's inanimate. [the teddy bear]
The door is open ->
Mama?
>Yes
No
She's not there...
The Tall Mister?
>Yes
No
It's nine o' clock.
Finally, somebody! You would think that there's no one left on Earth anymore...
Finally...
Anyhow, I'm glad to see you, my boy.
I got bitten by a cow, the pain is hard to bear.
Plus, it's been nine o' clock for a while now.
I don't like that at all.
What're you doing here, by the way?
This ain't really a place for you.
Ah! But no, for God's sake, don't cry...
Everything's fine, come on, calm down.
Here, dry your tears with my coat.
This is only the beginning, it can only get better from now on.
So, do you wanna be a nice boy and try to find something for me?
I'd like to know what day it is, since it's been today for a while... Hasn't it?
I was bitten by a cow, I'd better stay here to repose.
Wanna be a dear and go see what day it is today somewhere?
Hey, say, that's a calendar page, ain't it?
Gimme that!
...
I suppose it's not all that important.
Finally, I suppose it isn't that day anymore anyways.
Your mother?
Don't worry, she'll come back soon, she's just off to see the new world.
She's someone really important, you know.
Once she's back she'll revive all of this, everything'll work again.
We'll reconstruct everything, solely with our bare hands.
No exhaustion shall stop us, we'll be the future's builders.
It's gonna be great, you'll see!
We'll ride pedalos together.
Have ya ever ridden a pedalo?
Bah, it's awesome, you'll see.
Here, take this in the meantime. I don't think I need it anymore.
Thanks for the calendar.
A book with an unreadable title has been found.
You alright? You're looking happier than before, that's good.
Don't worry about me, I just need some rest.
The Small Mister
>Yes
No
What is that in your arms?
Is that perhaps a book?
It looks highly interesting, I say.
Be careful with it.
The Big Mister
>Yes
No
Eh! You, down there, come here!
Hehe, hey, little one, I'm stuck...
...can you help me get out of here?
...
...I suppose not.
If you go look for someone to help me, I'll bake you some cakes!
They are going to be delicious, you'll see.
And we'll tell each other jokes.
Go find help, I beg you.
Don't stay here looking at me like that...
Go find help please, I'll bake you some cakes!
What is that in your arms?
A book?
What? A big mister stuck in a hole?
Calm down, I do not understand a bit of what you are telling me...
If you hand me that book, I will agree to help your friend...
>Okay
Superb!
Well, let me see what we can do for that big mister.
Voila, the big mister is free.
We will be waiting for you in the cottage, in the west of the canyon.
Meet us down there, and be careful not to fall...
Hehe, thanks boy.
I see we can count on you.
Thanks for the book, in these times of misery, it is a very precious treasure.
Hahaha. What a clever lil' rascal we've here.
Until your mother arrives, maybe we could keep you company...
We can discuss about time and the fate of the world.
Maybe we could even dare to sketch out the maps of the countries that'll soon be ours...
What do you think, little one?
A future where every one of us will be the guardians of universal happiness!
Where every man'll have a job, and actively participate to maintain harmony.
Where it will be allowed to dream of a happier life at any moment, and where our sons can touch our hope.
Of course, you do not understand a lot of this grown-up talk...
You rather quickly should forget our words, the first, bright stars in the dark of the world.
So, go on out. Have fun. Benefit from this new country, which will soon be reborn from the still warm ashes.
You have no time to lose! No need to listen to the lyrical babble of three crazy utopists.
Ahahaha...
The future only waits if we trace it, and just our arms and our efforts'll make it a heaven on Earth.
I promised you cakes, and I keep my promises! You will be swimming in an ocean of sweets soon!
No worry shall reign in my kingdom, for I will wipe the tears off the faces of my subjects.
Mama?
>Yes
No
Hello, mama.
Papa left.
I don't like him anyways.
I hope you'll be back soon.
I made three friends today.
The tall mister told me that he'd take me on a pedalo ride, and that we'd all work together to build the world.
The little bird told me that he'd show me the sky and the clouds, and that I wouldn't have to be scared ever again.
The big mister told me he'd bake me cakes.
Today was a good day.
...
Please come back soon...
CHAPTER 3 - THE WORLD IN A WINDOW.
Papa gave me a music box today.
I have the impression that this is important... [the playing card on the wall]
Today, papa gave me a comic.
But I want to go out and play.
I hate this place.
I'm sure mom will pick me up.
CHAPTER 2 - BOXXER'S ADVENTURES
It's... an old comic...
Read it?
>Yes
No
PANIC in BALLVILLE
What a beautiful day.
Ballville is peaceful today.
Let's hope that nothing will ruin that sweet blue color in this wonderful sky.
Ahaha, you're forgetting my diabolical genius!
...And my new invention!
The cloning machine!
I filled Ballville with clones of my evil self, there is no way to stop us now, Boxxer!
And I've also kidnapped your little girlfriend.
Oh no.
Maybe it isn't such a good day after all...
Mission number 64.
- - - - - - - - -
Clean Ballville of all the evil Ballman clones! Quick!
Ohlala, what a mess!
I'd better hurry.
Zounds, this is a real invasion!
Ahaha, this is your end Boxxer, you buttocks avenger!
This task is even impossible for a superhero!
You have no chance to succeed!
No! ...Daisy!
...
This is really stupid.
No, I'm not reading that.
Today, mom finally picked me up.
CHAPTER 1 - THE QUEEN
The first thing she said was...
You are finally here, Batter...
The wait for your arrival has been a long one...
But your way was in vain. You will do naught but raise trouble here. Return home.
Always keeping his icy assurance, the Batter said...
That's what I did. This here is the cradle of my father.
Your guardians have fallen. You're now the Queen of a kingdom that no longer exists.
Surprised, but not at all taken aback, she asked...
Why have you destroyed the nation that I have rebuilt?
The answer was simple...
You've never been in this place to do even the slightest thing.
Your role was to take care of him. You have failed your task.
Now, because of you, I must complete my sacred mission.
Continually withstanding the attacks that the Batter had brought into the monotonous dialogue between them, the Queen called a spade a spade...
I have done all this for him.
I truly wish for my children to be happy.
We were so busy preparing the birthday party that we forgot who it was for.
This response eradicated the patience of the Queen...
You have ruined the carnival, Batter.
I will not let you lay a hand on the son who has brought us into the world. ["we have brought into the world" is a mistranslation]
Today, you will fall.
That was very irresponsible on your part, Batter...
I even made a big cake for the party tonight...
Do you want some coffee...
my love...?
Queen of the flies, it's time to join your disciples.
It all went wrong. Time to forget about it and dream sweet dreams.
Look... he has your eyes...
His are full of fear. ["they" is a mistranslation]
CHAPTER 0 - THE BATTER
...
I'm here.
... [coughing]
I'm... scared of the dark...
From now on, there will be no more darkness.
Stop right there, you impostor.
I must say that I had placed the blindest of confidences, the solidest of hopes, and the most sincere belief in you.
We can well say that I have erred to the bones.
But the real betrayer is rather the one who lies beyond the eye of the cat.
What have you done, [player]?
Is the opaque mist of the sceneristic frame really your excuse for killing woman and child? [French wording is ambiguous - does not necessarily call the Queen Batter's wife]
You have not purified this place. You have destroyed, eradicated it. You have immersed it into a pristine nothingness.
It's better like that.
I should not have lent you my hand. I should have detected the black flame that consumed your soul from the beginning.
[player], join me.
Expatiate the sins with me that we are guilty of by preventing this monster from completing his work.
Don't do that. I need you in order to purify this world.
The time has now come to render your final and futile judgement.
THE BATTER - OFFICIAL ENDING
...Too bad for you, [player], you will die in control of your evil marionette.
It is time for you to wave goodbye to what little you have left of your existence.
This...
It's over.
Escaping from
your purpose
is
impossible.
The switch is currently on ON
>Flip the switch
Do nothing
The switch is now on OFF
THE JUDGE - SPECIAL ENDING
That choice was, even though pathetically useless, I think, the right one.
And now, Batter, taste our revanchist thirst for justice of no avail.
Your demented crusade ends here. Die, Batter, with the eternal souvenir of not having conducted your sad scheme to its end.
It's too late. Everything is lost.
I know, but I prefer this over your victory.
Hence nothing remains
except
for our
regrets.
Zone 1 - smoke mines where smoke is unearthed and bottled to be sent to the other zones; barns where metals are extracted from cows and used to form the soil of the ground and make tools, excess meat is eaten; plastic administrations - filling and sending out forms in exchange for parcels of plastic; meat fountains
i. ii. iii.
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