The Alcohol Demon
The Alcohol Demon is a character appearing in Condemned 2: Bloodshot. He is a hallucinatory figure and is one of Ethan's personal demons. He appears as a masked version of Ethan, but with a different voice.
The Alcohol Demon is killed by Ethan during the Magic Theater level, only to be later replaced by another demon, Acceptance. He is voiced by Andre Sogliuzzo, who also voices Ethan.
Condemned 2: Bloodshot[]
The Alcohol Demon is seen regularly throughout Bloodshot, usually giving Ethan helpful hints. Despite this, Ethan views the Alcohol Demon as an antagonist and tries desperately to ignore him. He first appears in Rock Bottom, on Channel 10, where he tries to convince Ethan that he must find Malcolm Vanhorn. He later appears in the SCU hallucination, telling Ethan not to follow Officer Pennington, as he is already dead. He also appears in the opening cutscene of Black Lake Lodge, where he warns Ethan about Director Farrel's motives before a sudden shockwave (most likely from a sonic emitter that was placed on the plane by the Oro) appears and causes the pilot to die from hemorrhaging which causes the plane to crash.
Ethan finally confronts and kills the Demon in a struggle in the Magic Theater, effectively "curing" his alcoholism. However, the Demon re-emerged in the opening cutscene of "The Peninsula". He then reveals that he is representing all of Ethan's inner demons, as Alcohol is merely one of them. He convinces Ethan to accept what he really is, "The Remedy", who is destined to destroy the Oro and save the world.
Battle Strategy[]
The Alcohol Demon starts the battle at the opposite end of the room and is always armed with a baseball bat. The quickest and easiest way to kill the Demon is to pick up the nearby liquor bottle from the bar and throw it at the Demon before hitting him with the taser. This will set the Demon on fire, killing him instantly. Another method is to bum rush the Demon and force him to drop his weapon, which can then be used against him.
Trivia[]
- Once the Alcohol Demon is defeated, Ethan's aim when using firearms will no longer need to be steadied by consuming alcohol.
- Ultimately, despite appearing as an antagonist throughout the game, the demon's true goal appears to be to save Ethan from himself as he constantly ridicules Ethan for his bad decisions, such as ignoring Malcolm's phone call at the beginning of the game and warning him not to blindly trust others such as Farrell (who's later revealed to be a member of the Oro). He also uses reverse psychology on Ethan, seemingly goading him into continuing to drink, knowing that he hates himself for being an alcoholic but only to make Ethan give alcohol up altogether.
- The Alcohol Demon could represent Ethan's subconscious, as he makes note of things that Ethan himself likely knows but doesn't openly acknowledge. This is supported by the fact that the demon admits that he isn't real, merely a part of Ethan's mind. Thus, he could be seen as a manifestation of Ethan's conscious basically criticizing himself.
- It's unknown exactly why the Alcohol Demon wears dog tags or how they symbolize Ethan personally.