Influenced by Billy's emotions, the Walrider stated to care for Tiffany in Billy's body. After escaping Mount Massive, the Walrider heads to Nathrop, where Billy's mother Tiffany lived.
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The word "Walrider" unleashed the full monetized wraith of the Murkoff Corporation.Īlthough the Walrider uses Miles as a host, it seems that it still has the mind and emotions of Billy. While starting the car and turning towards the gates, the Walrider pushes Miles' car and forces it through the locked gates. At the end, the form of Miles inside of the swarm of nanites is visible from Miles' car, and moves towards the car. At the end of the DLC, the Walrider, now under Miles Upshur's control, kills Jeremy Blaire in a manner similar to how Chris Walker was killed, saving Waylon's life & allowing him to escape the asylum. However, throughout most of the DLC, it is simply there for a visual effect and will not harm him. In the Hospital, it will attack Waylon on sight in some areas. In Outlast: Whistleblower, the Walrider makes several appearances. As the screen fades to black, the Walrider can be heard attacking the soldiers as they scream in agony. The soldiers open fire, but Wernicke realizes that Miles has become the new sentient host. As Miles, now severely injured and barely able to walk, limps towards the exit, the door opens, revealing Dr. After Miles shuts down the life-support pod, the Walrider, now without a host, attacks Miles and fuses itself with his body, taking him as its new host. Wernicke, who was thought to be dead, instructs Miles to disable the power of Billy's life-support pod to undo what he has made, to murder Billy. When Miles reaches the Underground Lab, Dr. Wernicke, who was kept alive by Billy all this time. The Walrider escaped & slaughtered everyone in the lab except for one Dr. It is likely that The Variants are the results of this procedure.īilly was capable of controlling the Walrider, with his self-directed lucid dream states, however because they were only using damaged and unstable minds to experiment on, the situation got out of control. The aim was to create the perfect host for the Walrider, so that it could become a sentient being, as is evidenced by these notes: Gods and Monsters, Variant Postmortem. Project Walrider was the process of exposing patients to Morphogenic Engine Therapy to create a suitable vessel for the nanite swarm, for only a person that has seen enough horror can become the host. By partnering with Walmart, Netflix gets to leverage the monster corporation’s infrastructure in a way that will make variable demands (for merchandise and on the website) much more manageable.The Walrider is seen multiple times throughout the game, its presence can be seen in the Courtyard scouring the air, as well as one encounter behind the locked gate. “Likewise, we can expect seasonal, or at least variable, fluctuations in merchandise. “Netflix’s original content is available year-round, but there are certainly spikes in viewing when a new season debuts,” said Labunski. But teaming with Walmart will allow Netflix to profit from even the smallest spikes in demand well beyond Halloween. Sales for marbles, used in another another game, increased 860% on Auction, a Korean eBay-esque site.Īfter Halloween, the appetite for Squid Game-related items at smaller retailers will likely run its course and they’re unlikely to keep stocking them once the fervor has subsided. For instance, dalgona cookies from the honeycomb carving round are gaining popularity. Even the props from the various “games” in the show are in demand. Independent sites are also promising to deliver the costumes and masks before Halloween in banner ads.Īnd it’s not just the attire that’s captured interests. Squid Game counterfeits are already flooding Amazon, Etsy, and eBay. It is already testing mobile gaming with two original offerings: Stranger Things 1984 and Stranger Games 3.īut, like with all things popular, there’s a catch: Others may have already beat Netflix to the mark. Earlier this year, the company hired former executives from Electronic Arts and Facebook to spearhead its video games initiative. Video games, smart speakers, and even amusement parks could be in the cards if Netflix is able to sustain the momentum of its originals among viewers. These retail moves are especially important because subscriber growth has slowed drastically.Ĭlothes, mugs, and blankets are likely just the firms steps. Back in 2020, co-CEO Reed Hasting said, ” we’re definitely focused on creating franchises.” Much like behemoth studies Disney and Universal, and TV-turned-streaming-giant HBO, Netflix could create additional revenue lines that live beyond the screen by fostering additional tentpole titles.