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Part 6
There are 4 villains in Haunting Ground. They are, in general order of appearance, Debilitas, Daniella, Riccardo, and Lorenzo. This isn’t absolute but it’s the order in which each stalks Fiona in turn so let’s stick with that.
Debilitas
This hulking brute is first seen in the teaser and opening cinemas. It is obvious he isn’t that bright – being scared off by thunder and all – but he is huge, misshapen, and the first thing he does in the opening cinematic is chop up some meat with a huge cleaver. During all of this Fiona is asleep.
The first real run-in with Debilitas occurs shortly after Fiona first meets Daniella (described below). Our heroine is walking down a corridor when she spots an enormous shadow cast by someone just around the corner. When she peaks around to see who or what it is a doll is thrown past her to the ground. Slowly, led by his shadow and the heavy thud-thud-thud of his footfalls, the doll’s owner walks into view with only his feet visible. He stops, leans down, and picks up the toy. Then the camera cranes up to reveal the rest of his figure stopping just short of his head.
From Debilitas’s point of view he looks first at Fiona sitting on the ground, then at his doll, and again at the young woman. A cut to show his eyes later and as the camera pulls back he tosses the doll aside and takes up a menacing stance.
Daniella
The maid Daniella is the first inhabitant of the castle that Fiona speaks with. Fiona has just arrived in the castle and is wandering around. After a few minutes she finds herself in what appears to be a bedroom and stops to admire a portrait on the wall. The camera cuts away briefly to a second person watching her. When Fiona reaches for the doorknob to exit Daniella suddenly interrupts Fiona from behind saying she’s brought clothes for the young girl. Although not an immediate threat the pale maid’s way of moving silently and stiff monotone voice make it clear she is not a normal person.
Fiona tries to ask Daniella questions but the pallid woman only turns to look at the portrait to address someone she calls Master. Fiona looks again at the picture only to be overwhelmed by a horrific memory. By the time she recovers Daniella has vanished.
Riccardo
Following her initial run-in with Debilitas Fiona continues to explore her surroundings when she stumbles upon a study. Spotting a key on a table she approaches and just as she reaches for it a male voice calls out all around. The voice says he has something to show Fiona so she should remove a sheet that obscures something sitting on the adjacent sofa.
When Fiona complies she sees it’s a wooden statue vaguely resembling her – pregnant. Cue eerie laughter as the scene ends. The name attached to said voice will not be revealed for some time yet.
Later when Fiona is fleeing from Debilitas the game pulls another someone-is-watching-you cut to another partial, and unknown, face. Fiona finds herself only inches from Debilitas when a voice calls the giant off. After he has gone Riccardo reveals himself in the flesh. He explains that Fiona is the castle’s only living heir – interspersed with her memories of the fateful car ride that claimed her parents’ lives. Overwhelmed by this the heroine collapses. Riccardo walks up to her allowing for a crane reveal culminating with his hooded face.
Lorenzo
This villain doesn’t make a physical appearance until late in the game but his presence is hinted at earlier. In her early wanderings Fiona comes across a ringing phone. When she answers an unfamiliar, raspy male voice warns her to beware of Riccardo.
