Carter
Old Man Carter is a compulsive teller of tales of his life, of the determination and business acumen that led him from the gutter to glory. He's respected but avoided by other ghosts.
-Epitaph
The patriarch of the Carter family was poisoned, and has a lot of hostility to take out on the living.
-Beta Epitaph
Carter is a Spectre who joins Ghost Master's team at the start of Act 3. He was supposed to appear as a restless spirit in Where There's a Will... / The Butler Didn't Do It.
Appearance
Carter is an old man with pale skin and slender limbs and face. Carter has red eyes and a wrinkly face, which has a constant angry expression. He wears a 19th century style pyjamas, which consist of a white nightcap, a long white nightgown, and brown slippers. Carter holds a silver chamberstick with a lit candle placed on it.
Cut Content
Carter would appear as a mortal in The Uninvited as the owner of the Gothic manor under the name Old Man Carter. Following the level he would have eventually died off screen and have his story continued in two different versions of a mission:
- In The Butler Didn't Do It Carter would have been murdered by one of the mortals in the level and in order to free him, the Ghost Master would be tasked with helping a mortal detective Miss Ascot find the culprit who would turn out to be Bill Scarlet who had poisoned his father-in-law.
- In Where There's a Will... Carter would have died of natural causes and have written a testament according to which he stated that his whole estate would have been split equally among everyone who managed to stay the night in his mansion. However due to his hatred of his whole family and servants, Carter would have tasked the Ghost Master with scaring everyone away to make sure nobody gets his property.
As the head of the Carter Family he would have also had a wife (Eileen Peacock) and three children (Edward Carter, James Carter and Angela Scarlet)
Powers
| Level | Power | Teachable | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Danse Macabre | - | |
| 8 | Frozen Stiff! | - | |
| 7 | Phobia (Creepy Crawlies) | Possess | Yes |
| 6 | Terrorise | - | |
| 5 | Dominate | Numb | Yes |
| 4 | Dread | - | |
| 3 | Strange Vision | - | |
| 2 | Fright | Yes | |
| 1 | Bitter Cold | Yes |
Voice Lines
Normal Lines
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| Banishment | |
| "Banish me? Do you know who I am?" | |
| Ending Possession (Unused) | |
| "I'm finished with this fool. Who's next?" | |
| Restless Spirit 1 (WTAW ver.) (Unused) | |
| "How did I manage to give rise to a family so unworthy? Buck the dog was the only loyal one... But I don't know where he is now... If you could scare these graverobbers from the mansion by mornin', they'll not recieve a penny, and I will be able to rest in peace." | |
| Restless Spirit 2 (Before Buck is Laid to Rest) (Unused) | |
| “Buck’s probably still snuffling at my body. Could you try to bring him up here?” | |
| Restless Spirit 3 (While Buck is Laid to Rest) (Unused) | |
| "Come here you dumb mutt. Didn't think I'd pass over to the other side without you, did ya?" | |
| Restless Spirit 4 (TBDDI ver.) (Unused) | |
| "Why don't you get out there and help Miss. Ascot, 'stead of bothering me?" | |
| Murder Clue (TBDDI ver.) (Unused) | |
| “My son–in-law brought me wine before I died. He’d always been a brown-noser – but perhaps he was poisoning the wine!” | |
| Laid to Rest (TBDDI ver.) (Unused) | |
| “That I gave my daughter’s hand to that simpering cad – I hope they hurry up with my burial, so I can start turning in my grave!” | |
| Dispel (Unused) | |
| "You’ll hear from my lawyers!” |
Gallery
Concept Art
Carter's Concept Art
Model Renders
Carter's Collector's Edition Render
An Official Close-up Of Carter's Face
An Official Render Of Carter
In-Game Screenshots
Carter In The Ghoul Room
Carter In Beta Ghoul Room
Trivia
- Carter design is based on Ebenezer Scrooge, the main character of Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol".
- His name however is taken from Randolph Carter, a character from an H.P Lovecraft story called "The Unnameable".
- Coincidentally, Carter's name also lines up with Michael Carter, an actor who played the Spirit of Christmas Future in 1984 adaptation of "A Christmas Carol" however the correlation doesn't seems to be intentional.
- His name however is taken from Randolph Carter, a character from an H.P Lovecraft story called "The Unnameable".
- Carter, Buck and The Painter were supposed to appear as mortals in The Uninvited. They would later reappear as ghosts in Where There's a Will... /The Butler Didn't Do It.
- Buck is Carter's dog who, according to his epitaph, died soon after Carter.
- The Painter was commissioned to draw a portrait of Carter.
- Carter used to be called Old Man Carter in earlier versions of the game.
- His mortal version also went under the same name
