Electrospasm
The part of Electrospasm which was once Harold Smears, murderer, was all but burned from him upon the electric chair. All that's left is a polite, apologetic spirit of punishment.
-Epitaph
Formally Harold Smears, a man put to death for his heinous crimes, Electrospasm was the last man to be executed in the Hell Street electric chair...
-Beta Epitaph
Electrospasm is a Wraith encountered in The Unusual Suspects, bound to the electric chair he was executed on. If not freed during The Unusual Suspects, he will reappear in Ghostbreakers as one of the ghosts trapped in the Electroplasmic Storage Device.
Appearance
Electrospasm is a man with grey skin and brown, blood shot eyes. He wears a brown body suit with mustard colored stripes going through the right part of his torso and his left arm, as well as brown slip-on shoes. Electrospasm's face is disfigured. His left eyelid as well as nose seem to be missing. He seems to be biting on either an orange gag or a fuse. He is strapped to the electric chair with grey straps binding his hands, legs and torso. Most of the straps are connected to a large grey central piece on his chest. Electrospasm has a grey helmet placed on top of his head which is connected to the chair by two colorful wires. The chair Electrospasm sits in is a brown electric chair with a latticed net, two blue ornaments at the top of it and a power source at the bottom.
How To Free
Electrospasm needs a jolt of electricity to course through him to be set free. There are a few ways to achieve this. The simplest way is to break the electric switch next to the chair using Strange Behaviour or Wild & Crazy. Another way of freeing Electrospasm is causing a storm outside using rain and strong wind powers. Lastly, flooding the room with Flood and having Electrospasm use Spark will also set the Wraith free.
Alternatively, if not freed during The Unusual Suspects, he can be freed in Ghostbreakers by destroying the Electroplasmic Storage Device.
Powers
| Level | Power | Teachable | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Surge | - | |
| 7 | Wild & Crazy | Paralyse | Yes |
| 6 | Spooky Surprise | - | |
| 5 | Numb | Yes | |
| 4 | Strange Behaviour | - | |
| 3 | Blow Fuse | Strange Vision | Yes |
| 2 | Spark | - | |
| 1 | Cut Lights | Bitter Cold | Yes |
Voice lines
Normal Lines
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| Restless Spirit 1 | |
| "Ah never meant to kill no-one, but ah guess ah did, an` ah guess ah deserved the chair `cause of it. Last one, ah was, last to go on this chair `fore local cops stopped admin`strin the juice. Now ah`m stuck here - got all this power but nowhere to flow it…" | |
| Restless Spirit 2 | |
| "Ah just keep cracklin' around this old chair... can't seem to get out." | |
| Lay to Rest | |
| "Oh man… how long have ah been sittin` on that damn chair? All ah ever dreamed of was freedom…" | |
| Banishment | |
| "Ah`m condemned again." | |
| Unused | |
| "Dammit! Fused!" |
Gallery
Concept Art
Electrospasm Concept Art
Electrospasm Concept Art in colour
Model Renders
Electrospasm's Collector's Edition Render
A Beta Render Of Electrospasm
Another Beta Render Of Electrospasm Featuring His Old Design
In-Game Screenshots
Electrospasm As A Restless Spirit In The Unusual Suspects
Electrospasm As A Restless Spirit In Ghostbreakers
Electrospasm In The Ghoul Room
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Other
Cutie Forms Of Electrospasm And Other Ghosts
Trivia
- Electrospasm shares his face texture with Blue Murder.
- Electrospasm was inspired by the Scoleri Brothers from 1989 ghost comedy Ghostbusters 2. Both brothers are ghosts of murderers who were executed by electric chair.
- More specifically, he more closely resembles Tony Scoleri out of the two.
- Despite the similarities to Shocker, a 1989 Slasher of the same name made by Wes Craven, Electrospasm was not based on him as stated by Chris Bateman on his blog.[1]
- Electrospasm wears a Broad Arrow Prison Uniform in his concept art and beta render.
- Electrospasm's chair doesn't appear in mortal world until he is freed. He is the only ghost to create a new object after being laid to rest.
- ↑ "I don't think I'd seen Wes Craven's Shocker at this point (the only film of his I'd seen at this point was The Serpent and the Rainbow), so this is unlikely to be the inspiration" Chris Bateman, https://blog.ihobo.com/2023/05/origins-of-ghost-master-part-two.html