Flash Jordan
This reporter's single-minded quest for the Pulitzer prize lead to her obsessive investigation of a certain mob boss. She was increasing his paranoia quite effectively until a poor choice of hiding place lead to her accidental cremation.
-Epitaph
Flash Jordan is a Mane who can be encountered in Deadfellas, bound to the urn containing Don's "Grandmother" ashes in Don's bedroom.
Appearance
Flash Jordan is a caucasian woman. She has blue eyes and short, flipped out, ginger hair. Flash wears a 40's styled reporter outfit, which includes a brown suit and pants, a brown hat with a piece of paper with the writing "Press" stuck in it, white shirt, black shoes, purple tie and brown belt with red suspenders attached to it. Her belt and suit have yellow belt buckle and buttons respectfully. Flash holds a grey press camera in her hands that she uses to cast powers. Her face is mostly normal, however, half of her face is missing, exposing her skull and flesh.
How To Free
Flash Jordan will become free after possessing a mortal. However, she is unable do to so due to the urn trapping her remains. The urn needs to be broken by sufficient structure damage. This can be achieved in many ways. The simplest one is to use Hailstones (Wavemaster knows this power from the start and is trapped in the same level) or Haunted Hail by binding a water elemental to the fish bowl in Don's room. Another method of breaking the urn is by using Quake or double Tremor (This requires bringing 2 ghosts among Earth Elementals, Quiver, or using Fingers after freeing him). The Earth Elemental can be bound to the potted plant next to Flash Jordan and Fingers to Don's bed. The final method of destroying the urn is by creating strong wind in the same room. This can be done by binding Aether and Whisperwind to the air tanks in the corner of the room and using their wind powers. This method is the least effective one, as it deals the least amount of damage to the urn. When the urn is finally broken, Flash will possess any mortal who enters the room and become free.
Cut Content
Originaly Flash's death would have been caused be the mafia dropping her down the ocean floor with the help of concrete boots, as such her ghost rather then being bound to her ashes in an urn would have instead been bound to her skeleton in an underwater section of the level. As a resault the solution to how to free her would have been slightly altered as the Ghost Master had to instead find a way to make a mortal dive down to her resting spot.
Based on comments from a developer, at one point either before or after Flash's time underwater her spot was instead occupied by Fingers.
Powers
| Level | Power | Teachable | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Nausea | Gushing Blood | Yes |
| 8 | Scared to Death | Flood | Yes |
| 7 | Possess | - | |
| 6 | Terrorise | - | |
| 5 | Queasy | - | |
| 4 | Dread | Yes | |
| 3 | Suspicious Stench | - | |
| 2 | Stink | Fright | Yes |
| 1 | Sweat | - |
Voice lines
Normal Lines
|
|
|---|---|
| Restless Spirit 1 | |
| "It was that damn Pulitzer had me snoopin' at the Don's grandmother's funeral, but it was the goons with the guns that had me hidin' in the coffin, see? That's when I really felt the heat, know what I'm sayin'? Now I'm just ashes in this here urn, the Don thinkin' I'm what's left of his gran'ma and all. If ya could bust me loose I'd be grateful." | |
| Restless Spirit 2 | |
| "I could possess one o' them goons if ya bust this urn, I reckon." | |
| Lay to Rest | |
| "Thanks, chief. Oh, an` hold the front page - I feel a story comin` on." | |
| Banishment | |
| "Aaah! Censorship!" | |
| Unused 1 | |
| "I`m over exposed!" | |
| Unused 2 | |
| "They`re all camera shy. Let me know if you get a lead." |
Beta Lines
|
|
|---|---|
| Restless Spirit 1 | |
| “Maybe I was distracted, thinkin’ of the Pulitzer and not my skin… Can’t be careless when you’re diggin’ dirt on the mob, or it’s the concrete boots, see? But I still got my camera, I can still get the story… if I can get one of those mob goons up close and personal.” | |
| Restless Spirit 2 | |
| "Just get one of them mobsters to me, see - I can take it from there." | |
| Lay to Rest | |
| “Gotcha! Thanks, chief. Oh, an’ hold the front page - I feel a story comin’ on.” | |
| Dispel | |
| "I`m over exposed!" | |
| Ending Possession | |
| "They`re all camera shy. Let me know if you get a lead." |
Unique Sounds (Unused)
|
|
|---|---|
| Unknown 1 | |
| *Wierd noise* | |
| Unknown 2 | |
| *Wierder noise* | |
| Unknown 3 | |
| *Bizarre noise* | |
| Unknown 4 | |
| *Peculiar noise* | |
| Unknown 5 | |
| *Confounding noise* | |
| Unknown 6 | |
| *Strange noise* |
Gallery
Concept Art
Flash Jordan's Concept Art
Model Renders
Flash Jordan's Collector's Edition Render Featuring Her Old Design
In-Game Screenshots
Flash Jordan As A Restless Spirit
Flash Jordan In The Ghoul Room
Flash Jordan In Beta Ghoul Room
|
Trivia
- Flash Jordan is based on both Amy Archer, a character from 1994 Comedy The Hudsucker Proxy, and Hildy Johnson, a character from 1940 comedy His Girl Fiday.
- Her name however is a pun Flash Gordon, the protagonist from a space adventure comic strip.
- Flash Jordan's outfit and equipment are very anachronistic. The game takes place in late 90's/early 2000's while her outfit resembles a stereotypical 40's reporter outfit, and her press camera fell out of popularity in 60's, replaced by 35mm film cameras.
- Additionally, she wears an outfit that was worn by male reporters at the time. Female reporters at that time usually wore dresses.
- Flash's concept art resembles a mortal's concept art more so than a ghost's concept art. She shares this trait with Maxine Factor.
- According to Chris Bateman, lead designer of the game, Flash Jordan was always meant to be a haunter.
- Flash Jordan would originally had a normal face with no damages, but was changed due to looking too mortal according to developers.
- Flash Jordan, alongside all the restless spirits in Deadfellas, has a modifier increasing fear dealt to Don Bartholemew.
