Hypnos
Not every ghost was once of flesh and blood. Hypnos used to be a dream until the dreamer died whilst sleeping.
-Epitaph
This dream spirit has been imprisoned in an hourglass for centuries.
-Epitaph
Hypnos is a Sandman who joins the Ghost Master's team at the start of Act 2.
Appearance
Hypnos is a large, horse-like bipedal creature made out of sand. Their "fur", mane, and tail is golden and has a sand texture on it. Hypnos' body resembles a head and the back of a horse combined together, lacking a torso and front hooves. Hypnos' head has two red eyes, small ears, and a pair of incisor teeth in his mouth. Hypnos has one pair of legs, which end in brown hooves.
Cut Content
Hypnos was supposed to appear as a restless spirit in all Gothic Mansion levels, The Uninvited, Where There's a Will... /The Butler Didn't Do It and Dark Passage. They would be trapped in an hourglass and would require the Ghost Master to break it. They would reappear in the latter two levels if the hourglass was not broken during The Uninvited.
Interestingly enough, if the hourglass was not broken during either Uninvited or Will / Butler, they would prevent Kintu from appearing during Dark Passage.
Powers
| Level | Power | Teachable |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Expose Fears | Yes |
| 9 | Psychotic Rage | Yes |
| 8 | Dream Demon | - |
| 7 | Sleepwalk | - |
| 6 | Aura Reading | Yes |
| 5 | Sleep | - |
| 4 | Delusion | - |
| 3 | Dreamthief | Yes |
| 2 | Shattered Nerves | Yes |
| 1 | Uncover Fear | - |
Voice lines
Normal Lines
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| Banishment | |
| "They caught me napping…" | |
| Restless Spirit 1 (Unused) | |
| "Help me master! I seem to have got stuck in this hourglass and I can't get out. Do you need a Sandman? Good for getting into people's dreams, scouting around... could turn up something useful... just get me out of here! I'll make it worth your while." | |
| Restless Spirit 2 (Unused) | |
| "Get me out of this hourglass, master - I'll make it worth your while." | |
| Lay to Rest (Unused) | |
| "A timely rescue Master! Sleeping mortals are my target, let us see what haunts their dreams." | |
| Dispel (Unused) | |
| "My power is insufficient…" |
Gallery
In-Game Screenshots
Hypnos In The Ghoul Room
Hypnos In Beta Ghoul Room
Trivia
- Hypnos' name might be a reference to Hypnos, a Greek god of sleep or the general act of Hypnosis.
- All of Act ghosts from Act 2 were originally supposed to appear in The Uninvited.
- Hypnos' design is inspired by the series of paintings by Henry Fuseli called "The Nightmare".
- Hypnos is the only ghost that can learn Dream Demon.
