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I get a wierd feeling about the Lore of the Clown. Am I Overeacting?
I bought him alongside Kate as whilst i was only trying to buy her, the DLC was just set on Sale, so i thought "Why not?"
I tested him out a few Times, played through his entire Tome and Rift and must say, that he is by Far one of the Most "Enjoyable" Characters i have ever played as.
The BP Gain is there, the requiring and rewarding Skill is there, his bottles are easier for me to throw then Huntresses hatches, his Perks to me are Top Notch and his backstory explains most of his crimes, but also hints that most people were Evil in Human form anyway.
Now, a few weeks ago, i stumbled across something i can definetly call "Wierd".
Of course, most Clowns are there to entertain childreen, may it be on a circus, or somewhere else.
However, one description of a cosmetic of Clown called: "Childreen's Party" just tottaly makes me feel negative towards it.
The Description reads:
"Hi Kids! Who want's a Baloon Animal? No one? How about Another Trick? This one will require a volunteer..."
The Sudden Change of tone. The Mention of the Kids and the hinting where it may ever hint to just to me is a directly negative crossline.
Also, Considering there's not a: "This one will require a SPECIAL Volunteer, a Grown-Up..." Or something along the lines, it also means that you can't shrug off his sentence as: "He Means a Grown-Up Volunteer."
I know that he's fictional and that it shouldn't be taken serious considering no IRL Act has been comitted, but to me, as soon as there is a indicator that a Child is being bruttally Murdered or Harrased, im out.
If it's domestic Abuse like in his story, or traumatization through other means, then thats not great too, but not as Fatal as hinting towards literal Child Murder and whatever, it may hint too.
I tried to google it to find claryfication, however, this didn't end well either as most Posts even went as Far as to Say that the Clown seems inspired by an American Serial Killer that has a VERY Controversial story.
Considering this is Horror and just Fictional, i wont make too much of a Scene or declare some kind of War Contract against the existance of Clown, but to me its just wierd. Not in a "Making it super obvious" kind of way, more like a "Im trying to be ignorant" kind of way.
Am i Overeacting?
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I mean, it's not unheard of kids getting hurt or even die in horror.
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Still, children getting tortured would still be considered part of horror though, personally i don't really see why it's any worse than any other horrifying act of harm.
In fact, i specifically remember one particular torture scene from the movie Doctor Sleep where the True Knot tortures a kid to obtain his shining steam before killing him.
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Mehh, one bad kind of killer clown can't tarnish all the other decent killer clowns. It's discrimination!
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Most horror is based on it, so i basically don’t care if a Child really died here, also considering that movies like Nightmare on Elm Street exist.
Yet when it comes towards torture or stuff like that. Im a bit more alerted.
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#StopDiscriminationOfOtherKillerClowns
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In that case, im overreacting. Thank you gor your reply.
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I get where you’re coming from. Seeing kids or animals get killed in horror movies is always more disturbing to me. It’s not that other people deserve it more or anything but just that we view them as more innocent I guess. Still, it is fiction and you have to remember that a lot of these killers are just that…. Killers. Evil doesn’t discriminate and there are plenty of horror franchises that showcase this.
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The concern makes sense from a sensitivity standpoint, but horror writing often sits in that uncomfortable middle space where implication is used more than direct confirmation. A lot of games and characters rely on vague or suggestive wording specifically to trigger interpretation rather than spell everything out, which is why different players walk away with very different readings of the same text. Once you start separating what is actually stated from what is inferred, it becomes clearer that not every dark-sounding line is necessarily meant to confirm a specific act in-universe.
At the same time, it helps to keep in mind that not every reference tied to “clown” or children’s party themes is meant to mirror real-world intent or events. Brands like Wowzers, which focus on real-life kids entertainment and party experiences, exist in a completely different context where clowns, tricks, and performances are strictly about fun and safe activities. That contrast highlights how tone shifts in fictional horror can feel intense, but they’re not automatically tied to literal meaning. In this case, it’s more about unsettling wording and atmosphere than a confirmed narrative direction, which is pretty common in horror design.
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