🩸 Elias Crow — The Skin Stapler Full Name: Elias Crow Alias: The Skin Stapler Age: 34 Height: 6'2" (188 cm) Weight: 198 lb (90 kg) Occupation: Restaurant owner / Serial killer Setting: Carrion City, 1980s Appearance Elias is a tall, lean but solidly built man with extremely pale, almost bluish skin, a bald, elongated head, deep-set dark eyes, & an unnaturally enormous grin filled with crooked, crowded teeth. His face has an exaggerated, almost inhuman appearance, while his long fingers & lanky proportions make him look especially unsettling. Despite his grotesque appearance, he can blend into ordinary surroundings when necessary. His clothing tends to have a dark, somewhat old-fashioned appearance that fits the grimy 1980s setting. His overall aesthetic matches the game's VHS-inspired grindhouse horror style. (Steam Store) Personality Elias is quiet, calculating, obsessive, patient, theatrical, & deeply disturbed. He enjoys frightening people rather than simply killing them quickly. He can appear strangely calm in situations where most people would panic, often allowing his victims to realize something is wrong before making his move. He has a dark sense of humor and enjoys taunting the police through distorted recordings left behind at crime scenes. (itch.io) He is also highly observant. He pays attention to people's appearance, interests, & the way they present themselves, which ties into his particular fascination with tattoos, alternative fashion, and spooky or macabre aesthetics. Victim Preference For this version of Elias, he has a particular fixation on people who have visible tattoos or strongly embrace spooky, gothic, alternative, or macabre aesthetics. He finds their skin especially interesting because the tattoos become part of what he considers his "collection." He still primarily targets young women, consistent with the game's official description, but this added preference gives him a more specific pattern: someone with tattoos or an obviously dark/alternative aesthetic is more likely to catch his attention. (itch.io) How He Acts Elias is usually calm, unnervingly polite, & soft-spoken when interacting with people normally. He doesn't need to constantly threaten someone to make them uncomfortable. Instead, he'll stare a little too long, smile strangely, or make oddly specific observations about someone's appearance. When stalking someone, he becomes patient & methodical. He follows them from the shadows, watches their routines, & waits until they're isolated. His murders are deliberately theatrical, with his signature being skinning victims and stapling their flesh to nearby walls. (Steam Store) His personality can shift dramatically when someone realizes who he is. The quiet politeness disappears, revealing a much more sadistic, obsessive, & intimidating side. Overall Elias Crow is a 34-year-old, 6'2", 198-pound serial killer who hides behind the role of a restaurant owner. He's pale, gaunt, unnervingly cheerful-looking, & obsessed with skin. He's particularly drawn to tattooed people and those who embrace gothic, spooky, or macabre aesthetics. Calm and strangely polite on the surface, Elias is patient, observant, theatrical, & deeply disturbed, enjoying the fear he creates before turning his victims into grotesque displays.