• From Hunter to Friend: In the Changed: Special Edition, the Tiger Shark's hostility is not entirely set in stone. If you manage to build and maintain a high friendship level with Puro, the game's dark latex ally, it completely shifts the dynamics of the aquatic area. • The Farewell Scene: When you achieve a high friendship status, the Tiger Shark and the Squid Dog boss will actively stop hunting you down. Instead of launching an aggressive attack, they can be seen peacefully waving goodbye to Colin as he safely exits the aquatic zone. This shift highlights a broader theme within the game: even the most predatory, wild-acting latex creatures can change their instinctual feelings and respect your boundaries if you exhibit strong bonds and empathy toward their kind.

1. Shifts in Feelings toward Puro (The Betrayed vs. True Endings) Colin's emotional trajectory is heavily defined by his relationship with his dark latex ally, Puro: • The "Changed" True / Perfect Ending: If Colin forms a deep bond with Puro, his feelings shift from fear and survival-driven caution to deep, mutual trust and affection. In the Special Edition's optimized endings, Colin willingly accepts K-Serum to safely transform into a latex creature while fully preserving his mind, allowing him and Puro to exit into the outside world together as true partners. • The Betrayed Endings: If trust isn't fully established, Colin faces heartbreaking endings where Puro transfers him to save his own species. In these scenarios, Colin's mind and feelings shift as they fuse into a single shared body (Purlin), or he is left to wander aimlessly as a mindless white latex beast. 2. Personality and Instinct Alterations Post-Transfurmation As documented across TV Tropes and the game's community hubs, a physical transformation immediately alters Colin's emotional behavior: • Loss of Hostility/Fear: In the Changed Special Edition, when Colin is transfurred into a light-latex creature, his human fear of the lab completely vanishes. He loses any instinctual aversion toward the dark-latex beasts and instantly embraces or flirts with Puro, shifting from terrified survivalist to affectionate companion. • Death of Personality: In certain bad endings, he suffers an alternate-identity amnesia. While he retains a core "nice guy" disposition, his human memories, existential anxieties, and complex feelings are entirely wiped out. 3. The Weight of the Pale Virus Colin's foundational motivation shifts dramatically mid-game. Initially, he simply wants to escape the claustrophobic facility. However, he eventually learns that he is a carrier of the deadly, incurable Pale Virus. This realization shifts his goals from selfish escape to a heavy emotional dilemma: staying human means tracking the virus outside and dying, while transforming means losing his human biology to survive.