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Got that headache that makes you wish the Pale was real.

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Heeeeey! Guess who just learned I've been double clicking where Harry goes this whole time on pc and I could indeed have a full and concrete runless playthrough this whole time ^v^

Maybe one day I'll redo this very dumb "challenge" but for now I'll just continue my whack ass playthrough with this new knowledge.

Since I'm a little weirdo who's recently been intrigued by doing dumb little self-anointed challenges for the hell of it, I've been playing my "moralist Harry who mildly flirts with communism" playthrough while exclusively walking. One thing I love about it is that it's entirely impossible unless one where to, with reckless and unhinged abandon, save scum every time Harry runs. Cus yes, you can play the game and walk the whole time. Just be prepared to have Harry abruptly burst into running at random intervals all because you paused and stood for a bit or went into a building or dared to go up some stairs, at least on PC that is. Oh and the caps lock is your enemy. Be very careful with that thing.

I dunno. I just find it funny how both I the player along with Kim are at the whims of this man. That I too get caught off guard by the running and am at the mercy of Harrier Du Bois himself. Perhaps this very stupid "challenge" has brought be closer to the lieutenant as a player. Ah! One can only speculate.

Oh and yes. Kim did mention the running at the debrief which is even funnier with the context of this. Not that I blame him. Running or not, you cannot take the Jamrock shuffle out of the man.

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I know this man would go crazy for the Wunder Boner

also the full context. love harry saying this in front of the sunday friend. of course the sunday friend had to inject his lameness tho

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couldn't stop thinking about this as a concept

second version edit from one of my friend's and their genius mind u know harry'd salute to the kim flag with pride

transparent version cus why not!

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rest in piss, loverboy

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Needed to make this a post cus my GOSH this is so damn sad. (don't mind the health cus I'm doing a no healing playthrough like a freak)

But just, Harry dying of a heart attack the minute he tells Billie this just UGH! Absolutely tragic and heartbreaking. I'm sure there's other deaths that could top this but gosh. This is def top 3 saddest ways to die in this game for me at least.

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The best part about doing a no healing run for my second playthrough is that I can have glorious moments where, if I were to strip Harry of his Frittte! raincoat, he would abruptly get a heart attack and pitifully die on the spot as if one were cutting the wrong wire on a bomb.

Like, actually.

The Frittte! raincoat he legally obtain really was his lifeline for the end half of Day 3. Was worth it to spare my skill points while also just being so damn funny.

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the alcoholic jig

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a collection of kim's

edit cus i couldn't resist the close ups of my favorites of course it happens to be all the smaller ones i drew

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AN UPDATE!!!!

Remember when I wrote this: "Hell, I would not be surprised if you were to go into the game and the minute you're done talking to the Man on the Water Lock, Barry just despawns" Turns out Barry doesn't despawn like I thought, or at least he lingers way more than I thought he would. HE'S STILL THERE ON DAY 2!! You can see him! BARRY, MY BOY! MY FULLY GROWN ADULT BUTCHER BOY! I know that isn't THAT crazy btw since he's supposed to be there since he's stuck cus of the water lock. Plus, other characters roaming about are programed to stay and leave for certain periods of time like that drunk on those steps or just other characters who leave after a certain time. This is just so cool though! Especially with how detailed this game is with shit, smaller stuff like this feels extra special to me. Additionally, since I'm adding to this, after thinking on it more with a friend, I've come to realize that Barry is even more special than I previously conceived. Like, there's other characters in the game without portraits that one can talk to in the game, a sub-category of character who is conversable but not seen. These character variants are usually spoken to on the phone, think Dora or the Video Revochol guy you can speak to on that phone in the union's office space. These variants differ from another similar sub-category of character who are seen via portraits but hold no models for obvious reasons. These types are usually seen when talking on the radio though there are some exceptions like the allusive pair of mysterious eyes. So Barry not being in these sub-categories and being in his own category of a non-conversable model character we can learn the name of from the Man on the Water Lock as well as well from the dialogue box dropping his name is a little bit more unique. This is especially the case since there's named or at least mentioned characters we learn about and can't talk to such as Measurehead's mom or Titus' brother. We DO technically meet Barry though even though we can't talk to him nor can he talk to us. All we can do is acknowledge he exists. Ah, Barry the Butcher. I am so glad you exist Barry. You may be very unloved in your existence in a game filled with characters probably more enthralling than you but you being YOU enthralls me, Barry. You are loved. Also an obligatory appreciation to the reblogs cus UUUGH UR MINDS!!! I am glad discussions like this can happen. Makes me happy.

I think we, the people, should talk about Barry the Butcher more. For real, I think we should, both in the grand scheme of things of the narrative of Disco Elysium and just cus it'd be a bit funny to. Think about it, how many people even really KNOW who Barry the Butcher is, or who remember Barry the Butcher? Do you, human reading this possible unhinged post remember Barry the Butcher? Do you recognize this man? Hell, do you think he could even be real? Well, those are all valid questions, dear reader! For one, he's named, yes, but all we really know about him is that he's friends with the man on the water lock (said by the Man on the Water Lock so who knows if they really ARE friends from what we see but let's just assume they are), he's stuck on the other side of the water lock, wears overalls, and looks disappointed that the water lock is broken and about about his salami being eaten by his friend. We can also assume that yes, he is a butcher. His name is Barry. He can make salami. Very astute observations.

This is the only bit we got of him too. Again, no portrait, no looking into the window of his soul. No can-opening. Nope. Nothing. Nada. All this man does is wave and look sad. You know this guy's irrelevant to the plot when we get more information from corpses. And sure, maybe that's not fair to Barry. The main corpse is related to the case and the other is related to a side case you can chose to do that has it's own emotional core to it. Only in Disco Elysium.

You never see the Man on the Water Lock or Barry the Butcher ever again by the way. After you interact with the Man on the Water Lock and MAYBE go back to talk with him again, once you enter a building and come back, he's gone, alongside Barry the Butcher. Day 1 exclusive guy's too. I am pretty sure if you never interact with the Man on the Water Lock, you can just never see him in the game after Day 1. Hell, I would not be surprised if you were to go into the game and the minute you're done talking to the Man on the Water Lock, Barry just despawns. Barry the Butcher doesn't get mentioned ever again to my knowledge, neither his salami eating friend though that makes sense. We never get to learn more about Barry the Butcher or get a callback about him. Nothing! And that's just so fucking FUNNY to me. On a game level, Barry the Butcher is probably one of the rare characters we meet that has a name, has his name in the dialogue box AND never gets a portrait while also never having any speaking lines either or just more than one paragraph of text related to him. He is probably actively one of the most irrelevant characters in this game which is definitely an interesting achievement to have as a character specifically in Disco Elysium of all games. On a meta level too, it's just funny. Like, Barry the Butcher was made and he was put in the game and he was given a MODEL! He has a MODEL! Like, some characters WITH portraits have no models. Barry the Butcher is so fucking SPECIAL in his mediocrity and that needs to be acknowledged. He doesn't matter at all but is so fascinating in how little he matters and the unique circumstances of his existence. Then, on a story level, it's fascinating to me. In the grand scheme of it all, Barry the Butcher is just a guy. He really is. He's not relevant to the story cus he's not relevant to the case. So, we simply never hear from him again. He's not even relevant in terms of thoughts cus he's just not that impactful to either the player OR Harry. None of Harry's skills can even chime in and give commentary on what they see about this man either. Barry the Butcher isn't even like those few people you can interact with who have stuff to say but you can never TALK to them cus they're just talking to themselves. Plus, they never get named cus Harry just never thinks about them ever again. They don't impact him. Barry the Butcher to me is fascinating on the fact that he IS named though. That he's given a model and not a portrait and never speaks and who knows. Maybe he just doesn't speak. We don't know that as the player or as Harry. And we'll NEVER know simply cus we're not meant to. Our story does not collide with Barry the Butchers. It barely even grazes whatever life Barry has going on. And, I think that's just beautiful. It's beautiful that a game like Disco Elysium can fascinate me on the fact that a character like Barry the Butcher exists. This game is in a world where people can just have different lives going on and not everyone in the plot "matters" plot wise. Yet, the fact that they're here and exist makes the world feel more alive. And not even in that way of filling the area with character models which I mean, not that there isn't characters like that in DE. There are. There's a good chunk of people you just can't talk to in the Whirling-In-Rags. Barry the Butcher is just like, so crazy to me though. He's so close to just being like one of those characters who just exist to fill space but it doesn't feel that way cus we're in DE and cus he at least gets the opportunity to be named and shown on screen to any extent. So, what I'm saying here is that we, the people, should come together on this. We should come together and unite for Barry the Butcher. I dunno how and I have no clue if this dumbass post will have any impact. I just needed to let this all out. Do it for Barry the Butcher. DO IT FOR BARRY!

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pitiful penguin

what can i say this screenshot i found hidden in my files spoke to me

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just some jean and harry

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eye of the beholder

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My partner and I saw you from across the bar and we really dig your vibe. You wanna take some magnesium together?

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This is for the 5 Barry the Butcher fans I hope I did our guy justice (was working with scraps)