Shipahoy Wilson
"It's time to die, Audrey... and live again... as a god!" |
Shipahoy Wilson is a cartoon monstrosity created after using Wilson Arch's soul for the Ink Machine along with the amalgamated concepts of his cartoon characters Shipahoy Dudley and Crackle the Crab. This creature was conceived by Wilson to overthrow the Ink Demon and rule over the Cycle, but his plan backfired after his attempt to turn Audrey Drew into it failed, resulting in Wilson being the final piece.[1]
History
Shipahoy Wilson is created after Audrey turns on the Ink Machine, emerging from the dark puddles and begins a fight against Audrey in one final attempt to claim her soul. But after a long battle, Audrey is able to banish Wilson's physical form into the dark puddles. This caused the amalgamation to be released from his creator's influence, causing him to become mindless. He then tears off Audrey's legs to prevent her from fleeing or fighting back any further. Before he could kill her, the Ink Demon arrives at the last moment, takes advantage of his weakened state by tearing apart his throat, and then drags his body into the inky depths, never to be seen again.[1]
Characteristics
Physical appearance
Shipahoy Wilson is a monstrous, gigantic combination of Wilson's creations: Shipahoy Dudley and Crackle the Crab. The upper torso is that of Shipahoy Dudley, though the hands appear to be large and skeletal with the arms and fingers resembling the legs of a crab. His right arm is much larger than his left arm as the former has a pincer for a thumb, while the latter one has a piston attached to the upper arm and wrist. Both his arms are segmented and he appears to wear a black ink stained sailor uniform with a loose handkerchief on his chest. The face appears to be melting and elongated with mismatched eyes. His right eye is smaller and circular with a faint yellow irises that is very similar to Wilson's while his left eye is oval shaped with a large and very reflective pupil that resembles Dudley's. The contrasting glowing eyes give him a constant crazed look, and his once innocent smile has now been warped and frozen into a mad and psychotic grin filled with glowing teeth. Interestingly, some of the teeth are not illuminated, which seems to give the illusion that they are metallic false teeth. His red rosy checks have been painted black and are now oval shaped. Iridescent-like ink seems to be seeping out of various different pores and scars all over his body. Shipahoy Wilson wields a chained anchor which is attached to his upper back as his weapon.
The lower torso takes on the form of Crackle the Crab, which has three legs on each side. One of the legs is attached with few metal staples.
The distorted remains of Wilson is seen beneath the chest of his creation, appearing to have been fused together. Wilson's mouth was stretched open, while his eyes are gap-like and glowing with iridescent colors. He is surrounded by a skeletal rib cage and scrap metal for extra protection.
Behavior
Shipahoy Wilson is large and slow-moving, relying on his anchor and other projectiles to deal damage. His slow speed means his attacks are obviously telegraphed, making them easier to dodge. However, he is a heavy hitter and deals very severe up close damage. Being partly made with Wilson, it seems to retain his memories as well, justifying its attack on Audrey being Wilson seeking revenge.
Strategy
Shipahoy Wilson has three phases:
- In phase one, he will only throw his anchor, which does very little damage and cannot kill the player. The player needs to bait Shipahoy into throwing his anchor into the locked panels of the four signal towers around the room so that they can be deactivated.
- Once the player deactivates two signal towers, he will move into phase 2, where iridescent-drenched Lost Ones run into the room and attack Audrey at the start. Killing the Lost Ones restores a significant amount of health, and once all of the Lost Ones have been killed, Shipahoy will begin throwing gears, which do significantly more damage than the anchor. These gears can not break open the panels, and the player needs to dodge three gears before the anchor is thrown again. Once the last two signal towers are deactivated, he will move into his final phase, and will begin following Audrey around the room after another horde of Lost Ones attacks.
- In phase three, he will attack Audrey directly, charging at her and hitting her if she gets too close. While his attacks are highly telegraphed, they do significant damage, and being killed in this phase will result in the player being consumed, meaning they will have to start the entire fight over. Shipahoy will charge at Audrey about three times before moving to the center of the room and swinging his anchor. Once he slams the anchor, he will be momentarily stunned and Wilson's corpse will be exposed, which the player must hit three times to progress the fight. Shipahoy will repeat these attacks three times, requiring the player to hit Wilson a total of 9 times to end the fight.
Shipahoy is also one of the few enemies of the game that can give the player a game over, with others being the Ink Demon, the Lurker, and Widow King.
Behind the scenes
Shipahoy Wilson is a boss fought in Chapter 5: The Dark Revival, serving as the final boss of Bendy and the Dark Revival. He also appeared in Bendy: Secrets of the Machine as a pictured button from the Drawing Board's teaser room.
Development
Shipahoy Wilson was conceptualized during long production of Bendy and the Dark Revival. At first, he was originally known as "Lil' Buddy".
His model was implied to be created by character designer Pascal Cleroux, as it took him the entire month to finish making Shipahoy's model, while most character models usually take one to two weeks to be completed, as tweeted on November 10, 2020.[2] Before the game's final release, the creature's identity was not revealed, with Pascal giving out some small hints to answer people's replies.[3][4]
Gallery
- Main article: Category:Images of Shipahoy Wilson
Shipahoy Wilson's concept art used for the T-shirt.
See also
- Wilson Arch, the creature's original creator and part of the creature's creation.
- Shipahoy Dudley, the cartoon character that the creature is mainly based on.
- Crackle the Crab, another cartoon character that the creature's lower body part is based on.
Notes
- ↑ "Ink Pirate" was found in the Bendy and the Dark Revival game files.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bendy and the Dark Revival. Chapter 5: The Last Reel. Developed and published by Joey Drew Studios Inc on November 15, 2022.
- ↑ Pascal Cleroux. (November 11, 2020). "New BATDR character i’ve been working on has taken me almost a full month to create, most characters usually take me 1 to 2 weeks of work, it’s a big one :O @Bendy @BATDRgame @BATIMgame". X/Twitter.
- ↑ Pascal Cleroux. (November 10, 2020). "It's made of ink? ha". X/Twitter.
- ↑ Pascal Cleroux. (November 10, 2020). "None of the above ;)". X/Twitter.