https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/1igwc29/what_makes_someone_a_good_bogeyman/
created by MrPerfector on 03/02/2025 at 18:39 UTC
28 upvotes, 4 top-level comments (showing 4)
What traits make someone that falls into an Abyss a particularly good bogeyman? Is it hatred and anger? Already existing power and strength before falling? A particularly brutal or unique means of murder? How does one become a strong bogeyman?
Comment by Anchuinse at 03/02/2025 at 18:51 UTC
28 upvotes, 1 direct replies
The point of the Abyss is to recycle the material, and Bogeymen are people/Others that refuse to be recycled and which have escaped the Abyss. There are many types, from those that just terrorize victims to those that brutally torture and murder, those that build trap houses and those that just stalk random victims, those that kill from hatred or fun and those that are almost regretful at what they have to do. But the consistency is that all Bogeymen, much like slasher movie horror monsters, are TENACIOUS.
Obviously things like having a strong base of power before falling into the Abyss help you get out, but we see several examples that the drive to escape and keep fighting against insurmountable odds is a near-universal through-line for things that become Bogeymen.
After all, many of the WoG entries and in-universe discussions of Abyssal practitioners talk about how a major draw of Abyssal practice is that it's sticky and hard to stomp out, and most Abyssal practitioners/Others are going to be harder to kill than you expect.
Comment by dragonshouter at 03/02/2025 at 19:26 UTC
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Think horror movie tropes. Anchuise hit the nail on the head with the Tenacious read.
Jason and Michal Meyers refuse to die and are unstoppable.
while slashers are the best for boogeyman inspiration other types of horror stuff work too. While the villain is defeated this movie they will return.
Comment by Prestigious_Elk149 at 03/02/2025 at 19:29 UTC
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I read this in the voice of the Demoman.
Comment by lolbifrons at 03/02/2025 at 21:01 UTC
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If I was a bad bogeyman, I wouldn't be sittin here discussin it with ye now would I?!