Stranger

This article is about Stranger as a character. For the enemy, see Stranger (enemy). This is a WIP - TomatoRadio

Stranger is a shadowy figure that appears throughout Headspace and Black Space in OMORI. While it can take many forms it often looks like the real world version of Basil. In both routes Stranger tries to guide Sunny towards the truth and to leave Headspace behind.

Profile

Appearance

Stranger appears as a shadowy human with white eyes. It can base it's appearance of various people, but most often is based from the real world version of Basil. In battle it is also encompassed by Basil's Something.

Personality

Stranger is completely silent for the majority of the game, only walking around Headspace leaving bloody footprints behind. However it can speak in Black Space, where it is usually rather calm, speaking in vague yet direct terms. Though in a few areas, such as the Fishbowl Area and its battle, it shows much more emotion, seemingly being voiced from the real world Basil. This is because Stranger describes itself as the other half of Basil, who was split in two during Headspace's creation to conceal the truth.

Story

Prologue

Stranger can first be seen on the Foggy Bridge of the Vast Forest, directly after Basil's disappearance.

He will face the party and fade away. He can then later be seen in the Cattail Fields after defeating Space Ex-Boyfriend, where upon following him, Omori will be left alone, with the fields containing objects from the memories in Memory Lane. Stranger will proceed to walk further into the fields until reaching a barn and fading away. Omori can then enter the bar, obtaining the F Key, and be woken back up to start Three Days Left.

Three Days Left...

Strangers can be found on the train to Orange Oasis, where they will say various versions of the phrase "Home is not here." After the fight with Dorothi, they will all become toast, and the game proceeds as normal.

Stranger can then be encountered after defeating Sweetheart, where he will walk into the hole of the Lost Library. Upon entering the Lost Library, if Omori reads every book, a new room will be opened, where Stranger can be found next to Mari's piano. He will be silent, but his portrait will be visible for the first time before disappearing.

Two Days Left...

If the player is on the Sunny Route, the player will travel through the North Lake with Mari, where various Strangers can be seen, some of which resembling the party doing various things, while others are seemingly generic.

If the WTF Value is 6 or higher, a Stranger of Basil can be seen for a few frames in the abandoned house. If it is 8 or higher, a Stranger of Basil's Grandma can be seen outside the house, where she asks if you've seen her grandson.

Within Humphrey, Stranger can be seen in front of a damaged Flower Crown before fading away.

After completing the Hangman, Stranger can be found at Basil's Garden, looking at the Tulips. On both routes, Basil can be heard reciting his meanings of each flower. On the Sunny Route, he recites a new message for the Tulip, describing it as not too flashy or elegant, comparing it to Sunny. On the Omori Route, there is no commentary on the Tulip, Stranger simply walks away.