#ieytd gibson

[agent-calivide]

WAS ANYBODY GONNA TELL ME GIBSON’S SHOE HAS A KNIFE IN IT, OR WAS I SUPPOSED TO JUST FIND THAT OUT CLICKING THROUGH AN IEYTD DEV’S PORTFOLIO?

I’m convinced that "the yacht incident" was Juniper drunkenly kicked Gibson in a teasing, roughhousing way and accidentally stabbing the shit out off Gibson, hence the hospital bills and Juniper actually apologizing for something

[an-asexual-idiot]

My Gibson design

The first drawing is of him before "the yacht incident"

[definitelyunhingedagentphoenix]

John Juniper: *practicing his villain monologue in the mirror*

Gibson: what are you doing?

John Juniper: THIS NEEDS TO BE PERFECT!

[thesilvervicar]

Pokémon Teams for more minor IEYTD characters

Charlie Caliente-

Ollie-

Anna Ulanova-

(Glaceon knows Alluring Voice but that hasn't been added to My Pokémon Team yet)

Gibson-

[agent-forg]

ok, so i was just talking about it with my friend, and something i thought was really interesting about the comparison between ieytd2 and ieytd3 is the number of zoraxis agents.

like, in 2 there were all these guys coming at you all the time and shooting at you in the theatre and there was the guard in the fabricator’s house and gibson and all of juniper’s lackeys and all of the zoraxis guys in operation: rising phoenix.

however, in 3 all of those positions get replaced by the robots and the only zoraxis people are ollie, zor, and like mentions of the fabricator and hivemind. obviously that’s like on purpose and part of the plot with the whole ‘machines replacing humans’ theme throughout the game, but it does really change the feel of the whole game b/c all the human enemies had slightly different personalities to each other and the robots were all the same character.

i just find the comparison really interesting and that difference in feel of the games is something i wasn’t able to put my finger on and describe before now. it really drives home that overall theme that the machines can’t replace human personality and creativity in jobs (even when that job is being an evil lackey)

[dandorime]

I love that "Gibson's been compromised" immediately means to gas the whole cellar. Not find out what's going on down there or anything, just straight to the lethal option.

Honestly, considering how easily Juniper is willing to ice him, Gibson's done a hell of a job surviving as long as he has. The EOD should recruit him. :3c

Hmmmmm, I love being right.

Well you don't have to be so smug about it.

[wortfoundabug]

ieytd headcanons cause they're silly

I have this idea that every character we interact with plays an instrument. It's not limited to certain types it's just like any instrument.

Reginald plays the piano and is VERY humble about it. He plays the piano beautifully and is constantly asked to play a couple of songs at EOD events (it's cheaper than actually paying someone to do it). The thing is, it's just a hobby for him, and anytime someone comments smth like, "Wow! You're amazing! Do you play professionally? You would make a lot of money!" Or they ask him to play at a certain event he ALWAYS is just like,"Oh, stop it. I'm not THAT good, I just like to play in my free time." (he is genuinely oblivious to how good he actually plays).

For Juniper, I say he plays the trumpet, and he is so embarrassed about it. He doesn't let ANYONE know that he plays the trumpet. The only person who knows is Gibson, and occasionally will listen to him play. He's very good, don't get me wrong, but the reason he doesn't let anyone know is because one time in middle school a kid told him that the trumpet was a losers instrument and it's stuck with him ever since.

Roxanna, I've thought A LOT about what she would play, and I can't think of anything other than the drums. She is an avid drum player, she's not the best at it but it's only because she doesn't want to be, so she doesn't try. She finds that whenever she's playing, she can focus better, and it clears her head. That's how she came up with the TK implant. She was just chilling out with the drums and then was just like 😲. (Her instrument is subject to change).

Last but not least, Zoraxis. For me, it was obvious what I wanted for them, and that was the violin. They've played the violin since they were little, but they picked it back up more as a serious hobby once they became Zoraxis. For them, it's how they get their anger and frustration out in a graceful and delicate way without killing every single one of their employees. It also creates an unspoken role for every Zoraxis employee whenever you hear a violin coming from Zor's room, stay far away, and be quiet. Oh, you needed to talk to Zor? Well, it'll have to wait until they're done playing unless you want to die. (They also got a custom violin made for them by the Fabricator as a Christmas gift, it has a couple of scorpion carvings on it and they loved it).

[agentpheoness]

ieytd Lore #6 Bird of a feather infiltrate the Wine Cellar (Part 1)

(Nothing really happens in Jet Set or Eaves drop besides the two getting into some chaos and Pheoness getting poisoned by the death by chocolate)

Warnings: Violence, alcohol use

The duo were FINALLY able to sneak into the Wine cellar of Juniper’s mansion. The gathering in the ballroom was so lively that even a few floors under they could hear muffled chatter and music. “I told you it was on the bottom floor! The Wine cellars are ALWAYS on the bottom floor!” Pheoness scoffed “Well how was I supposed to know?! If this dang mansion was put in the sea, people would mistake it for a whale!” Pheonix retorted back. The two bickered like young siblings until a swift fist to the face sent Pheonix stumbling backwards. Pheoness quickly grabbed the figure’s wrist, flinging them into the ground. The person on a ground was a man who looked like he was in 40s. His almost pitch black eyes were filled with malice. “You two…” he hissed before sending a kick to Pheoness’s stomach. She yelped in pain and her grip on him loosened, allowing him to escape from her grasp. The strange man started bolting to the exit before Pheonix tackled him to the ground with a loud ‘thud’. Pheoness, recovering from the last blow, helps pin his arms down. The man was flailing around vigorously like an vicious cat, occasionally shouting for Juniper. If he got to loud or was able to escape, their whole cover would be blown. Fortunately, a good punch in the noggin from Pheonix knocked him unconscious. Pheoness, coughing softly, fist bumped Pheonix “Good work, kid.” She panted, clearly out of breath. “Put him in the box.” She points to a large crate in the middle of the wine chamber. The two slowly drag the unconscious body in the crate, making it near impossible to escape. Pheonix locks the main door of the wine cellar, barricading it well. He let out a slight wince in pain as the adrenaline started wearing off and clutched the eye that was slugged. Noticing this, Pheoness took his face gently in her hands, examining it. “You should probably get that eye checked out after this, it’s blackening already. That guy had a nasty left hook.” She said before letting go of his face. “I can’t really see out of it..” Pheonix admits sheepishly as he wraps a spare napkin around his swelled up eye like an eyepatch. “Reginald? We’re fine. We just had a quick….interruption.” Pheonix spoke into his earpiece “PHEONESS! DONT DO THAT!” He took an eye off of her for five seconds and she was chugging a bottle of wine with a tag that said “Juniper hated it.” wrapped around its top. “Screw Juniper, this is delicious.” She muttered, using her telekinesis to pass him another bottle “Take a drink yourself and we’ll get on with this mission.” Pheonix sighed and took the bottle, taking a swig of it.

“Gibson!” A familiar voice yelled through the communication systems. “Get me my regular with two glasses! And quickly!” Junipers voice had a hint of aggression and weariness to it. He was in a bad mood for sure, probably due to Pheonix ransacking through the Fabricator’s office. They take the two glass cups and put it in the transporter. Pheoness is tempted to put the bottle she was drinking in the chute to purposely annoy Juniper for the poisoned cake, but decided not to. It would probably blow their cover anyways. “Pheonix, this one has a tag that says ‘Be careful: last bottle.’ You think this could be it?” Pheonix examines the bottle carefully “It’s probably our best bet.” They put the bottle in the chute and send it to the ballroom, praying that it was the correct bottle. The silence was agonizing before they heard Juniper’s voice again “Thanks, Gibs. I needed this..” He sighs, a little calmer than usual before clearing his throat and reverting to his harsh tone “I need the mimic mask. Now.” The mimic mask! It’s somewhere in here, but where? The two search and drink, and search, but for once in their life, there were no clues. Juniper grew very impatient, sometimes even shouting into the intercom. “I don’t get it! We search every inch of this place, where is that mimic mask!?” She exclaimed, defeat was familiar to her before she met her found family, but this was the first time she felt it afterwards. Pheonix frowns softly when seeing her depressed state. He noticed that guy who attacked them, who they now know as Gibson, dropped his hat when they were fighting. The agent put it on his head, imitating the servant. Pheoness is confused by his goofy display, she cracks a smile, laughing softly. Phoenix accidentally dropped the hat, which the two didn’t mind, but they soon found out on the inside was a hidden paper, it was finally the clue they needed. “Yes!” She shouted “Now, let’s figure out what this-“ Pheoness’s joy was quickly replaced with fear as they heard an aggressive knock on the door. “Hey, Gibs! Is that girl dancer with you? We haven’t seen her and she’s supposed to preform in 10!” The two looked at each other, internally panicking. What were they supposed to do?! If they don’t respond, whoever’s behind the door would get suspicious. Pheoness sighs defeatedly, her heart pounding while she takes off her jacket, her white undershirt being revealed. “Stay out of sight.” She whispers to Pheonix before walking to the door, getting a bottle of wine as she does. Pheonix knew she has a plan, but what was it? Pheoness opens the door slightly, putting a strand of hair to cover her left eye. She is met by one of Juniper’s security and she tries to imitate the Fabricators accent. “Why, sorry. I just had to have a drink before I preform, it’s only tradition.” She purrs “Well, cmon, follow me. You need to change into your dress.” The security guard commands walking to the ballroom. She disconnects her earpiece so the sound of Reginald’s voice won’t blow her cover. “WHAT ARE YOU -?!” Phoenix exclaimed in a hushed whisper. “Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing. Find the mimic mask and get the briefcase.” She replied before following the security guard to the dressing room. Turns out, Pheoness can be an actress herself.

The dressing room was filled with beautiful outfits and garments. They looked extremely expensive as well, typical Juniper. An older woman was in the room “Oh, there you are! And I thought you weren’t going to show!” As soon as the woman started speaking, Pheoness instantly knew who it was. None other than the Fabricator herself! Pheoness had to hide her shock, for this is the first time seeing her in person. “Well, come now. Get into your dress. I still need to put your makeup on.” Dresses and heels weren’t really her style, but she couldn’t lie, her outfit was absolutely gorgeous. It was a blue satin dress, embedded with sapphires at her waist and hips. It was hard not to trip in it, but she had to admit she digs the new look. As the Fabricator was gently applying makeup to her face, Pheoness spoke up in a slight accent, since she had to hide her voice “Fabricator…is it normal to feel like you’re about to throw up your intestines before preforming?” The Fabricator let out a soft chuckle “Of course, dear. You just got a little stage fright, that’s all. I promise, you’re going to kill it out there.” She nods as The Fabricator steps back to admire her work “You look beautiful, darling. Absolutely stunning.” Pheoness looks down at herself, she’s never worn anything different from her regular suit and pants, but she doesn’t mind it. “Let’s get you out there..” She says, intertwining her arm with Pheoness’s. For being an evil genius, The Fabricator’s surprisingly more sweet and caring than she thought. Before they knew it, they were backstage, the ballroom mere feet ahead of them. The woman could feel her trembling at the mere sight of the crowd and her breathing growing unsteady. Pheoness just wanted to sneak back to Pheonix. She never asked for this. She felt The Fabricators other hand gently caresses her arm “It’s okay, dear. You’re alright. Take a deep breath. Here.” She places a blue mask in Pheoness’s hand, similar to the one she saw on Juniper’s jet, just without the x-ray vision. “Your own finishing touch, just let the rhythm of the music flow through you.” Pheoness’s muscles slightly loosen but she’s still shaking with nervousness as the lights of the ballroom fade into darkness. “That’s your cue, go get em.” As if it were some sort of nightmare, there she was. On the main stage of the ballroom, with the blinding spotlight on her, all eyes were on her and only her.

(It might be a day or two before I post the next part cause there’s gonna be like 3 or 4 parts:/

[itzme-thefaust]

Hey uh, your IEYTD swap stuff is really cool! If you want to share more about it I'd love to hear!

since u asked so nicely … :3

[•Atlas Phoenix]

[He/They]

•Used to be a highly skilled Field Agent, codenamed Agent Matchstick for their bright personality and highly reactive nature.

•Forced to retire after lung damage, semi-verbal due to damage as well. Placed in handler job to encourage new agents to pick up their old tricks.

•Transmasc, supported Jade in her gender exploration.

•Avid smoker and alcoholic. Only recently making attempts to quit.

[•Icarus Mason]

[Any pronouns]

•Codenamed Agent Crane, for ability to complete missions “unscathed” and “with unmatched grace”. Only Atlas knows just how chaotic the missions really get.

•Rambles when nervous. A lot.

•Hydrophobic, which has only worsened over the course of his time working for the Agency.

•Legs damaged after almost dying at end of IEYTD 2. Cannot walk for long, has a wheelchair.

[•Dr. Jade]

[She/they]

•Turns gems into jewellery as a hobby when not inventing.

•Necklace is kinesium! Had made a matching one for Atlas, which exploded during a mission. Led her to studying kinesium and its properties afterward.

•Transfem, has only been out for a short time. Faced harsh transphobia after ditching the Agency.

•Names all of their robots, even while treating them harshly during a time of her self-destructive spiral. Robot positioned to work in their house is named Gibson.

[• Roxy Rhinestone]

[She/her]

•Does her best to maintain a demeanour of politeness when not performing. In a way, she’s always performing as a result.

•Refers to her underlings by their job titles first and their names second. Insists on doing so (eg. “Butler Roland”)

•Has only expressed intense amounts of bubbling rage she’s collected over the years once, to Crane during Operation: Safe and Sound. Crane has never forgotten it.

•Closeted lesbian. Keeps relationship secret.

[also these havent been fleshed out yet but solaris is swapped with ollie, hive mind is swapped with charlie caliente, and zor is swapped with morales. solaris craves to reach the stars, but is stuck under the ocean. charlie looks after fire ants. zor is the most evil-seeming non-evil individual alive]

thank u for the ask !!! itz appreciated a lot , and faust hopes to flesh out this au more :3

[tillywunderwing]

Read your fic about Reginald owning a Bernese Mountain. (Love it, btw)

Who else would have pets in the IEYTD cast?

Thank youu!! 🧡🧡

As for the rest of the cast…

Roxana doesn’t need pets, her robots are all the company she needs. If she did though (or maybe to cope with losing her robots) I can totally see her having mice that she builds big elaborate cages for

Phoenix is too irresponsible to keep a real pet, though they like to feed strays (courtesy of a friend’s HC) (tangentially, RIP Agent Phoenix you would’ve loved tamagotchis)

Caliente has a chihuahua that bites people

Hivemind has THE BEEEEEEESSS and also I think a few house/desk plants that he treats like children (they are important to the bees, for pollination of course, and thus they are family)

Fabricator would have two cats, girls, very sleek and affectionate things

Juniper would also have a cat I think, a REAL fluffy one. It likes Gibson more than it likes him, though.

Ollie has hamsters. And the giant squid, if it ever breaks free of the Zoraxis mind control and needs a friend

Anna Ulanova I can imagine having a horse

Daniel Sans has no pets because that rat fuck cannot love anything

Solaris I also don’t think has pets, not for the same reasons as above, she just was never interested in having any—I CHANGED MY MIND Solaris totally has a snake

Director Morales probably has guard dog(s), wherever he lives, but he doesn’t think of them so much as pets

Zor themself has a real bear that they’ve trained to use projectile weaponry. And a scorpion, naturally

Let me know if I missed anyone (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)

[toasters0422]

⭐ Random obscure Ieytd pairs i think would be funny and/or cool ⭐

Anna Unanova x Ashley Lincoln

I think they'd make a cool pair with their history in Zoraxis, their ditching of Zoraxis, and the fact they've helped Phoenix before.

I can see them getting brunch.

maybe toss Ollie in.

Charlie Caliente x Hivemind

Allergic to bees X literal bees, hijinks insue.

Oddly enough I've always seen them as a pair despite the bee issue, they just seem close to me :]

Gibson x Train Conductor (from ieytd1 first class)

Shares a hatred of secret agents.

The Zoraxis grunts Trio from Ieytd2 (lvl1 Curtain Call)

They're like the team rocket of ieytd for me

i might add more, who knows 🤷

[agent-calivide]

Huh... In Fanletters, Phoenix and Juniper meet and get in a relation/situationship long before the games.... I can write about what happened to Gibson on the Yacht.

[yourlocalbimexican]

I Expect You To Die 2 thoughts

context: I bought a Meta Quest 2 at Best Buy two weeks ago and I finally came in yesterday. One of the games I knew I wanted to play was the I Expect You To Die trilogy (I’m a huge sucker for escape rooms, puzzles, and spy movies) I finished the second game recently so here are my thoughts!

SPOILERS FOR IEYTD 2

This game is sooo gooood. Like, WOW I wasn’t expecting this. IMO the first one was pretty okay, nothing extraordinary but entertaining and it taught me what to expect in future titles. Going into the sequel was a whole different experience however.

The opening credits had me hooked from the get go. The va for John Juniper did a wonderful job. John made the game for me. Honestly. The soundtrack was phenomenal as well, which only helped the game. Anyways let’s get into the missions one by one.

(also I will be giving an overall score for each mission, with 10/10 meaning the mission’s puzzles felt complete and compelling, the mission fit what it was supposed to do, and my PERSONAL enjoyment of it. If you disagree, then tell me the comments as to why. I would love to hear your thoughts!)

-Stage Fright-

a simplistic but entertaining mission. Not the best out of the sequel but better than the first mission in the first game. The switch you need to do with the two cans was pretty smart and made good work of the pov depth that VR provides. It did take me a couple of tries when it came to the crossbow shooting but (mostly because I didn’t realize you could pick up the Zoraxis’ agents bolts)Overall: 6/10

-Jet Set-

okay, I’m gonna be honest here. Jet Set is the worst in the sequel. Now that doesn’t mean it’s a bad mission, but it’s the worst puzzle mission out of all the others in the sequel. Most of the puzzles in the mission didn’t feel connected at all. That is what bums me the most. It felt like this mission was a lot of cool ideas combined into a plane mission. The puzzles were fun, but they didn’t make sense when put into a mission. The next mission will better demonstrate what I mean. Overall: 5/10

-Eaves Drop-

This. Mission. Rocks. From the first laser puzzle, to the various desk puzzles. This mission feels so put together compared to Jet Set. It’s begins with you descending into The Fabricator’s workshop, in order to investigate John Juniper, Zoraxis, and any plans the three of them might have. The thing that really makes this mission feel so put together compared to Jet Set is that everything, and I do mean, everything, has a purpose. From the wheels on the board being used to crank open the Mimic Mask, to the manual that describes how to use the bear trap (which comes in handy when the guard shows up near the end). Everything in the puzzle has a purpose towards the mission or lore. I get that not every mission can expand the story of the game (otherwise the games would be over very quickly) but that doesn’t mean that missions have to be completely irrelevant.

Anyways, this part is getting long so I’ll wrap it up. In short, the mission makes full use of its environment to provide multiple fun and engaging puzzles that further the story of the game in a meaningful manner. Overall: 10/10

-Party Crashers-

Come off the trails of Eaves Drop, Party Crashers takes a turn in mission direction. We start off by impersonating Gibson (John’s wine guy) at the wine cellar. Sending John the right wine took more tries than I care to admit. Retrieving the Mimic Mask was clever. Looking into the hat for clues on the Keg puzzle was a nice touch. Eliminating the guards with the gas was neat and the callback to the tutorial mission was just the cherry on top for this mission. Party Crashers was the mission that took me the most time to figure out, but when I finally did figure it out, it was satisfying. Overall: 8/10

-Safe and Sound-

I think this is the shortest mission in the entire sequel. It definitely feels like it is. That isn’t a bad thing per se, but it just makes the mission feel…weird. The speed run timer is 1:30 which is incredibly fast. Considering the mission after this one is so monumental (and the final mission) and the previous mission being the head-scratcher it was, makes Safe and Sound seem small and easy. The most difficult part of the mission was the mirror puzzle even that was fairly easy to solve. I do understand why this mission is this way. It makes the finale seem so much bigger and gives the player a needed brain break from Party Crashers, but maybe Safe and Sound could’ve been a bit more difficult. Just a tiny bit. Overall: 6/10

-Rising Phoenix-

OKAY here we are. At the finale, and I gotta say. It doesn’t disappoint. Compared to the Death Machine mission from the first game, Rising Phoenix makes its goals simple and clear. The math to get there? Not so simple nor clear. My biggest fear for this mission was that it would be too convoluted or not long enough. However, neither fears game to fruition and this mission really shows what the devs can do. My personal favorite puzzles were the battery ones and the final briefcase puzzles.

also, John Juniper’s death was out of left field for me. I didn’t think he would die. I thought we would be able to arrest him or he would fly away on some jet but no. He dies. He died because his ego got in the way of his role and his use quickly left him. A interesting end to a interesting character.

Recently I re-watched Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (highly recommend the Knives Out movies if you love who-dunnits). Anyways, during the beginning of the movie, all the disruptors are mailed a box that has a series of puzzles in it that eventually reveal a card with an invitation to a private get-away on a Greek island. The briefcase puzzle in Rising Phoenix is basically the box from Glass Onion. Multiple different puzzles granting access to one thing. In the movie it’s a invite, in IEYTD 2, it’s the abort button to stop the rocket* from launching. Mind you, the entire briefcase puzzle is on a timer. So when you finally unlock the abort button, what happens? Well in a cruel twist of fate, Doc. Zoe turns off the power and the button no longer works. Worry not however! Remember the battery from early? Well we can use that to provide the briefcase the power and abort the rocket! Sadly the facility will blow either way, but the world will be saved.

this is the type of missions I love. When everything comes together, the reuse of old tools to progress through new puzzles, the clever solutions to sticky situations. This is what makes IEYTD 2 such a good sequel. From the get go there is a pressure to beat Zoraxis and defeat John Juniper and in turn, save the world. The final mission of the first game was lacking the build up, which made it seem very…sudden when it ended. Here? The finale is well expected. We now we are in the third act, and that this mission is do or die. Its just phenomenal. Overall: 10/10

-closing thoughts!-

I do believe that I Expect You To Die 2 is a wonderful sequel and is definitely worth the price. Jet Set (as much as I have said about it) isn’t a horrible level. Its has issues but maybe it’s just not my cup of tea. Eaves Drop’s atmosphere and classic spy elements makes it (IMO) the best level outside of the finale. Party Crashers is a fun, head-scratching follow up, and Rising Phoenix manages to deliver on everything the other missions were building towards. Overall: 9/10. I highly recommend you play it.

[definitelyunhingedagentphoenix]

Gibson: so you're telling me that after years of me thinking you are dead, you decide to break your silent facade?

John Juniper: yes. I need your help with something.

Gibson: and that is?

John Juniper: my fiance and I are trying to plan our wedding but we spend so much time arguing over little details that we can't get anything done. We need a neutral party to intervene and tell them that I'm right, because obviously I am.

Gibson: *annoyed already* actually they are right. You have a horrible sense of style and you always have. I can finally say that and I will say it again if I need to. But first I'd rather like to know who the hell would marry your pompous ass.

John Juniper: Agent Phoenix.

Gibson: ?!?!?!?!?!

[ellascreams]

You know I frequently think about what Magnus Archive entities different characters from things would be warlocks for but I don’t think I’ve ever really talked about any of my thoughts on it before. Maybe I should start doing that, just for fun. Someone might find it interesting. This one is for IEYTD because I don’t expect this hyperfixation to die very soon. Spoilers for all the games. Oh and if you want to use this as inspiration for some weird crossovers you can, but please tell me if you do, because I wanna see it.

Agent Phoenix: The End This one is especially fitting if you think of the time loops as being in universe, stuck dying again and again, but it works even without that. Constantly close to death, feeling the fear of death, but never actually dying. Causing others fear because their friends have to deal with grief and their enemies have to be terrified every time they survive something they shouldn’t have. You could make an argument for The Beholding, you can for most protagonists, but it doesn’t make as much sense to me.

Handler: The Beholding He watches his agents do such dangerous things and can’t do much more than watch. He can help in someways but not too many. I imagine it would also be uncomfortable for Zoraxis agents to know they’re being watched by someone who they can’t see, someone other than the agent in front of them. Alternatively, he could be The Web. (“A mere puppeteer, they only enslave you,”) I just don’t think that works as well since he also has to answer to The Agency and he doesn’t have any malicious intent with his manipulations.

Dr. Zor: The Web Constantly orchestrating schemes from the shadows, has no loyalty to anyone and will kill their highest ranks without remorse if they interfere with their plans, too clever to ever be caught, and knows what Phoenix will do well enough to leave messages for them. Could also make arguments for The Stranger, The Beholding, The End, and The Extinction, but I think all of those connect back to their plotting and masterminding.

Daniel Sans: The Corruption Very minor character but I felt like adding him here. He made a super virus. That’s it that’s all I’ve got.

Zoraxis AI: The Buried Specifically the one in the escape pod. Does this even count as a character? No idea, but you can’t tell me that escape pod doesn’t sound like it would be the subject of someone’s statement if they got out of it alive.

Hivemind: The Corruption He’s literally just bees. Like, a bunch of bees. His name is Hivemind. What else can I even say?

Solaris: Uh The Vast Maybe? Because space? I’ll be honest I’m not really sure about this one, if anyone has any ideas I’d love to hear them.

The Fabricator: The Desolation She seems to enjoy the pain she causes with her inventions, whereas some of the scientists in game seem more like they’re just hurting people for the sake of their science. I’d also definitely accept The End for her since death traps are kind of her main thing.

John Juniper: The Stranger He’s got the masks, the acting and lying, he impersonates people, it seems like a perfect fit honestly. I guess he could maybe work for The Spiral but that’s mostly because it’s so similar to The Stranger.

Gibson: The Beholding Ok this one might sound a bit weird but hear me out. Phoenix pretends to be Gibson for a reason, his radio allows him to eavesdrop and he probably does eavesdrop just so he won’t miss Juniper’s commands. Gibson is just a butler, but he hears all about these worldwide conspiracies and gets caught in the crossfire, and there really isn’t much he can do about it. Except threatening to share the things that he’s heard, which is very affective, because he’s heard a lot of important secrets.

Shawn in HR: The Beholding Honestly he really does give me archive assistant or object storage vibes. Just doing his job hearing about and sorting the horrors. The big difference is that the horrors in this situation are corporate espionage and conspiracies.

Dr. Prism: The Extinction Ok once again, this may seem a bit weird, but hear me out. Her main goal in game is to replace the agents with robots and there is an element of humanity being replaced to The Extinction, not just everyone dying. Then there’s Zor’s betrayal destroying all her robots at once. Then she helps Phoenix save all the agents in the world from death. Even if it’s never an extinction of humanity she certainly has experience with extinctions. An alternate might be The Hunt because of her obsession with revenge and killing Phoenix or Zor, and the Agency trying to track her down.

Robutler: The Stranger or The Spiral He just seems so friendly and happy to talk to you while he attempts to kill you.

Ollie: The Lonely I swear this isn’t just because Ollie’s voice reminds me of Alexander J Newall’s. The poor guy just got abandoned in the ocean for like at least a month. His coworkers and bosses seem to be pretty mean to him too.

Director Morales: The Web He really is just running The Agency behind the scenes. We really don’t hear much about him orchestrating anything but maybe that’s just because he’s really good at it. Out of all these characters, he would probably be the creepiest to me if he was actually a warlock for an entity.

The Phantom: The Web We really don’t know much about them but they manage to leave coins for Phoenix to find everywhere they go knowing that they’ll find them. Very Web like behavior. Maybe The Hunt. The coin thing is kinda like a scavenger hunt and they do have to track down Phoenix to leave those clues.

[agent-calivide]

Apologies in advance for the infodump if this was an opinion piece-

IEYTD 2 spoilers under cut

So- it is technically after the Death Engine, but Phoenix actually gets their name from Juniper!

During Jet Set in IEYTD 2, the Agent blows up a missile that was aiming to gun down their jet, an impressive accomplishment! One so impressive, Juniper has an absolute conniption fit.

He screams “You blew up the MISSILE?! There’s only ONE agent who could’ve pulled that off, and THEY DIED ON THE DEATH ENGINE! Unless… *dramatic gasp* Gibson! Get Zor on the phone! I believe a pesky Phoenix has risen from the ash…”

Then the level ends.

The next time we hear any mention of a name Phoenix is in Party Crashers, where the Fabricator and Juniper snip back and forth on if Juniper really thinks he should be throwing a victory party when her workshop just got ransacked. “If it was your agent Phoenix, well….”

Use of the word your is what makes this fascinating, because it implies that Juniper is the one who’s getting this name to stick! It’s not “that one agent” or “the Phoenix” it’s your Phoenix.

The first time they’re actually called Agent Phoenix personally is by Gibson! He addresses them and says “Ahem Phoenix, the heads of state are still alive, they’re-“

And earlier in the level, Gibson shouts “Ben! The Phoenix is in here!” And a lackey follows up with “WHAT?! Boss! The Phoenix is in the wine cellar!”

Phoenix is not a name granted by the EOD, but rather one by Zoraxis. Handler even comments “Phoenix again? I dare say you’ve gained some notoriety!”

Phoenix is now not only named, but recognizable. The pseudonym is so Zoraxis workers can spot the agent and communicate it’s specifically them. It is a nickname specifically created and used by Juniper in his monologue!

“Agent Phoenix… back from the dead.”

The next time it’s used is Handler hesitantly saying it before Rising Phoenix. “If anyone can do it, it’s you, Agent… Agent Phoenix…”

He shows hesitance, the name feels odd in his mouth, it’s new.

The last time it’s used in IEYTD 2is in the Handler’s final debriefing regarding the Juniper incident.

“The Agent at the scene, hereafter referred to as: Agent Phoenix…”

It is only after Zoraxis has repeatedly referred to them as Agent Phoenix that the name is fully accepted by the EOD, having chosen to use it to refer to the agent that dealt with the Death Engine and came back miraculously alive before burning up in an explosion at a Zoraxis base a few months later.

So, I suppose what’s your definition of when they got the name? The first time anyone ever referred to that agent in reference to the Phoenix? After the Death Engine in early IEYTD 2. The first time the EOD officially recognized them as Agent Phoenix and made it an official code name? After Peace Keeper!

Again- sorry if this was supposed to just be an opinion piece and I said things you already know- just figured I’d ramble incessantly about my stance like always /lh

I’m genuinely just curious! I think after the Death Engine but I’d like to know what other people think!