Prisonman

"'Hhhh.' —Prisonman" Prisonman is a character in Melmo the Wanderer and one of the antagonists of Eyes of the Killer. In-character, he is a feared supernatural entity who was captured by Count Masko and ordered to build his estate, and bears considerable resentment toward Masko for this. Due to his nature as a method actor and the nature of the Immersive Theater, any out-of-character identity he may have is unknown. He is a worshipper of the Killer.

Design
Prisonman is a black-robed figure with a faceless head shaped like a hollow castle tower. He always carries around a domed birdcage on a chain, and owns many others like it. He is usually around the same size as the other characters, but when Count Masko unlocks his true power, he grows to gigantic size along with his cages, which become large enough to hold a person. The reason for his size-changing ability is unknown.

His design was inspired by Jean Benoit's "Costume for the Execution of the Testament of the Marquis de Sade".

Personality
Prisonman is very reticent and doesn't speak much, usually speaking only in raspy, voiceless breaths. He believes the universe itself is a prison and is dedicated to divining "the sacred geometry of heaven" by obsessively building smaller prisons.

Story
As part of the play's normal proceedings, several guests are frightened by Prisonman at Count Masko's dinner party, though he stays mostly in the background. BB stumbles upon Prisonman's dressing room in-between scenes and quickly leaves. Halfway through the play, Masko restores Prisonman to his old power as advised by Mappy. The lights suddenly shut off, and the now-giant Prisonman abducts Masko. BB encounters Prisonman a second time in the costume storage room, but a pile of costumes falls on her before Prisonman enters the room and he does not see her. She encounters him again, this time in his giant form, as he is on his way to sacrifice Masko.

In the finale, Prisonman gives a speech about his mission and takes part in the sacrifice ritual as Caesar kills Mr. Sun and Mr. Moon.