Director

The Dollmaster

"Do you have it? The fetish?" -The Dollmaster

The Director's Quest is one of the quests given by Strangers in Brutal Orchestra. It is initialized by speaking to the pile of strange hollow bodies in The Orpheum. Each time you complete a stage with the body, either Nowak, Bosch, or the Dollmaster will give you a type of item to give to the body. Completing each stage will reward you with a new item unlock. Interacting with the body with one of the necessary items in your inventory will remove the item and move the quest to the next phase. After giving the "Heart" you would have to find and talk to the Dollmaster again in order to finish the quest, though the final time you do not have to give anything.

	Requested Item	Usable Items
First Encounter	None
Second Encounter	A Face	Blind Faith Broken Doll Caretaker's Cudgel Convergent Rage Gospel's Severed Head Head of Scribe Iron Helmet Professional Procrastinator RAM! Recalled Gas Mask Serpent's Head Someone Else's Face Splatter Mask Tondal's Vision
Third Encounter	Clothing	Barely Used Gauze First Aid Howling Log Pontiff's Parade Soggy Bandages Surrender Tondal's Vision Vyacheslav's Last Sip Wicker Child
Fourth Encounter	A Knife	Cursed Sword Curved Dagger Gambler's Right Hand Little Knife Ol' Stumpy Skates! The Brand The Master's Sickle
Fifth Encounter	A Demon Fetish (not like that)	Cursed Sword Defaced Scripture Divine Mud Enigma Hereafter Idea of Evil Infernal Eye Man Made Ovum The Brand The Human Soul The Asymptote Violated Pact
Sixth Encounter	A Heart	Idea of Evil Lycanthrope's Core The Demon Core The Human Soul
Final Encounter	None

First Encounter Dialogue

Dollmaster ... Nowak ... I'm gonna admit, I'm getting a really bad feeling about this whole mess. Bosch Really, why? Because of the countless metal corpses? Dollmaster ... Bosch Because all of them seem to be covered in gore? Dollmaster ... Bosch Or because I can see the shine of something's eyes out of the hole in that one's chest? Dollmaster ... Nowak Oh! I didn't notice the eye shine. *Nowak reaches into the hole where the metal corpse's head should be.* Bosch Wow! Really just gonna go for it, huh? Nowak Don't act like you weren't curious too. *Nowak removes a large wooden doll, lovingly carved.* Huh. Bosch Wow, that uhh... I don't know what to make of- Doll *Without warning the doll speaks in Nowak's arms.* A face, father needs a face. Nowak *Startled by the doll speaking, Nowak drops the doll, breaking it.* !@#$ this! !@#$ this! We gotta go, this is really cursed stuff. Bosch A face? Dollmaster ... Bosch Do we have anything like that? Nowak We are not giving it what it wants. Bosch So you'll stomp fish to death all day and you'll stick your hands into bloody metal skeletons, but this is too much? Nowak ... Touche. Dollmaster ... Nowak Let's just gather ourselves for a minute first.

Second Encounter Dialogue

Task Incomplete: Bosch So do we have anything like a face? Nowak Uhh, let me check. No, not really. Bosch Huh, well let's come back some other time. Dollmaster ... Bosch I have a feeling it's not going anywhere. Dollmaster ... Task Complete: Bosch So do we have anything like a face? Nowak Uhh, let me check. I think this should work. Bosch Maybe try putting it where the head should be. Dollmaster ... Dollmaster ... Bosch Wow, that is uhh... Not better. Dollmaster *Muffled whispers.* Nowak No no no. It's not- Bosch I think it's trying to speak. Dollmaster *Muffled whispers.* Nowak I don't like this. Bosch Go on, lean in and see what it wants. Nowak Absolutely not. Bosch What? Come on, go for it. Nowak No. Bosch Why not? Nowak It's naked and weird. Dollmaster *Muffled whispers.* Bosch You were more or less fine a minute ago. Nowak It wasn't naked then. Now that it has a face it's naked. Bosch Everything is naked down here. We beat a naked man to death earlier. I have seen more ugly bits and ends TODAY than most see in their entire lives. Nowak I don't know what to tell you, it's too weird. I feel like it will enjoy it. Dollmaster *Muffled whispers.* Bosch Huh. Dollmaster *Excited whispers.* Bosch Yeah that is beginning to feel like a real possibility. What if we put clothes on it? Nowak Ehhh. Dollmaster *Slightly less disturbing whispers.* Nowak Su-sure. Let's uhh... Let's go find some clothes.

Third Encounter Dialogue

Task Incomplete: Dollmaster *Muffled whispers.* Nowak Let's see if we have anything that works as clothes for this uhh... Thing. Uhh, nothing we have here are really clothes. I guess we'll have to try again some other time. Dollmaster *Muffled whispers.* Task Complete: Dollmaster *Muffled whispers.* Nowak Let's see if we have anything that works as clothes for this uhh... Thing. I think this will kinda work. Bosch Looks like it should. Dollmaster *Dapper muffled whispers.* Bosch Huh. Nowak What's "huh"? Bosch It's just uhh, he looks distinguished. Wasn't expecting to him to look even remotely well-dressed. Dollmaster *Muffled whispers.* Bosch Okay, lean in. Let's hear what he has to say. Nowak *Nowak almost forms a counter argument but it doesn't quite escape his mouth.* Dollmaster *Muffled whispers.* Nowak Oh boy. *Nowak presses his head close to the mouth of the thing.* Bosch What's it saying? Nowak Shhh! Bosch ... Dollmaster *Muffled whispers.* *More muffled whispers.* Nowak Hmmm... Dollmaster *Muffled whispers.* Nowak Hmmmmmmmmm... Dollmaster *Muffled whispers.* Bosch C'mon, I'm on the edge of my seat. Nowak Well... I'm going to level with you. I cannot make out a single word. But, I think his mouth is stitched shut. Maybe if we had a knife we could open it up. Bosch Well, I suppose we gotta go get ourselves a knife then. Dollmaster *Muffled whispers.*

Fourth Encounter Dialogue

Task Incomplete: Nowak Okay! I think I have a knife. Wait, false alarm. Task Complete: Nowak Okay! I think I have a knife. Jackpot! Okay, let's see what you have to say. Dollmaster *Muffled whispers.* Nowak *Nowak slips the knife through the lips of the creature.* Dollmaster GIVE! *It rips the knife from Nowak, cutting its eyes open and creating a large incision in its scalp.* *The incision into its head seemed to harm it greatly, and it droops back into a death-like state.* Bosch Wow, this thing is just full of surprises. Nowak Nope, I'm done. No more scary doll stuff. Let's get out of here. Dollmaster *A raspy voice emerges from deep inside the gaping maw of the creature.* Boys. Apologies for my outburst. I have been without a body for so long. I lost myself in the euphoria of being animate once more. Nowak *Nowak gives Bosch a look acknowledging the terrible absurdity of the situation.* Dollmaster If I may ask one more favour, bring me a fetish touched by a demon. Nowak Uhh, what? Dollmaster A fetish, no matter how small. Nowak Uhh... Bosch? Is he saying what I think he's saying? Bosch ... Nowak... A fetish doesn't mean that. It just means like an artifact. Nowak Oh, easy! Bosch, just hand him something. Bosch ... Nowak ... Bosch Nowak, I can't touch things. Nowak Oh yeah... Well uhh, I guess we'll have to find something else. Don't worry, you will return.

Fifth Encounter Dialogue

Task Incomplete: Dollmaster Do you have it? The fetish? Nowak Yes, but please stop calling it that. Uhh, I guess we don't actually have it. Dollmaster Please return with the fetish. Nowak *Nowak looks at Bosch wincing.* Task Complete: Dollmaster Do you have it? The fetish? Nowak Yes, but please stop calling it that. Does this work? Dollmaster Insert the fetish into this body's skull. Nowak *Nowak looks at Bosch for approval.* Bosch *Bosch gives a small nod.* Nowak *Nowak inserts the "fetish" into the skull of the creature.* Dollmaster Ohhhhhhh yes. Dollmaster *The creature's skin goes flush with blood.* In a matter of moments its flesh is indistinguishable from that of a mortal.* Its limbs move with a newfound life.* Oh, sensation, how I missed your loving embrace. Nowak *Nowak signals Bosch to lean in for a moment.* Bosch Nowak, he's right there, this isn't subtle. Nowak *Nowak aggressively signals Bosch to lean in.* Dollmaster ... Bosch *Bosch reluctantly leans in. Nowak Hey uhh, Bosch? What exactly was the endgame with helping this thing? Bosch *Bosch almost provides an answer but can't seem to articulate a sentence.* I... I don't know. I don't know. Nowak We are in waaaay too deep. Bosch Yeah, yeah yeah. Nowak This is baaad. Dollmaster ... Nowak So what do we do? Bosch What? What do you mean? Nowak You got us into this mess, how do we get out? Bosch No, no this, this was your idea. Nowak !@#$ that. Bosch What do you mean !@#$ that? Nowak Well then !@#$ you? Bosch What- Dollmaster *Ahem* One more thing, boys. This body is unsustainable. It requires a heart to keep me anchored to this physical plane. I trust you can aid me with this final task? Nowak Oh yeah uhh... Bosch We can do that. Nowak *Nowak shoots Bosch a concerned glare.* Bosch *Bosch reciprocates the concern.* Dollmaster Well then... I await your return.

Sixth Encounter Dialogue

Task Incomplete: Bosch Wait wait wait. Nowak What? Bosch I don't think we should talk to him if we don't have the heart. Dollmaster ... Bosch Do we have it? Nowak No, no we don't. Bosch Let's just leave, I don't want to risk it. Dollmaster ... Nowak Yeah... Task Complete: Bosch Wait wait wait. Nowak What? Bosch I don't think we should talk to him if we don't have the heart. Dollmaster ... Nowak I've got it! Bosch Great, let's- Dollmaster Give that here. Nowak Uh. *Nowak looks at Bosch.* Bosch *Before Bosch can react the creature snatches the heart.* Dollmaster *The creature chokes down the heart.* Dollmaster *Its eyes light up with a malign power.* Heh heh heh heh... Ha Ha Ha Ha! Heh... Bosch *Bosch gulps nervously.* Dollmaster This collaboration has been pleasant. But I have some children to kill. So this departure will need to be brief. Bosch *Bosch shoots Nowak an exceptionally concerned look.* Dollmaster Boys, how could I possibly thank you? Nowak ... Bosch ... Nowak ... Maybe- Dollmaster Excellent suggestion. I suppose I will let you leave with your lives. As a token of gratitude. Now be gone, we will not meet again. Talking to him again after completion: Nowak Actually, about that reward- Dollmaster I SAID BE GONE! Talking to him another time: Dollmaster *The creature simply produces an inhuman noise to prevent any further conversation.*

Final Encounter Dialogue

Task Incomplete: Bosch Nowak, we should be careful, it might still be around here. Nowak *Nowak scans the horizons of the scene.* Hmmm, no. It's gone. *Nowak's attention turns to the pile of meat in front of them.* Pile of Meat ... Bosch Nowak... Not again... Nowak *Nowak digs his hands into the meat.* Pile of Meat *The noises the meat makes are unpleasant to all conceivable senses.* Nowak I got something. Bosch ... Nowak *Nowak pulls out a black plastic rectangle marked by two indented white semi-circles.* *Flipping the object over in his hands, he notices a piece of tape attached to the other side.* *The tape is almost illegible from the meat juices but the word "society" is clearly visible.* Huh. Bosch What is that? Nowak I don't know. *Nowak fiddles with the contraption, reaching his fingers inside an opening of the box.* Wait, I've got a hold of something. Aha! *Nowak pulls a long black tape out of the object*. *He pulls out more and more tape.* Bosch Wow, it's really full of that stuff. Nowak *Nowak has now pulled out a comical amount of useless black tape.* Wow, this is uhh... Like... Really interesting garbage at best. *Nowak tosses the pile of tape spilling out of the black rectangle back into the pile of meat.* Bosch Let's just head out, it didn't make sense for there to be anything here anyways.

Achievements

	Name	Description	Requirement
	The Director's Final Frame	Complete the Director's Quest.	Completing the Director's Quest.

Audio

Audio Headless Talking Sounds

With Head Talking Sounds

Trivia

• The Director was added as a collaboration with Video Horror Society a game made by the publishers of Brutal Orchestra. The "Dollmaster" is a playable monster, some of his dialogue references this. The theme that plays when you interact with him is VHS' main theme.
  
• According to Talia, the Director is an unseen character, likely the entity that the Dollmaster answers to.
• The pile of meat that gives Nowak the tape is, in fact, just a pile of meat.

Gallery

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  Overworld

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  Second Stage

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  Third Stage

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  Fourth Stage

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  Fifth Stage