| “ | You heard the urban legends, I'm sure. All kinds of things get flushed down here. Alligators. Goldfish. Duckies. | ” |
– Bierce | ||
The Sewer is a location that appears in "Stranger Sewers". It is the first map in Chapter 3 and is inhabited by the Dread Duckies and the Doom Ducky. Like all other nightmares, the sewer is demolished after the escape.
Description[]
Dark Deception[]
The Sewer appears as a large underground sewer system filled with water, very little land to walk on, and numerous Dread Duckies floating in the water.
In the central area of the level, many lifeless duckies are piled on top of each other.
In some areas, graffiti is seen drawn on the walls, some with words, and some with Dread Duckies.
Monsters & Mortals[]
In Monsters & Mortals, the Sewer layout takes elements from both zones, featuring two long hallways on either end, two large chambers, several junctions, and Doom Ducky's chamber in the center. The map features the same short spike traps used in the original level, and even includes them in the water-filled hallways and chambers like the original. Doom Ducky also reprises his role as a boss, behaving similarly to how he did in the original level's boss and escape sequences. The level was added to the game on release for free and was originally a lot bigger. The map on release had 2 extra large chambers on the bottom and top of the map. These were removed since the map was too big and entire rounds would go by with players never running into each other.
Map[]
Themes[]
- This is for the nightmare realm. For the themes of its deceptive predators, see the Dread Duckies and the Doom Ducky.
Symbolism[]
During development, Vince Livings viewed the sewers as a place where lost and forgotten things in people's lives end up. Fittingly, a hidden note in the level reveals Doug rejecting his wife and daughter as mental messes sucking the joy out of his life, wishing that he could be free of their presence and be able to forget their existence soon after.
Phobias[]
As with most areas in Dark Deception, the Sewer also likely represent various phobias.
| Phobia | Relevance |
|---|---|
| Cleithrophobia Fear of Being Trapped |
The sewer is a disgusting, poorly-lit place where nothing is as it seems, and nothing can be trusted. It is full of things that would slow the player down like the burden of sin, namely, the water which prevents quick movement, the numerous gates that impede progress, opening slowly and giving hostile creatures the time to corner their quarry, the elevator shafts that descend further downwards, and the predators hiding in the shadows, patiently waiting for yet another victim to fool, surprise, and drag down with them. |
| Cloacaphobia Fear of Sewers | |
| Mysophobia Fear of Germs and Contamination | |
| Nyctophobia Fear of the Dark | |
| Hydrophobia Fear of Water |
Trivia[]
- The Sewer is the first level that takes place underground.
- References to Stephen King's It are present at this level.
- The level takes place in the sewer.
- One of the secret rooms has graffiti that says "Float On" with a red balloon on the wall, there is an achievement titled "They Float", and, when killed by Dread Duckies or the Doom Ducky, Bierce will say "Yes, your corpse will float too", with these all being references to the book's main antagonist, Pennywise the Dancing Clown, and popular catchphrase "You'll float too."
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