"House of Ashes" - Eric Quiz | Video Games

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1. Each person within the US Marines in this game has a 'call sign' which is their identity over radio communication. What is Eric's call sign?

Answer: Dropkick

Pencilneck is the nickname Nick uses for Eric behind his back, while Jason often refers to Eric as the group's "skipper" due to the fact that he's the main commanding officer of this particular camp of marines. Mailman is Jason's call sign, while Dropkick belongs to Eric.

2. Eric suffered a serious accident in events prior to the setting of this game. It resulted in him needing a prosthetic and losing a body part. What body part is this?

Answer: Leg

Eric lost his right leg in a nasty car accident where a vehicle he rode passenger in was hit by a giant truck. During "The Horror", if Eric is still alive, he is seen tending to and cleaning out his prosthetic leg while the group has a break in the action.

3. When introduced, each main character will have two personality traits assessed to them by the game. What are Eric's two traits he begins the game with?

Answer: Rational and Insecure

Eric's rationality stems from his extensive leadership experience and remarkable intelligence. His insecurity likely comes from his deteriorating relationship with his wife, Rachel, which goes on to be tested further throughout the game.

4. Jason and Eric can potentially have a discussion about religion, where Jason reveals he is religious and then asks Eric if he believes in a God. Does Eric believe in God?

Answer: No

Eric is atheist and, in the same sentence, also suggests he does not enjoy horror movies. Despite this, he can ironically be heard muttering "thank God" at the end of the game if he survives once he sees extraction air support coming in for him and his team.

5. Unbeknownst to Camp Slayer as Eric arrives upon their base for the first time is that he has brought along an assistant to join their raid on an Iranian missile silo, Clarice Stokes. When asked who she is, Eric provides his reasoning behind including her. Why has Eric brought her along?

Answer: Clarice is his assistant

Referring to her as "Doctor Stokes", Clarice is a civilian physicist who is the only person in Camp Slayer lacking military experience. In spite of this, she is very snarky and disrespectful, especially to her superiors, though she is doubtlessly talented in her field.

6. Eric's relationship with one character in the game is a bit murky, as this character is having an affair with his wife which causes some tension and can even result in Eric having a hand in killing this character. Who is it?

Answer: Nick

Three weeks prior to Eric arriving at Camp Slayer, Rachel and Nick begin an affair that largely interrupts her relationship as Eric's wife. Depending on player decision, Rachel can either leave Eric entirely for Nick, stay faithful to Eric and leave Nick on the side, or reject both of them. If Rachel ultimately does not specifically choose Eric and Jason ends up being killed at any point before "The Ancient One", Eric can potentially and indirectly get Nick killed. Nick can potentially wander deep into a large set of vampire cocoons, where dozens of them along with the Ancient Warrior will follow him. Nick will call for help, and if Jason isn't there, Eric will be the only one who hears him.

At this point, the player can decide to have Eric simply ignore the call for help- doing this will result in Nick being killed by the Ancient Warrior, and will earn the player an in-game trophy.

7. Eric has quite the deadly hand in this game, as he can, pending player decision, be responsible somehow for the death of almost every character in the game. There is one character, however, who is free from his 'wrath'. Which character is the only one Eric cannot be responsible for the death of somehow?

Answer: Jason

The Americans and Iranians will enter at least two armed conflicts while underground, during which Eric can potentially have Salim killed. He could also, if Jason isn't alive, decide to leave Salim behind to die during "The Ancient One" by neglecting to help him fight off a group of incoming vampires, then taking the elevator and refusing to wait for Salim before doing so.

If Rachel is infected, her infection is never purged and she isn't placed into a cocoon, she will attack the group when she has turned into a vampire just after they get off the elevator in "The Ancient One." During this time, Eric can potentially deal the finishing blow to her and kill her.

If Jason isn't alive and the player has Nick decide to venture deep into the city to set charges, the player can have Eric decide to ignore his subsequent radio call for help. This will allow the vampires to overwhelm and kill Nick.

If Eric has a UV lamp, he can use it to kill a reanimated Joey by burning him with it and then driving him off a cliff to fall to his doom.

Jason, fortunately, cannot be killed by Eric, directly or indirectly, in anyway.

8. Eric himself developed a software that was the catalyst to Camp Slayer venturing onto the Iraqi farm in the first place, as he believed the software told him of an underground weapons silo the farm was hiding. What's the name of this software?

Answer: Caelus

Caelus gets Eric into quite a bit of trouble, as it turns out to have revealed a wide series of archaeological equipment underground in the temple, not anything suggesting a weapons silo. When questioned on multiple occasions, Eric will loudly proclaim that he will improve Caelus and use the failure as a learning experience once they return home.

9. Death waits around every corner in general in this game, but it seems to have a particular interest in Eric, as he has the most potential death cutscenes out of any character in the game. In how many cutscenes can Eric potentially die?

Answer: Eleven

Depending on the scenario, Eric can either be shot, fall to his death, get killed by vampires or get inhaled by stalagmites. Nasty stuff for sure.

10. Rachel gets infected during the game, and as it happens, Eric is the only one who knows how to purge the infection from her. Having Eric alive and knowing how to do this will result in the player receiving the in-game achievement "The Thing", but Eric will need to have a particular item at hand to pull it off. What tool does Eric need to remove Rachel's parasitical infection?

Answer: UV Lamp

By shining the UV Lamp on Rachel, Eric is able to force the parasite inside of her to emerge through her mouth and flee lest it get incinerated by the light. Without the UV Lamp, or if Eric has died at this point, removing the infection from Rachel is entirely impossible.

Source: Author cavalier87

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"House of Ashes" - Eric Trivia Quiz

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