Story/Lore explanation?

[|Frankie|]

So i just beat the game in my 8 hours of playtime. But i still have zero clue about the story and lore of this game. Worst part is, i spent the last 60 mins on youtube and google about some even basic story explanation.

Like who is the red mask guy?
Who is the Bekatua guy?
What does the ending mean where the guy looks at the mask and boards the train?

Stuff like that. I'd really appreciate it since i can't find it anywhere

[Ranky Danky]

Bekatua was some kind of god-being who created the mansion as his personal residence, and invited other beings using masks and other methods to live with him. They had a peaceful sort of small town community going on, and Red Mask was one of the community's members.

Red Mask turned them against Bekatua and they killed him - only to discover that Bekatua's death had doomed the mansion to annihilation as Bekatua maintained the mansion's heart with his blood. Red Mask, of course, had other ideas. They regretted it - but before they could turn upon Red Mask he killed the manor's inhabitants himself, using their blood to feed the heart, and creating the OXTO mask. The bulk of the manor's inhabitants were resurrected as husks and servants to the Red Masks, and the OXTO mask is used to lure people in to fight in the manor - the insane amounts of blood produced by their battles through the mansion feeds the Heart, maintains the mansion, and maintains Red Mask's rule over it.

Despite us shooting Red Mask and destroying the Heart, the cycle seems to somehow continue - the OXTO mask seems to cause two supernatural compulsions - a person who has conquered the mansion cannot stop themselves from passing it along to a new candidate, and upon seeing the mask, the new candidate picks it up, allowing the situation in the mansion to continue.

[Danicchi]

Very well written, Ranky Danky! This should be pinned imo.

[|Frankie|]

This is a quality explanation that i was looking for. Thank you very much Ranky Danky! This definitely should be pinned.

[John Helldiver]

Thank you !