Herman Sanderson was the husband of Sandy Sanderson and a Council Member[1] of the Devourers of God[2][3].
Appearance
Herman was a rather skinny man, sporting neck-length red hair, yellow-toned tan skin, and blue eyes.
He wore a lilac long-sleeved shirt, grey pants, and mint sneakers.
Personality
Herman loved his wife[4], and was devastated by his wife's murder, asking movers to remove all of her possessions from the apartment because he couldn't stand to look at them anymore.
His anguish only deepened from then, and eventually drove him to suicide the day of the mass murder.
Biography
Herman's motives for joining the Devourers of God remain unclear, but his position in the cult's council hints that he was a dedicated and faithful zealot.
Herman was present during the summoning of the Red-Eyed Demon and the sacrifice of one of the cult's female acolytes. Sanderson managed to keep the details of his involvement with the cult a secret from his wife Sandy, but shortly before the arrival of Sal Fisher, Herman left to attend to matters with the Devourers of God. During this meeting, he (perhaps unintentionally) let slip some incriminating activities his wife had been involved in to the other cult members[5], an act that would cost him everything he held dear.
When Herman returned to find his wife slaughtered at the hands of Charley Mansfield, he was absolutely devastated, and couldn't bear to remain in Addison Apartments any longer. He had all of their belongings collected and left both the apartment building and the Devourers of God.
On the day of the Mass Murder at Addison Apartments, Herman returned to Room 403 in tears, weeping for his lost wife and asking Sal and Larry about seeing her spectral form.
When the Endless One's infestation began, Herman committed suicide via gunshot wound to the head in hopes of rejoining his wife, but to no avail.
Whether or not Herman was assimilated along with all the other ghosts is unknown.
Trivia
- He, Maple, and Larry are the only Addison Apartments' inhabitants who weren't killed by Sal on the Day of the Mass Murder. However, Maple is still alive, while both Herman and Larry committed suicide before the mass murder happened. Todd was no longer a resident of the apartment building the Day of the Mass Murder, thus he is exempt.
- He is the third character in the game to commit suicide, the first being Luke Holmes via hanging, and the second being Larry via self-poisoning[?].
- Herman is the fifth character to lose his spouse before dying, the first being Henry Fisher after losing his wife to Dogma, the second and third being Mrs. Gibbson and Lisa Johnson both through unknown means, and the fourth being Mrs. Packerton after her husband was euthanized.
- His favorite sport was football[6].
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References
- ↑ ~ In Seeking Providence, Chapter 6 ("The Wretched"); Herman is present at the summoning of "???", presumably included in the text box's source being "The Council".
- ↑ “After learning what Herman was involved with, Mrs. Sanderson reached out to a friend for help. They would meet up later that night.” ~In Seeking Providence, Chapter 8 ("The Wretched")
- ↑ “I wish we had never moved to this place. Then [Herman] would have never met THEM and Charley would have never–” ~Ghost of Mrs. Sanderson ("The Wretched")
- ↑ "Promise me you'll stay out of trouble, honey. [...] I love you, babe." ~In Seeking Providence, Chapter 8 ("The Wretched")
- ↑ “‘I know what you’ve done! Herman told me everything! You stupid bitch!’” ~Larry, quoting Charley ("Strange Neighbors")
- ↑ “Henry doesn’t care for sports but will occasionally watch hockey or football games. Herman’s favorite sport is football.” (Steve) (2:34) Чиабатта, "ФИЛЛИП РУССКИЙ? | ЭКСКЛЮЗИВНЫЕ ФАКТЫ О SALLY FACE | Facts About Sally Face (ENG SUB)", 24 October 2019, 5:51, https://youtu.be/kH1pfxk2Dx0?si=e2yk4c6pdZfH6naK.