Easter Ripper

Tom Smith aka the "Easter Ripper"
Character Information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Skin Color	Caucasian
Occupation	Serial killer; Child Predator ; Cameraman
Age	30+
Status	Deceased

"You can't kill me... I'm the EASTER RIPPER!"

Tom Smith, better known as the Easter Ripper, is the main antagonist in Murder House.

Description

Easter Ripper, real name Tom Smith, appears to be a Caucasian adult male of unspecified age, height, and weight. He has short brown hair and wears a purple sweater with several colorful patterns on it, blue jeans with a black leather belt, and brown shoes. During his murderous rampage he wears a purple Easter bunny suit with a yellow ribbon. His weapon of choice is a large sickle. His mask also has blood stains around the mouth from several murders. For a human of his age and build, he seems to possess inhumane strength and durability as he was able to withstand gunshots and lift humans with one arm and kill them by hugging and squeezing them as seen in some death cutscenes.

History

In March of 1979, he took a seasonal position as an Easter Bunny at a mall and started abducting children and taking them to his house where he raped (judging by one of the skeleton's positions) and murdered them. Smith would release children into his greenhouse and force them on a deadly egg hunt while he stalked and murdered them. One day, one of his victims escaped and exposed him, but instead of him being arrested, Tom's brother Anthony Smith turned himself in to save him and was executed by electric chair.

Present day

Tom, however, couldn't control his urge to kill and to avenge his brother's death he continued with abducting some children at the mall. In 1988, he joined a local news crew who went to Tom's old house to shoot a haunted house story about the legend. There, he masqueraded as a cameraman while in secrecy he locked the entire house and destroyed the news van to prevent the team from escaping before slaughtering them one by one. He killed all the crew in horrendous ways:

Dana - Tom sneaks up behind her while she is fleeing and dismembers her hand then decapitates her.

Gary - Cut in half and disemboweled by Tom.

Tom (fake-out) - pretends to stab himself.

End and demise

After Emma collects all 4 Easter eggs and escapes into the greenhouse, The Easter Ripper appears before her and reveals the truth to her: he was Tom, the cameraman. He reveals that he killed the news crew to avenge his brother Anthony, who took his place as the killer and was executed instead, before attacking her. Emma manages to defeat him. Tom reappears, but before he can kill Emma, the ground starts shaking and all of the victims he had killed start rising from the dirt and ashes. As Emma runs and manages to escape, the same can not be said for Tom. The children swarm him and attack him, shoving him to the floor before tearing him apart and devouring him. As Emma escapes, a bright light appears in the greenhouse before the game ends.

Quotes

"Don't ask me, I'm just the camera guy."

"It looks like we're stuck here. All the doors are locked. Look, I found a key, but can't figure out what it opens."

"That's right, it was quiet innocent Tom. Harmless walk all over him Tom. Mama's boy Tom. Well, I did it! I killed them all!"

"To avenge my brother. Anthony wasn't the Easter Ripper, I was! He turned himself in to save me. I thought I could control the urge to kill but its back, and now I'm going to kill you!"

"No, get away from me. You can't do this. I killed you!"

In-game

Prologue

Easter Ripper can be seen in the distance, peeking behind corners before disappearing. He then actively appears at the end of the corridor and charges at Justin, forcing him to retreat into the bathroom. If the killer captures Justin, a cutscene will play of the killer grabbing the kid and dragging him away, also ending the prologue. If the players hide in one of the bathroom stalls in time, Easter Ripper will enter and check few stalls before leaving. He later presumably kills the janitor, takes his keys, unlocks the staff resting room and captures Justin.

House

Easter Ripper wanders the house looking for player. If he spots the player, he will chase them and will attack with his large sickle. Players can either avoid him by running away or defend themselves with the fire poker or a gun. After taking a certain amount of damage, the Easter Ripper will run away and come back after a certain amount of time. Players can also hide in wardrobes and under tables. If the Easter Ripper spots the player hiding, he will pull them out. If the players have been hit by him too many times, a cutscene will play of the killer brutally slaughtering Emma:

Emma tries to run away, but the Easter Ripper hugs her and with all of his strength he crushes her ribs, killing her instantly.
Easter Ripper slashes Emma's face with the sickle. Emma drops on the floor covering her face.
Easter Ripper grabs Emma for her neck, lifts her up and starts smashing her head against the ground.