
Given that this is most definitely Susie speaking (given that Sammy was complimenting her pre-Ink Machine), it appears that the voices aren’t aligned with whatever consciousness is in control.

Sammy said I had talent, he was always a good liar… Still, he was once a very handsome man. Small correction: The “Dreams come true, Susie” line is actually in the higher voice. TL DR: Susie is Alice’s higher-pitched voice who wants to help you and not hurt anyone, while Alice is the deeper voice and more violent persona. But trying to argue she’s the worst person there while ignoring the fact that she doesn’t want any of this and is actually on your side definitely isn’t quite painting the right picture. Of course, we do see that Alice shares Susie’s memories (recalling Sammy, remarking on the time at the studio etc), but one side is much more Susie than the other.Īnd I’m not trying to say that Susie’s 100% perfect - she’s a rounded character with both positive and negative elements, just like the rest of the BATIM cast. This was right before the Ink Machine was used on her, and it shows - you can already see her leaning towards the idea of having two personas, herself and the much more violent Alice one (this stemming from her viewing Alice as a “part of her” in her first tape and referring to her as separate entity from herself). Susie is saying that Alice doesn’t like liars, and that he shouldn’t “double cross an angel”.

I think most of this confusion is stemming from Susie’s Chapter 4 tape. … isn’t exactly cute or innocent in the cartoons either.

We also see the higher voice express rather suicidal thoughts again after the Butcher Gang fight: The higher voice seems to be 100% willing to let you leave, talks about how she can’t truly die and won’t be able to see Heaven, and then starts to cry - only to suddenly switch to laughter as the deeper voice takes over and casually sends you plunging down the elevator shaft. Really, those two lines are all you need - if the deeper voice refers to the other one as Susie and the higher-pitched voice objects to the killings, then that makes it pretty clear the high-pitched voice that’s on your side is Susie.īut if you want more evidence, I have that too.

This line is also very important, as we clearly hear one consciousness refer to the other in third person and call them “Susie”, showing that this side doesn’t view herself as Susie. It also establishes that the consciousness speaking - the higher-pitched voice - does not want to hurt anyone, including the Borises.ĭreams come true, Susie. This is the most important of Alice’s lines, as it establishes that 1) there are two separate consciousness in play here, and 2) only one consciousness is in control at a time. As an official member of the Susie Defense Squad ™, I feel the need to object to this through a quick Alice analysis.įirst, we have this line. So I’ve seen a lot of people claiming that Susie is the “mean” side of Alice, or otherwise just acting like she’s a terrible person.
