
During testing a rift into the higher dimensions occurred or what was referred to as "The Spirit Realm" in the game (as to 'why' I am ignorant on the actual nazi mythos to state the exact cause same goes for the iron tumor which is probably some esoteric reference). Now onto the explanation of the Walrider. Wernicke was talking about how he was trying to create nano-factories out of cells (not nano-bots and "nano-machines" was equivocal) using psychosomatic direction to try to trick the cells to work as intended. The Walrider is an unintended anomaly in the process of creating essentially mitotic cell division to basically heal all wounds. This is why Billy is being shown that "nightmare brainwave video" while he's in the coma, just like the one they were showing in the Cinema. I think he managed to manifest the human brainwaves into molecules/particles, which took form/life, and well, someone who had experienced extensive amount of horror would be able to be a "host" for these molecules/brainwaves of the Walrider. In the cinema he absolutely disregard it being a supernatural being. He believes it is a supernatural being, and the Dr.Undergroundlab-guy fooled MURKOFF into believing it was a supernatural being, just as he did with the nazis during WW2. The word "witness" and "spread the gospel" was written many places in the asylum, in blood, and Martin (the priest) believed that "one must witness true horror to be able to call upon the Walrider". It was basically a nightmare taking living form. What if the Walrider actually wasn't a supernatural being? Well, it wasn't.

I hated the ending at first, but then I started pondering. Seeing as the Walrider probably has something to do with MURKOFF's nanotech, it can probably heal a host, just as easily as it can destroy someone (i.e, Chris). The Walrider are molecules/human brainwaves taking physical form, and most of the testsubject who spawned the energy were crazy lunatic patients on drugs.

Hope this cleared up some things for you all!" There is a high chance there will be a sequel seeing all the positive reviews the game got, and how the story ended but it's too soon for that. And why did it choose to go inside Miles?ĭevelopers usually love to give us endings that are unclear so that we can end the story however we want to think it ended. But then again, when Billy dies, the Walrider still seems in control, not even weakened by a little, attacking Miles fiercely. There is a chance that the whole experiment allowed a human being (Billy in this case) to take control of the Walrider. But if it did, Billy should be the one walking around, not the shadowy apparition that we encounter. Wernicke after slaughtering his men, because he is the only one we can't hear screaming.ĭid the Walrider really need a human host in the first place?Īgain we don't know. There is a good chance that it possessed Dr. Unclear, but we know for sure that it is not dead.

The Walrider's hosts are not immortal as most people think, didn't we kill Billy? So Miles is dead. However as Miles hits the ground and "dies", Wernicke realizes that not only the Walrider isn't dead, but it has chosen Miles as its new host.ĭid Miles die at the end? It is unclear but I say YES. He kills Miles because as said in one of the notes, he leaves no survivors, and he definitely doesn't want Miles to expose his horrific experiments to the public. Wernicke's men, who is assuming that the Walrider is finally gone. After trying to leave, Miles is shot by Dr. After Miles finally disables the now aged (due to his painful conditions) Billy's life support, the Walrider now without a human host, quickly takes possession of Miles who went through and witnessed the horrors of the asylum first hand, the perfect host. Wernicke was kept alive by the Walrider because it thought of him as a father and loved him since he was the one that brought it to our realm).

Wernicke, instructs Miles to kill Billy, believing it would also destroy the Walrider. Billy was the first successful subject in activating the Morphogenic Engine, who was then possessed by the Walrider (Note: only a person who had witnessed horror could activate the engine). Now, Billy is William Hope, a 19 year old patient of the Asylum and the main test subject of Wernicke's Project Walrider. Project Walrider was an attempt to make super humans, possibly soldiers. Wernicke's Morphogenic Engine breached the spiritual realm. "First of all, Walrider is a demonic entity from netherworld that crossed over to this world when Dr.
