Ending (SoL)

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Upon beating the game at Epilogue, the ending cutscene begins to play. How the ending is portrayed depends on how you have done over the stay, and all other results you have done over the chapters.

Note that if you are defeated by the shadowcaster, or you choose to becomes its lieutenant, after the beginning of the opening, every text will result in it gloating over its victory, and consumption of the world into the void instead of the usual text.

Opening

NOTE: Endings done by your companion requires you to have completed all their companion vignette, and have a shadow taint level 2 and below.

Text Condition
Well, sometimes the best way to deal with a universe-destroying threat is to just hit it with something until it stops moving.

Nice work!

Defeat the shadowcaster in combat
Well, that certainly could have gone better.

That tombstone is symbolic, by the way. Your ruined body just drifts through nothingness forever.

Surrender to the shadowcaster, or be defeated by it during the battle.
The shadows have arrived, and you are its vessel. Press the red button at the machine with Shadow Taint Level 3 or more.
You pressed the green button and saved the world. It's weird how often it comes down to a choice of two buttons. Press the green button at the machine, but fail to meet the requirement for getting companion's ending.
You saved the world, and all you had to do is press a button!

Well, a ton of research and legwork and critical thinking, but the button was the main thing.

Talked to the President and showed her the strange memorial card and book of Plencer's poetry, then pressed the green button.
You did as the Yecchian captain asked, and deployed their weird technology against their alien enemies.

900 years from now, the inhabitants of Gobulon Prime are going to be extremely upset with you.

But only for a few minutes.

Inserted the Yecchian chronocrystal into the portal.
With your help, Dean Wormwood's work was finally completed. The Shadow was ended.

The world was saved.

Used the Old Dean's incantation at the portal.
Thanks to your pathological desire to be the center of attention, the universe will live on. With the Ambitious perk, yank out the cables at the portal.
Gabby wasn't the best dancer in the universe, but she turned out to be the most important one. Talk to Gabby at resolution and get her to stop the shadowcaster.
It sounds cliche, but love truly is the most powerful force in the universe.

If it has a gun.

Talk to Molly at resolution and get her to stop the shadowcaster.
Turns out the worst decision Obie ever made was the best thing that ever happened to the universe. Talk to Obie at resolution and get him to stop the shadowcaster.
Of all the pups in his litter, Barker is the one who has saved the universe the most times. Talk to the President at resolution with Barker as your active ally and check with Barker at the dialogue, then press the green button at the machine.
Science really can fix anything. Talk to Adams and use the vial of umbraline annihilator on the shadowcaster.
Sometimes you have to wait until Act VI. Talk to Simone at resolution and get her to shoot the shadowcaster
Alphonse is a lucky gator indeed. Most people go their entire lives without ever eating a president.

Heck, hardly anybody even gets to eat a senator!

Talk to Alphonse at resolution and get him to devour the president, then press the red button at the machine.
YOUR SHADOW HAS ARRIVED. With the Shadow-Charged perk from absorbing the pillars, claim your throne from the shadowcaster.

You and Murray

If you encountered your future self at Crystaldream Lake and didn't have the same encounter with your past self, you will create a temporal paradox. If you obtained the Möbius ring, you will need to close the loop by following the questline to its conclusion to prevent the paradox.

Text Condition
After the metaphorical smoke cleared, you found yourself stuck in the weird extradimensional space where the final showdown happened.
You waited... and waited... and waited... No temporal paradox, and Barker wasn't your active companion.
You waited... and waited... and waited...

At least Barker was there to keep you company.

No temporal paradox, and Barker as a companion.
Unfortunately, the fact you created a temporal paradox before you left the universe meant that you could never come back to normal reality.

You waited a billion years. And that was only the beginning.

Actually, it's meaningless to say it was the beginning. The first billion years weren't any different than the next billion.

Temporal paradox
You were still there. You always had been. The universe ended, and you weren't in it. Temporal paradox, Barker wasn't your active companion
At least Barker was there to keep you company. Is there. Still. Keeping you company. Temporal paradox, initiated Barker ending
Murray's bomb blasted him past the borders of reality.

He drifted, outside of the world, for a span of time that might have been five minutes or five thousand years.

The only way to be sure is to not press a key for five thousand years. Then you'll know it was that long.

A few weeks later, Jessica accidentally activated a failsafe interdimensional homing teleporter Murray had left in one of his desk. She was looking for a pen.
You and Murray were wrenched through the ether and then unceremoniously dumped on the floor of the antique store.

After spending a reasonable amount of time patting one another on the back, you started searching for the next eldritch horror on Murray's big list of cosmic threats.

The world is always under existential threat if you know where to look. And Murray always knows where to look.

No temporal paradox
Thanks to your mob connections, Murray has a lot more Meat at his disposal than he's accustomed to. That should make the next Old God easier to deal with. No temporal paradox, complete all Don's tasks.
Murray was wrenched through the ether and then unceremoniously dumped on the floor of the antique store.

They spent a while trying to figure out what happened to you, but didn't have any luck. Being outside of the entirety of time and space makes you pretty hard to track down.

Eventually, Murray gave up and started looking for another relative to help him with his future ventures.

Temporal paradox

Companions

Text
<Bar Name> did a brisk trade until the end of Prohibition, at which point it did an even brisker one.
Obie
Text Condition
Obie decided to leave the hobo's life behind, and just play the oboe full time. Recruit Obie
After saving the universe, Obie retired from hoboing and played the oboe full time. Obie saved the universe
Gabby
Text Condition
When they started televising underground bare-knuckle boxing, Gabby got really excited and joined a league.

Her combat style was a mixture of different martial arts that came to be known as "Super Weird Fighting."

Recruit Gabby
Molly
Text Condition
Molly went on to become the most notorious bank robber of her era. She was last seen somewhere in Bolivia. Recruit Molly, but don't do all her vignettes
Molly and Nancy went on to become the most notorious bank-robbing duo in the history.

They were last seen somewhere in Bolivia.

Recruit Molly and do all her vignettes
Professor Adams
Text Condition
After spending a few years catching up on the latest scientific developments, Professor Adams re-bronzed himself. Recruit Adams
After spending a few years catching up on the latest scientific developments, Professor Adams re-bronzed himself.

If the world ever needs him again, he'll be there.

Adams saved the universe
Simone
Text Condition
Simone went on to become the chair of the S.I.T. Robotechtronics department. Recruit Simone
Simone went on to become the chair of the S.I.T. Robotechtronics department.

She didn't let the whole "saving the world" thing go to her head.

Simone saved the universe
Alphonse
Text Condition
After your adventures were over, Alphonse returned to his terrible family in the swamp. Recruit Alphonse, but don't do all his vignettes

Ocean City

Gangs and tentacles
Text Condition
The streets of Ocean City continued to be overrun by roving gangs and over-erupted by tentacles. Did not deal with any gangs or the tentacles in Tentacle House
The streets of Ocean City are fairly dangerous, due to widespread gang and tentacle violence. Cleared out one gang, but not the tentacles
The streets of Ocean City are relatively safe, a few gang fights and tentacles notwithstanding. Cleared out two gangs, but not the tentacles
Though you did a good job of stopping Ocean City's gang violence, there are still a lot of tentacles. Cleared out all the gangs, but not the tentacles.
The streets of Ocean City continued to be overrun by roving gangs. At least there weren't any tentacles. Cleared out the tentacles, but none of the gangs.
The streets of Ocean City are fairly dangerous, due to the constant brawling of rival gangs. Cleared out the tentacles and one gang.
The streets of Ocean City are relatively safe, a few gang fights notwithstanding. Cleared out the tentacles and two gangs.
Thanks to your tireless crimefighting, the streets of Ocean City have never been safer. Cleared out all of the gangs and tentacles.
Hobos
Text Recruited Hobo needed
King Johnny got the camp loaded into the ocean, with Samuel and Agamemnon doing most of the heavy lifting. Samuel and Agamemnon
King Johnny got the camp loaded into the ocean, with Samuel doing most of the heavy lifting. Samuel, no Agamemnon
King Johnny got the camp loaded into the ocean, with Agamemnon doing most of the heavy lifting. Agamemnon and not Samuel
King Johnny managed to get the entire hobo camp loaded into the ocean. It involved a lot of caulking. Neither Samuel or Agamemnon
With the wind at their backs, they set sail for distant shores.
Thanks to Ovid and Croesus, the expedition was comfortable and well-funded. Ovid and Croesus
Thanks to Ovid, everybody had a nice comfortable place to sleep. Ovid but not Croesus
Thanks to Croesus, the expedition was well-funded. Croesus but not Ovid
Sure, it got boring at times, but Howie entertained folks with his harmonica, and Dusty brought a deck of cards. Howie and Dusty
It got a little boring at times, but Dusty brought a deck of cards. Dusty but not Howie
It got a little boring at times, but Howie was able to lighten the mood a little with his harmonica. Howie but not Dusty
Whenever anybody got scratched up or seasick, Doc was there to provide some medical attention. Doc
The nights were cold, but between Beatrice's wool and Calendula's moonshine, everyone kept cozy. Beatrice and Calendula
The nights were cold, but Beatrice made blankets for everybody out of her own wool. Beatrice but not Calendula
The nights got pretty cold, but Calendula's moonshine took the edge off a little. Calendula but not Beatrice
They ate creamed fish, thanks to Walter and Creamy Steve. Cornelius and Beanie provided cornbread and beans. Mossman provided fine herbs and exotic spices. Walter, Creamy Steve, Cornelius, Beanie and Mossman
They ate well, thanks to Walter's fishing prowess. Cornelius provided fine, nutritious cornbead. Mossman provided fine herbs and exotic spices. Walter, Cornelius, and Mossman; no Creamy Steve or Beanie
They guzzled jar after jar of Creamy Steve's prized cream. Beanie brought enough beans for everyone. Mossman provided fine herbs and exotic spices. Creamy Steve, Beanie, and Mossman; no Walter or Cornelius
After a long and difficult journey, they arrived at the land they had promised to themselves.

They founded a new nation. A nation of hobos, by hobos, for hobos, with liberty and justice for hobos.

Marvin
Text Condition
Sadly, Marvin passed out from hunger before managing to set the world record for mailbox sitting. Did not give Marvin the Snackle cakes.
Marvin went on to set the world record for mailbox sitting.

He held the record for nearly a week.

He has recently become interested in flagpoles.

Gave Marvin the Snackle cakes.
St. Polycarp
Text Condition
The Bishop's inspection resulted in the vicar at St. Polycarp's being demoted to Half-Deacon. Did not return the stolen urn back to St. Polycarp.
The Bishop's inspection went swimmingly, and the vicar of St. Polycarp was soon promoted to Vice Pope. Returned the stolen urn back to St. Polycarp.
Murder Mystery
Text Condition
Scandalized by the unsolved murder, Ms. Brewster was forced to close down her boarding house. Did not solve the "murder" mystery at the Home for Traveling Salesmen.
With that whole grisly murder business behind her, Ms. Brewster went on to win the Boarding House of the Decade award from the International Salesmen's League. Solve the "murder" mystery at the Home for Traveling Salesmen.

Crystaldream Lake

Text Condition
Crystal's store was moderately successful, but she was confident that in about 40 years, business would boom. Helped Crystal gather the crystals from the buried Geode.
236 years ago, everyone in the village of Sandwich died mysteriously, except for one man.

Could you have prevented this? Should you have?

Did not disrupt the secret ritual in the Sandwich basement.
70 years from now, the Historical Village of Sandwich is still a popular tourist attraction.

Its particularly popular among mixed-up hipsters who get it confused with Sandwich, Brooklyn.

Rewrote Sandwich Village's history to prevent the "Witch's Trial" from ever happening.

S.I.T Campus

Minor
Text Condition
Josie Morton went on to discover a new, extremely volatile isotope of hypercrystalline thaumomorphic diorite.

With it, she eventually invented the devastating weapon that brought about the end of the Skeleton Wars.

History remembers her for what she said after the weapon's first successful field test:

"I am become death's death, destroyer of skeletons."

Minor in Geology
Your accomplishments in the field of Meta-Acoustics continue to ring through the halls of S.I.T.

This is due to a malfunction in the equipment, and Facilities says it will be fixed soon.

Minor in Meta-Acoustics
S.I.T.'s Astronomy program continued to be no less dumb than S.I.T.'s Astrology program. Minor in Astronomy
Elective
Text Condition
Your Spiders students decided to do a little bit of field research in Crystaldream Valley.

It went about as well as you'd expect.

Choose Spiders as your elective
To this day, they still refer to a <Ingredient #1>, <Ingredient #2>, and <Ingredient #3> as "the <Player Forename>." Choose Culinary Science as your elective; the ingredients mentioned depend on what was used to pass the class
Your championship trophy remains the crowning achievement of the S.I.T. Food Fight team.

This is mostly true because they never won another one before the program was cancelled.

Choose Phys. Ed. as your elective

The Big Moist

Mudhenge
Text Condition
In 1981, Mudhenge was acquired by the Stonehenge Corporation, renamed Stonehenge Mud, and shut down. Did not venture to the center of the Mudhenge.
In 1981, Mudhenge was acquired by the Stonehenge Corporation, renamed Stonehenge Mud, and shut down.

In one hundred years, you were the only non-nudist to find its center.

Ventured to the center of the Mudhenge.
Crash Site
Text Condition
With your help, Rhonda Rasmussen became the first person in history to fly all the way around a swamp

Her fame lasted until nearly a month later, when Charles Lindbergh was seen buying a new set of shoelaces.

Help Rhonda Rasmussen take flight again from her plane
Clem and Jarvis
Text Condition
Clem and Jarvis Schlitz evaded capture by adopting the aliases Jarvis Jaymes and Clem Bartles, respectively,

After Prohibition ended, they had a long and illustrious career in getting-people-drunk industry.

Assist Clem and Jarvis Schlitz in their request at Moonshiner's Cave.
Haim Quarry
Text Condition
The frogs at Haim Quarry never quite understood how to be humans, or how to run a quarry.

But they did a better job at both than the old management.

Did nothing to the frog curse at Haim Quarry, or permanently curse the Haim Quarry workers.
"Frogger" Haim turned Haim Quarry into an ecologically-responsible worker's collective, which did quite well.

He spent most of his share of the profits on fast cars, sandwiches, and open-minded women.

Assist Frogger in taking over the Haim Quarry.
Haim Quarry went bankrupt after the workers fled in the night.

Most of them made it back to the city and found new jobs, which could not possibly have been worse than their old jobs.

Broke the frog curse.
Largemouth Bass & Sons
Text Condition
Occams Gator became the majority shareholder in Largemouth Bass & Sons, and replaced the staff with graduates willing to work for exposure to fish. Tom and Cathy dragged by gator back to the swamp.
The loss of Tom and Cathy plunged Largemouth Bass & Sons into a succession crisis.

In the chaos, the Bastard Reboner returned from exile and made his claim to the throne.

Let Tom and Cathy go to the City.
The loss of Tom and Cathy plunged Largemouth Bass & Sons into a succession crisis.

In the chaos, the Bastard Reboner returned from exile and made his claim to the throne.

Although Tom and Cathy's judge wig business never took off domestically, they were knighted in Albion for services to judicial fashion.

Let Tom and Cathy go to the City, but advise them against working as judge.
Hunters
Text Condition
John and Paul Leathers were convicted of mailman slaughter, and are preparing to be sent to a penal colony on Mars. Did nothing after encountering them for the first time.
Paul Leathers used his tongue to preach non-violence, and counselled many a troubled youth away from a life of big game hunting.

John Leathers was convicted of mailman slaughter, and is preparing himself to be sent to a penal colony on Mars.

Broke both Paul and John Leathers out of the jail and give the voice to them.
Paul Leathers used his tongue to preach non-violence, and counselled many a troubled youth away from a life of big game hunting.

To appease his brother, John Leathers agreed to read a book of pacifism.

Broke both Paul and John Leathers out of the jail and give the voice to them without killing the inspector gator.
Wreck of Longerfellow

Only appears if you have encountered it by reaching the center of Mudhenge and access to there for the first time.

Text
In time, the wreck of the Longerfellow was swallowed whole by the swamp.

Though a boat may be long, naught is longer than Nature's Mouth.

Monster Club
Failure Success Condition
The kid with glasses is still searching for the honey ape. The kid with glasses spent a week bragging after you proved his theory about Bighands. Helped the kid with glasses find evidence regarding Bighands.
The plant kid still hopes to meet the mossman's moustache at some point. The plant kid will happily wear mossman's moustache for the rest of his life. Get the moss from Mossman Hobo for the plant kid.
The chemist kid still hopes to one day catch a whiff of the smell-of-the-wisp. The chemist kid is still reeling from the whiff of the smell-o-the-wisp you brought her. Gather the smell-o-the-wisp for the chemist kid.
The radio kid is still hoping to see a feather from Barbara Yargara. The radio kid still proudly wears the feather you brought him from Barbara Yargara. Get a feather from Barbara Yargara for the radio kid.
The kid with the wrench is still working on the perfect Chupanaranja trap. The kid with the wrench still tells stories about the time you captured the Chupanaranja. Gather evidence of Chupanaranja for the kid with the wrench.
The fly girl still hopes to one day solve the mystery of the Flyman or Manfly. The fly girl is still grateful for the chest hair you brought her from Phlemberg. Get a fly's chest hair for the fly girl at Phlemberg's Lab.
Cursed Tree
Text Condition
Will Hunter moved to international waters to escape federal prosecution for marble fraud. Freed Will Hunter from the tree curse.
Will Hunter learned his lesson. Did not free Will Hunter from the tree curse.

Gray Country

Text Condition
The Moleross Place remained uninhabited until 1990s, when it became a hotbed for swinging, sexy singles. Solved the warp issue at Moleross Place.
MacMilliancuddy never did find anybody to help him with his duck problem. Did not clear all the ducks from MacMilliancuddy's.
With no natural predators to thin their numbers, MacMilliancuddy's sheep bred out of control.

He went on to become the region's primary supplier of both mittens and mutton.

Eliminate all the hiding ducks at MacMilliancuddy's Ranch.
Did not do anything at the Maize Maze.
Despite all your efforts, the Maize Maze stayed say pretty much exactly the same.[sic]

Forever.

Billy made sure of that.

Resolved at least one problem at the Maize Maze, but not resolve the actual issue.
The workers at Ford Compound were able to get the factory machinery back up and running.

After months of research and hard work, they were finally able to make a car entirely out of beans.

It smelled awful and nobody would buy it, so they ended up abandoning it on the streets of Ocean City.

Rescued the trapped workers at Ford Compound.
Old Ham Mill
Text Condition
The Old Ham Mill never spun again. Visited the Old Ham Mill, but did not encourage it to spin.
The Old Ham Mill kept spinning until Haldie Howell was snubbed for another Pulitzer, three weeks later. Visited the Old Ham Mill, and managed to get it spinning.
The Old Ham Mill never spun again. When Haldie Howell was snubbed for another Pulitzer three weeks later, the mill burst into flames. Visited the Old Ham Mill and complete its quest, but let it read the rest of the Pulitzer results.

Rufus

Text Condition
Rufus emerged from his portal somewhere deep underground.

He didn't know where he was, but he knew he was one step closer to his sister/brother/sibling. That was all that mattered.

Complete all of Rufus's requests at S.I.T Campus.

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