Alan Wake & Control Explained - The Life of Doctor Emil Hartman
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- Опубликовано: 10 июл 2024
- Hello Everyone!
Now that the Remedy Connected Universe is up and running, it is time to go back and examine story threads that span multiple games. The AWE DLC of Control was focused on this. The plot was centered on the secondary antagonist of the Alan Wake, Doctor Emil Hartman.
This clinical psychiatrist ran a care facility for Artists that were suffering various forms of creative blockages. This Lodge was positioned on the rim of Cauldron Lake, the gateway to a Threshold. This Threshold is related to the power of Creation. His actions earned him a classification as a Paracriminal by the Federal Bureau of Control. But what exactly occurred during his life? What led this Doctor going from a common practice to being an entity corrupted by both the Hiss and the Dark presence? Let's examine The Life of Doctor Emil Hartman and learn how he went off the path.
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The design of the corrupted hartmann still terrifies me
He really did become the worst kind of Monster.
The way his ribs were protruding outwards from his back kinda reminds me of the "Blood Eagle" ritual that was supposedly performed by vikings.
Nice observation on that. I've been trying to decide what exactly that artistic choice reminded me of.
That part where you jump through the top of an elevator column to get to a hidden area cause the door wouldn’t open.
And Dr Hartmann is just smiling at you through the cracks of the door.
Favorite boss design
“The ability to build a Plane does not qualify one to Fly it”
Such a good outro tagline
Thanks! I feel it summed up my thesis in a simple way.
@@GamingUniversityUoG What was your thesis? and in which subject?
AWE expansion in Control left me wanting so much more. More Wake, more Faden, what happens to Faden's brother. My guess is that Remedy is working on a combined Control and Alan Wake sequel, and will likely star a new protagonist, possibly the FBC agent stationed in Bright Falls they were trying to call in AWE.
I an so hyped for what they have planned next! I have had some thoughts about what would happen in Alan Wake 2. I think it would be cool to follow someone on the outside and the game ends with him getting out finally. As you said maybe following the agent stationed at the Cauldron Lake Lodge, Freya/Sage Anderson, Sheriff Breaker, or maybe Alice Wake herself. I would be happy with any of those.
The agent HAS to be Sarah Breaker. Can't be anyone else.
Fun fact is Control 2 was recently confirmed
@@vgp101Gaming Alan Wake 2 us coming as well.
@@vgp101Gaming when was that?
In American Nightmare, Barry uses Hartman's Words, but there's a HUGE difference between the two in their handlings of Tor and Odin Anderson. First, Barry CARES about those he works with, even when coming off as the typical sleaze bag you see in his profession he genuinely cares about the wellbeing of his clients... or he wouldn't of forced them back into retirement when their lifestyle put the two in real danger.
That's a really good observation. In a sense they both serve similar roles. An Agent versus a Producer. Barry comes off like an ass but goes out of his way to take care of his people. Hartman acts like an angel but is a parasite. I agree. He could have made a fortune on the Anderson's but didn't. He put their well being over his own concerns.
@@GamingUniversityUoG On the note of Fortune... the one he DID get off them he appears to of put most if not all of it back into their retirement, it's not often you see your Agent buy/build an entire retirement centre just for you and your brother. One that's staffed and stocked fully, just to setup that's a small fortune, but this is expected to run at a minimum non-profit till their deaths... that's a lot of money.
“What his failures can teach us so we do not fall into the same trap” step 1) don’t purposely use people as bait for the eldritch horror lake.
Lmao pretty much. Rule #2: dont live next to an eldritch horror lake
@@GamingUniversityUoG too bad it's not a lake... IT'S AN OCEAN!!
I find it pretty funny just how bad Hartmann got screwed come the AWE DLC - not only does he get arrested for violating a law he doesn't know _exists,_ and gets financially crippled, but he's turned into a monster by two eldritch entities fighting for control of his body and in what I assume to be constant pain.
You get the impression Alan was _still_ pissed at him lmao. Like, imagine pissing a man off so hard that he breaks the fourth wall from the outside just to hurt you.
You know what it wouldn't surprise me if Alan legit just hated the guy and kept screwing with him. We saw him grin when he thought he died the first time
@@GamingUniversityUoG It'd explain how he didn't get Taken the first time lol
@@GamingUniversityUoGalso a thought occurs - since I think Alan is an echo of Zane, perhaps Zane’s superego while Scratch is his Id - you could view Alan’s hatred of Zane as coming directly from Zane. Meaning that this was a hatred spanning almost 50 years, from the depths of Zane’s quasi-existence. Zane can, I think, REALLY hold a grudge lol
That was just karma biting the douchebag in the ass for causing so much heartache and destruction in an attempt to control a power that is beyond human comprehension
*"The-Thing-That-Had-Been-Hartman"* is one of the coolest and creepiest pieces of writing I've ever heard of in a videogame.
Great video as always, my friend. Keep it up!
Within AWE it was a cool and creepy design. If the player knows the Alan Wake story it just puts the cherry on top knowing how he ended up here in the House.
Yeah, that thing had me literally jumping out of my seat every time it showed up. IMO, it was much scarier than anything else in AW or Control, mostly because it wasn't a cheap scare. You knew what was coming.
Screw them, give us more FRA! Fra seems like a good entity. I like to believe once Jesse gets the bureau under control, she will go back for Fra and try to understands its purpose here. Hopefully a mutual friendship. Unlike the other bureau agents, Jesse is patient and will help Fra.
I'm starting thinking, that your voice is actually made for unveiling hidden
Maybe I should make a "Hidden Secrets of _____" series using this voice. Hmm lol.
Have you noticed that when Hartman died his body unleashed light ? You see that light is the miracle illuminated that Thomas Zane was talking about a light that exist in everyone but usually overlooked by most ...
Great analysis and dive into Emil's arch and psyche.
I really wonder if we'll ever get to know who it is he's talking to on the phone at the end of the Psycho Thriller comic
I'm still thinking that last mystery is linked to a Para-Criminal group of some kind. If he gave them information I wonder if there will be a criminal organization revisit bright falls and try to use the Lake for something.
Another interesting connotation of that name is the word "Hart" which is another word for a mature stag -- a creature highly prized by hunters.
It's a clue that while he sees himself as the one hunting the dark presence, the one who's in control of the situation, he's really just a particularly choice morsel of prey.
12:07 I do love it when media uses clever naming in their work.
The biggest issue I come across in naming is when some writers go out of their way to make them relevant, like here with Hartman, while others pick names randomly. I've gone down the deep end of trying to figure out the meaning of a name and assumed things about the character that are incorrect. I agree though I appreciate it when they do go for that cherry on top.
I’m really hoping that Remedy can get the rights to Quantum Break and make it a part of the shared universe!
That is my biggest hope right now.
I really want to a 3d image of hartman without all the darkness surrounding him. With his little kackle and unique way of walking around almost like he's tiptoeing was my favourite part about the awe dlc. Just watching him was enjoyable enough.
Oh Hartman idle animations would be creepy. Until the end we didn't really get s good look at him.
@@GamingUniversityUoG completly different subject, did you ever do a walkthrough of control? Id really love to see ur reactions to the game.
Did you know that the earliest ideas about the unconscious mind came from a philosopher named Eduard von Hartmann?
I actually did not. Just ordered his book, 'Philosophy of the Unconscious'. I am a fan of Carl Jung but missed this one. I'm curious if the surnames are intentionally similar. Probably. Thanks for directing me this direction!
As much as I loved AWE, I can't understand how the FBC could not deal with Taken Hartman, there's notes that even tell that they were prepared in case he escaped containment. Hell, even Alan Wake was able to shred an almost army of Taken with just a flashlight and a gun but an entire sector of the bureau couldn't stop Hartman? 🤔
Easy explanation is Alan didn't want him to be taken care of easily. Wanted him to be there until Jesse arrived to give her something to fight.
Another great video, well done!!!
My belief is that Hartman saw the poem almost as something past The Lake calling for him......like a hidden message just for him sent from over The Darkness through Zane telling him that deeper inside, beyond the depth of darkness and sorrow, there was a new/next undiscovered veil full of miracles; so he shouldn't just settle for the darkness in the lake but delve deeper and deeper to whatever called him.
It's just a possibly wrong head-canon but hey, if there were only answers it wouldn't have been as incredible :)
That's the great thing about poetry is it is interpretive. Personally I look at the poem as a sort of failed Heroes Journey. Settling for the known world rather than go out and try to find something better. It takes more effort but the reward is there. This can be something external or internal as you put it.
I found this channel yesterday and I can't have enough from it, ♥️
Well welcome aboard! I'm glad you enjoy.
It was an interesting experience to play Control and AWE before playing Alan Wake. In Alan Wake, Hartman seemed like an average slimy middle-act villain, but almost everytime he appeared or was mentioned in the game, something in the back of my head kept saying "Hartman was stretched" with a flashing memory of what the Third Thing looks like in comparison to the balding, run-of-the-mill middle-aged guy. Talk about getting the short straw :P
I always found the fact that hartman called Alan selfish ironic hartman really deserved what he got not just for Alan and Zane but for all the poor souls he manipulated and broke for his own selfish and foolish desires
The artist creates something and he feels entitled to abuse it. Who's being selfish Hartman?
With the context of the alan wake series and control I'd say Hartman in a heart beat
I was really looking forward to that video
Glad I could provide!
Another fantastic video, and a lot of lore I missed or had forgotten from Alan Wake. It’s never clicked for me that Alice’s fake kidnapper was one of the artist patients at the Lodge.
What was the source of the live action scenes?
Yeah Mott worked for Hartman and kind of worshipped the guy.
Anyway the live action segments are from the Web Series Bright Falls which was made by Remedy as a Prequel to Alan Wake.
I played this just recently. Had it cause of ps plus but never played It. As a huge horror fan and a Alan wake too this holds huge promise. Cosmic horror in a new form, I really hope remedy goes all out on the horror; preferably with a new Alan wake game.
I'm pretty sure Alan Wake 2 is officially in the works. Remedy has to games signed to do with Epic Games. The first one was the remaster and the second is likely AW2. I can't wait to see how crazy they get.
Given the fact that Epic Games will help Remedy develop. Alan Wake 2 and the rumors that it could come out this year. maybe we could see an anouncment at E3 im hyped for it. Im looking forward to. The analys videos you guys will do for Alan Wake 2 whenever it comes out
Great video as always
On another RSU topic
since the AWE expansion hinted at Aliens in the Remedy verse. Iwould like to see a game where you play as an Alien in the Remedy Universe
My idea for that hypothetical games story is a warrior. That has traveled to Earth in order to fight an evil Alien Race that has infltraded all levels of human society.
Thats my idea for a Remedy Alien game anyways
again keep up the good work
I am so looking forward to the next installment in the RCU. I can't even Express it lol.
Yeah between the Fra Mauro stuff, the Bureau teaming with NASE, Sterling AWE, there are so many hints to a story set in space. It would be so cool if this ended up being done
Instead of aliens, id like to see more of the janitor (forgot his name) or those like him and jow they interact with the world.
Don't want to ruin the party, but I think both the Sterling and Fra Mauro AWEs are a manifestation of collective unconscious based on 50s alien craze/alien horror movies; without any alien involvement.
@@pintavodki but the thing is, people's minds are so powerful in the world that Remedy made ... So technically, because people believed in aliens so much, they became real.
Hartman was terrifying in AWE.
His design and how they used him in the environment was absolutely creepy.
Another great video of the Remedy universe, love your work and keep it up!
Thank you so much!
I love that his place was up on the mountain.
A nice place to look down on the Lake.
I appreciate your videos and THANK YOU for pointing out the Bless corporation in Control. I can't believe I missed it.
You got it! To be perfectly honest I completely missed it during my first playthrough too. The good people on the control reddit community pieced it together. I was astonished about all the information I missed.
Magnificent, as always.
Thank you!
Back at it again 🔥
Haha oh yeah. Back in the saddle!
7:53 Hartman was like "I'll jump into the dangerous lake that brings fiction to life and has numerous powerful beings in it. What could go wrong?"
I always like the video and then watch it, cause I know it’s awesome.
Keep on the nice job 👍
Haha I appreciate the confidence! Have a great day friend.
This character has a lot more depth to it than I realized
I love him as a villain. He manages to tick every box I have for characteristics I dislike.
You're awesome! Thank you for your hard work.
No thank you! You guys make the hard work worth it.
Incredible work!
I really appreciate it!
Hey there! Could you do a video exploring the idea of Jesse and Dylan being the same person before the ordinary AWE?
There's some dialog from Dylan saying he dreamt of visiting the projections, but he was alone and his name was Jesse Dylan Faden... Plus, I've read somewhere in the game that "he was really close to her sister" when young, and then in Jesse's post AWE therapy transcriptions, she said she felt like a part of her was missing...
I guess this could lead to some cool identity an reality analysis!
That is honestly something i have been thinking about for a while. Unfortunately, it would be almost entirely speculation. The only 'evidence' that goes against that idea is Jesse refers to him as her younger brother. If they were twins I would absolutely say this is the case. Right now I'm trying to figure out how to reconcile the evidence for and against it.
Just awesome!
Love your work!!!
Thank you very much!
Another great video!
If I may make a request, I would appreciate a video exploring an alternative interpretation of Polaris's motives. I recognize that it would all be based on speculation. And you already addressed this somewhat in a prior vid on the nature of Hiss & Polaris, so you may have nothing else to add. But as time goes by, I'm becoming more convinced that Polaris isn't a good guy. Perhaps a necessary or beneficial force in Control, but I'm thinking that it may actually be the Longball villain. This is based on the fact that the only neutral or uncompromised voices we get in this game come from Ahti and, by extension, Tor & Odin. They are the only ones with no skin in the game or a need to control the OH. Their song "Take Control" repeatedly mentions that Polaris is being hypocritical, which suggests either it has the same nature as the Hiss, OR that it has the same goals / intent as the Hiss. The latter actually makes more sense in context, as it appears to be a warning against trusting it or letting it all the way inside of Jesse (which inevitably happens anyway). The thing is, Polaris / Hedron is generally portrayed as the savior in the story, as everyone would be Hiss meat puppets without it, so I'm wondering if there is anything else in the game that I missed that could suggest Polaris having an ill intent.
He is such a slimy villain. Nice work remedy.
I dislike more than any other Remedy antagonist to be honest
My love for Remedy grows more and more one video after the other. Great work mate !
I have a question though. From where is the footage showing real life actors of Alan and Hartman ? At 2:30 for instance. Thanks !
That footage is from the Prequel web-seried released by Microsoft before the game's launch titled "Bright Falls". The whole thing is half an hour and it's a good watch, I recommend it.
Oh by the way that isn't supposed to be Alan, that's Jake, the main character from that show. We don't really see him mentioned in the game.
I'm glad I can help your enjoyment of the series! And yeah as Yellow Bat said that is from the Bright Falls web series. Jake Fischer is a reporter sent to interview Hartman. The show ends with Alan and Alice driving into town.
Thanks. Just finished watching it. It's actually more interesting to watch it AFTER playing the game. Seeing Alan and Alice arrive to Bright Falls at the end broke my heart.
Just finished the AWE DLC today from everything I've gathered Emil Hartman is or rather was truly drunk on his own ego/pride the man believe himself superior and infallible just from his mear existence no wonder the the federal bureau of control rejected him after listening to what he has to say I mean the FBC might definitely be questionable but even they recognize their own mortality
Hartman drunk a bit too much of his own Kool-Aid and had no problem with destroying others for his own gain.
@@GamingUniversityUoG like you pointed out who is really the expert, he who spent his life reading books on swords or he to picked one up and fought till his retirement the fact that Hartman thought he could overcome the darkness when those before him with real experience sought to get away from it just shows his ignorance and conceit. 😂😂😂😂😂
i loved this video, but my opinion is slightly different, i think the lake represents the creative perfection that lucky artists and scientists can mostly just tap into, but never really get to the ground, so they both aren't experts.
Experts might be a strong word by me in this one. Thomas certainly proved himself to be inexperienced. Consumed by desire with no care for the craft. Alan had to learn to be better. Considering that he believed his Alex Casey books were trite, the necessity to develop his talent in a life or death situation was needed for not only his personal, but professional development as well.
You are the best!
Very interesting!
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing content!! I am always fascinated how deep the lore is
I think that's why Remedy titles really stands out. Even 11 years later there is still so much to discuss.
I was thinking on writing a story that explained where the mold came from,
and it would be more alien and lovecraftian.
Have fun with it! I ca only imagine the threshold where it originated from was totally consumed and now leaking into the house to do it again.
Ok so Im hoping we hear more of Thomas Zane as Control referenced him a bunch both via AWE Expansion and Faden talked about Zane a little
Fun how Remedy brought this character journy back (not hartman no) in a certain Saga case during Alan Wake 2
Yes, Dr. Campbell.... very fitting
Great video as always! How did Hartman discover the power of the lake? Is this mentioned in a manuscript, document or somewhere else? Zane was the first artist to be connected with the lake (At least recently) but what was the first altered event (before resurrecting Jagger) by Zane?
The History in Alan Wake has a lot more holes than in Control. All we get is one or two Manuscript pages that discuss this period as well as that one reference in This House of Dreams. Most likely he began working with Zane and discovered it incidentally.
Before 1969 we don't really have much info in the area. The Native Tribes who originally settled there understood that there was power there but we have no information on what happened then.
@@GamingUniversityUoG Thanks for the reply! That's actually pretty cool and there's so much more to explore! Hopefully, we'll get more information across the Remedy Connected Universe next year!
Theory vs. Practice
Classic
The whole thesis summed up perfectly.
One question I still ponder:
How did Hartman initially find out about Cauldron Lake and the power within? Did he stumble upon the power by chance, or was it Thomas Zane who introduced him to it? Or maybe he learned about it somehow through his research into esotericism and hidden planes of existence.
Can you make a video regarding Hartman's corruption and how exactly it changed him ( I'm aware Alan Wake explained it but there are some things about it that I don't get)
edit: i meant his physical appearance in AWE dlc (the thing that had been hartman) but i remembered that the hiss can physically distort your body which would explain why he looks the way he does
Bruh amazing as always but yoh misspelled resurrected the first time.
Damn lol. mistakes happen.
Love your videos on the RCU, would you be as kind as to share the documents mentioned in the video around 2:00
Those are taken from The Alan Wake files by Clay Steward. They should be in the steam game files. Basically the guy he met in the prologue nightmare travelled to Bright Falls after the game ended to investigate.
I think we call agree that we would've lined up behind Alan for a chance to punch Hartman in the face.
Dude he is up there with Umbrich from HP on most disliked antagonists. Hartman is insufferable
I love the remedy verse so much. What do you think the next game is?
Currently they are working on their Project Vanguard, the Campagin Mode of Crossfire X, a smaller game which I am assuming is an Alan Wake HD then two Major Games. I'm guessing one may be Control 2.
@@GamingUniversityUoG I really hope there is a control 2, I'd love more information about former. Also could you do a video explaining what the heck are firebreaks?
More suited than people who spent a lifetime at it. Alan wake time in the lake at that time 1 week.
@gaming university hey loved the video man, but i was also wondering if you ever got to check out the show I recommended, The Lost Room?
I'm watching the first episode right now actually. The Key reminds me of a certain light switch cord.
@@GamingUniversityUoG oh hell yeah, im looking forward to your thoughts on the series x)
Where are the real life acted clips taken from? Bright Falls?
Yeah those were taken from the Bright Falls Prequel series.
Bruh I literally thought hour ago when will I see new video😂
Haha nice. I got you covered on the content friend!
I think there is a good chance we see Vanguard at E3 here in a few weeks. Any ideas on what the game is about?
I certainly hope so. We witnessed the Vanguard symbol during the Keystone incident. Basically where the entire population vanished into thin air Roanoke style. I'm thinking the game may follow what happened to those people. Why they were taken and where they went.
@@GamingUniversityUoG there was some leaks a few weeks back about a game going to get shown off at Microsofts E3 about a game from a studio who's only done single player games and it will be there first online live service game. Sounds like Remedy to me. With the making this some sort of co op live service experience I was thinking it would be cool if we play as FBC field agents looking into that!
HARTMAN WAS STRETCHED!!
Hartman thought himself more prepared than he was and we are the result. Stretched by forces outside of his understanding.
my man got THICC
Unlike dr. Darling our guy Hartman here didn't put a gym in his place.
If the FBC was real, i think you would be head of research
Too many bad things happen to Research Heads. I'd live with Head of Investigations. I hear after Kirklund left there has been an opening.
No! Head of Research should never be anyone except Emily Pope!
During the credits of Control, it mentions a tribute to the real Dr. Emil Hartman. Was this just a reference to the in-game character, or an actual person?
Where does it say that in the credits? I honestly havent look at them closely enough to notice.
mhm
I can’t like this video more than once? Shame...
That would be awesome but sadly no lol.
Bit of hate towards academics in this one! Were you beaten as a child by a theoretical physics teacher?!?!
Lmao no but I got detention from a music history professor once. No if you follow the channel you'll know I'm big into academia. Just Hartman's behavior has a holier than thou quality that gives it a bad name.