The Entity
- The Entity, Check Out 2
The Entity is a character created by Official Dre who appears in the levels Check Out and Check Out 2. He is a level creator who seemingly exists within the Project Arrhythmia editor. Capable of breaking the fourth wall and affecting the level played, The Entity can use a variety of attacks involving editor functions themselves.
History
The Entity first appeared in Check Out, where he was responsible for the more “modern” elements of the level being added as time went on.[1] The level is reverted to a default new file at the end, losing all of his work. He returns in Check Out 2, where he blames the player for the level's fate and promises to make them suffer. Halfway through the level, he makes it clear that he wants to bring the player inside of the editor, and destroys the checkpoint button with the intent of forcing them in. However, the level is unstable still and The Entity seemingly is unable to. He offers a "timeout" to the player and says he will tell them "how things work".
Description
Appearance
The Entity is made up of three circular parts - two eyes and one mouth. Typically, he is made up of either red-green-blue or cyan-magenta-yellow colors. The Entity also has two floating hands, which are not always visible.
Personality
The Entity appears short-tempered, being enraged in Check Out 2 due to the player glitching the previous level. Check Out 2 additionally opens with a monologue from The Entity about how he will make the player suffer for what they did. He is determined to trap the player within the level editor, going as far as destroying parts of the editor to reach that goal.
Abilities
The Entity is in full control of Project Arrhythmia’s level editor and often breaks the fourth wall. Aside from being capable of standard bullet and laser attacks, he can also:
- Use various editor buttons and elements as attacks
- Change the speed of the level
- Summon and control prefabs of other characters, as he is shown doing with Dub
- The face of the character changes colors to match his own
- Change the level into a “negative zone” where all colors are inverted
- Send the player notifications of any kind as distractions, for example Steam and Discord[2]
Gallery
The Entity displays his linguistics knowledge
The Entity fighting alongside a controlled Dub
In the thumbnail for Check Out
In the thumbnail for Check Out 2
Trivia
- In the January 2023 Project Arrhythmia Workshop Direct, The Entity seemingly hijacks the showcase at the end in order to show the trailer for Check Out 2. The video abruptly cuts out near the end as he briefly appears, followed by an animation with DXL44 adding a previously overlooked video to the Direct.
- The Entity is listed in-game as the level creator for Check Out 2, rather than Official Dre. The level’s description is seemingly written by The Entity as well.
- The Entity is voiced by Official Dre in the cutscene segment of Check Out 2.[3]
References
- ↑ more progress on the modern style x basic style level. i wanna give the concept of it all since i really think i did good with it. the concept of this all is that you were just playing a normal level and then some entity comes in and throws in modern things into the level as it progresses. you dont really fight it nor is is a boss. its just kinda there. this is a normal level so no boss fight (for once) happening here. - Official Dre, 7/11/2021, Vitamin Games server
- ↑ "but actually he can just send like, any notifactions actually" - Official Dre, 1/24/2023, Vitamin Games server
- ↑ that's me talking - Official Dre, 1/24/23, Vitamin Games server