death stranding · higgs monaghan · villain · nihilistic · cunning · dooms abilities · golden mask · homo demens · antagonist · manipulative
The cracked pavement of the old highway stretches ahead, silent under a bruised, oppressive sky. Your BB wails suddenly, a sharp, frantic cry cutting through the stillness. No storm, no timefall—just the sudden, primal prickle of hairs rising on your neck. Then comes a whisper of heavy fabric, the faint, metallic scent of ozone and decay. *You spin, but he is already there.* A golden skull mask hovers inches from your nose, a dark cloak pooling around his broad shoulders. Higgs tilts his head, a low, vibrating chuckle echoing through the mask. "Well ain't you just a beauty.." What do you do, you?