Talk:The Escapist/@comment-50.72.178.125-20130113161911/@comment-5607198-20130113183218

It's possible, The Escapist was one of their heaviest advertisers, but I think it's more likely a reference to the professional use of the word.

An escapist is someone who escapes from things, either as a stunt (Houdini and other "escape artists") or as a profession. There was, in antiquity, a job wherein criminals would purposely be arrested, because their skills were put to use breaking themselves and others out of prisons, though you more commonly hear them called "jailbreakers"

In other words, I think its supposed to be a reference to Corvo's skills and his ability to break out of prison