界外魔

“	界外魔就是个迷，亦正亦邪。	”
—耻辱1中对界外魔的描述

界外魔（The Outsider）是一个超自然的神秘存在，被说成一部分是恶魔、一部分又是天使，既不是站在正义的一方，也不是站在邪恶的一方。在科尔沃·阿塔诺和Daud面前，他看起来就是一个相貌平平的年轻人，留着棕色短发，黑色的眼睛，穿着一件棕色外套、蓝色裤子、黑色的长靴。

尽管很多人因为崇拜界外魔，被众生修道院界定为异教徒，从而施以极刑直至死亡，甚至直接宣判死刑。由虚空衍生出来的具象形象，界外魔似乎是耻辱世界中所有魔法的力量来源，他的神龛也遍布整个帝国。

生平

“	[The Outsider] is not classically a 'trickster god,' but he's done a few things that probably remind people of other trickster examples, like granting man some kind of forbidden boon. You could say he has 'Chthonic' or 'Underworld' god qualities which represent the unconscious, mystery, secret or repressed desires, creativity, etc. The 'Shadow Self' from Jungian archetypes. This aspect, in my opinion, is much stronger than the trickster qualities.	”
—Ricardo Bare

Born a human outcast over 4,000 years before the events of Dishonored, with no known family, at 15 years old the "powerless and abused" orphan was unwillingly subjected to a ritual by an occult group in which "he was bathed and dressed, and his hands were adorned with rings." He was thought to show all signs in him to become one with the Void, notably his age and bits of prophecy (the celestial movements and events like the mass dying of fish). He then "merged in part with the Void" to become a "being of insatiable curiosity about what people do when given power over others." As a "godlike entity" who represents the current time period, the Outsider appears to people he finds "interesting," and can make contact with them both through dreams, and in the physical world at his shrines. Those known to have been in direct contact with the Outsider include Corvo Attano, Piero Joplin, Granny Rags, Daud, Delilah Copperspoon, and the "Lonely Rat Boy". It is believed that the Outsider has also appeared to Emily Kaldwin, based on a description of a figure seen in her dreams.

Corvo receiving the Outsider's mark.

The Outsider remains neutral in regard to events that transpire in the mortal world. He does not place conditions on those he gifts with supernatural abilities, and does not factor hierarchy or effort into their selection; Corvo, for instance, is granted the Mark without seeking it, while Anton Sokolov is never given an audience despite numerous summoning rituals and sacrifices.

Other individuals marked by the Outsider, such as Daud and Granny Rags, can be killed in Dishonored if Corvo so chooses. This does not change the Outsider's disposition toward him.

While the Outsider behaves in a largely neutral manner toward Corvo, he is more hostile toward Daud in The Knife of Dunwall, reminding Daud of his guilt in the murder of the Empress and noting the assassin's approaching demise. Harvey Smith also notes that "some of [The Outsider's] lines are sarcastic," but his tone can go unnoticed. The Outsider is also revealed to have "human emotion, but inhuman perception," making him "almost alien," or as Harvey Smith interprets him, possessing "two parts - human faculty and something primal and chthonic." Harvey Smith has also stated that, as a result of being powerless and abused as a boy, the Outsider is bitter about those with power acting abusively – proof of the human emotion he is said to possess.

The Outsider is a unique being and will at some point be destroyed in a catastrophic event.

Trivia

• The Outsider is voiced by Billy Lush.
• The Outsider is closely associated with whales.
  • A book titled Spirit of the Deep equates the Outsider with "a leviathan".
  • Both runes and bone charms, which channel supernatural powers, are made from whale bone.
  • During the final confrontation with Granny Rags, she shouts, "Bones of the great leviathan! Protect me!"
  • A frozen whale is seen in the center of Void, standing out from the rest of the objects there.
• According to Harvey Smith, the Outsider cannot change form and "appears almost as he [did] in life."
• Despite never seeing the Outsider himself, Sokolov paints a portrait of the Outsider that greatly resembles how he appears to Corvo and Daud.
• During the events of The Knife of Dunwall, the Outsider reveals to Daud that there are only eight people in the entire world who possess his Mark.
• The Outsider's interest in Corvo and Daud seems to be heavily affected by chaos. Low chaos actions generally garner more amusement and fascination from him, while high chaos actions are typically met with generic synopses of given situations.
  • This is reinforced by the fact that the Outsider himself notes that he had become disinterested in Daud prior to the assassination of Jessamine Kaldwin, more than likely due to the fact that the former had become predictable in nature as a notorious assassin - which in itself is reinforced by subtle cues given off in some of his speeches to Daud.
• The Outsider has demonstrated the ability to stop time around him within a small radius. This is showcased in The Brigmore Witches DLC, when, upon entering the painting of the Void in the mission Delilah's Masterwork, Daud is greeted by the Outsider before his final battle with Delilah.
• Though he is not omniscient, the Outsider receives "horrible glimpses of all time and space."

Gallery

Art from Dunwall City Trials.

Outsider face render.

The Outsider, in the Void.

A full body view of The Outsider.

The Outsider from the side.

The Outsider giving the Heart to Corvo.

The void effect surrounding the Outsider.

The Outsider at one of his shrines.

The Outsider at a different angle.

The Outsider in orange light.

The Outsider in the Void with Daud.

The Outsider in The Brigmore Witches.

The Outsider in Dunwall City Trials.

Close-up of the Outsider's face.

Close-up of the Outsider's eyes.

Close-up of the Outsider's eyes in different light.

The Outsider from the Dishonored debut trailer.

The Outsider, as he appears in the Tales of Dunwall trailer.

Anton Sokolov's painting of the Outsider.

Delilah Copperspoon's painting of the Outsider.

Artwork from the Tarot Deck.

The Outsider's tarot card in the Special Edition Tarot Deck.

The Outsider's tarot card in the Dishonored Game of the Year Edition Tarot Deck.

The Outsider in the E3 trailer for Dishonored 2.