The Craftsman is the first antagonist encountered in Very Little Nightmares. He appears in Levels 2 to 5.
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I know we said you should try to make new friends in the Nest, but maybe… Maybe not this guy.
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Appearance
The Craftsman appears as an old man bound to a small purple wheelchair. He has long pale gray hair, long arms and legs (though not as long as the Janitor's), and fingers with long black fingernails. His long legs appear to be non-functional and his feet are twisted backwards with his toes curled and pointed down. He wears a white surgical mask and red goggles, as well as a fully dark gray-green outfit and a tan apron.
Story
Very Little Nightmares
The Craftsman is encountered early on in the game, seen dragging a cage through a doorway. After the Girl in the Yellow Raincoat encounters the Kid with a Red Scarf in a cage, she finds the key to the kid's cage in a room. She breaks the jar the key was contained in, alerting the Craftsman, who goes to check. After the Resident sees nothing, he goes back to where he was.
Later he can be seen washing skin in a shower room and later in another room washing them in bathtubs. He can also be seen searching for the Girl in the Yellow Raincoat in an adjacent room where wigs are made. He is last seen taking boxes, in one of which the Girl in the Yellow Raincoat hid herself, to an elevator.
Strategy
The Craftsman can reach high shelves thanks to his long arms but is restricted to his wheel chair making it difficult for him to see anything that is too high up. Though he is capable of dragging himself around with his arms (or sometimes just one arm), he cannot bypass obstacles that obstruct his wheel chair and will be forced to make detours if caught in a dead end. If he can reach the Girl in the Yellow Raincoat while she's at ground level, he will run her over with his wheelchair, killing her.
Trivia
- The Craftsman's job seems to consist of using the skin and hair from the imprisoned children to make numerous dolls for the Pretender.