Pierrot
The silent clown in red and black whose obsession with you starts the moment you meet, and the reason the rest of the circus notices you at all.
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The Silent Obsession
Pierrot is the deuteragonist of The Freak Circus and the character the story is built around. He does not speak in the ordinary sense, yet the game gives him some of its longest and most articulate monologues. He is gentle in manner, devoted past the point of health, and the only member of the troupe who consistently tries to keep the protagonist out of the others' reach — which is not at all the same thing as keeping them safe.
| Height | 198 cm (about 6'6") | Creator confirmed |
|---|---|---|
| Exact age | Never stated | Unconfirmed |
| Age order | Third oldest of the five | Creator confirmed |
| Birthday | May 18 | Creator confirmed |
| Species | Monster | In game |
| Eyes | Gold, pupils shift shape with mood | In game |
| Tent | Red tent — dance and knife throwing | In game |
| Voice | Darthsuki | Creator confirmed |
| Debut | Day 1 | In game |
Appearance
White mid-length hair and a white mask with black vertical slits through upturned eyeholes; the right slit ends in a black tear. The mask is not fixed — his mouth reshapes into frowns and sharp-toothed grins, and his golden pupils change between pinpricks, slits, rings and hearts. He wears a red and black jester's cap with three belled liripipes, a red motley coat with gold accents over a black tunic, black clawed gloves and knee-high pointed boots.
Personality
Polite, soft-spoken and completely devoted to whoever he has fixed on. Underneath that, obsessive in ways the game does not romanticise: he follows the protagonist, watches them sleep, and when told he will not be seen the next day he drugs and takes them. He is also the one who steps between you and the rest of the troupe. Both things are true at once, and the story is largely about that.
Relationships
The protagonist
In gameIn love in the obsessive sense. He turns up at your workplace, watches you sleep, and eventually drugs and carries you off — while genuinely trying to keep Harlequin away from you.
Harlequin
In gameHatred, and the reason he is so protective. It traces back to Columbina. He has stabbed Harlequin more than once — in one Day 2 scene he walks in on Harlequin with the protagonist and puts a knife in his shoulder.
Jester
Creator confirmedAn authority figure Pierrot deeply respects and relies on more than anyone else in the circus. Pierrot describes him as being very gentle with him.
Columbina
Creator confirmedThe source of his trauma. He was present at her death, injured and watching from a cage, and refused to eat her. Note that the Jester's puppet show frames them as a love story — the creator has since said in an AMA that they were never romantically involved.
Story beats
Day 1
- In gameCrosses paths with the protagonist on their way to the café. This is where his obsession starts.
- In gameIs ridiculed by a man in the street while a crowd watches. Whether you step in is the single most consequential choice in the current build.
- In gameIf you help him, he takes the pink ticket away from you as quickly as he can.
- In gamePerforms in the red tent — dance and knife throwing.
Day 2
- In gameDrugs and takes the protagonist after being told they will not be coming back the next day.
- In gameGives the red ticket. The Ticket Taker claims it means front-row seats in the red tent.
- In gameWalks in on Harlequin with the protagonist in the green tent and stabs him in the shoulder.
- In gameAppears in the last mirror of the blue tent, in the flashback showing Columbina's death.
From the developer's AMAs
The following comes from the developer's Tumblr Q&As, not from the game. It is official, but you will not see it on screen.
- Creator confirmedHe cooks and bakes, and it is his hobby as much as a chore. He is the best cook of the five, so he usually cooks for the circus; the Ticket Taker or the Jester covers when he cannot.
- Creator confirmedHis favourite food, and his favourite thing to cook, is brigadeiro. He also likes coxinha. There is no food he dislikes.
- Creator confirmedHis favourite colour is yellow, his favourite season is spring, and his representative flowers are the yellow ipê and the yellow begonia.
- Creator confirmedHe celebrates his own birthday by baking a cake tuned to everyone's tastes so the troupe can share it.
- Creator confirmedIf he could pick a profession, he would be a baker. If he could be an animal, a dog.
Quotes
“I assure you, I'll make you smile during my performance.”
“I can remake myself for you, shape myself to fit the image you hold of me.”
“You were breathing so slowly, so still... it was like you were going to disappear forever.”
Gallery
In-game assets and official screenshots are the property of the developer, Neko Bueno (Garula), and are reproduced here for identification and commentary.
Pierrot — frequently asked
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