Cedar Avenue where she appears behind Sebastian as he attempts to leave the house.
The first direct encounter with Anima occurs at 336. Several corpses can be found around the district with journal entries that describe being pursued by an unknown force, including a Mobius Soldier who barricaded himself inside an otherwise impenetrable garage. This presumably turns them into The Lost as well, as demonstrated when the local preacher is transformed after going through a very similar process.Īnima is first encountered in Chapter 3, although she appears to have been present in Union before Sebastian's arrival. She is completely immune to damage and will instantly kill the player by draining their life force if she catches them. She constantly sings an eerie version of Clair de Lune which can be used to determine her distance from the player.Īnima is capable of phasing through walls and doors, as well as levitation and telekinesis, which she uses to hunt her victims. A visual distortion effect can be observed when she's within proximity of the player, which gets more garbled as she draws closer, letting them know when to stay put or find a way out. The presence of Anima can be determined by the environment becoming colder and shrouded with fog that only vanishes once the player has escaped her proximity. Although she walks with a slow shuffling gait, she is capable of an alarming rush of speed when pursuing a victim. Her face is shrouded by her long hair and is briefly visible when attacking the player. Visually, Anima resembles a disheveled woman clad in tattered robes. While she seems to target Sebastian Castellanos specifically, multiple logs and diary entries found throughout the town suggest that she picks her other targets randomly, following and tormenting them for some time until they finally cave in from paranoia, or until she decides to just kill them herself. Anima is a mysterious creature haunting the streets and many residents of Union.