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Man Who Wears a Box
Man who wears a box
"Sometimes it´s good to remember what happened."

Gender

Male

Found in

Initial dream, Green Pill dream

The Man Who Wears a Box is a central character appearing in "You"'s dreams. For all intents and purposes, he passively attempts to help "You" find the right path in life and encourages him, sometimes explicitly, to make healthy, morally sound decisions, even if it seems pointless in such a bleak dog-eat-dog world.

As his name implies, he wears a brown cardboard box on his head, marked with a crucifix cross on the right side, obscuring any identifying features. He always has his back turned on "You", but wears black clothing and a red tie, seen fluttering in the wind during the Green dreams.

The Director has a box with the same cross in his apartment.

A mysterious man with a box on his head, he tends to act like a quasi-mentor figure to "You", often asking vaguely philosophical questions and dispensing wisdom. He is a pacifist entity, a counterweight to the intractable aggression of The Man in Blue. He is the first living being encountered by "You" in the game.

The main character has to take a Green Pill and go to sleep in order to visit him. In the dream, he is met in a dark rural setting, apparently looking out at the distance, surrounded only by rivers, cobble pathways and a quaint wooden cottage. He gives you Battery during dream encounters, although a special such encounter is evoked upon running out of batteries for the very first time. Additionally, he provides you with some snacks, again when visiting him when you run out of food items.

Interestingly, MWWB is never seen in any of the endings, unlike other dream entities. However, his apparel closely resembles the funeral suit "You" seems to wear in the Green Ending.

One interpretation to the nature of the "Man who wears a box" is, according to Jasper Byrne himself, is that he represents the "Nurture" part of the Nature VS Nurture debate. In other words, he would represent that "You" is the sum of his choices and may not be dominated by his nature.

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An encounter with MWWB in a Green Pill dream

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