He also imbued him with the power to defeat the darkness by instilling childhood memories of an object called ‘The Clicker’ which could defeat the darkness. This ‘way out’ involved manipulating the power of the Dark Presence to write someone new to take his place - a younger writer named Alan, who would come to Bright Falls and defeat the Dark Presence.īy writing this story, Zane wrote Alan into existence. The most important lore we learn in The Signal and The Writer is not only was Thomas Zane trapped in Cauldron Lake before Wake, he also found a way out. Zane guides Wake through the murky nightmare of the Cauldron Lake cabin and helps him battle against his own corrupt ‘dark self.’ In these chapters Wake meets Thomas Zane, a poet who lived in Bright Falls before him. These chapters reveal a major quirk: Alan Wake isn’t the first writer to have been abducted and manipulated by the Dark Presence. This is seen in the later DLC chapters of Alan Wake, titled The Signal and The Writer. It’s only then he’s finally aware of its influence, as well as his ability to change the nature of reality. Eventually, he returns to Cauldron Lake to confront the Dark Presence. In the course of his journey, Wake uncovers the true power of the Dark Presence and realises how his words have been used to alter reality. (If you haven’t played Alan Wake, the Dark Presence shares a strong resemblance with the Hiss.) Their fates become incredibly entwined, so this appearance makes sense.įor a quick refresher, the events of Alan Wake conclude with the titular writer trapped in a dream-like cabin beneath Cauldron Lake to prevent the Dark Presence from overtaking Bright Falls. Here, he’s seen arguing with Thomas Zane, who appears to be a mirror image of Alan.
While Wake largely appears as a spectre haunting Jesse in AWE, several vision-like segments depict scenes taking place in the cabin under Cauldron Lake where Wake is trapped.
The more you start examining the evidence, the clearer his importance becomes.Īnd the rabbit hole only gets deeper from there. With Alan Wake himself appearing in the game to guide Jesse’s journey, it appears he has a pivotal role to play in Control‘s world, one deeper than originally thought. Easter eggs have always existed in Remedy’s games, but AWE ties everything together in a very exciting bow. Remedy’s shared universe has grown considerably since the days of Max Payne but just how connected everything truly is has been a mystery until now.
Control‘s final DLC chapter, AWE, brings Jesse’s epic story to a satisfying conclusion - but along the way, it slowly unfurls the game’s connection to Alan Wake.
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