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- “Remember, 'alive' if you can manage it. If not, get the head to me as soon as possible.”
Dr. Pickman is a character in the Manhunt series who appears as a secondary antagonist in Manhunt 2.
History[]
Background[]
Pickman is the head scientist for The Project organization and their government funded biological weapons program known as the Pickman Project.
At some point between 1989 and 2001, Pickman employed Doctor Daniel Lamb into the organization, who would eventually invent the Cortexa drug. Lamb would later contribute with one of Pickman's inventions, the "Pickman Bridge", intended to be used to create perfect assassins by altering their personality.
Events of Manhunt 2[]
Circa 2001[]
- Dr. Pickman: “Michael, is he ready to go?”
Dr. Grant: “Motor muscles at rest, pupillary dilatation complete.”
Dr. Pickman: “Dr Whyte, pass me the sample container marked 'Leo'.”
Dr. Whyte: “But we agreed to use the control personality, not Leo? Leo is a killer.”
Dr. Pickman: “Yes! I know what Leo was. Now we've got one chance to make this work before they shut this project down.”
― Dr. Pickman during the Pickman Bridge experiment.
Circa 2007[]
Six years after the incident, a severe thunderstorm causes the Dixmor Hospital security system at the asylum to momentarily go offline, opening the cell doors throughout the facility, resulting in the populace wandering freely through the corridors, including Daniel/Leo.Depending on Daniel's route out of the asylum, Doctor Pickman may spot Daniel from behind a security gate on the corridors. He warns Daniel to return to his cell immediatelly before he gets harmed during the riot, and orders Reznik to escort Lamb back to his cell. Regardless, the security door's control panel stops working, leaving the asylum staff member to find another way to Daniel, giving time for him (and Leo) to escape the asylum.
After discovering the Daniel's location in the Red Light District through Judy Sender's last phone call, Pickman sends The Project Militia to capture Daniel at the Bees' Honey Pot. Judy is also shot dead by a Project sniper, presumably under Pickman's orders for betraying the organization. However, Daniel manages to escape with the help of Leo.
At the Project Laboratories, Pickman is expecting Daniel to attempt to infiltrate the facility. He sends two squads of Watchdogs to protect the entrance of the laboratories to wait for his arrival, also ordering them to capture Daniel alive if possible, otherwise they should deliver his head to his lab for further analysis on the malfunctioned Pickman Bridge implant.
Eventually, the duo arrives at the Project Laboratories and locates Pickman. Leo convinces Daniel to get Pickman alive for interrogation, claiming he might be the key for him to recover from his amnesia. In reality, Leo wants to force Pickman into removing the Pickman Bridge, so his dominant personality can take over Daniel's mind.
Daniel manages to incapacitate Pickman using a Tranquilizer Gun before Leo tells him to "leave", taking control of his mind to speak with Pickman alone. Under control of Leo, Daniel ties Pickman restrained in a chair and orders him under threat of death to remove the Pickman Bridge implant off his head.
Pickman warns him off by revealing the potential risks towards Leo's own existence. Despite the threats, Pickman refuses to remove the bridge, before reciting the hypnotic phrase to subdue him, which disoriented and agonized Daniel/Leo. In response, he quickly grabbed a scalpel and stabbed Pickman in his chest thrice, which was futile as he heard the full phrase and passed out.
After Pickman's death, Dr. Laura Whyte is the last hope for Daniel to recover his past and for Leo to have the bridge removed.
Episode Appearances[]
- Awakening
- Ghosts (Flashback/Voice)
- Origins (Killed)
- Domestic Disturbance (Flashback)
- Personality Clash (Hallucination)
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