| “ | Ancient in appearance, Methuselah’s clear eyes suggest a deep wisdom and he radiates strength rather than frailty. He has the calm, knowing authority of someone who’s seen a few things in his time. Methuselah appears to know more than he’s letting on about the events on Great Bear Island. In-game description
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Methuselah is a character in Episode 1 and Episode 2.
Episode 1
The Grey Mother
In Episode 1, he is first encountered inside the Orca Gas Station in Mountain Town. He explains to Will Mackenzie that the world is changing, and that human acts of neglect towards nature are being repaid by the onset of the "Quiet Apocalypse." He also tells Will that people will be forced to go to extreme measures to survive.
Paradise Lost
He is encountered next at a campfire along the pathway leading to Mystery Lake, after Will escapes the town of Milton. He comments on how Will dealt with Hobbs, giving a different reaction depending on whether Mackenzie kills or spares the convict.
Episode 2
The Best Defense
In Episode 2 after the second Old Bear attack, Will finds Methuselah in Broken Railroad, who explains more about the changing world and the Aurora's effect on the animals and electrical equipment.
Renewed Hope
He is last seen outside the Carter Hydro Dam near the end of the episode, where he provides a cryptic hint about accessing the dam's lower levels, and wishes Mackenzie good luck.
Voice acting
In the original version of Wintermute, Methuselah was voiced by Gord Marriott who also provided the voice for Mathis; as of the Redux version to Episode 1 and 2 he is voiced by Richard Newman.
Trivia
- Both lenses of Methuselah's glasses have radiant fractures, suggesting they are made of glass, not plastic; it is unknown how they were damaged or when.
- Methuselah has a unique walking stick in both encounters in Episode 1, but it is strangely absent in both encounters in Episode 2.
- Methuselah is the only NPC to be encountered in more than one location (excluding cutscenes), and together with Mathis and Jane Yang are the only NPCs that are featured in multiple episodes.
- Methuselah is the name of a biblical patriarch, known for being the one who lived the longest out of anyone in the Bible: 969 years. Hence, the name has been associated with longevity and referenced extensively in culture.
- Methuselah's hat appears brown with a red band in the Predux, but it is red with a brown band post Redux.
- Partially obscured by his winter coat, Methuselah's shirt has an "Omega" symbol on it. This is an Abrahamic reference to God, and also means "the end" as Omega is the last character in the Greek alphabet, implying he might be the last man alive when the world ends.
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