User:Ghost Hunter 85/Scott Shelby

"I'm a private eye. There's nothing I can't do."

- Scott to Susan Bowles

Scott Shelby is one of the four playable characters (the other 3 being Ethan Mars, Norman Jayden, and Madison Paige) and the true main antagonist of Heavy Rain. A former police lieutenant, Scott is now a private detective and retired cop. Over the course of the game, his primary goal is to find evidence about Origami Killer. Scott's partner throughout the game is Lauren Winter.

Background
In the 1970s, one day, Scott and his brother are thrown out of their house by their drunk father who demands that they leave. Not minding the rain, the twins decide to go and play at the construction site. After a while, the two decide to play hide-and-seek, and John runs to hide. Moments after, Scott finds John caught in an open pipe full of water. He attempts to pull him out, but to no avail. With the water rising, the area deserted, and their mother far away at work, Scott runs to his father as a last resort and begs for him to save his brother. However, he merely throws him onto the ground and yells at him to go away, claiming that if John dies, it will be "one less greedy mouth to feed." Scott runs back to his twin and apologizes, begging for him not to die. John mutters his last words - "Don't forget about me, Scottie." - and drowns while holding his brother's hand.

Some time after John's death, Scott is taken away to be put in a foster family where he is adopted by the Shelby family, which his mother described as being "nice." In his adult years, he becomes a U.S. Marine and then an officer at the local police force, eventually making his way up to the position of lieutenant. He retires at middle age, and decides to become a private investigator.

Biography
Shelby suffers from asthma as illustrated throughout the game (though is dexterous enough to cope with an armed robber at a convenience store and survive a shoot-out with several men). Depending on the player's choices, Scott has the potential to a kindle a relationship with Lauren Winter. It is also revealed when Lauren offers him a cigarette, Scott tells her, "No thanks, I quit," informing the player that he used to be a smoker.

Scott's persona consists of being quiet, organized, vigilant, and highly introverted, hardly ever talking about himself to others. Being someone who listens to others, methodical in work, straight-eyed, determined, and able to cope under pressure makes Scott Shelby an effective private investigator, allowing him to assess human behavior and perceive clues other people may miss.

His previous employment before becoming a P.I. was that of a police lieutenant for the local police force. As shown when Shelby is brought in for questioning, it seems that he once knew Carter Blake whilst working as a cop, and that they appear to have a friendly relationship because of it.

Case of the Origami Killer
Scott's first appearance in the game is in the 4th chapter, Sleazy Place, wherein which he visits the motel in which Lauren Winter lives. During the conversation with Lauren, he reveals that he is a private detective hired by the families of the victims of the killer to apprehend the killer. Here, he can either convince or fail to convince the apathetic Lauren to give him information pertaining to her son's death and the disappearance of her son's father. Regardless, Scott has an asthma attack right after he leaves; during the attack, some guy goes into Lauren's room. After hearing some screaming, the player is given a choice: go help Lauren or leave. Either way, it has no major effect on the story.

Soon later, Scott goes to Hassan's Shop for the same goal; ask the resident questions pertaining to the killer's assault on his son Reza. The player will always fail to get him to talk. As Scott is in the back of the store buying asthma inhalers, a robber bursts into Hassan's shop and places him at gunpoint. In order to get Andrew to stop the robbery, Scott must either knock him out or convince him to leave. Failure to do so will result in either Hassan being shot and killed, or Scott being grazed in the shoulder by Andrew's pistol.

When Scott goes to Susan Bowles' house to try to ask her questions (her son Jeremy Bowles died), she finds her daughter left helpless in her stroller and that Susan unsuccessfully tried to commit suicide. Scott revives Susan and takes care of Emily before leaving.

In the chapter A Visitor, Lauren Winter visits Scott, and tells him of an envelope that her husband left and never returned. She then insists on becoming partners with him, to which Scott reluctantly agrees.

In the chapters Kramer's Party and The Golf Club, Scott and Lauren try to interrogate Gordi Kramer and his father Charles Kramer respectively but to no avail. In their next chapter, Manfred, Scott and Lauren go to Manfred's antique shop only for him to be killed at the scene. Scott must then get rid of the fingerprints from everything they touched. If Scott misses at least one, he and Lauren will be at the police station, where he is interview by Ash. Before leaving, he runs into Carter Blake. Back at the apartment, after a day of looking over evidence, Scott goes to The Cemetery searching for John Sheppard, who died due to how his brother failed to find him help. While leaving, Scott and Lauren see Charles Kramer putting flowers on John's grave.

During Trapped, Scott returns to his apartment to find Lauren held captive by Charles Kramer. Kramer then successfully traps both Lauren and Scott into a drowned car. Scott will always escape free here, Lauren can die if Scott leaves her or takes too long to escape and it is depending on Scott's actions if Lauren survives or not. Either way, Scott will succeed, fail, or choose not to assassinate Charles in a retaliation in Face to Face. If Lauren survived in Trapped, Scott will briefly drop her off in Goodbye Lauren.

In the chapter Origami Killer, Scott Shelby is revealed to be the Origami Killer. It is revealed that he was actually present in the following chapters before it:


 * He was the one (flashback only) who killed Manfred, apparently to what is not Lauren's knowledge.


 * If Norman Jayden survived in Mad Jack, then he will fight the Origami Killer, who at this time is revealed to be Scott Shelby, in Paco's main office in Fish Tank. He is also the one who killed Paco. While he can kill Norman if he fails too many QTEs, he cannot die and the result of Norman not dying is simply him getting away. It is also revealed in Mad Jack and The Doc that the apartment legally owned by Adrian Baker, used in The Lizard trial, was rented out to Paco who let Scott use it. Also, Paco mentions in Fish Tank that the killer "kept him out of prison" before he is executed by the killer.


 * It is revealed that he was the brother of John Sheppard during the flashback in The Cemetery/Twins. It is also revealed that he was the one who, in Hold my Hand, tried to get his father to help; however, his father failed to do anything to save his son. The player may infer what will later be confirmed: Scott has been searching for a man capable of doing what his father couldn't do--save his son.
 * He is also the one who gave Ethan Mars the trials.

All of this evidence is seen during flashbacks in Origami Killer (chapter). All of it is thrown into a burning trash bin. It is implied that, during the course of the game, Scott's real goal was to obtain all the evidence from the victims' families in order to cover his identity, disguising himself as a private detective to get the evidence from the families by simply asking for it. Then, Madison Paige will break into Scott's apartment (if she survived the fight with The Doc). After finding Shaun Mars' address in a secret room, Madison is held at gunpoint by Scott who locks her in the secret room, flees the apartment, and sets the place on fire (efficiently destroying all evidence and the only witness at once). If Madison takes too long to do something, she will die of suffocation; if she fails the fire QTEs, she will die of burning; if she jumps out the window, she will also die. Her only way to survive is to hide in the refrigerator or jump off the last window and escape the apartment.

Scott will then appear at The Old Warehouse if at least one of the three characters made it there. He may or may not die here. Then, Scott will get one of the following 3 endings.


 * Origami's Grave - Scott and John Sheppard's gravestones are shown. Lauren will run into Scott's gravestone if she is still alive.
 * Unpunished - Scott will walk free on a relatively populated city street, completely unpunished and getting away with everything he has done.


 * A Mother's Revenge - Scott will walk free on a deserted city street, only to run into Lauren, who has called all of Scott's "Clients" and has discovered that none of them hired him, and that Scott is the killer. Keeping her promise to kill the man who killed her son, Lauren shoots Scott.

Chapter appearances

 * Sleazy Place
 * Hassan's Shop
 * Suicide Baby
 * A Visitor
 * Kramer's Party
 * The Golf Club
 * Manfred
 * Eureka
 * The Cemetery
 * Twins (Appears as Scott Sheppard; flashback)
 * Flowers on the Grave
 * Fish Tank (non-playable)
 * Trapped
 * Face to Face
 * Goodbye Lauren (If Lauren survives in Trapped)
 * Hold My Hand (Appears as Scott Sheppard; flashback)
 * Origami Killer (chapter) (Revealed to be the Origami Killer)
 * Killer's Place (non-playable)
 * The Old Warehouse (Can be killed)
 * Epilogue - Origami's Grave (Funeral)
 * Epilogue - Unpunished
 * Epilogue - A Mother's Revenge (Killed)
 * Epilogue - Ethan's Grave (If Scott survives in The Old Warehouse)

Murders committed

 * His first five victims
 * Johnny Winter (prior to Sleazy Place)
 * Reza (prior to Hassan's Shop)
 * Jeremy Bowles (prior to Suicide Baby)
 * Manfred (Manfred)
 * Paco Mendez (Fish Tank)
 * Lauren Winter (Indirectly, if he doesn't save her in Trapped)
 * Three of Charles Kramer's Bodyguards (Face to Face)
 * Fifteen of Charles Kramer's Bodyguards (optional, Face to Face)
 * Charles Kramer (optional, Face to Face)
 * Norman Jayden (Can kill Norman in Fish Tank or kill him in The Old Warehouse)
 * Madison Paige (Can kill Madison in Killer's Place or kill her in The Old Warehouse)
 * Shaun Mars (if nobody saves him)
 * Ethan Mars (Caused, by drowning Shaun Mars thus causing Ethan to commit suicide). In addition, the police may shoot Ethan to death at the warehouse, believing him and not Scott to be the Origami Killer.

Trivia

 * He is the oldest and tallest playable character.
 * Shelby is the tallest in game character. The second tallest is one of Kramer's bodyguards, who stands at 6'5" (1.96 meters) tall.
 * Scott is the only playable character who is well over 6 feet tall.
 * Interestingly, Scott's actor Sam Douglas is 6'3" (1.91 meters) tall while Scott Shelby is 6'5½" (1.97 meters) tall...possibly due to Douglas wearing big shoes.
 * His original surname is Sheppard, because Shelby is from his adoptive family.
 * Scott might wear a trench coat because it is possible he wore one when John died as a memento.
 * His strength can be seen when he easily picks up the 160-170 pound Norman at the warehouse, and he can also lift Charles Kramer at least three inches off the ground as seen in Face to Face.
 * In Killer's Place, if Madison looks in the drawer of his bedroom she will find a photo of him as a cop. Strangely, he is a lot thinner in the picture than he is currently.
 * Scott Shelby is 6' 5 1/2" (1.97 meters) tall.
 * Scott is very good at insults and making wisecracks, as he demonstrates in Kramer's mansion.
 * Due to his obese frame he sometimes walks with a waddle.
 * Although one of the endings states Shelby is 48 and the official website states he is 45, Shelby's date of birth is marked on his gravestone as 1967. It would be impossible for him to be age 48, as the game is set in October 2011, thus making him 44. (It is also very obvious that he was not 18 years old in 1977, which makes 1967 his true date of birth.)
 * Astute players can discover a link that connects Scott to the boy throughout the construction site scene. When running as the boy, players are able to hear the character gasping as an indication of Scott's asthma.
 * There is a United States Marine Corps certificate on Shelby's office wall, implying that he is a former Marine.
 * Sam Douglas, the actor who provided both the voice and the model for Scott Shelby, appeared in the 2005 film Derailed as a private-detective character who has an uncanny resemblance to Shelby in every way (even the coat), as seen in this movie clip. Because of this fact, it is clear that Quantic Dream's David Cage may have used Douglas' character in this movie as a basis for the final appearance of Scott Shelby.
 * Scott is one of only two main characters of the four (the other being Ethan) who cannot die before The Old Warehouse chapter, because he is the Origami Killer. It should be noted that if Scott were to die before The Old Warehouse, then it would be impossible for Ethan to get to it because there would be no one to supervise his trials and ensure he completed them.
 * Scott is the only main character who cannot skip a chapter (not counting Goodbye Lauren).
 * Scott has the second fewest deaths of the four main characters, beaten only by Ethan. He can die many times in The Old Warehouse and also dies in A Mother's Revenge.
 * Scott has the most fights out of the four main characters. He fights Troy, Andrew (briefly), Gordi's bodyguards, Norman (twice), Madison (optional) and Ethan (optional).
 * Scott has crossed paths with Norman Jayden twice, Madison Paige once, and Ethan Mars twice (including the time he witnessed Jason's death), although Ethan only confronts him directly once, in The Old Warehouse.
 * There is a glitch during the part of Manfred chapter, where Scott can offer Lauren shelter from the rain. He will take off his jacket, and it will appear beside Lauren, and you have to choose again. Press "Shelter" again, and Scott's eyes will turn black, and his shirt color will change, along with the design on it. The hair color can also change.
 * Age hasn't slowed him down one bit. In addition to being strong and proficient with various weapons, he is capable of fighting Lauren's assailant (Troy) and Madison/Norman, all of whom are younger than he is.
 * In the chapter Hassan's Shop, Scott can tell Hassan that he lost someone he loved. This foreshadows the chapter Hold my Hand, in which Scott loses his brother and his role as the Origami Killer is revealed.
 * Despite the fact that he is one of four playable characters, he is the main antagonist due to him being the Origami Killer, and he is the final boss of the game.
 * When Ann Sheppard reveals the identity of the Origami Killer (Scott Shelby) to Madison Paige in the chapter Ann Sheppard, Madison is shocked. Unless Madison is simply shocked that she knows who the killer is, there is no reason for her to be shocked, as there is no evidence supporting that she knew Shelby or anything about him before the revelation.
 * The music that is playing when Scott falls into the waste crusher is the same music that is playing when John Sheppard died.
 * Scott may kill up to 32 people, including the two main characters (except Ethan) and his victims as the Origami Killer. This makes him the most prolific murderer of all four playable characters.
 * It is notable that he tricks and deceives the player many times so as not to reveal himself as the Origami Killer.
 * Despite being the Origami Killer, he is shown to be capable of occasional acts of mercy, such as giving Charles Kramer his pills (though the player can choose not to give them to him). Furthermore, almost all of Scott's deaths seem to be the result of these acts of mercy:
 * ​If he saves Lauren Winter in Trapped and survives the events of The Old Warehouse, Lauren will hunt Scott down and murder him after discovering his secret.
 * If Ethan goes to the warehouse alone, the player can choose to shoot Scott with the same gun he gave Ethan to help him murder Brad Silver. Ethan will also shoot Scott with the aforementioned gun if he goes to the warehouse with Madison Paige and she survives the fight against Scott long enough.
 * If all three characters go to the warehouse, Norman Jayden goes alone, or if Norman and Madison go and Madison is shot before reaching the dock, Norman fights Scott on the conveyor belt. If Norman wins, Scott falls into a waste crusher--the direct result of him sparing Norman's life after beating him in the fight in Fish Tank. Ironically, depending on how well the player executes the fight QTEs, Norman may get the chance to rescue Scott instead of allowing him to fall in to the waste crusher; however, Scott will simply attack Norman again if Norman shows him the same mercy Scott gave to Norman. Also, if only Norman and Madison arrive at the warehouse and Madison survives the ensuing fight against Scott, Scott will corner her, only to be gunned down at the last minute by Norman.
 * If Madison fights Scott, if she survives long enough Scott will corner her, and either Ethan or Norman will appear and shoot Scott if either of them is there. However, if Madison goes alone, she can instead push Scott over a ledge, where he will dangle begging for help. Madison can either allow him to fall to his death, or help him up, only to be attacked again. If she wins the second fight, she will impale Scott with a bar of iron; these are Scott's only two deaths that do not seem to be the result of him showing mercy.
 * He appears in 19 chapters. He is playable in 16 of these chapters, as he is non-playable in Fish Tank, Killer's Place, and The Old Warehouse.
 * He is also a non-playable boss in The Old Warehouse since he is the Origami Killer.
 * Three of the epilogues are based around him. He also appears in one of Ethan's epilogues. This gives him the fewest endings.
 * If not counting his appearance in Ethan's epilogue, he and Madison have the fewest epilogues in the game, both with three.
 * Ethan is the only main character who cannot be killed by Scott, unlike Norman and Madison.
 * Scott is the only playable character who can be killed by all three of the other playable characters.
 * Scott, unlike Ethan, Madison, and Norman, is the only playable character who does not have brown hair, but only because it is faded.
 * Scott owns a Beretta 90-Two chambered in 9x19mm, which he keeps in the lower right-hand drawer of his desk. During Face to Face, Scott must be using extended magazines, judging by the fact he fired nearly twenty bullets without reloading, from a weapon that is normally only able to hold up to 16 rounds.
 * His real name is Scott Sheppard. He is the son of Ann Sheppard and Mr. Sheppard, and the brother of John Sheppard. He also uses his dead brother's name as a cover for his activities as the Origami Killer, subscribing to origami magazines and making pursuits for his trials with his brother's name.
 * Most of the trials he sets up for the Origami victims' fathers seem to be based around the events leading to his brother's death at the construction site.
 * Scott is (arguably) the most skilled antagonist at fighting. He managed to defeat Jayden in their first encounter without sustaining any injuries, whereas Jayden ended up incapacitated long enough for Scott to escape. In addition, he managed to fight, disarm and knock out two of Gordi's bodyguards on his own.
 * Scott is somewhat similar to the character John Kramer (a.k.a. "The Jigsaw Killer") from the Saw film franchise.
 * Both set up tests that would cause intense pain to see if the victims were willing to do what was necessary to save their own lives or the lives of their loved ones. Both even go as far as to make the person kill someone. However, it should be noted that Scott never actually forces his victims to take part in his tests, whereas Jigsaw does.
 * Both used their police connections in some way to achieve their goals. Scott used his old police uniform, and Jigsaw had an apprentice who was a member of the police force.
 * Both are incredibly intelligent. They never leave any clues, except for the ones they want to be found.
 * Both have lost a family member. Scott lost his twin brother, and Kramer lost his unborn son.
 * Both received their serial killer name from something left on or removed from the bodies of their victims. Scott left origami figures and Kramer removed pieces of skin in the shape of pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
 * Both own or use multiple properties, including abandoned factories or places they own or rent.
 * However, a notable difference between the two is that Kramer has never personally killed anyone, whereas Scott has killed numerous people, both in self-defense and cold blood.
 * He is extremely skilled at using firearms. This can be seen in Face to Face, where he effortlessly kills at least 22 bodyguards with no difficulty whatsoever if the player executes all of the QTEs correctly.


 * He is apparently skilled with a sword, as seen in Fish Tank.

Quotes

 * "Goddamn asthma. Can't breathe when it rains."
 * "My name is Scott Shelby, I'm a private detective. The families of the victims of the Origami Killer asked me to investigate the murders. I came here just to ask you some questions about Johnny."
 * "I'm a private eye, there's nothing I can't do."
 * "There you go, fresh new baby."
 * "The eggs should be ready."
 * "Your son is a serial killer. How many people does he have to kill before you turn him in?"
 * [to Ethan] "Do you have any idea what it feels like to be a worthless nothing in your father's eyes?! Believe me, I've suffered... Just as much as my victims."
 * [to Charles] "Fuckin' asshole."
 * [to Charles] "You're a fuckin' liar! Now, tell me the truth!"
 * [to one of Kramer's goons, if you choose Aggressive] "Look Cinderfella, the clock's just turned twelve and I don't wanna turn you into a pumpkin."
 * [to Ethan] "I've been looking for a long, long time Ethan. Looking for a father, that would be able to do what mine could not do: sacrifice himself, in order to save his son. Oh, I searched, searched and searched... And then, I remembered you."
 * [to Ethan and Madison] "I'm afraid that's not possible. Your lady friend knows my little secret, I don't intend to end my days in prison. I'm going to have to kill you both, I'm sorry, Ethan... You earned my respect."
 * [to Norman] "What are you doing here?! You're not his father! Only his father can save him! You got no business here. I've been waiting so long for a father capable of giving his life for his son, and what do I get? NOTHING! Nobody! What's real love, if it isn't sacrifice?! All those people saying they love each other, they're just a pack of liars! You shouldn't have got mixed up in this."
 * [to Gordi Kramer] "Ok, so you're a good Samaritan, taking kids home who happen to get lost - right next to your limousine. Now be a nice guy and tell me something I can believe..."
 * [to Gordi Kramer] "You don't think I'm gonna fall for that shit do ya, Kramer? I know that wasn't the first time you tried to lure a kid into your car, I also know you were more than a suspect for the police! Now if I were you I'd think of something more credible otherwise I'm gonna make sure you have some serious problems."
 * [to Lauren] "This isn't a game, Lauren. Manfred was murdered because he knew the identity of the Origami Killer... He was 10 feet away for Christ's sake! No, I can't take a chance on the killer getting that close to you again."
 * [to Charles, if Lauren died in Trapped] "Bastard, Lauren is dead, you fucking killed her!"
 * [to Charles] "Your idiot son killed all those children, he's the Origami Killer!"
 * [about Hassan] "What's his problem? Goddamn principles, always said they were a waste of time."
 * [To Madison] "So you found my little secret."
 * [To Charles Kramer if Lauren died in Trapped (determinant)] "Never say her name again, you hear me? Never.
 * [To Norman/Madison if they pass the QTE's and have him hanging on the ledge] "Save me... Please, Save me.
 * [His death cry while falling to his death] "No... NOOOOOOOOOOOO!"