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Percival "Percy" Hastings is the older brother of Arthur Hastings in We Happy Few.
Appearance[]
Percy is almost identical to Arthur, from facial structure to hairstyle, the main differences being that he's older, taller, and doesn't wear glasses. His hair is black and a little untidy.
Percy speaks with a very slight lisp, a deeper voice than young Arthur, and sometimes struggles to get sentences straight, having to repeat himself every now and then.
Interaction[]
Percy only appears in the Arthur's memories, however, he can be seen briefly during Arthur's Coconut Joy trip.
Events of We Happy Few[]
Born in April 22nd, 1933
At the beginning of the game, Arthur reads an article in which he and his brother won a scrapyard competition when they were young, it's because of this that Arthur decides to go off Joy in search for Percy.
While on his way to find Percy, Arthur remembers more things that he and his brother did, and while on his journey he remembers more of what he had done to him.
In the end, Arthur finally remembers what truly happened at the train, getting distressed and regretful right after, knowing he can't be forgiven for it. Percy's whereabouts are never specified, and his fate is up to the player's imagination.
Relationships[]
Arthur Hastings[]
Percy and Arthur were inseparable as kids, spending the most time with each other whenever they could.
Sometimes Arthur would get fed up with how Percy behaved, resulting in him lashing out, though he'd quickly apologize afterwards.
While most people would say that Percy was dim, Arthur would argue that he's just strange.
Mrs. Hastings[]
Percy spent most of his time with his mother compared to with his father, it's implied that she's the only one who truly cared and accepted him for who he was, even if she sometimes struggled caring for him.
Mr. Hastings[]
Percy and his father didn't get along very much, most likely due to his conditions. Though it's never elaborated on.
Edmund MacMillan[]
Aside from Arthur, Edmund was another friend of Percy. Most likely connecting because of how similar they were in nature.
Edmund always thought that Percy was smart despite what everyone else said. Arthur also believes Edmund was Percy's only other friend, other than himself.
Trivia[]
General[]
- Percy was a student at Writhlington School.
- Percy hates chocolate and the smell of yeast.
- In the Memory, Yellow, it's found that Percy, at some point, only ate yellow foods.
- Percy knew a lot about plants. According to Arthur, he was never wrong regarding them.
- Arthur mentioned Percy has photographic memory in the article from the beginning of the game.
- Arthur believes Percy would be 31 years old when he meets him again, as it has been 17 years since they last saw each other.
- On the back of Percy's Identity Card, it's said that "he should be brought directly home, unless Arthur can be found, who takes care of him."
Other[]
- Percy's textures have blue eyes.
- It's heavily implied that Percy is autistic.
- This aligns with Percy's brilliant knowledge in certain topics, such as Latin, chess, time, and botany. Though he struggles with English, and understanding social norms and events.
- Percy has trouble understanding the purpose of wearing clothes, recognising when people are being sarcastic or lying to him, and has developed food sensitivities.
- On his identity card, it's written that Percy frequently waves his hands. This is a form of stimming that some autistic people do, better referred to as "hand flapping".
- The Hastings traveled to London to see a specialist regarding Percy's odd behaviour, but Arthur never got to know what the specialist said, and Percy didn't tell him, meaning it's likely that only the parents were informed.
- Arthur has an idle line in which he says "I wonder if changelings were just what people used to call people like Percy." It's believed that folktales about Changelings, fairies that took the place of a human, were developed in an attempt to explain deformed, developmentally disabled, or neurodivergent children.
- The pictures and photographs depicting Percy is concept art.
- Percy's name is a reference to Arthurian legend Sir Percival, a knight of King Arthur's court.
- He shares the same model with the shitty day kid seen at the very end of the credits, but re-textured, and given different clothes.
- Very early in development, when the timeline wasn't established yet, Arthur estimates that Percy would be 28 years old by the time they meet again. This line would eventually be changed to more accurately fit with the current events of the game.
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