Changes: Daniel Curien

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The future belongs to the people who are alive here and now. I'm prepared to live the rest of my life bearing the burden of my father's crime.
Daniel to Lisa Rogan before confronting Wheel of Fate.^[src]

Daniel Curien (ダニエル・キュリアン, Danieru Kyurian^?) is the son of Dr. Curien. His childhood terminal illness triggered his father's macabre human genome experiments and descent into insanity. Now an adult and cured of his illness, Daniel disavows the atrocities committed by his father and has protected those who have been endangered.

He is a primary character in The House of the Dead III. His existence was mentioned as early as the Sega Saturn manual of the original House of the Dead.

Biography

Childhood

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Living with his father in a mansion, Daniel became terminally-ill. To save his son's life, Curien researched breaking the barriers between life and death. Businessman Caleb Goldman funded the project, but Curien eventually went mad and released his creations upon staff members. He died at the hands of his "masterpiece", Magician. Daniel, however, was cured.

After his death, Curien's body underwent a transformative process, becoming a powerful entity called Wheel of Fate; for nineteen years, Daniel oversaw this development within the EFI Research Facility.

Adult life

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By 2019, civilization had collapsed following a pair of outbreaks caused by Goldman in 2000 and 2003. To find the source of humanity's downfall, AMS agent Thomas Rogan led a group of military commandos into the facility. Eventually, the only survivors, Rogan, and captain Dan Taylor discovered where Wheel of Fate was held, but Death, one of Curien's creations, killed Dan and injured Rogan. Daniel appeared and rescued Rogan.

When Rogan's daughter Lisa Rogan and former partner G investigated two weeks later, they eventually met Daniel while reuniting with Rogan. Willing to bear the burden of his father's crimes, Daniel teamed with Lisa against Wheel of Fate. Although the humanoid pleaded for mercy, Daniel angrily refused to recognize it as his father and mercilessly killed him.

Feeling that he has finally moved on in his life, Daniel bid his father farewell, but vowed to return to the EFI Research Facility should humanity be threatened again.

Appearance

In flashbacks, during which Daniel is bedridden and in a comatose state, he wears light-green pajamas.

As an adult, Daniel appears with blue eyes and short brown hair, which has half fringes on the left. He wears glasses like Curien, and is seen in a formal brown suit jacket, a gray long-sleeve undershirt, and black pants and shoes.

In the "bad" ending of The House of the Dead III, he becomes a pale-skinned and monstrous-looking zombie.

Development

Designed with a "cool" and "intelligent" appearance, Daniel represents generational change and evokes parent-child relationships.^[3]^{[excerpt 1]} To this end, he influenced Dr. Curien's design in The House of the Dead III, including his face.^[3]^{[excerpt 2]}^{[excerpt 3]}

His intellectual exterior has been interpreted as hiding "an atmosphere that contains sharp things that hurt when you look into it".^[3]^{[excerpt 4]}

Trivia

Daniel's ultimate fate at the end of the game depends on the player's progress throughout the game:
- If one or both players get any rank below an A or S, the normal and best endings will be shown depicting Daniel showing no adverse effects of his life with his father and follows Lisa in leaving the area (with or without the jeep Lisa and G drove in with, depending on the ending).
- Ironically, if one or both players get an A or S rank, Daniel would stop moving and show little will to go on, prompting Lisa to witness him becoming a creature and attack her, possibly due to the adverse effects of Curien's "cure" to his illness.
Kevin Miller, Daniel's voice actor, also voices Sly Cooper from the titular platform stealth video game franchise.^[2]

Gallery

Concept Art

Official Art

Data

Screenshots

Sources

Excerpts

↑ Excerpt from The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide, p.53:
"クールでインテリな男性ということをイメージして制作しました。ダニエルもリサと同様に、親と子の関係を前に出して、さらに世代交替というテーマも含んでキャラクターをつくり上げています。"
↑ Excerpt from The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide, p.61:
"前作とデザインコンセプトは変わっていません。ですが今回はマッドサイエンティストという面だけでなく、息子思いという面もデザインに影響しているのでは、と思います。"
↑ Excerpt from The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide, p.61:
"息子ダニエルとの顔の対比を考慮してデザインされた。"
↑ Excerpt from The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide, p.53:
"理知的な風貌の奥には、覗き込むと傷つくような、鋭利なものを内包している雰囲気がある。"

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 The House of the Dead III Famitsu Perfect Guide, pg. 53
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0588746/ Kevin Miller's IMDB page
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide, pg. 53

v • econtent
Characters	Lisa Rogan • G • Thomas Rogan • Dr. Curien • Daniel Curien • Thornheart • Dan Taylor
Creatures	Acid • Azteca (I - II) • Barry • Cain • Charles • Devilon • Ebitan • Frederic • Koebitan • Hugh • Jack • Julie • Kageo • Torso Kageo • Mark (I - IV) • Meat Man • Morkin • Morris • Murrer • Pico • Putti • Raymond • Rogan Commandos • Sunsun • Yukio
Bosses	Death • Fool • Sun • Wheel of Fate
Chapters	Reminiscence • Chasing Shadows • Bewilderment, Sensory Chaos, and Ultimate Challenge (EFI and DBR facilities - EFI BIO facilities - Information Systems Department) • Wheel of Fate
Other pages	Lore (AMS • EFI Research Facility • Thomas Rogan's Private Division) Game modes (Extreme Mode • Time Attack) Spin-offs (Darts of the Dead • The House of the Dead Reels • The Typing of the Dead 2) 2 & 3 Return • The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide • The House of the Dead 4 Official Sound Tracks • Unused content

[4] Excerpt from The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide, p.53:
"クールでインテリな男性ということをイメージして制作しました。ダニエルもリサと同様に、親と子の関係を前に出して、さらに世代交替というテーマも含んでキャラクターをつくり上げています。"

[5] Excerpt from The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide, p.61:
"前作とデザインコンセプトは変わっていません。ですが今回はマッドサイエンティストという面だけでなく、息子思いという面もデザインに影響しているのでは、と思います。"

[6] Excerpt from The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide, p.61:
"息子ダニエルとの顔の対比を考慮してデザインされた。"

[7] Excerpt from The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide, p.53:
"理知的な風貌の奥には、覗き込むと傷つくような、鋭利なものを内包している雰囲気がある。"

[FamitsuGuide-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 The House of the Dead III Famitsu Perfect Guide, pg. 53

[KevinMillerIMDB-2] 2.0 ^2.1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0588746/ Kevin Miller's IMDB page

[:0-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide, pg. 53

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 == Development ==
-Designed with a "cool" and "intelligent" appearance, Daniel evokes parent-child relationships and represents generational change.<ref name=":0"><em>[[The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide]]</em>, pg. 53</ref><ref group="excerpt">Excerpt from ''The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide, ''p.53:<br />"クールでインテリな男性ということをイメージして制作しました。ダニエルもリサと同様に、親と子の関係を前に出して、さらに世代交替というテーマも含んでキャラクターをつくり上げています。"</ref> His intellectual exterior has been interpreted as hiding "an atmosphere that contains sharp things that hurt when you look into it".<ref name=":0" /><ref group="excerpt">Excerpt from ''The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide, ''p.53:<br />"理知的な風貌の奥には、覗き込むと傷つくような、鋭利なものを内包している雰囲気がある。"</ref>
+Designed with a "cool" and "intelligent" appearance, Daniel represents generational change and evokes parent-child relationships.<ref name=":0"><em>[[The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide]]</em>, pg. 53</ref><ref group="excerpt">Excerpt from ''The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide, ''p.53:<br />"クールでインテリな男性ということをイメージして制作しました。ダニエルもリサと同様に、親と子の関係を前に出して、さらに世代交替というテーマも含んでキャラクターをつくり上げています。"</ref> To this end, he influenced Dr. Curien's design in ''The House of the Dead III'', including his face.<ref name=":0" /><ref group="excerpt">Excerpt from ''The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide, ''p.61:<br />"前作とデザインコンセプトは変わっていません。ですが今回はマッドサイエンティストという面だけでなく、息子思いという面もデザインに影響しているのでは、と思います。"</ref><ref group="excerpt">Excerpt from ''The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide, ''p.61:<br />"息子ダニエルとの顔の対比を考慮してデザインされた。"</ref>
+His intellectual exterior has been interpreted as hiding "an atmosphere that contains sharp things that hurt when you look into it".<ref name=":0" /><ref group="excerpt">Excerpt from ''The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide, ''p.53:<br />"理知的な風貌の奥には、覗き込むと傷つくような、鋭利なものを内包している雰囲気がある。"</ref>
 ==Trivia==