Hobo, also known as Chicken Hobo, is a minor character in Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number. He appears in the intros to two of Evan Wright's three missions, Subway and The Abyss. This mysterious character whose motives and positions are unclear appears to be affiliated with 50 Blessings in some way, although how exactly is unclear and never explained.
Profile[]
Appearance[]
Hobo is a dark-skinned man in a dirty holed dolphin jacket similar to the one worn by Corey. He also wears a dark-orange cap. He has a large chin and yellow teeth, indicating bad hygiene and perhaps not having the means to properly care for himself. His mouth, nose, cap and eyes appear to be similar to Bum's.
Personality[]
Hobo seems to have an aversion for Evan, from whom he denies his money offer despite being poor. He is later seen squatting in the abandoned 50 Blessings HQ, although it is unknown if this is an appearance seen in a hallucination or if he was actually there wearing the Richard mask.
Evan hallucinates and sees Richard speaking to him by through Hobo putting the rooster mask on, and later takes off the mask and reveals the head of Evan's wife, saying she's going to leave him, take the kids, and that he needs a real job outside of being a writer. Evan later snaps back to reality only to see Hobo tell him that he does not want his "stinking money". It is possible that during the hallucination, Evan was visibly behaving strangely as a result of his visions, which may have freaked out Hobo and made him not want to speak with Evan just to get some pocket change.
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number[]
November 11th, 1991[]
First appearance of Hobo.
Hobo first appears in Subway. He is wandering inside a subway car where he meets Evan and asks him for money. Evan uncomfortably hands forth some money, but Hobo suddenly puts a Richard mask on his head; Evan is granted with a visit from Richard, who tells him if he looked like he wanted his "dirty money".
Evan expresses confusion, to which Hobo takes off the mask, revealing the face of Sharon, Evan's wife, instead of his own. Sharon explains to Evan his family situation and how his own job is gradually conflicting with their life. Evan reassures her that his book will be successful and insists that he just needs more time. Hobo once again dons the mask, and Richard tells Evan that he will never have enough time and advises that he reconsider his priorities.
As Evan questions this, the hallucination ends, Richard disappearing and Hobo being back to normal. Hobo denies Evan's money in anger and leaves.
November 27th, 1991[]
Hobo wearing the Richard mask.
In the secret level The Abyss, Hobo appears once again in the former 50 Blessings HQ, which now serves as a fallout bunker. He is sitting in a room wearing a Richard mask among other squatters wearing various animal masks. The hobos mistake Evan for someone else who had supposedly come to evict them and menacingly tell him to leave.
It is unclear if this scene was real or if it was merely a hallucination by Evan. Therefore, if Hobo really was in the fallout shelter, he could have survived the nuclear blast.
Hobo, as he appears in The Abyss.
Trivia[]
- Hobo is extremely similar to Bum from the first game.
- Evan seems to be extremely unsettled by Hobo, as it is apparent he sees most of his own life's problems in him.
- Similar to Corey, Hobo apparently sports a Miami Dolphins jacket, though his has more emphasis on grey instead of teal. It is likely because it's a deteriorated jacket that he found on the street and decided to wear for warmth.
- Hobo has a surreal sprite of Sharon Wright's head on his body. This is the only time "Sharon" gets any direct dialogue in the game.
- Similar to Biker, Hobo is both met by Evan on his investigation and given a possible "out" to survive the events of Apocalypse. He also similarly solicits Evan for money and doesn't get it.