Music Man

Sean O'Leary
Biographical information
Other names	Music Man
Date of Birth	Late 17th century
Place of Birth	Dublin, Ireland
Home	Hell's Kitchen, CA
Occupation	Military (Formerly) Musician Pirate
Status	Deceased
Affiliations	Elizabeth Jarret One-Eyed Jack'Crew
Weapons	Accordion
Physical description
Gender	Male
Species	Human
Hair color	Brown
Behind the scenes
Appears in	Alone in the Dark 2

Sean O'Leary, otherwise known as Music Man, is a crewmember commanded by One-Eyed Jack. He is a secondary antagonist in Alone in the Dark 2.

Biography

Background

Born in Dublin, Sean O'Leary was originally a harpscord genius who was exiled from his homeland after he threw three of his guests out of the window when they criticized his performance of Mozart's third Concerto.

He eventually joined the military and became a member of the 3rd highlanders, but soon lost his left hand by an unknown means during a siege on Gibraltar. He later quit the military and began studying the accordion with Sancho Fernandez, the mad armorer. Finding refuge on a group of islands known as the Leeward Islands, he performed lowly jobs for payment.

In 1712, he was eventually captured and brought to the hangman's noose to be lynched, before narrowly escaping and seeking refuge on the Jolly Roger with One-Eyed Jack. Sean went on to become one of his lieutenants during the Cao Bang massacre, and became the crew's musician and entertainer on the Flying Dutchman.

In 1724, on Christmas day in Haiti, Music Man signed a pact on a sheet of paper with the sorceress as his witness. The Pact of Immortality, enabled him every 100 years to obey and swear allegiance to his masters. If the document is destroyed, it ends his immortality and causes the death of Music Man.

Events of Alone in the Dark 2

Music Man initially appears in the basement of Hell's Kitchen, attacking Carnby with a firearm installed within his accordion. Unlike a traditional confrontation, Carnby instead proceeded to destroy Music Man's pact, thus resulting in Music Man himself to collapse dead.

Later in the game, Carnby encounters a reincarnated Music Man on the Flying Dutchman's deck, prompting a shootout between the two. Due to his vulnerable state unlike their first encounter, Carnby eventually defeats Music Man and the latter dissolves into a skeleton before collapsing.

Strategy

The best strategy for this character is to avoid him head on, as his firing speed is slow. Use the corner trick - as he comes around it, quickly open the inventory and tear the Pact you have collected. This will kill him, as traditional weapons will not affect him.

In his second and final encounter, you can kill him last as long as you keep moving around - the other pirates are deadlier. Best strategy is to just keep moving and use the fast swing of the sword to take him out.

Appearance

In his first appearance, he has a pallid complexion due and a long brown hair. To fit in with the time, when dressed as a gangster, he wears a white dress shirt with a black sleeveless overcoat and a red bandana, along with a pair of tan brown pants and black dress shoes, with a fancy pair of glasses with golden frame. He has a golden hook replacing his left hand, which Carnby can loot from him after both encounters.

In his second encounter, his pirate attire is quite similar to the previous one, wearing a blue vest, a blue bandana on his head and a golden bandana on his neck, along with dark framed glasses.

Trivia

• Like most characters, he was given texture-mapping in the 1996 ports, rather than the flat shading look of the original game.
• In the Game Over screen when playing as Grace, Music Man is seen playing the Organ, celebraiting with the rest of the pirates while Carnby hovers above them not moving.
• It is the only character whose pact written with One-Eyed Jack can be found, presumably for the particular clause that is reported there.

See also

• Music Man's pact
• The role of Music Man

Gallery

First Enchounter

Second Enchounter