- "On the plus side, I got a new character I think people are going to love."
- Henry Stein
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"Awhile back, I was mapping out one of the upper levels...When I noticed something reflecting off a piece of glass. I held up the glass, looked through, and on the wall behind me was a hidden message! Right there in plain sight! So I kept looking...and found more and more messages everywhere in the studio! But you can't see them with your eyes. Only through this! Take a look!" |
The Seeing Tool is a special kind of equipment which is made by glass and a couple of wires and is designed to locate hidden messages along with symbols and signs, previously found and obtained by Allison Angel.
Description[]
Physical Appearance[]
The Seeing Tool resembles a magnifying glass, though it has a rectangular frame instead of a circular one with each surrounding corner having propeller-like screws. It has a battery pack strapped to the top of the frame, seemingly powering the 6 lights on the inside of the glass, which are connected by a black thin wire. Along with the battery pack, there is a small toggle switch to the right of it, which is seemingly used to turn the seeing tool on and off. At the bottom is a tawny brown handle partially wrapped in an unknown ink-stained material connected via a hinge.
Methods[]
The Seeing Tool is used differently than most other equipment items. Instead of being used as a weapon or collectible, the Seeing Tool is used to uncover the hidden messages that couldn't be seen before. It can be used on the walls, floor, or ceiling of a room and can also be used to see additional hidden details of another character.
The downside of its use is that, the player is unable to walk while using the Seeing Tool but can still can look around the surrounding corridor.
History[]
Bendy and the Ink Machine[]
At the beginning of Chapter 5: The Last Reel, after gaining Allison Angel's trust, she will come to Henry, give him the Seeing Tool and explain how it works.
After finishing the chapter and the whole game, a message will appear, informing the player that the tool can be used to reveal more messages across all five chapters, starting at the beginning of Chapter 1.
Bendy and the Dark Revival[]
Sometime after Henry was captured by Wilson Arch and the Keepers, his seeing tool was confiscated and put in the "contraband" section of the Gent Factory prison. When Audrey Drew arrives, she can observe it in the window for contraband. Later after defeating Twisted Alice, if she were to return back to The Pit, the tool is missing along with the other displayed items and most of its confined prisoners are gone. This implies Henry likely took it back after he and the others were freed, before rushing to the final battle.
Trivia[]
- Hovering over Allison Angel with the Seeing Tool will reveal a glowing halo above her head. However, doing the same onto Alice Angel will not grant the same effect at all.
- Hovering over Tom with the Seeing Tool will reveal a glowing bone in his mouth if the bone was given to Boris in Chapter 3.
- Using the tool on one of the boxes in Chapter 4 will reveal a heart. This is a reference to the Companion Cube from the Portal series.
- Hovering over a coffin will reveal the name of the person to which it belongs (e.g: Lacie, Susie, Bertram, etc).
- The Archives and the Brute Boris fight in Chapter 4 are the only places where the Seeing Tool cannot be used.
- However, if Henry dies once by Brute Boris and then respawns, the Seeing Tool can be used, revealing the following names on the portraits: Daisy, Albert, Porter, Gwendolyn. The significance of this is unknown, though a benevolent searcher shares a name, likely linking the two. The Seeing Tool also reveals a "FRIENDS TO THE END" message above the Ink Maker.
- When being used, a droning sound will emit from the Seeing Tool.
- The Seeing Tool may be a reference to the Lens of Truth from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, as they both serve similar purposes, the Seeing Tool revealing messages and the Lens of Truth revealing hidden passages.
Audio[]
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| Combative equipment | Axe • Empty Bacon Soup Can • Gent Pipe • Pipe Wrench • Plunger • Scythe • Syringe • Tommy Gun | |
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| Non-combative equipment | Flashlight • Seeing Tool • Soup Bowl | |
| Main equipment | Gent Pipe (Shock Pipe • Stun Pipe) | |
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| Non-equipment | Axe • Pipe Wrench • Tommy Gun | |