Head Banger

Stats

Appears In

Reception window (to the right)

Attack

Bangs head on window and blocks the use of shutters

Damage

-20 sanity upon being asked to leave without coffee

Weakness

Coffee: Makes the head banger walk away without taking away sanity

Appearance

The Head Banger can vary in appearance, but all of them have hollow black eyes and an open frown. They can also spawn with other anomalous features.

Behavior

The music stops as the Head Banger walks up to the side window of the office and begins repeatedly banging their head against it. Heavy breathing can be heard as they do this. While the Head Banger is present, player(s) are unable to close the shutters, preventing them from rejecting potential anomalies. If left alone, the Head Banger continues banging their head until the window breaks before leaving shortly afterward. Telling them to leave without offering them Coffee causes them to suddenly snap their head toward the player with a loud noise, jumpscaring them and causing them to lose 20 Sanity before any Class buffs or debuffs are applied.

Strategies

The best course of action is to allow them to continuously bang their head against the window. After about a minute, the glass will break and the Head Banger will walk away. After that, the Head Banger won't appear again, and the broken window will stay until the end of the run. The broken window is purely cosmetic and won't affect gameplay. You can give Coffee to the Head Banger to make it leave. Player(s) can take two sips of the coffee before giving it to the Head Banger. This is the most effective way to get rid of them since giving the Head Banger coffee will not penalize the players. It is possible to take 3 sips and give the coffee to the Head Banger. To do this, drink the last sip of coffee right before the timer triggered when interacting with the Head Banger runs out. This strategy is risky, so therefore player(s) should take precaution when doing this, or simply only drink 2 sips. It isn't recommended for the player to ask a Head Banger to leave manually, as the 20 Sanity lost (40 as Psychologist) can heavily affect your run. You can tase or shoot the Head Banger, but you may lose Sanity. You can close the shutters before they arrive at the window, making it possible to reject anomalies in their presence, with the consequence of having to reject patients until you bring the shutter back up.

Known Bugs

The Head Banger will sometimes come into the lobby without any hollowed facial features, and will instead appear as a normal looking patient.

Trivia

The Head Banger has the same breathing vocalizations as the and the '. There are varied chances that the Head Banger can appear with a combination of anomalous features as their facial features. These can be seen below.