Carter Blake (Heavy Rain)

"Blake...You are an unbalanced, psychopathic asshole!"

- Norman Jayden

Carter Blake is one of the main characters in mh:awesomegames:Heavy Rain, he is a police lieutenant and a major antagonist.

Why He Sucks

 * 1) Despite not being the main villain or being completely evil, Blake is shown to be aggressive, hypocritical, arrogant, a complete control freak and is somehow even more unlikable and psychopathic than the Origami Killer himself. He's also a huge jerk to Norman Jayden for no reason and there's never any explanation at all in the game as to why he acts this way.
 * 2) He jumps to conclusions way too much, for example he believed that Ethan Mars is the Origami Killer and he stuck with that belief, after that, he never simply bothered at investigating more suspects of the Origami Killer.
 * 3) Continuing on with #2, he only believes that Ethan Mars is the origami killer because Ethan's ex-wife Grace Mars told the police that Ethan once went out late at night and there was a news about another victim of the Origami Killer when Ethan came back home.
 * 4) *Even though story was suspicious, believing that Ethan was the Origami Killer all because of that story is rather dumb to do.
 * 5) Not only is he extremely unlikable, but he is also quick to ignore protocol and engages in police brutality, to point where he even beats up innocent civilians.
 * 6) *Aside from Norman Jayden, no one ever calls him out for his actions and neither is he punished for his brutality, making him a "Karma Houdini".
 * 7) He is also extremely heartless and doesn't care at all for when people around him or people that he knows in general die, examples of this are shown when Nathaniel gets shot by Norman Jayden in "Nathaniel", claiming that he "can't say he'll miss him", and in the ending "Uploaded" (Which happens if Norman Jayden ends up dying at any point during the game), where he declines to go to Norman Jayden's funeral all because he "didn't see eye to eye" with him.
 * 8) Unlike Norman Jayden, he completely sucks at trying to find the Origami Killer and never really seems to even try and find clues about the killer, despite him claiming that he has been trying to find the killer for almost two years.
 * 9) *What's worse about this is that despite his laziness at trying to find the killer, everyone praises him and treats him like a hero, while Norman Jayden doesn't get any credit at trying to find the killer at all.
 * 10) (SPOILERS) Depending on how you played the game, an ending can occur if Ethan makes it to the warehouse alone/all the main characters reach the warehouse but Madison fails to warn Ethan, which involves Blake ordering his men to shoot and kill Ethan Mars right in front of his son's eyes.
 * 11) *What makes it worse is that if Norman Jayden died at any point during the game, Blake won't get any comeuppance for it at all.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) Depending on your view, his anger can lead to some funny moments, such as the scene in "Kick-Off Meeting" where Norman Jayden claims that his vast experience hasn't prevented eight victims from being murdered and then Blake proceeds to scream "F*CKING A**HOLE!!".
 * 2) (SPOILERS) Even though Blake barely gets any comeuppance throughout the game, there are a few endings in the game where he does get his comeuppance
 * 3) *If Ethan died from Blake in the warehouse but Norman Jayden is still alive, Carter Blake will get his comeuppance by getting suspended along with Captain Leighton Perry for an indefinite period.
 * 4) *If Norman Jayden died at any point during the game, and ending can occur where Captain Leighton Perry offers Blake to go to Norman Jayden's funeral, but he declines the offer, stating that he and Jayden "didn't see eye to eye." Perry lets Blake keep the ARI glasses, telling him Jayden doesn't need them anymore. Blake starts to put the glasses on, but hesitates and sets them aside. After trying to work but giving the glasses sidelong glances, he finally gives in to temptation and puts them on. At first he enjoys it, then suddenly an illusion of Norman shows up, frightening him in the process, which implies that he will be haunted by the illusion for the rest of his life even without the ARI.

Trivia

 * It's unknown why Blake tries to hard to arrest Ethan Mars, but a theory suggests that Blake is actually helping the Origami Killer. In the chapter "Manfred", if you don't end up cleaning all the prints in Manfred's shop, Scott Shelby and Lauren Winter will be sent to the police station who get investigated on what happened to Manfred, Carter Blake ends up talking to Scott Shelby and they have a surprisingly good relationship with each other. (SPOILERS) It is revealed at the end of the game that Scott Shelby was the Origami Killer the entire time, so this could suggest that Blake knew who the killer was the entire time and was actually trying to frame Ethan Mars as the Origami Killer so that Shelby wouldn't get arrested.

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