“ | Don't touch it. | „ |
~ Joseph After Eleanor tried to take off his mask and his only first spoken line. |
Joseph Christopher "Joe" Murphy (Known as The Shadow or The Boogeyman) is the main antagonist of the Creepypasta story "The Devil Of Los Angeles" and its upcoming series "Samhain".
He was originally a normal young man until he suddenly became a remorseless, emotionless serial killer after being possessed by his alter-ego called "The Shadow" as it's been confirmed, who started killing people for no logical reason besides bloodlust. His mission is to kill as many people, including his sister Wren and her daughter Daisy.
Origin[]
Backstory[]
Joseph was originally a normal young man living with his father and his little sister Wren, who was 19 at the time. After a while, Joseph suddenly turned emotionless. One day, Joseph was arrested after killing a man and his dog. He was then sent to an asylum hospital, where Joseph met Dr. Howard Martinez. Howard studied him for 9 months and came up with a description that Joseph was pure evil. One day around 2009, Joseph escaped and went to a store on Halloween night, stealing a clown mask and jacket.
He then goes to Wren, who gives birth to Daisy. Joseph murdered and stalked 15 people before he arrived. Joseph tried to murder Wren and the newborn Daisy, but Wren managed to escape and trapped Joseph in the house, leaving him when the house blew up. After that, Joseph was never heard from for 7 years.
The Devil Of Los Angeles[]
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Appearance[]
Joseph can be seen wearing blue overalls and a white mask with black hair and eyes, but also the mask itself lacks of mouth and teeth. Prior to 7 years, he was wearing a clown mask and jacket as mentioned above. He is almost lean and standing at 6'2 (188 cm)
Personality[]
Joseph is a normal yet possibly good man who is opposite to The Shadow, On The Shadow, on the other side, he is a cruel and sadistic serial killer who does not show any regard for the life of people, whether it is his sister, his niece, or even children and whoever. It is made clear that he can speak but refuses and only if he wants to as it happens in The Devil Of Los Angeles chapters 1 and 3. Besides Daisy, he doesn't care about the age of his niece Daisy, as Daisy is only 7 years old.
Because he is a psychopath, he feels no empathy, remorse, or guilt for actions in general, and will not hesitate to kill or torture people, no matter who they are.
Powers and Abilities[]
Despite being human, Joseph shows unnaturally powers that imply he is superhuman such as:
- Superhuman strength: Joseph is confirmed to be abnormally strong, capable of breaking down doors with his bare feet or hands in "The Devil Of Los Angeles Chapter 1", In Chapter 2, Joseph kills Arthur by snapping his neck and arm, manages to lift Roma off the ground and gouged out his eyes with his thumbs.
- Superhuman durability and endurance: Joseph was able to withstand things that were almost able to kill him, In Chapter 2, Joseph remains alive after Sebastian shot him 5 times, and stabs on his belly, despite that, Joseph remains standing and continues walking.
- Superhuman survivability: Joseph managed to survive an explosion that was enough to kill an average person, making Joseph remain alive after being burned.
Facts[]
- He was created by XRayaneGamer55X.
- XRayaneGamer55X has stated that Joseph Murphy was inspired from the iconic slasher Michael Myers.
- As seen from another poster of the series, Joseph has red eyes.
- It's implied that he is a superhuman, or at least not a normal human being. This is proven by the fact that he recovered from his burnt scars and survived being shot 5 times in the chest and stomach and having his chest and stomach and remains alive.
- Joseph's main goal to kill his sister Wren and her daughter Daisy, possibly his entire family as well.
- XRayaneGamer55X confirmed that Joseph Murphy's real personality is "The Shadow"
- In the Devil of Los Angeles story, Joseph only says one line which is 'Don't touch it', when Eleanor tries to pull his mask off. Other than that, he doesn't speak.
- Joseph was born on April 14th 1988, which make him 28 year old.