Joseph Desaulniers

"In Joseph's eyes, every photograph is a mark in time."

- Rumor

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Overview
The Photographer is a time and space manipulating Hunter. Joseph grants the power of two space times and create a static camera world with his cameras placed all over the map.

After taking a photo, he will create a Camera World, replicating the survivors and environment from that moment. In the Camera World, if Joseph hits Survivors's Mirror Image once, they'll receive a 0.5 damage; if he incapacitates the Survivors's Mirror Image, they'll receive one damage; if he put the Survivors's Mirror Image in a Rocket Chair, they'll be incapacitated once the Mirror Image ends. Every time the Camera World ends, all Cipher Machines's decoding progress will be cut in half.

His Recorded Moment ability allows him to enter and exit the Camera World freely and allow him to do surprise attacks when Survivors are decoding Cipher Machines or rescuing someone from Rocket Chairs. His second ability, Time Jump, allow him to records the path he passed in the last 15 seconds and he can return to any point in the path.

Background
Coming from an affluent aristocratic family, Joseph, also known as Ex-Count Desaulniers, was born in France alongside his twin brother, Claude. During the early years of his life, it is implied his family was forced to flee France and move to England, likely because of the mass emigration to Britain during the French Revolution. Not too long after, his brother passed away from illness, and the pain of losing his dear twin and trusted companion caused Joseph to become emotionlessly absorbed with art and photography. He hoped that he would be able to save the appearances of the people and objects he took photos of to liven up his pictures. Despite being arrogant, biased, and overly sentimental, the count was a wealthy and well-respected man, his French accent and elegance alluring to the many people who were willing to model for his hobby. However, suspicions and rumors about the now-elderly Joseph began to spread amongst the maids and workers of the Desaulniers Manor when the population of the hamlet began to drop rapidly. Now seemingly slipping into a dark place, a panic-stricken mob forced their way into Joseph's residence, but the old gentleman was nowhere to be seen. On the wall of his studio, however, were all kinds of lifelike portraits of people that seemed to be looking right at them; it seemed that Joseph's shutter took more than photos, after all.

Abilities
These are two Abilities that are unique to Joseph:

Deduction Target
All completed Objectives reward the player with +335 for the  After deducing Node 10: Fear, Photographer's Worn Clothes costume will be unlocked.
 * 1) Going Against
 * Trying to go back to the past is always difficult.
 * 1) * Basic Objective: Vault through 2 windows
 * 2) * Advanced Objective 1: Vault through 3 windows
 * 3) * Advanced Objective 2: Vault through 4 windows
 * 4) ; Conclusion
 * Damaged Clipping: From the King... In light of the mutual trust and reciprocal love between the sovereign and his subjects, effective remedies for the country's malaise should be provided as soon as possible... Ensure public happiness to rediscover the peace and tranquility that we have long been deprived of. The national conference will be held in the... palace.
 * 1) Revolution
 * They howled, and their torches lit up the sky.
 * 1) * Basic Objective: Hit Survivors with a charged attack 1 time
 * 2) * Advanced Objective 1: Hit Survivors with a charged attack 2 times
 * 3) * Advanced Objective 2: Hit Survivors with a charged attack 3 times
 * 4) ; Conclusion
 * Diary 1: We all love a fireplace in winter when the fire is bright and warm. But when it wreaks havoc on the streets, we realise that what's common in life can turn into something completely different.
 * 1) Memories
 * The most alarming of all is oblivion and destruction.
 * 1) * Basic Objective: Trample 1 pallet
 * 2) * Advanced Objective 1: Trample 2 pallets
 * 3) * Advanced Objective 2: Trample 3 pallets
 * 4) ; Conclusion
 * Damaged Portrait: A pair of smiling twin brothers standing in the middle of the young couple.
 * 1) Exile
 * We are here because of the will of the people, and we will only be driven away by the bayonet.
 * 1) * Basic Objective: Activate Camera 1 time
 * 2) * Advanced Objective 1: Activate Camera 2 times
 * 3) * Advanced Objective 2: Activate Camera 3 times
 * 4) ; Conclusion
 * Diary 2: Claude coughed so much that he could hardly sleep. Father said to wait for just another month and we would arrive.
 * 1) Loss
 * I want him to come back.
 * 1) * Basic Objective: Enter Camera World 2 times
 * 2) * Advanced Objective 1: Enter Camera World 3 times
 * 3) * Advanced Objective 2: Enter Camera World 4 times
 * 4) ; Conclusion
 * Perfect Portrait: An expressionless young man standing in the middle of a middle-aged couple.
 * 1) Dark Box
 * It can project the scenery outside the box into the box, forming a reverse image with opposite sides.
 * 1) * Basic Objective: Hit Survivors in Camera World 3 times
 * 2) * Advanced Objective 1: Hit Survivors in Camera World 4 times
 * 3) * Advanced Objective 2: Hit Survivors in Camera World 5 times
 * 4) ; Conclusion
 * Diary 3: Beautiful but fleeting. Even the most advanced painting techniques cannot perfectly reproduce the scene from the Black Box. Perhaps this is the limit of humans. Claude, my end is very much like yours.
 * 1) Rumor
 * "Not knowing" is much scarier than "terrible".
 * 1) * Basic Objective: Utilise projection to cause 1 Survivor to become incapacitated when the Camera World merges with reality.
 * 2) * Advanced Objective 1: Utilise projection to cause 2 Survivors to become incapacitated when the Camera World merges with reality.
 * 3) * Advanced Objective 2: Utilise projection to cause 3 Survivors to become incapacitated when the Camera World merges with reality.
 * 4) ; Conclusion
 * Diary 4: The maids and workers have recently become strange. It seems that they're whispering about something and more of them are taking sick leave. Lacking help from others, the experiment had to be put on hold because of the uncontrollable shaking of both my hands and feet. Claude, I can sense the approach of old age.
 * 1) Corrode
 * Light is the best brush.
 * 1) * Basic Objective: Place 1 Survivor on a rocket chair in Camera World.
 * 2) * Advanced Objective 1: Place 2 Survivors on a rocket chair in Camera World.
 * 3) * Advanced Objective 2: Place 3 Survivors on a rocket chair in Camera World.
 * Damaged Lab Notes:... Silver nitrate can be replaced by silver chloride. The paper coated with silver chloride should be continuously placed in the dark box... Blur... Asphalt...
 * 1) Develop
 * This reveals things that are not visible to the naked eye.
 * 1) * Basic Objective: Use Time Jump to go back in time and hit Survivors 1 time
 * 2) * Advanced Objective 1: Use Time Jump to go back in time and hit Survivors 2 times
 * 3) * Advanced Objective 2: Use Time Jump to go back in time and hit Survivors 3 times
 * Damaged Lab Notes 2:... The fumigation effect of mercury vapor is unexpected. Even ordinary workers can do the same...
 * 1) Fear
 * It drives us crazy.
 * 1) * Basic Objective: Hit Survivors in real world 3 times
 * 2) * Advanced Objective 1: Hit Survivors in real world 5 times
 * 3) * Advanced Objective 2: Hit Survivors in real world 7 times
 * Damaged Clipping:... Joseph Desaulniers... is missing. Workers and maids claim that the mansion was cursed by the missing old man.

Trivia

 * His character day is 11th of March, the day his twin brother passed away.
 * The Photographer is unable to be used in "Violent Struggle" mode for a reason unknown to the public so far.
 * This is most likely due to his complicated ability causing performance issues when there is double the number of players.
 * Also, his attack does 1.5 damage which will knock the survivors down in just two hits. (Remember, in Pack Hunter mode, survivors have 3 HP)
 * Joseph has a twin named Claude that is implied to have died of sickness.
 * Joseph was alive during the French Revolution.
 * Joseph most likely died in his 40s or 30s, having suffered from mental illness. He left for the manor after hiding from the revolt in the camera world.
 * Joseph is in his 20s in the camera world.
 * His interests are painting and photography.
 * His talents are dancing, fencing and drawing.
 * He hates summer and wet things.
 * He loves autumn and silverware.
 * Joseph is based on and named after Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, who invented the first successful photographic process known, thus being the first photographer in history.


 * Joseph is left-handed.
 * According to the official Identity V Artbook, Joseph's age is unknown.


 * Joseph’s character day letter goes as following:

As Joseph

 * Taking the damage projection to your advantage, you can try out an alternative play style: Hit all photo survivors you can find in the Camera World once. Once the Camera World collapses, you can now incapacitate survivors in one-hit, due to their inability to heal half-damage. Notice that the Doctor can heal half-damage, so this play style is ineffective against a team with her.
 * If you spawn right next to a camera, try to activate the camera immediately so the Survivors do not have time to hide themselves.
 * Alternatively, you could also wait before activating the camera, in hopes that the Survivors have grown impatient and started decoding.
 * In the Camera World, Survivors's Mirror Images don't move and struggle so it's best to equip Hospitable to get yourself some extra movement speed hitting survivor when ballooning one of them. Additionally, you do not have attack recovery when you hold a ballooned Survivor. Carry a Survivor around the map and hit any Mirror Images you can find once.
 * It is advisable to not down Survivors in the Mirror World. When the Mirror World ends, the damage will translate to 0.5 damage, which can be healed by any Survivor. You can choose to chair a Survivor in the Mirror World, but that will translate to the Survivor being downed in the Real World, which is also healable by any Survivor. You must be able to find that downed Survivor before they get healed.
 * Hitting Mirror Images of Survivors also gives you presence and unlocks your abilities.
 * If there is a barmaid on the survivor side, after they mix a drink, unlock the photo world as it will waste their time healing themselves, or provide an insta down.

Against Joseph

 * Camera World will collapse after an amount of time. When it collapsed, half of the decoding progress will be decreased to the machine. Because of so, decode together during the Camera progress to make the machine completed before it collapsed.
 * If decoding alone and you:
 * Have decoding progress on the cipher before the Camera World has started or have decoding buffs, continue decoding on the cipher and complete every perfect calibration and try to finish the cipher before the Camera World ends. If standing close to the camera, try to reposition before continuing to decode
 * Have no decoding progress on the cipher before the Camera World starts and are not playing a Survivor with decoding buffs, go into the Camera World to decode. The decoding progress is the same in both worlds and it is easier to avoid being jump-scared and terror shocked.
 * NEVER rescue a survivor in the rocket chair in the Camera World: Rescuing survivor from a rocket chair gives them 0.25 damage after the Camera World ends, which makes it impossible to heal the survivor with characters that are not the Doctor or Barmaid. Just let the survivor get incapacitated, then go to them and heal them after the camera world ends.
 * Joseph often jump-scares Survivors by going in and out of the Camera World, which causes Survivors to be Terror Shocked. Before he activates the Camera World, try to hide in a corner and crouch to avoid your Mirror Image from being found easily. The Mirror Image does not activate the Hunter's tinnitus. Do not decode directly in front of a camera, Joseph can exit the Camera World through the cameras and easily Terror Shock you. Additionally, in late game, Joseph does not need the cameras to exit the Camera World. Be on guard to escape whenever.
 * As Barmaid, do not mix your drink before the Camera World begins. The 0.5 damage will be carried over in the camera world and will affect you when the Camera World ends.