In The Making of The Room: Old Sins, the following unused letter can be seen in the early development stages of the game.

This letter happens to be the same letter seen in the first level of The Room Two - the letter left in the crypt by one Mr. Rigby, with instructions from his mysterious employer. (There are a few changes, but the gist of the letter is unmistakably the same.)

So what does this mean? For me, this letter both inspired and confirmed the theory that Hugo Waldegrave was the wealthy benefactor that paid Rigby to collect the Null artifact in the crypt.

First, let’s look at this unused letter. We see a preliminary version of the Waldegrave crest, with the buck and the swan, and the motto “Scientia ipsa potentia est”. The stationary reads “The House of Blackmoor”, and the letter is signed by a “Mr. Gillingham”. We know that house motto and these names were eventually scrapped, but there is evidence that the developers already had the name Gillingham in mind as far back as The Room Two, with the original drafts of the Rigby letter. Here’s another image from The Making of The Room Two:

Despite the poor quality, at the bottom a signature can be seen: “S. Gillingham”. So evidently, the developers had plans to make the enigmatic Mr. Gillingham a character in The Room: Old Sins, but changed his name during development.

Thinking about this, a lot of things started to make sense to me. For years, I had only played the mobile versions of the games, and after playing the remastered versions for PC, I noticed that the indecipherable signature on the Rigby letter, which had always been there in the mobile version, was gone in the remastered version. Here’s the original version for context:

I couldn’t understand why they would remove this signature. But after considering that Hugo Waldegrave might well be the author of the letter, it helped to piece together the potential reasoning. The developers were working on the remastered versions of TR, TR2, and TR3 at the same time that they were developing TROS. Is it not possible that they might have been working on a new version of the letter (the first image) to include in TR2 for PC? After all, where would this letter have appeared in TROS, and why? But, as we can see by the unused names, address, motto, etc, the developers were still coming up with an identity for the Waldegraves. So the next most logical solution would be to simply remove the signature from the letter, leaving the possibility that it was written by the patriarch from TROS open without requiring the developers to have a name set in stone yet.

Outside of the evidence of developer intentions, Rigby being hired by Hugo Waldegrave checks out within the canon of the games. Waldegrave was an inventor and explorer known for his fascination with exotic artifacts. It would be entirely in-character for him to hear of an ancient and powerful artifact and want it for himself. The massive amounts of debt he took on during his lifetime also speak to his willingness to throw money away on legends, such as those pertaining to the Null. The writer of the letter is also evidently a person of status, like Waldegrave. Everything would fit within the timeline as well - the letter to Rigby (in every version) was written in 1883, and we know Waldegrave died in 1908 at the very latest.

There is also the matter of their mutual acquaintance, Professor de Montfaucon. In The Lab of The Room Two, Montfaucon has a framed collection of exotic beetles in a cabinet. These beetles are labeled in a font which is noticeably different from Montfaucon’s own handwriting, which is seen in two other places in the level. In The Room: Old Sins, Hugo Waldegrave has a very similar collection of beetles in his curiosity room, and the gems in one of his display cases are labeled in the same hand as the beetles in the lab. Now, admittedly, the labels in the display case are actually directly repurposed from The Room Two (with the fun side-effect that the gems are labeled with the scientific names of beetles). But setting that aside, the letter makes it clear that Montfaucon is (or was) a trusted colleague of the author. So it is entirely possible that Montfaucon’s beetle collection CAME from Waldegrave, maybe as a gift.

As always, this is purely theoretical, and I am happy to hear counter-arguments from anyone, but I really think that there is a lot to suggest a deeper connection between these characters.

I am a firm believer in the theory that Abigail Lockwood (of TROS) and The Witch (of TRADM) are the same person. Unfortunately, with the information we have, the connection can only be treated as theoretical, but I wanted to record the evidence somewhere on the wiki so that others can see it and even weigh in if they’d like. Here are the connections that we know of:

In canon, we know that Abigail Lockwood disappeared after the events of TROS. She managed to escape Waldegrave Manor and apparently evade The Circle for an unknown amount of time. We do not know much about the origins of the Witch. We do know that she is an especially powerful Null user living in a secluded cottage far outside of society. She is cunning and sees The Craftsman’s deceptions for what they are. In terms of character and personality, the two share many similarities, and they could theoretically make a continuous storyline: Abigail escapes the watchful eye of The Circle by making a home for herself somewhere deep in the wilderness, honing her knowledge of the Null and mastering some level of control over it.

There are more than just superficial links between these characters, however. The same handwriting font is used to represent Abigail’s writing in TROS and the Witch’s writing in TRADM. They are both played by the same live action model - Fireproof staff member Daisy Williams. Additionally, close inspection of the frames on the walls of the Witch’s house reveal at least one portrait of Abigail Lockwood and one photograph of Waldegrave Manor. These may be simply repurposed background assets, but given the surplus of other evidence, I’m inclined to believe their placement was more intentional.

Lastly, we have the inclusion of the Dollhouse puzzle in the Witch’s house level. In the game, the Witch gives the player a tarot card titled “remorse”, which features an image of Waldegrave Manor, and tells them to “bring something that was lost”. The player uses the tarot card to open a doorway to the attic of Waldegrave Manor, where they must solve a puzzle involving Abigail’s childhood dollhouse and a wooden figurine of Edward Lockwood. The puzzle concludes with the player taking the figurine of Edward, the man that was “lost”. The Witch here demonstrates both an intimate knowledge of the Lockwoods and an apparently emotional connection (“remorse”, something “lost”). The other two “Null room” levels have in-game connections: the archaeology department is a location we have already visited in-game, and Grey Holm is a location significant to The Craftsman, the main villain of TRADM. So why include Waldegrave Manor? It could simply be an easter egg for fans of the series, or it could have a deeper canon reason for its inclusion.

In short, there are a lot of reasons to believe that the Witch was once Abigail Lockwood, and I find that the sum of evidence considered altogether outweighs a lot of arguments to the contrary. However, folks are inclined to agree or disagree, and I would love to hear the larger community’s thoughts on this.

I added some information about the color coding I have found in the games regarding the null and I would love to hear your thoughts. I find that Red is the primary color used to create portals. It is often paired with moving through time and space.

It appears AS discovers the key in the second game that the Green wavelength is needed to open specific doorways. He says specifically "With it you may lift the veil, peak behind the curtain." Green is always paired with those who see the unseen.

In the third game the craftsman sets up a Red beam to open doors and a green wavelength is needed to tune them. If you use the Green crystal from Maggy in the end with the red that comes from the Craftsman key you get the Escape ending.

Blue is tricky but it seems to be the most mysterious and powerful. If you pair only the powerful Blue crystal with the red from the Craftsman's key (without the green associated with the truth) you unleash the null on the world.

It is only when you combine all three wavelengths combining the red (manipulation of time and space), green (the ability to see the truth) and blue (raw null power) that you get the Lost ending.

I don't know if this would make anything easier, but what do you guys think about a Discord server for the Wiki? It might be a bit easier to communicate with for longer threads than the Fandom forum system. What do you guys think?

I know the primary evidence against this is that he dies in the Séance but given the strange properties of the null I believe that he may have just abandoned his corporeal form. I think it is no coincidence that following the level where he dies we are brought to a level about defying death using the null. Something that AS believes he has found the key to.

I also think it is interesting that the cards that Maggy uses in her Séance can be found in the drawer of the desk in the first game (supported by the mobile end cutscene) with the Death card torn in half.

I believe after tampering with the null he begins to loose himself to it. Perhaps the ritual he performed did work and he is now sharing his existence with the entity. AS and the craftsman both use similar language and it appears as though both are losing chunks of time and writing logs from July 15th to Aug 15th.

I narrowed down one of the documents from the wall of the Study. One of them is a Certificate belonging to a Mary A. Walker who studied at Slate Fine Arts school at the University of London. The other appears to be in Russian If anyone is able to translate.

Hey I have some Bible verses that I found in the TR trilogy and I was curious where I should post them. Would they go under Easter Eggs?

I've started to notice that although we on the wiki have always spelled it A.S., in every note throughout the games where he signs his name, and even when The Craftsman and the Protagonist spell his name, it is AS, no dots. Even Fireproof's website refer to him as AS. Should we begin spelling his name the same way? It's possible this is important somehow.

When I first began editing this wiki, I made a few hasty conclusions that were more speculation than fact, and I understand why they should not have been included. However, I do believe that there is a decent amount of evidence to support the fact that AS is the one speaking to us through the typewriter in The Room Two - The Seance.

First, there is the theming of the room to take into account. The Seance is set up so that the player somewhat follows the actions that Maggy might have taken during one of her spirit medium acts. As we use the tarot reading machine, the room reacts in a way that one would expect it to react during a seance: picture frames fall off the walls, things are knocked over, the lights flicker. The typewriter represents messages from the deceased spirit that we are “contacting”. It is unlikely that it is really a ghost in the sense that Maggy might have believed, and more likely an illusion caused by the Null, but the idea is what’s important. We are using the equipment in the room to contact a spirit on the other side.

With this in mind, it is important to remember that the level more or less ends with us discovering the body of AS at the table. The photo in the cabinet is of him before his death. The corpse is found after the photo is complete, sitting in the same pose and holding the same pocketwatch. During the effects of the seance, we also are able to see a flash of the same figure wearing a top hat, a “ghost”, standing in the corner. His death is the subject of the level, and he is the one we’re trying to contact.

Finally, the story given by the typewriter seems to match up with what we know about AS. He was a researcher led astray on a journey that took him far from home. He was able to extend his lifespan for a time, but eventually had to meet death, there in the seance room. The easter eggs for this level appear to indicate his identity even more clearly. When the player types “AS”, the typewriter responds with “Am I the player? Am I the prey?” Notably, the typewriter refers to itself in the first person here. AS is also not listed as one of the “others” that travels through the Null when, presumably, he should be. The typewriter also has knowledge of the Circle when asked about it, just as AS would, and seems to share his attitude towards them.

In conclusion, I don’t think it is that much of a stretch to conclude that it is AS that speaks to us through the typewriter. I think it is what the designers intended for us to believe, and therefore fair to include it in the wiki.

In the Study in TR:OS, I found a diagram of the Null cradle from the first game - the same one used by A.S. I'm not sure where in the wiki I should classify it. I thought about including it as trivia on Edward's page, but it might also be considered an easter egg? It has interesting in-game implications.

I'm trying to figure out what happened on The Helena, the ship mentioned in The Room 2 and Old Sins. The things that seem to be known about it are: there was one survivor of the wreck, it was wrecked unnatrually, and the wreck occurred somewhere off the coast of New Granada, South America. I've always thought the survivor was A.S., but it's unclear what he was doing on board, which artifact he carried, and who was on the ship that pursued the Helena. Could this also be connected to the "voyage" mentioned in The Seance? I'm going to make a page on it as a location, but I would appreciate if anyone has any theories or insights.

I'm having trouble accessing certain parts of the wiki. I can't find a clear way to get to the forum section, and certain pages are hard to come by. For instance, by following the tabs "The Room - Category:Characters", I'm able to find a page with most of the characters fairly easily. However, I can't seem to find a similar page for Locations, Events, Items, etc.

I've added a lot of pages and information to the wiki, will be adding more as i replay the game and get more information/screenshots

This is the last post from me for a while. I'll be going offline for a while until I've played A Dark Matter, don't want any spoilers. Can't wait for the game!