Sally Face

Full name: Sal Fisher
Nickname(s): Sally Face
Sally
Sally Boy (by Megan Holmes)
Inmate #081486
Sally Face Killer (by media)
Smooth Criminal (by Larry Johnson)
Salio (by Neil)
Sawy Fawce (by Soda)
Uncy Saw (by Soda)
The Child of Abomination (by the God Eaters)

Gender: Male
Hair Color: Electric Blue
Eye color: Blue
Height: 1.57 m (teenager)

Relatives: Henry Fisher (father; deceased), Diane Fisher (mother; deceased), Lisa Johnson (stepmother; deceased), Larry Johnson (half-brother; deceased)
Age: 15 (events in Strange Neighbors and The Wretched)
Born: New Jersey, December 13.

Sal's most prominent feature is his prosthetic face mask, which is primarily white with a light pink patch over his right eye. He has blue eyes, with the right one being a prosthetic eye. From what has been seen of his face: he has a large scar that runs diagonally across the right side of his mouth, splitting his lips and exposing his teeth; a scar on his left cheek, as well as several other smaller scars scattered across the rest of his face; a dent on the right side of his lower jaw; and the cartilage on his nose is completely missing. He has shoulder-length bright blue hair, which he usually keeps tied back in two ponytails, one on the right and the other on the left, and two piercings in each ear. He is noticeably short, being the second shortest among his group of friends at only 5'2" (1.57 m) tall.

Sal was an adventurous teenager. He seemed resourceful and had the ability to remain calm in stressful situations, as seen in his interactions with ghosts. He was friendly and polite, despite the rude or frightened responses he might receive from people who reacted to his prosthetic limb, and he openly showed affection for his friends. Sal often offered a listening ear or a kind word to others, even those who treated him with hostility, as evidenced in "The Bologna Incident" when he comforted Travis, who was crying in the men's bathroom. His compassion and willingness to help people, regardless of their appearance or distant demeanor, was demonstrated repeatedly. Although he was a kind person, Sal was capable of sarcastic retaliation against those who tried to hurt him.
In "The Bologna Incident", his quick wit was demonstrated in response to Travis's bullying. However, he failed to report Travis punching him in the face, and did not correct comments made to him out of ignorance rather than malice (such as when Miss Rosenberg misgendered him), suggesting that he disliked confrontation. He also did not seem to approve of violence, having protested when his friends even jokingly threatened to kill Travis for bullying Sal.
Although Sal is male, he does not seem to care about how people perceive him, or about traditional gender roles, as evidenced by his traditionally feminine hairstyle, and how he did not bother to correct Ms. Rosenberg when she referred to Sal as a girl upon first meeting him. Furthermore, upon meeting Megan for the first time, she tells him, "Braids are for girls, silly!", to which he responds that no one ever said only girls could wear braids and that he likes the style too.

Childhood: On August 16, the Fisher family had a picnic in a picturesque, sunny location, where young Sal encountered a dog and was eager to pet it. After some coaxing, his mother allowed Sal to visit the animal. However, it was revealed that the "dog" was actually a man wearing a dog mask (presumably Kenneth Phelps) and wielding a shotgun. His intention was to end the boy's life due to a prophecy that foretold that a boy would thwart the plans of the God Eaters. The boy survived the encounter, but at the cost of his mother's life. In later years, Sal would maintain that his mother was killed by a man, not a wild animal, even though his psychiatrist and father did not believe him.
After a fateful visit to the hospital, Sal had to adjust to a new life with her prosthetic face and internalized the nickname bullies would later give her: Sally Face.

Move to Addison Apartments: Unknown circumstances have led the two remaining members of the Fisher family from New Jersey to the mysterious Addison Apartments residence, room 402.
In the midst of the rift, Sal decided to take a break and, after sharing his feelings about the move with his father, went out to explore the complex. After meeting the lovely Lisa Johnson, Sal is introduced to Lisa's son, Larry Johnson, a heavy metal fanatic, who quickly befriends the newcomer.
After Larry confides in Sal the details of Mrs. Sanderson's murder at the hands of Charley Mansfield, the boy quickly offers to help. After devising a plan of action and receiving a walkie-talkie from Larry, Sal returns to his room to await his friend's signal.
After the police are sidelined by a false burglary report, Sal enters Room 403 and witnesses the carnage committed by Mansfield, the outline of Sanderson's body, and an empty space between two shiny ponies.
Upon returning to Larry, they decided they needed to retrieve Charley's stolen Shiny Pony and turn it over to the authorities. A quick visit to Charley's room made it clear to Sal that the collector wouldn't let him near his toys, so he had to find another way.
While visiting the fifth floor, Sal finds old laxatives in the bathroom of room 504 and the ghost of young Megan Holmes, but the supernatural being is too scared to talk to Sal for long. Even so, Sal continues with his plan.
After spiking a cup of Addison's tea with the laxatives, Sal has managed to get Charley to abandon his watch over his beloved collection and attend to more pressing matters in the bathroom. Sal takes the toy and hands it over to the detective on the first floor. Mansfield is arrested and taken away.

Moving to Addison Apartments Part 2: When Sal leaves the apartment to say goodbye to Charley, curiosity leads him to the coroner's van, where Mrs. Sanderson's decomposing body lies, bagged and awaiting processing.

The Haunting: A few months after his stay at the Addison Apartments, Sal began to be plagued by nightmares. One dream in particular places him at the picnic where his mother was murdered, and later takes the place of Larry when he was fixing Sandy Sanderson's toilet on the day of her death.
After being swallowed by the toilet, Sal finds the Shiny Pony he used to frame Charley, begging for water. When the plumbing is restored, the Shiny Pony swells up, serving as a bridge for Sal to return to the "surface" to witness Mansfield murdering Sanderson. A trail of bloody footprints leads to a seated Charley Mansfield, admonishing Sal for his actions. Sal is awakened from his sleep when Charley's skin peels off, revealing a coal-black demon with red eyes.
Sal confides the details of his most recent vision to Larry, who is skeptical of the whole thing. Despite this, Larry takes him to his treehouse to tell him the story of his past. Sal immediately recognizes the Red-Eyed Demon from Larry's story (having seen him in the apartment's kitchen on his first day) and offers to help break his "curse". After retrieving a cryptic Puzzle Box from a trunk containing Larry's father Jim Johnson's belongings, the two return indoors.
After a failed attempt to summon Megan Holmes from the bathroom of room 504, Larry refers Sal to Todd Morrison, the resident genie and believer in the unknown. Sal, eager to show Larry that spirits exist, doesn't hesitate to pay Todd a visit.

The Haunting Part 2: Upon entering Room 202 of Todd's apartment, Sal meets Ashley Campbell. Todd agrees to help Sal ​​by modifying his Gear Boy to better detect supernatural activity. After cannibalizing the radio antennas and Larry's walkie talkie, the device was ready to be tested in Todd's bathroom. It was there that they attracted the weeping ghost of Greg Montague, who was quickly chased away by the Red-Eyed Demon.
Todd recovers from the initial shock of the supernatural events and advises Sal to test further as he investigates the history of the murders at the Addison Apartments. Sal's testing leads to the discovery of several levels of a mysterious game scattered throughout the apartment complex and the Ghost of Jim Johnson. Sal does not share any of his discoveries with his friends.
Since Megan remained hidden, even with the enhanced tracking device, Sal returned to Todd and discovered that the officers who arrested Charley were not registered in the police database and that the arrested Charley Mansfield looked nothing like the one they knew. Additionally, old reports that Megan's body was found near Wendigo Lake show photos of the girl still alive.
Sal retrieves Megan's necklace from the same lost and found item that contained the Super Gear Boy cartridge, takes Larry back to Room 504, and uses the Super Gear Boy and the cross necklace to lure Megan Holmes.
After another brief interaction that revealed a friendship between Jim Johnson and Megan's father, Luke Holmes, Megan is chased away by the demon, leaving Larry and Sal in shock. They both agreed that the apartment's bedroom warranted further investigation. Larry left Sal to retrieve a crowbar from David, a former drug addict, while he returned to care for his ailing mother.

The Curse Part 3: A visit to David's room 302 leads Sal to the discovery of the missing piece of Jim Johnson's puzzle box. Before returning the crowbar to Larry, Sal disassembles the box and discovers a strange computer chip inside. When the chip merges with Todd's computer, the Phantom sends Sal a confusing message about a "red ball". When the vision ends, Sal discovers that the chip has somehow been replaced with a Rubik's cube, with neither Todd nor Larry remembering the item.
Using the crowbar to break into Room 403, Sal briefly conversed with the spirit of the recently deceased Mrs. Sanderson, before she too was frightened away by the demon.
Returning to Room 504, Sal was finally able to enter the room and summon the ghost of Stacy Holmes, who said nothing before disappearing. Further into the room, Sal found a hole in the wall that led to another room. Entering the hole, Sal summoned the hanged ghost of Luke Holmes. When Sal tried to speak to him, the ghost shed its skin, revealing an agitated Red-Eyed Demon. Before the demon could do anything, it was removed with a special device created by Todd and used by Larry, who intervened.
When the threat had clearly passed, Sal comforted a distraught Larry over his father's "abandonment."

Although his name is Sal, people often call him "Sally" or "Sally Face", names Sal inherited from his former bullies.
Sal was originally imagined as a boy with a girl's face sewn on.
Sal has a yellowish-orange cat named Gizmo.
It is confirmed that Sal takes medication (which is seen in his room) for anxiety, depression, and migraines.
In "The Wretched", Sal's glass eye can be seen in a glass of water on his nightstand after he wakes up from a nightmare.
Sal inherited his father's unnatural hair color, as his mother was blonde.
Sal plays electric guitar, as shown by the guitar and amplifier in his room.
Sal's favorite musical styles are rock and metal, although he likes a little bit of everything.
Sal's best friend is Larry.
Your zodiac sign is Sagittarius. Considering this, your birthstone could be topaz or blue zircon.
It is heavily implied that Sal's facial disfigurement may have been caused by a dog attack due to the events that occurred in the flashback at the beginning of "The Wretched".
In the dream in "Memories and Dreams", it was revealed that his face was hit by the shotgun while his mother was trying to protect him.
In Russian, Sal's nickname, "Sally Face", is translated as "Salli-kromsali", which literally means "Mutilated Sally".
Sal never takes his mask off in public because he doesn't like the idea of ​​other people seeing his face. Steve Gabry has compared the feeling of having his prosthetic removed in public to having his pants removed in public. Additionally, Sal enjoys the times when he can take his mask off and eat in private without having to worry about others looking at him.
When eating, he unbuttons the bottom straps, revealing nothing. Steve Gabry said that Sal's favorite fruit would be applesauce, as it would be easy for him to eat with the mask on.

Sal doesn't have a specific favorite food, as he's gotten used to eating whatever's convenient for him. However, if he had a favorite, it would probably be pizza.
The only people known to have seen his real face are Henry Fisher, Ashley Campbell, Larry Johnson, and Dr. Enon.
Sal would have to remove his prosthesis to take identification photos.
Steve Gabry, the developer of "Sally Face", said that Sal is his favorite character in the game during an interview.
According to Ash during "The Trial", Sal once told her that he was afraid of drinking because addiction ran in his family and he didn't want to be an alcoholic.
In "The Trial", it is revealed that Sal hates coffee.
Sal's prosthetic face appears as an easter egg in IMMURE, a video game that Steve Gabry also worked on.
During a Twitter Q&A session held on August 25, 2019, developer Steve Gabry revealed several facts about Sal:
Sal is from northern New Jersey. His accent is not strong, only noticeable in the pronunciation of certain words.
He wears dresses to formal events and occasionally just for fun.
His sexual orientation is intentionally left ambiguous so that the player can project onto the character and because romance is not a major factor in the story.
The idea for Sal to have a prosthetic face likely came from a nightmare Steve had. Additionally, Sal's chronic nightmares were inspired by night terrors Steve experienced as a child.
Sal's scream in "The Trial" is a royalty-free sound that has been slightly modified. Sal's crying in the same episode was recorded by Steve himself, as he could not find a suitable crying sound.
At some point, Sal's prosthetic broke, hence the discolored piece over his right eye.
The ghost of Sal that appears in "Memories and Dreams" resembles Jim Johnson's appearance in "Le Misérable".
The Matrix was the last movie Sal and Larry watched together.

The Matrix was the last movie Sal and Larry watched together. They liked it so much that they watched it twice in the theater.