⛧♱ Miles Upshur ⛧♱

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As it is composed of nanites, it is nearly invisible to human eyes, only showing a faint black aura, unless it comes into very close proximity to the player. Miles can only see it clearly through the night vision mode on his camcorder. Despite having no actual bones, muscles or internal support structure to speak of, the Walrider's nanites are capable of immense physical strength, and it is the most physically powerful entity in the game. It can easily overpower any Variant, including the large, muscle-bound Chris Walker, as shown in the Underground Lab when Walker is brutally murdered. The Walrider is relentless in its pursuit, while doors will slow its progress somewhat, it is capable of going underneath them. It is extremely difficult, if not impossible, for the Walrider to lose track of the player in a chase scene, only stopping once the player passes through a decontamination gate, which the Walrider cannot pass through.

Fate

Miles' status remains unknown and it is debated whether or not he is either alive or deceased. In The Murkoff Account, Paul Marion noted to both Pauline Glick and Simon Peacock that Upshur was "neutralized" by Murkoff at Mount Massive facility without going into detail.[4][5] Despite this information, it cannot be said for certain if Miles is technically dead or not, as this instance is from a perspective of a person who had no knowledge of Miles' status. On top of all of this, Billy Hope was taken off life support and bled to death, yet still came back as a nano-infused Walrider vessel[6] and Peacock himself is a walking corpse, produced as a result of Murkoff's experimentation. Given all of the above, it is safe to assume that regular means of death no longer apply to Walrider's hosts.

For a time, Red Barrels even addressed the situation confirming that Miles was dead via Twitter, but, the tweet having been hastily deleted, it is not yet known what is the correct hypothesis. While answering fan questions for the tenth anniversary commemoration video, Outlast series writer JT Petty stated that he believes Miles and Billy to be alive within the Walrider's collective consciousness.

After Miles terminates Billy's life support and seemingly kills him, The Walrider, now without a host, attacks Miles and fuses itself into his body. Severely wounded, Miles limps towards the exit, only to find Dr. Wernicke and several soldiers waiting for him. The soldiers shoot him, but as he falls to the ground, Wernicke realizes Miles has become The Walrider's new host. As the screen fades to black, The Walrider can be heard killing the soldiers as they scream in agony. Outlast: Whistleblower

When Waylon Park reaches and enters Miles' red jeep, he notices through the windshield a dark cloud hovering in front of the asylum. Waylon then picks up the camcorder to look more closely, noticing Miles standing in the midst of it, limping towards the exit. Before having to think twice, he struggles with the gear and attempts to turn the vehicle around. As the car gets surrounded by the nano swarm, Waylon accelerates and rams through the asylum's main gates, driving off with enough evidence to bring down the Murkoff Corporation.

Outlast: The Murkoff Account

Sometime after the Mount Massive Asylum Incident, The Pauls traveled to Upshur's residence in Washington, DC in hopes of finding some connection between Waylon Park and Simon Peacock. The two asked one of Miles' neighbors about his whereabouts, to which the woman replied that he came home the previous night after being gone for some time, noting how the man in question riled up her dogs who were usually fond of him, but the Pauls expressed their disbelief.[3]

In the Epilogue, when asked of Miles' status by Simon Peacock, a hostage Paul Marion simply exclaims that Upshur is dead without delving into any further events or details, presumably unaware of his "resurrection" by the Walrider.

After going through the Sewer to reach the Male Ward, Miles is chased by a few patients. During the chase, Miles escapes in a dumbwaiter and meets Doctor Trager, who ambushes him and takes him captive. Trager then tortures him by cutting off two of his fingers with a pair of large bone scissors, but Miles manages to escape when Trager leaves the room. Miles will eventually find the key to the elevator. Trager opens the gate when the elevator passes him, but Miles is able to hold him back. Trager is crushed by the elevator, killing him.

Miles then meets up with Father Martin, who tells him to meet him outside. Miles encounters The Walrider from here onward as he progresses through the Courtyard. Father Martin is next seen inside the Female Ward, where he shouts down at Miles from the upper floors, telling him how to reach him. Miles has to open the laundry chute by collecting three fuses from the nearby rooms to get the key which unlocks the stairwell to the upper floors. During a jump, Miles loses his camcorder as it falls down through a gap, and he is forced to descend into the darkness without his night vision to get it back.

Miles then returns to the Administration Block, where he gains access to the Chapel by getting the key from the Theater to unlock the stairwell. There he witnesses the crucifixion of Father Martin, who asks him to record his death. Afterwards, Miles enters the Underground Lab using the elevator; however, he is chased by The Walrider through a long corridor and gets ambushed by Chris Walker. The Walrider, in turn, ambushes Walker and brutally murders him. Miles continues ahead and meets Dr. Wernicke, who explains how the entire event started in the first place, including what they intended to do with the patients. Wernicke instructs Miles on how to stop The Walrider: by killing its host, William "Billy" Hope, by disabling his life support system.

Outlast

Miles heads out to Mount Massive Asylum after receiving an email from an anonymous source about the suspicious activity that is going on at the asylum. After finding a way in, he is greeted with a grim discovery: the dead bodies of staff, security guards and tactical operators—one of who warns him about the imminent dangers that lurk in the asylum before dying.

Miles observes some patients moving around the asylum before he is grabbed by Chris Walker. Chris exclaims, "Little pig..." and throws him a floor down through a window. Upon regaining consciousness, Father Martin finds him and, after seeing his video camera, calls him an "apostle" to the deeds being done at Mount Massive Asylum. Miles attempts to unlock the main doors using the Security Controls but is thwarted by Father Martin after turning off the power, with Walker tracking him down in the security room.

After Miles restarts the generator in the basement of the Administration Block and returns to the Security Control room to open the main doors, Father Martin overwhelms him and injects him with a sedative. He says that he cannot allow Miles to leave just yet. He shows Miles security footage of soldiers being slaughtered by an entity called The Walrider, and that he has to accept the gospel so all doors before him will open. Miles then blacks out and is transported by Father Martin to the holding cells in the Prison Block.

Miles wakes up in Father Martin's cell, with the phrase "Rest in Peace" written in blood on the wall. As Miles leaves the cell, he encounters The Twins. They discuss killing Miles and taking his tongue and liver, but eventually decide not to do so yet, as it would be impolite towards Father Martin, who told them not to touch Miles. After traversing the Prison Block, Miles enters the Sewer through a hole in the shower room where he has to drain the water in order to continue.

Miles appears to be a well-built adult man with fair skin, dark green eyes, and short, styled brown hair. His clothing includes a brown work jacket that is unzipped to reveal a white shirt tucked into his blue jeans, and a black belt. He also wears brown work boots. His left ring finger and right index finger have been severed after his encounter with Traiger, leaving his hands and sleeves stained with blood. After merging with The Walrider and becoming its new master, his entire body was immersed in an aura of darkness.

Although Miles doesn't speak during the events of the game, his personality shows in the game's introduction text and the notes he writes as he continues to try and escape the Mount Massive Asylum. As stated in the intro, Miles is a highly ambitious reporter who is willing to do almost anything to get the story even if it means putting himself in danger. When he is tipped off by Waylon Park about Murkoff's involvement at Mount Massive, Miles sets out immediately to the asylum and decides to illegally break in despite the danger.

Miles is a cynical man; he can be seen using extreme profanity and also uses rough insults towards his enemies in writing, which is a large contrast to Waylon's gentle and reserved personality. He cracks dark jokes towards certain situations, such as calling Trager a "white collar business school douchebag", and tells another joke after killing Trager; he is very vengeful after Richard sliced off his fingers, demanding reprisal. Despite his sharp nature, Upshur's ethics are that of a selfless, albeit stubborn individual who's willing to risk his life to stop the Walrider and expose Murkoff for their violation of basic human rights.

Furthermore, due to the intensive injuries he can endure and his sheer determination, Miles is likely a strongly willful man. Throughout the game, Miles slowly loses his sanity due to his witnessing of the horrors in the asylum and being exposed to the Morphogenic Engine, though his implied sanity decay does not show too much in his notes, only subtly subconsciously hinting towards it (such as when he begins to randomly spout random sentences at the end of notes, such as "The buzzing won't stop." And "It's like an itch"). An interesting note is that he is very sympathetic to Walker's death, who has ironically caused him the most trauma throughout the chaos.

Miles Upshur is an investigative reporter and the unseen protagonist of Outlast and a secondary character in Outlast: Whistleblower. He arrives to investigate Mount Massive Asylum based on a lead he received from an anonymous source.

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