The Faceless: We never see Sal's face.Quite possibly suffers it again at the end of Episode 4 as a result of electrocution. Eye Scream: Suffered one as part of his injury, since one of his eyes is artificial.Deadpan Snarker: He can be, though it's usually to himself (or the player).Cut to several years later, he's been accused of murder and nearly everyone he's cares about is dead or worse. The game starts out with his mother dead and his face badly mauled to the point he has to wear a synthetic face. Dark and Troubled Past: Sal's life is the stuff of nightmares.
But otherwise, he's a chill and kind kid. His prosthetic face is really unnerving, and he doesn't seem too frightened by the weird things happening around the apartment complex. By the time of Episode 4 Sal has got an actual collection of cool masks, which can be seen in his bedroom.Additionally, his friend, Larry Johnson, upon first meeting him, said that Sal's mask was cool before learning it was a prosthetic face.Cool Mask: Well, it's a prosthetic face, but it could count as a mask.Befriending the Enemy: Offers friendship and support to Travis, despite being mocked and beaten by him.If Charlie refuses to drink any more tea in Episode 1, Sal's words of persuasion sound wonky, he stumbles over his words when trying to convince Neil that nothing supernatural is currently happening (and Neil notices that), and Larry flat-out tells him that he's bad at keeping secrets when Sal tries to deny knowing about Jim's fate. Bad Liar: Has trouble making stuff up on the fly.He wears a very obvious prosthetic face, and it's ambiguous what exactly happened to his real face and what caused him to move in the first place. He’ll try to impress you and it kinda works, but it also just confuses the hell out of you.The protagonist of the game, Sal is a young boy with pigtails who recently moved to a new apartment complex with his father.He kinda freezes up and is super awkward but he’s trying.That’s his exact thoughts when he gets a good look at you.Todd just wants to do his work p l e a s–.When everyone calms down and Larry is finally able to explain what’s going on, Sal introduces himself.Larry’s over here excitedly trying to say something but he keeps getting off track. Scares the shit out of Todd, and Sal’s just concerned.Todd’s just doing his thing with Sal, and all of a sudden Larry just comes bursting in the room.