Talk:Joshua Shepherd

2nd playthrough 

It is said that more about Josh can be found in the 2nd playing of the game and there will be a different ending. Any proof? I'm changing his status to "unknown".Teslashark 05:36, August 3, 2010 (UTC)

Joshua drowns in the lake. The Joshua Alex see's in a manifestation created by the otherworld. He's dead. Flauros. 07:11, August 3, 2010 (UTC)

While it is possible that the Josh Alex keeps seeing is merely a manifestation, the photographs and child's drawings (which demonstrate a knowledge of current events and also of events following his death and Alex's departure) seem to indicate that the soul of the real Josh, or at least a manifestation existing prior to Alex's arrival, has been helping him in a small way the entire time. Even so, Josh seems to feel ambivalent towards Alex, which is why he doesn't help in other ways but doesn't hinder him either. After defeating Asphyxia it even appears that Josh was watching the battle through the window. My feeling is that Josh has communicated with the souls of the other children's spirits. The Sepulcher (Joey), Scarlet, and Asphyxia (Nora) all try to kill Alex because they see him as Josh's murderer, lumping him together with the others. (Notice that Asphyxia doesn't kill Wheeler. She probably attacked him thinking he was Alex or Judge Halloway, but lets him live after seeing her mistake.)  Unlike them though, Josh can't bring himself to hate Alex, since Alex never intended to kill him. Assuming the Josh Alex sees is the real dead Josh, i don't think that Amnion is Josh at all. Rather Amnion is a reflection of Alex's own guilt due to realizing that (a) he was born in order to be sacrificed (hence the pregnant mother), (b) his time was spent in a mental institution including a possible lobotomy (which may have caused him to lose his memories and also may be the source of Amnion's tool-legs), and (c) Josh was supposed to live and everything is all Alex's fault (Amnion giving birth to Josh's body). I see the corpse at the end, as either a different manifestation of Josh (not Josh himself), or the actual corpse of Josh. Amnion seems to be a reflection of Alex's psyche rather than Josh's, and i don't think Josh would have helped Alex and then turn against him at the end. Either way, the final bonus scene of the game suggests that the real Josh has forgiven him by the end. - Webspidrman 17:04, 24 Jan 2010 (UTC)

That's what we see in the first playthrough. The second playthrough is supposed to have something different. Anyone who tried to play with the order suit on?

I haven't noticed any differences, i've done a few playthroughs with different costumes and nothing seems different. If Joshua wasn't dead the storyline of Homecoming wouldn't exist. Read into the endings. Flauros. 06:13, August 4, 2010 (UTC)

Joshua's birth year
Why it says that Joshua is born in 1998? That means that he died at 6. Because, Shepherd's Glen was founded in 1854, and every 50 years, the sacrifices are made. Joshua died in the 150th aniversary of Shepherd's Glen, and that was in 2004. If Joshua were born in 1998, he have to die in 2007. And Homecoming was in 2008. So, Joshua was born in 1995, or he didn't die at 9.

See, thats what confuses me the most. Did he die at the age of 9 or WOULD he be around 9 when Alex returns?

— Cheryl Mason 12  05:07, March 16, 2011 (UTC)


 * It is estimated that he died around age 9. — Jiya na miki  19:07, April 16, 2011 (UTC)

Shirt symbol
Does anybody know what the symbol on Joshua's orange shirt is supposed to be? Like, is it seen anywhere else in the game? Or is it just an abstract design? Probably the latter but I'm just wondering. — LisaGarland ❤  19:27, January 1, 2013 (UTC)