"Reporting from the Weather Balloon, over the smoke stacks, over the city, The Weather Man."
The Weather Man is one of the few characters in the game. The player receives his weather reports in the form of occasional letters from him.
His letters have a red-blue border; the text sound effects is morse code.
He always signs off with "...Reporting from the Weather Balloon, over the smoke stacks, over the city, The Weather Man." The Weather Man usually informs the player about the strange, icy weather taking place around Burnington, recommending to stay warm around their fireplaces.
Spoilers ahead.
During the middle of the game, he reports a house burning and assumes a life was lost. He says "Remember... fire can be warm! Fire can be fun! Fire can be DANGEROUS! But remember, there is one thing more dangerous than fire..." then ends the letter with his usual outro.
The Weather Man plays a key part in the ending of the game, where the player takes control of the character you have been playing as throughout the course of the game. When the character arrives at the cliff at the edge of town, the Weather Man will drift onto the screen. He informs the character that he can take you far away from the city, as far as the character wants, but after that, he is on his own, and he can't come back. If you accept the offer, the Weather Man will give a brief final forecast, and the game will end with one final glimpse of the weather balloon, the Weather Man and the character gazing down over its railing.
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BREAKING WEATHER REPORT! It's gonna be another The snow's been ...every day, colder That can't last Build a nice cozy fire Heh heh! Reporting from the over the smoke over the city, The Weather Man |
BREAKING WEATHER REPORT!
Forecast ...thick snow clouds ...we're in for ... Stay warm inside, Heh heh! Reporting from the over the smoke over the city, The Weather Man |
BREAKING WEATHER REPORT! Forecast says... Phhhhewwwweee! Smokey with a Chimney smoke... ... Reporting from the over the smoke over the The Weather Man |
BREAKING WEATHER REPORT! Whoooeee the But the wind isn't blowing East or West... ...or North or South! It's blowing... UP! ...up up up! Stay warm down there heh hEH! Reporting from the over the smoke over the city, The Weather Man |
FOOOOOOM!!
A GUST OF WARM whhooooeeeeeEE! That wasn't in the Was it a VOLCANO? ...a SUN STORM? ...incoming report...! oh... that's not ... oh no ...a house has burned ... another resident ... (a slightly burned picture of the resident) Whoever they were... ...remember... Fire can be warm! Fire can be fun! Fire can be ... But there's ...be safe, boys and girls. ZooooooOOOOOM! Reporting from the over the smoke over the city, The Weather Man |
BREAKING WEATHER REPORT! It's been snowing for Or maybe our ... Tomorrow's Whhhhoooeeee!! Something we ... ...the SUN... COMES OUT...! But is it rising? Or is it setting? Whhooeeee it hurts Reporting from the over the smoke over the city, The Weather Man |
The Boy | The Weather Man | Ho-Ho-Holiday Modifications |
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Yes, I'm ready...! |
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Really? I just walk off the edge of this big scary cliff and believe? Ok here I go! |
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Yes, I'm sure I'm ready! |
*A cutscene plays, and the Ready to Go? achievement is unlocked* |
*A cutscene plays, and the Ready to Go? achievement is unlocked* |
No, I can't go yet. | *End dialogue* |